Searching for The PERFECT 1988 Topps Bo Jackson

bigreddog

Ive now busted almost 2 cases of cellos, 5 Jumbo boxes and 10 wax boxes of 1988 Topps Football

I still have alot of sorting to do before I begin to build the most perfect set of 88 Topps Football cards on the planet!

Ive pulled a mountain of Bo's and many nice ones to boot, but my obssessive compulsive disorder for the Perfect Bo has left

me still searching. I know many other board members have broke lots of 88 Topps Football and maybe one of you's have pulled my card.

There's a few PSA 10's on ebay but I don't like the centering and Im worried that when I crack it out of the slab that the card surface will be disapointing.

One of them is a 4SC, So I know that one is out.

4 Razor sharp corners
Dead on Centering
Flawless color, focus and card surface.

Do I even need to mention NO: creases, wax stains, print flaws

I guess the first hurddle you must cross is weather you think your card is nice enough to pull the Gem Mint grade. Thats the easy part. The next hurddle
is weather it can pass MY gem mint grade.

Anybody think they can persuade me that you have the card I seek?


John

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bigreddog

Don't be scared........ Anybody?

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BobS

I've got a full cello box that has Bo on the back of every single pack. A dealer must have put it together back in the day. Have no clue what the front of the cards look like, however.

Make an offer.

Bob

bigreddog

Hi Bob,

Thanks for taking the time to reply to my thread.

As for the Cellos with the Bo on the back................... Well, I just finished busting a whole case of them and in my experience the
back 15 cards behind the gum were usually not keepers, even more so the last card in the pack. Thank you for the offer, but I don't feel
the high grade Bo Jackson Im looking for will come from that position in the Pack.

The first 14 cards in the cello packs are where the nicer cards are at. I threw a lot of cards in the burn pile from the cello case I opened and
virtually all of them were cards located behind the gum on the bottom of the packs.

The nicest cards I have pulled have come from some of the wax Boxes Ive opened, just no Bo yet.

Thanks for the offer, but Im afraid my search will continue.


John
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MiniDuff

Sub just popped with my 88s and I hit a couple of Bo 10s. I'll get you scans when they come in.

bigreddog

Mini Duff

Yes I would be interested in taking a look. Beings you subbed them Im hoping you can offer some details
about the card surface. A lot of the Bo's I have pulled have been plauge with "surface streaks" or other surface problems.
Beings I will be cracking the card out my concern is how soft PSA is on the card surface in favor of the corners.
Im not necessarily interested in the GEM MINT 10 label. Im interested in flawless surfaces along with perfect centering and 4 razor corners.
PSA Gem mint 10 doesn't always mean such.

I would also be interested in taking a look at the Doleman Rookie. Mine seem to be plaugued by the Yellow stripe.

John

SlugSports

Hey John I just busted a box of '88 cellos. I got a few really nice cards. Do you have a want list? I'd be happy to send some nice minty cards your way.

Brian

MiniDuff

I held out a dozen or so Jackson's from the sub because of the surface streaks, but don't remember surface details otherwise. I should have them in hand in the next day or two.

tsalems1

<< <i>Sub just popped with my 88s and I hit a couple of Bo 10s. I'll get you scans when they come in. >>



Very nice!

MiniDuff

ergoism

I could really help you if you were looking for the 1988 Topps baseball Bo Jackson. I am the lucky owner of this 1/1 gem.

Bo Jackson 1988 Topps

bigreddog

Lot of debris on the PSA 10 Bo Jackson's. Really impossible to tell the quality of the card surface. The one on the left has bad centering and I feel that if both were graded on the same sub by the same grader they are likey to soft for the grade and I would likely not be happy with either, once I crack it out. Im looking for the one graded by the "GRADER OF DEATH" PSA's inconsistant grading makes it very hard to judge. Ive pulled almost 50 Bo Jackson from wax and cellos. Many would likely pull top grades from PSA, But none have exhibited the "Grader of death" Perfection Im seeking.

Ive now got all the wax and cello cards Ive busted sorted and organized and will be ready to attempt assembling the perfect 1988 Topps football set.

I will be starting another thread tracking the progress of this venture. I know many other board members have broke lots of 88 recently so I may need some help along the way.

John
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