1990 Topps Traded Baseball Forum

Admin's policy on sets that were released as factory sets only is to list them as parallels. Please do not make any changes to these sets.

As far as the name goes, I'm sure it would be fine to call them "Topps Collector's Edition (Tiffany)". But please, as someone who was actively at shows and shops during this time, no one ever called them "Collector's Edition", they were always called "Topps Tiffany" by everyone in the hobby. Not having that in the set's name, THAT would be a disservice to the hobby.

Try this webpage: How to Tell Topps and Topps Tiffany Baseball Cards Apart Using Backs (beckett.com) or this one Tiffany Cards

This helps break down the difference between standard and Tiffany.  It gets tricky when it comes to the traded sets.

1990 Topps Tiffany Traded -vs- Traded Set or Wax Pack Cards

Topps Traded Tiffany cards and regular issued Topps Traded cards are extremely difficult to tell apart. To make things more difficult, Topps issued Traded cards in both sets and wax packs. The regular Traded cards that came in sets were printed on the same white card stock as Tiffany Cards. Both card backs will have a similar yellow background, however the Tiffany card back will appear to be a brighter yellow color and slightly cleaner white. You can identify the wax pack issued Traded cards by looking at the back. The wax pack issued Traded cards will be printed on the same gray card stock that the regular 792 Topps cards are printed on. Since it is extremely difficult to distinguish the difference between the Tiffany Traded and the set Traded by looking at a photo, once you have the card in hand you will want to compare the thickness and gloss of the card by comparing it to a Traded Tiffany card of the same year. If you compare it to a regular Traded card, then you should be able to notice the difference on the front with the Tiffany cards having a glossy finish and the regular Traded do not.

Try this webpage: How to Tell Topps and Topps Tiffany Baseball Cards Apart Using Backs (beckett.com) or this one Tiffany Cards

This helps break down the difference between standard and Tiffany.  It gets tricky when it comes to the traded sets.

1990 Topps Tiffany Traded -vs- Traded Set or Wax Pack Cards

Topps Traded Tiffany cards and regular issued Topps Traded cards are extremely difficult to tell apart. To make things more difficult, Topps issued Traded cards in both sets and wax packs. The regular Traded cards that came in sets were printed on the same white card stock as Tiffany Cards. Both card backs will have a similar yellow background, however the Tiffany card back will appear to be a brighter yellow color and slightly cleaner white. You can identify the wax pack issued Traded cards by looking at the back. The wax pack issued Traded cards will be printed on the same gray card stock that the regular 792 Topps cards are printed on. Since it is extremely difficult to distinguish the difference between the Tiffany Traded and the set Traded by looking at a photo, once you have the card in hand you will want to compare the thickness and gloss of the card by comparing it to a Traded Tiffany card of the same year. If you compare it to a regular Traded card, then you should be able to notice the difference on the front with the Tiffany cards having a glossy finish and the regular Traded do not.