1981 Topps Box Break- I chewed the gum

1mouzon

Hope I don't die...I just busted a box of 81 Topps Baseball and ate the gum. I also got a really great Rickey Henderson!

MuckyMutt

Very nice Henderson!

And DON'T EAT THE GUM!!!!

Any other good cards?

williplett

Sweet Rickey. In the last few months I have broken 1981 in vending, cello, and wax. All were horribly centered and filled with tilts. None yielded anything substantial in the way of gradeable cards.

Did you get any all stars in good condition?

brianwintersfan

Where did you buy the box??

RipublicaninMass

<< <i>Very nice Henderson!

And DON'T EAT THE GUM!!!!

Any other good cards? >>




Why Not? 1mouz could be the first non-Brazilian person to travel back in time...

1mouzon

the only other star player I got that was decent is Yaz. I got about 50 well centered commons...

1mouzon

got the box at my local card shop...I've been workin g on the guy for awhile to bring the price down.

1mouzon

other decent cards...

williplett

1981 is a crap shoot. But it is very cheap. I bought my wax box for $80, cello for $75, and a 500 count vending box for $30. Pretty cheap fun for a quarter century old rip. Seeing the poor condition of the cards is frustrating though. I was 9 years old in 1981 and it was my first big year collecting as a kid. Funny, at the time I didn't notice the centering, tilts, or diamond cuts. Ahh, life was much more simple then!

1mouzon

are the commons even worth the fee for grading?

williplett

I don't think the commons are worth squat unless they come back as a 10 and then you might not make much more than the grading fees.

brianwintersfan

<< <i>are the commons even worth the fee for grading? >>



Might be worth checking out the pop report to see what's been graded. With the $5.00 special it might be worth it. I'm working on a graded Brewers team set so I would always have an interest in 9's and 10's
Just ordered some racks from BBCE so hopefully I can pull a few myself.

brianwintersfan

<< <i>I don't think the commons are worth squat unless they come back as a 10 and then you might not make much more than the grading fees. >>



That's not really the case. There was a Tigers Future Stars 10 that just closed for $82.00! Will that happen all the time?? The answer is no. But I do believe there is a market for low pop cards especially when the cards in raw form are hard to find without flaws. This wasn't a great year for Topps but the quality control issues make those 10's all the more desireable.

williplett

In looking at the current auctions on Ebay, the 10's certainly make a bit more than grading fees, so that wasn't a totally correct statement. There is a 1 of 2 Mike Proly that is at $60 and coolstufffast has a whole bunch of PSA 10 1981 commons listed that are attracting at least the minimun bid ($24.99).

The 9's are another story, the PSA 9 commons aren't even drawing a bid at the $2.99 opening with less than a day left.

brianwintersfan

I would say 10's on the commons and star cards in 9's would get a few bids as well.

downgoesfrazier

Ain't it fuuuuuuun to rip stuff a generation old? Did you get any Joe Charboneau or Mike Norris?


dgf

lawnmowerman

<< <i>Hope I don't die...I just busted a box of 81 Topps Baseball and ate the gum. I also got a really great Rickey Henderson! >>



You should be alright, just dont eat that Henderson! It really is a great looking well centered card.

Matt

julen23

I just sent in about 150 '81 topps cards for modern special. They were all star cards though. I will probably regret this once I get grades back, but hindsight is 20/20.

PSA 10 hof cards have been going for a small premium lately on e-bay.

Julen

1mouzon

<< <i>Ain't it fuuuuuuun to rip stuff a generation old? Did you get any Joe Charboneau or Mike Norris?


dgf >>



a couple of both...horribly centered though

Stone193

Very amouzing. Nice cards.

I have a 3 box rack case - I did give a rack with a Ryan on top - too bad it wasn't centered nicely.

I agree - quality is a crap shoot.

mike