Besides the 1989 UD Griffey, what is the most "iconic" card of the 1980s?

ReggieBush22 · 05-06-2022, 12:51 AM

?????

ThoseBackPages · 05-06-2022, 12:59 AM

Rickey

BAHoopla · 05-06-2022, 01:05 AM

Have to put Cal Ripken 82 traded on this list

ReggieBush22 · 05-06-2022, 01:06 AM

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Originally Posted by BAHoopla

Have to put Cal Ripken 82 traded on this list

Yup, in hindsight, I should've.

Chris Lyle · 05-06-2022, 01:08 AM

I went with Other for the Ripken 82 Traded

atk825 · 05-06-2022, 01:09 AM

This is a pretty sad list. There’s just a 15 year period of a void of meaningful cards.

ReggieBush22 · 05-06-2022, 01:12 AM

This is a tough one. Obviously, going forward, the Rickey will probably be the answer due to the price and who he was as a player.

But I voted McGwire. He took pricing to a new level for a base card in 1998. It peaked at $250 for a card that was MASS produced, which was unheard of. And his Tiffany was selling for INSANE prices. The US Olympic photo with a classic pose, sort of reminds me of the 1989 UD Griffey pose.

ReggieBush22 · 05-06-2022, 01:16 AM

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Originally Posted by atk825

This is a pretty sad list. There’s just a 15 year period of a void of meaningful cards.

"Iconic" doesn't equate high $$. For example, the 1986 Canseco is worth all but $50 in PSA 9 but anyone who lived in that era knows that was one of THE cards to get. Canseco was pretty much the main guy in the hobby from 1988-1991.

majestik101 · 05-06-2022, 01:29 AM

No 1983 Topps Tony Gwynn?

DetroitTN · 05-06-2022, 01:45 AM

McGwire USA card gets my vote. It became iconic and almost infamous long after it was printed, and it's a great looking card regardless.

Or the Billy Ripken FF card, for a very non-89 Griffey reason

SearchPatrol · 05-06-2022, 01:48 AM

Other

As the last poster stated
Ripken FF. Then
Mattingly 84 Donruss

stevebay · 05-06-2022, 02:37 AM

Even though the Tiffany is more expensive, I wouldn't consider it iconic. The base is what resonated more with people.

Archangel1775 · 05-06-2022, 03:00 AM

Coin flip between Rickey and Big Mac

hammertime · 05-06-2022, 04:15 AM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

Rickey

And it isn't even close.

rcmb3220 · 05-06-2022, 05:59 AM

The Canseco card drove the hobby into the mainstream. Easy choice.

lawrencedc1 · 05-06-2022, 06:00 AM

I might include the 84 donruss mattingly

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gmarutiak · 05-06-2022, 06:05 AM

I agree with those who said Billy Ripken. Plenty of people who have no interest in cards would be able to recognize it. In my mind, that is the definition of iconic.

DragonWagon · 05-06-2022, 06:18 AM

Bo!

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UCCF · 05-06-2022, 06:26 AM

That Bo should be on the list. I was collecting when that came out - people were going nuts for it.

Don't undersell the 84 Donruss Mattingly. At the time - 86, 87, 88 - he was the most popular player in the sport, and people were clamoring to buy 84 Donruss wherever they could. It had a perceived short print run (especially compared with the 1987-88 stuff) that made people think it didn't exist anywhere. If you wanted it, it was running $300-400/box, which was an unheard of price at a time when that would buy you 7-10 boxes of current year cards.

I traded a whole pile of Ruben Sierra and Eric Davis rookie cards back in 1987 for a box of 1984 Donruss. Dubious at the time, in retrospect a good choice, even if the box had no Mattingly.

cjbblue · 05-06-2022, 06:27 AM

That was 1990.

phdbeckett · 05-06-2022, 06:31 AM

This was king in the 1980s

I put it as #2 behind 1989 UD Griffey

123precision · 05-06-2022, 06:56 AM

Several YouTube videos about this. Many to choose from but the '80 Rickey is right (and knows it)

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brewtown107 · 05-06-2022, 07:13 AM

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Originally Posted by phdbeckett

This was king in the 1980s

I put it as #2 behind 1989 UD Griffey

^Literally never seen this card before. Not even joking. Is it iconic if people have never heard of it?

Regarding the poll, if we're talking iconic at the time, it's Canseco or Mattingly. As I remember it, both were bigger stars than McGwire, who had his true star turn in the late 90s. Sure, I remember the bash brothers and all, but Canseco was the bigger brother, with the 40-40 season and MVP.

If we're talking about which card will best stand the test of time, I'd say it's Rickey.

WizardofOz1982 · 05-06-2022, 07:16 AM

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Bo!

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Most iconic card of the 1980s?

1990 Score Bo Jackson. The math checks out.

I voted '86 Canseco in the poll but it was really a coin flip between it and the '84 Donruss Mattingly. Those were the two "gotta have" cards then that are still easily recognizable now.

SupermanBrandon · 05-06-2022, 07:22 AM

I’ve never seen that Auburn Bo. And the ‘90 Score Bo…

I think the most “iconic” question should be answered by those that aren’t in the hobby anymore. People that casually collected or followed the sport back then. We are all jaded at this point. But what card did those people “have to have” back then. I’m going to guess the answer would be the McGwire or the Canseco. Those 2 guys owned the media and the hobby for the 2nd half of the decade.

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View Poll Results: Most "iconic" card of 1980s outside of Griffey UD?
1980 Topps Henderson	36	32.73%
1984 Donruss Mattingly	28	25.45%
1985 Topps Tiffany McGwire	11	10.00%
1986 Donruss Canseco	20	18.18%
1986 Topps Tiffany Bonds	3	2.73%
1989 Bowman Tiffany Griffey	2	1.82%
Other (specify)	10	9.09%
Voters: 110. You may not vote on this poll

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DetroitTN Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Posts: 544	McGwire USA card gets my vote. It became iconic and almost infamous long after it was printed, and it's a great looking card regardless. Or the Billy Ripken FF card, for a very non-89 Griffey reason __________________ True adulthood means knowing the differences between "your" and "you're", "to" and "too", & "their", "they're", and "there".

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ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 89,728 ThoseBackPages	Rickey __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

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Chris Lyle Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: OHIO Posts: 10,255 teddys1son cmlyle07	I went with Other for the Ripken 82 Traded

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atk825 Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 3,044	This is a pretty sad list. There’s just a 15 year period of a void of meaningful cards.

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ReggieBush22 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,586 lionpride	This is a tough one. Obviously, going forward, the Rickey will probably be the answer due to the price and who he was as a player. But I voted McGwire. He took pricing to a new level for a base card in 1998. It peaked at $250 for a card that was MASS produced, which was unheard of. And his Tiffany was selling for INSANE prices. The US Olympic photo with a classic pose, sort of reminds me of the 1989 UD Griffey pose.

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SearchPatrol Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Posts: 1,051 AndrewB	Other As the last poster stated Ripken FF. Then Mattingly 84 Donruss

05-06-2022, 02:37 AM	#12
stevebay Member Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 199	Even though the Tiffany is more expensive, I wouldn't consider it iconic. The base is what resonated more with people.

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Archangel1775 Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Cali baby! Posts: 21,836	Coin flip between Rickey and Big Mac __________________ *There are the intangibles that set someone apart from the pack.So the blur isn't your inability to see his greatness, it's merely the inability to measure it.*

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rcmb3220 Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Posts: 4,136	The Canseco card drove the hobby into the mainstream. Easy choice.

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lawrencedc1 Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Spartanburg, SC Posts: 1,049	I might include the 84 donruss mattingly Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ *MEGA!!*

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gmarutiak Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore, MD (but Pittsburgh in my heart!) Posts: 3,136	I agree with those who said Billy Ripken. Plenty of people who have no interest in cards would be able to recognize it. In my mind, that is the definition of iconic.

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DragonWagon Member Join Date: Aug 2019 Posts: 906	Bo! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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UCCF Member Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,181 UCCF	That Bo should be on the list. I was collecting when that came out - people were going nuts for it. Don't undersell the 84 Donruss Mattingly. At the time - 86, 87, 88 - he was the most popular player in the sport, and people were clamoring to buy 84 Donruss wherever they could. It had a perceived short print run (especially compared with the 1987-88 stuff) that made people think it didn't exist anywhere. If you wanted it, it was running $300-400/box, which was an unheard of price at a time when that would buy you 7-10 boxes of current year cards. I traded a whole pile of Ruben Sierra and Eric Davis rookie cards back in 1987 for a box of 1984 Donruss. Dubious at the time, in retrospect a good choice, even if the box had no Mattingly. __________________ I (still) want your Rizzos

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cjbblue Member Join Date: Nov 2021 Posts: 17	That was 1990.

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phdbeckett Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,804 phdbeckett	This was king in the 1980s I put it as #2 behind 1989 UD Griffey __________________ Collecting: Kobe Bryant - LeBron James - Michael Jordan Giannis Rare Base / Parallels / Inserts[COLOR="black"]

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123precision Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Arkansas Posts: 433 123precision	Several YouTube videos about this. Many to choose from but the '80 Rickey is right (and knows it) Sent from my Pixel 6 using Tapatalk

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SupermanBrandon Banned Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: TN Posts: 15,843	I’ve never seen that Auburn Bo. And the ‘90 Score Bo… I think the most “iconic” question should be answered by those that aren’t in the hobby anymore. People that casually collected or followed the sport back then. We are all jaded at this point. But what card did those people “have to have” back then. I’m going to guess the answer would be the McGwire or the Canseco. Those 2 guys owned the media and the hobby for the 2nd half of the decade. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk