Back in 2006, I bought an ebay lot that contained 236 cards from a 1962 Topps Baseball presentation Set (2 of the special boxes too, if I recall correctly). I paid $873 for the lot.
They had been "picked over" by the seller, but I pulled quite a few nice ones from the residual...
1 1 04604602 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 398 DON DRYSDALE ALL STAR Card 2 1 04604603 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 472 ROCKY COLAVITO ALL STAR Card 3 1 04604604 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 140 GEHRIG AND RUTH Card 4 1 04604605 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 354 ROMAN MEJIAS Card 5 1 04604606 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 327 OZZIE VIRGIL Card 6 1 04604607 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 75 MILT PAPPAS Card 7 1 04604608 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 331 MOE DRABOWSKY Card 8 1 04604609 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 273 GARY BELL Card 9 1 04604610 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 279 HOBIE LANDRITH Card 10 1 04604611 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 21 JIM KAAT Card 11 1 04604612 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 80 VADA PINSON Card 12 1 04604613 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 85 GIL HODGES Card 13 1 04604614 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 96 ELI GRBA Card 14 1 04604615 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 105 DON MOSSI Card 15 1 04604616 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 137 BABE AND MGR. HUGGINS Card 16 1 04604617 EXCELLENT 5 1962 TOPPS 141 TWILIGHT YEARS Card 17 1 04604618 EXCELLENT 5 1962 TOPPS 142 COACHING FOR THE DODGERS Card 18 1 04604619 EXCELLENT 5 1962 TOPPS 143 GREATEST SPORTS HERO Card 19 1 04604620 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 146 DON DEMETER Card 20 1 04604621 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 152 MICKEY VERNON Card 21 1 04604622 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 156 MERRITT RANEW Card 22 1 04604623 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 167 TIM McCARVER Card 23 1 04604624 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 177 BOBBY SHANTZ Card 24 1 04604625 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 185 ROLAND SHELDON Card 25 1 04604626 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 209 JIM FREGOSI Card 26 1 04604627 N1: EVIDENCE OF TRIMMING 1962 TOPPS 280 JOHNNY PODRES Card 27 1 04604628 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 309 MOE MORHARDT Card 28 1 04604629 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 311 KUBEK MAKES THE DOUBLE PLAY Card 29 1 04604630 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 319 McCORMICK SHOWS HIS STUFF Card 30 1 04604631 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 342 ED RAKOW Card 31 1 04604632 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 350 FRANK ROBINSON Card 32 1 04604633 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 359 BOBBY LOCKE Card 33 1 04604634 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 363 BOB ROSELLI Card 34 1 04604635 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 400 ELSTON HOWARD Card 35 1 04604636 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1962 TOPPS 401 AL & NL HOMER KINGS R.MARIS/O.CEPEDA Card 36 1 04604637 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1962 TOPPS 425 CARL YASTRZEMSKI Card 37 1 04604638 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 451 JOSE TARTABULL Card 38 1 04604639 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 463 HANK BAUER Card 39 1 04604640 N8: MISCUT 1962 TOPPS 473 ELSTON HOWARD ALL STAR Card 40 1 04604641 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 475 WHITEY FORD ALL STAR Card 41 1 04604642 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 478 DON ZIMMER Card 42 1 04604643 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 476 ORIOLES TEAM Card 43 1 04604644 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 487 JERRY LYNCH Card 44 1 04604645 NEAR MINT 7 ST 1962 TOPPS 524 HOWIE NUNN Card 45 1 04604646 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 541 DON NOTTEBART Card 46 1 04604647 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 542 DAVE PHILLEY Card 47 1 04604648 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 546 MOE THACKER Card 48 1 04604649 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 548 BOBBY DEL GRECO Card 49 1 04604650 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 550 ART MAHAFFEY Card 50 1 04604651 N3: EVIDENCE OF RECOLORATION 1962 TOPPS 551 HARRY BRIGHT Card 51 1 04604652 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 555 JOHN BUZHARDT Card 52 1 04604653 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 558 JOHN GORYL Card 53 1 04604654 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 565 JOSE PAGAN Card 54 1 04604655 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 567 TRACY STALLARD Card 55 1 04604656 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 568 JIM GOLDEN Card 56 1 04604657 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 572 BOB MILLER Card 57 1 04604658 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 573 JOHNNY LOGAN Card 58 1 04604659 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 578 JIM DUFFALO Card 59 1 04604660 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 580 BILL MONBOUQUETTE Card 60 1 04604661 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 586 SAMMY ESPOSITO Card
I don't recall the particulars of the (st) or the recolor, but I remember thinking I had a Frank Robby 8 that would have been gold back in those days... was upset about the 7. Quite a few were smaller than regulation too - like they had be "cleaned up" before going into the set. Super glossy.
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They had been "picked over" by the seller, but I pulled quite a few nice ones from the residual...
1 1 04604602 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 398 DON DRYSDALE ALL STAR Card
2 1 04604603 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 472 ROCKY COLAVITO ALL STAR Card
3 1 04604604 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 140 GEHRIG AND RUTH Card
4 1 04604605 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 354 ROMAN MEJIAS Card
5 1 04604606 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 327 OZZIE VIRGIL Card
6 1 04604607 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 75 MILT PAPPAS Card
7 1 04604608 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 331 MOE DRABOWSKY Card
8 1 04604609 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 273 GARY BELL Card
9 1 04604610 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 279 HOBIE LANDRITH Card
10 1 04604611 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 21 JIM KAAT Card
11 1 04604612 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 80 VADA PINSON Card
12 1 04604613 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 85 GIL HODGES Card
13 1 04604614 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 96 ELI GRBA Card
14 1 04604615 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 105 DON MOSSI Card
15 1 04604616 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 137 BABE AND MGR. HUGGINS Card
16 1 04604617 EXCELLENT 5 1962 TOPPS 141 TWILIGHT YEARS Card
17 1 04604618 EXCELLENT 5 1962 TOPPS 142 COACHING FOR THE DODGERS Card
18 1 04604619 EXCELLENT 5 1962 TOPPS 143 GREATEST SPORTS HERO Card
19 1 04604620 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 146 DON DEMETER Card
20 1 04604621 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 152 MICKEY VERNON Card
21 1 04604622 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 156 MERRITT RANEW Card
22 1 04604623 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 167 TIM McCARVER Card
23 1 04604624 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 177 BOBBY SHANTZ Card
24 1 04604625 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 185 ROLAND SHELDON Card
25 1 04604626 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 209 JIM FREGOSI Card
26 1 04604627 N1: EVIDENCE OF TRIMMING 1962 TOPPS 280 JOHNNY PODRES Card
27 1 04604628 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 309 MOE MORHARDT Card
28 1 04604629 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 311 KUBEK MAKES THE DOUBLE PLAY Card
29 1 04604630 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 319 McCORMICK SHOWS HIS STUFF Card
30 1 04604631 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 342 ED RAKOW Card
31 1 04604632 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 350 FRANK ROBINSON Card
32 1 04604633 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 359 BOBBY LOCKE Card
33 1 04604634 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 363 BOB ROSELLI Card
34 1 04604635 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 400 ELSTON HOWARD Card
35 1 04604636 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1962 TOPPS 401 AL & NL HOMER KINGS R.MARIS/O.CEPEDA Card
36 1 04604637 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1962 TOPPS 425 CARL YASTRZEMSKI Card
37 1 04604638 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 451 JOSE TARTABULL Card
38 1 04604639 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 463 HANK BAUER Card
39 1 04604640 N8: MISCUT 1962 TOPPS 473 ELSTON HOWARD ALL STAR Card
40 1 04604641 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 475 WHITEY FORD ALL STAR Card
41 1 04604642 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 478 DON ZIMMER Card
42 1 04604643 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 476 ORIOLES TEAM Card
43 1 04604644 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 487 JERRY LYNCH Card
44 1 04604645 NEAR MINT 7 ST 1962 TOPPS 524 HOWIE NUNN Card
45 1 04604646 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 541 DON NOTTEBART Card
46 1 04604647 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 542 DAVE PHILLEY Card
47 1 04604648 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 546 MOE THACKER Card
48 1 04604649 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 548 BOBBY DEL GRECO Card
49 1 04604650 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 550 ART MAHAFFEY Card
50 1 04604651 N3: EVIDENCE OF RECOLORATION 1962 TOPPS 551 HARRY BRIGHT Card
51 1 04604652 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 555 JOHN BUZHARDT Card
52 1 04604653 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 558 JOHN GORYL Card
53 1 04604654 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 565 JOSE PAGAN Card
54 1 04604655 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 567 TRACY STALLARD Card
55 1 04604656 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 568 JIM GOLDEN Card
56 1 04604657 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 572 BOB MILLER Card
57 1 04604658 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 573 JOHNNY LOGAN Card
58 1 04604659 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1962 TOPPS 578 JIM DUFFALO Card
59 1 04604660 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 580 BILL MONBOUQUETTE Card
60 1 04604661 NEAR MINT 7 1962 TOPPS 586 SAMMY ESPOSITO Card
I don't recall the particulars of the (st) or the recolor, but I remember thinking I had a Frank Robby 8 that would have been gold back in those days... was upset about the 7. Quite a few were smaller than regulation too - like they had be "cleaned up" before going into the set. Super glossy.
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