Looking for these 73's in PSA 8 and maybe higher if I can afford it. PM if you can help! Dean
131 Eddie Kasko 173 Hal Breeden 245 Yaz 283 Ray Sadecki 310 Dick Allen 316 Padres Team Card 322 Garry Maddox 356 Chuck Tanner 363 Jackie Hernandez 370 Willie Stargell 472 Lou Gehrig 473 Hank Aaron 477 Cy Young 547 Bobby Heise 549 Whitey Herzog 561 Jim Geddes 596 Red Sox Team Card 650 Felipe Alou 654 Twins Team Card
IMO The 1973 is the most cheaply made set of all the Topps "vintage sets". The paper is of poor, poor quality, the design is unimaginative and the high numbers contain no stars (at the time of printing).
I had heard that Topps was having some financial difficulties at that time, so maybe thats why the went to a poor quality (cheaper) paper stock.
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<< <i>IMO The 1973 is the most cheaply made set of all the Topps "vintage sets". The paper is of poor, poor quality, the design is unimaginative and the high numbers contain no stars (at the time of printing).
I had heard that Topps was having some financial difficulties at that time, so maybe thats why the went to a poor quality (cheaper) paper stock. >>
All of this may be true, but I still love all of the action shots. I'm thinking specifically of the Didier and Corrales. I'm sure others have their own personal favorites.
"I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
The 70s had their share of truly ugly uniforms and those Padre unis were near the top of the list.
"I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
Love the 73 set...and am getting close to 40% complete PSA 8 and higher. The Clemente is by far my favorite card of that decade. I dig the the weird far off horizontal action shots and the strange photo choices like the Garvey card. I like it for exactly the reasons some people hate it.
Very tough to find higher end cards with perfect centering on back as well as front..
As an unopened collector, the 1973 Topps baseball cello pack is one of my all-time favorite packs to own.
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.
Anybody still working on this set? I'm trying to put it together in 9's or better, there are some mighty tough cards to find in high grade. Hoping someone on the board can help out with a few that I need, think I'm down to needing 39 more, and I do have one of the Unsers.
From what I can tell, 707 is the DOLLAR STORE compared to deans_cards. For what that guy charges, if I ever bought anything from him I would expect it to be delivered to me in a frickin' limo. ~WalterSobchak
I got one of them, the Texas checklist in an 8. Thought they would go in the $125 range, really surprised by the $225+ prices.
From what I can tell, 707 is the DOLLAR STORE compared to deans_cards. For what that guy charges, if I ever bought anything from him I would expect it to be delivered to me in a frickin' limo. ~WalterSobchak
Since the recent 73 CL's did so well on the bay, I thought I would try to move all of my lower grade dupes. Listed to sell in my eBay store over the 2nd & 4th Sunday's in May. Apologies for the spam and thanks for looking!
From what I can tell, 707 is the DOLLAR STORE compared to deans_cards. For what that guy charges, if I ever bought anything from him I would expect it to be delivered to me in a frickin' limo. ~WalterSobchak
I was going to go after the Brewers checklist pretty hard, but I thought it was a very generous looking 8. These are getting some pretty serious cash lately, wish I owned a few more (4) 8's than I do
From what I can tell, 707 is the DOLLAR STORE compared to deans_cards. For what that guy charges, if I ever bought anything from him I would expect it to be delivered to me in a frickin' limo. ~WalterSobchak
With 91 PSA 8's as of yesterday, you would think they would be more plentiful and cheaper! I am up to 6 of them in PSA 8, and I got 3 of the on my own free submissions, and I have $476 in the other 3!
There POP is growing a small number per month, so here's hoping that more higher grade cards can be found. Would be nice to find a big stash somewhere for sure!
I just came across this #237 Eddie Mathews. If I'm not mistaken, this is a brown background with Burdette's right ear showing. I can't seem to find any pricing info on this and all of the past sales I've seen with the ear showing are orange background. Is this a tough card? What should it go for? Thanks in advance, obviously I'm not a 73 expert.
I have the brown with the ear, like the one you show, and an orange without the ear, both of which are easy to find. Was not aware of an orange with the ear
The card scan you have provided is a 1973 Topps #237 Brown/Natural Background or Burdette Right Ear Showing variation. Historically, PSA has not been consistent on the variation descriptions of the 1973 Manager cards. Sometimes a description will be determined by the grader and his knowledge level of 1973 Topps Manager variations, or (in most cases) it is determined by what is listed on the submission form. As a result, the PSA Pop Report for the 1973 Manager cards may never be accurate. I have purchased a number of incorrectly labeled graded cards as they have become available in an attempt to remove them from circulation until they can be resubmitted for an accurate flip. This has not been an easy task over the last 18 months as more collectors are collecting the 1973 Topps set.
I have found three variations of the #237 Braves Manager/Coaches card, but unfortunately SCD, which owns the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards has only identified two of these variations. I had emailed Bob Lemke regarding this issue a number of years ago, but now that he has retired, I will need to start over in getting the third 1973 variation included.
I have included scans of the three variations below. These are from my 1973 Topps RAW Master set, and are not from my 1973 graded card collection.
1973 Topps #237 Braves Manager/Coaches, Eddie Matthews Manager, Lew Burdette Right Ear Showing (Brown or Natural Background)
1973 Topps #237 Braves Manager/Coaches, Eddie Matthews Manager, Lew Burdette Right Ear Showing (Orange or Solid Background)
1973 Topps #237 Braves Manager/Coaches, Eddie Matthews Manager, Lew Burdette Right Ear Not Showing (Orange or Solid Background)
Prices have been all over the place. I recently sent messages to 3 eBay sellers who had incorrect descriptions, and had 1 of 1 listed on their auctions. These were of this card, the #179 Oakland A's, and #257 New York Mets, which there are also 3 known variations, but only two listed in the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards.
Bump. Here is an updated list of cards I am looking to purchase in order to complete my set. If you have any for sale, please contact me at agelboim@yahoo.com. Thanks!
131 RED SOX LEADERS 8 141 BRUCE KISON 8 264 CHECKLIST 133-264 8 298 RON BRYANT 8 353 STEVE BRYE 8 377 EXPOS MGR. 8 397 DAVE CASH 8 420 TOMMIE AGEE 8 424 DENNY DOYLE 8 427 RICK AUERBACK 8 428 WAYNE SIMPSON 8 469 DAN MONZON 8 524 GENE TENACE 8 556 YANKEES TEAM RECORDS 8 593 ROYALS MGR. 8 594 VIC HARRIS 8 595 DON GULLETT 8 641 REDS TEAM 8 650 FELIPE ALOU 8
296 SPARKY ANDERSON 8 or 9 323 TIGERS MGR./COACHES 8 or 9 634 ALAN CLOSTER 8 or 9 638 KEN REYNOLDS 8 or 9 656 JOHN ELLIS 8 or 9
26 PIRATES TEAM 9 231 BILL PARSONS 9 233 ED KIRKPATRICK 9 246 KEN SANDERS 9 266 MIKE LUM 9 273 CHRIS SPEIER 9 297 WALT WILLIAMS 9 321 RICH HINTON 9 331 CARL MORTON 9 386 DON MONEY 9 404 CHUCK BRINKMAN 9 461 MIKE CORKINS 9 464 CUBS TEAM 9 465 DAVE GIUSTI 9 476 WALTER JOHNSON 9 480 JUAN MARICHAL 9 503 PHIL NIEKRO 9 517 PIRATES MGR 9 536 PHILLIES TEAM 9 538 JIM HART 9 585 JOE NIEKRO 9 640 DICK BOSMAN 9 652 TED KUBIAK 9
Hey all, I need the following coaches variations in PSA 7 or above...desperately! Can anyone help a brother out? Will pay any premium. 136a (brown bkgd) 179a (left ear or Nat'l bkgrd) 237a (right ear) 257a (Dk pale bkgrnd) 449b (round ear) 486a (dark pale) thanks!
Not a high end guy really, but trying to work on my 73 Topps set (year of my birth) Looking for PSA 8/9. I have some extras if anybody can use them, would love to trade. Below are my extras, if you have any extras to trade lmk. Thought I'd check here before getting rid of the extras.
1973 TOPPS EXTRAS #8 TOM HALL PSA 8 #17 FRED GLADDING PSA 7 & 8 #19 TIM FOLI PSA 8 #27 BILL GOGOLEWSKI PSA 8 #28 HAL McRAE PSA 8 #29 TONY TAYLOR PSA 8 #33 JIM BREAZEALE PSA 8 #34 PAT DOBSON PSA 8 #46 LINDY McDANIEL PSA 8 #47 LUIS MELENDEZ PSA 8 #48 PAUL SPLITTORFF PSA 8 #52 DENIS MENKE PSA 8 #69 PHIL GAGLIANO PSA 8 #74 BILLY CHAMPION PSA 8 #83 LERON LEE PSA 8 #86 TOM McCRAW PSA 8.5 #89 JOHN BILLINGHAM PSA 8 #94 DICK BILLINGS PSA 8 #120 JOE COLEMAN PSA 8 #124 JIM HARDIN PSA 8 #139 CARMEN FANZONE PSA 8 #152 DAVE MAY PSA 8 #159 CLARENCE GASTON PSA 7 #212 JOE LAHOUD PSA 8 #244 ED ACOSTA PSA 8 #248 JERRY JOHNSON PSA 8 #253 MARK BELANGER PSA 8 #254 BILL STONEMAN PSA 8 #267 LLOYD ALLEN PSA 8 #281 MIKE JORGENSEN PSA 8 #294 STEVE ARLIN PSA 7 #297 WALT WILLIAMS PSA 8 #314 RON SWOBODA PSA 6 #321 RICH HINTON PSA 8 #348 RENNIE STENNETT PSA 8 #379 CY ACOSTA PSA 8 #403 SONNY JACKSON PSA 6 #421 ANGELS COACHES PSA 7 #423 JOHNNY JETER PSA 8 #454 TOM HALLER PSA 8 #461 MIKE CORKINS PSA 7 #463 KEN TATUM PSA 8.5 #510 AMOS OTIS PSA 8 #544 VON JOSHUA PSA 8 #629 INDIANS TEAM PSA 8
Does anyone happen to have any duplicates (PSA 8 or better) for any of the following 1973 Topps manager variation cards? I am oh-so-close to finishing my '73 set and would certainly appreciate any help in locating these cards! I am willing to pay a more than fair price. Many thanks in advance.
136 ORIOLES MGR./COACHES BROWN BACKGROUND 237 BRAVES MGR./COACHES BURDETTE RIGHT EAR SHOW 449 INDIANS MGR./COACHES/SPAHNS EAR POINTED
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131 Eddie Kasko
173 Hal Breeden
245 Yaz
283 Ray Sadecki
310 Dick Allen
316 Padres Team Card
322 Garry Maddox
356 Chuck Tanner
363 Jackie Hernandez
370 Willie Stargell
472 Lou Gehrig
473 Hank Aaron
477 Cy Young
547 Bobby Heise
549 Whitey Herzog
561 Jim Geddes
596 Red Sox Team Card
650 Felipe Alou
654 Twins Team Card
I had heard that Topps was having some financial difficulties at that time, so maybe thats why the went to a poor quality (cheaper) paper stock.
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<< <i>IMO The 1973 is the most cheaply made set of all the Topps "vintage sets". The paper is of poor, poor quality, the design is unimaginative and the high numbers contain no stars (at the time of printing).
I had heard that Topps was having some financial difficulties at that time, so maybe thats why the went to a poor quality (cheaper) paper stock. >>
All of this may be true, but I still love all of the action shots. I'm thinking specifically of the Didier and Corrales. I'm sure others have their own personal favorites.
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
As an unopened collector, the 1973 Topps baseball cello pack is one of my all-time favorite packs to own.
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.
~WalterSobchak
1973 Topps Team Checklist Oakland A's PSA 8 NM-MT
1973 Topps Team Checklist Cleveland Indians PSA 8 NM-MT
1973 Topps Team Checklist San Diego Padres PSA 8 NM-MT
Makes me want to break up my set!
MrG
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~WalterSobchak
Cheers,
Michael
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2 to go for me plus a few upgrades.
~WalterSobchak
Both are dynamite!
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Am I crazy or does the top left corner of this 8 look really awful?
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1973 Topps Team Checklist New York Mets PSA 8 pop 5: $338.00 Ending Bid
1973 Topps Team Checklist Kansas City Royals PSA 8.5 pop 1 (3rd Highest Blue Team CL ever graded! 2-PSA9's): $260.88
1973 Topps Team Checklist Milwaukee Brewers PSA 8 pop 2: $255.79
Amazing!
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~WalterSobchak
There POP is growing a small number per month, so here's hoping that more higher grade cards can be found. Would be nice to find a big stash somewhere for sure!
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The card scan you have provided is a 1973 Topps #237 Brown/Natural Background or Burdette Right Ear Showing variation. Historically, PSA has not been consistent on the variation descriptions of the 1973 Manager cards. Sometimes a description will be determined by the grader and his knowledge level of 1973 Topps Manager variations, or (in most cases) it is determined by what is listed on the submission form. As a result, the PSA Pop Report for the 1973 Manager cards may never be accurate. I have purchased a number of incorrectly labeled graded cards as they have become available in an attempt to remove them from circulation until they can be resubmitted for an accurate flip. This has not been an easy task over the last 18 months as more collectors are collecting the 1973 Topps set.
I have found three variations of the #237 Braves Manager/Coaches card, but unfortunately SCD, which owns the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards has only identified two of these variations. I had emailed Bob Lemke regarding this issue a number of years ago, but now that he has retired, I will need to start over in getting the third 1973 variation included.
I have included scans of the three variations below. These are from my 1973 Topps RAW Master set, and are not from my 1973 graded card collection.
1973 Topps #237 Braves Manager/Coaches, Eddie Matthews Manager, Lew Burdette Right Ear Showing (Brown or Natural Background)
1973 Topps #237 Braves Manager/Coaches, Eddie Matthews Manager, Lew Burdette Right Ear Showing (Orange or Solid Background)
1973 Topps #237 Braves Manager/Coaches, Eddie Matthews Manager, Lew Burdette Right Ear Not Showing (Orange or Solid Background)
Prices have been all over the place. I recently sent messages to 3 eBay sellers who had incorrect descriptions, and had 1 of 1 listed on their auctions. These were of this card, the #179 Oakland A's, and #257 New York Mets, which there are also 3 known variations, but only two listed in the Standard Catalog of Baseball Cards.
Hope this helps.
Michael
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Fleer Baseball-1923, 1959-2007
Al
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Link to PWCC 1973 Topps PSA Baseball Auctions HERE
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131 RED SOX LEADERS 8
141 BRUCE KISON 8
264 CHECKLIST 133-264 8
298 RON BRYANT 8
353 STEVE BRYE 8
377 EXPOS MGR. 8
397 DAVE CASH 8
420 TOMMIE AGEE 8
424 DENNY DOYLE 8
427 RICK AUERBACK 8
428 WAYNE SIMPSON 8
469 DAN MONZON 8
524 GENE TENACE 8
556 YANKEES TEAM RECORDS 8
593 ROYALS MGR. 8
594 VIC HARRIS 8
595 DON GULLETT 8
641 REDS TEAM 8
650 FELIPE ALOU 8
296 SPARKY ANDERSON 8 or 9
323 TIGERS MGR./COACHES 8 or 9
634 ALAN CLOSTER 8 or 9
638 KEN REYNOLDS 8 or 9
656 JOHN ELLIS 8 or 9
26 PIRATES TEAM 9
231 BILL PARSONS 9
233 ED KIRKPATRICK 9
246 KEN SANDERS 9
266 MIKE LUM 9
273 CHRIS SPEIER 9
297 WALT WILLIAMS 9
321 RICH HINTON 9
331 CARL MORTON 9
386 DON MONEY 9
404 CHUCK BRINKMAN 9
461 MIKE CORKINS 9
464 CUBS TEAM 9
465 DAVE GIUSTI 9
476 WALTER JOHNSON 9
480 JUAN MARICHAL 9
503 PHIL NIEKRO 9
517 PIRATES MGR 9
536 PHILLIES TEAM 9
538 JIM HART 9
585 JOE NIEKRO 9
640 DICK BOSMAN 9
652 TED KUBIAK 9
136a (brown bkgd)
179a (left ear or Nat'l bkgrd)
237a (right ear)
257a (Dk pale bkgrnd)
449b (round ear)
486a (dark pale)
thanks!
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Or....sit on it and someone else will get a 10 and then you will have a pop 2 and lose money. Have at it.
1973 TOPPS EXTRAS
#8 TOM HALL PSA 8
#17 FRED GLADDING PSA 7 & 8
#19 TIM FOLI PSA 8
#27 BILL GOGOLEWSKI PSA 8
#28 HAL McRAE PSA 8
#29 TONY TAYLOR PSA 8
#33 JIM BREAZEALE PSA 8
#34 PAT DOBSON PSA 8
#46 LINDY McDANIEL PSA 8
#47 LUIS MELENDEZ PSA 8
#48 PAUL SPLITTORFF PSA 8
#52 DENIS MENKE PSA 8
#69 PHIL GAGLIANO PSA 8
#74 BILLY CHAMPION PSA 8
#83 LERON LEE PSA 8
#86 TOM McCRAW PSA 8.5
#89 JOHN BILLINGHAM PSA 8
#94 DICK BILLINGS PSA 8
#120 JOE COLEMAN PSA 8
#124 JIM HARDIN PSA 8
#139 CARMEN FANZONE PSA 8
#152 DAVE MAY PSA 8
#159 CLARENCE GASTON PSA 7
#212 JOE LAHOUD PSA 8
#244 ED ACOSTA PSA 8
#248 JERRY JOHNSON PSA 8
#253 MARK BELANGER PSA 8
#254 BILL STONEMAN PSA 8
#267 LLOYD ALLEN PSA 8
#281 MIKE JORGENSEN PSA 8
#294 STEVE ARLIN PSA 7
#297 WALT WILLIAMS PSA 8
#314 RON SWOBODA PSA 6
#321 RICH HINTON PSA 8
#348 RENNIE STENNETT PSA 8
#379 CY ACOSTA PSA 8
#403 SONNY JACKSON PSA 6
#421 ANGELS COACHES PSA 7
#423 JOHNNY JETER PSA 8
#454 TOM HALLER PSA 8
#461 MIKE CORKINS PSA 7
#463 KEN TATUM PSA 8.5
#510 AMOS OTIS PSA 8
#544 VON JOSHUA PSA 8
#629 INDIANS TEAM PSA 8
136 ORIOLES MGR./COACHES BROWN BACKGROUND
237 BRAVES MGR./COACHES BURDETTE RIGHT EAR SHOW
449 INDIANS MGR./COACHES/SPAHNS EAR POINTED
You are breaking my heart brother! Why?
<< <i>Is that set listed on the registry? If so what set is it? >>
It is and it's the #1 ranked set. I have a feeling Mr. Spence will be moving to #1 and solidifying his position from these auctions.