Saturday Night Rip - 80 Topps Football Racks

Aric · May 30, 2009 8:42AM

Well, I went against the boards better advice and bought some racks off of ebay. While I agree whole-heartedly that 95% of the time it is better to pay the extra 30% and buy from bbc exchange for the peace of mind. I think this is a fair gamble if only for the entertainment value.

I bought 4 rack packs for $23 shipped. Which I consider a steal. The packs are $10 a piece through BBCE. Now you may be saying, hold on a second there, those packs have been sequenced and there will be no Payton's or Simm's. Thats very possible but there may still be a nice sharp Largent or Fouts hiding in there. Plus I have a partial 1980 set from my original childhood collection, I figure with 192 cards coming out these 4 packs I should be able to fill most my holes.

So here's to a night of ripping and scanning. And maybe a few beers in there too.

BassPro77 · May 30, 2009 8:43AM

good luck

baseballfan · May 30, 2009 8:50AM

yeah good luck lets see them!!

DALEMURPHY03 · May 30, 2009 8:53AM

if they are bad raks just contact summerof68 and he will contact ebay and the local FBI for you

bigwilli · May 30, 2009 8:59AM

DALEMURPHY03...........shut up !

lsutigers1973 · May 30, 2009 9:10AM

I bought a few 1980 Topps football grocery racks on eBay a week or so ago and they were pristine.

justmichael · May 30, 2009 9:13AM

DALEMURPHY03 must be Waxgold

lsutigers1973 · May 30, 2009 9:15AM

If you ignore the troll, it will get bored eventually and quit replying.

Aric · May 30, 2009 9:17AM

Rack 1 :

Oh, this is going to be a blast. No star power in the first "pocket", but the cards are pretty sharp. Looks like T/B centering and "print dots" will be the culprit like on the Anderson Record Breaker.

DavidPuddy · May 30, 2009 9:18AM

I love 80 Topps football.
Good Luck with the rip.

Bosox1976 · May 30, 2009 9:19AM

Bo knows Klingon!

Aric · May 30, 2009 9:30AM

He is a KLINGON!!

Aric · May 30, 2009 9:43AM

Alright, hit my first HOF'er. Unfortunately, Charlie has some print lines running across him. Common through several cards in the middle pack. Check out Bob Young. He looks like he could drink a few beers.

Aric · May 30, 2009 9:50AM

How does PSA treat rough cuts in this set like on this one.

Aric · May 30, 2009 9:59AM

All the cards in the third pocket of the first rack were off center l/r. Thought I would share this one as its one of few game shots in the set.

daddymc · May 30, 2009 9:59AM

This should be fun. Good luck and thanks for posting.

Aric · May 30, 2009 10:16AM

On to Rack #2:

First pocket, again pretty good conditon, l/r centering problems. No stars.

Aric · May 30, 2009 10:27AM

Well the middle pack had the same "sequence" as the middle pack in the first rack. Had the same Joiner with the exact same black print marks.

Aric · May 30, 2009 10:53AM

Well, once again every card in the third pocket was off-center l/r including the Dorsett.

It seems that the only submittable cards are coming in the first pocket.

Aric · May 30, 2009 11:13AM

Rack 3:

Well , I spoke to soon. The first pocket in this rack had all off-center l/r cards.

Aric · May 30, 2009 11:31AM

The most star powered yet. Unforunately everything was off-center t/b.

Aric · May 30, 2009 11:53AM

Largent! Sweet. He was about the worst centered in the whole pocket. I put at least 8 cards straight into card savers for PSA consideration out of this pocket. Smokin!

daddymc · May 30, 2009 12:39PM

Looks like you got the card you were hunting for. Too bad the centering wasn't better. Any else after the Largent?

Aric · May 30, 2009 12:58PM

<< <i>Looks like you got the card you were hunting for. Too bad the centering wasn't better. Any else after the Largent? >>

I have one more rack to go. was taking a little break watching the end of the hockey game. I also ripped an 09 Bowman Jumbo that I picked up at the card shop today and pulled a patch. Its Michael Johnson though.

SidePocket · May 30, 2009 1:07PM

Cool rip Aric, keep 'em coming. 80 is a nice looking set.

Aric · May 30, 2009 1:35PM

I'm going to save the last one for tomorrow. Just got a call from a "friend", gonna go meet her "for a beer."

You guys have a good evening.

corvette1340 · May 30, 2009 1:36PM

<< <i>I'm going to save the last one for tomorrow. Just got a call from a "friend", gonna go meet her "for a beer."

You guys have a good evening. >>

after you hit it, rip the other one.

daddymc · May 30, 2009 1:38PM

<< <i>I'm going to save the last one for tomorrow. Just got a call from a "friend", gonna go meet her "for a beer."

You guys have a good evening. >>

Thanks for sharing the rip and good luck shooter.

TheCARDKid · May 30, 2009 3:54PM

1980's are interesting to crack open. I bought a box from the BBC maybe 2 years ago for $100. The payton is awesome from that set, great shot. And the simms and largent are also favorites.

jswieton · May 30, 2009 6:39PM

i love early 80's football. I think that are some of the sharpest looking cards around.

swankdaddy7 · May 31, 2009 3:40AM

I put together a complete 80 FB set from wax and cellos last year. It was a lot of fun. The Payton is my favorite (Simms is a close second). I was also a Lester Hayes fan and his rookie is in there.

Paul

Saturday Night Rip - 80 Topps Football Racks

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