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1981 topps completed set in all 9's and 10's

SmokieSmokie Posts: 393 ✭✭✭
edited November 23, 2022 10:08AM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

Finally completed this set with my last psa 9. I now have the regular set and traded in all 9's and 10's. # 3 on the PSA board. And # 3 on the traded board.

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  • maddux69maddux69 Posts: 2,147 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats!

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  • SmokieSmokie Posts: 393 ✭✭✭

    Thank You Maddux69

  • Alfonz24Alfonz24 Posts: 3,101 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great accomplishment.

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  • countdouglascountdouglas Posts: 2,436 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'm currently doing just the regular set myself in 9+. I've been working at it off and on for around 9 years, and I'm at roughly 86% complete, and know just how tough some of these cards are. Congratulations!

  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,551 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Tougher set than most know in high grade. WTG.

    Mike
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  • 82FootballWaxMemorys82FootballWaxMemorys Posts: 1,520 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats! How 'bout some pics?

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  • SmokieSmokie Posts: 393 ✭✭✭
    edited November 23, 2022 12:36PM

    82 FootballWaxMemorys....I have the whole set with pictures on the PSA boards both set regular and traded.

  • SmokieSmokie Posts: 393 ✭✭✭

    @82FootballWaxMemorys said:
    Congrats! How 'bout some pics?

    I have the whole set with pictures on the PSA boards both set regular and traded.

  • NGS428NGS428 Posts: 2,324 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Smokie said:
    Finally completed this set with my last psa 9. I now have the regular set and traded in all 9's and 10's. # 3 on the PSA board. And # 3 on the traded board.

    Impressive!

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  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,793 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice accomplishment!

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  • balco758balco758 Posts: 1,391 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats

  • threeofsixthreeofsix Posts: 579 ✭✭✭✭

    Excellent!!!!!!!!

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  • mintonlyplsmintonlypls Posts: 2,015 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very nice accomplishment...congrats!

    mint_only_pls
  • BBBrkrrBBBrkrr Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's great. The 81 set is my favorite to collect from the 80s and I have a ton that range from 7-10. Just love this set even though the design is very minimal and some of the action photos aren't great. The closeups are as good as photos in any year though.

    It's so tough to find these cards centered too. I've found ones centered on the front that are terrible on the back (every Fernando rookie I've ever seen).

  • estangestang Posts: 1,322 ✭✭✭
    edited November 23, 2022 2:17PM

    That's an amazing accomplishment. Not an easy set.

    What are your favorite cards or give us some more insight into your particular set...

    BTW, if you are interested in selling any of your loose, ungraded cards - I would be interested in upgrading my raw set that I display in binders. Thanks, Erik

    Enjoy your collection!
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  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November 23, 2022 2:23PM

    Tremendously impressive. I'm doing a Braves team set with the same parameters and it is not a simple undertaking.

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  • GreenSneakersGreenSneakers Posts: 908 ✭✭✭✭

    Let’s get to it though:

    • what were the toughest cards
    • where was PSA uniquely tough grading 81s versus other sets
    • Let’s see some pics
  • 19591959 Posts: 626 ✭✭✭

    great. Adams in 10? there are no 10's of Fernando. Hope on shows up.

  • JBrulesJBrules Posts: 2,124 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Big-Time congrats!!!

  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,742 ✭✭✭

    Congratulations! Some of those are so tough.



    Thanks,

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  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,742 ✭✭✭

    @1959 said:
    great. Adams in 10? there are no 10's of Fernando. Hope on shows up.

    There are still a handful of 9s being the top grade. Tough set overall.



    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • SmokieSmokie Posts: 393 ✭✭✭

    @GreenSneakers said:
    Let’s get to it though:

    • what were the toughest cards
    • where was PSA uniquely tough grading 81s versus other sets
    • Let’s see some pics

    Some of the hard ones that I had to get. Adams #18, JOEL YOUNGBLOOD #58, BENNY AYALA #101, MIKE PARROTT #187, the whole set took me over 12 years to put together. I have all the photo/s of the set and update set on the PSA board.

  • daltexdaltex Posts: 3,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @1959 said:
    there are no 10's of Fernando. Hope on shows up.

    It's really past time to rename that card. Only one man on that card has a chance of making the HoF, and it's not Valenzuela

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @daltex said:

    @1959 said:
    there are no 10's of Fernando. Hope on shows up.

    It's really past time to rename that card. Only one man on that card has a chance of making the HoF, and it's not Valenzuela

    That may be true but for collectors it will always be the Valenzuela RC.



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  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,742 ✭✭✭

    @Smokie said:

    @GreenSneakers said:
    Let’s get to it though:

    • what were the toughest cards
    • where was PSA uniquely tough grading 81s versus other sets
    • Let’s see some pics

    Some of the hard ones that I had to get. Adams #18, JOEL YOUNGBLOOD #58, BENNY AYALA #101, MIKE PARROTT #187, the whole set took me over 12 years to put together. I have all the photo/s of the set and update set on the PSA board.

    Are you planning to upgrade any?



    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • SmokieSmokie Posts: 393 ✭✭✭

    @ldferg said:

    @Smokie said:

    @GreenSneakers said:
    Let’s get to it though:

    • what were the toughest cards
    • where was PSA uniquely tough grading 81s versus other sets
    • Let’s see some pics

    Some of the hard ones that I had to get. Adams #18, JOEL YOUNGBLOOD #58, BENNY AYALA #101, MIKE PARROTT #187, the whole set took me over 12 years to put together. I have all the photo/s of the set and update set on the PSA board.

    Are you planning to upgrade any?

    I don't think so David.

  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,407 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Smokie said:
    Finally completed this set with my last psa 9. I now have the regular set and traded in all 9's and 10's. # 3 on the PSA board. And # 3 on the traded board.

    Hiya Smokie

    From my perspective that's beyond impressive!

    Those are tough to find centered and 10s? Really tough.

    Congratulations buddy.

    Starting a new project?

    Mike
  • SmokieSmokie Posts: 393 ✭✭✭
    edited November 26, 2022 6:15AM

    @Stone193 said:

    @Smokie said:
    Finally completed this set with my last psa 9. I now have the regular set and traded in all 9's and 10's. # 3 on the PSA board. And # 3 on the traded board.

    Hiya Smokie

    From my perspective that's beyond impressive!

    Those are tough to find centered and 10s? Really tough.

    Congratulations buddy.

    Starting a new project?

    Not sure about starting any long time projects. I sold my 1975 Topps set which was also all 9's and 10's, I wasn't sure I wanted to sell it but I was offer a price that was hard to turn down.

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  • Nascar360Nascar360 Posts: 1,852 ✭✭✭

    Awesome

  • olb31olb31 Posts: 3,351 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Congrats, it's a labor of love. Takes time effort and $$$.

    Work hard and you will succeed!!
  • bobsbbcardsbobsbbcards Posts: 3,254 ✭✭✭

    Links to the two sets:

    https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/baseball/company-sets/1981-topps/publishedset/101737

    https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/baseball/company-sets/1981-topps-traded/publishedset/159917

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  • RidethelightningRidethelightning Posts: 398 ✭✭✭
    edited December 1, 2022 4:58AM

    Nice !!!

  • SmokieSmokie Posts: 393 ✭✭✭

    @bobsbbcards said:
    Links to the two sets:

    https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/baseball/company-sets/1981-topps/publishedset/101737

    https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/baseball/company-sets/1981-topps-traded/publishedset/159917

    Thank you for posting

  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,456 ✭✭✭

    that's a great accomplishment congrats!

    Fred

    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

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