I'm all set for the "Monopoly" to end, IF.....

ThoseBackPages · Feb 17, 2011

IF AND ONLY IF *ALL* Sports Card Monopolies are put to an end.

i was thinking about this today.....(now, im the first to admit that i love love love love love base Topps cards, always have, always will)

i miss Topps Hockey and Basketball.

What was the last year that Topps put out a base set of all four sports with identical layout? 1992? i'd really like to be able to collect a full-sport set that features the base cards with the same design.

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Then there's 1995 Upper Deck...

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scottagibson · Feb 17, 2011

Great post and great question... when will this happen again???

autorook · Feb 17, 2011

Good attention to detail never even noticed this on the 1992 set.

383astro · Feb 17, 2011

95 UD is one of the cleanest designs ever

JoshHamilton · Feb 17, 2011

Don't EVER post a Claude Lemieux card on here again, Eric

ThoseBackPages · Feb 17, 2011

JoshHamilton said:
Don't EVER post a Claude Lemieux card on here again, Eric

Will, the door was open

JoshHamilton · Feb 17, 2011

ThoseBackPages said:
JoshHamilton said:

Don't EVER post a Claude Lemieux card on here again, Eric

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Will, the door was open

No excuse for such lewd behavior!

Post a Darren McCarty card instead!

Adamsince1981 · Feb 17, 2011

1995 was a great year!

fkw · Feb 18, 2011

Never knew that about the same design on '92's but then again I didnt eve know what a '92 Topps card looked like.

They should have done that every year back then (1950s-80s).

rsmath · Feb 18, 2011

Topps should do different designs for all sports because they seem to screw up baseball and finally get it right when football comes around (at least in 2010, comparing my base topps baseball cards to the factory football set cards that arrived the other day).

James52411 · Feb 18, 2011

rsmath said:
Topps should do different designs for all sports because they seem to screw up baseball and finally get it right when football comes around (at least in 2010, comparing my base topps baseball cards to the factory football set cards that arrived the other day).

:?: Topps used the same design for both products.

Bruin7 · Feb 18, 2011

The pics of the Upper Deck cards are one of my favorites. It had great photography with minor gold foil highlights. Simple yet classy.

Allen

ThoseBackPages · Feb 18, 2011

Bruin7 said:
The pics of the Upper Deck cards are one of my favorites. It had great photography with minor gold foil highlights. Simple yet classy.

Allen

UD also put out an amazing MiLB Set that year as well which featured Michael Jordan pretty well

rsmath · Feb 19, 2011

James52411 said:
rsmath said:

Topps should do different designs for all sports because they seem to screw up baseball and finally get it right when football comes around (at least in 2010, comparing my base topps baseball cards to the factory football set cards that arrived the other day).

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:?: Topps used the same design for both products.

no they didn't.

Baseball had the names in black with foil outline (IIRC) and football factory set has names in white with foil outline. Football has FAR better readability than baseball where I have to glint light off the card surface. I honestly believe Topps knew they screwed the pooch with the design after baseball was released and then fixed it for football.

ThoseBackPages · Feb 19, 2011

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