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Monday, May 9, 2016

Year: 1988

Set: Topps - Collector's Edition (Tiffany) (Rate)

Card: #182 Ken Phelps


“ I purchased the tiffany sets as they came out. Only opened them recently. Found one set where many of the cards were miscut. I am glad they didn't keep making them. ” -Kaline6

“ Not a bad design but I don't like it as much as some of the other designs from the same time period. If this looks funny it is because I am posting from the new smart phone I received as a gift on may 1st ” -Billy Kingsley

“ Decent design, but not having the player's position on the front is a negative. The use of getting the team name "behind" the player but in front of the background was nice. The Tiffany sets are nice because they are on whiter stock with the glossy front. ” -vrooomed

“ Ah one of the last good sets for a while during the "junk years". First glance at the back I thought we were looking at an OPC card. During the late 80s I sort of liked the Tiffany versions. Years later however I don't see the attraction anymore, especially after all this massive variants age we are currently in.. ” -captkirk42

“ I think he's trying to bunt or else he has crazy hand splits. ” -carthage44

“ Reminiscent of the 1966 and 1967 Topps sets. This set featured a great collection of firsts and lasts from G.Maddux to D.Sutton. ” -RoundtheDiamond87

“ Not an awful design, but somewhat plain. ” -DarkSide830

“ Another set that " I just like". ” -engine614

“ I like the Topps Tiffany sets, though I may not have any 1988s. Those were the days, when a slugger could be called upon to bunt if the situation demanded it. ” -switzr1


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b2shakey

Posts: 1
Joined: May 2015
Monday, May 9, 2016 5:14 AM

First thing that comes to mind is Larry David as George Steinbrenner telling Frank Costanza the rationale behind trading Jay Buhner: "But my baseball people love Ken Phelps' bat. They kept saying 'Ken Phelps, Ken Phelps.' "


   

holtons2010

Posts: 105
Joined: Apr 2016
Monday, May 9, 2016 10:43 AM

I like parallel sets because add to your collection but I do like the original base sets back then

Edited on: May 9, 2016 - 10:45AM

   

FuriousGeorge

Posts: 72
Joined: Feb 2016
Monday, May 9, 2016 4:12 PM

Ken Phelps, ugh...

-Sincerely,

A Yankees Fan

P.S. Just a pretty unremarkable set. Typical of the late 80's era.


   

NJDevils

Posts: 6344
Joined: Sep 2010
Monday, May 9, 2016 4:20 PM

 Nothing Tiffany-like about these cards.     I wonder if Topps had to pay to use that name?


   


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