1964 Topps Baseball Giants Question (the oversized cards, not the team with the oversized star)
ndleo
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I am mostly a football collector, so I need to ask a question to the baseball cards experts out there.
Were these cards ever issued in factory wrapped sets? I thought there were inserts or box toppers.
Also why are these cards valued low relative to other 1960's baseball cards? I would think the large size and potential for damage would make them more popular with graded card collectors (like the 1976-77 Basketball cards).
Thanks in advance guys. BTW - I moved from Detroit to LA this past month, so goodbye cold weather forever, but Go Pistons!
Were these cards ever issued in factory wrapped sets? I thought there were inserts or box toppers.
Also why are these cards valued low relative to other 1960's baseball cards? I would think the large size and potential for damage would make them more popular with graded card collectors (like the 1976-77 Basketball cards).
Thanks in advance guys. BTW - I moved from Detroit to LA this past month, so goodbye cold weather forever, but Go Pistons!
Mike
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From what I have read and heard, these cards were everywhere (and I do mean everywhere) when they were released. As such, there seems to be a ton of them out there in high grade.
It's a sharp looking set.
R-414-36
The real title of this set should be All Stars, but nobody calls 'em by that name. These large (3 1/8" x 5 1/4") cards feature stunning photography and snappy writeups on the reverse. And hey, they have photos on the backs! I've heard that's all the rage these days. Most probably released in the weeks prior to the 1964 All Star game, the set is very reasonably priced. At one point dealers were giving these cards away with other purchases, indicating way too many were produced by Topps. In fact, the Mantle card is often available for twenty bucks or so, even in nice shape. Complete sets are frequently seen and are definitely the way to go. What are you waiting for?
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I think there are still cases of vending around, and graded prices seem to be dropping as the pops climb.
Ndleo- this is the coldest spring I can remember- it's usually 80's by now with occasionally 90 degree days. Hope you didn't bring the Detroit weather with you!
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
So this set was never issued in a factory cello wrap? Could you buy it a complete set from Topps? The reason I'm asking is that a guy is trying to sell me a complete set that is wrapped in cello, like a huge cello pack.
what you have described sounds like a repack.
Steve
The cello to me doesn't mean anything, since I agree it's probably a rewrap. I've never seen OC cards though, so if the corners are sharp (and the cards untrimmed) you should be OK.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
<< <i>I've never seen OC cards though, so if the corners are sharp (and the cards untrimmed) you should be OK. >>
I've seen quite a few OC cards. I picked up five sets a while back as part of a larger deal, and the centering was all over the place (including a MC or two). Since the cello rap doesn't mean much in this case, I'd want to bust it open and see the individual cards before I bought.
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I hear the '55 Doubleheaders are often way off center, do you have any info on those Bob?
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
I'm pretty sure that there was a warehouse find of these at some point that yeilded a bunch of mint sets (in additon to the huge supply that was already floating around).
They're great looking cards and really have nowhere to go but up.
Eyebone
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Al
pm me your address and I will rip it out and send it to you.
eyebone
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
But I recently bought a lot of them with 2 high numbers, the seller didn't know they were high
numbers.
They are all over Ebay. They are great looking cards, I've got all the HOF'ers displayed in my office at
work.
You find a lot in NM condition, or beat to death, with pin holes, tape, etc....
It seems they were either left in a drawer or shelf because of their odd size, or stuck on a wall.