1987 Topps

[VintageVinnie]

Swarmee, that '88 set was the worst!! I remember buying pack after pack trying to get Mattingly or Canseco and ended up with 20 Glenn Hubbard's...lol. I never considered upgrading my 87 set with the Tiffany set. Great idea Vintage Baseball Card Guy! The traded set also has Greg Maddox and another Reggie if you wanna go even further. You have it in a binder?

[Yastrzemski Sports]

I remember 1987. I opened a ton of Topps. Guys would go to the store to search the racks and cellos with a list of the runs to find cards of Mattingly, Gooden, Strawberry, Joyner, Incaviglia, Canseco, McGwire, Bo, etc. I also opened a bunch of Donruss. Fleer was hard to find. I ended up buying the set for $40. Fleer was the only place to find the Seitzer rookie until the updates. Good times.

[ALR-bishop]

Up until 1994 I tried to get any and all baseball sets put out by Topps in any given year, including test and insert sets, and judged my appreciation for that year's production by the sum of the parts .

For 87 I liked the wood boarders and got the base and traded set, and the base and traded Tiffany set. Also ended up with a 1/4 size metal Mays, in the format of his 53 card, that was a premium given to dealers who purchased Traded sets. Then there were 8 box panel cards, the All Star Glossy set of 22 which were rack pack inserts, The All Star Glossy set of 60, a mail in offer product, Baseball Highlights boxed set ( Joint effort with Woolworth), the 87 Coin set of 48, the ongoing Gallery of Champions boxed set of 12 in aluminum, bronze and silver, and one pewter Canseco premium) . I have a full run of these things in each metal from 84-91. I like them.

Then there was the Glossy Rookie set of 22, which were inserts in Jumbo packs. Topps also produced in 87 a Bobby Grich Night sheet featuring all his Tops cards for an Angels game on May 1. Also the ongoing Mini League Leaders cards which came out in their own packs. And Finally the Panini soft sticker set of 313 and the related but scarce hardback set of the same number

[Mike D.]

1987 Topps was the very first set I collected, so it holds a special place in my memory, as well.

Also, great point about it being a "bridge" set. Lots of old players on their last legs, and a lot of exciting young players just starting out.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by VintageVinnie

Swarmee, that '88 set was the worst!! I remember buying pack after pack trying to get Mattingly or Canseco and ended up with 20 Glenn Hubbard's...lol. I never considered upgrading my 87 set with the Tiffany set. Great idea Vintage Baseball Card Guy! The traded set also has Greg Maddox and another Reggie if you wanna go even further. You have it in a binder?

Hey, Vinnie, I do have the set in a binder, and I enjoy it that way! When I have some time, I will get it out and snap a few pics. Last Spring, I went on an 80s binge, and I have started down the same path again. The difference this time is that I am focusing on PSA 9s and 10s of my favorites instead of complete sets. This will mean some duplicates of some great 80s cards, which is fine with me. I have plenty of cards in my collection that are older and "worth" more, but they don't mean as much to me as my 80s sets and singles. That is what collecting is all about to me, collect what puts a smile on your face, and don't worry about what other people think you should collect or what is "worth" more. It seems you have discovered this based on your love of the '87 set....which is nice whether it is Tiffany or not. Rock on!

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[VintageVinnie]

Thanks, bro! Yes, I would love to see some pics when you get the chance. I love our hobby and collect what gives me joy. I am officially in the market for an 87 Tiffany Set. Thanks for the inspiration!!

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Originally Posted by VintageVinnie

Thanks, bro! Yes, I would love to see some pics when you get the chance. I love our hobby and collect what gives me joy. I am officially in the market for an 87 Tiffany Set. Thanks for the inspiration!!

Excuse the shadowy photography. Thanks for starting this thread.

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[VintageVinnie]

Those pics are nice. Thanks! Those Tiffany cards just pop, front and back. Looks really cool in the binder! That 87 set was the last great base set Topps produced, in my humble opinion. If anyone out there has an 87 Tiffany set they wanna part with..let me know. I'll post in the buying section as well.

[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Thanks, Vinnie. Best of luck finding a set you like!

[HasselhoffsCheeseburger]

I had a cup of coffee with '86 Topps but I exploded onto the scene with '87 Topps, winning ROY. I can still remember being 10 years old and stuffing my jacket pockets with stacks of '87 Topps to bring to school to trade with my friends.

I still have a Pavlovian response to the Gary Carter card, since that was the one on every wax box. I've bought numerous Tiffany sets and gotten many PSA 10s. Still have some work to do but I consider that set a lifelong affair so I'm in no rush.

Just hope I don't get drunk and get any kind of '87 Topps tattoo.

Arthur