1980 Topps Pepsi

Description

1980 Topps Pepsi is a 22-card set that was not released until 25 years later. The cards have a design similar to that of the 1980 Topps base set, but with the addition of a Pepsi logo in the upper-left corner. Also, the team name "flag" on the bottom-half of the card is entirely in white with blue letters for all cards and a color scheme change. The checklist parallels the "All-Star" subset from the base set.

It is unclear why the set was never released. For the next quarter-century, what little cards that were printed remained in the possession of Topps. The set was eventually released in 2005 through The Topps Vault. Topps auctioned off a full set in uncut-sheet form at the 2011 National Sports Collectors Convention.

Cards from this set are incredibly rare, with singles of even the most common of players selling for well over $1000.

Distribution

Not formally released until 2005.

Checklist

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1980 Topps Pepsi set in uncut sheet form. This framed sheet was auctioned off at the 2011 NSCC.

NOTE: Any assistance in properly identifying each player's card number would be greatly appreciated.

• Jim Palmer
• Keith Hernandez
• Dave Winfield
• Reggie Jackson
• Fred Lynn
• George Brett
• Steve Carlton
• Robin Yount
• J.R. Richard
• Ken Landreaux
• Jim Sundberg
• Mike Schmidt
• Dave Lopes
• Garry Templeton
• Bruce Sutter
• Paul Molitor
• Dave Parker
• Rich Gossage
• George Foster
• Rod Carew
• Ted Simmons
• Ron Guidry