1980 Topps/Pepsi

[craigpw]

The 1980 Topps/Pepsi set of 20 cards has long been one of my favorites. The most unusual card in the set is the reversed negative of Ron Guidry, so I'd like to show a photo of the Guidry card and the regular issue Topps card.

Hope you enjoy it too.

Thanks,

Craig

[bobsbbcards]

Incredible card, Craig! Where did you get it?

[JoeDfan]

Wow!!!!
That is the only one known to exist, correct?

[39special]

Very cool.I have never seen one before.

[ALR-bishop]

http://baseballcardpedia.com/index.php/1980_Topps_Pepsi

[1963Topps Set]

What does the back of the Guidry Pepsi card look like?

[craigpw]

Regarding my original post, the answer to your question, Bob, is that I acquired with a friend, the Pepsi set in 1981. We split the set up, and I later bought all of his cards except one.

One other piece of information is that the Lopes card (only) is unique in that the write up on the back is different than that of the issued card.

Does anyone know if there were any completely printed fronts and backs on cards sold on Ebay in 2005?

Here's a photo of the Lopes, no back shown because the blue on blue scheme of the write up is impossible to read.

Thanks,
Craig

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by craigpw

Does anyone know if there were any completely printed fronts and backs on cards sold on Ebay in 2005?

18 of the 22 cards in the set were sold by Topps in completely printed form. The best I could find on the other four were blank-backed full color but missing the black.

[Exhibitman]

So these really were prototypes never issued. I knew of Burger King and Squirt cards but not Pepsi.

[bobsbbcards]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

So these really were prototypes never issued. I knew of Burger King and Squirt cards but not Pepsi.

Correct. From the Standard Catalog:

These prototype cards were prepared by Topps and Mike Schechter Associates for a proposed Pepsi promotion. Three sets of the cards were given to Pepsi officials for consideration, but only two were returned when the deal fell through. The third sheet was cut up and sold into the hobby. The Pepsi cards share the same format of Topps' regular 1980 issue, although Pepsi logos have been added on front and back, name and banner colors changed on front and a position circle added. In 2005, a number of individual cards were offered on eBay by Topps.

9 Ron Guidry (One known, other two cut from sheets and destroyed; negatives reversed)

[cardinalcollector]

I was lucky to add these to my Cardinal collection. The Hernandez is a proof.