What would you call the last classic Topps design??

Stingray · November 2, 2014 9:28AM

For Baseball: for me it is the 1980 Topps set. My prime years for buying packs was 74-81.

ThoseBackPages · November 2, 2014 9:28AM

1993

jordangretzkyfan · November 2, 2014 9:50AM

For me it was 1983...love the dual photo on the front. Borderline call on 1986 for the clean, simple look.

SOM · November 2, 2014 9:54AM

What was the first year of the premium, shiny card stock? Was that 1994? Anything from that year forward cannot be classic, IMO. Has to be the good old cardboard.

In that case, I say 1987: the last cardboard year with team logos on the front.

Largentcollector · November 2, 2014 10:04AM

Many 80's designs seemed to be purdged from the 60's

1962=1987
1963=1983
1964=1986
1966=1988

So I would say 1988

bobsbbcards · November 2, 2014 10:08AM

1969

jackstraw · November 2, 2014 10:30AM

1994 is probably it for me..

mattyc_collection · November 2, 2014 10:42AM

1987.

hyperchipper09 · November 2, 2014 11:32AM

1971

60sfan · November 2, 2014 11:47AM

Another vote for 1983.........and before that 1975.

miwlvrn · November 2, 2014 12:14PM

I think I might vote for 1991

gemint · November 2, 2014 12:33PM

For me, 1977 was the last unique design.

saucywombat · November 2, 2014 12:57PM

Last classic design? 1991

Things really changed production wise for Topps after that. In 1991 they were still using the same process they had for the 30 years prior.

Classic as in - what makes me like Topps? 1987

SumoMenkoMan · November 2, 2014 1:01PM

<< 1994 is probably it for me.. >>

I agree, it was 1993/1994 for me too.

akuracy503 · November 2, 2014 1:05PM

No one has mentioned 1984!?

DavidPuddy · November 2, 2014 1:20PM

<< Last classic design? 1991

Things really changed production wise for Topps after that. In 1991 they were still using the same process they had for the 30 years prior.

Classic as in - what makes me like Topps? 1987 >>

+1

vintagefun · November 2, 2014 1:47PM

89. Once UD joined the fray of T, F, D and S it was the beginning of the end for what I knew as cards.

DanBessette · November 2, 2014 2:01PM

<< For me it was 1983...love the dual photo on the front. >>

Love that set!

BLUEJAYWAY · November 2, 2014 11:30PM

1983.

Ironmanfan · November 2, 2014 11:33PM

1982 with the hockey stick design

IMF

Dialj · November 3, 2014 12:04AM

As far as the "Last" classic design, I like the 89 Topps.

bishop · November 3, 2014 12:12AM

<< 1969 >>

Bob--They are talking about baseball card design, not Woodstock.

Personally, for me, it was the 1978 Topps Zest Soap set

jmaciu · November 3, 2014 12:17AM

<< 1982 with the hockey stick design

IMF >>

+1

fiveniner · November 3, 2014 1:18AM

1959 topps

runningman · November 3, 2014 1:56AM

1993, after that they all run together in my mind.

54topps · November 3, 2014 1:58AM

<< For me, 1977 was the last unique design. >>

Agreed

Mefer · November 3, 2014 2:07AM

For me, 1987. After that point in time, the designs seem to blend together and none standout nor seem memorable. I do however think the last "classic" design may very well be dependent on one's youth and height of collecting. 1987 was that such year for me.

Stone193 · November 3, 2014 2:16AM

When I think "classic" - I can't help but go back to 1956 before they made the cards smaller.

Dboneesq · November 3, 2014 4:29AM

There is only one CLASSIC set ... 1952.

Piggs · November 3, 2014 5:33AM

<< There is only one CLASSIC set ... 1952. >>

Ding!

elsnorto · November 3, 2014 12:55PM

For me it's 1987 for baseball and 1988 for football.

Snorto~

estang · November 3, 2014 3:24PM

Agree that it changed when they went 100% glossy front & back. Perhaps that's 1993 as the last year?

As far as the front design, I'll go with 1989. 1990 was very different and then after 1993 it seemed to all look the same for years and years...

TheMick6 · November 3, 2014 9:34PM

For me it's when I stopped being able to tell what year the card was by the front design and that would be 1991. I miss that about Topps. I'm sure there are some of us out there that can still do that but the uniqueness of the year to year (what are the new cards gonna look like) has long since passed. Now there is barely any change. It can't be that hard to make the cards look and feel different.