What was the last Mainstream Baseball Card Set that was awesome without GIMMICKS?

ThoseBackPages · Dec 15, 2012

1990 Upper Deck Hi# brought to the masses "Find The Reggie" and so started the HUGE inserts are worth a bizzillion dollars!!!!!! craze.

with the recent Leaf release debacle, it got me to thinking.... Was 1990 Leaf the last great mainstream baseball card set that didnt rely on gimmicks?

If you werent around (or collecting) when it was released, there simply is no way to relay to you how popular it really was.

ThoseBackPages · Dec 15, 2012

hmmm, maybe 1991 Stadium Series One

BBCgalaxee · Dec 15, 2012

92 bowman

ThoseBackPages · Dec 15, 2012

BBCgalaxee said:
92 bowman

that wasnt gangbusters when it came out.

Mighty Bombjack · Dec 15, 2012

I was out of the hobby in the mid 90s. Was the problem that all sets had gimmicks, or that none were awesome?

Sjrmn91 · Dec 15, 2012

I wasn't born until 1991... :???: :benson:

uniquebaseballcards · Dec 15, 2012

Yeah there are many types of gimmicks, not just inserts...

Topps Total perhaps. I'd like to say base Topps before the code cards because people like building sets, but not sure if it qualifies.

hofmichael · Dec 16, 2012

1993 Finest unless the refractors are considered gimmicks. The set was insanely popular without the refractors involved though.

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uniquebaseballcards · Dec 16, 2012

hofmichael said:
1993 Finest unless the refractors are considered gimmicks. The set was insanely popular without the refractors involved though.

This was the first chrome release (I believe) which could make the entire set a 'gimmick'.

Gwynn545 · Dec 16, 2012

Yeah...this thread is pretty much done. You listed the top two right off the bat in 1990 Leaf and 1991 Stadium. I would kind of agree with BBCGalaxee in the 1992 Bowman, although they did have the "gold foil" cards which were supposed to be shortprinted. 92 Bowman was very hot right off the bat here. I remember getting $8-$10 for base Griffey and Thomas
Not much else up for discussion...

George_Calfas · Dec 16, 2012

How about "despite" rather than "without" gimmicks? What are the Sets that are great to collect despite the inserts/SPs?

Leaf · Dec 16, 2012

My vote is 1992 Bowman... BG

Does this make me a leaf hater since I didn't pick 1990 leaf?

bongo870 · Dec 16, 2012

1993 donruss. Easy to do the set and there were no sp inserts. (or that i knew of)

Gwynn545 · Dec 16, 2012

bongo870 said:
1993 donruss. Easy to do the set and there were no sp inserts. (or that i knew of)

Diamond Kings...

uniquebaseballcards · Dec 16, 2012

Technically speaking "a gimmick is a unique or quirky special feature that makes something "stand out" from its contemporaries."

Most products are very similar to one another and not particularly unique, they use the same old gimmicks so they're not really gimmicks anymore.

alexs64 · Dec 16, 2012

Leaf said:
My vote is 1992 Bowman... BG

Does this make me a leaf hater since I didn't pick 1990 leaf?

Not at all, it just gives us an insight as to what you are going to copy next.

BiggioBrooks755 · Dec 16, 2012

1989 Upper Deck

AmishDave · Dec 16, 2012

1993 SP

Ghumbs · Dec 16, 2012

Moments & Milestones

RiceLynnEvans75 · Dec 16, 2012

55_marlins_sp said:
1993 SP

Still my favorite modern set

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