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  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    Finally got around to scanning my 10s from my latest sub.

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    Also, here's a scan of the Gwynn 9.

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    Initially, I thought the t/b centering would hold me back, but a closer look reveals a nick on the left edge and some print imperfections that most likely did me in as far as a 10 goes.

    Finally, I was sort of implying I got hosed on the card that graded PSA 7.

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    PSA got it right. There's some sort of print defect on the card. You can see it best on his face in the main picture. It looks kind of grainy and yellowish. So instead of the 9 (PQ), I got the straight 7.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,478 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Love this thread, Brett! Reminds me of when I started with my 75 mini set back in 2007 before they went to $90 a pack, LOL! For me as a collector, the satisfaction of getting a self-submitted PSA 10 always trumps buying one already graded, even if it is not always the most economical route.

    Beautiful cards!


    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.
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    I try not to think about the cost. It's just fun for me. I try to limit myself to purchasing a box of unopened every 3 months or so and I only send in 2 or 3 subs to PSA per year.

    Hopefully the price of 83 unopened has plateaued. I remember $50 vending and $150 wax boxes.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,478 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>I try not to think about the cost. It's just fun for me. I try to limit myself to purchasing a box of unopened every 3 months or so and I only send in 2 or 3 subs to PSA per year.

    Hopefully the price of 83 unopened has plateaued. I remember $50 vending and $150 wax boxes. >>



    I remember that, too~I also remember $25 vending and $90 wax boxes!

    But the fun aspect cannot be overestimated. At the end of the day, the enjoyment is what it's all about.


    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.
  • CocoaBeachDodgersCocoaBeachDodgers Posts: 749 ✭✭✭
    Have you noticed an increase in prices on the 83's? The SMR has lots of UP arrows.
  • calaban7calaban7 Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭
    Brett , thanks for posting . They look great .----- Sonny
    " In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act " --- George Orwell
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Have you noticed an increase in prices on the 83's? The SMR has lots of UP arrows. >>



    I'm blissfully unaware of the prices of singles. I don't buy any graded 83s and I rarely sell. If I were more intelligent I suppose, I'd try to sell more to supplement my cost.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Brett , thanks for posting . They look great .----- Sonny >>



    Thanks Sonny. Any updates to your set? Have you picked up any 10s recently?
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • Have you noticed lately that 83 topps psa 10 have been selling like crazy?
    Even the commons have been selling high.
    I also noticed lately that somebody has hit the one card that had not been graded 10 yet... Idk if that was you or not...
    How is your set coming along?
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Have you noticed lately that 83 topps psa 10 have been selling like crazy?
    Even the commons have been selling high.
    I also noticed lately that somebody has hit the one card that had not been graded 10 yet... Idk if that was you or not...
    How is your set coming along? >>



    Wow. Somebody hit the Walling. That's awesome. It wasn't me as I'm stockpiling unopened for Winter ripping. I'll probably do one more sub this year.

    I don't really follow the sale prices too much, but I guess it's possible that the article on the 83 set in the last SMR may have brought some new blood in to the set.










    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    1 1 25062816 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 118 Chris Welsh Card -- from Vending

    2 1 25062817 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 228 Joaquin Andujar Card -- from Grocery Rack

    3 1 25062818 MINT 9 1983 Topps 148 Dave Roberts Card -- from Michigan Wax

    4 1 25062819 MINT 9 1983 Topps 232 Tom Brunansky Card -- from Wax

    5 1 25062820 MINT 9 1983 Topps 454 Bob Welch Card -- from Cello

    6 1 25062821 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1983 Topps 120 Len Barker Card -- unknown source

    7 1 25062822 MINT 9 1983 Topps 321 Brewers Batting & Pitching Leaders Card -- from Vending

    8 1 25062823 MINT 9 1983 Topps 335 Steve Henderson Card -- from Vending

    9 1 25062824 EXCELLENT 5 1983 Topps 540 Ozzie Smith Card -- from Michigan Wax

    10 1 25062825 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 209 Mike Moore Card -- from Cello

    11 1 25062826 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 310 Greg Luzinski Card -- from Michigan Wax

    12 1 25062827 MINT 9 1983 Topps 117 Alan Knicely Card -- from Cello

    13 1 25062828 MINT 9 1983 Topps 115 Chili Davis Card -- from Michigan Wax

    14 1 25062829 MINT 9 1983 Topps 222 Damaso Garcia Card -- from Cello

    15 1 25062830 MINT 9 1983 Topps 601 Ed Lynch Card -- from Rack

    16 1 25062831 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 670 Jerry Mumphrey Card -- from Rack

    17 1 25062832 MINT 9 1983 Topps 470 Greg Minton Card -- from Cello

    18 1 25062833 MINT 9 1983 Topps 142 Mike Caldwell Card -- from Michigan Wax

    19 1 25062834 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 772 Jim Kern Card -- from Michigan Wax

    20 1 25062835 MINT 9 1983 Topps 350 Robin Yount Card -- from Cello

    21 1 25062836 MINT 9 1983 Topps 224 Mickey Rivers Card -- from Vending

    22 1 25062837 MINT 9 1983 Topps 580 Tom Seaver Card -- from Rack

    23 1 25062838 MINT 9 1983 Topps 273 Mark Belanger Card -- from Wax

    24 1 25062839 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 490 Jim Palmer Card -- from Michigan Wax

    25 1 25062840 MINT 9 1983 Topps 220 Dusty Baker Card -- from Michigan Wax

    26 1 25062841 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 690 Kent Hrbek Card -- from Rack

    27 1 25062842 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1983 Topps 521 Bruce Benedict Card -- from Vending

    28 1 25062843 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 105 Don Baylor Card -- from Vending

    29 1 25062844 MINT 9 1983 Topps 495 Warren Cromartie Card -- from Michigan Wax

    30 1 25062845 MINT 9 1983 Topps 759 Doug Bird Card -- from Cello

    31 1 25062846 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1983 Topps 775 Burt Hooton Card -- from Vending

    32 1 25062847 MINT 9 1983 Topps 777 John Curtis Card -- from Michigan Wax

    33 1 25062848 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 698 Tony Bernazard Card -- from Michigan Wax

    34 1 25062849 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 585 Jose Cruz Card -- from Cello

    35 1 25062850 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 49 Willie McGee Card -- from Cello

    36 1 25062851 MINT 9 1983 Topps 107 Mike Jorgensen Card -- from Vending

    37 1 25062852 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 505 Garry Templeton Card -- from Rack

    38 1 25062853 MINT 9 1983 Topps 21 Orioles Batting & Pitching Leaders Card -- from Cello

    39 1 25062854 MINT 9 1983 Topps 456 Lee Elia Card -- from Rack

    40 1 25062855 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 675 Jim Beattie Card -- from Michigan Wax

    41 1 25062856 MINT 9 1983 Topps 649 Tommy Boggs Card -- from Michigan Wax

    42 1 25062857 MINT 9 1983 Topps 262 Ron Jackson Card -- from Michigan Wax

    43 1 25062858 MINT 9 1983 Topps 98 Vance Law Card -- from Cello

    44 1 25062859 MINT 9 1983 Topps 664 Bob Molinaro Card -- from Rack

    45 1 25062860 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 216 Tony LaRussa Card -- from Rack

    46 1 25062861 MINT 9 1983 Topps 62 Bob McClure Card -- from Wax

    47 1 25062862 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 285 Lance Parrish Card -- from Cello

    48 1 25062863 MINT 9 1983 Topps 672 Jim Kaat Card -- from Cello

    49 1 25062864 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 88 Jim Gantner Card -- from Rack

    50 1 25062865 GEM MINT 10 1983 Topps 47 Dave McKay Card -- from Wax

    Total Items: 50

    Date Received: 11/16/2015

    Date Shipped: 11/19/2015

    Order Status: Shipped



    Eighteen 10s out of 50. Pretty happy.



    In addition to HOFers Palmer and LaRussa, the better hits were: Beattie now a Pop 9, Jose Cruz Pop 7, Kern Pop 6 and Bernazard Pop 4 and I've hit 2 of the 4.



    Will add scans when I receive them back from PSA.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • SOMSOM Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭
    Sweet! Congratulations on your set.



    I am trying to complete an HOF/star list of 1983 PSA 10s. I have four to go, but I can never run across these guys:



    145 Sutton

    270 Eckersley

    410 Niekro

    610 Garvey



    Are they notoriously tough '83s?



    Nick
  • seebelowseebelow Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭
    wow. congrats..was going to attempt the same last spring...maybe there was some publicity going around then..are you doing this with your son, or maybe I'm thinking of another.



    doing a quick scan i saw just 2 or so from regular wax...are u avoiding the reg wax packs or they're just bad quality wise?



    keep us updated.
    Interested in higher grade vintage cards. Aren't we all. image
  • lwehlerslwehlers Posts: 860 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I love 83 topps. thanks for showing this thread.
  • GDM67GDM67 Posts: 2,523 ✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: SOM
    Sweet! Congratulations on your set.

    I am trying to complete an HOF/star list of 1983 PSA 10s. I have four to go, but I can never run across these guys:

    145 Sutton
    270 Eckersley
    410 Niekro
    610 Garvey

    Are they notoriously tough '83s?

    Nick
    The pop on the Niekro is under 10.

  • EstilEstil Posts: 6,863 ✭✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: lwehlers
    I love 83 topps. thanks for showing this thread.


    Agreed, I love the design.
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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,478 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Awesome results, Brett! Also goes to show that 10s ARE possible from vending, too, lol..


    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.
  • Excellent eye! I love that you are keeping track where the cards came from. How many cards do you still need to finish your set?


    Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.





    -George F. Will
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for the kind words guys.



    SOM -- I believe all those you listed would be considered difficult 10s. I've not hit any of them in PSA 10 yet.



    seebelow -- Nobody else to assign blame to. I came up with this crazy idea all on my own. Going forward, my plan is to focus on ripping cello, Mich. wax and rack only. It just seems like I'm getting higher quality cards from those sources. My "To Be Graded" pile has cards from rips back to at least 2011, so there's still cards from other sources (vending, wax) in there.



    grote15 -- I wish I had started tracking where all the cards came from when I first started the set. Back in the day, it seemed like BBCE had a constant supply of 83 vending for like $50 a box. I know I pulled many, many 10s from vending. It's just too risky now at today's prices.



    dberk12 -- With this latest sub I'm at about 62%. That includes a lot of 9s that I'd love to upgrade.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • calaban7calaban7 Posts: 3,002 ✭✭✭
    Brett , I just happened to jump on here and saw your recent poppage .



    Very nice , as usual ----- Sonny
    " In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act " --- George Orwell
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    Here's scans of selected PSA 10s from my latest sub. Might be time for a new scanner as I'm starting to get a purplish tinge to my scans. Using the Epson V300 model. About 5 years old. Any recommendations? Is their an updated model to the V300?



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    Almost time to start my Winter ripping. I'll post a picture of this years candidates soon.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • All very worthy 10s. Nice cards!
  • 19541954 Posts: 2,866 ✭✭✭
    MrPeanut - Great thread and thank you for allowing us to follow your progress. What is the count as of today? How many 10's and 9's for the set?
    Looking for high grade rookie cards and unopened boxes/cases
  • totallyraddtotallyradd Posts: 924 ✭✭✭
    Love following this thread, and love the 83 set. 62%, your basically 2/3 there! With winter ripping coming up, hoping to see you bump that up to 75%+.



    Keep at it!
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    Thanks all. 291 PSA 9s and 189 PSA 10s.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    Here are the tools of the box ripper.



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    CS 1s, penny sleeves and since I'm ready to spill over into a 5th Monster Box, on the bottom are two unassembled 5000 count Monster Boxes. Considering the success, or lack thereof, maybe these tools should be nicknamed like catching gear. The "tools of ignorance".





    Anyway... Here is what I have on tap to Bust open this Winter.



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    That's two cellos, two Mich. wax and one rack box. I'll bust one of the cellos in the next couple of days and will post results here.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • DarinDarin Posts: 6,247 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Have you checked the rack box to see if there's any Gwynn, Boggs, or Sandberg rookies showing?
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  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    I'll post details when I rip that box.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • dberk12dberk12 Posts: 399 ✭✭
    Great thread. Good luck pulling the nicely centered cards you need.


    Baseball, it is said, is only a game. True. And the Grand Canyon is only a hole in Arizona.





    -George F. Will
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    This was a non-BBCE box purchased off of eBay for $245 in April.





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    Wasn't expecting much, but not much star power showing. A Yaz Super Vet (in the bottom right in picture) and a Morgan showing on back. No Sandberg's and no Boggs'. Among the 26 gradable cards was a pretty nice Gwynn (probably a 9 at best) and a very nice Rose that has a chance at a 10. I'm averaging about 30 cards pulled per cello box, so this box was a little worse than average. One of the Michigan wax boxes is up next.



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    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    This Michigan wax box was purchased from a board member back in June for $245. Interestingly enough, (or maybe not) this is the 3rd box I've ripped from this case. We did a group rip back in 2014 and I purchased a box back then and have now bought two more from board members.



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    When I first pulled this Gwynn, I thought I had my 10. But upon further review, too much snow and there's something going on on the right hand border towards the top. I'm still putting it in the to be graded pile.



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    Overall, a pretty solid box. In addition to the Gwynn pictured, I pulled another Gwynn and a Sandberg that were not gradable. Generally, centering was excellent l/r but off just enough t/b or else this box would have been excellent. Including the Gwynn I pulled 22 cards that are going into the grading pile.



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    The second cello box will be ripped next.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • 1980scollector1980scollector Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭
    When I was seven I bought my brother five packs of 1983 topps(1984 so they ran me .75 per pack). I bought them at Egad's card shop in Nashville. It was my own money. He pulled Sandberg, Boggs and Gwynn out of those five packs. It has always been one of my favorite designs.
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  • SumoMenkoManSumoMenkoMan Posts: 1,269 ✭✭✭
    Looks like some strong sets on the Registry. Good luck!
  • Wow. I love your updates.



    So how many random, picked thru thousands of '83s do you now have accumulated?
  • tmgrnzx9rtmgrnzx9r Posts: 546 ✭✭✭
    Brett, great stuff as always! I see your at #8. GL finishing the registry. I, someday will start this set as we have discussed.

    Keep up the good work.
  • TiborTibor Posts: 3,198 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Back in '84 January, I stopped to get a Coke at a small store. They had the

    Mich. test packs for 25 cents. I bought the last 9 or 10 packs and opened a few.

    There did not seem to be a difference in cards. Next day I went to the wholesale

    house and bought boxes for $5 each. The clerk offered sealed cases for $80.

    They had 4-5 cases but I did not pull the trigger. Supposedly Topps also issued

    1984 baseball the same way, never saw those. Best wishes on the set and thanks

    for all the updates.
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    Thanks guys. Since I tend to be somewhat anal, I can accurately answer the above question. I now have a total of 21,771 1983 Topps Baseball cards. Broken down like this:raw-20,652, to be graded-315, graded-804. In addition, I still have a cello box, a Mich. wax box and a rack box to rip.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,478 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Love this thread! Good luck with the rips, Brett!


    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.
  • Originally posted by: mrpeanut39
    Thanks guys. Since I tend to be somewhat anal, I can accurately answer the above question. I now have a total of 21,771 1983 Topps Baseball cards. Broken down like this:raw-20,652, to be graded-315, graded-804. In addition, I still have a cello box, a Mich. wax box and a rack box to rip.


    Awesome. Thanks for the reply. I just had a feeling that you would know the number. Maybe not to that degree. Lol. If or when you have a moment, whats the percentage breakdown of the grades? What % were you fortunate enough to get 10s? There have been many threads going over which are the best boxes in general to rip for submission. I just find statistics very interesting. I love numbers.


    You sir have renewed my interest in ripping packs. I think Ill dig out a box of 83s and rip away on a slow weekend. If there are any hard pressed numbers that you are looking for PM me. I have a ton just touched once sitting in boxes. Unpicked thru.
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: thebaseballcardkid

    Originally posted by: mrpeanut39

    Thanks guys. Since I tend to be somewhat anal, I can accurately answer the above question. I now have a total of 21,771 1983 Topps Baseball cards. Broken down like this:raw-20,652, to be graded-315, graded-804. In addition, I still have a cello box, a Mich. wax box and a rack box to rip.




    Awesome. Thanks for the reply. I just had a feeling that you would know the number. Maybe not to that degree. Lol. If or when you have a moment, whats the percentage breakdown of the grades? What % were you fortunate enough to get 10s? There have been many threads going over which are the best boxes in general to rip for submission. I just find statistics very interesting. I love numbers.




    You sir have renewed my interest in ripping packs. I think Ill dig out a box of 83s and rip away on a slow weekend. If there are any hard pressed numbers that you are looking for PM me. I have a ton just touched once sitting in boxes. Unpicked thru.






    Not sure anyone else is interested, but since you asked...



    PSA 10 - 26.64%

    PSA 9 - 58.08%

    PSA 9 (ST) - 0.15%

    PSA 8.5 - 1.89%

    PSA 8 - 10.48%

    PSA 7 - 0.29%

    PSA 6 - 1.02%

    PSA 5 - 0.87%

    N-6 MIN SIZE - 0.44%

    N-8 MISCUT - 0.15%



    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    This cello box was purchased from a board member back in April for $250.



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    Pretty much an uninspiring rip. I only pulled 12 submittable cards. About half as many as I average from a cello box. No stars showing top or bottom. One Gwynn. One Sandberg. No Boggs. It's funny, but with all the boxes I've ripped, I've only pulled one submittable Boggs and I only got a PSA 8 on that.



    The good news is that I did get a new scanner so no more purplish scans. I hope.



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    Up next, my second and last Michigan wax box.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • skrezyna23skrezyna23 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭
    This is awesome. Thanks for the detailed info. Classic set and thanks for sharing this thread.. I'm in love with the fact you have those percentages down. Good luck with those clean dozen. 58% of them have the classic 'stache.
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: skrezyna23

    This is awesome. Thanks for the detailed info. Classic set and thanks for sharing this thread.. I'm in love with the fact you have those percentages down. Good luck with those clean dozen. 58% of them have the classic 'stache.




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    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    This box came from the BBCE Group Rip in October. $250 FASC.



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    Pretty much another lackluster box. Two OC Sandberg's. No Gwynn. No Boggs. Quality was pretty poor overall. Centering was all over the place and lots of cards lacking crisp color.



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    All I have left to salvage this year's rips is the rack box.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,478 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks for sharing the results, Brett~sorry that last box wasn't better in terms of results. Sometimes the better boxes are the loose ones. Good luck with the rack box!


    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.
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    Originally posted by: grote15

    Thanks for sharing the results, Brett~sorry that last box wasn't better in terms of results. Sometimes the better boxes are the loose ones. Good luck with the rack box!




    All part of the ripping game.



    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • mrpeanut39mrpeanut39 Posts: 841 ✭✭✭
    This box was purchased off of eBay in October. It was listed at $450 BIN/BO. I offered $400 and it was accepted. I kicked in my eBay Bucks and my final cost was $351.



    In the auction listing, it was advertised as FASC. The listing showed the boxes nestled in a six box case. I was skeptical, but at $351 that was a good price regardless.



    I was pleased when the box arrived and it was really clean with little if any wear. The packs were also snugly packed in the box.



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    In addition to Sutton, Ryan Super Vet, Yount All Star, etc. These were the best of the star showing packs.



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    It's probably easier to see on the Ripken, but that card and the Boggs have factory notching marks. The factory notching was actually on many of the top cards in the middle cell of the packs. That consistency and the shape of the box leads me to believe this actually is FASC.



    When all was said and done, I pulled 116 cards for grading. Boxes like this make all the ripping (duds and all) worthwhile.



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    Simply too many cards to scan them all. Nobody wants to see 3 Julio Gonzalezes or 3 Pete Falcone's. Here's a sampling.



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    There was also some star power.



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    The box in general had crisp, clean, well-centered cards. The only negative was some stray print marks. Almost like a smearing effect. You can see this on the bottom of the Dawson All Star below one of the points on the star.



    I was complaining earlier in this thread about the lack of Boggs being pulled. I'm happy to say I pulled 4 in this box. I also pulled 2 Gwynn's and 1 Sandberg.



    This Gwynn is really sharp. OC a tad l/r, but definitely submittable. Ignore the cat hairs.



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    I'm most excited by these 2 Boggs.



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    There is the slightest print mark below his knee on both copies, but I've got my fingers crossed for one (or two!) 10s.



    I wish I had ripped this box immediately when I got it because I would've gone back for more. The seller was offering all 6 boxes from the case and I was the first buyer. I sort of kept my eye on his listing and he did eventually move all 6 boxes although I believe it was a month or two after I bought mine.



    I'm sitting on a renewal voucher that I'll probably put to use on the above Boggses and Gwynn plus some additional Gwynn's I pulled in other rips this year.
    "I think the guy must be practicing voodoo or something. Check out his eyes. Rico's crazier than a peach orchard sow." -- Whitey Herzog, Spring Training 1973
  • curchcurch Posts: 590 ✭✭✭
    Wow! You are putting so much work into these! Great set! Awesome job!
    Always looking for vintage wax boxes!
  • SidePocketSidePocket Posts: 2,901 ✭✭✭
    You, sir, have a dedication and focus that is truly remarkable. I'd be hard pressed to put so much effort into 3 boxes from 1956! Best of luck with your subs!

    "Molon Labe"

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