One of my favorite all-time players and stories is with Satchel Paige. You can still find some nice cut autos and signed index cards for him at reasonable prices out there!

The 1969 Topps set was/is one of my favorite designs. St least in cards I can afford. It has Mantle, Clemente, Aaron, Rose, Ryan, Reggie Jackson and others and just looks cool. Clean. Simple. Low grade card but with great, bold signature. Love it.

I loved the early Star Co Jordan cards for years and have had this one for 10+ years now. They are really starting to make their move. Now I only wish I had bought a few more! Especially ones in high grade with great centering like this BGS 9 I have!

Going through some childhood boxes and I have some nice series II and III complete 1977 Star Wars releases, including stickers. I have some of the series I blue bordered cards that are worth more, but sadly not in as great condition as the red and green borders! Still nostalgic and some are PSA 8-10 quality that I’ll likely grade with CGC.

These are arguably my favorite all-time base cards. This and the 1997-98 Skybox E-X base cards. What other base cards series/sets are in your top 5? Only considering looks/aesthetics - not price, cost, or value? I put together the 90 card row 0 set from this year a long time ago. And I’m glad I did - the Kobe, Iverson, Jordan and a few others have really done well over time! Just wish I had the legacy or masterpiece versions!