1981: Topps, Donruss or Fleer?

[lampertb]

I think by '84 that Donruss was king. '87 Topps took back the crown though. My 2 cents.

Originally Posted by Brent G.

That is one putrid year for baseball cards. You can cut Fleer and Donruss some slack as new companies, but Topps was gross as well. I don't think Fleer had a good looking set until '85, and its '82 might be the cheapest looking effort in history. Donruss got better quite quickly — their '84-'86 were really nice.

[Brent G.]

Originally Posted by lampertb

I think by '84 that Donruss was king. '87 Topps took back the crown though. My 2 cents.

Agreed, Richard -- there might've been more of those produced than pennies currently in circulation, but they sure took the hobby by storm that year. The wood was great and so was the return of the All-Star Rookie gold cup.