Overrated / Underrated / Favorite / Least Favorite (OUFLF)

[Neal]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Neal- shocked to see you have no more sense than Bib Fisk when it comes to 1959

LOL Al
I know some people absolutely love the set, but to me it's meh.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Neal

LOL Al
I know some people absolutely love the set, but to me it's meh.

Meh this.

[packs]

I've always though the Frank Robinson 1959 Topps was an all time card.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by packs

I've always though the Frank Robinson 1959 Topps was an all time card.

Many outstanding cards in the set IMO. It's hurt a bit by only having one major rookie, but I think overall it's attractive.

[mikemb]

Overrated - 1954 Topps. They look like they are all miscut.

Underrated - 1964 Topps - Simple and east to sort by team.

Least Favorite - 1975 Topps - Ugh!

Favorite 1965 Topps edges out 1967 Topps - 1965 is what baseball cards should look like. Great design.

Mike

[ALR-bishop]

Peter--- I love the 59 set but Gibson in pink was not a highlight.

Packs---agree the F Robinson is a highlight

[Eric72]

Overrated – Any high grade issue in a PSA holder with gaps between the card and the inner rails.

Underrated – 1968 Topps – this set gets quite a bit of hate because of the borders. It has a great lineup, though, with cards such as: the Nolan Ryan rookie; Tom Seaver 2nd year; All-Star cards, League Leaders, player combos like Manager’s Dream; Mantle, Clemente, Aaron, Mays, etc.

Least Favorite – 1963 Topps Pete Rose – Plenty for me not to like: this issue was heavily counterfeited early on, which led teenage me to avoid it like the plague; I don’t care for “floating head” cards; and Pete’s lifetime ban further soured me on this card.

Favorite – 1956 Topps – tremendous player selection, large sized cards, horizontal orientation, multiple player images on front, cartoons on the back. I like every design element of this set.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by packs

I've always though the Frank Robinson 1959 Topps was an all time card.

Me too. Another among the reviled sets that I love:

[jingram058]

Overrated – Any graded cards. Are you a card collector, or an investment broker?

Underrated – 1962 Topps. Folks are turned off by the wood paneled fronts and Halloween backs, weird occasional green tint, and out of focus photos. I seriously collected cards out of wax packs 1967 to 1972. Then someone bequeathed me a stack of 1962s. I thought and still think they were gorgeous.

Least Favorite – 1952 and 1953 Topps, especially the WAY overrated 1952 and 1953 Mantle. I find the artwork cartoonish and hideous. I can't believe that rational thinking folks go totally ga-ga over these.

Favorite – t205 and 1953 Bowman color. I think these are the two most beautiful cards of all-time, hands down. 1962 Topps is an honorable mention favorite as well.

[Neal]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Meh this.

You should have posted another card, Peter .... the 59 Musial is the epitome of meh.

[egri]

Originally Posted by Neal

You should have posted another card, Peter .... the 59 Musial is the epitome of meh.

He even looks like he's saying 'Meh'. Probably foreshadowing the season he was about to have; he showed up to spring training overweight and turned in such a clunker he took a 20% paycut the following year.