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Have to admit I've long been a fan of the Topps Tiffany and Fleer Glossy issues. Back in the mid 80s, the print run for the Topps Tiffany was around 5,000 sets, which was really low by then standards and even low by today's.

There were a number of interesting limited edition parallel issues back then, including 1984 Topps Nestle 754 (issued only in sheets, but often found in cut up sets-- set run of around 5000), 1991 Topps Desert Storm (set run of around 5000), 1993 Topps Marlin's 1st Year (regular Topps issue but with foil stamps-- sold in boxed sets. 5000 sets), Score Glossy, 1990 Leaf Preview set (vey rare), Dealer Promo Sheets (8x10 uncut blank backed paper sheets sent to dealers as samples), etc. The major card companies back then did indeed make some quality and interesting side issues, even in the low point years of the late 1980s/early 1990s. What was interesting about the Fleer Glossy sets is that they came in tin cans! I cave a 1988 Fleer Glossy can to my mom for her sewing stuff.