Vote! Worst Topps produced set of the 50's

[almostdone]

As mentioned in the previous threads on the favorite Topps sets of their decades I thought it might be fun to do the same thing, in the same format except tally everyone's idea of the worst set Topps produced in each decade.

We will vote and discuss the 50's, 60's then 70's worst offerings then pit the top vote getter from each decade against each other to get the grand champion of yuck.

Pick them based on appearance, design, originality or whatever criteria you desire.

Like in the last we will start the 50's with the 52 Topps through 59 Topps. After that 60 through 69 then 70 through 79. Remember, Topps main baseball sets are the only ones being voted on.

Please vote and all opinions and thoughts are welcome. Each set from 52 through 79 got at least one vote for the best. I wonder if the same will happen for the worst.

Will there be a clear favorite set to hate or will it be a close count in the end?

Voting will go through Sunday July 12th then each subsequent vote will get a week until we have a winner, or rather loser.

Have fun!

Drew

[1963Topps Set]

I chose the 1953 set simply because the art work Topps did was far from appealing to me in most cases. 1957 would be second, because I felt Topps copped out by going with the smaller size with Bowman out of the picture and the simple front design. I also hate the toughness of the checklist cards.

[Vintagevault13]

1958 for me. The look of that set has never appealed to me at all.


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[ALR-bishop]

Hey, you left out a whole year

[almostdone]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Hey, you left out a whole year

Sort of. I figured without the 51 set every other had a chance to at least get a vote.
Drew

[7nohitter]

I'm currently putting together a '57 set and love it....though the checklists are ridiculous and I will not include those as part of MY set.

[ALR-bishop]

No, no Andrew, you have to have the checklists, and both versions of each one

[Exhibitman]

1959. I feel like the graphics overwhelm the pictures, which aren't that great to begin with.

[Cmount76]

I'm probably in the minority, but I love '59.

The '57's seem comparatively boring to the rest of the decade.

[ALR-bishop]

Michael-- how can you be so right about 1959 and so wrong about 1957

1959 was the first set I completed so it is a sentimental favorite of mine.

I have all the 50s sets, and I really like them all, but since 1951 is out, 1958 is my least favorite

[Mark70Z]

Can't vote on this one... I like 'em all!

If I was made to pick I'd go pre '57 since Brooksie wasn't included in any of those sets

[almostdone]

Well I voted right away but thought I would wait to comment. I'm obviously in the minority here but I picked the 52 set. I feel that Topps got progressively better each year in two different eras. The first era is what I call the drawn at a which includes artwork based on drawn pictures as opposed to actual photos.

The leap in overall design both front and back from 52 to 53 is huge in my opinion. I understand the history about 52 and the importance it has in the hobby but compared to 53 through 56 is is by far my least favorite design.

As far as the photographic cards, 57 through 59, I feel the same way. They started something new and revolutionary then got better in each year. I understand the dislike for the 58 set but it has two redeeming factors in my opinion. First the All Star cards are some of my favorites and second Stan Musial was finally used on a Topps card.

All just my take from a collector who was even born for more than a decade later but it's how I look at it.

Great discussions. Let keep it going. Also I'm sorry Al for the 51s being left out. Maybe the next poll should be the best set of any type from post War through 51 exert that means Bowmans. Never mind. Carry on.

Drew

[1963Topps Set]

I love the 1959 Topps set as well. It was the very first vintage set I ever completed in 1993. I love the round photo design. It is a very colorful set as well. It is a pity it isn't getting the love it deserves.

[ALR-bishop]

Drew-- I was joking. No one takes 1951 seriously, and actually I like all 5 of those sets

Tom-- you are a good man, no matter what the others are saying :-)

[NateMack]

Thought about it and couldn't vote for one of the 50s sets... Just love them all!

As a set collector, I was leaning toward 52 due to the fact that collecting that set in near impossible without a winning lottery ticket...

Finished with 54, 55, 56, 58, 59 and 90% done with 53 and 57. Haven't even started 52 yet, maybe next year

[Samsdaddy]

I know the 1958 set does not get a lot of love, but I like it mostly because I think they had the nicest All Star cards of any Topps set.

As far as the worst set, I am not a huge fan of the 1953 set.

[Rookiemonster]

It's a tie for me but I guess I give a vote to 1957 . There no color , I find a lot of cards are blurry or off center . It also began the white borders for topps which is the worst now . The over did it and now it feels tired . It does have more star power then 58 on the upside of things

[jchcollins]

I will join those in the minority and say that I feel '58 gets far less love than it should. I can see it getting the votes for worst simply because the competition was so stiff with so many good sets in the '50's, but I for one really like '58. Even though it was 30 years later, I apparently had a lot of them as a kid, including a white letter Aaron that is one of my all-time favorite cards. They may have been unimaginative, but they were colorful and in most cases pretty cards. (Most imaginative set of the '50s goes to 1955 Bowman, if my vote counts...) As for the condition issues, take your pick. The backgrounds on some '58's may look "dirty", but for as much praise as the '57's get on their color photography - their backgrounds are so often riddled with print issues and the "snow" problem - far more than the '58's are. While collecting today, I often appreciate that I can pickup '58 stars in some cases for far less than a '56 or '57 card of the same player would go for. Let's hear it for 1958 Topps!!!

[kailes2872]

It always felt like the late 50's were an evolution. 57 had photos, 58 had solid color, so 59 is s hybrid. It is like a 58 background with a circle cut out a 57 through the circle. These are the things that I think about as I am turning pages in the binders...


Similarly, 69 is like a hybrid of 67&68

[glynparson]

so i wouldnt really vote for any of the others.

[djrhanover]

I actually like all the sets from the 50's except 1958. I have no interest in looking at most of the cards in that set. My favorites from the 50's are probably 1956 and 1957.

[Volod]

Originally Posted by glynparson

so i wouldnt really vote for any of the others.

I'll second that - in fact, those '51's were so ugly that when a kid took advantage of my naivete and fobbed off a bunch of them on me back in '51, I got even by sticking them in my bike spokes. Man, i showed him...

[BearBailey]

1952 the most over rated of all time.

[ALR-bishop]

[QUOTE=BearBailey;1481756]1952 the most over rated of all time.[/

It is hard to believe how many silly folks collect it, isn't it ?

[BillP]

[QUOTE=ALR-bishop;1482079]

Originally Posted by BearBailey

1952 the most over rated of all time.[/

It is hard to believe how many silly folks collect it, isn't it ?

I'm going with 1955. It's bland and plain.

I have 54,57-59. I like sets with color. Although I think that the photos on the 57 drew me to that set more than the colors.

54 is the best.

[DBesse27]

Originally Posted by BearBailey

1952 the most over rated of all time.

Looks-wise I agree. I feel like the name box with the little yellow stars around it is cheesy. Never liked the looks of those.

Favorite is 56, 54 second