1982 Topps BB Rack Box Break

shambo2000

I just got my '82 rack box from BBCE and have ripped the first rack. Top card in the first section (Randy Martz) had a major edge ding. Corners were decent through out the rack, centering was hit and miss. Here are the two that will make my next submission:



More racks as my one year old daughter allows me to open them.

tennesseebanker

UMMMMMMMMMMMMMM mmmmmmmmmmmm Nothing like a good box break ! Great lookin cards !
I love the smell of cardboard and gum in the morning !

shambo2000

Ok, on to rack two. About the same centering and corners as rack one. Again top card in the first section (Frank LaCorte) had a major edge ding. There was a Baines 2nd year and Rose All-Star but they were to off-center to grade. I found three that I like from this rack. Another Stargell!



Another rack coming soon!

ROCKDJRW

may your next several packs have Ripkens! Thanks for sharing.

shambo2000

Again the top card in the first section of the third rack had an edge ding. The entire middle section was off center l/r. Kind of a shame since there was a Lee Smith (rookie, I think), Bruce Sutter AS and Gary Carter AS. Third section was a little better on the centering but a Joe Morgan and Ozzie Smith were no better than 20/80 left to right. Again I found three to submit.



Taking a break for a while to feed my three year old son.

shambo2000

Rack four was awful! Nothing submittable due to poor centering l/r. Top card, 1st section (Warren Brusstar) again dinged. Here is how the dings are looking. The Carew is still wrapped in rack #5.



Rack five coming soon.

shambo2000

Rack five was much better on l/r centering but now off t/b. A Schmidt wasted 85/15 t/b! Only one to submit from this rack.



Rack six coming soon.

shambo2000

Rack six was a little better on the centering but only McReynolds made the submission. Wasted a Bench and Guidry.

Rack seven was much better with several commons that should grade high. I'll check the pop report before submitting. Goose and Righetti looked the best.

The top card in the 1st section was not dinged on either of these racks.



I'm taking a break for a while. I'll rip some more later this evening.

Dallas88

Ah - takes me back to being 12 - not that I cared about centering much though

I enjoy the synopsis - keep going if you care to!

Good luck on a GEM Ripken!

-dal-

shambo2000

Rack eight was terrible with t/b centering. Lots of HOFers wasted. Nothing for the submission. Also noticing a pattern as I have several triplicates so far. Carew will make the cut.

Rack nine was only fair at best. Brett, Palmer, Bench and Jackson were wasted by centering. Nothing for the submission.

Rack ten found the first (of hopefully many) Ripken. This is a well centered example with sharp corners. A couple pf "fish eyes" keep the surface from being perfect. If anybody needs George Foster or Vida Blue in quantity I have several of each!



More to come later.

Lothar52

i love the 82's...very underrated set.

loth

ps..how much did your rack box cost ya?

shambo2000

Loth, $208 delivered.

shambo2000

Rack eleven was much better in regards to centering. Three will be added to the submission including a Dave Stewart Rookie.



Still more to come.

earlycalguy

I found the sequence for when the 'future star' cards turn up to be pretty obvious - 82 rack topps.

ctsoxfan

I agree, this set is a cool set. Underrated, lots of 80's era stars in there. Find a nice Yaz? Let me know -

shambo2000

I finished ripping the box and no more Ripkens. Also no Ryan, Henderson or Rose. Coalilation was poor but that seems to be the case with most of the early 80's stuff I've opened. I have a total of 31 cards to submit for grading and also many commons to reevaluate. Not disappointed with the box just wish there weren't so many duplicates and triplicates. If anybody needs exmt - nm raw cards feel free to PM a list.

Shannon
shambo2000

RedHeart54

Funny how that despite collecting for 20 years there are cards I've never seen, even from sets as "recent" as 1982.

Nice Stewart rookie. I remember when that card got hot in the early 1990s. I think I paid $9 for one.

TNP777

Shannon - you wouldn't have happened to pull a decent Brett Butler rookie, would you?

Geordie

tennesseebanker

Great Bust, It brought back some memories for me also, The 82 set was the first complete set I ever bought when I was 12 years old. I ordered it from Kit Young in 1982 for I think 12 bucks.

shambo2000

Geordie, I pulled a couple of nice Butler's. One is in the reevaluate stack and the other is available. I'll post scans when I get a chance.

shambo2000

Geordie - Below is the best Butler rookie of the bunch.

ctsoxfan - Below is the only Yaz available. The other is in my submisson.

PM me with an address and I'll send the cards to you.

TNP777

PM sent

Geordie

ctsoxfan

Ditto - thanks, Shannon!