Is there anybody who doesn't like '71 BB?

mintacular · #1 09-05-2011, 10:21 AM

Seems like this set is the best of the 70s, and I've never heard of anyone not liking it...do you argree? Are there any downsides to this set? The only thing I can think of is that many of these cards can be easily recolored so it's frustrating having to buy these raw. Are there really any other 70s set that can compete with it? Seems to be a consensus best set of that decade with '75s a close 2nd...

7nohitter · #2 09-05-2011, 11:26 AM

I like '71 but the '72 set is my favorite of that decade, followed by '74.

ALR-bishop · #3 09-05-2011, 11:48 AM

I am with 7nohitter. I like my 71 set but prefer the 1972 set personally. There are some interesting variations, or per Steve B varieties, in both sets

Gr8Beldini · #4 09-05-2011, 11:52 AM

1971 is my favorite by a large margin. I wonder if everybody's love for '75 is solely because of the rookie selection. Strickly from a design standpoint, I'd take 1972 as my #2 and 1973 as my #3. Everybody hates 1976 because of the poor rookie selection but I always thought they were well designed cards.

novakjr · #5 09-05-2011, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Gr8Beldini

1971 is my favorite by a large margin. I wonder if everybody's love for '75 is solely because of the rookie selection. Strickly from a design standpoint, I'd take 1972 as my #2 and 1973 as my #3. Everybody hates 1976 because of the poor rookie selection but I always thought they were well designed cards.

To an extent, I can agree that the love for '75 is the rookie selection. BUT with there not being a set border color, they are very appealing as well. Also, the fact that you have the option of the mini set instead of simply a standard size set also adds to it's appeal.. Personally, '74 was my favorite set from the decade to put together. The lack of short prints is the main thing that appeals to me, but also the Washington variations and the traded set add to it's charm. Based solely on the base set (without variations and such), I'd have to go with either '75 or '78 as my favorite.. Again, I'm a guy that doesn't care much for paying a premium on short print high numbered commons..

mjmj1966 · #6 09-05-2011, 02:41 PM

Although I like the 71 set, 72 would have to be my favorite because of design. Then 71, 73, 75.

39special · #7 09-05-2011, 03:47 PM

The '71 set is my favorite set from the '70's.The N.Ryan and Munson are my favorite cards from that set.

4815162342 · #8 09-05-2011, 03:50 PM

1971 Topps? Nah, I'll take 1985 Donruss for my annoying condition sensitive black borders fix!

Beatles Guy · #9 09-05-2011, 04:18 PM

Not really a '71 fan. I really like '73,'75, and '79.

Rickyy · #10 09-06-2011, 01:16 AM

I love the 71 set..its a beautiful card set..but ofcourse it is maddening if you want to collect them in near mint like condition..you just have to accept the lower grades..and just enjoy them..when I was a kid I ofcourse recolored the borders if they got chipped......its funny that a lot of the cards are now considered trimmed too..I never did that as a kid.....but I upgraded over the years...and bought some from unopened boxes...and they were smaller than normal size...and if I tried to get them slabbed i'm sure they will come back rejected...but mine are in album sheets so it doesn't matter.... looks great as is in all its EX condition glory...

Ricky Y

BearBailey · #11 09-06-2011, 02:17 PM

I really like the 71s but 1975 is my favorite of the decade! Being the year I was born it was a big deal to complete that set, sometime around 1988 or 1989 at the Old Willow Grove shows. I completed a much higher grade set in the 1990s as well.

David W · #12 09-06-2011, 02:35 PM

First packs I ever opened were 71's, used to get them at Schierer's dairy store.

It's my second favorite set, 76 is my favorite, only because it is the first set I ever was able to completely put together from buying packs and trading. Also, Lou Brock's best card is in that set. (Scan taken from ebay, not mine)

I've still got the set, all dog eared and creased.

GasHouseGang · #13 09-06-2011, 04:51 PM

I've always liked the 1971's and 1972's. Never cared that much for the 1975 set. I like the MVP subset, but they used lots of bad poses in that set. They can also be very difficult to collect in good shape.

ALR-bishop · #14 09-10-2011, 09:17 AM

I have not had time to check this out in my own set, but someone on CU mentioned that the photo in the Munson card is bigger than that in some of the other cards in the set ( he mentions Harrelson specifically), and questions whether the Munson is unique in it's photo size ( which the poster notes may cause to the card to look OC compared to other cards with smaller photos), or whether there are differing photo sizes throughout the set.

Also, I have seen references to a variation ( or print defect) in the 71 Munson card. May have been his name in white rather than yellow. Anyone else heard or seen anything along those lines ?