You are sure WELL VERSED in the following $9,600 list price for this baby
I say we all pester Steve for his best price and go in on it Some of us tried that once before and it all fell apart I have never seen so much great stuff on hand with Steve. He has 84 Donruss wax boxes too.
I would pass on the vending.... the wax is more tempting. Steve's increasing his prices a bit more now than what I paid for my wax case 6 months ago. With today's prices on Ebay I wouldn't touch the wax case either. You would have to pull a Molitor or Murray to help pay for it.
Softie - Very tempting for a 78' guy with his heart in the right place, like you. Can't say whether this is really a deal worth chasing but it sure is tough finding all those Minties in the same place all at one time. Good to see this thread has life and 70's collectors are energized about this. Best to you guys. RayB
<< <i>I would pass on the vending.... the wax is more tempting. Steve's increasing his prices a bit more now than what I paid for my wax case 6 months ago. With today's prices on Ebay I wouldn't touch the wax case either. You would have to pull a Molitor or Murray to help pay for it. >>
Brian, the $2,800 I paid for my rack case last spring is sure looking like a steal now too. Especially considering the amount of quality cards I pulled from it. That is a story for another day though ......
Ray B. ---- thanks for the encouraging words! When was the last time Steve had '84 Donruss wax? Has been awhile by my estimation. Anyway, he has ALOT of tempting 70's and early 80's unopened all of the sudden.
I broke a rack case and opened 1 box. Pulled the Watson in 9 from it. I still have 2 more boxes at $900 each if anyone is interested. I also went thru massive amounts of 78 vending I had and they just werent as nice as the rack cards.
I knew it would be tough in the end but boy has it been REALLY tough. I can't locate a PSA 8 or better Indians Team or Johnnie LeMaster anywhere. I keep looking at the bunch of raw I have of each card but the BEST I could hope for would be a couple of PSA 7's. I don't want to think how tough it will be to upgrade the 26 PSA 8's in my set too....
hats off to Frank Smith, Guy, Nick Marnell, Me and whoever helped with the 78 Topps article in the latest SMR !!! They couldn't use any of my scans because the quality sucked. Thus, my scanner sucks
And Phil Apostle who did a great job in the 77 Topps Article
I probably won't receive it if you got yours today. I should have received mine a couple days ago since I'm closer to PSA. Would you please scan just the article and send it to my email address?
let me just point out to those who have read this already ....... I can't connect with the Sesame Street idea brought forth by the author at the beginning and end of the article ....... but hey, I am no writer
Thanks Parade, and maybe I'll get something going on that card. I have an 8, but it's holding the rest of the set back. My 1978 Topps Texas Ranger team set is currently at 9.61 and 100%. Tony
Wish I could help you like you helped me with the 1970 cards. I just had some 78's graded and have about 100 or so more at PSA as we speak, but not the card you are seeking. I don't even have a nice 'raw' one.
Leave it to someone from Kentucky to list a card at that price! I've always said, that if the world ends tomorrow, I want to be in the bowels of Kentucky where they're living ten years in the past.
There are two types of people in this world; those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don't. My ex-wife loves him!!
hats off to Frank Smith, Guy, Nick Marnell, Me and whoever helped with the 78 Topps article in the latest SMR !!! They couldn't use any of my scans because the quality sucked. Thus, my scanner sucks
And Phil Apostle who did a great job in the 77 Topps Article >>
Hi everyone, just got my smr today and wanted to give a shout out to all the 78's guys quoted in the article. I didn't get the sesame street inference either, Kevin never mentioned it when emailing with me. I kinda hate that once again our beloved 78's got dissed to the back of the book when the clearly inferior 77's got top billing (front of the mag) oh well ;-)
Just in case anyone was wondering, i had some personal things come up that kinda forced me to make some tough baseball card decisions and had to let my set go in graded form. I've still 2 or 3 great looking raw sets (one seperated into 2 roop albums so i can look at the fronts and backs) so i'm not totally out of them, just taking a standing 8 count and going back to my corner.
Good luck to everyone in their registry efforts - especially Frank, (my 78's mentor), Spikey, Dan, and Brian (its gets tough when you set the bar so high, just look what Franks done with his set keep at it, every card will have a 10 eventually, if you could pull a stennett a forster IS out there for you).
Also, i had to search 4 or 5 pages deep for this thread, come on we can all do better than that!
sorry to see you get out. These things happen. You are right, this thread is dead ..... even I am ready to move on after 2 plus years of 100% dedication to this great set. I will always upgrade, but I am past the point where 1978 Topps is at the top of my current collecting goals. Maybe at some point somebody else will take this thread and go on with it
Great, I'm busting a rack box right after all the big guns are getting out of the set. At the very least will you guys run up the bidding on my auctions when the cards go up?
So the thread dies right when I make the decision to have my 78's graded. Either way, grading has motivated me to pull the hundreds of thousands of cards I collected from the 70's and 80's out of the closet. I gravitated to the 78 set first primarily because it was one of the sets in the 70's that was complete and in mint condition. The 76's and 77's are close behind but there's something about those 78's.
Anyhow, I just sent my first submission this week and think I have a real shot at 10's on the Morris, Seaver, Brett, Murray, and about two dozen commons. Maybe I'll just show up here and post to myself.
There are two types of people in this world; those who like Neil Diamond, and those who don't. My ex-wife loves him!!
cincy, this thread has not had new blood to keep it alive in a while. YOU be that person! If someone is showing a pulse around here I will certainly be around.
My set is 100 % complete now. I have 19 PSA 8's that will need upgrades to PSA 9 or 10. After I enter the cards I just obtained my GPA will be about 9.03 or 9.04. From there I will always upgrade at the right prices.
Good luck on that sub cincy! If you pull 10's on either the Brett or the Murray I will be extremely envious.
I admit, I'm about halfway done with my '78 set and I've taken a break. I'm sure I will get back to it, but I realize it will always be there. I went through the same ebb and flow with my '55 Red Man set. That's the great thing about this hobby. It doesn't complain when you don't give it any attention!
I love the 78s too (my all time favorite set) and have not posted here in awhile. I commend everyone who has completed this beautiful set in graded form. I would love to have an all graded set someday but the size is daunting. I am about finished on my 71 graded set (752 cards) and I don't know if I could ever again tackle such a large set. My props go out to those who can manage and collect, let alone complete, more than one monster set.
I just submitted 60 pristine 78's, hope to get them back by the end of the month. I've got more on the way before this week is out. I will have submitted close to 200 just during this $5.00 special.
That was fun to read comments by a bunch of us involved in this set. It got stuck in the back behind the article on 1977 Topps but that has to do with PSA trying to drum up interest in the 77's. The 77's are a pretty dead registry set. Anyway, thanks! It was fun.
Here are some 78's I have available if anyone is thinking about starting this set.
1978 Topps
PSA 8's #1 Lou Brock (Record Breaker) #10 Phil Niekro #34 Willie McCovey #55 Mitchell Page #72 Andre Dawson #80 Ken Griffey #91 Oscar Zamora #100 George Brett #112 ASTROS TEAM #167 Tim Foli #190 John Candelaria #220 Pedro Borbon #238 Juan Beniquez #325 Bruce Sutter #353 Doug Bair #356 METS TEAM #367 Rick Dempsey #395 Jim Hughes #426 Fred Kendall #427 Mario Soto #428 Joel Youngblood #451 TWINS TEAM #453 Doug Flynn #501 Dave Roberts #520 Larry Hisle #578 Buzz Capra #681 Rob Belloir #696 Steve Mingori #705 Rookie Outfielders
PSA 9's #2 Sparky Lyle (Record Breaker) #24 Don Money #51 Charlie Moore #72 Andre Dawson #109 Joe Torre #127 Chet Lemon #173 Robin Yount #266 Bob Shirley #292 Gene Richard #316 Henry Cruz #398 Don Hood #416 Jack Brohamer #421 Junior Moore #449 Tim Blackwell #470 J.R. Richard #488 Dan Spillner #500 George Foster #663 Paul Reuschel #703 Rookie Pitchers (Morris)
My grades just popped on some 78s - the other half of the set I busted has a Forster that could 9 and a Watson that should. Keep your fingers crossed for me, as the grades could come out any day now. If any of you need any of these, make me an offer. I know that the Norris and Meoli are low pops, along with a few others. I am mostly selling but still need psa 9s of Monday, Burke, Cey and Forster for my Dodger team set and would potentially trade for those (except Forster who no one will part with).
Just PM me. Happy collecting!
As an addition, these were the nicest 78s I have ever seen. I think I should have gotten more 10s but that is how it goes, I guess
Well the grades popped. A bunch of 9's and 10's including a 642 Doyle in 9. Also received a 1965 Yankees Team in 9 a few 70's in 10 as well as 72's, 74's and 75's in 10.
Always interested in Brewers 9's and 10's I need for my team set.
77 1978 TOPPS ED KIRKPATRICK 95 1978 TOPPS JAMIE QUIRK 133 1978 TOPPS JERRY AUGUSTINE 328 1978 TOPPS BREWERS TEAM 376 1978 TOPPS JIM WOHLFORD 415 1978 TOPPS RAY FOSSE 448 1978 TOPPS BILL CASTRO 516 1978 TOPPS GARY BEARE 542 1978 TOPPS TIM JOHNSON 623 1978 TOPPS EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ 673 1978 TOPPS STEVE BRYE
What's a fair price for the card? I have seen other low pop 78s going for crazy money on ebay. I got an insultingly low unsolicited offer from a 78 collector who will not have a shot at this card (unless I list it on ebay and he beats out everyone else). There is nothing that annoys me more than low ball offers trying to steal a low pop card assuming that I don't know enough to look at the pop report. I recently helped a board member with a low pop 78 at a very low price because it was one of the last 2 cards he needs for his set. I am happy to help people, I just don't like people trying to take advantage of me.
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that is a nice looking Cey. It is not exactly a low pop by raw numbers (pop of 14) but with the collectability of Ron Cey coupled with the "all star" designation on the card which other guys will collect it would have to be considered a low pop. I was fortunate to pull THREE of 14 9's in population from a rack case last year. I would expect that a off e-bay price of between 35 and 45 bucks would be "fair".
Here are two raw Ceys in which both are very nice cards with super corners and color/gloss. The only real downfall is the less then STELLAR centering. One of these is going to BKritz (Dodger collector)
Nice raw cards, but I don't think that either would grade PSA 9. The notch at the top of the top card and close but slighty less than 60/40 centering will likely knock that one into an 8 and I don't think the bottom card is quite 6040 either I think it's close but not quite there. With the print marks on the top left of that card I would bet it's an 8 as well.
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Barkus, my thoughts exactly. I pulled five of these from a rack case last year. The first three I sent out and they all graded 9's. These were the two that I chose not to send in. Still nice cards but probably 8's. The bottome card is the nicer of the two and the one that would 9 on a good day. By the way, that rack case I broke last year was one of the most pristine late 70's product I ever busted.
I noticed that the 78 3 Box Rack case that Dave and Adams had for $3,100 finally sold (or at least is no longer listed on their site). $3,100 seemed to high to me.
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<< <i>I noticed that the 78 3 Box Rack case that Dave and Adams had for $3,100 finally sold (or at least is no longer listed on their site). $3,100 seemed to high to me. >>
I got mine for $2,800 from Steve Hart last spring. Even it was listed at over 3 grand. The price of unopened will only get worse. Steve Hart has cash fresh wax boxes for $575 on his site.
I have to tell ya, between what I sold from subs and what went into my set from that case, I am in the BLACK. Which is almost unheard off .... what a case it was. Everything was centered believe it or not. I still have a TON of raw that would easily PSA 9 .... no kidding
Sounds like an awesome case. I have mostly cracked vending and have not been pleased with the results. Too many cards with very poor centering and corner dings. I think racks are definitely the way to go. I cracked a couple of 86 rack cases and have a bunch of those cards at PSA now for grading. There is nothing more exciting than when grades finally pop. I have a monster submission at PSA right now that will likely take a while to be fully graded. I had to break it up into smaller groups so I will hopefully have at least one group of grades pop each week.
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You are sure WELL VERSED in the following $9,600 list price for this baby
I say we all pester Steve for his best price and go in on it
I have never seen so much great stuff on hand with Steve. He has 84 Donruss wax boxes too.
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
Good to see this thread has life and 70's collectors are energized about this.
Best to you guys.
RayB
<< <i>I would pass on the vending.... the wax is more tempting. Steve's increasing his prices a bit more now than what I paid for my wax case 6 months ago. With today's prices on Ebay I wouldn't touch the wax case either. You would have to pull a Molitor or Murray to help pay for it. >>
Brian, the $2,800 I paid for my rack case last spring is sure looking like a steal now too. Especially considering the amount of quality cards I pulled from it. That is a story for another day though ......
Ray B. ---- thanks for the encouraging words! When was the last time Steve had '84 Donruss wax? Has been awhile by my estimation. Anyway, he has ALOT of tempting 70's and early 80's unopened all of the sudden.
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> With today's prices on Ebay I wouldn't touch the wax case either. You would have to pull a Molitor or Murray to help pay for it. >>
Or a PSA 10 # 400 Nolan Ryan
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I knew it would be tough in the end but boy has it been REALLY tough. I can't locate a PSA 8 or better Indians Team or Johnnie LeMaster anywhere. I keep looking at the bunch of raw I have of each card but the BEST I could hope for would be a couple of PSA 7's. I don't want to think how tough it will be to upgrade the 26 PSA 8's in my set too....
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
Email me at rjc012661@aol.com
hats off to Frank Smith, Guy, Nick Marnell, Me and whoever helped with the 78 Topps article in the latest SMR !!!
And Phil Apostle who did a great job in the 77 Topps Article
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Could you scan the article and send it to me. I'd be very interested in seeing it. I didn't get that issue.
Thanks,
Brian
Sure thing. BUT I just got the issue today, let me know if you expect it before I send it to you.
Dan
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I would appreciate it.
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
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
Is it bad for me to be laughing? Anyway, good for the seller if no shilling is going on.
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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
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
Wish I could help you like you helped me with the 1970 cards. I just had some 78's graded and have about 100 or so more at PSA as we speak, but not the card you are seeking. I don't even have a nice 'raw' one.
The $1,000 Doug Flynn PSA NM 7
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>Hey,
hats off to Frank Smith, Guy, Nick Marnell, Me and whoever helped with the 78 Topps article in the latest SMR !!!
And Phil Apostle who did a great job in the 77 Topps Article
Hi everyone, just got my smr today and wanted to give a shout out to all the 78's guys quoted in the article. I didn't get the sesame street inference either, Kevin never mentioned it when emailing with me. I kinda hate that once again our beloved 78's got dissed to the back of the book when the clearly inferior 77's got top billing (front of the mag) oh well ;-)
Just in case anyone was wondering, i had some personal things come up that kinda forced me to make some tough baseball card decisions and had to let my set go in graded form. I've still 2 or 3 great looking raw sets (one seperated into 2 roop albums so i can look at the fronts and backs) so i'm not totally out of them, just taking a standing 8 count and going back to my corner.
Good luck to everyone in their registry efforts - especially Frank, (my 78's mentor), Spikey, Dan, and Brian (its gets tough when you set the bar so high, just look what Franks done with his set keep at it, every card will have a 10 eventually, if you could pull a stennett a forster IS out there for you).
Also, i had to search 4 or 5 pages deep for this thread, come on we can all do better than that!
guy
sorry to see you get out. These things happen. You are right, this thread is dead ..... even I am ready to move on after 2 plus years of 100% dedication to this great set. I will always upgrade, but I am past the point where 1978 Topps is at the top of my current collecting goals. Maybe at some point somebody else will take this thread and go on with it
Dan
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'm busting a rack box right after all the big guns are getting out of the set. At the very least will you guys run up the bidding on my auctions when the cards go up?
Lee
Anyhow, I just sent my first submission this week and think I have a real shot at 10's on the Morris, Seaver, Brett, Murray, and about two dozen commons. Maybe I'll just show up here and post to myself.
My set is 100 % complete now. I have 19 PSA 8's that will need upgrades to PSA 9 or 10. After I enter the cards I just obtained my GPA will be about 9.03 or 9.04. From there I will always upgrade at the right prices.
Good luck on that sub cincy! If you pull 10's on either the Brett or the Murray I will be extremely envious.
Dan
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 love the 78s too (my all time favorite set) and have not posted here in awhile. I commend everyone who has completed this beautiful set in graded form. I would love to have an all graded set someday but the size is daunting. I am about finished on my 71 graded set (752 cards) and I don't know if I could ever again tackle such a large set. My props go out to those who can manage and collect, let alone complete, more than one monster set.
Long live the 78s!
Nice work in the new SMR ! I dunno if it was talked about already on here, but mine just got here today so I just read it this afternoon.
-- Yogi Berra
That was fun to read comments by a bunch of us involved in this set. It got stuck in the back behind the article on 1977 Topps but that has to do with PSA trying to drum up interest in the 77's. The 77's are a pretty dead registry set. Anyway, thanks! It was fun.
Here are some 78's I have available if anyone is thinking about starting this set.
1978 Topps
PSA 8's
#1 Lou Brock (Record Breaker)
#10 Phil Niekro
#34 Willie McCovey
#55 Mitchell Page
#72 Andre Dawson
#80 Ken Griffey
#91 Oscar Zamora
#100 George Brett
#112 ASTROS TEAM
#167 Tim Foli
#190 John Candelaria
#220 Pedro Borbon
#238 Juan Beniquez
#325 Bruce Sutter
#353 Doug Bair
#356 METS TEAM
#367 Rick Dempsey
#395 Jim Hughes
#426 Fred Kendall
#427 Mario Soto
#428 Joel Youngblood
#451 TWINS TEAM
#453 Doug Flynn
#501 Dave Roberts
#520 Larry Hisle
#578 Buzz Capra
#681 Rob Belloir
#696 Steve Mingori
#705 Rookie Outfielders
PSA 9's
#2 Sparky Lyle (Record Breaker)
#24 Don Money
#51 Charlie Moore
#72 Andre Dawson
#109 Joe Torre
#127 Chet Lemon
#173 Robin Yount
#266 Bob Shirley
#292 Gene Richard
#316 Henry Cruz
#398 Don Hood
#416 Jack Brohamer
#421 Junior Moore
#449 Tim Blackwell
#470 J.R. Richard
#488 Dan Spillner
#500 George Foster
#663 Paul Reuschel
#703 Rookie Pitchers (Morris)
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 grades just popped on some 78s - the other half of the set I busted has a Forster that could 9 and a Watson that should. Keep your fingers crossed for me, as the grades could come out any day now. If any of you need any of these, make me an offer. I know that the Norris and Meoli are low pops, along with a few others. I am mostly selling but still need psa 9s of Monday, Burke, Cey and Forster for my Dodger team set and would potentially trade for those (except Forster who no one will part with).
Just PM me. Happy collecting!
As an addition, these were the nicest 78s I have ever seen. I think I should have gotten more 10s but that is how it goes, I guess
Brian
1 40483932 1978 TOPPS 343 JOHN WATHAN N/A 9
2 40483933 1978 TOPPS 338 DAVE HEAVERLO N/A 9
3 40483934 1978 TOPPS 336 STEVE BUSBY N/A 9
4 40483935 1978 TOPPS 290 WILLIE HORTON N/A 9
4 40483936 1978 TOPPS 290 WILLIE HORTON N/A 9
4 40483937 1978 TOPPS 290 WILLIE HORTON N/A 9
5 40483938 1978 TOPPS 284 RANDY MOFFITT N/A 9
6 40483939 1978 TOPPS 254 DAVE COLLINS N/A 8
7 40483940 1978 TOPPS 235 TIM McCARVER N/A 9
8 40483941 1978 TOPPS 223 BRUCE KISON N/A 9
9 40483942 1978 TOPPS 114 PAUL BLAIR N/A 9
10 40483943 1978 TOPPS 107 ED HALICKI N/A 8
11 40483944 1978 TOPPS 95 JAMIE QUIRK N/A 9
12 40483945 1978 TOPPS 84 KENT TEKULVE N/A 9
13 40483946 1978 TOPPS 701 ROOKIE PITCHERS N/A 9
14 40483947 1978 TOPPS 697 ROGER METZGER N/A 8
15 40483948 1978 TOPPS 696 STEVE MINGORI N/A 9
16 40483949 1978 TOPPS 683 MIKE CHAMPION N/A 8
17 40483950 1978 TOPPS 674 RAY KNIGHT N/A 7
18 40483951 1978 TOPPS 668 DUSTY BAKER N/A 8
19 40483952 1978 TOPPS 665 DENNIS LEONARD N/A 9
20 40483953 1978 TOPPS 663 PAUL REUSCHEL N/A 8
21 40483954 1978 TOPPS 657 BOMBO RIVERA N/A 9
23 40483956 1978 TOPPS 646 RICK AUERBACH N/A 10
24 40483957 1978 TOPPS 637 DUFFY DYER N/A 9
25 40483958 1978 TOPPS 630 RON CEY N/A 8
26 40483959 1978 TOPPS 605 RICK RHODEN N/A 8
27 40483960 1978 TOPPS 600 FRANK TANANA N/A 9
28 40483961 1978 TOPPS 586 ED GOODSON N/A 9
29 40483962 1978 TOPPS 575 PAT DOBSON N/A 8
30 40483963 1978 TOPPS 569 LARY SORENSEN N/A 9
31 40483964 1978 TOPPS 557 TONY SOLAITA N/A 9
32 40483965 1978 TOPPS 550 JOHN MAYBERRY N/A 9
33 40483966 1978 TOPPS 548 BILLY HUNTER N/A 9
35 40483968 1978 TOPPS 530 DAVE WINFIELD N/A 9
36 40483969 1978 TOPPS 527 VIC CORRELL N/A 9
37 40483970 1978 TOPPS 524 BERNIE CARBO N/A 8
38 40483971 1978 TOPPS 522 DICK WILLIAMS N/A 8
39 40483972 1978 TOPPS 500 GEORGE FOSTER N/A 9
42 40483975 1978 TOPPS 483 KEN MACHA N/A 9
43 40483976 1978 TOPPS 480 RON LeFLORE N/A 9
44 40483977 1978 TOPPS 465 HAL McRAE N/A Not Holdered, Did not meet Minimum Size Requirements
45 40483978 1978 TOPPS 462 ROGELIO MORET N/A 8
46 40483979 1978 TOPPS 452 JERRY MUMPHREY N/A 9
47 40483980 1978 TOPPS 450 TOM SEAVER N/A 9
48 40483981 1978 TOPPS 447 LEROY STANTON N/A 9
49 40483982 1978 TOPPS 446 TUG McGRAW N/A 9
50 40483983 1978 TOPPS 443 DARREL CHANEY N/A 9
51 40483984 1978 TOPPS 438 JOHN ELLIS N/A 9
52 40483985 1978 TOPPS 432 TERRY BULLING N/A 9
53 40483986 1978 TOPPS 445 MIKE IVIE N/A 9
54 40483987 1978 TOPPS 429 MIKE BARLOW N/A 9
55 40483988 1978 TOPPS 428 JOEL YOUNGBLOOD N/A 9
56 40483989 1978 TOPPS 423 DAVE ROSELLO N/A 9
57 40483990 1978 TOPPS 421 JUNIOR MOORE N/A 8
58 40483991 1978 TOPPS 420 GREG LUZINSKI N/A 10
59 40483992 1978 TOPPS 416 JACK BROHAMER N/A 8
60 40483993 1978 TOPPS 407 ODELL JONES N/A 9
61 40483994 1978 TOPPS 401 SPARKY ANDERSON N/A 9
62 40483995 1978 TOPPS 388 BILL FAHEY N/A 9
64 40483997 1978 TOPPS 384 JACK CLARK N/A 9
65 40483998 1978 TOPPS 380 TED SIMMONS N/A 9
66 40483999 1978 TOPPS 375 TOMMY JOHN N/A 9
67 40484000 1978 TOPPS 363 BOB RANDALL N/A 9
68 40484001 1978 TOPPS 362 DAVE MAY N/A 9
69 40484002 1978 TOPPS 343 JOHN WATHAN N/A 9
70 40484003 1978 TOPPS 339 MARIO GUERRERO N/A 9
71 40484004 1978 TOPPS 311 JOSE BAEZ N/A 9
72 40484005 1978 TOPPS 310 DON SUTTON N/A 9
73 40484006 1978 TOPPS 307 GLENN BORGMANN N/A 9
74 40484007 1978 TOPPS 304 JOHN MILNER N/A 9
75 40484008 1978 TOPPS 280 BUDDY BELL N/A 9
76 40484009 1978 TOPPS 279 BILL VIRDON N/A 9
77 40484010 1978 TOPPS 278 ENRIQUE ROMO N/A 9
78 40484011 1978 TOPPS 277 BRUCE BOISCLAIR N/A 8
79 40484012 1978 TOPPS 274 FREDDIE PATEK N/A 9
80 40484013 1978 TOPPS 273 FRED NORMAN N/A 9
81 40484014 1978 TOPPS 270 CARLTON FISK N/A 9
82 40484015 1978 TOPPS 256 JOE ALTOBELLI N/A 9
83 40484016 1978 TOPPS 227 AL FITZMORRIS N/A 10
84 40484017 1978 TOPPS 225 DON GULLETT N/A 8
85 40484018 1978 TOPPS 205 VICTORY LEADERS CARLTON/GOLTZ/LNRD/PALMER 8
86 40484019 1978 TOPPS 197 NINO ESPINOSA N/A 9
87 40484020 1978 TOPPS 194 DERREL THOMAS N/A 8
88 40484021 1978 TOPPS 193 RICH CHILES N/A 8
89 40484022 1978 TOPPS 190 JOHN CANDELARIA N/A 8
90 40484023 1978 TOPPS 189 TOM LASORDA N/A 9
91 40484024 1978 TOPPS 182 JIM SPENCER N/A Not Holdered, Did not meet Minimum Size Requirements
92 40484025 1978 TOPPS 180 DAVE CONCEPCION N/A 10
93 40484026 1978 TOPPS 170 LOU BROCK N/A 9
94 40484027 1978 TOPPS 161 BOB BOONE N/A 8
95 40484028 1978 TOPPS 160 JIM PALMER N/A 8
96 40484029 1978 TOPPS 159 LOU PINIELLA N/A 8
97 40484030 1978 TOPPS 134 STEVE HENDERSON N/A 8
98 40484031 1978 TOPPS 131 BERT BLYLEVEN N/A 9
99 40484032 1978 TOPPS 128 BILL RUSSELL N/A 9
100 40484033 1978 TOPPS 127 CHET LEMON N/A 10
101 40484034 1978 TOPPS 126 PAUL MOSKAU N/A 9
102 40484035 1978 TOPPS 108 VON JOSHUA N/A 9
103 40484036 1978 TOPPS 107 ED HALICKI N/A 9
104 40484037 1978 TOPPS 98 JIM ESSIAN N/A 9
105 40484038 1978 TOPPS 92 ADRIAN DEVINE N/A 9
106 40484039 1978 TOPPS 85 RON FAIRLY N/A 8
107 40484040 1978 TOPPS 77 ED KIRKPATRICK N/A 9
108 40484041 1978 TOPPS 62 JIM BARR N/A 9
109 40484042 1978 TOPPS 53 PHIL GARNER N/A 9
110 40484043 1978 TOPPS 46 AL COWENS N/A 9
111 40484044 1978 TOPPS 42 JORGE ORTA N/A 9
112 40484045 1978 TOPPS 33 DAVE LEMANCZYK N/A 9
113 40484046 1978 TOPPS 26 RICH HEBNER N/A 9
114 40484047 1978 TOPPS 20 PETE ROSE N/A 8
115 40484048 1978 TOPPS 17 MIKE KRUKOW N/A 9
116 40484049 1978 TOPPS 16 ROY WHITE N/A 8
117 40484050 1978 TOPPS 12 DON AASE N/A 8
118 40484051 1978 TOPPS 11 RICK MANNING N/A 9
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
77 1978 TOPPS ED KIRKPATRICK
95 1978 TOPPS JAMIE QUIRK
133 1978 TOPPS JERRY AUGUSTINE
328 1978 TOPPS BREWERS TEAM
376 1978 TOPPS JIM WOHLFORD
415 1978 TOPPS RAY FOSSE
448 1978 TOPPS BILL CASTRO
516 1978 TOPPS GARY BEARE
542 1978 TOPPS TIM JOHNSON
623 1978 TOPPS EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ
673 1978 TOPPS STEVE BRYE
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
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What's a fair price for the card? I have seen other low pop 78s going for crazy money on ebay. I got an insultingly low unsolicited offer from a 78 collector who will not have a shot at this card (unless I list it on ebay and he beats out everyone else). There is nothing that annoys me more than low ball offers trying to steal a low pop card assuming that I don't know enough to look at the pop report. I recently helped a board member with a low pop 78 at a very low price because it was one of the last 2 cards he needs for his set. I am happy to help people, I just don't like people trying to take advantage of me.
that is a nice looking Cey. It is not exactly a low pop by raw numbers (pop of 14) but with the collectability of Ron Cey coupled with the "all star" designation on the card which other guys will collect it would have to be considered a low pop. I was fortunate to pull THREE of 14 9's in population from a rack case last year. I would expect that a off e-bay price of between 35 and 45 bucks would be "fair".
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
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
Dan
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>I noticed that the 78 3 Box Rack case that Dave and Adams had for $3,100 finally sold (or at least is no longer listed on their site). $3,100 seemed to high to me. >>
I got mine for $2,800 from Steve Hart last spring. Even it was listed at over 3 grand. The price of unopened will only get worse. Steve Hart has cash fresh wax boxes for $575 on his site.
I have to tell ya, between what I sold from subs and what went into my set from that case, I am in the BLACK. Which is almost unheard off .... what a case it was. Everything was centered believe it or not. I still have a TON of raw that would easily PSA 9 .... no kidding
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
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