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Sunday, February 25, 2018

Year: 1991

Set: Topps Micro (Rate)

Card: #780 Randy Myers


“ I saw one of these in person in January for the first time- I didn't truly appreciate how tiny these were until then. They are pretty cool though. I almost bought one just for the novelty of it. ” -Billy Kingsley

“ Too bad the best part of the front is the 40 year logo. ” -KMack

“ Two days recently with micro cards. I actually have this complete set. This is like most Topps base sets. Nothing exciting but nothing really wrong. Plain white border. But I don't like the unusual sizes. I have a special drawer for all my odd sized cards but when all my other cards are in folders it seems like a waste. ” -davidhandberry

“ "Nooooo, you forgot to turn off the mini machine!" "That's ok. We'll just call 'em 'micros' and the suckers will eat those up, too!" "And then we can release them in different colors?" "Now you're getting it." ” -Vvvergeer

“ Reminds me of Micro Machines! ” -carthage44

“ Absolutely zero love for this set. ” -NJDevils

“ I never saw the point of Topps Micro, other than trying to get people to buy another product during the Boom Era. ” -olerud363

“ Calling this set "Micro" is now considered a politically incorrect term. They like to be classified as "Little Cards". ” -YoRicha

“ I love when the USPS does a baseball series of postage stamps, like a few years back with Stargell/Williams/Dimaggio/Doby. But I don't care much for cards the size of postage stamps. ” -kents_stuff

“ Loved this little set back in the day.....love 1991 Topps in general. The level of detail on the cad backs amaze me still. ” -tbshaw

“ always like the base set, never knew there was a mini version before ” -Thunderfoot

“ I was so annoyed at how many cards from my factory set were missing or badly miscut. Not too hard to find replacements online, but shouldn't have been necessary. ” -dilemma19

“ Great set for tiny fingers. ” -vrooomed

“ UGH MICRO CARDS! OK back in the day nice idea to pop into a box of Cracker Jack but to make a FULL set of these things pretty annoying. ” -captkirk42

“ If i buy a pack from the junk era, i guarantee you i will pull a randy myers. I am starting to get into the whole Micro cards ” -parsley24

“ Worst idea. Terrible. Made for 5 year-olds?? ” -cjjt

“ So cute and small! I will still grab any Tiger of these size cards I don't have, but man what a pain to store! Best I can come up with for those that collect this size and try and build the set is the 12 pocket pages that fit late 40s early 50s Bowman Cards and Topps 1951s. ” -rmpaq5


Additional Comments

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obxyankeefan

Posts: 756
Joined: Aug 2017
Sunday, February 25, 2018 12:51 AM

My parents bought me this set for Christmas that year. The smallness of them was different, but they have set in my closet since then


   

switzr1

Posts: 6332
Joined: Dec 2013
Sunday, February 25, 2018 12:54 AM

My parents actually bought me some of these for Christmas last year.  Not the whole set, but I have the Nolan Ryan on the table beside me right now.


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I'm going to reevaluate how I collect after the new year. It's just getting way too expensive for the new stuff.  Sometimes I just want to buy a pack, not a whole box or even blaster.


   

grote15

Posts: 78
Joined: Jan 2017
Sunday, February 25, 2018 2:00 AM

I was really surprised to see a 91 Chipper Jones micro rookie PSA graded gem mint 10 go for like $600 bucks a few weeks ago, let alone an auction with more than 25 bids, so someone must like em'


   

spazmatastic

Posts: 5905
Joined: Dec 2014
Sunday, February 25, 2018 2:48 AM

I STILL like the Micro cards from 1991-93 Topps, but only if I have the regular-sized versions too. It's like the original "rainbow" of cards. You get the base Topps card, the base O-Pee-Chee card, and the Micro for 1991. Then in 1992, you add the Topps Gold and the Gold Winners card. Then in 1993, you also add the Marlins and Rockies Inaugural cards. I still haven't completed any of those "rainbows" completely, but I have most of them in my Ozzie Smith collection.

I do agree that the Micro's would have worked better as a prize in Cracker Jack boxes (or maybe in cereal boxes) instead of being a complete factory set. But hey, it was the card-flood of the 80's-90's, so every company wanted to try something different to keep flooding the market. I STILL laugh whenever I see a Fleer Fruit of the Loom card!


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DarkSide830

Posts: 227
Joined: Sep 2015
Sunday, February 25, 2018 7:34 AM

Ow, holding micro cards. Not fun. Makes you qesution the general concept of size.


   


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