Throughout the years there have been threads about favorite sets and stuff but I am curious as to which is your favorite line (Topps Tribute, Fleer Focus, Greats of the Game, etc) as a whole. Some lines lasted for a few years and died off. others were pretty much the norm from year to year. Some came and went and came back again. Based on the quality of player selection, design, bang for your buck, ration of inserts/parallel/auto/gu and so on what is at the top of your list.
Overall I would go with SP Legendary Cuts. It was a milestone line when it first came out in 2001. I remember buying three boxes at $150 a pop thinking "oh my god how expesinve cards are getting." Of course that was at the begining of the price inflations but I digress from that point.
They have tried many gimicks in the line such as Short Prints (2003) in the main set and as high numbers (2006-2009), facimile signature cards (2003), etched cards (2003) and every imaginable way to do a game used or auto. The odds were always fairly decent at two to three game used or autos per box plus an assortment of inserts.
The player selection at first was mainly HoF type guys with a few non-HoF (2001) and dwarfed into the primarily current stars in the base set that it was at the last offering - which in my opinion detracted from the line. 2007 was the begining of the end as a high-end product from that stand point.
The designs have been some of the nicer cards (with the exception of the 2003 and 2006 offerings). 2005 is my favorite year with 2001 and 2008 pulling up second and third.
The Cut autos were the big attraction with the line. I have truly enjoyed trying to pull one of the big guys. The best I could muster buying the cases I did (2005-2009) was a Dizzy Dean or Lefty Grove. But I still got a fair share of HoF players. I prefer pictures of the players on the cards and starting with 2008 they seemed to have disappeared for some reason. And the selection of HoF players started to drop for 65th round draft pick type guys I had never heard of. That being said still was enough to chase the big ones.
Long thread I know, just curious what you all thought.
Dewayne
Overall I would go with SP Legendary Cuts. It was a milestone line when it first came out in 2001. I remember buying three boxes at $150 a pop thinking "oh my god how expesinve cards are getting." Of course that was at the begining of the price inflations but I digress from that point.
They have tried many gimicks in the line such as Short Prints (2003) in the main set and as high numbers (2006-2009), facimile signature cards (2003), etched cards (2003) and every imaginable way to do a game used or auto. The odds were always fairly decent at two to three game used or autos per box plus an assortment of inserts.
The player selection at first was mainly HoF type guys with a few non-HoF (2001) and dwarfed into the primarily current stars in the base set that it was at the last offering - which in my opinion detracted from the line. 2007 was the begining of the end as a high-end product from that stand point.
The designs have been some of the nicer cards (with the exception of the 2003 and 2006 offerings). 2005 is my favorite year with 2001 and 2008 pulling up second and third.
The Cut autos were the big attraction with the line. I have truly enjoyed trying to pull one of the big guys. The best I could muster buying the cases I did (2005-2009) was a Dizzy Dean or Lefty Grove. But I still got a fair share of HoF players. I prefer pictures of the players on the cards and starting with 2008 they seemed to have disappeared for some reason. And the selection of HoF players started to drop for 65th round draft pick type guys I had never heard of. That being said still was enough to chase the big ones.
Long thread I know, just curious what you all thought.
Dewayne
