so I TOO decided to open a 58 football cello pack!!! (Grades Posted)
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After seeing packCollector's rip of a 58 cello pack, I got inspired and searched eBay for an affordable one that I would be willing to bust and get it for myself for Christmas! I found one and got it for around $300 and received it just before Christmas (along with another two '72 packs). After admiring it for almost two weeks, it just had to be opened.
Being a Cleveland fan, '58 Topps is of course near and dear to me and just the thought of pulling a Brown made this one of the funnest packs I've every ripped. I can't say I pulled a Brown, but the pack did have a couple surprises!
Here is the pack... Only a PSA 4 probably due to the upper right corner being dinged up and couple small tears.
FYI -The cards are not being posted in the order they were in the pack.
First up are the cards most affected by that dinged corner and those that were off center.
There were two really nice centered commons... One with a slight ding to that corner and the other pretty sharp!
Then we have first of the HOFers (which I had never heard of)
and then there was this guy, a little off center but otherwise very nice
and lastly there was this gem...
I haven't had a rush like that from opening a pack since I pulled my Payton from a cello a few years ago.
5 of these will be heading out west shortly.
Being a Cleveland fan, '58 Topps is of course near and dear to me and just the thought of pulling a Brown made this one of the funnest packs I've every ripped. I can't say I pulled a Brown, but the pack did have a couple surprises!
Here is the pack... Only a PSA 4 probably due to the upper right corner being dinged up and couple small tears.
FYI -The cards are not being posted in the order they were in the pack.
First up are the cards most affected by that dinged corner and those that were off center.
There were two really nice centered commons... One with a slight ding to that corner and the other pretty sharp!
Then we have first of the HOFers (which I had never heard of)
and then there was this guy, a little off center but otherwise very nice
and lastly there was this gem...
I haven't had a rush like that from opening a pack since I pulled my Payton from a cello a few years ago.
5 of these will be heading out west shortly.
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<< <i>Mike McCormack is a HOF'er too. >>
Yep, overlooked that one since it was OC and had registration issues. It would have been nice to have pulled a nice Cleveland card for my collection.
<< <i>great stuff! any one else want to join the fun, I think I know where you might be able to find a pack or two
YEEEEE HAAAAA!!
It's a great card with great eye appeal.
I posted the last of my psa 6 cellos for sale on the bst board if anyone is looking to have a little fun. I may have a 2 - 5's available but waiting to here back from someone
I'm amazed at how many o/c, out of focus, print defected cards were produced by
Topps in the '58 Football set. Their quality control really sucked. The cardboard
stock used was thick but kind of soft. It's the same for '58 Topps Basketball and Hockey.
To find a centered gem like your Ray Berry second year card above, is a rarity.
I hope you do well with your grades if you plan on sending any in to PSA.
<< <i>duncan, methinks jeffcbay misunderstood you
oops... lol
<< <i>Nice rip! It looks like the centering improved as you got deeper into the cello. >>
Yep, the centering (and corners) were best just beyond the middle of the pack and then went bad again at the end.
Great pull though. I love threads like this!
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1958 TOPPS 21 BOB BOYD................8
1958 TOPPS 35 CHUCK BEDNARIK....6
1958 TOPPS 66 BART STARR..............6
1958 TOPPS 98 MILT DAVIS...............7
1958 TOPPS 120 RAYMOND BERRY.....8
Here were the others in the sub, a few Browns I had laying around and a Johnny U from a recent 72 pack rip.
1972 TOPPS 165 JOHN UNITAS..........7
1961 TOPPS 68 MILT PLUM................7
1961 TOPPS 72 MIKE McCORMACK....6
1954 BOWMAN 84 JOHN BAUER........8
1954 BOWMAN 99 HARRY JAGADE.....5
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<< <i>Awesome!! I was thinking of ripping one as well....would you do it again? >>
Yep, I would definitely rip another one. Not very often @ $300-$500+ a pack but I think it's a good gamble, the odds of pulling at least one HOFer are pretty high!
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BTW, the grade on the pack does not correspond to the cards inside, but the pack itself such as if it has any rips or tears, etc. Picking up a lower grade unopened cello pack is usually the way to go as the higher grade ones sell for more of a premium. The key is to look at the centering of the cards showing although we all know that centering can be all of the place in the same pack. Still a good indicator though. Obviously, if the pack has major corner damage, that will lower the grade as well and not be worth cracking open. Just some more food for thought.
Again congrats on a great rip!!!
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