1978 Topps baseball collectors

Stingray · August 23, 2005 9:12PM

How come this one does not have a PD, but the other does:

Stingray

jimtb · August 24, 2005 12:48AM

Here's my 9 - no smudge:

SOM · August 24, 2005 1:14AM

It's about time the 1978's got its own Board listing!

Congrats, Frank, for the other 100%-er, albeit, with not nearly as high a GPA as yours.

Nick Marnell - Saturday Night Fever on the Registry (only 68 cards to go in 9!!!)

SOM · August 24, 2005 1:16AM

It's about time the 1978's got its own Board listing!

Congrats, Frank, for the other 100%-er, albeit, with not nearly as high a GPA as yours.

Nick Marnell - Saturday Night Fever on the Registry (only 68 cards to go in 9!!!)

sagard · August 24, 2005 3:37AM

I hate seeing big smudges on 8s. Let alone 9s. PSA chose not to show how tough that card is when they decided smudged cards could still get high grades. There are tons of Molitors out there without the smudge and I think they made a horrible choice.

Here is my one on mine:

I think I'm going to have to crack and resubmit.

soft- You have a lot of restraint to not have started wrecking stuff when the centered Murrays showed up with those splotches.

toadstrangler · August 24, 2005 4:42AM

Soren,

Oh I was pissed about the Murray's. Especially since the first one I pulled from the case was the same card as the above in centering and tiny print dots MINUS the bird crap on the card. That one graded a PSA 9. Here it is, as you can see the cards are identical except for the splotch. As were most cards in the case.

toadstrangler · August 24, 2005 4:44AM

Here is my smudgless Molly. Minor chipping on the left edge but I am happy with it in my set.

Stingray · August 24, 2005 5:02AM

I do not think Klutts is the kind of name that you want to have as a baseball player.

Stingray

tkd7 · August 24, 2005 11:17AM

Just purchased a lot of 195 grade 9s, so add my name to the 1978 baseball collectors list

toadstrangler · August 24, 2005 12:01PM

tkd, good for you! That is the only way to tackle a set this big. I would be honored if you blow past me!

Beer on tkd from me!!

Dan

Stingray · August 24, 2005 8:37PM

Why did PSA give some of those cards a PD qualifier and others not? TKD were did you find 195 PSA 9 for sale in one grouping? Also wondering those doing the 78 set, are you just going for PSA 9 and up or PSA 8 and up?

P.S. Does anyone have a favorite card from this set, either based on the player or the photograph on the card. Looking on Ebay I noticed a Len Randle card that has a pretty cool action shot on it, like that one a lot.

Stingray

toadstrangler · August 24, 2005 11:59PM

Here is one of my favorite cards in the set. Gotta love the cheesy 70's uni's in game action! Also, another card for Thurman Munson to appear on.

tkd7 · August 25, 2005 2:06AM

I was able to make a deal in person with Rob, who posted his lot earlier on this thread.

I'm planning to stick to PSA 9 or 10. The only exception will be some PSA 8s that came from a submission this month. The source of these cards are my original raw set obtained in 1978, so they have sentimental value.

Here are the results of that submission. I think the McGlothen is 1/1

9 12319674 1978 TOPPS 36 EDDIE MURRAY N/A 9OC
10 12319675 1978 TOPPS 104 LEE LACY N/A 7
11 12319676 1978 TOPPS 121 ALVIS WOODS N/A 6
12 12319677 1978 TOPPS 184 CHECKLIST 122-242 N/A 8
13 12319678 1978 TOPPS 216 MIKE PAXTON N/A 8
14 12319679 1978 TOPPS 220 PEDRO BORBON N/A 9
15 12319680 1978 TOPPS 270 CARLTON FISK N/A 8
16 12319681 1978 TOPPS 276 BILL BONHAM N/A 7
17 12319682 1978 TOPPS 355 BILL TRAVERS N/A 5
18 12319683 1978 TOPPS 370 RUSTY STAUB N/A 9
19 12319684 1978 TOPPS 385 TITO FUENTES N/A 9
20 12319685 1978 TOPPS 390 OSCAR GAMBLE N/A 8
21 12319686 1978 TOPPS 418 TONY MUSER N/A 8
22 12319687 1978 TOPPS 421 JUNIOR MOORE N/A 7
23 12319688 1978 TOPPS 452 JERRY MUMPHREY N/A 8
24 12319689 1978 TOPPS 467 ALVIN DARK N/A 8
25 12319690 1978 TOPPS 523 DONNIE MOORE N/A 8
26 12319691 1978 TOPPS 531 TOM UNDERWOOD N/A 8
27 12319692 1978 TOPPS 540 STEVE CARLTON N/A 8
28 12319693 1978 TOPPS 581 LYNN McGLOTHEN N/A 10
29 12319694 1978 TOPPS 589 BOB KNEPPER N/A 9
30 12319695 1978 TOPPS 596 GARY WHEELOCK N/A 8
31 12319696 1978 TOPPS 598 EDDIE SOLOMON N/A 9
32 12319697 1978 TOPPS 678 TOM BURGMEIER N/A 10
33 12319698 1978 TOPPS 686 GAYLORD PERRY N/A 8
34 12319699 1978 TOPPS 700 JOHNNY BENCH N/A 8
35 12319700 1978 TOPPS 701 ROOKIE PITCHERS N/A 8

Date Received: 08/15/2005
Date of Grades Posted: 08/18/2005
Date Shipped: 08/18/2005

Stingray · August 25, 2005 2:34AM

Nice, a couple of 10s. What happened on the Travers (5?). I will have to save some pennies to obtain any 10s. I am just not sure if I want to try and do 9s and up or 8s and up.

Stingray

tkd7 · August 25, 2005 3:01AM

I'll have to see what happened on Travers. The cards are at my post office now, I just need to find time to pick them up. I must have missed a wrinkle. You now how you look at the pop reports and wonder "why did someone submit a 5"? Now I'll know.

I'll also take a look at the Murray centering and see if it is worth submitting again. It would be nice to have a Murray 9 that I've owned since '78.

toadstrangler · August 25, 2005 3:04AM

Kirk,

I am doing the set in STRAIGHT 9's. To me this is the most economical way to do the set. The only 10's I have are ones that I have submitted myself and even then I get nice offers for them and end up shipping them off. Any 8's I submit go into my set if I need the card but only temporary. PM me if you want to talk about the low pops, tough cards in the set and so on! Also, unopened 78's are still obtainable at a semi decent price. It really is the last year you can buy unopened without taking a huge hit in the wallet. To me doing this set with alot of self submitted raw has been the most fun and rewarding aspect of the set.

Dan

toadstrangler · August 25, 2005 3:06AM

tkd, I would love to see a scan of your Murray!

tkd7 · August 25, 2005 3:13AM

I'll scan the Murray when I pick it up.

Trying to do a little reconnaissance?

toadstrangler · August 25, 2005 3:16AM

No, I just love seeing Murray's! By the way, nice start to your set with the huge lot you picked up. Good luck going forward.

Dan

toadstrangler · August 26, 2005 1:20AM

Stingray, I may be a bit off but I believe that PSA first started out giving the Molitor/Trammel the "PD" qualifier and then dropped it later on when they started considering the smudge normal for the card. I think that grades are deducted depending on how severe the smudge is but without the qualifier. This is just my take on the matter, maybe someone else can chime in?

Dan

dgbaseball · August 26, 2005 6:28AM

Hello all, sorry to interrupt.

Wanted to point you to my post on Buy/Sell/Trade board. I've got a mostly MINT 1978 complete set for sale. Honestly, I have no idea what it will bring or if it's better to sell as a whole or break up. So I decided to throw them out there for offers, opinions.

I have submitted 2 groups (25 cards each) of stars and fairly random commons to PSA to illustrate overall quality (results are posted in the message). Have gotten a couple PSA 10s and many 9s. Set also came to me with 18 PSA cards, all PSA 8 or better except Ryan, which is PSA 7, and the Molitor which is PSA 9 O/C (although just slightly O/C).

Taking offers for the whole thing or individual cards. Any comments, please reply on the other board, as I don't mean to corrupt this great thread with spam.

Continue on...

Thanks.

tkd7 · August 26, 2005 2:37PM

Here is the Murray, plus the couple of 10s from my submission. The Murray is definitely tilted, so the 9 OC is the correct grade.

Now I've got to load all those cards into the registry. Tom

Stingray · August 28, 2005 9:25PM

A question for those a lot deeper in the set. I noticed a few 10s for auction on Ebay and wondered what typical price of a 10 common should go for, not withstanding some type of bidding war for it. I would like to get a couple here and there to start adding to my newly started set, when I get some extra cash. Just wondering what I should keep an eye out for price wise. Still trying to decide if I want to attempt this set in straight 9 or 8s and 9s.

Just won this:

Stingray

toadstrangler · August 29, 2005 6:12AM

Kirk,

Do a completed auction search on the bay for the PSA 10's. Any common ten with a pop of just a few or lower usually get scooped up above 30 bucks. This is very general though ..... watch them for a while and you will see!

Dan

tkd7 · August 29, 2005 6:22AM

I would suggest doing the set in PSA 9 over 8. Many 9s are in the ~$6 price range which is just about the grading fee on the cards. If you plan to submit your own cards you may want to mix the 9s and 8s since you may get a mix back from PSA anyway.

Probably the best suggestion is to do it for fun. I don't think there is any money to be made right now in selling a PSA set from the late 70's. The nice side of that is as more cards are graded, hopefully the number of low pop cards will diminish.

Tom

toadstrangler · August 29, 2005 6:59AM

I have had many tens, all self submitted. Most are no longer in my set because of some nice offers by some nice people. I have nice 9's to replace them all. nice is a nice word

If anybody collects late 70's Topps with the hope for future financial gain then I suggest not collecting them at all. Whether it is in straight 10's or straight 4's. With that said, if money is no object then by all means spend away. My 1978 set will never leave my warm blooded hands!

Kirk, if there are a few players you liked from the time period and would like to have a great looking 10 I say go for it. Just be patient and make sure you buy them at YOUR price! and the card looks like a real nice 10, not just a NICE 9

Dan

tkd7 · August 29, 2005 7:44AM

Dan,

With all those scans of yours I've seen, how many 1978 sets are you working on?

toadstrangler · August 29, 2005 12:59PM

Just one set!

Stingray · August 29, 2005 9:12PM

Thanks for the advice. This set it just for fun, not profit. I was just thinking it would be nice to have a couple of tens in the set. Does anyone have an extra #528 Picciolo (SP?) in PSA 9. Saw a PSA 8 on Ebay, and liked the look of the card, looking to try and just by game action shots for now to start the set.

Stingray

toadstrangler · August 30, 2005 6:36AM

I have two Picciolo that are easy 9's if not 10's in raw!

SOM · August 30, 2005 6:53AM

I need one of those Picciolo's for my set, too, Dan. How much?

Nick

Stingray · August 30, 2005 7:22AM

I really was looking for one already graded, I do not have a membership to PSA for grading. Thanks though.

Stingray

tkd7 · August 30, 2005 9:41AM

sorry, i don't have a piccolo for sale/trade. only have one.

toadstrangler · August 30, 2005 12:04PM

<< <i>I need one of those Picciolo's for my set, too, Dan. How much?

Nick >>

Nick, it will cost you an address. PM me that and it is on the way!

Dan

Stingray · August 31, 2005 9:37PM

Just wondering what is your favorite card out of the 78 set, if you have one. Scans would be nice.

Stingray

Bkritz · September 1, 2005 1:03AM

I have a bunch of psa 9s and some 10s, including 1/1s on ebay under my user ID bkritz. Please bid if you need them. They are some nice ones!

Bkritz is my user ID

Happy collecting!

B

pandrews · September 1, 2005 3:44AM

got these in the mail today.. figured i should post them to the 78 Topps thread.. i never knew they existed until i found them..

1978 Topps Zest "Spanish" set.. (5 cards)

the backs of the cards are bilingual..

Stingray · September 1, 2005 3:49AM

Those are pretty cool and look like they are in good shape.

Stingray

tkd7 · September 1, 2005 5:05AM

I remember those Zest cards being very scarce when they first came out.

I know there are also '78 Topps Burger King Sets for the Yankees, Tigers, and Astros. I have the Yankees and Tigers but not the Astros.

Stingray · September 2, 2005 2:54AM

Is it just me or are some of the start bid prices on PSA 9 commons a little high?

Stingray

toadstrangler · September 2, 2005 9:44AM

Kirk, do you mean the 9.99 starting bids? Yeah, for a true common that has a mid to high pop that is a high starting bid.

Dan

SinibobCards · September 4, 2005 12:45PM

Don't laugh too hard. Here is a link to an auction that states:

HERE WE ARE OFFERING THE FOLLOWING UNLISTED VARIATION PAIR

YEAR: 1978 COMPANY: TOPPS

SPORT: BASEBALL

CARD #214 OF THE CALIFORNIA ANGELS

SPECIFICS: WINNER GETS BOTH VARIATIONS IN NEAR-MINT CONDITION....WITH THE ANGELS' TRAINER'S STRIPED SHIRT "PINK" OR "GREENISH-GRAY".....SEE ENLARGED SCAN. THIS VARIATION JUST WAS DISCOVERED THIS PAST YEAR....HERE IS YOUR CHANCE TO ACQUIRE BOTH VARIANTS!!

New 1978 Topps Variation

-Mike

SOM · September 4, 2005 12:59PM

Isn't that Ron Jeremy on that team card???

toadstrangler · September 4, 2005 3:15PM

WTF is up with that???

good times, good times

Stingray · September 4, 2005 10:30PM

Just won this one:

Stingray

SinibobCards · September 5, 2005 12:36AM

Nice card. Congrats!

toadstrangler · September 5, 2005 1:19AM

Not a bad price to boot! Nice job Kirk!

Dan

toadstrangler · September 5, 2005 3:11AM

Here is an interesting tidbit on the pop report. There have been 106 Jim Clancy cards submitted and only 91 Jim Rice. Go figure.

Dan

toadstrangler · September 7, 2005 11:58AM

Nick, the Picciolo I sent you is a SOLID 9. Will not be a 10. Hope you enjoy ...

Dan

Bkritz · September 8, 2005 1:05AM

I have a stack of 1978 topps in psa 8 lying around. The lot has Yount, and Torre and the rest are all commons.

All are sharp 8s that were submitted to get 9s.

There are 25 cards, all are psa 8 nq

If someone wants them, $80 delivered. Just PM me.

Paypal is accepted, as well as other payments. Or, I would trade for some psa 9 70s dodgers.

Brian

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