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03-03-2014, 12:28 PM
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03-03-2014, 05:59 PM
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Basing mine mostly on looks..and a bit on rookies..
Best '54- Love the offset border. The color portraits are nice, but I love the contrast of the B/W action shot. Just a great layout and design altogether. Aaron, Banks, Kaline and Lasorda makes for a pretty nice HOF RC class.. '57- Just a simple and gorgeous set.. The selection of HOF RC's in nearly unrivaled. Even a pretty nice selection of non-HOF RC's.. '75- I get how some people can be turned off by the bright borders. BUT I love it. Also, a pretty nice selection of HOF RCs... Hon mention- 52 and 53. Gorgeous sets. I probably should've listed '52 instead of 75. No matter how gorgeous '53 is, I can't give it too much love due to it's lack of HOF RCs. Also, really like the pennants on '65.. Worst 62- It's really strange, because I love the woodgrain on the '87 set, but not so much on the 62s. 64- just a really boring design. 73- same as 64, but somehow managed to be more boring.. Hon mention- 68, I think they're kinda ugly, but for some reason I still like the set. 69 and 70, may rival the boringness of 73, but I can't bring myself to completely hate them...
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03-03-2014, 06:10 PM
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Hard to top 55 for rookie cards.
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03-03-2014, 06:34 PM
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Top 52....60....72
Bottom 57....69, 73
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03-03-2014, 10:15 PM
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1963 may be the best looking when in NM centered condition. Just gorgeous. And yes they were great fun to open back in the day! Almost HD quality photos compared to everything that came before. Phenomenal backs, easy to read, even a cartoon.
1957 had that "old school" look, great backgrounds including several of the billboard covered fences that to me were part of what made the old stadiums so classic. Baggy uniforms, small gloves, interesting colors, they almost look like they came from the forties. 1961 although much hated I really like the photo/painting style of the cards. Cool in their simplicity although like many issues too many hatless head shots. There really aren't any bad designs in the 50's/60's in my opinion. Well, maybe 1958 although it's growing on me. Worst? 1979 I think. Horrible quality, not even fun to open the centering is so atrocious. 1970 is pretty boring. 1981 is very unmemorable. But 1989 is worse.
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03-03-2014, 10:33 PM
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Worst to first--Pre-1980 only. Working in the auction industry I've handled the majority of these sets hundreds of times. My ranking is based on the "whole picture" including design and player selection.
1974---worst by a mile 1970 1979 1977 1978 1973 1976 1975 1969 1966 1964 1971 1972 1968 1960 1958 1962 1959 1955 1961 1954 1963 1967 1957 1965 1956 1953 1952
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#7
03-04-2014, 06:55 AM
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Welcome Sidepocket. I agree with you almost 100 percent
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