I nominate this for the BEST PACK OF THE BUST!!!!!!!!
Seriously, in one pack I get:
1. My second card of John Henry Johnson, with the exact same 'fro he has on the '87 topps card. 2. Jay Johnstone with a Budweiser umbrella cap. Dude, that rules! 3. Larry McWilliams holding an older Fleer card of himself.
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!
... and that, my friends, is what makes these busts so much fun!
-Tom
- Building these sets: ------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+ ------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
1984 Topps pack was decent with a Strawberry and a A.L. Hits leader card
...the rest goes like this...
Ron Davis Mike Krukow Greg Walker Ed Vande Berg Jeff Burroughs Jim Wohlford Mike Warren Alan Bannister Johnnie LeMaster George Vukovich Willie Wilson Mike Scott Larry Gura
......centering seems a bit tough on these left to right. Well, we start on the '83s tomorrow! Hope we all end up with Gwynn, Boggs & Sandberg rookie 10s!
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Hey Guys. I know we got a week left on the this Rip but Ive had quite a few ask me if we could this rip again for December So I started another thread for round 2 to see if there is enough interest to do it again. Regards Gary
For the 1983 Topps Rip, please let me know if you pull a #604 Joe Morgan card (and can spare it). This is the last card I need for my SF Giants Team set.
I am way behind... so I'll just share the highlights.
And I use that term loosely.
A good pack of 88 Score, and a very good pack of 87 Fleer (which I saw someone else got as well.) Other than that, a few scattered HOFers, nothing exceptional.
Of interest: I got 7 Bob Boone cards. Guess I should start a registry set. Also got a lot of Graig Nettles and Steve Garvey.
Fun fact: Steve Garvey once hit on my ex-wife, in front of me, at the 1998 All-Star FanFest. Things being what they are, looks like I came out better paying attention to Orlando Cepeda and Red Schoendienst anyhow.
My 1984 Donruss pack was extremely well-centered and very sharp. Anyone need any raw 84 Donruss?
My 1985 Donruss pack, on the other hand, looks like it was hand-cut by Michael J. Fox.... in the dark. The Henke I posted is representative.
Here are my 83 Fleer cards. Pulled a nice Boggs rookie. James
1983 Fleer Pack 1 88 Tim Foli 97 Fred Lynn 166 Tug McGraw 179 Wade Boggs 191 Tony Perez 209 Steve Howe 248 Tom Paciorek 327 Tom Brookens 421 Andre Thornton 436 Rance Mulliniks 439 Gene Petralli 468 Dickie Thon 474 Manny Castillo 544 Brian Giles 603 Mario Soto
Pack 2 2 Doug Bair 43 Ben Oglivie 116 Dennis Leonard 215 Jorge Orta 218 Vicente Romo 234 Ernesto Escarrega 242 Jerry Koosman 293 Jeff Reardon 317 Johnny Ray 377 Dave Collins 458 Terry Puhl 466 Dave Smith 476 Bryan Clark 624 Jesus Vega 629 Red Sox All-Stars Eckersley, Yaz, Clear
When I got word there might be another 80s pack break I couldn't take it anymore and opened all my remaining packs....the highlights are in the scan below......can't wait to do it again!!!
My 1985 Donruss pack, on the other hand, looks like it was hand-cut by Michael J. Fox.... in the dark.-EA
EA-So so wrong but hilarious. A+
Collecting; Mark Mulder rookies Chipper Jones rookies Orlando Cabrera rookies Lawrence Taylor Sam Huff Lavar Arrington NY Giants NY Yankees NJ Nets NJ Devils 1950s-1960s Topps NY Giants Team cards
Wow I'm glad I decided to open this 83 test pack. I didn't pull any stars but I think at least 6 or so have psa 10 potential. The color on these are magnificent. I wonder if topps quality control was better on these because they were test packs or if the plastic wrapper just kept them fresher all these years . Either way I am still stunned by the color on these after 23 years.
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For either fuzzy photos or bad printing, 1982 Fleer takes the cake!
The Fleer Brett looks like a PSA "8.4" and the Topps Sutter looks like a "9.6", in my estimation. I might send the Sutter in for grading during the next cheap special.
As usual, I'm a bit behind .... here are the highlights from my '83 packs:
Heavy on the George Brett .....
I've also gotta say, I really like the 83 Fleer. Clean, simple design and the cards in my pack were razor sharp. The Brett I pulled is in PSA 9 or 10 condition, easily.
-Tom
- Building these sets: ------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+ ------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
... oh yeah ... I also pulled this BAD BOY!!!!!!!!
That's right ladies and gentleman .... my THIRD John Henry Johnson card. I'd never heard of him before this bust, but three cards later (spanning the years '82, '84, and '87), I am well acquainted.
The great thing about '82 is our friend John Henry did NOT have his infamous fro.
So ... '82, no fro '84 fro '87, idential fro as '84.
Anyone have the '83 John Henry card ---- it'd serve as the missing link!
-Tom
- Building these sets: ------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+ ------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
Ah today is the day we rip the remaining packs. Just wanted to thank all who participated and let you know this has been lots of fun. Also I'm not sure if we are going to have enough but if anyone wants to do this again we are signing up people for round 2 of this rip if interested pm me or check out the forums for signup. Anyways Happy Thanksgiving everyone its been fun.
P.S I want to see agem mint henderson rookie posted here
That was a lot of fun to watch and hopefully 80's will get enough folks signed up to do it again!
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 (2003). My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 17 on December 31, 2009. We were stunned that another child of ours had been diagnosed. Please, if you don't have a favorite charity, consider giving to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
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As I mentioned above, I just started this set in PSA 9 or above --- so I'm looking for anything gradeable. I obviously have a LOOONGGGG way to go.
These 4 look sharp. No big names, but PSA 9's are valuable to me no matter who they are.
-t
------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+
------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
I nominate this for the BEST PACK OF THE BUST!!!!!!!!
Seriously, in one pack I get:
1. My second card of John Henry Johnson, with the exact same 'fro he has on the '87 topps card.
2. Jay Johnstone with a Budweiser umbrella cap. Dude, that rules!
3. Larry McWilliams holding an older Fleer card of himself.
I LOVE IT!!!!!!!
... and that, my friends, is what makes these busts so much fun!
-Tom
------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+
------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
1955 Bowman Raw complete with 90% Ex-NR or better
Now seeking 1949 Eureka Sportstamps...NM condition
Working on '78 Autographed set now 99.9% complete -
Working on '89 Topps autoed set now complete
...the rest goes like this...
Ron Davis
Mike Krukow
Greg Walker
Ed Vande Berg
Jeff Burroughs
Jim Wohlford
Mike Warren
Alan Bannister
Johnnie LeMaster
George Vukovich
Willie Wilson
Mike Scott
Larry Gura
......centering seems a bit tough on these left to right. Well, we start on the '83s tomorrow! Hope we all end up with Gwynn, Boggs & Sandberg rookie 10s!
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
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Regards
Gary
For the 1983 Topps Rip, please let me know if you pull a #604 Joe Morgan card (and can spare it).
This is the last card I need for my SF Giants Team set.
thank you,
Mike
sfmays24@hotmail.com
And I use that term loosely.
A good pack of 88 Score, and a very good pack of 87 Fleer (which I saw someone else got as well.) Other than that, a few scattered HOFers, nothing exceptional.
Of interest: I got 7 Bob Boone cards. Guess I should start a registry set. Also got a lot of Graig Nettles and Steve Garvey.
Fun fact: Steve Garvey once hit on my ex-wife, in front of me, at the 1998 All-Star FanFest. Things being what they are, looks like I came out better paying attention to Orlando Cepeda and Red Schoendienst anyhow.
My 1984 Donruss pack was extremely well-centered and very sharp. Anyone need any raw 84 Donruss?
My 1985 Donruss pack, on the other hand, looks like it was hand-cut by Michael J. Fox.... in the dark. The Henke I posted is representative.
Read 'em and weep. I sure did.
Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
For my '83 Fleer pack....it was fun rippin' it, but not a lot to show for it. Although, I like the centering on the "penguin" card!
...the rest went like this...
Giants Sticker
Gary Gray
Tom Brennan
Mike Fischlin
Bob Mitchell
Bob Shirley
Duane Walker
Ray Burris
Willie Aikens
Wally Backman
Mike Proly
Lynn Jones
.....so, not a lot in this one...but hopefully I'll pull some perfectly centered Sandberg, Boggs or Gwynn rookies out of the Donruss and Topps!
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
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Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
James
1983 Fleer Pack 1
88 Tim Foli
97 Fred Lynn
166 Tug McGraw
179 Wade Boggs
191 Tony Perez
209 Steve Howe
248 Tom Paciorek
327 Tom Brookens
421 Andre Thornton
436 Rance Mulliniks
439 Gene Petralli
468 Dickie Thon
474 Manny Castillo
544 Brian Giles
603 Mario Soto
Pack 2
2 Doug Bair
43 Ben Oglivie
116 Dennis Leonard
215 Jorge Orta
218 Vicente Romo
234 Ernesto Escarrega
242 Jerry Koosman
293 Jeff Reardon
317 Johnny Ray
377 Dave Collins
458 Terry Puhl
466 Dave Smith
476 Bryan Clark
624 Jesus Vega
629 Red Sox All-Stars Eckersley, Yaz, Clear
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Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
...the rest goes like this....
Roy Lee Jackson
Jim Kaat
Paul Householder
Alan Wiggins
Bobby Murcer
Mel Hall
Steve Trout
Chuck Rainey
Doyle Alexander
Ron Reed
John Curtis
....come on, '83 Topps!
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
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Both packs: centering issues!
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
That Gwynn RC looks real nice! I, personally, like the 83F better than the Topps.
BTW, I never pulled a centered Gwynn from Topps! Very unlucky.
mike
EA-So so wrong but hilarious. A+
Mark Mulder rookies
Chipper Jones rookies
Orlando Cabrera rookies
Lawrence Taylor
Sam Huff
Lavar Arrington
NY Giants
NY Yankees
NJ Nets
NJ Devils
1950s-1960s Topps NY Giants Team cards
Looking for Topps rookies as well.
References:
GregM13
VintageJeff
I didn't pull any stars but I think at least 6 or so have psa 10 potential. The color on these are magnificent.
I wonder if topps quality control was better on these because they were test packs or if the plastic wrapper just kept them fresher all these years .
Either way I am still stunned by the color on these after 23 years.
'83 Topps rrrrrrrrrrrrip!
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Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
....the rest goes like this....
Jim Slaton
Bruce Hurst
Butch Hobson
Terry Harper
Toby Harrah
Manny Castillo
Bobby Castillo
Phil Garner
Kevin Hickey
Al Holland
.....good stuff...here come the Ripken rookies!
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
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...the rest goes like this...
KC Royals Sticker
Gene Garber
Gary Woods
Dan Ford
Vance Law
Ken Tekulve
Mike Witt
Mike Proly
Otto Velez
Bruce Benedict
Alex Trevino
Chris Speier
.....so, not a lot. We still have two more '82 packs to go though!
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
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Not much of note here!
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Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
rrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrip! 82 Donruss
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Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 (2003). My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 17 on December 31, 2009. We were stunned that another child of ours had been diagnosed. Please, if you don't have a favorite charity, consider giving to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
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For either fuzzy photos or bad printing, 1982 Fleer takes the cake!
The Fleer Brett looks like a PSA "8.4" and the Topps Sutter looks like a "9.6", in my estimation. I might send the Sutter in for grading during the next cheap special.
Heavy on the George Brett .....
I've also gotta say, I really like the 83 Fleer. Clean, simple design and the cards in my pack were razor sharp. The Brett I pulled is in PSA 9 or 10 condition, easily.
-Tom
------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+
------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
I did get a Mario Mendoza card, which is pretty cool!
-t
------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+
------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
That's right ladies and gentleman .... my THIRD John Henry Johnson card. I'd never heard of him before this bust, but three cards later (spanning the years '82, '84, and '87), I am well acquainted.
The great thing about '82 is our friend John Henry did NOT have his infamous fro.
So ...
'82, no fro
'84 fro
'87, idential fro as '84.
Anyone have the '83 John Henry card ---- it'd serve as the missing link!
-Tom
------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+
------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
Happy Thanksgiving everyone
P.S I want to see agem mint henderson rookie posted here
Regards
Gary D
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
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Thanks 80sJunkie for all the fun!
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Quicksilver Messenger Service - Smokestack Lightning (Live) 1968
Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
* C. PASCUAL BASIC #3
* T. PEREZ BASIC #4 100%
* L. TIANT BASIC #1
* DRYSDALE BASIC #4 100%
* MAGIC MASTER #4/BASIC #3
* PALMEIRO MASTER/BASIC #1
* '65 DISNEYLAND #2
* '78 ELVIS PRESLEY #6
* '78 THREE'S COMPANY #1
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LaMarr Hoyt was....
WHITE????? I never knew that
-t
------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+
------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
My daughter was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 2 (2003). My son was diagnosed with Type 1 when he was 17 on December 31, 2009. We were stunned that another child of ours had been diagnosed. Please, if you don't have a favorite charity, consider giving to the JDRF (Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation)
JDRF Donation
Thanks again for all of the effort that went into this event.
- Joe