1986 Topps Traded Baseball Cards

Set Notes

With rookie cards including Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Bo Jackson and Will Clark the '86 Topps Traded was one of the most sought after sets of it's time. The Cardboard Connection notes that time has not been kind to this card set.

Curator of Collections, Card Cyber Museum

The 1986 Topps Traded Baseball set - a faded crown jewel?

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At one point, 1986 Topps Traded Baseball was one of the crown jewels of 1980s baseball card sets. Time, scandals and easy availability have brought it down several notches. However, there's still no denying the star power of the loaded checklist.

The roster of 1986 Topps Traded Baseball rookie cards is a roll call of greats from the late-80s through the mid-90s. Barry Bonds, Jose Canseco, Bo Jackson and Will Clark all have rookies in the set. The second tier includes Wally Joyner, Andres Galarraga, John Kruk, Bobby Bonilla and Kevin Mitchell.

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Feb 9 2015: 1991 Topps Set (Baseball)

This set marks Topps tenth consecutive year of issuing a 792-card standard-size set. Cards were primarily issued in wax packs, rack packs and factory sets. The fronts feature a full color player photo with a white border. Topps also commemorated their fortieth anniversary by including a 'Topps 40' logo on the front and back of each card. Virtually all of the cards have been discovered without the 40th logo on the back. Subsets include Record Breakers (2-8) and All-Stars (386-407). In addition, First Draft Picks and Future Stars subset cards are scattered throughout the set.

Feb 9 2015: 1989 Topps Set (Baseball)

This set consists of 792 standard-size cards. Cards were primarily issued in 15-card wax packs, 42-card rack packs and factory sets. Subsets in the set include Record Breakers (1-7), Turn Back The Clock (661-665), All-Star selections (386-407) and First Draft Picks, Future Stars and Team Leaders (all scattered throughout the set). The manager cards contain a team checklist on back.

Feb 9 2015: 2005 Topps Traded (Baseball)

This 330 card set was released in November 2005. The set was issued in 10 card packs with a $3 SRP which came 24 packs to a box and 12 boxes to a case. The set features include Veterans (85), Prospects (20), First-Year Players (90), Managers (5), Season Highlights (5), Postseason Highlights (14), League Leaders (12), Sporting News All-Stars (33), 2005 MLB All-Stars (20), 2005 MLB Home Run Derby Contenders (8) and 2005 Futures Game All-Stars (8). All of these cards were issued with a 'UH' prefix.

Feb 9 2015: 2003 Topps Traded (Baseball)

This 275 card set was released in October 2003. The set was issued in 10 card packs with a $3 SRP which came 24 packs to a box and 12 boxes to a case. Cards numbered 1 through 115 feature veterans who were traded while cards 116 through 120 feature managers. Card numbered 121 through 165 feature prospects and cards 166 through 275 feature Rookie Cards. All of these cards were issued with a 'T' prefix.

Feb 9 2015: 2001 Topps Set (Baseball)

The 2001 Topps set featured 790 cards and was issued over two series. The set looks to bring back some of the heritage that Topps established in the past by bringing back manager cards (322-351), dual-player draft picks cards (352-361, 737-751), three-player prospect cards (362-376, 727-736), Golden Moments (377-386, 782-791), Season Highlights (387-391), League Leaders (392-399), team cards (752-781) and Playoffs (400-406). Notable Rookie Cards include Ichiro Susuki and Hee Seop Choi. Also included with the factory box are 8 unnumbered checklist cards.

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