Historically Significant Post-War Sets

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by judsonhamlin

I have been following the various best/worst set polls about post war sets and they got me thinking about a variation on that theme - sets that are significant in terms of the hobby's evolution these past 70 years.

1981 Fleer/Donruss: first national sets to challenge Topps since 1956. Not the most well-manufactured or designed cards, but the fact that they were out there changed the collectors' game for good and for ill. In some ways, the beginning of the end, or at least the end of the beginning.

While you are on the right track here it was actually SSPC in 1975 that initially challenged Topps. In 1981 Donruss and Fleer ended up piggybacking upon what SSPC started and Donruss incorporated several people who were involved in the SSPC attempt in their production of 1981 Donruss.

TCMA Ltd. was the exclusive distributor of both 1981 and 1982 Donruss. Not coincidentally, they were also the publishers of 1975/1976 SSPC .

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by TCMA

While you are on the right track here it was actually SSPC in 1975 that initially challenged Topps. In 1981 Donruss and Fleer ended up piggybacking upon what SSPC started and Donruss incorporated several people who were involved in the SSPC attempt in their production of 1981 Donruss.

TCMA Ltd. was the exclusive distributor of both 1981 and 1982 Donruss. Not coincidentally, they were also the publishers of 1975/1976 SSPC .

Here's some good info for ya:

http://www.baseballcardpedia.com/index.php/SSPC

[judsonhamlin]

Originally Posted by TCMA

While you are on the right track here it was actually SSPC in 1975 that initially challenged Topps. In 1981 Donruss and Fleer ended up piggybacking upon what SSPC started and Donruss incorporated several people who were involved in the SSPC attempt in their production of 1981 Donruss.

TCMA Ltd. was the exclusive distributor of both 1981 and 1982 Donruss. Not coincidentally, they were also the publishers of 1975/1976 SSPC .

Mea culpa. And I should know that as I have and enjoy that set. Perhaps the correct way to phrase it is that Fleer and Donruss were the first sets to sustain a multi-year challenge to Topps.
Lots of good conversation here.

[glynparson]

1973 was issued in series and also issued in all series at one time. So consider it as you wish. High numbers are clearly more difficult particularly the checklist card. I can assure you the reading pa area first series are real easy to locate not so much the high numbers.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by judsonhamlin

Lots of good conversation here.

Indeed

[Econteachert205]

1988 score

To me this is the beginning of the end for modern cards and death spiral into junk wax. Yes, 1987 was overproduced as well but the end of the big 3 1981-1987 is important. It to me represents the first obvious signs of over saturation.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

1988 score

To me this is the beginning of the end for modern cards and death spiral into junk wax. Yes, 1987 was overproduced as well but the end of the big 3 1981-1987 is important. It to me represents the first obvious signs of over saturation.

Ain't that the truth!!!! How many packs and boxes of '88 Score I opened as a 15 year old...

[Gr8Beldini]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Ain't that the truth!!!! How many packs and boxes of '88 Score I opened as a 15 year old...

Wanna buy some more?

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

Wanna buy some more?

That is one walk down memory lane I can do without.