All Praise 1980 Topps

[thatkidfromjerrymaguire]

Well, this thread made me go dig through my 1980 Topps cards...and you're right, this really is a good set. The pictures and design are great.

Speaking of great pictures, as I was going through the cards, I stopped to appreciate the Tim Foli card. Who is Tim Foli you ask? I have no idea. But take a look at this...between Tim's expression, the action, Youngblood's awkward arm angle in the slide (???), Tim's autograph penmanship, and those old time Pirate uniforms, this makes for a GREAT card:

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[vintagebaseballcardguy]

Every time I see a thread like this it makes me think I could be happy only collecting cards from this decade. I don't really consider myself an error/variation collector, but I gravitate toward that with cards from the 80s. There's just so much affordable, neat stuff out there from this decade of my youth. Somehow, I currently don't own any '80 Topps. Not sure how, but I have a feeling I'll correct that.

[Bigdaddy]

Every time I see a thread like this.....it makes me want to put the set together. I've got a bunch of these laying around, may just need to take the plunge.

As a teenager, my collecting took a nosedive in 1980 after taking off in '77, gaining momentum in '78 and winding down in '79. Somehow though I've got a stash of 1980s. Those really are some nice photos. And I like the All-Star banner.

[dodgerfanjohn]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Every time I see a thread like this.....it makes me want to put the set together. I've got a bunch of these laying around, may just need to take the plunge.

As a teenager, my collecting took a nosedive in 1980 after taking off in '77, gaining momentum in '78 and winding down in '79. Somehow though I've got a stash of 1980s. Those really are some nice photos. And I like the All-Star banner.

I had collected as a kid and young adult 1980-1996 and then dropped it until Heritage came out in 2001, collected another couple years until 2005 and then dropped it again until 2012 when I had a life threatening illness and was not able to work or only able to work part time. I had factory sets from 1984 on, but during this time I went back and assembled sets from 1978-1983. Not very expensive and I already had all the key cards. Vending was still cheap in 2012, relative to now, so that’s where I started, upgrading the old cards that needed it(most of them lol).

I eventually wound up with a set run from 1976 to present, and intend to eventually go backwards building sets. The 1980 set was particularly fun and a definite reliving of my childhood.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by thatkidfromjerrymaguire

Well, this thread made me go dig through my 1980 Topps cards...and you're right, this really is a good set. The pictures and design are great.

Speaking of great pictures, as I was going through the cards, I stopped to appreciate the Tim Foli card. Who is Tim Foli you ask? I have no idea. But take a look at this...between Tim's expression, the action, Youngblood's awkward arm angle in the slide (???), Tim's autograph penmanship, and those old time Pirate uniforms, this makes for a GREAT card:

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Tim Foli was a decent infielder who could play 2b-3b-ss and hit around .250. Kind of guy who'd get sacrifices and HPB if he could, not cause trouble, etc.

[mrmopar]

There are just some cards that define a certain year for me. The 80 Ryan is one of those. Awesome action shot & AS banner seal the deal. Same can be said for the 79 Rose and Carew cards, 78 Reggie, Doug Ault, Lenny Randle and a few more. The 70s (and 80 Topps) had some of the best looking cards ever made.