1984 Topps

[Blackie]

What a beautiful set! I remember also as I was your age ripping packs. It's a great set. I'm gonna work on the OPC counterpart someday.

[Mike D.]

My collecting started a few years later ('87), but I always liked both the '83 and '84 sets. Probably the two best looking sets of the 80's in my opinion!

[ALR-bishop]

I wonder why Topps changed from it's prototype head in the box design to the final head outside the box design ?

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I wonder why Topps changed from it's prototype head in the box design to the final head outside the box design ?

Thinking outside the box?

[Jim65]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

I wonder why Topps changed from it's prototype head in the box design to the final head outside the box design ?

Al, I think the head outside the box just looks better, the other way cuts off the tops of the players heads.

[bnorth]

This is a great thread!

I have a few 80's sets in binders. I have several cards worth more than all the binder sets combined. I do like the vintage cards but looking through those binders puts a bigger smile on my face than any vintage card ever could.

I heard/read about how great the older players I collect were but never got to go to a game and see them. Those players in the binders give me that big smile because I was lucky enough to see them play in person. When flipping through those binders I will run across some average player and remember some crazy play I got to watch them make while at a game.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by bnorth

This is a great thread!



I have a few 80's sets in binders. I have several cards worth more than all the binder sets combined. I do like the vintage cards but looking through those binders puts a bigger smile on my face than any vintage card ever could.



I heard/read about how great the older players I collect were but never got to go to a game and see them. Those players in the binders give me that big smile because I was lucky enough to see them play in person. When flipping through those binders I will run across some average player and remember some crazy play I got to watch them make while at a game.

^^^This^^^

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[Bigdaddy]

Whenever I see an '84 Topps Mattingly or Strawberry, I still find myself pausing just a second longer and handling them like they are the most delicate of treasures.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by Blackie

What a beautiful set! I remember also as I was your age ripping packs. It's a great set. I'm gonna work on the OPC counterpart someday.

Thanks, Rob! The OPC would be fun, too! A lot of good memories. I have mostly collected 50s and 60s cards during most of my collecting life, but I have really returned to my roots lately with 1970s and 1980s cards. These are the guys I grew up with and have a real attachment to. It makes me understand how you guys who grew up watching Mantle, Mays, etc. must feel. I enjoy collecting those great players of the game, too, but collecting players from my generation is extra special to me.

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