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Just got my pack from D&A's...
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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,281 ✭✭✭✭✭
    well? fess up!

    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

  • zef204zef204 Posts: 4,742 ✭✭
    Trying to cut open this freaking GAI case
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  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    argh....i've not received mine yet....didn't we order the same day...image


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • zef204zef204 Posts: 4,742 ✭✭


    << <i>argh....i've not received mine yet....didn't we order the same day...image >>

    Yes, I think we did. I bought the GAI 7.

    Got the case open.

    Top card,

    Boog Powell
    Gorman Thomas

    centering is awesome so far, but these 2 have 2 touched corners.

    Rod Carew! Touched bottom left but stron centering

    Dave May, strong cent and corners but print line across top.

    1965 MVP (Mays!) Slight O/C l/r solid corners.

    Dave Kingman - 2 touched corners

    Woodie Fryman - great corners, O/c t/b

    Jim Brewer - 9 chance IMO

    Pat Dobson - another 9 chance IMO

    1963 MVP (Koufax) - solid corners and centering, but a gum stain on the back.



    Very satisfied. I bought a 7 and expected for the corners not to be strong through out. I think the Carew has a shot at an 8 as does the Mays and Kingman. Hopefully the Brewer and/or the Dobson can pull a 9.
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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,281 ✭✭✭✭✭
    sweet, pack was legit huh?

    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

  • zef204zef204 Posts: 4,742 ✭✭


    << <i>sweet, pack was legit huh? >>

    It appeared so.

    I'll post some scans when I get home from the office...
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,435 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>sweet, pack was legit huh? >>

    It appeared so.

    I'll post some scans when I get home from the office... >>


    Hi Zef

    Scans! Scans! Scans!

    Love those mini's! Looks like a good pack.

    mike
    Mike
  • jmoran19jmoran19 Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭
    Pack was legit.

    I compared the cards you got to their placement on the 1975 uncut sheets. It's not an exact science but they moved as expect excluding Gorman Thomas. First 4 are from the uncut sheet with all the (4 on 1) rookie cards:

    Boog Powell - row 4 column 3
    Gorman Thomas - ? should have been gary thomasson
    Rod Carew! - row 2 column 7
    Dave May - row 1 column 9 (then moves off the sheet)

    From the uncut sheet that contains Brett and Yount:

    1965 MVP (Mays!) - column 11 (then moves off the sheet)
    Dave Kingman - row 10 column 2
    Woodie Fryman - row 9 column 4
    Jim Brewer - row 8 column 6
    Pat Dobson - row 7 column 8
    1963 MVP (Koufax) - row 6 column 10

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  • packCollectorpackCollector Posts: 2,786 ✭✭✭
    John , I just opened 3 70 opc packs last night and had practically the same pack but the sequence was right as we talked before. 3 o/c denny mclain all stars , great , why couldn't they have been yaz!
  • zef204zef204 Posts: 4,742 ✭✭
    OK,

    Here's the first scan...

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  • zef204zef204 Posts: 4,742 ✭✭
    Scan 2...

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  • zef204zef204 Posts: 4,742 ✭✭
    image
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  • pandrewspandrews Posts: 7,598 ✭✭✭
    love the colors on those 75's..
    ·p_A·
  • mkg809mkg809 Posts: 1,320 ✭✭
    Really nice Carew.
  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    your scanner is rocking my world...

    hi fi -ish!

    Julen
    image
    RIP GURU
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,435 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>love the colors on those 75's.. >>


    It's like a just dropped acid!

    Nice cards Jef!

    I like the Kingman - an old favorite of mine.

    thanx for sharing
    mike

    Mike
  • NewJerseyMeatHookNewJerseyMeatHook Posts: 1,441
    The BOOGER is solid, too.
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    just got mine in. will bust shortly. it was a GAI 7.5 pack.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • jad22jad22 Posts: 535 ✭✭
    Best way to open up the GAI pack holder?
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    after zefs bust i was hoping for something similar....no such luck.

    nothing worth submitting. all cards o/c 80/20 or worse (except 1 and that's being generous).

    oh well, it was worth a shot and fun busting. a lot better than my last GAI experience. cards appear to be in nm-mt condition except for the centering. colors are very nice

    pedro garcia - back card wax stained
    dwight evans
    rick miller
    cardinals team card
    world series - game 2 - nicely centered could pull an 8.
    mike anderson
    steve mingori
    clarence gaston
    tom paciorek
    will mcenaney

    no legitimacy concerns regarding this pack as opposed to my last gai bust.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    best way to open? i use scissors and cut below the flip then pry one side open with fingers and the pack is readily available. no issues whatsoever.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • RemynSkylerRemynSkyler Posts: 234
    Hello LD_Ferg,

    Quick question. I like to pick up a 1975 wax pack too, but the regular issue. How much would I expect to pay and where did you pick up yours? Any other good sources for wax packs other than E-bay you can point me to?

    Thanks, Mark
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  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    rem,
    you can expect to pay almost 2x for a regular pack vs mini depending if you want to go the GAI route.

    i purchased my pack from www.dacardworld.com for less than $40. www.bbcexchange.com is a well-known resource for unopened material as well.

    good luck and share your results should you decide to make the plunge. image


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • gosteelersgosteelers Posts: 2,668 ✭✭✭


    << <i>rem,
    you can expect to pay almost 2x for a regular pack vs mini depending if you want to go the GAI route.

    i purchased my pack from www.dacardworld.com for less than $40. www.bbcexchange.com is a well-known resource for unopened material as well.

    good luck and share your results should you decide to make the plunge. image >>



    LD,
    How come the regular issue '75s are so much more than the mini's?
  • poppiepoppie Posts: 598
    http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120005727941&fromMakeTrack=true How high will this 1975 Mini box go? Sorry, I left my link posting cheat sheet at home!
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  • gosteelersgosteelers Posts: 2,668 ✭✭✭
    Link
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    steelers,
    i can't explain other than there seems to be plenty of supply on the "mini" whereas the "regular" stuff seems to be sporatic. even though the mini is supposed to be scarcer, i see it more often than the regular.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • 80sJunkie80sJunkie Posts: 1,314
    the minis are cheaper because the market was flooded in the late 90's i believe it was. apparatly someone had been sitting on about 200 cases of 75 mini since 75 . ever since then the minis have been cheap
  • jmoran19jmoran19 Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭
    Hey Duncan, who else did you get? Was it a mix series pack or all series 5 cards??

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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,723 ✭✭✭✭✭
    You can pick up a GAI 8+ 1975 regular-size wax pack on ebay for about $60 these days. They are tougher to find right now than the minis for sure. A nice 1975 Topps mini wax box goes for about $1,400, while a regular-size 1975 wax box (both contain 36 packs) will set you back about $2,500.


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  • SkinpinchSkinpinch Posts: 1,531
    Don't the minis have less cards per pack though?
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,723 ✭✭✭✭✭
    skinpinch,

    The 1975 minis have the same number of cards per pack (10) as the regular-size packs. The only difference is the size of the cards themselves. There are some 1975 "fun packs" floating around, too. Those packs, like the more common 1974 fun packs, have only 2 cards per pack.


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • PROMETHIUS88PROMETHIUS88 Posts: 2,887 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @grote15 said:
    skinpinch,

    The 1975 minis have the same number of cards per pack (10) as the regular-size packs. The only difference is the size of the cards themselves. There are some 1975 "fun packs" floating around, too. Those packs, like the more common 1974 fun packs, have only 2 cards per pack.

    Brought this up from waaaaaay, way back. Is there much/any value to the 2 card mini wax packs?

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  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭

    Wow...I thought zef was back for a sec

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  • ZTargZTarg Posts: 497 ✭✭✭

    @lawnmowerman said:
    Wow...I thought zef was back for a sec

    So did I. lol

  • initialDinitialD Posts: 1,624 ✭✭✭

    @lawnmowerman said:
    Wow...I thought zef was back for a sec

    Right! Where’s Mudflap?? Haha

    Good to see you back, Matt!

  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭

    @initialD said:

    @lawnmowerman said:
    Wow...I thought zef was back for a sec

    Right! Where’s Mudflap?? Haha

    Good to see you back, Matt!

    Yes lol!

    Thanks Bill. It's good to be back

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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,281 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 20, 2019 2:37PM

    Holy thread bump Batman! I don’t even remember the posts I made lol. And there is grote, schooling everybody as usual 13 years ago, Mike talking about dropping acid LOL good times

    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

  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭

    @softparade said:
    Holy thread bump Batman! I don’t even remember the posts I made lol. And there is grote, schooling everybody as usual 13 years ago, Mike talking about dropping acid LOL good times

    Hahaha nice!

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  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,281 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow pandrews in this thread too..... he was last active just over a year ago.

    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

  • PROMETHIUS88PROMETHIUS88 Posts: 2,887 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Love the reunion, but can anyone answer my question, lol

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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,435 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @initialD said:

    @lawnmowerman said:
    Wow...I thought zef was back for a sec

    Right! Where’s Mudflap?? Haha

    Good to see you back, Matt!

    Wow - Mudflap! I think his name was Jeff.

    What a good guy and contributor here! Bring him back.

    Mike
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  • lawnmowermanlawnmowerman Posts: 19,477 ✭✭✭✭

    There's Jeff haha

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  • robert67robert67 Posts: 1,345 ✭✭✭✭
    edited June 5, 2019 9:35AM

    .

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,723 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @softparade said:
    Holy thread bump Batman! I don’t even remember the posts I made lol. And there is grote, schooling everybody as usual 13 years ago, Mike talking about dropping acid LOL good times

    LOL!! Geez, I just want to buy one of those 1975 regular sized wax boxes I was talking about for $2,500!!



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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,723 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 20, 2019 3:17PM

    @PROMETHIUS88 said:
    Love the reunion, but can anyone answer my question, lol

    The fun packs from 1975 actually contain 3 cards, not 2. They do have value...for example, a 1974 2-card fun pack retails for about $25 whereas a full-sized pack is about $175, so figure on about 1/7 of the retail value of a full-sized pack (or maybe a bit more due to the extra card). Unfortunately, 2 of the 3 cards will be gum and wax stained, though if back card is faced out, a nylon will wipe away the wax.



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  • PROMETHIUS88PROMETHIUS88 Posts: 2,887 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @grote15 said:

    @PROMETHIUS88 said:
    Love the reunion, but can anyone answer my question, lol

    The fun packs from 1975 actually contain 3 cards, not 2. They do have value...for example, a 1974 2-card fun pack retails for about $25 whereas a full-sized pack is about $175, so figure on about 1/7 of the retail value of a full-sized pack (or maybe a bit more due to the extra card). Unfortunately, 2 of the 3 cards will be gum and wax stained, though if back card is faced out, a nylon will wipe away the wax.

    It really only feels like 2 cards in there but I sure can't be positive. I tried to weigh the pack but I don't have anything to compare it to. I appreciate the info! Great having experts on the board in so many fields!

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  • PROMETHIUS88PROMETHIUS88 Posts: 2,887 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Oh, and I had looked on the pop report for graded packs and there were both 2 and 3 card packs showing graded. Just wasn't sure if there were both or maybe they made a mistake.

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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,723 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 20, 2019 3:45PM

    @PROMETHIUS88 said:
    Oh, and I had looked on the pop report for graded packs and there were both 2 and 3 card packs showing graded. Just wasn't sure if there were both or maybe they made a mistake.

    I believe Topps transitioned from 2-card to 3-card fun packs in 1975 (1974 fun packs were definitely 2-card packs and 1976 fun packs were definitely 3-card packs) but it is also conceivable that they produced both 2-card and 3-card packs as card count fluctuated even in retail packs during this era (1974 packs contain 8 or 12 cards and 1976 packs contain 7 or 10 cards). Only one way to find out! ;)



    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
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