1971 Topps Set I picked up in Charlotte....
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Finally had a chance to go through this set today and all I can come up with is "WOW". I knew it was pretty nice as did the rest of the group when we were just flipping through the binder pages, but if you were going for NM then you could literally sub 3/4 to 5/6 of the entire set. I'll be subbing around 125 of these. I gave $1700 for the set. The dealer bought it 5 minutes before I came to his table (seller was still there getting rid of more stuff) and just flipped it for a little profit. The guy he bought it from told me his dad put it together in '71 and it hadn't seen daylight since. Here is a generous sampling of stars and high numbers
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Hows the Nettles look?
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<< <i>Those look great!
Hows the Nettles look? >>
NM, It's not even in the preliminary sub stack though, lol.
<< <i>How's the Blyleven? >>
The Blyleven is miscut. It's the worst card in the set by far. Really the only card that needs replacing.
This is a very nice set. If the other cards look like this you have made a great purchase. It is very hard to find a raw set from 1971 that was well taken care of.
Nice job and keep us informed on how the grades come back.
Shane
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<< <i>Those look great!
Hows the Nettles look? >>
NM, It's not even in the preliminary sub stack though, lol.
Opps, i meant Graig
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<< <i>Simmons, Concepcion? >>
Simmons OC and Concepcion is NM/MT (included in sub)
<< <i>lol, here is the right Nettles. Also NM 'ish[/IMG] >>
ahh indeed it is. Such a tough card. i love it though.
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<< <i>Tommy.... Great set and even better in hand, btw how does the "POPS" look? (Willie Stargell) >>
6 'ish+
<< <i>Nice well trimmed set. >>
lol, bet you none of them come back trimmed.
<< <i>Nice well trimmed set. >>
Why say that?? You believe it is or are you just being a dink??
But hey as long as you are happy with them that's all that counts.
Good Luck with the sub when you send them in.
Cheers, Steve
I'd put most of those in the 6-8 range.
Just flatten out a few of those corners before subbing.
Nice set.
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<< <i>Nice well trimmed set. >>
Why say that?? You believe it is or are you just being a dink?? >>
Quite a few of the ones posted look trimmed to me.
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<< <i>Nice well trimmed set. >>
Why say that?? You believe it is or are you just being a dink?? >>
Quite a few of the ones posted look trimmed to me. >>
might be the scanner. I've subbed around 3000 cards in the last 3 years and have had like 4 of them come back EOT. They all look fine and measure up perfect in hand.
Steve
<< <i>He'll do fine with this set. Don't let people bring you down. As stated from another poster, expect 6's to 8's. If happy with graes like this you will do fine. I know the black border's are a killer because it shows the white to easy.
Steve >>
lol, nobody can bring me down on here. I just sold a '71 set in EX/MT to NM/MT for $4400 and this set is just as nice as that one except none are graded. The scans really don't do these black borders justice, they are really nice in hand.
Brings back my memories as the 71s were the cards I first collected as a 2nd grader. A classmate gave me several and I was hooked.
Mark
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<< <i>Tommy - You got a great deal on that set. Those cards are blazers. And to think, all of us had to twist your arm to get you to buy it.
Mark >>
lol, I know. I didn't have the time to peruse and look at all the cards like I usually do before buying something. Also, my cash reserve was depleting fast after buying those wax boxes and autos and giving Mike $3000, lol. Glad I gambled a little though.
Good eye on that set. You made one helluva buy on that one and it helped get us a free round of drinks, too!!
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<< <i>Very nice cards. Scans are always brutal on '71 cards and will maginify any miniscule flaw. I bet those look great in person. Sounds like a steal for that price. >>
Agree on the scans. To the naked eye they probably look really nice. Scans can be brutal at times.
<< <i>Very nice cards. Scans are always brutal on '71 cards and will maginify any miniscule flaw. I bet those look great in person. Sounds like a steal for that price. >>
I agree, scans on 71's don't do the cards any justice. $1700 for that set was a steal. Talk about being at the right place at the right time! Have you had a chance to check the low POP cards yet?
351, 352, 398, 536 etc?
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Set looks like what has been mentioned 6-8 maybe even a few 9's in there somewhere.
Good luck.
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<< <i>Very nice cards. Scans are always brutal on '71 cards and will maginify any miniscule flaw. I bet those look great in person. Sounds like a steal for that price. >>
I agree, scans on 71's don't do the cards any justice. $1700 for that set was a steal. Talk about being at the right place at the right time! Have you had a chance to check the low POP cards yet?
351, 352, 398, 536 etc? >>
Let me look and see if those are part of the initial sub grouping. The '71 set is probably the set that I have the least amount of knowledge on as far as subbing, low pops, etc...simply because you don't come up on high grade '71 raw or unopened as much as you do the other 60's and '70's sets.
<< <i>Scanned 71's always appear worse than they really are.
Set looks like what has been mentioned 6-8 maybe even a few 9's in there somewhere.
Good luck. >>
Steve,
I hope there are a few 9's mixed in. Looking at VCP, 9's go for a chunk.
<< <i>Nice EX-Mt set >>
friendly bet that of the ones I scanned at least 50% come back better than 6?
So don't pay attention to the negative remarks. Ex coloured, trimmed etc... Anytime you come across a set that nice make the high last as long as you can !! It's like going to a casino and winning the jackpot !!
Cheers, Steve
It is a great set especially with the price. Like you said grade out the best 50-100 cards, then give it a flip!
"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
You'll make a few hundred maybe with time, but it wasn't a slam dunk. And that's ok.....sometimes "just ok" deals are a-ok!!!! Have fun!
Good luck with the set. 71 are major tough.
Let me know if you sent in the baylor. Looking for a 7 grade.
Good luck.
Just judging by the the scans alone, I would say the set appears EX-MT too
with some NM cards in the mix. The centering on many appear off as well.
I'm sure some cards might appear sharper in person too.
Still it looks like a solid buy and money maker if you grade the right cards
and break it up correctly.
I once broke up a '71 partial set by series on ebay, and even pulled out 10 cards
for grading. My set was a solid Ex-Mt too and ended up netting $2500. This was like
seven years ago. The market may have changed a lot on this set since then.
My set had nicer commons with the stars being slightly weaker overall. My Seaver got
a PSA 8, that was the best card in the set. The Aaron graded PSA 7. Munson was 10/90.
It was a fun and easy listing, watching the series auction off.
Good luck with your buy.
I'm not that familiar with cards from this era.
Ron