What Am I Just Not Getting?

[Balticfox]

Originally Posted by steve B

Kids tended to collect for roughly 3-5 years, so the "best" set would often vary depending on the age of the collector.

Truth!

That's why the two Topps sets that I like the most are the 1959 and the 1960 sets. I was well aware of these cards in the schoolyard but I didn't have deep enough pockets to actually collect them. I bought a few packs in 1961 and then dozens in 1962 and 1963. My card collecting buddy/partner and I then quickly assembled whatever 1964 and 1965 cards were sold in our neck of the woods (the first three series actually). By the summer of 1963 though any pre-1961 cards were as tough to find as hen's teeth.

My favourite Topps Baseball sets are therefore heavily skewed to the years I've mentioned. In rough order:

1959
1960
1963
1954
1958
1962
1957
1955
1965

The 1956, 1961 and 1964 sets just don't appeal to me.