If you could collect one set from the late 80s.....

billwaltonsbeard

which one would it be?

I personally would choose 1988 Topps baseball.

bziddy

Tough choice for me -- this is when I started collecting -- late 80s....does 85 count? That's my choice.

nascar20

1981 baseball

packman

I could only limit it to 2 sets:

(1) 1982 Topps - peak of my pack ripping days. I was in 8th grade.

(2) 1989 Upper Deck - Brought me back into collecting cards.

72skywalker

1981 Donruss because it is the first year of the company and I already have the Topps and Fleer sets.

WalterSobchak

Someday I hope to acquire forty dollars, at which point I will buy all the sets from the late 80's.

billwaltonsbeard

<< <i>Someday I hope to acquire forty dollars, at which point I will buy all the sets from the late 80's. >>



Yeah, me too. My real answer would be the 87 Topps set, but it's a little too expensive. I'll just stick with the 88s for now

Blackborder

87 Topps FB

Stone193

Late 80s?

I would say - either the 87D or the 89UD.

I wish UD had come out in '87.

waxpack

82 Donruss Mork and Mindy

lightningboy

<< <i>Someday I hope to acquire forty dollars, at which point I will buy all the sets from the late 80's. >>



Why not acquire an additional $1 and get all the sets from the early 90's also?

UlyssesExtravaganza

Funny. I like some of the sets from the late 80s but as people are joking, if you are talking about in raw form there is no "if". If you search through the dumpsters long enough or are willing to accept donations from people who need space in their homes, you'll get 80% of the cards from the LATE 80s without cracking your wallet. I love how the idea of collecting the late 80s is so unappealing that FIVE people pretty much blocked out the question and went 85 or earlier. Late 80s?!?! No! No! Can't be. Can't be. I'll take 73. I kind of like 89 Score Football. Have always liked the look of the 89 Pro Set as well so just bought a box yesterday for I believe $9. Thought about grabbing a box of 89 Fleer Baseball for another $9 but didn't want to break the bank.

hammered

1887 A&G

PowderedH2O

Funny you mention 1989 Pro Set. When it came out I was giddy. Yes, giddy. After some HORRIBLE football cards during the 80's, Pro Set had the best photography (except for Don Beebe) and the cleanest backs I had ever seen. If they hadn't cut down every tree in the northwest to print them we would view this set as a keeper. It's just that they are so darned common. I look on ebay and I see rookies of Barry Sanders and Troy Aikman going for under $30 in PSA 10 and I am so tempted to pull the trigger...

ElToroLoco

Look at the Pro Set cards from way back when and some of today's designs........Pro Set cards look a lot better. As for a set to collect, 1981 Topps football, my first set,$17.

jacksoncoupage

I think a master set of 1988 Topps BIG would be my choice. That or a master set of 1987 Topps, that woodgrain design is one of my all-time favorites.

JHS5120

1986 FLEER STAR STICKERS!!!! YAY

leadoff4

87 Fleer... basketball

prscott933

1988 Donruss in PSA1 or less.

favoritethings

If I could only collect one set from the late 80's I would probably take up another hobby instead! That said, the 1986 Topps 3-d cards are pretty cool(Although the ones from 1968 are much cooler). :-)

RipublicaninMass

86 fleer basketball course


89 upper deck

thriller13

89 Score Football I guess.

Garabaldi

I will say 1986 Fleer basketball and after that I want all of my money that I dumped into the rest of those crappy sets.

Boopotts

In high grade, '88 Leaf. '88 T.Cloth would also be a consideration.

fiveniner

84 donruss,89 upper deck.

melvin289

Always liked the 87 Fleer and Donruss.

Ron

toc1000

1988 Topps Tiffany.

Started off the hobby in 1987; I loved opening the 40c 1987 Topps packs to find the rookie "gold cup" (felt like finding an actual gold bar - that was the natural high seeing one of these... even an Andres Thomas or Todd Worrell) and the "Future Stars" emblazoned across others, e.g. B.J. Surhoff or Kevin Elster.

Same effect with the 1988 Topps, except the 1988 Topps looked cleaner to me.

I was fond of the design of 1987 Donruss, but only Topps came with gum. And that seals the deal.

Too bad even then it was clear the cards were overproduced and never to be worth anything. And also that 1988 was a "drought year" in rookie cards. (In 1988, the future HOFer Glavine was virtually a common... no one sought the rookie card of a high-ERA finesse pitcher. And Topps did not produce an Alomar until the traded series.)

billwaltonsbeard

<< <i> And also that 1988 was a "drought year" in rookie cards. >>



You're obviously forgetting about Sam Horn, Matt Nokes and Casey Candaele

Goldlabels

Personally, I wish I had kept all my Garbage Pail Kids from the mid to late 80's, especially unopened boxes. I remember making tons of sets of the 1st series when I was a kid.

tunahead08

Definitely 1988 Donruss. The rarity of this set makes it truly collectible. 26 cards between #603-660 are especially tough as they were shortprinted to make room on the sheets for the 26 Bonus MVP cards. With cards like Randall Byers (RC), Barry Lyons (RC), Roberto Kelly (SP) and the great Gregg Jeffries (RC) included in those short prints, the value of this set will continue to rise for decades to come.

onefasttalon

I too like the '87 Fleer (baseball) and '81 Topps (like those big hats in the corners!)..... but.... I'm guilty of liking the '89 Bowman set.

It's an ugly set, but hey... I like the 'classics.'

melvin289

<< <i>I too like the '87 Fleer (baseball) and '81 Topps (like those big hats in the corners!)..... but.... I'm guilty of liking the '89 Bowman set.

It's an ugly set, but hey... I like the 'classics.' >>



Was the 89 Bowman the oversized cards? I always liked Bowman cards and especially the oversized ones. They had a picture of a player on one side and his stats on the other. What more can you ask from a baseball card? Why would I want holograms, glitter, sound effects, swatches of a uniform, or piece of a bat? Of course now I'm old, just turned 61 and haven't bought a card since 1991. Have a room full of cards and not a one of them is slabbed. Last set I put together was a 91 UD.

Ron

toothshucker

1989 bowman tiffany or 1989 fleer glossy set

mittec

NONE

vbellier

1986/87 OPC hockey

Yankees001

The late 80's? What century?

If you mean the 1980's, wow!

Early 80's (1980-1983), mid 80's (1984-1986) Late 80's (87-89.)

1st 1987 Fleer
2nd 1987 Donruss
3rd 1989 Upper Deck
Burn the rest.

Dave

saucywombat

Based on appearance alone -as that is the only factor differentiating these sets -

1988 Fleer