Vote!! Worst Topps produced set of the 1960's

[brian1961]

Each set has its high points, with many of them having very cherished associations and memories from our childhood. All those sets have their share of disappointments, which somehow grow in number and irritation as the years go on.

Remember, at the beginning of the 60s, Topps was still refining its ability to produce color baseball cards without the need to adjust the photo.

Then again, when they did their airbrush work in the mid-70s to edit or adjust a team change, sometimes it was some of the worst stuff they ever did. Plus, the attention to centering went to pot. Hmm, maybe too many of the print dept. guys were spaced out on pot. Think of it,

--Brian Powell

[1963Topps Set]

I can honestly say I have not seen a Topps design from the 1950s and 1960s that I truly hate. Even the 1969 cards have some charm. Today, no company has been able to capture the charm, creativity and originality of those early designs.

[egri]

Originally Posted by 1963Topps Set

I can honestly say I have not seen a Topps design from the 1950s and 1960s that I truly hate. Even the 1969 cards have some charm. Today, no company has been able to capture the charm, creativity and originality of those early designs.

I think one thing we can all agree on is even the sets we don't like from back then are still better designed than the stuff Topps is churning out today.

[1963Topps Set]

Originally Posted by egri

I think one thing we can all agree on is even the sets we don't like from back then are still better designed than the stuff Topps is churning out today.

Boy! Is that hitting the nail right on the head!

[ALR-bishop]

Does anyone have any idea (or seen any numbers) as to how the Topps Heritage sets have fared against sales of their base set counterparts over recent years ?

I have all the Topps sets 48 to 2015, including all the Heritage sets, and I like my older sets best myself, but think if I was a kid again ( born 1950) and opening some of the new stuff back in the 60s, I would have been awed and thrilled.