Final Poll!! Vote of the all time worst Topps produced set

[Vintagevault13]

Tough call for me to choose between the 1968 and 1979 sets. I have decided to cast my vote for 1979. I collected in the 70's and remember how excited we were to open the first pack every spring to see the new design. I vividly recall being very disappointed from the first moment I saw the 1979's. The design was basically a rehash of 1976. There were some decent action shots, but nothing really new that we hadn't already seen in the 74-78 sets.

[mrmopar]

Each set has some cool features (like the AS subsets of both 58 and 68). I guess 79 is fairly bland in general. There are some standout cards like the Rose too, so I have to go with 68 overall here.

[JollyElm]

The '58 set is an absolute abomination. Love the All Star cards, but that's it. What were the fine folks at Topps thinking????

[7nohitter]

I actually love the '68 set. '79 has my vote.

[egri]

I went with 1979. The 1958 design was a bit bland, but at least it had Stan Musial's first Topps card going for it, and I feel like that design was somewhat reflective of the trends of the time, whilst the 1979 design could really be plopped down in any decade.

[frankh8147]

I picked 1979. 1958 was bad but they did have those great all-star cards (which, by the way, is the first year Topps had an All-Star subset). I consider the Mantle and Musial all-stars to be classic cards so to me, its an easy pick.

Cheers!
-Frank

[almostdone]

1958 was bad but they did have those great all-star cards. I consider the Mantle and Musial all-stars to be classic cards so to me]


I agree. It's really the only thing giving this set some redemption for me. I actually am ok with the 79 set. It's not my favorite by any means but out of these three given it's still better than the 68 set.

Burlap and bland backs loose this set for me. I love the Ryan rookie but always wished he had a stand alone 67 instead.

I've often wondered what the family and friends of Koosman think when they want his rookie card. Pay top dollar because he shares it with Ryan and then get a burlap boarded card at that. Same question with Ron Thomkins family.

Drew

[clydepepper]

This year issue is the worst I have seen.

1958 & 1968 have plenty of really good photos...1979 not as much

but I think this years is far worse than any of these.