Uncut sheets
doubledragon
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Some uncut sheets for us to look at to kill the boredom. If you want a closer look, you'll have to pull the image in close.
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1953 Topps.
1986 Fleer basketball.
HOLY
😂😂 That was my reaction when I first saw them!
1975 Topps.
That is just freakin awesome!🖒
Great thread. Here are a couple of my favorites.
69 Milton Bradley and a 1981 Topps Scratch-Off Proof
Very nice! Here's a few of my favorites that I own:
53 Bowman
1908 E91A
I"m slowly working on a '41 Playball set in uncut form. Missing (3) 4 card strips at this point, so I'm waiting for those to reframe with everything, but here was the start of it a few years ago. I've picked up a bunch since
'34 World Wide Gum
'49 Bowman
'64 Topps Giants. Haven't shot this since I got it, so apologies for the auction house watermark. Beside the visual appeal I love this one because it dispels the myth of short prints in this set. No short prints, just double prints and a triple print of Mantle, which explains a lot.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
1996/97 Topps Finest Basketball Bronze Set - includes the rookie cards of the greatest draft class in NBA history - Kobe, Allen Iverson, Stephon Marbury, Marcus Camby, Antoine Walker, Ray Allen, Steve Nash, Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Jermaine O'Neal, Derek Fisher, Kerry Kittles, etc.
Obtained several years ago from a Fleer executive outside of Philadelphia. Card company employees all know each other, so it's not unheard of them trading stuff they get for free for stuff they can't get. He had a couple 86/87 Fleer Basketball boxes, but he also had several Gretzky and Bird/Magic Topps vending boxes!
This is also a refractor sheet.
Two 1968 Topps uncut sheets.
1961 Fleer basketball with Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West, Oscar Robertson, and Elgin Baylor rookies. Oh Mama!!
Amazing collection DoubleD! How are you storing them? Framed or flat file?
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
I don't own any of these sheets, I'm just posting pictures from past auctions and such for us to look at. I guess I'm kind of like a museum coordinator.
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That '61 Fleer basketball sheet is breathtaking! Not that I feel like selling my house for it, but do you know what it sold for, DD?
It was Auctioned back in 2014, but it won't let me see how much it sold for. It is a true work of art, worthy of a museum.
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My curiosity got the better of me and I set up a Heritage Auction account. Back in 2014, it sold for $31K. Based on the explosion in the collectibles market, it is probably worth the GDP of small country now!
I was thinking about setting up an account myself just to sneak a peek. You beat me to it. 😂
1984 Miller Press
tracking down MP uncutters is becoming more & more laborious with every passing year
you'll never be able to outrun a bad diet
Sorry for the bad pic.
Andy
Where’s the football?
"I spent 50% of my money on alcohol, women, and gambling. The other half I wasted.
@galaxy27 and @ahopkins those are awesome guys!🖒
I was actually trying to find a 1958 Topps football uncut sheet with Jim Brown's rookie card, but there doesn't seem to be any. I did find a 1981 Topps football uncut sheet with Joe Montana's rookie card in it. The scans aren't too good, but it's still pretty cool to see.
This are some incredible uncut sheets.
Vintage Rookies
1933 Sportkings.
Ok Ok Ok...so those are great and all, but where are the 1986 Topps sheets?
Really cool sheets!
kevin
One 1986 Topps uncut sheet coming right up!
I've been collecting photos of uncut sheets for over 20 years, if a topps sheet exists in the wild (1979 and older) i probably have a copy of it. Here's the 1958 sheet you were looking for. John
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
Oh sweet! That is just beautiful, thanks for sharing!
1948 Leaf boxing with Joe Louis.
1954 Topps.
1933 Goudey.
1982 Topps sheets A, B, and C scanned today.
The sheets that were also found as Blackless Variations.
@Bullseye45 You might be interested in this
PM me for a high res copy.
I've posted these photos in a similar thread. While I still own all of the sheets, I do not have access to the photos anymore, so had to pull them from the other thread. This one has already been posted, but I'm going to post it again, on the hopes that it brings @Darin out from wherever he's been. He always had nice things to day about it, as he is/was a huge Brett fan.
I picked this one up at the same time that I acquired the Brett sheet.
Someone requested football.
1981 Topps. I have 4 of the 6 sheets.
There was a request for 1986 Topps.
1983 Topps. I do have all 6 sheets, but do not recall the thread where I posted the Sandberg sheet. Here are the other 5.
I believe this is the only 1984 sheet that I have, although I do have 3 copies. This one is really the only one that matters as it has 23 HOFers, a bunch of other near HOFers and stars of the day, and of course, the 2 big rookies from 1984.
I have a bunch more, but here's some random eye candy.
This last one was courteous @PROMETHIUS88. It's still hanging prominently on the wall. Thanks again!
@countdouglas that is an unbelievable collection you have, I'm speechless!
@countdouglas would you tell me what size toploaders are those? Thanks
The toploaders are 29 inches x 43 inches.
They are produced by several manufacturers. Many that I have are Ultra Pro, as that is the supply that my LCS has access to. As a favored customer, her sells them to me at cost. A second brand that I have a few of is BCW.
As recently as 2 years ago, I made a bulk purchase off of eBay for 2 boxes of 10, by another manufacturer (can't recall specifically, but I don't believe it was either of the aforementioned) for around $120 or so delivered, per box of 10. I doubt you can find them for anywhere close to that now. They can certainty be expensive individually. I haven't checked BCW in awhile for their bulk pricing with their usual discounts and free shipping after a certain purchase threshold.
All the brands seem to be of similar quality, so I have no recommendation there of one over the other. Hope that helps.
One other thing that I addressed in my previous thread, is that I hang them on the wall using 3M Command Strips that you can find at Wal-Mart, Target, hardware stores, etc. They are similar to Velcro strips, but made of plastic teeth. I measure and place the strips EXACTLY in the same location on the backs of each toploader, which makes for easy removal and switching out when I decide to change it up. If you decide to use the wall space for something else completely, the strips are easily removed from the wall with zero damage.
Thank you. I'm going to guess I have near 50 uncut sheets now. I had only ever intended to get a handful in the beginning, but it gets kind of addicting. They display well as "artwork", and most can be had at very affordable prices. I just use the toploaders, but have considered custom framing for some of the better sheets. Custom framing is not cheap, though, especially at those dimensions, so when I weigh whether to do that vs what collectibles that I could buy instead, the additional collectibles have won out every time, so far.
One more tip for anyone considering purchasing uncut sheets, and then displaying them in the toploaders. Get a couple of pieces of poster board or heavy construction paper. Cut both pieces to where they fit inside the toploader. Insert them back to back, leaving 1/4th to 1/5th of the cut pieces hanging out of the toploader. Then, thread your sheet between the 2 pieces and into the toploader. Once the sheet is inserted, remove the poster board. It makes for much easier insertion, as the sheets usually have a bit of curvature to them and the friction against the poster board is much, much less than if sliding against the plastic. They can be inserted without this trick, but once you do it this way, you'll wonder why you would ever want to.
Wow thanks for the great info @countdouglas. That is exactly what I was wondering...how in the heck to display them in my room. I looked everywhere for cheap frames to no avail. Thanks again!
Ben
1979 O Pee Chee with Wayne Gretzky.
1972 Topps basketball with Dr. J rookie.
1952 Topps partial with Mickey Mantle.