tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post170595346932114878..comments2024-03-25T11:12:16.743-04:00Comments on Nine Pockets: Completed Set: 1985 Topps Baseballgregoryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-8332017496556407582021-08-04T10:01:07.644-04:002021-08-04T10:01:07.644-04:00Thanks very much, Chris! Glad this post brought ba...Thanks very much, Chris! Glad this post brought back some good collecting memories. The Yankees cards from this set do look good next to each other in a binder.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-71865480862108778322021-08-04T07:42:57.052-04:002021-08-04T07:42:57.052-04:00Congrats on completing the '85 Topps set! I th...Congrats on completing the '85 Topps set! I think this might be my favorite Topps set of the '80s, even though it was the set before the one that got me into collecting. I have fond memories of seeing random '85s pop up in my brother's baseball card binders. He had assorted cards in 9-pocket pages, arranged by team, and his Yankees were on top. I remember the Andre Robertson and Willie Randolph in particular. Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10268829182522679026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-88409417410544096002021-08-03T17:21:17.669-04:002021-08-03T17:21:17.669-04:00Thanks very much, Jon!Thanks very much, Jon!gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-21264794153634391132021-08-03T14:12:58.351-04:002021-08-03T14:12:58.351-04:00Congratulations on the completed set, Greg!Congratulations on the completed set, Greg!Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13043468725408104535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-8890578807230995372021-08-02T13:57:09.918-04:002021-08-02T13:57:09.918-04:00Thanks for reading, Sean! It's nice to know th...Thanks for reading, Sean! It's nice to know that quite a few readers enjoy '85 Topps, too. I wish I had some duplicates to send you, but I've got nothing left after building the set myself.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-2528468371214966002021-08-02T13:52:44.474-04:002021-08-02T13:52:44.474-04:00Dang. How did you have time to do the 1985 Topps b...Dang. How did you have time to do the 1985 Topps blog? And wait, the 1971 Topps blog, too? And the 1975 Topps blog on top of that?? (Well, I understand why you covered 1975, heheh.) Nice going, Night Owl.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-32084225649069296792021-08-02T13:49:36.215-04:002021-08-02T13:49:36.215-04:00Good observation, Bo. The angle definitely adds so...Good observation, Bo. The angle definitely adds something to the card. Much more interesting than if it were horizontal.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-47902718554688252952021-08-02T13:46:17.458-04:002021-08-02T13:46:17.458-04:00Oh man, Garbage Pail Kids. I opened quite a few of...Oh man, Garbage Pail Kids. I opened quite a few of those packs around '85 or '86, too. Good times, Fuji.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-85883667079506504232021-08-02T13:45:13.617-04:002021-08-02T13:45:13.617-04:00Thanks for reading, Alan! Completing the Tiffany s...Thanks for reading, Alan! Completing the Tiffany set is a tall order, for sure. I've got one: #442 Ken Forsch. If you want it, it's yours.gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-24552202192049695512021-08-02T13:42:38.271-04:002021-08-02T13:42:38.271-04:00Thanks very much, Jeff!Thanks very much, Jeff!gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-72999232956794225702021-08-02T13:37:46.864-04:002021-08-02T13:37:46.864-04:00Thanks very much, bbcardz! Hope this post spurs yo...Thanks very much, bbcardz! Hope this post spurs you on to be the next one to complete the '85 Topps set. (Or at least move it up on your to-do list, heheh.)gregoryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17740439412693373442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-36138501589745169602021-08-02T02:16:38.474-04:002021-08-02T02:16:38.474-04:00I've always like the 85 set, congrats on compl...I've always like the 85 set, congrats on completing it.<br /><br />Like you say, the design is quite bold and colorful.<br /><br />I started collecting in 1986 and I remember the 1986 Topps set quite well from my childhood. Its not a very attractive set compared to the 1985 and I remember just really being impressed when I first saw what the 1985s looked like a couple years later. Thanks to all those rookie cards though it was super expensive by the time I became interested in it and so I never completed it (even to this day). Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-89133974582732422982021-08-02T01:23:46.051-04:002021-08-02T01:23:46.051-04:00My thoughts would be here, a whole blog of them: h...My thoughts would be here, a whole blog of them: https://1985topps.blogspot.com/<br /><br />I probably should've condensed the set into one post like you did, I actually would grade '85 a B-minus.night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-56735577815706123452021-08-01T22:32:26.891-04:002021-08-01T22:32:26.891-04:00It is a fun, underrated set. The jaunty angle of t...It is a fun, underrated set. The jaunty angle of the rectangles is very pleasing to me.Bohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10955725607806692792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-12884493785791459502021-08-01T16:38:01.142-04:002021-08-01T16:38:01.142-04:001985 was a solid year for baseball cards. I like ...1985 was a solid year for baseball cards. I like Fleer the best, but Topps is right behind it and Donruss is close behind. I bought way more packs of Topps than Fleer or Donruss back in 1985... but not enough to build a hand collated set. I'm sure part of the reason was I started buying Garbage Pail Kids that year too.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-86500739109270317842021-08-01T08:46:24.802-04:002021-08-01T08:46:24.802-04:00-One of the first sets I completed when I started ...-One of the first sets I completed when I started collecting again in 2016. I am currently trying to complete the Tiffany version, which in reality, probably won't happen. I really like the Carlton Fisk and Rick Sutcliffe cards in the set....and the Detroit Tigers cards look great too....Alan Deakinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17006273822912630667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-76783521696372532002021-08-01T08:27:17.300-04:002021-08-01T08:27:17.300-04:00Great summary. You highlighted a lot of the reason...Great summary. You highlighted a lot of the reasons I have always really liked this set.Jeff B - Wax Pack Wonders https://www.blogger.com/profile/04466080281782632354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1741867383463399828.post-82476272833987816332021-08-01T05:55:04.773-04:002021-08-01T05:55:04.773-04:00Well done! From one set collector to another, cong...Well done! From one set collector to another, congratulations on completing the 1985 Topps set. I like pretty much all of the Topps flagship designs from the last five decades or so. The 1985 design is relatively bland imho but those USA Baseball cards do stand out. I think I may have most of that set completed but it's kind of hard to tell when I haven't even inventoried those cards yet, lol.bbcardzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12290656676306029566noreply@blogger.com