Interesting E-Book Devoted to 1970 Topps Unopened Product
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Some of you may already know or have dealt with cjm13 (Chris Muccio) on ebay who also publishes a blog about unopened product and various items of interest when it comes to racks, packs and trays, and for those interested in learning more about 1970 Topps baseball product specifically, Chris has just put together a very informative and enjoyable e-book entitled The Ultimate Guide to Collecting 1970 Baseball Cards which is now available for less than $5 on Amazon.com. Here's the link:
1970 Topps baseball e-book
I enjoyed the e-book...I thought Chris did a great job balancing Topps card and pack facts with historical info and anecdotes from that era. There's also a great deal of obscure yet valuable info about product codes and inserts which is all very helpful when it comes to determining what series a pack may be from and what product codes are consistent with unopened items from that year. This info is especially relevant when it comes to identifying packs from later years as some here may recall seeing several star cello packs from 1973 with wrappers that were used by Topps in 1975-1977. Chris has also posted some interesting and worthwhile info about vintage Topps wax trays, for those unopened collectors who are into them.
Vintage Topps wax trays
1970 Topps baseball e-book
I enjoyed the e-book...I thought Chris did a great job balancing Topps card and pack facts with historical info and anecdotes from that era. There's also a great deal of obscure yet valuable info about product codes and inserts which is all very helpful when it comes to determining what series a pack may be from and what product codes are consistent with unopened items from that year. This info is especially relevant when it comes to identifying packs from later years as some here may recall seeing several star cello packs from 1973 with wrappers that were used by Topps in 1975-1977. Chris has also posted some interesting and worthwhile info about vintage Topps wax trays, for those unopened collectors who are into them.
Vintage Topps wax trays
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
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1970 is one of my favorite years.
Robert
Dave
Thanks for posting this on the board Tim and sorry I didn't catch yours Robert.
But I have promises to keep,
And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep."
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."
Collecting:
Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
Rich and I spent quite a bit of time creating this book. The process to put it together (while time consuming) really was a lot of fun.
For me, I had the opportunity to go back and review the “year in cards” for 1970 looking for nuances, coordinating my research of unopened pack details and gathering fellow collector’s stories. We all share the same passion for collecting and the goal of this book was to share items and details that otherwise may have been lost in time. The book has about 50 photos too.
We came across a bunch of fun facts, many of which we added into the book. For instance,
a) Here was sort of a “last man standing” fact -- What player included in the 1970 set, was the last player to be included in a future regular issue Topps set? Answer: Nolan Ryan, 1994 Topps
b) How many different display boxes did Topps use for its wax packs in 1970? Answer: Three, each based on series
c) How many different display boxes did OPC use for wax in 1970? Answer: Two
d) The Milwaukee Brewers existed by the time Topps printed its high numbers, yet they still included the Seattle Pilots team card instead.
e) In 1970 Lou Piniella finally showed up on his own card as an All Star rookie. Interestingly, he appeared on a Topps rookie card in 1964 with the Senators, then on a rookie card in 1968 with Cleveland and yet again on another rookie card in 1969 with Seattle
I can go on and on with some of the fun facts we came across. Rich just posted another sample of the book on his site - 1970 Fun Facts & History
This was created in ebook form (sorry, no hard copies) with the intent to keep the price as low as possible . If you don’t have an eReader (i.e. Kindle, iPad, etc) you can also view it on your PC by downloading the free Kindle reader for PC.
Chris
shouldn't this be based on the inserts (poster, comic and scratch off)?
"How many different display boxes did Topps use for its wax packs in 1970? Answer: Three, each based on series"
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
I agree - you are correct - Topps made more than 3 boxes in 1970 when you consider cellos and test issues, etc. I was only referring to Topps Wax Boxes.
Here is the cover to the 1970 book - this shows 5 different boxes from 1970.
I think when considering all the boxes made and housing 1970 items, Topps had the following unique display boxes: 3 for wax, 1 for cello, 1 for rack, 1 for supers, and and 1 for posters. If you know of anything else out there, I would be very interested in seeing it!
Thanks!