Topps Tiffany… much demand or no?

[GrewUpWithJunkWax]

While collecting at the time as a kid, I knew nothing about Tiffany cards. Now collecting again, if I want to pick up a Topps card from that era, I opt for the Tiffany version - I only have a few though but do have more on the Want list. I've had to do some basic learning about the cards and how to identify them from base (turns out that raw cards listed as Tiffany on eBay aren't always Tiffany, can you believe it? ), but their improved appearance and relatively limited runs make them more appealing to me.

https://www.cardboardconnection.com/...aseball-cards:
1984 Topps Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: 10,000

1984 Topps Traded Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: not available

1985 Topps Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: 5,000

1985 Topps Traded Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: not available

1986 Topps Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: 5,000

1986 Topps Traded Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: 5,000

1987 Topps Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: 30,000

1987 Topps Traded Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: 30,000

1988 Topps Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: 25,000

1988 Topps Traded Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: not available

1989 Topps Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: 25,000

1989 Topps Traded Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: 15,000

1990 Topps Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: not available

1990 Topps Traded Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: not available

1991 Topps Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: not available, although relatively scarce

1991 Topps Traded Tiffany Baseball
Print Run: not available

[abothebear]

Even 8 years ago they were not expensive to get. I thought about getting them at the time, but I didn’t have much money and figured with the way the market had been going forever, I could get them whenever I wanted. No one seemed that interested. Then all hell broke loose.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Interesting to me, given the oddities of 80s cards, how many true RCs (by my definition not Beckett) issued during the Topps Tiffany run are not available in Topps Tiffany.

Clemens
Puckett
McGriff
E Martinez
Smoltz
Biggio
Schilling
Belle
Thome
Mussina
Lofton
P Martinez

A couple more I forgot.

[ALR-bishop]

As almost exclusively a post war collector of Bowman, Topps and Fleer cards, my rookiest card of any player is when he first appears in one of those sets. Very unscientific and absolutely no hobby recognition but as a set rather than player or rookies collector it just how it works out for me and I don’t worry about other hobby definitions

But your observation is interesting Peter. I have never seen most of my Tiffany cards as they are mostly still is sealed boxes

[Zach Wheat]

Peter,

Nice cards. I did not notice that trend re: rookie cards either. I usually collect sets, like Al-R, so have not opened my sets either.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Tiffany just parallels base Topps, so none of those players (by my definition) have a RC in Topps either. A lot of other companies were out ahead of Topps on some future HOFers and near HOFers even though (I think) it issued a traded set every year.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I also note that perhaps the production runs weren't limited, but Fleer Glossy and Score Glossy cards don't seem to get much interest.