(12-31-2012, 12:52 AM)uvaspina Wrote: I might be in the minority, but I'm not a huge fan of the Upper Deck card (base) design (for the most part). I do like the variety it adds to my PCs (and I have HUNDREDS of UD cards in my Cabrera and Verlander PCs), but I thought most of their low-end stuff was boring and did not come with the "flagship" cache of Topps. UD had some cool die cuts, and I liked Masterpieces, but the rest wasn't very memorable to me (at least since 2000).
I'm with you. Upper Deck made a big splash in 1989 and the early 90s, and really changed the trading card game forever. I don't see a lot that really grab my attention since, though.
I may be in an even smaller minority than you, in that I don't mind the Topps exclusivity. I'm satisfied with the quality and variety provided by Topps at this point. I'm not sure that I'd bother with any other brands, if they were to come back. I didn't in the last few years when others were being released, either.