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

[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.

[hcv123]

While I voted for the 3 sets in each of their respective decades, This was a little tougher. It came down to 68 and 79. I agree with most previous comments. To me the 68's were to the 60's what the 1987's were to the 1980's. The Ryan rookie, Mantle, Rose, Clemente, Mays, Seaver, Carew, Aaron, Bench moved me to select 1979

[brewing]

1979 has my vote. My vote would go to 1976, if it was here.

The 1979 set is blah to me. Weak design, hard to read backs, and a bunch of crappy shots (Rose and Carew excluded).

[cardsfan73]

1979 Topps get's my vote as far as the sets listed.

If we had ventured into the 80's... 1988 Topps would have been an easy choice. One of the worst sets ever issued in my opinion.

Scott

[begsu1013]

how 75 isn't on this list just baffles me. i actually like the 79 set...well more like "don't mind the 79 set". not my fav, but d@mn sure wouldn't put it on the worst top 3 and certainly wouldn't have it leading the worst of the worst....

[rats60]

Originally Posted by begsu1013

how 75 isn't on this list just baffles me. i actually like the 79 set...well more like "don't mind the 79 set". not my fav, but d@mn sure wouldn't put it on the worst top 3 and certainly wouldn't have it leading the worst of the worst....

We voted on worst set of the 70s and only 71 got fewer votes than 75. You are in the minority, 75 is considered one of the better sets of the 70s.