1978 Topps Baseball Wax Box Rip

daddymc · October 28, 2011 9:33AM

My '76 Football packs were a disaster and there were no big pulls of note from my '79 Football packs. So....I still have the urge to rip something and I did get this added to my BBCE package. I've always wanted to rip a box from the '70's, so....to rip....or not to rip.....

handyman · October 28, 2011 9:35AM

rip

ThoseBackPages · October 28, 2011 9:39AM

is that from the group rip case?

daddymc · October 28, 2011 9:40AM

<< is that from the group rip case? >>

This is from the batch of '70s boxes that Steve posted on Monday night.

gemint · October 28, 2011 9:42AM

Asking that question on this forum is like asking the Pope if you should go to church on Sundays.

ThoseBackPages · October 28, 2011 9:42AM

ohhhh i thought it was the O-Pee-Chee, opsie.

that is a tough call. i'd say "HOLD"

thunderdan · October 28, 2011 9:50AM

You know what you need to do.

Rip those open like there's no tomorrow.

daddymc · October 28, 2011 9:52AM

OK, OK...shrink wrap removed!

grote15 · October 28, 2011 9:53AM

You get good wax it's even better than rack for razor sharp corners...go for it, Don!

Dboneesq · October 28, 2011 9:54AM

Do what MICHAEL tells you to do:

richtree · October 28, 2011 9:55AM

anyone has a 78' bump willis with the black circle on front., let me know., i think I threw mine in the trash on accident

thunderdan · October 28, 2011 9:56AM

Pulling for you to nab the elusive Gem Mint Ryan. Love the 78s. May be you pull a nice minty Molitor and Murray.

Love this year. I actually thought about buying one of these boxes and you addicts pulled the trigger on all the boxes before I could even get back to his site. lol.

mlbfan2 · October 28, 2011 10:02AM

lahmejoon · October 28, 2011 10:06AM

Just beat it?!?

<< Do what MICHAEL tells you to do:

>>

daddymc · October 28, 2011 10:07AM

Packs 1-4. Hit the Ryan, but centering is off.

daddymc · October 28, 2011 10:15AM

Packs 5-8 were a little slower with star power, but I did hit the Murray RC! Nice centering, but top right corner keeps it from a high grade.

daddymc · October 28, 2011 10:22AM

Big slowdown for packs 9-12:

estang · October 28, 2011 10:31AM

You hit some major stars in 1st 9 packs. Strange how all the star cards are badly off-center... I believe a PSA 9 of any of those cards are under valued at today's prices; despite what most other "vintage collectors" may say...

grote15 · October 28, 2011 10:45AM

Those star cards (Ryan, Murray, Brett and Jackson) are notorious for poor centering. If you can land just one of those in a straight PSA 9 grade, you're looking at quite a return.

daddymc · October 28, 2011 11:21AM

The well centered cards seem to fall into the same sequence in the middle of the packs. A lot of nice commons to upgrade my raw set with. Hopefully some star cards start to fall into that slot. Here are packs 13 - 16:

grote15 · October 28, 2011 11:52AM

Tough centering on those but you are pulling all the star cards at least! If you can land a low pop gem mint 10, that would be great, like a a Jackson Todd..

daddymc · October 28, 2011 12:03PM

Gonna quit for the evening and catch the rest of the ball game. I am happy with the star power so far, and I will definitely be making some upgrades to my raw set. This rip has been a blast so far. I'll probably start back up in the morning.

grote15 · October 28, 2011 1:22PM

Great show, Don! Thanks for sharing!

Toro · October 28, 2011 3:48PM

<< The well centered cards seem to fall into the same sequence in the middle of the packs >>

Sweet, hopefully one is a Jackson Todd(whoever that is). The Murray looks awesome along with that Rose. Thanks for sharing!

daddymc · October 29, 2011 3:30AM

Thanks for the info on the low pops. Started up again and scans of packs 17-20 are coming soon.

WalterSobchak · October 29, 2011 3:35AM

Johnnie LeMaster and Wayne Nordhagen are a couple more commons that are damn near impossible to find centered. Be on the lookout for those too!

daddymc · October 29, 2011 3:56AM

I'll watch for those too. Here are packs 17-20:

daddymc · October 29, 2011 4:10AM

Packs 21-24. There are some really nicely centered cards in this run:

nightcrawler · October 29, 2011 4:21AM

Nice pulls.

daddymc · October 29, 2011 4:25AM

Thanks Trent. Things slowed down a little bit for packs 25-28.

daddymc · October 29, 2011 4:41AM

Packs 29-32, only 4 packs left. Mr. Ryan appears again, but on the RB card this time and a nicer Brett than I pulled last night:

thunderdan · October 29, 2011 4:45AM

some of those look really, really minty. Hope they do well for you.

jeffcbay · October 29, 2011 4:45AM

Be sure to check on Double Printed cards, like the Pete Rose base card.

grote15 · October 29, 2011 4:47AM

Sharp Morris RC!

daddymc · October 29, 2011 5:07AM

Tim - the Morris RC is nice and probably going in on my next sub. I need to go over everything with a loupe first though.

Last four packs. Hit the Molitor RC in the second to last pack. Unfortunately, there is a surface wrinkle to the left of the "P" in Paul. That's it, hope everyone enjoyed the show.

WalterSobchak · October 29, 2011 5:14AM

Is the Joel Youngblood a little bit faded in hand? If not, that looks like a potential 10.

Bosox1976 · October 29, 2011 5:15AM

Looks like you got all of the stars.... nice rip

daddymc · October 29, 2011 5:17AM

<< Is the Joel Youngblood a little bit faded in hand? If not, that looks like a potential 10. >>

The name does looks a bit faded. Otherwise, the card and corners are very sharp.

ThoseBackPages · October 29, 2011 5:33AM

that must have been as fun as heck ripping that box!

lots of HOF power indeed!

Wolfgang427 · October 29, 2011 6:06AM

Reminds me of being back in HS, fun days

Nice rip...

ga5150 · October 29, 2011 7:10AM

How was the gum? I know I'm not the only one who can't resist trying a piece of gum that I enjoyed from when I was 7 years old!

daddymc · October 29, 2011 7:51AM

No gum eating this time. I did try a piece out of a '78 pack before, and my son has tried one from a '75 pack. Not something we'll do again though!

ga5150 · October 29, 2011 8:14AM

Are you aware of the variations in this set? There are several that are desirable to us '78 set/registry collectors. There are some cards that have different color stitching on the baseball on the front and some other errors/variations. I can post the list of variations if you need it and would like to see if you pulled any.

Rodney

daddymc · October 29, 2011 8:29AM

<< Are you aware of the variations in this set? There are several that are desirable to us '78 set/registry collectors. There are some cards that have different color stitching on the baseball on the front and some other errors/variations. I can post the list of variations if you need it and would like to see if you pulled any.

Rodney >>

No I am not, I'd appreciate any help I can get with regards to variations. Thanks.

cadets68 · October 29, 2011 8:35AM

I need 4 cards to from that set.

Did you get any of these Brewers:

Larry Hisle
Steve Brye
Larry Haney
Brewers Team

I need them in an 8 or better. If you got them and are not going to sub them yourself. I would be interested in scans and possible purchase.

Thanks

Shawn

ga5150 · October 29, 2011 8:52AM

I think these were posted previously on the boards so credit to the author who put this list together.

23 Bump Wills
A. Large black mark on front (circle like)
B. No black mark

212 Mike Caldwell
A. Black background does not touch top border
B. Jagged black background touches top border

214 Angels Team Card
A. Trainer purple striped shirt
B. Trainer green striped shirt

374 Jose Morales
A. Red and black baseball laces on front
B. Black baseball laces on front

520 Larry Hisle
A. No stitching/laces on baseball on front
B. Red stitching on baseball on front
C. Red stitching with black over it on front

522 Dick Williams (unconfirmed)
A. Full light black box on front around name
B. Partial light black box on front around name
C. No black box on front around name

536 Roric Harrison
A. Red and black baseball laces on front
B. Black baseball laces on front
C. Red baseball laces on front

648 Gary Thhmasson
A. Blue mark on jersey
B. Smaller blue mark on jersey
C. No blue mark on jersey

658 Manny Sanguillen
A. Red highlights on face
B. Normal

684 Ralph Houck
A. Green line on shoulder (print flaw)
B. No green line on shoulder

725 Kurt Bevacqua
A. Faint pink line on shoulder seam
B. Airbrushed/Faint
C. Completely gone

This is the list I have. I've got a handful of these should you need any for comparison. Also, Bubblebath girl may have all these with as many cards from '78 as they have opened.

Also, I know PSA recognizes some of these variations, as I have slabbed versions of both of the Jose Morales cards that I pulled from packs myself. I don't know if they recognize all the variations or not.

It would be cool if anyone has more variations of these and could chime in or even post scans if they felt the urge.

Rodney

estang · October 29, 2011 10:09AM

I really like the Glenn Adams & Redfern cards. Would like to buy raw @ good price to send over to SGC....LMK...Thanks...

daddymc · October 29, 2011 10:14AM

Thanks to all of those that have posted or pm'ed an interest in purchasing some of these cards. It will likely take me 2-3 weeks to get through all of these and decide what I'm going to sub and what I'm going to keep to upgrade my raw set. I will keep those in mind that have posted cards that they needed and I will get back to you at that time if I am able to help.

1963ellsworth22and10 · October 29, 2011 1:11PM

1978 Topps Baseball Wax Box Rip

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