I love the color scheme. It's vibrant. I grew up with these cards. It's such a shame that Topps didn't put many good guys in here. The 89 draft had Bagwell, Klesko, Mo Vaughan, & Thome. They doubled up on Avery rookie cards, they should've threw in The Big Hurt there too.
Because I'm an avid Cleveland Indians collector, I like this set because of the Justice, Fryman and Baerga rookies and Sandy Alomar Jr.'s first Indians card.
These cards may not be worth much, but man do they bring me back to collecting! I used to have a lot of these, because they were affordable! I no longer have them. Long story, but that's why I quit collecting, so it's nice to see them! Nostalgia.
My favorite worst sets 1989 Score 1981 Donruss 1988 Donruss (virtually IMPOSSIBLE to find perfectly centered cards) 1992 Fleer (oh God, so much yellow!!) And #1.....1990 ProSet anything. Any sport. Hockey, football, anything. They cranked out so much junk wax (remember all the Bill and Ted excellent adventure sets?) that you could keep your house warm all winter by using it all in your fireplace and still have enough for the next decade.
In fairness, Olerud might seriously be the most underrated player of the last 30 years. High AVG/OBP hitter and an excellent fielder; just didn't have the HR power people expect from a first baseman (especially for the steroid era). Basically he was Keith Hernandez after Keith Hernandez. (Incidentally Keith's final card is also in this set, though I don't recall seeing it come up in any of these packs.)
This set still has a special place for me. I’m a Reds fan and this set had the first cards in a Cincinnati uniform of key people that would help the Reds win the World Series. Piniella, Hal Morris,Randy Myers, Glen Braggs, and Billy Hatcher.
The factory set cards (were printed on white cardstock by Topps' plant in Ireland), the wax pack cards were produced domestically and printed on graystock. The set was supposed to be much different than it turned out for the first year of traded wax. In the end of it all I would keep the wax but ditch the factory set.
I actually didn't mind the looks of this set growing up, I mean its definitely 80's and 90's vibrant colors. By today's standards, yeah it's ugly. 1990 Donruss I thought was much much worse in design. One thing I did appreciate about junk wax era Topps compared to Fleer and Donruss was they always had a thicker card stock.
Why would anybody give this a thumbs down? You can't tell me they actually liked this set. Sweet Jesus I hope not. Great video jabs,can't wait for the top of the list.
Every time Jabs pulls a Ben McDonald he talks about how big of a bust he was and I get so irritated because he was a good pitcher. Career ERA under 4.00, which was impressive in that era. Threw a bunch of complete games. Shame he got bit by the injury bug.
As a hockey collector, your story about going to flea markets and always seeing these is like me and 91-92 Upper Deck. Every repack. Every friend who wants to give me cards. Every lot I buy. 91-92 Upper Deck. Always. Forever.
Man I gotta say I'm loving this series so far. LOL your sarcasm and awesome commentary are what really make them entertaining so kudos to you Jabs! I was fortunate enough as a kid to not buy any of this stuff. Lol if you get the chance check out '93 Upper Deck Fun Pack. If you like 90's windbreaker colors you'll love them. Look forward to the rest of this series man!
Note the wax pack cards and the complete set cards are printed on different card stock. Wax packs printed on the same stock as normal 1990's topps. The factory sets printed on the white stock. Set collectors might go for the wax packs to hand complete the "variation".
Hi Erik, love your vids content having been a card dealer(mostly BB) myself 86-91. My favorite set of recent history was 1984 Donruss, beautiful bright colors and sharp pictures. I still have over 100,000 cards, some from the 50's and 60's most from the 70's and early 80's( my own collection), becoming a dealer in 86. I don't do anything with the cards, they sit around the house. I don't have a venue through which to sale them, just waiting for them to make a come back HA-HA...……..
I was surprised Topps decided to put this 1990 Traded year in packs. I bought some that year but also didn't care for the design plus the rookie crop was poor. The card stock is the traditional cardboard but also the thicker white paper stock as in years past.
Completely unrelated question for you. You and your brother have inspired me to start making videos. I have one with my daughter that I would like to share, but I am hesitant. Since you have posted videos with your children, have you experienced any problems? Any suggestions or tips? Thank you.
Sandy Alomar Jr. was a good 2nd year card too as a tribe fan. But yeah the yellow color border scheme gives away the cheapness to me. Also interesting to note these were the first year they sold packs of a traded set.
The only New Manager was a Greg Riddoch and nobody else. Even the wrappers are worth the same value as any baseball card in that set plus the backs were more brighter in the factory version
I unfortunately got into collecting at the wrong time. I am a little older then you and the first cards I started collecting were 1987 Topps. Lots of bad sets within the next few years
I like this set becauss the price is so low. I bought a bunch of set for almost no money and put together somr sets of all Dead Nuts Centered cards. Try doing that - it's lots of fun. Ended up seling all the other cards by grouping them in Team Lots and Rookie Lots. Tripled my money and kept 3 perfectly centered Sets. You can do that for many other late 80's and 90's Sets. So don't knock what you call ugly sets.
Oh God Jabs I've been having nightmares about the 90s Donruss and not the Topps! Okay time to go to my happy place! Frank Thomas no name rookie card Michael Jordan 1986 Fleer, Rickey Henderson 1980 Topps rookie card and Jessica Rabbit and Alba! Okay bro I feel better, bring on the 1980 Topps yes!
I'm a John Olerud fan and I dont' want that card. His 1990 Upper Deck was the card of choice in Toronto back in 1990. I'd give you five or six dollars for the lot but with shipping yeah its a product that is worth less or about the cost it would be to ship it.
I hated the backs of these cards but still not too bad. Erik do you thing you have a bias towards picking junk wax cards for your list because you collected them and got sick of them? You missed the late 90s and early 2000s like me and there are ALOT of uglier sets during those years.
@@bowmanbrent419 yes all those years had just the last name on the front, or stats, or the names in weird fonts. 1999 donruss and fleer are ugly. I think all those late 90s early 2000s are forgotten because most of us stopped collecting. I stopped around 1994.
Well you are one for two on what you call the worst sets that turn out to be sets I like. I like set number 10 1990 donruss I hate set number 9 1990 topps and traded as well. The borders were horrible. Tune in next video to see where it will fall in my like or hate column.
I love the color scheme. It's vibrant. I grew up with these cards. It's such a shame that Topps didn't put many good guys in here. The 89 draft had Bagwell, Klesko, Mo Vaughan, & Thome. They doubled up on Avery rookie cards, they should've threw in The Big Hurt there too.
Because I'm an avid Cleveland Indians collector, I like this set because of the Justice, Fryman and Baerga rookies and Sandy Alomar Jr.'s first Indians card.
These cards may not be worth much, but man do they bring me back to collecting! I used to have a lot of these, because they were affordable! I no longer have them. Long story, but that's why I quit collecting, so it's nice to see them! Nostalgia.
My favorite worst sets
1989 Score
1981 Donruss
1988 Donruss (virtually IMPOSSIBLE to find perfectly centered cards)
1992 Fleer (oh God, so much yellow!!)
And #1.....1990 ProSet anything. Any sport. Hockey, football, anything. They cranked out so much junk wax (remember all the Bill and Ted excellent adventure sets?) that you could keep your house warm all winter by using it all in your fireplace and still have enough for the next decade.
You didn’t mention back in the day that Scott Erickson was the Card Everyone was chasing.
I always liked this design.... seemed “rad” at the time
When a John Olerud rookie is a top card in the set you know it’s gonna be a long day.
Raptors Fan Solid player though.Versitile as heck.I always remember his helmet in the field.
In fairness, Olerud might seriously be the most underrated player of the last 30 years. High AVG/OBP hitter and an excellent fielder; just didn't have the HR power people expect from a first baseman (especially for the steroid era). Basically he was Keith Hernandez after Keith Hernandez. (Incidentally Keith's final card is also in this set, though I don't recall seeing it come up in any of these packs.)
David Jury
Also batting champ in 93’ with I believe a very respectable .364
Really good player. Whatcha talking about Willis !!!!
I remember the David Justice being a big deal back in the day. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
This set still has a special place for me. I’m a Reds fan and this set had the first cards in a Cincinnati uniform of key people that would help the Reds win the World Series. Piniella, Hal Morris,Randy Myers, Glen Braggs, and Billy Hatcher.
Are those from the same wax box? Seems weird some wrappers had clear plastic and some had no clear plastic?
The factory set cards (were printed on white cardstock by Topps' plant in Ireland), the wax pack cards were produced domestically and printed on graystock. The set was supposed to be much different than it turned out for the first year of traded wax. In the end of it all I would keep the wax but ditch the factory set.
I like the white stock and the Tiffany versions of this set.
I actually didn't mind the looks of this set growing up, I mean its definitely 80's and 90's vibrant colors. By today's standards, yeah it's ugly. 1990 Donruss I thought was much much worse in design. One thing I did appreciate about junk wax era Topps compared to Fleer and Donruss was they always had a thicker card stock.
Why would anybody give this a thumbs down? You can't tell me they actually liked this set. Sweet Jesus I hope not. Great video jabs,can't wait for the top of the list.
Ben McDonald was not as bad as some of the prospects that didn't pan out. He did pitch in 9 seasons and have a WAR over 20 (using baseball reference).
Every time Jabs pulls a Ben McDonald he talks about how big of a bust he was and I get so irritated because he was a good pitcher. Career ERA under 4.00, which was impressive in that era. Threw a bunch of complete games. Shame he got bit by the injury bug.
As a hockey collector, your story about going to flea markets and always seeing these is like me and 91-92 Upper Deck. Every repack. Every friend who wants to give me cards. Every lot I buy. 91-92 Upper Deck. Always. Forever.
Loved them when I was a kid. Throw up a little when I see them now. Probably most agree with me
Man I gotta say I'm loving this series so far. LOL your sarcasm and awesome commentary are what really make them entertaining so kudos to you Jabs! I was fortunate enough as a kid to not buy any of this stuff. Lol if you get the chance check out '93 Upper Deck Fun Pack. If you like 90's windbreaker colors you'll love them. Look forward to the rest of this series man!
I remember being really excited about getting a 1990 Bowman Ben McDonald.
The 90s had to be welcomed in a very colorful way.
Note the wax pack cards and the complete set cards are printed on different card stock. Wax packs printed on the same stock as normal 1990's topps. The factory sets printed on the white stock. Set collectors might go for the wax packs to hand complete the "variation".
I noticed some packs were wax and some had the cello wrapping..why the two different wrapping?
I was just about to comment on that until I read yours. Ive never seen that before.
On Thursday I post my first TBT!
Hi Erik, love your vids content having been a card dealer(mostly BB) myself 86-91. My favorite set of recent history was 1984 Donruss, beautiful bright colors and sharp pictures. I still have over 100,000 cards, some from the 50's and 60's most from the 70's and early 80's( my own collection), becoming a dealer in 86. I don't do anything with the cards, they sit around the house. I don't have a venue through which to sale them, just waiting for them to make a come back HA-HA...……..
I was surprised Topps decided to put this 1990 Traded year in packs. I bought some that year but also didn't care for the design plus the rookie crop was poor. The card stock is the traditional cardboard but also the thicker white paper stock as in years past.
I remember buying these back in the day. My set is in a binder too. Haha. The cards from my childhood.
Still not as bad as Panini Triple Play or Honus Bonus
I don't think they classify as baseball cards, random drawings and a arbitrary player name just isn't a baseball card man
are there any price guides or books you recommend that have pretty much everything, as opposed to eBay?
I remember going to Arbor Drugstore and seeing huge stacks of all kinds of 90 wax.
I was a HUGE Scott Erickson fan back in the early 90’s. I foolishly loaded up on his rookie cards.
Completely unrelated question for you. You and your brother have inspired me to start making videos. I have one with my daughter that I would like to share, but I am hesitant. Since you have posted videos with your children, have you experienced any problems? Any suggestions or tips? Thank you.
Maybe disable the comments
Sandy Alomar Jr. was a good 2nd year card too as a tribe fan. But yeah the yellow color border scheme gives away the cheapness to me. Also interesting to note these were the first year they sold packs of a traded set.
One weird thing about this Topps set is the O-Pee-Chee version is in French and English, as usual, but it is also labeled as "Topps", not O-Pee-Chee.
The only New Manager was a Greg Riddoch and nobody else. Even the wrappers are worth the same value as any baseball card in that set plus the backs were more brighter in the factory version
That is definitely a bad set, love the video, can't wait for number 8, lol
"Just number 9, a lot worse than this" You are correct.
Nice HoFers in the set but not an appealing set. Probably the ugliest Topps set!!! It rivals the Donruss cards of the 90's. Thanks for sharing!
The hideousness of those cards will haunt my dreams forever
I would get these just for the players and not for their value. I collect cards for the players in the set that I dont have.
I just watched almost 15 minutes of 1990 Topps Traded packs being opened. Jabs? Is that worth a thumbs up?
Sad part is that I have this completely done in a binder 🤦🏻♂️
Same haha
Binder is worth more than the cards Haha
I unfortunately got into collecting at the wrong time. I am a little older then you and the first cards I started collecting were 1987 Topps. Lots of bad sets within the next few years
I like this set becauss the price is so low. I bought a bunch of set for almost no money and put together somr sets of all Dead Nuts Centered cards. Try doing that - it's lots of fun. Ended up seling all the other cards by grouping them in Team Lots and Rookie Lots. Tripled my money and kept 3 perfectly centered Sets. You can do that for many other late 80's and 90's Sets. So don't knock what you call ugly sets.
These are hard to look at. Also, I used to work with Shawn Boskie. Great guy.
Thanks man. Cool series.
Oh God Jabs I've been having nightmares about the 90s Donruss and not the Topps! Okay time to go to my happy place! Frank Thomas no name rookie card Michael Jordan 1986 Fleer, Rickey Henderson 1980 Topps rookie card and Jessica Rabbit and Alba! Okay bro I feel better, bring on the 1980 Topps yes!
I do not think I have ever Seen Topps traded 1990
I can't stand the comic book design borders. Luckily I didn't buy many of these back in 1990.
Dave justice!
Memories.....does were my favorite baseball cards back in the 90"
This set wouldn’t have been as bad if Topps had carried over the border colors from the base set. I actually dig the 1990 Topps set. Oh well.
I dont remember any other traded sets in packs..are there any others..i know update comes in packs
I'm a John Olerud fan and I dont' want that card. His 1990 Upper Deck was the card of choice in Toronto back in 1990.
I'd give you five or six dollars for the lot but with shipping yeah its a product that is worth less or about the cost it would be to ship it.
I just bought the Traded 1990 box and now im learning its trash 😂 at least it was only $5
Doesn't look like you have a complete set. Red Schoendienst has a card in this set, I didn't see one come out of any of these packs.
Dave Justice was my favorite player as a kid so this makes me sad.
oh yes I remember these well, Yuck!
Weird how some packs were in a clear wrapper and others were just wax
Man if only they would have made a Frank Thomas in his White Sox uniform this would at least had a little interest or Sosa.
I agree that they have no value, but I kind of like the design
Hey i liked this set lol but im just a topps fan
The borders on these are horrible! When did they start selling Topps Traded in packs? I thought they usually just made factory sets.
Dave Hollins rookie card for us phillies fans...
Dave justice!!
I actually like the 90 Topps design but yeah the cards aren't worth much
I don’t remember these in packs.
So the year I was born graces the list again. I honestly thought that the cards in the set were not worth it as well.
I know 91 Fleer has pudge and bagwell but whenever I look at it, my eyes bleed
Hey Erik. Haven’t been able to watch. Went to world championship for robotics
I have to agree with this pick, sadly
So what is worse? Worthless sets like these or having to take out a bank loan to get a chance to pull an Auto card now?
Just shred them all and use the shredded cards as packing material.
How about almost every upper deck set ever
1991 Upper Deck is pretty brutal. Nice cards but boring
This is one of those sets good for ttms.
Set so bad Topps didn't even bother putting in bubble gum sticks!!
I hated the backs of these cards but still not too bad. Erik do you thing you have a bias towards picking junk wax cards for your list because you collected them and got sick of them? You missed the late 90s and early 2000s like me and there are ALOT of uglier sets during those years.
@@bowmanbrent419 yes all those years had just the last name on the front, or stats, or the names in weird fonts. 1999 donruss and fleer are ugly. I think all those late 90s early 2000s are forgotten because most of us stopped collecting. I stopped around 1994.
I love the video keep up the good work
I bought this set in 90-91 it was worth a little bit then.
That was awesome
So do you have a fireplace?
This is the set that you buy in case you're out of firewood.
Well you are one for two on what you call the worst sets that turn out to be sets I like.
I like set number 10 1990 donruss
I hate set number 9 1990 topps and traded as well. The borders were horrible.
Tune in next video to see where it will fall in my like or hate column.
I bought lots of these as a kid 🤦🏼♂️
i agree 100%
Somewhere a 1990 Topps traded set is making a video about you...kidding. New managers cards...what next mascots...oh yeah
Yeah when the top priced card in Beckett is .50 the set sucks big time.
Could I bother you for the Carlos Baerga cards was my brother favorite player if not all good love the videos
Stamps are 55 cents now lol
John Burkett rookie is the best card in the set😀
Could I get your Ebay link?
You should start buying the sets and make videos of you burning them or just ripping them up, lol.
Do you think the players are embarrassed by these?
I agree it’s not a good set
looks wise - one of my least favs ever
I use have that Kevin Mass card. LOL 😂
The boxed sets are much better grade of card. Boxed sets are printed in Ireland on a better grade of cardboard. Wax boxes feel like garbage csrdboard.
"Promising" rookies lol
Pretty ugly set. I do like Bobby Cox but nasty otherwise. Thanks Erik.
Kevin Maas 😂😂😂😂😂
90 traded just awful