1981 Topps - a cry for help
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I can't seem to stop buying unopened 1981 Topps baseball boxes.
Is there a 12-step program or anything I can join?
Is there a 12-step program or anything I can join?
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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.
<< <i>Yes, the next step in the program is to start buying 1980 boxes and then work your way backwards.
Ha! I would but I can't afford to sell either kidney at this point yet!
I do have one BBCE 1980 Topps wax box though, glad I got that before prices on it started going nuts.
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Al
<< <i>I cut my teeth on 80 and 81 as a kid loved that issue almost as much as 80. The hats just work for me. I say the hell with it horde all you can!! >>
I think that's part of the problem, '81 was the first year I remember buying, begging for, "flipping" (remember that?) baseball cards...for some reason the 1981 George Brett and Reggie Jackson cards with that huge "A.L. All Star" red banner over the top were my favorites.
Dave
You'll never want to go NEAR another 1981 card again.
DaveB in St.Louis
Its amazing how "unconfident" I am in my grading skills on 1981 compared to other sets - and thats after submitting 400 from 81 through the grading process.
I see people say that PSA is tough on this set, but I don't know that PSA changes it's standards from set to set. This set, more than any other older Topps issue, has a lot of issues with print defects and general surface problems. It's a mystery to a lot of collectors because those are the hardest flaws to spot. The Fernando RC is notorious for printing spots everywhere. The centering is better than years past but that's only 1 part of the grading. Very tough set
TheClockworkAngelCollection
<< <i>I can't seem to stop buying unopened 1981 Topps baseball boxes.
Is there a 12-step program or anything I can join?
Yes, there is the thedutymon step to getting over your hoarding tendencies.........................
Step #1 Place unopened Box on table.
Step #2 Place opened Beer on Coaster
Step #4 Remove Packs (or Cello's, or Trays or ???) from box
Step #4 Commence Rippin'
Steps #5-#12 don't matter, you just got the important stuff out of the way !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YeeHah
Neil
<< <i>Its amazing how "unconfident" I am in my grading skills on 1981 compared to other sets - and thats after submitting 400 from 81 through the grading process. >>
I just went through 18,000 Topps 1981 from vending boxes.
Did my first PSA submission of about 25 cards.
Fugly.
DaveB in St.Louis
<< <i>I can't seem to stop buying unopened 1981 Topps baseball boxes.
Is there a 12-step program or anything I can join?
Their is a 1981 Baseball vending case for sale on Ebay if your not quite ready to get the monkey off your back
Ask CubsKiller. That should provide hours of fun