How do you feel about companies using old designs on new cards

[vintagecpa]

I suppose there is no good reason to dislike the idea of bringing back older designs. I just simply don't like it. I also realize they have probably run out of ideas on how to design the new cards without some type of duplication. I'd rather they duplicate some of the cooler-looking cards from the 1970's instead of messing with the pre-war vintage. I always thought 1971 and 1972 was a pretty good design for a card.

[Robextend]

I love the look of the Topps Allen & Ginter series:



Timmy is one of the few cards I have from this series.

[alanu]

The only thing I don't like about it is it really screws up the ebay searches on the vintage items of the same name.

[cdn_collector]

I think I'm somewhere in the middle on this. I don't collect any of the new stuff, and none of it has been able to draw me into collecting it. I am fond of the A&G and Turkey Red issues; not so much a fan of the T205 and T206 issues though.


Regards,

Richard.

[teetwoohsix]

I do like some of the designs they've came up with for modern cards, using the "old designs". I think it could get modern type card collectors to acquire an interest in pre-war cards too.........but, of course, there's nothing like the real thing They've also been including more players from baseballs' past in their recent sets (or so it seems to me, at least).

Clayton

[quinnsryche]

I like it. My 11 year old son at least has an idea now that cards were produced before 1999 and takes some interest in the pre-war stuff. Most of the vintage designs look better than the new ones anyway.

[HOF Yankees]

i only like the newer ones with vintage designs if the pictures are different from the original cause its like a "What If type question" other then that i dont't care too much about it

[sandmountainslim]

Originally Posted by alanu

The only thing I don't like about it is it really screws up the ebay searches on the vintage items of the same name.

Absolutely! I can scarcely search for T206 cards without getting the new "Topps T206" crap.

They are free to make what they please and maybe someone likes them but I am not impressed in the least.
Wp

[Jason Carota]

Originally Posted by sandmountainslim

Absolutely! I can scarcely search for T206 cards without getting the new "Topps T206" crap.
Wp

Try this search next time you're browsing eBay:

t206 -(topps, etopps, buyback, 200*, 2010, rp, reprint*, auto*)


As for companies producing vintage themed sets, I'm all for it. Without the 2006 Topps Allen & Ginter set, I'm not sure I would be collecting what I am today (T206.) The A&G set, along with other vintage themed issues, boosted my interest in the 19th century and Deadball era card sets.

[Gary Dunaier]

I like the retro sets. My only complaint is that Topps spells out all of the numbers on the Allen and Ginter sets ("two thousand and ten" instead of "2010"). Even in the 1880s, they used numerals instead of spelling them out in words.

[Leon]

I am a bit neutral on it. I would say that anything which gets collectors into checking out the real vintage cards is good for our hobby. It's always fun to have more collectors to collect with. I have no interest in collecting any new players though. (as mentioned before) regards