What cards smell the best?

mlbfan2

For my money, it was 1978 Donruss KISS cards. Does anyone have any of these? Do they still smell like they did in 1978?

I also liked 1991 Stadium Club baseball.

itzagoner

cards that are worth a lotta money most certainly are more attractive than most others.

money typically kept in a wallet smells like a$$.

therefore, cards which smell like a$$ smell the best.

YogiBerraFan

Playboy trading cards probably smell good

zep33

2011 Topps Lineage smell bad

I do remember the smell of those KISS cards. Didn't they have the gum that had a lot of powder on them, not the normal Topps gum?

alifaxwa2

My games Used Jock card smells Awesome

epatmythes

<< <i>2011 Topps Lineage smell bad

I do remember the smell of those KISS cards. Didn't they have the gum that had a lot of powder on them, not the normal Topps gum? >>



LOL... I bought a box of the Lineage at the National. Actually just took all the cards out of the packs Sunday night and sorted the cards... my thoughts then matched yours, "these cards smell bad"

slantycouch

1991 Stadium Club was the first thing to come to mind.

bishop

I started collecting cards and buying packs in the late 50s and early 60s. The bubble gum smell on those Topps cards coming out of the pack was great

hammered

1977 Charlie's Angels

or maybe that was just my imagination back then

Dboneesq

<< <i>I started collecting cards and buying packs in the late 50s and early 60s. The bubble gum smell on those Topps cards coming out of the pack was great >>



AGREE, except it was mid to late 60s for me. The first pack of the year smelled like GOLD!

jeffcbay

<< <i>cards that are worth a lotta money most certainly are more attractive than most others.

money typically kept in a wallet smells like a$$.

therefore, cards which smell like a$$ smell the best. >>



What about cards kept in a wallet, like the one I keep in my wallet?

ThoseBackPages

1992 Ultra Baseball

72skywalker

The smell of 1980 Topps goes best with the taste of the paste we used in art class.

mlbfan2

<< <i>I do remember the smell of those KISS cards. Didn't they have the gum that had a lot of powder on them, not the normal Topps gum? >>



I think so. Even the cards that didn't touch the gum still smelled good. I'm not sure if it was the cards themselves, or if it was just because of the gum.

fiveniner

The 1961 Dave Hillman card that was up in my mothers attic when she was moving in 1985.I found it in an area under the wooden floor.It smelt like dirt.Too bad I could not find anything else under that floor.

digicat

I always liked the smell of 1989 - 1992 Upper Deck.

corvette1340

1987 Topps have a smokey wood smell before and after being burned.

Mickey71

Recolored 71's from Waverly.

Brian48

<< <i>What cards smell the best? >>



These.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/120775866352

eagles33

Funny topic... For some reason 1991 upper deck football sticks out for me. I've actually described other smells as "it smells like upper deck cards". Before

ga5150

I second this one! I was going to post '92 Ultra BB, FB, and Bask. I don't know what it is about that high gloss year, but I like it.




<< <i>1992 Ultra Baseball >>

gemint

About 10 years ago I bought a run of Topps baseball wax boxes from 1972-76. Most of the packs still had the strong smell of gum. It was cool because I didn't collect before '76 so I got a sample of what fresh packs smelled like in prior years.

Stingray

My first thought was 1981 Donruss. It must be a Donruss thing?? I did collect the KISS cards back in the day.

EagleEyeKid

Funny topic.
I have to say 91 Stadium Club & 92 Ultra.
If you sniffed long enough, you would of probably got high.

TonyC

The Topps Stars cards from the late 1990s smelled and felt like alligator skin.

1997 Topps Stars Mike Piazza

Cokin75

The old Fleer basketball packs 86-88 with the powdered gum (Dubble-Bubble I believe). On the same note, this gum was much better than the stale Topps stuff- which I cut the inside of my mouth on more than once. I think the '81 Fleer baseball had this as well, before Topps sued and they had to use the stickers instead.

twiley

I bet these smell pretty good!!!

vladguerrero

early to mid 90's Ultra

jacksoncoupage

<< <i>The Topps Stars cards from the late 1990s smelled and felt like alligator skin.

1997 Topps Stars Mike Piazza >>



Winner!

Hands down the most fragrant trading cards produced.

Runner up is a tie between 1991 Stadium Club and 1992 Ultra.

Bronze goes to 1989 -1991 Upper Deck.

TonyC

Did anyone else open any Topps Update today? Those have a Lineage-like odor to them.

saucywombat

<< <i>1992 Ultra Baseball >>



WINNER

Stadium1978

How could no one mention the one set of cards that was actually SUPPOSED to smell good? Pinnacle's 1996 Aficionado Baseball were actually supposed to smell like gum (even though the packs contained no pieces of gum). I recall opening a box back then and thought they smelled like artificial cherry flavoring.

theskypilot

1996 Pinnacle Aficionado

Stone193

1959 Topps pack - the bubblegum stays with the cardboard for some time.

Next - and more weird - for those who go back - remember the cool smell of a test copied from mimeo? The 1992F Ultra had that weird smell - must be the UV coating?

WinPitcher

1960's baseball, the gum was the entire size of a card. At least up until 1966 IIRC.

csmtampa

I opened up the 2011 Topps Anniversary ring giveaway set and thought they smelt funny.

scmavl

'56 Topps. Especially the white backs. No joke.