I really like some of the "retro" sets. The only sets I've collected/completed from the past 10 years are the 2001 Topps Heritage (1952 Topps Design), Topps-T205, Upper Deck 1941 Playball, and the Fleer set that looks like 1954 Topps. These are also pretty-much the only complete sets I even have at this point.
I loved the idea of bringing back the T3 design, but it just lost everything to me, by being the small size. If they'd been bigger, even maybe 4" x 6", it would've worked much better, at least in my opinion.
I just like the older, simpler designs. I've been turned-off by the fancy-schmancy, chrome, refractor, psychodelic, computer-generated, SFX garbage of the past ~15-20 years. I want a simple, basic card that shows the player in-uniform, and has their stats (or maybe a writeup similar to 1950 Bowman or T205) on the back. The companies should go back to simple, great photography, like 1953 Bowman color, or 1950 Bowman (especially the Tank Younger FB card!). To me, they kind of ruined the Goudey remakes and Topps-T206, by using what looks like computer-generated photos, instead of real photography or artwork.
I guess it's just like the retro wave in ballpark design in the 1990s. It just took a little bit longer to hit the card market.
Steve
Last edited by Steve D; 08-21-2009 at 11:22 PM.
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