1960 Fleer Baseball - What's the deal?

[mferronibc]

Great thanks for the discussion guys. Jerry I appreciate your anecdotes, you’re totally right isn’t that what it’s all about!

[D.P.Johnson]

The 1960 Fleer set features Ted William's final card while he was still playing. That card is still fairly sought after.

[JollyElm]

Originally Posted by D.P.Johnson

The 1960 Fleer set features Ted William's final card while he was still playing. That card is still fairly sought after.

It's such a crying shame what an abomination that card turned out to be with the ridiculous amount of white space on front. It looks like Fleer threw the layout together in an awful hurry (same with Ernie Lombardi)...or someone in the art department was hitting the sauce a little early. Tsk tsk.

[ALR-bishop]

Good article on the Fleer 1960 set and the rare Martin 80 backs

https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=AwrJ...DXHvjdrNX4Gt0-

[D.P.Johnson]

Originally Posted by JollyElm

It's such a crying shame what an abomination that card turned out to be with the ridiculous amount of white space on front. It looks like Fleer threw the layout together in an awful hurry (same with Ernie Lombardi)...or someone in the art department was hitting the sauce a little early. Tsk tsk.

Yes. Don't recall ever reading an explanation as to why that Williams card was so poorly done. They must have had a million nice photos of him following the '59 set. It should have been a spectacular card...

[mrmopar]

When I was first collecting, the closest comparison I had were the TCMA/Renata Galasso sets. Not the same obviously, but it was neat to have a way to get cards of the old timers I had been reading about when I would otherwise not have been able to find or afford them otherwise. I really enjoyed those sets. I know I would have been a fan of the 60-61 Fleer had I been a kid then.

[brian1961]

As others have pointed out, aside from Ted Williams, they are all post-career cards. If you study the pictures used, many of them are downright raunchy, whether simply a bad pose, or a picture of the player shortly before his actual death. On the other hand, the '61 Fleer Babe Ruth and Honus Wagner were superb, in my opinion. However, if you want to consider an even better post-career set, try the 1961 Golden Press Hall of Fame. Many GREAT poses, and all of them are full-length body poses, which makes for a refreshing change. However, the set is but 33 cards--much like, and even better than the DeLong Gum series of 1933, the player selection is among the best.

Any of these sets is strictly for enjoyment, and not future investment.

--- Brian Powell