<< <i>And if you think the right edge looks funny, you are right. It really looks like it was sheet cut by someone who doesn't know how to cut a sheet. >>
Jordan,
I think that card came from an ultra rare Topps hobby sheet cut wax pack. They got a monkey to cut cards from a sheet and then inserted them in packs. They usually came wrapped in Wacky Pack wrappers but this ultra rare version came in the normal Topps football wrapper.
Congrats on the rare pull. If I were you, I'd get it graded immediately and list it on eBay.
I'm here to question, not to inspire or build up. To live how I want, as I see fit, according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
Well, my 2 lots finally made it across the pond to jolly old England. The box was very well packaged for the journey. (Thank you again Gary!) The Royal Mail even put the Global Priority box in a plastic pouch to keep out the damp. Most of the packs still smelled quite musty as others have mentioned. Since I am having to play catch-up to you guys I started ripping. I didn't get very far because the first pack contained these:
congrats mrg thats a sweet sweetness. You know your were the last box I packed Up and I swear I had this tingle when i put your packs together. I just knew you were gonna pull soemthing big
I won't be opening the 76/79 packs, but here are some from 77/78. A few of my packs I'll open here I swapped with some in my raw personal collection, as upgrades (the 77 pack pictured here, for example).
My packs seem to have survived the USPS mistreatment so far. But, as with others, my 85 packs looks waterlogged, and the gum feels disintegrated in there. I didn't open anything until today!
I'm missing the Charlie Brown card from the '84 Topps set. If anyone gets it, I'd like to buy it -- please let me know. I don't know off hand, but I think it is #387 or something close to that.
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Thanks for all of the comments fella's. When you see my follow-on scans you will see that fortune only visited me once during my 2-lot rip.
Lee - I agreed more with your original comment before your edit. I am a Texan living in London for the next 2 years, 5 months, 15 days, and 4 hours! At least I still have my collection safely back home in Atlanta, to visit when I travel back home! (knock wood)
Zef - The sweetness is slightly smaller l/r than half of the other 19 cards in the 2-pack lot. It appears to me that one of the packs cards were cut slighlty smaller (<1/32) l/r than the cards in the other pack.
Rick - I LOL'd when I saw the spec's on Griese in that '79 card! Man are those Dexter glasses or what? Nice centering on those '79 leader cards however!
Highlighted by none other than Jesus' less-heralded, 5th cousins' nephew, (twice removed), Chuck Crist. Appropriately enough, he played for the Saints.
The Griese would be nice, except for a nick on the lower left edge.
Another pack of minor stars for me... Griese, Riggins, McKenzie, Tatum, Greenwood.
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<< <i>Congrats MrG! Well worth the wait I am sure.
Here are my 78s.
Ouch what a horrible scan! I will try to get a better one to replace it. >>
Nottingham looks like Burt Reynolds
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What software do you guys use to get those nice big card scans? I have tried scanning at 150 & 300 DPI, but no matter what I do, when I get the 9 card scan down to 50kb, they look minature. Any help would be welcome!
Post them to a free hosting site like www.photobucket.com then you can have whatever size you want and just link it using the provided [img] tags right from photobucket.
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I am not going to post any more cards from this rip. I feel like this rip is tainted and the only thing left for me to post is a water logged 1985 Payton.
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Rick, Sorry you feel that you were scrwed. The unfortunate thing is the jury has made it's decision and the plaintif has yet to defend his case.
I however, scanned these cards, and will carry on! It is not much to look at, but it is all I have while I wait out my stay in England. Where my wife tells me: "Only a few more years honey!"
<< <i>The eagle has landed!!! We have most of the boxes actually everything showed up today except for the 78 box. Had to order that from dacw becuase steve sold out before I placed the order. But heres a pick for us all to start drooling. Cant wait to crack this 76 box. it will be my first gai box crack I will get evrything split and boxed this weekend. Hopefully the box 78 box shows up today too. I know mondays a postal holiday anyone know if ups runs monday?
>>
Just out of curiosity, why aren't the 85 packs in a box?
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I also got a Jets checklist and a J.J. Thomas for the Steelers.
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<< <i>And if you think the right edge looks funny, you are right. It really looks like it was sheet cut by someone who doesn't know how to cut a sheet. >>
Jordan,
I think that card came from an ultra rare Topps hobby sheet cut wax pack. They got a monkey to cut cards from a sheet and then inserted them in packs. They usually came wrapped in Wacky Pack wrappers but this ultra rare version came in the normal Topps football wrapper.
Congrats on the rare pull. If I were you, I'd get it graded immediately and list it on eBay.
Jason
according to my values and my needs. Nothing holds dominion over me, I stand alone as the ruler of my life.
i had a 78 that looked just like that dorsett as far as the edge goes. i'll post a scan later tonite or tomorrow. however, it's not a dorsett.
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David (LD_Ferg)
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I had to scan them and share with the group!
Now back to ripping!
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* 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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------- 1960 Topps Baseball PSA 8+
------- 1985 Topps Hockey PSA 9+
Here are my 78s.
Ouch what a horrible scan! I will try to get a better one to replace it.
great pull. i knew there was payton out there somewhere...maybe another???
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
* 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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MrG hit the mother lode.
I hit the wicked stepmother lode.
Some highlights :
1977 :
1978 :
1979 :
1980 :
"How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
<< <i>MrG hit the mother lode.
I hit the wicked stepmother lode.
<< <i>
Arthur
78: musty smelling, bethea, hendricks, herman edwards, gum fused to one card (at least it wasnt anyone good)
well you wont hear from me until 81. i got nothing exciting in 79 or 80. you will all have to wait for 81.
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That Payton looks short l/r. Is it not as wide as the other 76's in that pack?
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Id say thats a solid 8
<< <i>MrG hit the mother lode.
I hit the wicked stepmother lode.
Some highlights :
1977 :
1978 :
1979 :
1980 :
Is it just me or does the Fred Dryer card scream "So easy, a caveman could do it" lol
You guys are really pulling some great looking cards. Congrats.
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BigCrumbs! I made over $250 last year!
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My packs seem to have survived the USPS mistreatment so far. But, as with others, my 85 packs looks waterlogged, and the gum feels disintegrated in there. I didn't open anything until today!
Doug
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Lee - I agreed more with your original comment before your edit. I am a Texan living in London for the next 2 years, 5 months, 15 days, and 4 hours! At least I still have my collection safely back home in Atlanta, to visit when I travel back home! (knock wood)
Zef - The sweetness is slightly smaller l/r than half of the other 19 cards in the 2-pack lot. It appears to me that one of the packs cards were cut slighlty smaller (<1/32) l/r than the cards in the other pack.
Rick - I LOL'd when I saw the spec's on Griese in that '79 card! Man are those Dexter glasses or what? Nice centering on those '79 leader cards however!
Cheers,
Michael
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Highlighted by none other than Jesus' less-heralded, 5th cousins' nephew, (twice removed), Chuck Crist. Appropriately enough, he played for the Saints.
The Griese would be nice, except for a nick on the lower left edge.
Another pack of minor stars for me... Griese, Riggins, McKenzie, Tatum, Greenwood.
You can also see the gum outline on the McGee.
Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
Derrick Gaffney? Is this Jabar Gaffney's dad?
Nice RC of Ricky Bell. From what I understand, he was a very good RB for a little while, who died young.
Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
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I always liked that Kilmer card with the goofy toboggan.
I hate I didn't have the funds for this rip. You guys got some nice cards.
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<< <i>Congrats MrG! Well worth the wait I am sure.
Here are my 78s.
Ouch what a horrible scan! I will try to get a better one to replace it. >>
Nottingham looks like Burt Reynolds
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BigCrumbs! I made over $250 last year!
Cheers,
MrG
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HTH
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Here are the '79s:
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Here are my 79s and the first of my bigger rookie names.
Here are my '80s........
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But horribly slow from the UK........
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* 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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I however, scanned these cards, and will carry on! It is not much to look at, but it is all I have while I wait out my stay in England. Where my wife tells me: "Only a few more years honey!"
My '81s:
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<< <i>The eagle has landed!!! We have most of the boxes actually everything showed up today except for the 78 box. Had to order that from dacw becuase steve sold out before I placed the order. But heres a pick for us all to start drooling. Cant wait to crack this 76 box. it will be my first gai box crack
Just out of curiosity, why aren't the 85 packs in a box?
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