Dumbest vintage Topps subset?

BaltimoreYankee · December 5, 2018 2:30PM

What do you think was a really bad Topps subset?

What comes to my mind immediately is 1973 "Boyhood Photos of the Stars" and those 1972 Awards cards (the pictures of the plaques).

LarkinCollector · December 5, 2018 2:38PM

All the pink bordered 59s.

brad31 · December 5, 2018 2:54PM

Does one card constitute a subset? If so this gets my nod. Not my card just a screen shot I grabbed off the Internet.

PaulMaul · December 5, 2018 2:59PM

Oddly, I like almost all the subsets. Not necessarily because they're good, but I'm drawn to any cards that are different from the normal cards of the set. I love the 1972 Awards cards in particular. Remember, 1972 had the Kid Photos too, and more of them!

countdouglas · December 5, 2018 3:32PM

Yeah, pretty dumb for the company that makes both Bazooka bubble gum and baseball bubble gum cards to sponsor a contest of major league baseball players blowing bubbles with Bazooka bubble gum, making a card of it, and then distributing it to children, who would never buy either of the products, right?

By the way, George Brett was the Royals' entry into the competition, but he was ousted early. Had he won, that card with him on it instead would be even more iconic than it already is.

brad31 · December 5, 2018 3:56PM

Might have been one of the most popular cards from the ‘70s had Brett won.

mcolney1 · December 5, 2018 6:05PM

The contest was a big deal back in the day. I remember Joe Garagiola covered the event and it was highly produced. Still a silly card - not a fan of it in 1976 and not a fan of it today.

BaltimoreYankee · December 6, 2018 6:50AM

Interesting! I hate the 1972 awards cards but we have a response here of someone who loves them. Just goes to show how great the hobby is. I also love the Kurt Bevacqua card. To each his own!

bishop · December 6, 2018 7:08AM

@LarkinCollector said:
All the pink bordered 59s.

You don't think Gibson is pretty in pink ?

LarkinCollector · December 6, 2018 7:21AM

@bishop said:

@LarkinCollector said:
All the pink bordered 59s.

You don't think Gibson is pretty in pink ?

Iconic, yes, but I don't want a card to be 'pretty'

63T Rookies (and anything else with floating heads) are pretty bad too. Sorry, Pete and Willie :'(

81 Topps Guy · December 6, 2018 8:23AM

@PaulMaul said:
Oddly, I like almost all the subsets. Not necessarily because they're good, but I'm drawn to any cards that are different from the normal cards of the set. I love the 1972 Awards cards in particular. Remember, 1972 had the Kid Photos too, and more of them!

I’m with Dave on this one, although I can remember opening packs in 1972 and 1973 and not being too excited about getting the boyhood photo or kid picture cards back then. Same with 1973 football, probably more of a challenge to find those cards in nice shape now since so many were thrown out seconds after being pulled out of the pack.

downtown · December 6, 2018 8:37PM

@PaulMaul said:
Oddly, I like almost all the subsets. Not necessarily because they're good, but I'm drawn to any cards that are different from the normal cards of the set. I love the 1972 Awards cards in particular. Remember, 1972 had the Kid Photos too, and more of them!

I am another who likes the trophy subset. The hockey versions as well in the 1972-73 set

waxman · December 12, 2018 9:43PM

Not necessarily dumb, but the Prospects subset (with the black&white photos) just seems out of place with the rest of the 1979 set.

GreenSneakers · December 16, 2018 7:28AM

Floating heads never really bothered as much as they seem to others. In fact, I always kind of liked the multiple first year player portraits by team (think 82T)

Speaking of 82T, at the time as a kid, I never really liked the father/son subset. I'd never heard of most of the dads and didnt get why they were on a card if they were retired.

I'd also say I was never a fan of the 75T MVP cards but I wont because I'd fear for my safety.

SDSportsFan · December 17, 2018 1:21AM

I've always thought the 1972 Topps awards cards were good for autographs.

I wonder if anyone has ever put together a collection of all the Cy Young Award winners' autographs on the 1972 Topps Cy Young Award card.

Steve

Nathaniel1960 · December 17, 2018 7:46AM

Father/Son cards.

Gemyanks10 · December 17, 2018 10:56PM

Not sure if it’s already been mentioned, but never cared for the mid-late 1980’s Topps “Turn Back The Clock” cards featuring players previous Topps cards. It just seemed like “set filler” and sort of a waste and it seemed they could have came up with something a little better at that time. Hated pulling one of those from a pack back then.

Edited to say that I just realized the purpose of the post was to discuss “vintage” sets, and not junk era. My apologies.

Estil · December 18, 2018 1:47AM

Not really a "subset" as such but I did always wonder why in the 60s/70s you often saw the Cubs team card/photo not be a real team photo but instead a bunch of little heads/headshots? And it was always only the Cubs and none of the others...why?

craig44 · December 18, 2018 6:48AM

I never liked the turn back the clock cards either. really never liked any card with a reprint of a previous card on it. even the 1975 MVP cards. never liked those, but i think they are fairly popular.

brad31 · December 18, 2018 7:07AM

@Estil said:
Not really a "subset" as such but I did always wonder why in the 60s/70s you often saw the Cubs team card/photo not be a real team photo but instead a bunch of little heads/headshots? And it was always only the Cubs and none of the others...why?

The Cubs did not take team photos in those years. Topps used official team photos on their cards. For that purpose the Cubs issued the head bubbles as their official team photo to MLB. I have some of them purchased at the ballpark as a kid and they are the same as the Topps photos on the cards. I have never known the reason why the Cubs did this - I always figured somehow it saved the team money by not having to hire a photographer to take one. Here is the 1972 one. The ones I purchased as a kid (later 70s) and given to me by older neighbor kids when they got rid of stuff (earlier 70s) were all head shots

PaulMaul · December 18, 2018 9:33AM

Strange how in 1970 and 1973 there is a normal Cubs team card even though the official team photos for those years are still floating heads.

Estil · December 18, 2018 10:02AM

They couldn't hire a photographer for one picture? No wonder they went 1946-83 without making the post-season if they were that cheap! :P

Nathaniel1960 · December 18, 2018 10:34AM

I like the 1972 Cubs Team Card because it still has Ernie Banks on it. He retired at the end of the 71 season.

81 Topps Guy · December 18, 2018 12:27PM

How about the funny ring set in 1966 Football? Not totally part of the set but the checklist card was in the regular set

Estil · December 19, 2018 3:35AM

@Nathaniel1960 said:
I like the 1972 Cubs Team Card because it still has Ernie Banks on it. He retired at the end of the 71 season.

Oh that's too bad...I would've thought he would've been eager to "play [seventy] two!"

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