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1978 Topps Baseball box break......

CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
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Just got in a brand spanking new never-been-touched-by-human-hands case fresh 1978 Topps baseball box from Steve Hart at the BBCexchange. Let me preface by saying that if you read softparade's box bust, he was exactly right about the condition of these cards. They are coming out clean and sharp, with centering and print marks the only real issues. I got about 50 cards that I will send to PSA, only sending commons with a reasonable shot at a 10. Here's what I got (scans later):

LOTS AND LOTS OF DOUBLES. AND NOT THE GOOD ONES. BAD ONES............ 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10......... Ok, I'm calm now.

I just kept getting the same coallation codes over and over again, with the same commons and semis. About ten packs left and the best cards in terms of star value I have up to that point are two George Brett's, two Nolan Ryan RBs, and a Nolan Ryan LL. Then I finally pull a decently centered Molitor/Trammell with very sharp corners...... AND A GREAT BIG CHUNK OF GUM STUCK TO THE BACK.... AHHHHHHHH........AHHHHHHHHHH................ That was my Sam Kinnison impression. I'll be here all week........ I managed to ease the gum off the card fairly cleanly, but there's a moderate stain on the back. Fockers. After that, nothing exciting except a couple Jack Morris RCs (one nice enough for my personal collection). All in all, I'm going to need a mountain of help from the PSA gods to get even close to what I spent on this set-builder's nightmare. It's like I bought half a box, then cloned it, except for the Mollie/Trammell of course. However, on first glance, it looks like I got some nice stars that should grade 9, and maybe a 10 or two. We shall see. I'll post scans later.

Lee

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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The box I broke did not have the dupes you are mentioning Lee, I would think they came from the same case. No #400 Nolan Ryan? This is a card that I have noticed was not pulled by me or Novocent.

    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

  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lee, that is an awesome Eck. Your Molitor has the same BLUE nose on Mickey Klutts as the card I pulled and the smudge is of the same smudginess image

    I pulled the Eck from my box, although not centered as nice as yours which has 10 potential IMO.

    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

  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    Don't jinx me like that. I'll scan a few more of the nicer ones I pulled a little later. Anybody looking for raw singles out of this set? If you need one or two commons I'll send them out at no cost.

    Lee
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Tell me Lee, the gloss on many cards from my box still looked dripping wet. AWESOME shine.... yours?

    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

  • 1977topps1977topps Posts: 275 ✭
    The centering on the Molitor is great, too bad about the gum stain.
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  • lostdart58lostdart58 Posts: 2,938 ✭✭✭
    Someone in another thread mentioned the rareness of the Jackson Todd card in 8 or better...............
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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>The centering on the Molitor is great, too bad about the gum stain. >>



    and the smudge and the Klutts BLUE nose, same problems from the Molitor I pulled from my box

    Here it is :

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    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

  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Someone in another thread mentioned the rareness of the Jackson Todd card in 8 or better............... >>



    that was me, and Jackson Todd is a tough tough card in this set. The first PSA 9 on record was just submitted by someone on these boards. Not many 8's either ......

    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

  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    Gloss is great soft. If I can do well in the grading, I'll probably buy another box. Check out this Warren Brustar, or as I like to call him, "The Scariest Man in the History of the World".


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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Warren looks like he just heard the camera man tell him that he got his wife the night before image

    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

  • MeferMefer Posts: 1,159 ✭✭✭
    What a great thread; I love the 78s! 78 was my first year collecting. If I ever get around to it, I will take pictures of my 78 Topps cards displays hanging on the wall in my office. I would love to bust a wax box myself but am saving up for grading on my 71 set. Maybe I will try to pick up a couple of rack packs on eBay. You guys have any recommendations of sellers for rack on eBay? It appears neither BBCexchange or the Kid have 78 racks for sale right now.

    A fun read!
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mefer, bballcards04 is a very reliable seller of rack packs on e-bay IMO. I have had good experiences buying packs from them. They always have 2-4 rack packs up, as soon as one group ends another goes up.

    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

  • rvcrvc Posts: 559 ✭✭
    thanks for the posts! great molitor rookies, real nice centering. and eck on the tribe! oh the memories. its been very hard not buying one of those boxes from bbc but i may break down tonight. i just dont know what i am going to do with all those extras after i open everything and pull 30 for grading.
    Bob
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    RVC, I am building this set graded PSA 9 or better. I would love to speak with you about commons you may not want to grade image

    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

  • rvcrvc Posts: 559 ✭✭
    soft - that is sort of what i was hoping to hear. i'm heading to bbc land now and i will let you know how it goes.
    Bob
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,742 ✭✭✭
    bbcards04 is who i purchased the 81 donruss wax from that was horrible. the seller may have had no idea of the condition and was just consigning or selling from another source. make sure to ask about condition of the packs if you are purchasing unopened wax. you can usually tell rack condition from the scans.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • NewJerseyMeatHookNewJerseyMeatHook Posts: 1,441
    Brusstar's hat is six sizes too small. Or, perhaps, his afro is too big.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,407 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hi Lee
    You have some great pulls there! Too bad about the Molitor - looks great otherwise!
    The Morris RC is so typical - I have like 10 of them and none are centered perfectly!

    thanx for sharing
    your friend
    mike
    Mike
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,742 ✭✭✭
    that eck is sweet. i still like the molitor, even with the blue nosed klutz...


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    I don't care about the blue nose, but the smudge is nasty. Not to mention the BIG GUM STAIN ON BACK! 36 OUT OF 504 CARDS HAVE GUM AND THE BEST CARD I PULL IS ONE OF THEM! AHHHHHHH! AHHHHHHHHH!......... Sorry, Sam Kinnison came back again. Actually, I'd be willing to bet that the blue nose wouldn't keep the card from being a PSA 10 if there was nothing else wrong with the card. However, I think the blue nose and smudge come hand in hand. They're like peas and carrots, just like me and Jenny.

    Lee
  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Lee, the smudge is notorious and well documented with the 78 Molitor, but that Klutts blue nose just pissed me off when I pulled mine. The centering on mine is just about PERFECT and along with the smudge comes a BLUE NOSE Klutts image

    Not worth grading IMO image

    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

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