Any other Topps Big fans here?

[midwaylandscaping]

I didn't when they first got released. Those and 89 Bowmans I passed over. Have a few ungraded ones now and a graded Robbie. Thinking about picking up a box or 2. They are cool cards to display IMO

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[Bigdaddy]

Shameless plug here - I just posted three boxes (1st, 2nd and 3rd series) of 1988 Topps Big Baseball on the BST for someone looking for a good rip.

[seanofjapan]

What gets me is that the quality of these are just so much higher than the regular Topps sets from those years.

Topps should have used these designs (maybe minus the big size) for its regular sets.

[gonefishin]

Nice cards. My problem with collecting them, and other Jumbos, is the size and storage. I know, weak excuse, but true.

[JustinD]

Have to admit, the original size and being right dead center in the junk wax period I was never very interested in this set.

That said, the regular sized Topps Heritage inserts for 21' and 22' of these are pretty fun (these are just some of them).

[RayBShotz]

Originally Posted by seanofjapan

What gets me is that the quality of these are just so much higher than the regular Topps sets from those years.

Topps should have used these designs (maybe minus the big size) for its regular sets.

Quality of the images? Yes I would agree.

Quality control at Topps for these was lacking.
You would be lucky to pull two dozen PSA 9 quality cards from an entire box of these.
They were very tightly wrapped packs in cellophane wrappers. The corners often get pinched and the edges are often dinged. Something they must do while packaging these.
If the top card has an edge ding you can expect most or all will have it too in that pack.
The top and bottom couple of cards are usually garbage. The 3 cards in the center of the pack are best bet for MINT.
Lastly; there is similar collation in these packs. So if a HOF'er is the top card (garbage) then in that box the same card is more likely to show up on top again at some point in the rip.

All this said; the gloss is off the charts, the color is stunning and the 56T layout is genius. I love the larger card size. More to see and still retain the rich white borders which I like.

If you've ever contemplated a graded set, I would grab the PSA 9's and 10's that are on eBay now. Getting those grades will become tougher.
Nice raw sets in a binder look great as well.

A little more eye candy.
RayB

[Grigsby]

The print quality, especially the backs, was ahead of the time for Topps.

Were these printed in Ireland, like some of their other products at that time?

[RayBShotz]

Jumped on this one when it popped up on eBay.
Hardly ever see PSA graded examples I don't already have slabbed.
RayB