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Saturday Night Rip - 80 Topps Football Racks

AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
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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.

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    BassPro77BassPro77 Posts: 1,152 ✭
    good luck
    Bill
    looking for PELLE LINDBERGH's psa and 1960 fleer baseball psa 8 and up
    sets in progress
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    R.I.P. Barstow 24 April 1999 - May 15 2009
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    baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    yeah good luck lets see them!!
    Fred

    collecting RAW Topps baseball cards 1952 Highs to 1972. looking for collector grade (somewhere between psa 4-7 condition). let me know what you have, I'll take it, I want to finish sets, I must have something you can use for trade.

    looking for Topps 71-72 hi's-62-53-54-55-59, I have these sets started

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    DALEMURPHY03DALEMURPHY03 Posts: 80
    if they are bad raks just contact summerof68 and he will contact ebay and the local FBI for you
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    bigwillibigwilli Posts: 910
    DALEMURPHY03...........shut up !
    A collector of all things Braves
    Always looking for Chipper Jones cards.
    Im a very focused collector of cards from 1909 - 2012...LOL
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    lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    I bought a few 1980 Topps football grocery racks on eBay a week or so ago and they were pristine.
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    justmichaeljustmichael Posts: 1,048
    DALEMURPHY03 must be Waxgold
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    lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    If you ignore the troll, it will get bored eventually and quit replying.
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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    Rack 1 :

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    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.

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    DavidPuddyDavidPuddy Posts: 3,491 ✭✭✭
    I love 80 Topps football.
    Good Luck with the rip.
    "The Sipe market is ridiculous right now"
    CDsNuts, 1/9/15
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    Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,577 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Bo knows Klingon!
    Mike
    Bosox1976
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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭

    He is a KLINGON!!

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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    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.

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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭

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

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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    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.

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    daddymcdaddymc Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭
    This should be fun. Good luck and thanks for posting.
    Currently working on: Kurt Warner PSA 9 or 10

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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    On to Rack #2:

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

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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    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. image

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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    Well, once again every card in the third pocket was off-center l/r including the Dorsett. image It seems that the only submittable cards are coming in the first pocket.

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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    Rack 3:

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

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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    The most star powered yet. Unforunately everything was off-center t/b.

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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    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!

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    daddymcdaddymc Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭
    Looks like you got the card you were hunting for. Too bad the centering wasn't better. Any else after the Largent?
    Currently working on: Kurt Warner PSA 9 or 10

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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭


    << <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.

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    SidePocketSidePocket Posts: 2,901 ✭✭✭
    Cool rip Aric, keep 'em coming. 80 is a nice looking set.

    "Molon Labe"

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    AricAric Posts: 757 ✭✭
    I'm going to save the last one for tomorrow. Just got a call from a "friend", gonna go meet her "for a beer." image You guys have a good evening.
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    corvette1340corvette1340 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭


    << <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." image You guys have a good evening. >>



    after you hit it, rip the other one. image
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    daddymcdaddymc Posts: 3,080 ✭✭✭


    << <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." image You guys have a good evening. >>



    Thanks for sharing the rip and good luck shooter. image
    Currently working on: Kurt Warner PSA 9 or 10

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    TheCARDKidTheCARDKid Posts: 1,496 ✭
    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.
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    jswietonjswieton Posts: 2,870 ✭✭✭
    i love early 80's football. I think that are some of the sharpest looking cards around.
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    swankdaddy7swankdaddy7 Posts: 70 ✭
    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
    Vintage Football Collector and Dolphins fan.
    First Cards ever collected - 1978 Topps Football.
    Working on a collection of the Top Ten FB Cards of each year from 1957-1987.
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