12 Days of Christmas Carnage VI - Day #12 Posted - Merry Christmas ('59 Gifford)
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It's that time a year again to bust out the stash and pass judgement on which packs will bite the dust this year! It's a pretty typical selection again this year, although in future years that may have to change. The BIG finishing packs on Christmas day are running very short and are likely not getting replenished at today's prices! But, that just means I'll be busting more packs, they just won't be the really old stuff 
Here is the opening schedule:
1 - 14th - 4 '87 Wax & 4 '83 Wax - ('83 Allen RC)
2 - 15th - 2 '82 Wax & 4 '85 Wax - ('85 Elway, '85 Marino)
3 - 16th - 6 '80 Wax - (Nothing worth mentioning)
4 - 17th - 2 '84 Wax & 1 '81 Cello - ('84 Elway RC)
5 - 18th - 1 '81 Rack & 1 '81 Wax - ('81 Montana RC)
6 - 19th - 1 '86 Rack & 1 '86 Cello - ('86 Young RC)
7 - 20th - 2 '79 Wax & 1 '78 Rack - ('79 Payton, '78 Staubach)
8 - 21st - 2 '78 Wax & 2 '77 Wax - ('78 Dorsett RC, '78 Bradshaw)
9 - 22nd - 1 '76 Cello & 2 '75 Wax - ('76 Brazile RC)
10 - 23rd - 1 '72 Cello (1st Series) - (Nothing!)
11 - 24th - 1 '63 Wax ('62 Wrapper) - ('63 Unitas)
12 - 25th - 1 '59 Cello - ('59 Gifford)
40 Packs valued @ $2500+
Scott
PS, Here are links to past Christmas Rips.
2017 - 12 Days of Christmas Carnage V
2016 - 12 Days of Christmas Carnage IV
2015 - 12 Days of Christmas Carnage III
2014 - 12 Days of Christmas Carnage II
2013 - 12 Days of Christmas Carnage I
2012 - Christmas - 2 '58 Cellos
2011 - Christmas - 1 '58 Cello
Comments
I always look forward to these rips!
My ears are ringing with these stash references...
Hope you pull some monsters this year!
A Christmas tradition continues!
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Thanks for sharing the rips...best of luck!
SICK!
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
My favorite thread each year. Cannot imagine a more fun way to celebrate the holidays. Good luck!
Hope you get some minty fresh Browns!
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Love seeing rips on this board. Good Luck!!
I wait all year for this!
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Day #1
Not much commentary on these...
1987 Packs
1983 Packs
That’s not a bad haul out of 8 wax
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
That Allen RC looks like it has a shot at GEM MINT... nice pull.
Three sweet RBs!
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what a great running back. congrats beautiful card
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
Scott... Awesome pulls out of the 83's. I hope Marcus comes back a 10
Day #2
4 - Packs of 1985 Wax
All these packs were really clean and mostly chip free. The first two packs where star studded. Probably the best Elway I've ever pulled from this set in terms of color, registration and lack of snow but it was slightly off center and has a pretty noticeable print dot! Centering was all over the place, but they did yield a few blazers and other nicely centered commons.
The best of bunch...
2 - Packs of 1982 Wax
These packs lacked any star power and where almost all off centered top to bottom. Most also had corner dings on the bottom left. Barely had enough to be worth scanning...
Day #3
6 - Packs of 1980 Wax
No much star power in these packs at all. Along with a lot of off-centered and printing issued cards, there were a few nice ones.
Love 80's football! Good luck on the future rips as it looks like you are off to a good start. Seeing Don Calhoun at the bottom of the 1980 Topps grouping reminded me of this joke:
https://youtu.be/lW50A6EGJZE?t=64
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Day #4
1 - Pack of 1981 Cello
My first set I ever collected, always got to open me some '81s!
This cello pack had an odd collation, but showed no other signs of being tampered with. It actually contained several very nicely centered commons. But only the one star (that was showing).
2 - Packs of 1984 Wax
The first pack yielded three rookies! But, the nicest one had gum on the back, the biggest one has wax on the back and the other one was off centered! The rest of that pack was a mostly tilted, off center mess. The other pack had less tilt and did yield a few nice cards including a couple minor stars.
More 1981 packs tomorrow...
That '84 Ray Guy looks pretty sharp, no?
Day #5
1 - Pack of 1981 Wax
The two packs tonight were on opposite ends of the spectrum when it comes to pack opening experiences.
The first pack was a 1981 wax pack from a fun bag I got a few years ago. Not only were there a lot of corner dings (seems pretty typical from the packs I've open from that bag) but almost every card was off centered. Only one star card and it was a subset card!
Here is all that was worth showing...
1 - 1981 Rack Pack
Now this pack on the other hand was amazing. Not only did it have multiple major stars, but a majority of the cards were nicely centered as well. A lot of the cards not shown below were only slightly off center and I'm lazy.
One of the nicest rack packs I've ever opened and definitely the best so far in this round of rips!
and this...
Yes, that card is very sharp!
Nice job on the Montana RC pull.
KC
Nice pull on the Montana! Do you think it has a shot at a 9?
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I doubt it, most likely an 8
Yahtzee! Awesome pull!
Very nice!
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Nice hits on the 81s
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
She’s a real beaut, Clark!
( - like in Christmas Vacation)
Curious about the rare, mysterious and beautiful 1951 Wheaties Premium Photos?
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/987963/1951-wheaties-premium-photos-set-registry#latest
Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
beautiful Montana!!
congrats
collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.
looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started
wow! Montana and Elway!!! you are killing it this year.
I must say, I think Grieses glasses are my favorite out of the 81's though. classic
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Scott you are killing it so far!!!!!
Day #6
1 - Pack of 1986 Cello
Mostly off center stuff in this pack with a couple stars. Found it interesting that all 3 checklists showed up in the bottom half of this pack!
1 - 1986 Rack Pack
I was hoping to duplicate last nights results with this pack, but it was a little bit of a let down. Not because of what I thought was in there wasn't there, but the quality of the majority of the cards in this pack was lacking. This pack was not always handled with care as a lot of the cards had corner issues.
Sadly, the centering was pretty decent and yielded a couple handfuls of really nice cards.
Even sadder, is that the Steve Young was also slightly mis-cut. It looks tilted, but the top and bottom are parallel but not square with the sides.
What a great thread! I really dont open packs anymore, so I am living vicariously through your opening. You have had really great luck this year. some of the stars/rookies may not be PSA 10, but you pulled them yourself and I think that is awesome.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Nice Reggie White!! His coming to Green Bay was huge for the franchise. One of the best ever and a menace to opposing offenses. Wish he was still around.
Day #7
2 - Packs of 1979 Wax
Centering and tilts plagued these packs, but otherwise all the cards were very sharp. A couple of stars showed up, including an off centered Payton that would have had a shot at GEM. Only 4 well centered cards out of both packs.
1 - 1978 Rack Pack
Never opened a '78 rack before, but this one was also dinged up like the '86. Not one card had 4 good corners! Centering was pretty good though out except for the biggest star in the pack! Brownies showed up 4 times in this pack, only two shown below.
Day #8
2 - Packs of 1978 Wax
The only good thing that came out of the first pack of these '78s was a rookie Dorsett! However, like most of the rest of the pack it was extremely off center. The other pack yielded some nice cards include a Bradshaw.
2 - Packs of 1977 Wax
No real major star in these 2 packs and only a handful of nicely centered cards. The best 3 of which all had gum damage!
Some of those 78s are centered very well. Lovin’ This thread.
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
Love those years that Topps wasn't able to print team logos on helmets
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
I know there's more to come, but getting Dorsett, Montana, Allen, Elway and Young rookie cards is almost as good as you could have hoped for.
Day #9
None of the notable rookies showed up tonight, wouldn't that have been epic
But there was one rookie HOFer that made an appearance...
1 - Pack of 1976 Cello
This pack yielded better cards than expected, however both HOFs showing had surface wrinkles/creases
There a couple nicely centered cards that had corner issues. If they hadn't been that way, over 50% would have been nicely centered. Overall a pretty nice pack.
There was one decent HOFer rookie card, although it was slightly off-center.
All cards shown below...
First the nice ones...
and the rest...
2 - Packs of 1975 Wax
These 2 packs continued the good centering bonanza and yielded about a 50% good to bad ratio. The lot included a couple nice HOFers. Only 1 game card was scanned, but both packs had one.
All cards shown below...
Pack #1
Pack #2
Day #10
1 - Pack of 1st Series 1972 Cello
I'll just let the scans speak of the sadness contained in this pack.
All cards shown below...
2 dupes and varying centering in the same pack. Are you thinking it was resealed?
Dupes are common but cello had 30 cards, S/B 27 cards, 28 tops and all but 1 card came from the left half of the uncut sheet, sorry.
Thanks for sharing and good luck with the final 2 rips
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
Thanks for the additional information.
Lacking any sheet/sequencing information on the 1st series, I wasn't able to "confirm" my suspicions.
Day #11
1 - Pack of 1963 Wax in '62 wrapper
My last one of the lot of these that I picked up a few years ago. As with the other (2) packs I've opened, all the cards had very nice corners and chip free borders. Centering and snow struck most of this pack. The snow on the Unitas is less noticeable, but it is there. The back of the top (Bass) also had some gum damage.
All card show below...
For those familiar with the history of these packs, notice the gum above. The "double stacked" nature of the broken gum is probably why this pack wasn't protected when it was first slabbed.
Nice Johnny.
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
RIP Bill Fralic