JOIN IN THE VENDING CASE FUN 77 Topps FB GROUP BREAK - ALL PAID! SHIPPING!

ldferg

i am not at work today so mine will probably show up. lol

miklia

they should be arriving in the next day or two-i can't wait to see some scans!

ldferg

if anyone is interested in my box before i open the shipping package from steve, please pm me and we'll work out the details.

POKERBOT

My Daughter just called me at work and my box is in !!

Scans of the key cards to follow tonight. Rob.

mcolney1

Is anyone worried about what's going on with leathtech's 86 Jordan? I don't recall many complaints about 77 FB being EOT.

digdug

Somebody scan them please. I need a fix

daddymc

Wow, no scans yet?

ldferg

anyone posting scans tonight?

POKERBOT

Sorry so late guys, got busy.

Not too much to scan in this box. All of the key cards were OC.

Got lots of dupes, and no Payton / Bradshaw.

Still had lots of fun opening the box though. I've got 15-20 commons I may send in for grading
and the 1 Superbowl card has a chance at a 9 or a 10.

Good luck to everyone else on their boxes. Rob

ldferg

lots of dupes? odd collation for topps vending. thanks for sharing.

daddymc

Centering looks pretty bad on those, especially the Largent. Thanks for scanning. Hope the centering gets better throughout the case though.

POKERBOT

I seem to have the luck of a pregnant nun when it comes to opening boxes of anything.

I will put together a very nice raw set with this box and what I already have thats not
gradeable.

I'm hoping to see some nice Largents, Carsons, etc.. from the rest of you guys !!

POKERBOT

The only "Key card" worthy of grading

The top to bottom centering may hold it back, I would be happy with a 9

POKERBOT

A close up of my only Largent. There is no L.H. border, lol

POKERBOT

2 time Heisman winner Archie Griffin

Talk about bad luck in the draft, the Bengals have had lots of it over the years.

recbball

Hi everyone,
I got my vending box a couple of days ago. I still don't know if I'm going to open it or not. Dosen't really have anything to do with that '86 Basketball rip and I don't need all the stars and rookies although they would be nice to get. I am currently trying to upgrade my '77 FB set to PSA 9 or better. I have every card in my set scanned. So you have something to compare with the cards you pull.
Below is a link to my set and a list of the cards I need to upgrade. If you get any of these cards and think they have a great shot at a PSA 9 I will buy them from you or if you submit them at least you know I'll be bidding on them or interested in buying them.
Good luck,
Tom

Card# Item Grade Pop Pop Higher
7 MIKE PHIPPS 8 1 3
20 WALLY CHAMBERS 8 6 12
24 PHIL VILLAPIANO 8 5 10
28 RUFUS MAYES 5 1 3
47 BOB BABICH 7 1 5
76 SCOTT LAIDLAW 8 13 12
83 JOHN HADL 8 5 9
104 CARLOS BROWN 8 6 8
112 RICK ENGLES 8 9 5
119 DURIEL HARRIS 8 6 1
131 RON SAUL 7 3 4
138 REGGIE RUCKER 8 2 4
153 LLOYD MUMPHORD 8 5 9
159 RANDY GROSSMAN 8 17 16
170 CHRIS HANBURGER 8 9 3
194 RANDY CROWDER 8 8 6
197 ROD PERRY 8 3 4
199 MIKE HARTENSTINE 8 11 7
209 DETROIT LIONS 8 5 5
212 KANSAS CITY CHIEFS 5 1 2
213 LOS ANGELES RAMS 7 3 5
217 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS 8 6 3
223 ST. LOUIS CARDINALS 8 6 5
226 SEATTLE SEAHAWKS 8 8 0
255 GARO YEPREMIAN 8 9 9
262 LARRY MARSHALL 6 1 4
279 VIRGIL LIVERS 8 2 3
280 CURLEY CULP AP 9OC 4 7
296 REVIE SOREY 8 5 7
303 CHARLIE DAVIS 8 6 4
307 BOBBY DOUGLASS 8 6 3
311 CHRIS BAHR 8 4 3
321 ALLAN ELLIS 8 3 0
325 LEMAR PARRISH 8.5 1 4
328 HOWARD STEVENS 8 5 8
347 KEN PAYNE 8 5 2
363 STEVE BARTKOWSKI 8 5 1
382 BOB THOMAS 8 3 8
389 MIKE BRAGG 8 4 2
395 PRESTON PEARSON 8 21 6
413 DON STROCK 8 5 5
447 JOHN FITZGERALD 8 14 6
448 CAREY JOYCE 8 5 1
459 ROBERT NEWHOUSE 8 20 10
462 HERMAN WEAVER 8 5 7
484 CLAUDE HUMPHREY 8 6 3
495 BILLY KILMER 8 8 6
499 JOHN SMITH 8 5 9
517 GERALD IRONS 8 5 3
521 BOBBY BRYANT 8 6 5
528 SUPER BOWL XI 8 13 9

recbball's '77 FB set

ldferg

anyone busting these tonight?

hey, it's snowing at my place in TN...

ping4u43

<< <i>anyone busting these tonight?

hey, it's snowing at my place in TN... >>



Mine haven't arrived yet. It's 77 here in AZ

TheTalkingWalnut

I'm thinking about it. And you can keep your damned snow!

ldferg

think about it no more....bust that bad boy. what are you waiting on????

daddymc

bust and let's see some scans!

TheTalkingWalnut

I have to finish up a report and watch Sober House, then I'll kick back and see what's inside....

SidePocket

ld, aren't you ripping yours?

ldferg

mine is not in hand yet.

i've offered it for sale here before busting.

TheTalkingWalnut

So how many Largents and OJs and Bradshaws are you supposed to get per vending case?

MeteoriteGuy

<< <i>So how many Largents and OJs and Bradshaws are you supposed to get per vending case? >>



It is a 528 card set, vending boxes are 500 cards...so about 23 of every card.

TheTalkingWalnut

I don't get the joke. Maybe I should have rephrased the question:

I haven't busted a case since 1977 when I was 9 years old and bought as many wax cases as my potential college fund could afford. If I remember correctly, you'd get about 5 Darold Knowles or other worthless card for every Nolan Ryan or Reggie Jackson. Making the assumption that football cards are distributed roughly in the ratio that I experienced 30 years ago busting 77 Topps baseball cases, and ignoring condition and centering issues for the time being, what is the total number of HOF/All Star cards that I should be expecting from this 500 card vending case that I just purchased? Or to put it a different way, should I be happy with 5, 10, 15, 20, etc?

I apologize for any confusion.

mike92694

<< <i>I don't get the joke. Maybe I should have rephrased the question:

I haven't busted a case since 1977 when I was 9 years old and bought as many wax cases as my potential college fund could afford. If I remember correctly, you'd get about 5 Darold Knowles or other worthless card for every Nolan Ryan or Reggie Jackson. Making the assumption that football cards are distributed roughly in the ratio that I experienced 30 years ago busting 77 Topps baseball cases, and ignoring condition and centering issues for the time being, what is the total number of HOF/All Star cards that I should be expecting from this 500 card vending case that I just purchased? Or to put it a different way, should I be happy with 5, 10, 15, 20, etc?

I apologize for any confusion. >>



I find the original answer to be correct.

Its' 500/528 * 24 or roughly 22.72 (rounded to 23) of any one card in any one case, or you have a 94.6% chance of finding any particular card in any box ...

Edit: You are only buying a box, so the box itself contains the 500 cards. A case contains 24 boxes ... You should be happy with 1 of each.

mike92694

I have received the box, opened it, and will send 12 cards to PSA for grading (as part of my Collector's Club Submission). No comments (good or bad) otherwise until I get the grades back from PSA.

mcolney1

Just receive my box. Its Irish week and my wife's Irish so I won't be able to post scans until after 3/17, but I promise I will. Can't wait.

DALEMURPHY03

<< <i>I have received the box, opened it, and will send 12 cards to PSA for grading (as part of my Collector's Club Submission). No comments (good or bad) otherwise until I get the grades back from PSA. >>



hahhaha don't bother we don't care

mike92694

<< <i>

<< <i>I have received the box, opened it, and will send 12 cards to PSA for grading (as part of my Collector's Club Submission). No comments (good or bad) otherwise until I get the grades back from PSA. >>



hahhaha don't bother we don't care >>



Who the heck are you?

thunderdan

Vending boxes finally arrived. I didn't realize they came sealed out of a case (with shrink wrap). I busted one open. Cards are in great shape w a lot of razor corners and sharp edges, though centering is downright awful on most of them. Very few I'm going to be able to submit. A number of dupes as well. Will probably either hold onto the other for a while or dump it on eBay. I think I got my fill of busting unopened for a while. I have to admit is was kinda fun. I'm including only the best cards in the scans.

Among stars pulled:
2 Payton
0 Largent
2 Griese
1 Staubach
0 Bradshaw
2 Csonka
2 Carson
1 Selmon
1 Haynes
2 Webster

These four are probably the nicest of all the stars/semi stars



Other stars:


Still others...

Barfvader

<< <i>Vending boxes finally arrived. I didn't realize they came sealed out of a case (with shrink wrap). >>



I have never seen any like that ever.

thunderdan

Did Steve put the shrink wrap on I wonder?

Barfvader

<< <i>Did Steve put the shrink wrap on I wonder? >>



I would say that's possible as although I have never bought from him I believe it's something he does.

digdug

I'm pretty sure Steve does that(shrinkwrap)

lsutigers1973

BBCE usually shrink wraps all their boxes and sticks a card on the bottom that states what the box is and that they inspected it.

thunderdan

Thanks. I do have that sticker on top of the shrink wrap. These boxes and their contents have clearly never been touched. I guess that shrink wrap might help instill confidence that the box has never been opened if I decide to resell. At least as much confidence as being holdered by GAI LOL.

ldferg

that first harry carson looks great. can you scan it with a dark background and the 2nd payton?

bummer on no largent in the box.

yes, steve shrinkwraps.

thunderdan

Yeah, the Carson is super nice. The hope would be a 9, though top to bottom centering isn't great. That's the only flaw on the card that I see.

sayheykid54

Is the centering really tough on this issue? It makes you really appreciate a nicely centered high-grade card.

thunderdan

Very tough. For example, there are only 3 1977 Payton in PSA 10. That card in the past has sold for above his RC PSA 10 from 1976.

I love the color and design, but centering is a huge challenge.

nightcrawler

Nice to see some scans here, sorry about the centering on some of them.


Nothing in the mail yet for me, and now I'm second guessing if I should even rip??? Just because I like unopened stuff so much.

thunderdan

I went back through the cards and realized how crazy some of these pictures really are. I've come up with my own descriptors for the 9 goofiest cards I could find in my vending box. Add your own as you wish. I got a good chuckle with some of these

#1-9 (top to bottom; left to right)

1. Player most often confused with OJ
2. Studliest name for a punter....EVER
3. Worst helmet airbrush job...and possible the biggest head for a CB EVER!
4. I didn't know Bigfoot was Center for the Cardinals in the 70s
5. Best head of hair short of Blago
6. Worst comb-over. Enough said
7. I love the chops...but something about the rest of the picture was kinda funny. I dunno
8. Love the 70s team hats. This one looks knitted by Mom.
9. Guess which hand I'm holding a quarter. Seriously, he looks like he's ready to try out for the cheerleading team.


Thoughts?

Sportsamerica

<< <i>Yeah, the Carson is super nice. The hope would be a 9, though top to bottom centering isn't great. That's the only flaw on the card that I see. >>



Don't think more then an 8 on the Carson too far OC..

ping4u43

My Largent and Bradshaw from my vending box

daddymc

It would be nice to see someone pull a Largent that actually has a left border. I was second guessing myself not participating in this break, but glad I passed now.

mike92694

<< <i>

My Largent and Bradshaw from my vending box >>



I thought you bought 3 vending boxes. Are the other two any better?

ping4u43

Haven't opened them yet may save them