Home› Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

Bought a 1970 Topps Set last night

corvette1340corvette1340 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭
in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum
Set a low snipe and barely won it. The price is well below what similar condition sets go for, assuming the cards are close to what the seller says they are. The stars look pretty good in the one crappy picture the seller posted. A VG-EX set is at $500 with 7 days to go and EX-EX/MT sets sell for $900-$1000. I don't think there is any way to lose any money here and a lot of potential upside with a good listing and possibly getting a few graded.

1970 Topps Set

Comments

  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    good grab, had my eye on that one, too......did you go after the 1976-1992 set run T?
  • nightcrawlernightcrawler Posts: 5,110 ✭✭

    Nice pickup, that Munson looks really nice. image
  • corvette1340corvette1340 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭


    << <i>good grab, had my eye on that one, too......did you go after the 1976-1992 set run T? >>



    didn't see it. Has it ended yet?
  • corvette1340corvette1340 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭
    I see the set run now. Damn, same seller too. I would have definitely tried to buy that too.
  • itzagoneritzagoner Posts: 8,753 ✭✭
    yup. zipped right past my threshold. image
  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    image
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    I had my eye on that set run as well but when it went past 650, it became a money loser
    Adding the value of the sets 76-84, $700 would've been a decent buy
    76 - 150
    77 - 135
    78 - 100
    79 - 100
    80 - 75
    81 - 35
    82 - 30
    83 - 50
    84 - 25
    The sets 85 to 92, if they're not factory, are hardly worth the pages they are in
    So by time the lot went to $850 plus $50 shipping, I had lost interest
    Seller got a good price on those
  • thunderdanthunderdan Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭
    Nice work, Tommy. Good luck with the 66 set offer.
    image


  • lsutigers1973lsutigers1973 Posts: 11,093 ✭
    They all looked trimmed to me.
  • gecko109gecko109 Posts: 8,231 ✭
    Whats up with the Mays card? Miscut?
  • diamondmandiamondman Posts: 2,020


    << <i>Whats up with the Mays card? Miscut? >>



    yes factory screw up. quality control or lack of.
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,586 ✭✭✭✭✭
    When I put together my raw 1970 set (around 1986 or 87), it took me a while to find a nice Mays without the line across the top. Incidently, PSA does not downgrade the card because of that line. Here is an example of a PSA 9 that has the line.

    image

    Edited to add an example.
  • baseballfanbaseballfan Posts: 5,464 ✭✭✭
    looks like a decent set

    i'm sure you'll do alright
    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

  • EAsportsEAsports Posts: 1,566 ✭✭✭
    FYI, I'm building a VG-EX (at best) 1970 set, and I'm about 70-75% of the way there.

    If you have cards that you are looking to get rid of because they're lower quality, drop me a PM.
    My LSU Autographs

    Only an idiot would have a message board signature.
  • ajwajw Posts: 2,281 ✭✭✭


    << <i>When I put together my raw 1970 set (around 1986 or 87), it took me a while to find a nice Mays without the line across the top. Incidently, PSA does not downgrade the card because of that line. Here is an example of a PSA 9 that has the line.

    Edited to add an example. >>



    Yeah, that line is super annoying. I've always assumed the Mays was a double print, with half getting the line and half not. Anyone know the real story?

    No way was I going to buy a copy with the white line.

    image
  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭
    There are several cards in the set found with the white line, and I believe they were the cards found on the top row of the sheets
  • Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,261 ✭✭✭✭
    This is maybe the best 1970 Mays I have ever seen. I submitted it raw and it's all there...centering, corners etc. The corners will cut your fingers.

    image
  • AhmanfanAhmanfan Posts: 4,398 ✭✭✭✭
    WOW that Mays is something!
    Collecting
    HOF SIGNED FOOTBALL RCS
  • corvette1340corvette1340 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Nice work, Tommy. Good luck with the 66 set offer. >>



    the '66 set is the only set I've never done in the '60's. What would be a good price on a mid grade series 1-6 set? How much would I need to invest in the high numbers?
  • nam812nam812 Posts: 10,586 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>the '66 set is the only set I've never done in the '60's. What would be a good price on a mid grade series 1-6 set? How much would I need to invest in the high numbers? >>



    Series 1 to 6 has a card by card break up value of around $4,400 so whatever percentage of that number you feel comfortable paying based on the condition of the cards is up to you.

    Series 7 has a card by card break up value of around $2,400 and even in mid grade the SPs (of which there are many) attract a lot of followers. If you try piecing series 7 together you will easily be over $1,000 on that series alone (and only in mid grade) in no time.

    Hope that helps.

    Edited to correct the series 7 value from $2,200 to $2,400.
  • WinPitcherWinPitcher Posts: 27,726 ✭✭✭
    I found it easier buying graded high numbers in 5 or 6 than raw examples.

    I simply cracked them and put them in the binder.


    Of course the real tough ones (NL rookies)? were tough that way as well.


    Steve


    Good for you.
  • corvette1340corvette1340 Posts: 3,384 ✭✭✭
    thanks
Sign In or Register to comment.