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1974 Yamakatsu poppage

eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭
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It was a heck of a process but I finally got these in a psa slab. The set will never be as popular as the 82 all stars set but for rookie card collectors like myself there are some real gems. I know there is the 73 handcut paper cards but these are their first actual cards and were really hard to find. Thanks again to sumoman for getting the information to get these approved for grading

# 29 Andre The Giant psa 5
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Antonio Inoki psa 6.5
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#25 Andre the Giant psa 6
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    Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice work!

    These are awesome and instantly more valuable.

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    SumoMenkoManSumoMenkoMan Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭
    Very sweet!!!! They look really good in those holders! Makes me want to get my 74NJPW set graded now!
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    SumoMenkoManSumoMenkoMan Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭
    One thing I was worried about was a holder insert that was too big for the card. Those fit like a glove around the cards though. Like they were made for the Yamakatsu.
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    wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    Let's see that checklist again......these are awesome
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
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    wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 1 Antonio Inoki and Seiji Sakaguchi
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 2 Bill White
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 3 Antonio Inoki
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 4 Kantaro Hoshino & Kotetsu Yamamoto
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 5 Killer Karl Krupp
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 6 Kantaro Hoshino
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 7 Antonio Inoki vs Seiji Sakaguchi
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 8 ?
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 9 John Tolos
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 10 Antonio Inoki
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 11 Karl von Schotz & Kurt von Hess
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 12 ?
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 13 McGwire Brothers
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 14 Antonio Inoki vs Karl Gotch
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 15 Seiji Sakaguchi
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 16 Antonio Inoko vs Karl Gotch
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 17 Antonio Inoki
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 18 Victor Rivera
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 19 Antonio Inoki
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 20 ?
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 21 McGwire Brothers
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 22 Kotetsu Yamamoto
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 23 Antonio Inoki vs Tiger Jeet Singh
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 24 Tiger Jeet Singh
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 25 Andre the Giant
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 26 Johnny Powers
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 27 Antonio Inoki
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 28 Tiger Jeet Singh
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 29 Andre the Giant
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 30 Antonio Inoki vs Tiger Jeet Singh
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 31 Antonio Inoki
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 32 Seiji Sakaguchi
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 33 Karl Gotch
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 34 Antonio Inoki
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 35 Royal Kangaroos
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 36 Karl Gotch
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 37 Antonio Inoki
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 38 Stan Stasiak
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 39 Seiji Sakaguchi
    •1974 - Yamakatsu New Japan Pro Wrestling (Japan) - 40 Antonio Inoki
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
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    SumoMenkoManSumoMenkoMan Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭
    #8: Luke Graham
    #12: Killer Karl Krupp
    #20: Anaconda
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    eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭
    Thanks. I was really pleased how they look in the slabs. Here are the missing 4 cards

    #8 Crazy Luke Graham
    #12 Killer Karl Krupp
    #20 Anaconda

    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
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    wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    I am quite certain that would just be The Sheik. I want to get me some 1976s for sure.
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
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    eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭
    For some reason I thought Harley race was in the 76 too. It's to bad that ric flair or some other big names weren't in these sets.
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
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    SumoMenkoManSumoMenkoMan Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭
    Up until this week, I've only seen a checklist and two albums for the 76AJPW set plus a couple of low quality pictures of the cards. I was beginning to think they were a myth. They are nearly impossible to find. However, I was lucky enough to pick up my first card this week. #5 Giant Baba. I am hoping someday to get more of the big names in this set, but this set will take years to ever complete.

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    SumoMenkoManSumoMenkoMan Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭


    << <i>For some reason I thought Harley race was in the 76 too. It's to bad that ric flair or some other big names weren't in these sets. >>



    That is an older checklist. Here is the current one:

    1 The Destroyer
    2 Junior Rikidozan
    3 Jumbo Tsuruta
    4 The Destroyer
    5 Giant Baba
    6 Giant Baba
    7 Dory Funk Jr
    8 Mil Mascaras
    9 Anton Geesink
    10 Thunder Sugiyama
    11 Jumbo Tsuruta
    12 Samson Kutsuwada
    13 Jack Brisco
    14 Terry Funk
    15 Giant Baba
    16 The Destroyer
    17 Giant Baba
    18 Dory Funk Jr
    19 Mil Mascaras
    20 Mil Mascaras
    21 Harley Race
    22 Mr. Wrestling
    23 Jumbo Tsuruta
    24 Mil Mascaras
    25 Jumbo Tsuruta
    26 Pedro Morales
    27 Giant Baba
    28 Sheik
    29 Anton Geesink
    30 Dory Funk Jr
    31 Terry Funk
    32 Jack Brisco
    33 The Destroyer
    34 Mr. Wrestling
    35 Jack Brisco
    36 Abdullah the Butcher
    37 Mil Mascaras
    38 Dory Funk Jr
    39 Giant Baba
    40 Harley Race
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    Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It looks like you did well on these. Nice work.

    I see the one Andre sold for $299 and you accepted a best offer on the second one.

    What did it sell for?



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    gregmo32gregmo32 Posts: 2,648 ✭✭✭
    I saw Giant Baba at the Jim Crockett Senior Menorial Cup tag team tournament in 1986. I slapped him on the shoulder as he walked by. As a 13 year old who had been subscribing to at least seven wrestling magazines simulataneously, it was like seeing Bigfoot in the backyard.
    I am buying and trading for RC's of Wilt Chamberlain, George Mikan, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson, Jerry West, and Bob Cousy!
    Don't waste your time and fees listing on ebay before getting in touch me by PM or at gregmo32@aol.com !
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    MauriceMaurice Posts: 1,136


    << <i>I see the one Andre sold for $299 and you accepted a best offer on the second one.

    What did it sell for? >>


    $500 for the #29 PSA 5.

    Change ebay.com to ebay.com.sg to see the accepted price on best offers.
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    Dpeck100Dpeck100 Posts: 10,910 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for the info as always Maurice.
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    SumoMenkoManSumoMenkoMan Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭
    Even the Inoki did rather well. Congrats!
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    eagles33eagles33 Posts: 2,678 ✭✭✭
    They did ok. If you factor in tge time i spent with bgs and psa to get them slabbed than i just about broke even. I thought the solo card #29 could have sold for more. I prob could have let it sit for while and eventually get closer to 750. If a mint one ever surfaces I think it would definitely be a four figure card. I'm interested to see if any others start showing up on eBay now that these have sold for a decent amount. I've been trying to buy these for over a year and haven't came a cross many at all and none higher than about a psa 5.
    Scans of most of my Misc rookies can be found <a target=new class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://forums.collectors.com/m...y&keyword1=Non%20major">here
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    wrestlingcardkingwrestlingcardking Posts: 4,555 ✭✭✭✭
    I will be more likely to go after them since you did all the work to get them in a PSA holder. The upside is way more limited if PSA does not grade a certain issue. Thanks for all your work. I want some of those 1976 cards.
    BUYING Frank Gotch T229 Kopec
    Looking to BUY n332 1889 SF Hess cards and high grade cards from 19th century especially. "Once you have wrestled everything else in life is easy" Dan Gable
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