Ripping a graded TOPPS 75 - with Pics
balco758
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Damn cabin fever getting to me. I have this 82 Donruss wax box which isn’t an exciting rip. Pack after pack essentially to find 1-2 Cal’s and they need to be 10’s. The rest is borderline fireplace material!
Which brings me to the 75 cello. I have 3 Topps and 1 OPC. All bought at lower prices that today. Trying to decide if the excitement of the rip will be better than the likely depression post rip. Lol.
Either need a rally cry or to be told to step away from the unopened!
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Topps rip of the lowest grade pack.
agreed
The Topps are all 9’s. The OPC (was) is an 8.
OK, ugliest 9 then
Topps all the way!!!
Please let it be OPC!
OPC !
Since you have 3 topps I'd go with one of those.
Issue with OPC is far less cards!
Help rid the U.S. of the Canadian infiltrators and rip that OPC pack so it no longer exists !!
75 Topps for sure! 75 OPC is likely going to result in a slew of cards centered 95/5.
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.
sell the topps 9 on ebay, rebuy one in a 7 grade, keep the extra $$ and rip the 7
How about the opc pack and 1 of the Topps ?
Coinspack has a good idea.
The 9 can prob fetch 600-700.
Tim you are right re the likely slew of 90/10’s
Do cello packs generate better results than rack packs in terms of the condition of the cards?
Tim knows best.......
lots of variables (year, grade, gym), but I’ve have most luck with wax.
If so, maybe consider selling one of the 75 cello packs and get 4 PSA 7 wax packs from 1975.
I don’t see why you can’t open all of them and save us from this indecision.
Thanks guys. Gonna sleep in it and decide tomorrow. It’s big decision.
Buzzkill
No, rack packs are better (the best) source for mint cards. In general, for 1970s unopened, it's rack, wax and cello in order from best to worst.
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.
Decided to rip the Topps cello. Will get the pics rolling later this am. Need to review how to crack open the pack slab.
Here were the contenders.
Eliminated the Robinson and the OPC 1st. Chose the Mangual as the back centering was poor.
Some pics of the crack in case in helps others.
Wasn’t too difficult.
optimism.
Easter prayers for some sighting of a George, Nolan, Robin, Hank, Jimmy, etc.
Bill Hands looks best so far.
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Well, that was fun but unfortunately nothing good.
Tough pack but thanks for posting the results, Steve!
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.
centering was rough on this pack. also no stars that sucks. thank you for sharing.
Thanks for sharing! I really liked the suggestion of selling PSA9 packs for multiple 7s to rip.
But that takes time and this was a spontaneous decision!
John
Tough pack. Thanks for being brave enough to crack it and post them.
I looked at prices for 9s and 7s and don’t see any way I was going to trade the 9 for more than 2 7’s. It was fun and cost me $300 to once again learn these packs are best left sealed!
The value spread between PSA 7 and PSA 9 75 cellos is not incredibly significant, probably $400 for the former and $550 for the latter.
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.
That's a heartbreaker! Same kinda luck I would have.
Thanks for sharing and you have more willpower than I! After a bad pack I want to open more to see if I can do better.
Lol. Oh I want to rip more. But I now realize unless you want to rip a box it’s a total crap shoot.
Steve you have BALLS. No way I rip anything 1977 on down.
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