Two packs of 1974 Topps basketball purchased from BBCE for $60 per pack. Was hoping for a PSA worthy Gervin RC but no dice. No cards worth subbing out of these packs.
Five packs of 1977 Topps basketball purchased from BBCE for $17 per pack. Didn't pull a Dantley. Nothing worth submitting, looking at VCP only sure-fire 10s should be submitted because 9s don't sell for anything.
Five packs of 1978 Topps basketball purchased from BBCE for $9 per pack. Looking for a DJ RC but didn't get one. Not having much luck with the packs this morning.
Five packs of 1978 OPC hockey purchased from BBCE for $18 per pack. Pulled a Federko RC but too OC to submit. Majority of the cards had centering problems those that did not had at least one soft corner so no submittable cards from these packs either.
Thanks for the scans and info on your rips. You've given me the urge to have a crack myself. Have a few OPC packs from the late 70's plus an OPC box each from 81/82, 82/83 and 84/85. Figure I'll end up with 99% OC cards but here's hoping for a decent Federko and/or Bossy.
Pity about your Federko.
Collecting HOF RC's in hockey, baseball, football and basketball. A fool's errand some have said.
I cringe when I even think about ripping vintage stuff. In fact one of the reasons I am crossing over all my packs to PSA is to make it tougher for kooks--LOL--like you who LOVE to rip vintage wax.....arghhhhhhhhh!
Course just kiddin...it is quite a rush to rip them...though infrequently do I do it
Ripping is fun but the ROI is horrible 90+% of the time.
One box of 1991 Topps Stadium Club football purchased from BBCE for $75. Happy to get at least one Farve RC, will sub at some point. 1991 Stadium Club football is one of my favorite boxes to open even though there is only one hit in the entire set. I like 1980 basketball boxes better but you can't beat the price point for 91 SC.
Edited to add grades; NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 STADIUM CLUB 94 BRETT FARVE Date Received: 12/6/2010
One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased at the National from BBCE for $333. Figured I would see if I could get a checklist or Worthy RC (both do pretty well in PSA 10), but sadly received another Ewing pack. I don't plan to submit any cards from this rip mostly due to centering.
One pack of 1979 OPC hockey purchased from BBCE for $275. Sadly absolutely nothing in the pack, wish the Barry Beck had been a Gretzky. No cards worth submitting.
One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333 last week. This pack came out of new box they just cracked open. Decent star power, planning to submit 6 or 7 of these. I think most will get 9s due to centering but they have 9/10 corners and edges. A couple have a very minor touch on the bottom right corner
Edited to add grades: MINT 9 1986 FLEER 73 KEVIN McHALE MINT 9 1986 FLEER 7 CHARLES BARKLEY MINT 9 1986 FLEER 6 THURL BAILEY MINT 9 1986 FLEER 71 RODNEY McCRAY MINT 9 1986 FLEER 3 MARK AGUIRRE MINT 9 1986 FLEER 68 KARL MALONE MINT 9 1986 FLEER 2 ALVAN ADAMS
One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333 last week. This pack came out of new box they just cracked open. Centering was not very good in the pack. Don't plan to submit any cards for grading. Had two Frank Johnson cards back to back, too bad it wasn't back to back Jordans.
One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333 last week. This pack came out of new box they just cracked open. Pretty good star power, two HOF RCs, plan to submit 8 of the cards from this pack. Most are mid to weak 9 candidates but I need many of them for my self submitted PSA 9 86 Fleer set so going to roll the dice and hope I get some back to add to my set. The pack only had 11 cards and a sticker instead of the normal 12, poor quality control by Fleer. Lastly I have noticed these packs don't have as much gum dust and some I've seen, the gum card has been damaged on 2 of the 3 packs I've opened thus far. Packs are definitely legit.
Edited to add grades: MINT 9 1986 FLEER 27 JOE DUMARS MINT 9 1986 FLEER 93 CLIFF ROBINSON MINT 9 1986 FLEER 26 CLYDE DREXLER GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 92 ALVIN ROBERTSON MINT 9 1986 FLEER 91 DOC RIVERS MINT 9 1986 FLEER 24 DARRYL DAWKINS MINT 9 1986 FLEER 90 ROBERT REID MINT 9 1986 FLEER 23 WALTER DAVIS
<< <i>One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333 last week. This pack came out of new box they just cracked open. Centering was not very good in the pack. Don't plan to submit any cards for grading. Had two Frank Johnson cards back to back, too bad it wasn't back to back Jordans.
One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333 last week. This pack came out of new box they just cracked open. Cards are pretty sharp plan to sub 6-8 of them. Again the pack only had 11 cards and a sticker instead of the normal 12.
Edited to add grades: NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER 22 BRAD DAVIS MINT 9 1986 FLEER 21 ADRIAN DANTLEY MINT 9 1986 FLEER 87 RICKY PIERCE MINT 9 1986 FLEER 20 TERRY CUMMINGS MINT 9 1986 FLEER 86 SAM PERKINS MINT 9 1986 FLEER 19 PAT CUMMINGS GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 85 JIM PAXSON
One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333 last week. This pack came out of new box they just cracked open. Plan to sub 3 of the cards, second half of the pack after sequence shift centering was pretty poor but the Checklist and Worthy are notorious for poor centering.
I still have three 86 Fleer packs left from the National but will save those for another day. Have one 79 OPC pack I purchased with the 5 86 Fleer packs but will open that later as well.
Edited to add grades: MINT 9 1986 FLEER 91 DOC RIVERS MINT 9 1986 FLEER 90 ROBERT REID MINT 9 1986 FLEER 23 WALTER DAVIS
<< <i>One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333 last week. This pack came out of new box they just cracked open. Centering was not very good in the pack. Don't plan to submit any cards for grading. Had two Frank Johnson cards back to back, too bad it wasn't back to back Jordans.
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I purchased one pack of 86-87 from my local baseball card shop back in 88-89(ish).... for 50 cents. (This was before basketball and football took off, obviously.) Had I known, I would have bought all of it.
Ordered some more unopened after swinging and missing with the last 5 packs of 86 Fleer I purchased from BBCE. Ordered these yesterday with Saturday (today) delivery. Going to open a pack or two of the 86 Fleer basketball then probably move on to the 80/81 Topps box.
One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333. Awesome pack but somehow I think the ripping can only go downhill from here. The Jordan is an easy 9 with an outside chance at a 10 (if it were any other card in the set I would say good chance) but all the cards in the pack are the tinniest bit short. I will be one unhappy PSA submitter if the Jordan gets and EOT when I send it to PSA on Monday. Including the Jordan I plan to sub 5 cards from this pack. And for those counting yes I did just buy 10 packs of 86 Fleer basketball from BBCE in basically a week.
Edited to add grades: N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1986 FLEER 59 ALBERT KING MINT 9 1986 FLEER 123 BUCK WILLIAMS
Edited to add grades: N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT1986 FLEER 57 MICHAEL JORDAN Date Received: 10/22/2010
Edited to add grades: N1: EVIDENCE OF TRIMMING 1986 FLEER 57 MICHAEL JORDAN Date Received:5/2/2011
Edited to add grades: MINT 9 1986 FLEER 11 ROLANDO BLACKMAN N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1986 FLEER 76 JOHNNY MOORE
Eight packs of 1977/78 Topps basketball purchased from BBCE for $17 per pack. I need a Dantley PSA 9 for my PC (if anyone has one I will pay well over the last VCP sale) but alas only got one HOF RC, Robert Parish, and it looks like an 8/9 candidate due to top to bottom centering.
Edited to add grades: NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1977 TOPPS 111 ROBERT PARISH
Congrats on another Michael. After spending all that money I was glad to see that you got at least one.
My question to you: I know you know a LOT about how PSA grades this set ... I measured the Jordan, at it's worst point, 57/43 top to bottom. (Top right and bottom right.) How much "swing" will they give on this set before they would NOT put it in a "10" slab? I know what the GUIDELINES state, but we know that they get applied differently at times.
STAY HEALTHY!
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
The only thing I've noticed between PSA 9 and PSA 10 cards from those I submitted is the chipping in the blue area along the sides. Even minor chips that show any white seem to result in 9s. I think the top/bottom centering is close enough with the Jordan but everyone on this board knows that key cards in a set are graded more strictly by PSA. I will be happy if it gets a 9.
One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333. Probably will only sub the Carroll from the pack and maybe the Akeem.
Edited to add grades: MINT 9 1986 FLEER 14 JOE BARRY CARROLL
Robb, well done. If you come across and Bird / Magic cards that are NOT the Bird/Erving/Magic variation and they're not up to snuff, LMK. Need them for autographs.
Those 77/78 Topps packs are fun. I bought 5 in the last 2 months from the bbce. 2 maravichs, 2 david thompsons, walton, dawkins rc. Kareem with gum stain unfortunately.
All the cards were really sharp. Seems like they got a good batch of 77/78's. Has anyone opened any 75/76 or 74/75 topps basketball packs?
One box of 1980/81 Topps basketball purchased from BBCE for $1035.00. Nice box, lots of sharp commons and the 3 Bird/Magic rookies. Only one is worth subbing (bottom) which will probably get an 8 due to centering. The others are OC or have PD damage.
Updated to add grades (bottom card): NEAR MINT 7 1980 TOPPS SCORING LEADER BIRD,ERVING,JOHNSON
<< <i>One box of 1980/81 Topps basketball purchased from BBCE for $1035.00. Nice box, lots of sharp commons and the 3 Bird/Magic rookies. Only one is worth subbing (bottom) which will probably get an 8 due to centering. The others are OC or have PD damage.
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Fantastic!
Big Fan of: HOF Post War RC, Graded RCs WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
Four packs of 80/81 OPC hockey purchased from BBCE for $65 per pack. Pulled a Goulet HOF RC but sadly it has no shot at a PSA 9.
Edited to add grades: NEAR MINT 7 1980 O-PEE-CHEE 67 MICHEL GOULET MINT 9 1980 O-PEE-CHEE 80 GILBERT PERREAULT NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 O-PEE-CHEE 191 MIKE MILBURY MINT 9 1980 O-PEE-CHEE 128 STAN SMYL CANUCKS SCORING LEADERS
One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE at the National for $333. Nicely centered pack. I need 5 or 6 of these for my self submitted PSA 9 86 Fleer set so will be subbing 9 or 10 of the cards and probably the Bird sticker as well.
Edited to add grades: MINT 9 1986 FLEER 30 ALEX ENGLISH GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 96 JEFF RULAND ($100 VCP) GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 29 JAMES EDWARDS ($75 VCP) NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER 95 DAN ROUNDFIELD MINT 9 1986 FLEER 28 MARK EATON GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 94 WAYNE ROLLINS ($60 VCP) GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 27 JOE DUMARS ($125 VCP) GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 93 CLIFF ROBINSON ($40 VCP) MINT 9 1986 FLEER 26 CLYDE DREXLER MINT 9 1986 FLEER 92 ALVIN ROBERTSON NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER STICKER 2 LARRY BIRD
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
<< <i>One box of 1980/81 Topps basketball purchased from BBCE for $1035.00. Nice box, lots of sharp commons and the 3 Bird/Magic rookies. Only one is worth subbing (bottom) which will probably get an 8 due to centering. The others are OC or have PD damage.
From my latest sub. Am pretty bummed with the Min Size on the Jordan. Will try to re-sub it at some point and then move on to BGS if PSA won't slab it. Not sure why the second B/M RC got a 7 but since it received a Miscut the other times I sent it in I'm just glad it got graded.
1 NEAR MINT 7 1979 TOPPS 18 WAYNE GRETZKY 2 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT1986 FLEER 57 MICHAEL JORDAN 3 NEAR MINT 7 1980 TOPPS SCORING LEADER BIRD,ERVING,JOHNSON 4 NEAR MINT 7 1980 TOPPS SCORING LEADER BIRD,ERVING,JOHNSON
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Bosox1976
Pity about your Federko.
I cringe when I even think about ripping vintage stuff. In fact one of the reasons I am crossing over all my packs to PSA is to make it tougher for kooks--LOL--like you who LOVE to rip vintage wax.....arghhhhhhhhh!
Course just kiddin...it is quite a rush to rip them...though infrequently do I do it
One box of 1991 Topps Stadium Club football purchased from BBCE for $75. Happy to get at least one Farve RC, will sub at some point. 1991 Stadium Club football is one of my favorite boxes to open even though there is only one hit in the entire set. I like 1980 basketball boxes better but you can't beat the price point for 91 SC.
Edited to add grades;
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1991 STADIUM CLUB 94 BRETT FARVE
Date Received: 12/6/2010
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
Edited to add grades:
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 73 KEVIN McHALE
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 7 CHARLES BARKLEY
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 6 THURL BAILEY
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 71 RODNEY McCRAY
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 3 MARK AGUIRRE
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 68 KARL MALONE
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 2 ALVAN ADAMS
Edited to add grades:
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 27 JOE DUMARS
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 93 CLIFF ROBINSON
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 26 CLYDE DREXLER
GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 92 ALVIN ROBERTSON
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 91 DOC RIVERS
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 24 DARRYL DAWKINS
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 90 ROBERT REID
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 23 WALTER DAVIS
<< <i>One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333 last week. This pack came out of new box they just cracked open. Centering was not very good in the pack. Don't plan to submit any cards for grading. Had two Frank Johnson cards back to back, too bad it wasn't back to back Jordans.
wow....5 johnsons in one pack!
Edited to add grades:
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER 22 BRAD DAVIS
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 21 ADRIAN DANTLEY
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 87 RICKY PIERCE
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 20 TERRY CUMMINGS
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 86 SAM PERKINS
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 19 PAT CUMMINGS
GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 85 JIM PAXSON
I still have three 86 Fleer packs left from the National but will save those for another day.
Have one 79 OPC pack I purchased with the 5 86 Fleer packs but will open that later as well.
Edited to add grades:
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 91 DOC RIVERS
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 90 ROBERT REID
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 23 WALTER DAVIS
<< <i>One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333 last week. This pack came out of new box they just cracked open. Centering was not very good in the pack. Don't plan to submit any cards for grading. Had two Frank Johnson cards back to back, too bad it wasn't back to back Jordans.
I purchased one pack of 86-87 from my local baseball card shop back in 88-89(ish).... for 50 cents. (This was before basketball and football took off, obviously.) Had I known, I would have bought all of it.
Anyway, it was THIS pack, exactly.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
Going to open a pack or two of the 86 Fleer basketball then probably move on to the 80/81 Topps box.
And for those counting yes I did just buy 10 packs of 86 Fleer basketball from BBCE in basically a week.
Edited to add grades:
N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1986 FLEER 59 ALBERT KING
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 123 BUCK WILLIAMS
Edited to add grades:
N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT1986 FLEER 57 MICHAEL JORDAN
Date Received: 10/22/2010
Edited to add grades:
N1: EVIDENCE OF TRIMMING 1986 FLEER 57 MICHAEL JORDAN
Date Received:5/2/2011
Edited to add grades:
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 11 ROLANDO BLACKMAN
N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1986 FLEER 76 JOHNNY MOORE
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Edited to add grades:
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1977 TOPPS 111 ROBERT PARISH
Congrats on another Michael. After spending all that money I was glad to see that you got at least one.
My question to you: I know you know a LOT about how PSA grades this set ... I measured the Jordan, at it's worst point, 57/43 top to bottom. (Top right and bottom right.) How much "swing" will they give on this set before they would NOT put it in a "10" slab? I know what the GUIDELINES state, but we know that they get applied differently at times.
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
One pack of 1986 Fleer basketball purchased from BBCE for $333. Probably will only sub the Carroll from the pack and maybe the Akeem.
Edited to add grades:
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 14 JOE BARRY CARROLL
anything in those OPC's?
also, what is the fate of the 80/1 Topps Hoops (empty) box when all the packs are gone?
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
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All the cards were really sharp. Seems like they got a good batch of 77/78's. Has anyone opened any 75/76 or 74/75 topps basketball packs?
Great Jordan!
Updated to add grades (bottom card):
NEAR MINT 7 1980 TOPPS SCORING LEADER BIRD,ERVING,JOHNSON
Date Received: 10/22/2010
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<< <i>One box of 1980/81 Topps basketball purchased from BBCE for $1035.00. Nice box, lots of sharp commons and the 3 Bird/Magic rookies. Only one is worth subbing (bottom) which will probably get an 8 due to centering. The others are OC or have PD damage.
Fantastic!
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
can I get a branch from the money tree in your backyard?
I would love to plant it in my backyard so I can start ripping too!
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
Edited to add grades:
NEAR MINT 7 1980 O-PEE-CHEE 67 MICHEL GOULET
MINT 9 1980 O-PEE-CHEE 80 GILBERT PERREAULT
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1980 O-PEE-CHEE 191 MIKE MILBURY
MINT 9 1980 O-PEE-CHEE 128 STAN SMYL CANUCKS SCORING LEADERS
Edited to add grades:
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 30 ALEX ENGLISH
GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 96 JEFF RULAND ($100 VCP)
GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 29 JAMES EDWARDS ($75 VCP)
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER 95 DAN ROUNDFIELD
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 28 MARK EATON
GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 94 WAYNE ROLLINS ($60 VCP)
GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 27 JOE DUMARS ($125 VCP)
GEM MINT 10 1986 FLEER 93 CLIFF ROBINSON ($40 VCP)
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 26 CLYDE DREXLER
MINT 9 1986 FLEER 92 ALVIN ROBERTSON
NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 FLEER STICKER 2 LARRY BIRD
Doug
Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
<< <i>Pulled a Goulet HOF RC >>
Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
<< <i>One box of 1980/81 Topps basketball purchased from BBCE for $1035.00. Nice box, lots of sharp commons and the 3 Bird/Magic rookies. Only one is worth subbing (bottom) which will probably get an 8 due to centering. The others are OC or have PD damage.
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1965 Football-8's
1958 Topps FB-7-8
1 NEAR MINT 7 1979 TOPPS 18 WAYNE GRETZKY
2 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT1986 FLEER 57 MICHAEL JORDAN
3 NEAR MINT 7 1980 TOPPS SCORING LEADER BIRD,ERVING,JOHNSON
4 NEAR MINT 7 1980 TOPPS SCORING LEADER BIRD,ERVING,JOHNSON
Total Items: 4
Date Received: 10/22/2010