WTB 1970 Topps Baseball

bking

I won't be doing this very fast (OK, who am I kidding??) but I am looking to complete my 1970 set as time and money allow. I'm at about 30% right now, with about half of the key cards already bought but some needing upgrade. If anyone is looking to sell off spares or if they are retiring their set, please post a list here or PM me.

My set(s) are under the name 'bregia', but I haven't added the PSA shipment of commons on it's way to meso it's a bit incomplete. The set grades at around 7.5-7.6 right now, so I'm looking for mostly 8's and above going forward.

Thanks

Bkritz

I have a psa 8 Durocher for $5 if you want it!

B

backbidder

Let me know which of the following you need, and I'll quote a price...all PSA 8 NQ....(p.s. turn your PM on)

Card No. Name
15 LARRY DIERKER
49 TIM CULLEN
55 JOHN ODOM
61 N.L.BATTING LEADERS
80 DON KESSINGER
81 DAVE MAY
83 DON CARDWELL
94 FRED PATEK
101 BOBBY FLOYD
105 TONY GONZALEZ
120 SAL BANDO
121 ORIOLES ROOKIES
138 JOE FOY
156 EDDIE FISHER
163 SYD OBRIEN
164 TY CLINE
212 AL SANTORINI
228 AURELIO RODRIGUEZ
236 BOB VEALE
263 DUANE JOSEPHSON
267 TWINS ROOKIES
268 CLAUDE RAYMOND
274 GERRY ARRIGO
275 DUKE SIMS
276 RON HUNT
277 PAUL DOYLE
283 ANGEL BRAVO
287 FRED TALBOT
292 EDDIE LEON
305 WORLD SERIES GAME 1
309 WORLD SERIES GAME 5
319 CLAYTON DALRYMPLE
326 BILL VOSS
327 HAL KING
332 BOBBY WINE
337 MIKE MCCORMICK
345 AL FERRARA
361 RAY JARVIS
376 LEFTY PHILLIPS
383 MICKEY STANLEY
384 GARY NEIBAUER
391 LARRY BROWN
422 ROYALS TEAM
430 ANDY MESSERSMITH
436 PHILLIES TEAM
443 AL JACKSON
448 ASTROS TEAM
490 BILL SINGER
501 WHITE SOX TEAM
542 CHECKLIST
551 DOCK ELLIS
558 VERN FULLER
561 TOM MCCRAW
567 BOB OLIVER
572 FRANK QUILICI
574 BOBBY BOLIN
579 TIGERS TEAM
582 MIKE PAUL
583 HAL LANIER
589 JOE KEOUGH
592 DARYL PATTERSON
601 PETE RICHERT
603 RAY OYLER
605 RICK WISE
606 CHICO RUIZ
607 GARY WASLEWSKI
621 ROOKIE STARS
632 GARY SUTHERLAND
633 ROGER NELSON
648 LARRY HANEY
658 KEN TATUM
679 RAY SADECKI
696 GIANTS TEAM
706 JOHN MCNAMARA
707 KEVIN COLLINS
718 ED SPIEZIO

bking

PM's sent.

Side note: Only forum I've ever joined where PM's were disabled by default. Odd that...

bking

Just a note to say thanks that have responded. I look forward to working out a deal or two.

RoseInTheHall

Hello ... is the SMR pretty accurate on this set? Going to start one up and wanting to know if I can use this tool as a guide. Thanks for helping the new guy on the boards.

Rick

bking

No more accurate than for any other year, IMO. I'd say 80% of the commons go for 70-80% of SMR right now, with the tougher ones of course fetching more.

WeekendHacker

bking, glad you got the card I sent.

As for the SMR in relation to price accuracy, bking is right. There are about 10-15 percent or so of the commons that typically sell for more than SMR, some of them - significantly more. If you are looking for PSA-8 or better, that's where you can find yourself spending upwards of 5-6 times SMR price on a common. Some of the names right off the top of my head are:

521 Koonce
536 Kekich
7 Indians rookies
13 Hiatt
343 Checklist
125 Johnson
523 Pena
661 Robertson
96 Cardinals Rookies

I am a little over 90% complete - thought I'd be complete by the end of this year, maybe by the time pitchers & catchers report.

bking

Hacker's memory is pretty accurate. Here's the 20(ish) toughest by raw population. These are the cards having the fewest number in PSA 8 or higher:

7 Indians Rookies
9 Checklist 1-132
13 Jack Hiatt
18 Carlos May
52 Bruce Dal Canton
97 Joe Moeller
123 Don Gutteridge
125 Deron Johnson
128 Checklist
244 Checklist
343 Checklist
424 Mike Kilkenny
430 A. Messersmith
432 Checklist 460-546
464 Johnny Bench
468 Jerry Koosman
469 Sam Mcdowell
486 Terry Harmon
518 Bill Melton
523 Jose Pena
525 Jerry Adair
531 Ron Clark
536 Mike Kekich
542 Checklist 547-633
543 Clyde Wright
588 Checklist 634-720

Here's the 20 or so hardest to get in high grade (8 or better) by percentage of items submitted. Not surprisingly, it's littered with key cards as most of us are smart enough not to submit icky commons:

21 Athletics Rookies
61 Nl Batting Leaders
140 Reggie Jackson
189 Yankees Rookies
198 Mets Celebrate
300 Tom Seaver
350 Roberto Clemente
453 Rod Carew
455 Brooks Robinson
458 Pete Rose
459 Reggie Jackson
461 Carl Yastrzemski
462 Hank Aaron
464 Johnny Bench
470 Willie Stargell
500 Hank Aaron
530 Bob Gibson
580 Pete Rose
600 Willie Mays
630 Ernie Banks
660 Johnny Bench
700 Frank Robinson
712 Nolan Ryan

RoseInTheHall

Thanks guys .. well in looking thru the 125 or so I have graded I see about 3 here that I have (some of the checklists). Looks like I need to start getting the low pops and the stars.

I may sell some of my 1970 GAI packs to fund this journey.

Thanks for the support here.

WeekendHacker

<< <i>Looks like I need to start getting the low pops and the stars. >>

The stars will always be available on the boards & ebay simply due to volume. Focusing on commons in bulk will more likely gain you closer to completion quicker. As I progressed through the set, I picked up the lower pops in PSA-7 with plans to upgrade as I saw them for the right price. The AS cards are very tough - especially McDowell, Bench Koosman, Yaz & Aaron - all have centering issues.

If you have any need/interest, I have the following available:

#60 Wynn PSA-8
#78 Lahoud PSA-7
#130 Brown PSA-7
#199 ALCS GM 1 PSA-6
#232 Didier PSA-6
#462 Aaron AS PSA-7
#466 Marichal AS PSA-7
#474 Kelley PSA-7
#580 Rose PSA-6

Mike

RoseInTheHall

Thanks ... I sure might be interested. Can you tell me what pm means and how to do it? I see the boards always say 'pm me'. What does that mean?

Rick

WeekendHacker

<< <i>Can you tell me what pm means and how to do it? >>

At the top of the page under the 'navigation' option, click on profile. Toward the bottom of the page that comes up you will see the option to 'allow private messages.' Yours, by default, is set to off - click it on and you will be able to receive messages that only you and the sender read. They will appear under the collectors universe logo on the top left of the page.

On each individuals post to a message (top right of every post)- do you see the letter with a red arrow, envelope, lightbulb, glasses, padlock & printer? Those are icons that will help you with other options. Simply put your cursor on each one and you will discover what they are for.

If you want other users to know a little about you, check the 'profile visability' option and a pair of glasses will appear with each of your posts and your profile will be visable to everyone. Click on my glasses and you will see about me what others will see able to see about you.

Mike

PS: The Wynn and Aaron are on hold for another member and might not be available.