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NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
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Should be getting some 1978 Topps Baseball Rack Packs from BBCE early next week. Am so ready to rip and post that I am already setting up the thread.

1978 was the first year I really bought cards in bulk. I remember nearly pummeling a friend because he grabbed the rack with Ron Guidry on top before I could! We got kicked out of Newberry's for that.
Nikklos

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  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,126 ✭✭✭✭✭
    LOL. I remember my classmate lived near the school and was the only one allowed to walk home for lunch. A bunch of us would give him our lunch money so he could stop by the five and dime store to buy 1978 racks for us. For me, Dave Parker was the card I sought after that year.
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    I was looking for any Yankee star. Not just any Yankee, per se. Fred Stanley didn't do it for me. Munson, Nettles, Reggie. But, man, Guidry was having some year that summer of '78. I remember he started out like 13-0.

    For some reason, I have a ton of '78 Burger King Yankees - which is odd because we never went to Burger King!
    Nikklos
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭


    << <i>I was looking for any Yankee star. Not just any Yankee, per se. Fred Stanley didn't do it for me. Munson, Nettles, Reggie. But, man, Guidry was having some year that summer of '78. I remember he started out like 13-0. >>



    Ron Guidry 1978 Game by Game Pitching Logs

    Date / W L Sv ERA IP SO H ER R HR BB IBB WP HBP BK
    04-08-1978 0 0 0 1.29 7.0 2 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
    04-13-1978 * 1 0 0 1.69 9.0 4 10 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
    04-18-1978 * 0 0 0 2.38 6.2 4 7 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
    04-24-1978 * 1 0 0 1.82 7.0 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
    04-30-1978 * 0 0 0 1.50 6.1 7 3 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0
    05-05-1978 * 1 0 0 1.49 6.1 7 5 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0
    05-13-1978 * 1 0 0 1.61 8.0 6 8 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
    05-18-1978 * 1 0 0 1.84 8.1 5 6 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 0
    05-23-1978 * 1 0 0 1.73 9.0 11 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1
    05-28-1978 * 1 0 0 1.88 9.0 6 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
    06-02-1978 * 1 0 0 1.80 8.1 11 6 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
    06-07-1978 * 1 0 0 1.72 9.0 10 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
    06-12-1978 * 1 0 0 1.57 9.0 11 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    06-17-1978 * 1 0 0 1.45 9.0 18 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    06-22-1978 * 1 0 0 1.50 8.0 8 6 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
    06-27-1978 * 0 0 0 1.71 6.0 6 8 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0
    07-02-1978 * 1 0 0 1.75 8.0 6 6 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
    07-07-1978 * 0 1 0 1.99 6.0 3 8 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0
    07-14-1978 * 0 0 0 2.23 9.0 10 8 6 6 2 3 0 2 0 0
    07-20-1978 * 1 0 0 2.11 9.0 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
    07-25-1978 * 1 0 0 1.99 9.0 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    07-30-1978 * 0 0 0 2.02 6.2 10 6 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0
    08-04-1978 * 0 1 0 1.97 9.0 10 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
    08-10-1978 * 1 0 0 1.88 9.0 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    08-15-1978 * 1 0 0 1.79 9.0 9 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0
    08-20-1978 * 0 0 0 1.79 5.0 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
    08-25-1978 * 1 0 0 1.77 8.0 5 5 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0
    08-30-1978 * 1 0 0 1.88 7.0 8 7 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
    09-04-1978 * 1 0 0 1.84 9.0 8 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0
    09-09-1978 * 1 0 0 1.77 9.0 5 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
    09-15-1978 * 1 0 0 1.71 9.0 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
    09-20-1978 * 0 1 0 1.80 1.2 1 6 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
    09-24-1978 * 1 0 0 1.74 9.0 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    09-28-1978 * 1 0 0 1.72 9.0 9 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
    10-02-1978 * 1 0 0 1.74 6.1 5 6 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

    Date W L Sv ERA IP SO H ER R HR BB IBB WP HBP BK
    1978 25 3 0 1.75 273.2 248 187 53 61 13 72 1 6 1 1

    *NOTE: In his 3 losses for the year, he gave up NINE total earned runs.
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • wronglegwrongleg Posts: 441 ✭✭


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    << <i>I was looking for any Yankee star. Not just any Yankee, per se. Fred Stanley didn't do it for me. Munson, Nettles, Reggie. But, man, Guidry was having some year that summer of '78. I remember he started out like 13-0. >>



    Ron Guidry 1978 Game by Game Pitching Logs

    Date / W L Sv ERA IP SO H ER R HR BB IBB WP HBP BK
    04-08-1978 0 0 0 1.29 7.0 2 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
    04-13-1978 * 1 0 0 1.69 9.0 4 10 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
    04-18-1978 * 0 0 0 2.38 6.2 4 7 3 3 0 2 0 0 0 0
    04-24-1978 * 1 0 0 1.82 7.0 2 6 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
    04-30-1978 * 0 0 0 1.50 6.1 7 3 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 0
    05-05-1978 * 1 0 0 1.49 6.1 7 5 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 0
    05-13-1978 * 1 0 0 1.61 8.0 6 8 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0
    05-18-1978 * 1 0 0 1.84 8.1 5 6 3 3 1 3 0 0 0 0
    05-23-1978 * 1 0 0 1.73 9.0 11 5 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 1
    05-28-1978 * 1 0 0 1.88 9.0 6 6 3 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
    06-02-1978 * 1 0 0 1.80 8.1 11 6 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0
    06-07-1978 * 1 0 0 1.72 9.0 10 6 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0
    06-12-1978 * 1 0 0 1.57 9.0 11 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    06-17-1978 * 1 0 0 1.45 9.0 18 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
    06-22-1978 * 1 0 0 1.50 8.0 8 6 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
    06-27-1978 * 0 0 0 1.71 6.0 6 8 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 0
    07-02-1978 * 1 0 0 1.75 8.0 6 6 2 2 1 2 0 0 0 0
    07-07-1978 * 0 1 0 1.99 6.0 3 8 5 5 2 1 0 0 0 0
    07-14-1978 * 0 0 0 2.23 9.0 10 8 6 6 2 3 0 2 0 0
    07-20-1978 * 1 0 0 2.11 9.0 8 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
    07-25-1978 * 1 0 0 1.99 9.0 8 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    07-30-1978 * 0 0 0 2.02 6.2 10 6 2 3 1 3 0 0 0 0
    08-04-1978 * 0 1 0 1.97 9.0 10 5 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0
    08-10-1978 * 1 0 0 1.88 9.0 9 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    08-15-1978 * 1 0 0 1.79 9.0 9 4 0 0 0 3 0 2 0 0
    08-20-1978 * 0 0 0 1.79 5.0 3 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
    08-25-1978 * 1 0 0 1.77 8.0 5 5 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0
    08-30-1978 * 1 0 0 1.88 7.0 8 7 4 4 2 1 0 0 0 0
    09-04-1978 * 1 0 0 1.84 9.0 8 5 1 1 0 3 0 0 1 0
    09-09-1978 * 1 0 0 1.77 9.0 5 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0
    09-15-1978 * 1 0 0 1.71 9.0 5 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0
    09-20-1978 * 0 1 0 1.80 1.2 1 6 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 0
    09-24-1978 * 1 0 0 1.74 9.0 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
    09-28-1978 * 1 0 0 1.72 9.0 9 4 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
    10-02-1978 * 1 0 0 1.74 6.1 5 6 2 2 1 1 1 0 0 0

    Date W L Sv ERA IP SO H ER R HR BB IBB WP HBP BK
    1978 25 3 0 1.75 273.2 248 187 53 61 13 72 1 6 1 1

    *NOTE: In his 3 losses for the year, he gave up NINE total earned runs. >>






    And all 3 of his losses were to Mike. Caldwell, Flanagan, and Willis.
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    The irony is I will be pretty ho-hum about pulling a Guidry this time around!
    Nikklos
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    What's even more impressive is when you look at his ERA for the year and then look at the top 10 in the AL that year:


    1 Guidry 25 3 1.74
    2 Matlack 15 13 2.27
    3 Caldwell 22 9 2.36
    4 Palmer 21 12 2.46
    5 Goltz 15 10 2.49
    6 Gura 16 4 2.72
    7 Eckersley 20 8 2.99
    8 Figueroa 20 9 2.99
    9 Zahn 14 14 3.03
    10 Jenkins 18 8 3.04
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    I bet Mike Caldwell was somewhere saying "There goes my only chance to win a Cy Young..."
    Nikklos
  • ChiefsFan1stChiefsFan1st Posts: 845 ✭✭✭
    I dont know a lot about baseball but how is this even possible9 Zahn 14 14 3.03 .
    Did anybody on his team ever hit the ball at all?
    I dont wanna grow up, Im a Toys-R-Us kid!
  • JuggsJuggs Posts: 495 ✭


    << <i>I dont know a lot about baseball but how is this even possible9 Zahn 14 14 3.03 .
    Did anybody on his team ever hit the ball at all? >>

    I always look at Nolan Ryan in '72 when he went 19-16 with a 2.28 ERA. He had 9 shutouts that season, otherwise he's likely a sub .500 pitcher that year. Amazing how bad his offense was.
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    I recall Wilbur Wood and Phil Niekro having 20-20 seasons with decent ERAs. I only knew this by poring over the backs of these '78 Topps cards.
    Nikklos
  • detroitfan2detroitfan2 Posts: 3,337 ✭✭✭✭
    Felix Hernandez was 13-12 and let the league with a 2.27 ERA just 3 years ago.
  • calaban7calaban7 Posts: 3,013 ✭✭✭
    In 1987 in a high offensive year , Nolan Ryan who led the league with a 2.76 ERA , had an ( 8-16 ) record . ----- Sonny
    " In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act " --- George Orwell
  • DodgerfanjohnDodgerfanjohn Posts: 491 ✭✭✭
    In 1984 Fernando Valenzuela was 12-17 with a 3.03 ERA and 261 innings pitched.
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    Nikklos,
    I finished the 78 racks. Should receive them next week. I will share the results on your thread. Good luck to us both. image


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    Good luck David! Still waiting on mine.
    Nikklos
  • jrbolesjrboles Posts: 566 ✭✭


    << <i>In 1987 in a high offensive year , Nolan Ryan who led the league with a 2.76 ERA , had an ( 8-16 ) record . ----- Sonny >>



    It is possible I am wrong, but I remember hearing Steve Stone announce that Ryan won the Consort (hairspray for men) Control Pitcher of the Year Award. He and Harry Carey went on to discuss how a season that good could result in a record of 8 and 16.
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    Ripping six '78 racks fresh from BBCE

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    First rack had an O/C Bench, Parker and Jackson RB - and, of course, badly o/c Jackson Todd. But there were some beauts:

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    More ripping to come!
    Nikklos
  • prthdprthd Posts: 1,323
    Nothing like waking up on a Saturday morning, pouring a cup of coffee and rippin!

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    Looking for 1950 Bowman football PSA 7's
  • tmgrnzx9rtmgrnzx9r Posts: 546 ✭✭✭
    Nicely centered cards. Good luck with the rest.
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    Ripped Racks #2 and #3. Some highlights...

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    Classic Molitor/Trammell RC...as in O/C and smudged
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    Love this Rose!

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    Seaver a bit o/c

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    Mitchell Page was one of my favorite players growing up...not sure why

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    Brett has nice centering but that print crud on top

    There are others nicely centered. Overall, either 1978 has better centering than other years or these are some good racks!



    Nikklos
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Some really nice cards overall! If the Rose RB were centered a smidge to the right, it would be possible gem mint. The Brett looks sharp, too!


    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.
  • prthdprthd Posts: 1,323
    Futuristic Members Only jacket? This looks like a leather shirt with a Hulk Hogan type shirt on under it.



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    Looking for 1950 Bowman football PSA 7's
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    George Hendrick was ahead of his time lol.

    Surfaces appear nice but will definitely scour before submitting.

    Ripped packs 4 and 5. Centering remains surprisingly good. The rack definitely helps keeps the corners nice and sharp. I was kind of shocked that there are a few '78s that I don't remember at all. I thought I was the 1978 expert (when I was eight, at least).

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    No recollection.

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    A much better Molitor/Trammell RC. Centering not perfect but I love it!
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    Don't remember this card at all!

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    A very nice Carter!

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    Another good thing about racks is that you don't have to worry about gum or wax cards. Those darn '81 grocery racks have gum though!
    Nikklos
  • 1all1all Posts: 511 ✭✭✭
    I imagine Mitchell Page must have been reeeallly good at the "Guess My Age" game at the state fair. No chance the carny would guess this guy is 25yo.

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  • 76collector76collector Posts: 986 ✭✭✭✭✭
    very nice cards you pulled from this rip. That Brett looked awesome.
    I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid.
    Collecting:
    post world war II HOF rookie
    76 topps gem mint 10 commons 9 stars
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  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    Nice cards nikklos. I have ripped one of mine and was very pleased with the centering. Very similar to yours. I will post them to this thread when I get a chance. Nice job with 2 Molly's and that Brett is great.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    Looking forward to your scans David. This was a pretty nice batch of racks. I wonder if they all came from the same case.

    BBG - you should have told me that before I started flipping them like it was 1978 again!

    A few of the sharper cards from the sixth and last rack:

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    Always hated this one. All the other Rookie Star cards had breakout players of one sort or another. Even Miguel Dilone got hot for a second.

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    A very nice and difficult card!

    So six racks and no Murrays or Ryans. Not even one triple-print Rose. But a satisfying rip nonetheless!

    One final note: I got 5 Keith Hernandez - all O/C. One cell had 2 Hernandez in a row!
    Nikklos
  • totallyraddtotallyradd Posts: 943 ✭✭✭✭
    Great cards, thanks for sharing!

    I really love that second Molly, no ink smudge and the centering is only a little off. Good game, nice hustle!
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    Nice hit on the McCovey. Are you subbing any of these? I'll open my remaining racks after church and post some pics. All of mine have Giants on top or bottom. I have a McCovey and a McCovey RB on the bottom.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Wow - some really sweet pulls!

    Good luck on future subs.

    I was just looking over at BBCEx and noticed they have 79T vending @ $250. Wow - that would put a case at 6K!

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    Mike
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    Thanks guys. Yes I am going to sub a bunch. Still whittling down the list. McCovey, Montanez and a really blazing Del Unser (not pictured) have really good potential.
    Nikklos
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    Nikklos,
    Here are some potential "to grade" examples from the 1st rack.

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    I only purchased 3 racks. I'll rip the others shortly.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    Rack 2 was not as clean as the first one. Also had a few duplicates from the 1st rack.

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    I'm not planning to submit the Minton, but this card is so airbrushed, it looks like a paint-by-numbers portrait. image

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    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    Final rack yielded more "potentials" and had the same overlap in cards from the first 2 racks.

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    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    Boy, there is another beautiful McCovey!

    Judging by the Bill Travers you and I pulled, I can see why there are like 50 10s out there.
    Nikklos
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    Grades popped on the 1978s (along with some various and sundry items). Am pleased but really wanted 10s on both the '78 and '81 Montanez. You can't win them all.

    1 1 21236946 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 TOPPS 164 TY CLINE
    2 1 21236947 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1970 TOPPS 203 RUDY MAY
    3 1 21236948 MINT 9 1970 TOPPS 604 CLARENCE GASTON
    4 1 21236949 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 80 KEN GRIFFEY
    5 1 21236950 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 466 DENNIS BLAIR
    6 1 21236951 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 556 ED ARMBRISTER
    7 1 21236952 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 210 JOSE CARDENAL
    8 1 21236953 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 501 DAVE ROBERTS
    9 1 21236954 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 610 GARRY MADDOX
    10 1 21236955 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 294 LARRY PARRISH
    11 1 21236956 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 131 BERT BLYLEVEN
    12 1 21236957 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 TOPPS 672 DON KESSINGER
    13 1 21236958 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 136 TED SIZEMORE
    14 1 21236959 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 2 SPARKY LYLE (Record Breaker)
    15 1 21236960 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 TOPPS 523 DONNIE MOORE
    16 21236961 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 TOPPS 130 JEFF BURROUGHS
    17 1 21236962 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 TOPPS 395 JIM HUGHES
    18 1 21236963 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 TOPPS 684 RALPH HOUK
    18 2 21236964 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 684 RALPH HOUK
    19 1 21236965 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 TOPPS 282 YANKEES TEAM
    20 1 21236966 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 46 AL COWENS
    21 1 21236967 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 55 MITCHELL PAGE
    22 1 21236968 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 61 LARVELL BLANKS
    23 1 21236969 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 5 PETE ROSE (Record Breaker)
    24 1 21236970 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 512 LARRY HERNDON
    25 1 21236971 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 TOPPS 34 WILLIE McCOVEY
    26 1 21236972 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1978 TOPPS 707 ROOKIE SHORTSTOPS (Molitor)
    27 1 21236973 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 608 JOHNNY GRUBB
    28 1 21236974 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 386 BOB GORINSKI
    29 1 21236975 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 120 GARY CARTER
    30 1 21236976 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 1 LOU BROCK (Record Breaker)
    31 1 21236977 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 100 GEORGE BRETT
    32 1 21236978 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 38 WILLIE MONTANEZ
    33 1 21236979 MINT 9 1978 TOPPS 348 DEL UNSER
    34 1 21236980 MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 590 J.R. RICHARD
    35 1 21236981 GEM MINT 10 1979 TOPPS 348 ANDRE DAWSON
    36 1 21236982 MINT 9 1981 TOPPS 697 RICK WAITS
    37 1 21236983 MINT 9 1981 TOPPS 282 MARINERS FUTURE STARS
    37 2 21236984 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 TOPPS 282 MARINERS FUTURE STARS
    38 1 21236985 MINT 9 1981 TOPPS 559 WILLIE MONTANEZ
    39 1 21236986 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS TRADED 50T BO JACKSON
    40 1 21236987 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS TRADED 11T BARRY BONDS

    Total Items: 42
    Date Received: 3/27/2013
    Date Shipped: N/A
    Order Status: OK
    Nikklos
  • gameusedhoopgameusedhoop Posts: 3,593 ✭✭✭✭
    5 1 21236950 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 466 DENNIS BLAIR

    ^^^This is HUGE^^^

    Only the 2nd 10, should pay for your entire sub!

    6 1 21236951 GEM MINT 10 1978 TOPPS 556 ED ARMBRISTER
    ^^Maybe just as LARGE^^
    Only the 3rd, and the Reds team set is very popular!
  • CNoteCNote Posts: 2,070 ✭
    Is that Dawson a biggie for the '79 set?
  • orioles93orioles93 Posts: 3,481 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sweet Dawson and Blyleven 10's!!!!!
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  • miconelegacymiconelegacy Posts: 3,052 ✭
    Fantastic pop!!! Some nice low pops in there. image
    Miconelegacy Auctions
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  • JustinsShoeboxJustinsShoebox Posts: 1,301 ✭✭✭
    That's a great sub, congrats! image

    Justin
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  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Nice going Chris. Glad you'll see a nice return on your 1978 rack pack investment.
    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    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.
  • tmgrnzx9rtmgrnzx9r Posts: 546 ✭✭✭
    Very nice grades. Congrats!!
  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    Great poppage! I've not sent in my 78s but based on the recent sales, I should have. Good luck with whatever you decide to do with them.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    Thanks guys! A bunch of those 9s should definitely be 10s. The 8s I can understand. This was my first sub where I got all 8s and above. So that is great!

    The slightest bit of corner fuzz will get you an 8 for sure (on an otherwise flawless card).

    The 1981 Montanez PSA 9 is a big one but a 10 would have been great. There is only one 9 (now two) and zero 10s.

    No loupe used and really one's grading skills are only as good as their material. Those six 1978 racks were special. In contrast, I opened 12 1981 racks and only found the two Mariners Future Stars and Riok Waits suitable for grading.
    Nikklos
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,558 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Rockin' image
    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • mygottamygotta Posts: 1,652
    Some nice results! Congrats!!
  • tmgrnzx9rtmgrnzx9r Posts: 546 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Thanks guys! A bunch of those 9s should definitely be 10s. The 8s I can understand. This was my first sub where I got all 8s and above. So that is great!

    The slightest bit of corner fuzz will get you an 8 for sure (on an otherwise flawless card).

    The 1981 Montanez PSA 9 is a big one but a 10 would have been great. There is only one 9 (now two) and zero 10s.

    No loupe used and really one's grading skills are only as good as their material. Those six 1978 racks were special. In contrast, I opened 12 1981 racks and only found the two Mariners Future Stars and Riok Waits suitable for grading. >>



    I want the other racks from the box from which these came from then!!!!!
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    Me too but the likes of which may not be seen again -it sounds like we are entering the 70s unopened apocalypse!
    Nikklos
  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Me too but the likes of which may not be seen again -it sounds like we are entering the 70s unopened apocalypse! >>



    Good thing I stocked up. image
    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    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.
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