General Forum

I have the 52, 53, and 54 reprint sets for Topps baseball. I also have many of their star player card reprints they have issued through the years. Also Topps football reprint sets of the 56 and 57 cards. I have the orignals on my wantlist, but not likely to collect too many in the coming years. I like them, but agree with those that say they need to be noted as reprints on the card, and that they are fodder for scammers to resell them as originals.

I think reprints are fine for what they are, though as stated I think it would be good if they had a definite "reprint" stated on them.

They obviously completely lack the historical significance of the original cards but if you accept that and are happy to collect them for what they are then they don't bother me.

I think the only reprint I have that could be mistaken for the real thing is one of Michael Jordan's Star XRC. To the casual glance it looks like the original and notes nowhere that it isn't and has all the original copyright dates etc.

I do like some of the NBA sets over the years that have revived old designs either using current players or the guys who originally appeared on them but with current copyright info etc.

It's odd, in all my collecting years I have never seen any of the 1983 Topps "1952 Reprint" cards.  I have the 1953 reprint set complete and a good part of the 1954 set.