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Pack Rips: 1978 Topps Baseball & 1979 Topps Wax Packs **1979 Topps Grades In**

grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I got some fresh card saver Is, which are in need of filling out, and figured what better candidate for that task than a 1978 Topps baseball rack pack!


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.

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  • aconteaconte Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭
    Good luck Tim! I would keep it sealed or sell image it, but that's just me.

    aconte
  • jmaciujmaciu Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭
    Best of luck!! Here's to pulling a minty Mollie, Murray, Ryan, or Rose!!!

    Jmaciu's Collection
  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Good luck Tim! I would keep it sealed or sell image it, but that's just me.

    aconte >>



    I would sell it to me. 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.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Good luck Tim! I would keep it sealed or sell image it, but that's just me.

    aconte >>



    Don't worry, Tony, it's not my last one. image


    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.
  • tsalems1tsalems1 Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭✭
    Good luck Tim!
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  • ldfergldferg Posts: 6,745 ✭✭✭
    Less go.


    Thanks,

    David (LD_Ferg)



    1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Good luck Tim! >>



    Thanks, Tom! image


    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.
  • jordangretzkyfanjordangretzkyfan Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good luck Tim! Lets see some minty fresh cards.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    OK, first up, the far right cell furthest from the header card. This is the "high letter" section in which you should find only cards from the E and F sheets, which includes all the 78 Rookie cards, which also includes, of course, the Molitor RC. I did pull two 78 Rookie cards in this section, but sadly neither was a Molly, though the Easler RC did look pretty sharp. It has also been my experience that centering in this far section is typically the toughest of the three cells in the rack. These three cards were the best of the 13 cards in that cell. I vaguely recall that the Hill is a tough one and this eaxmple has really strong color and registration.

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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.
  • jmaciujmaciu Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭
    Asseltine looks really sharp, Tim!

    Jmaciu's Collection
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Middle letter (C/D) sheet was a total bust, all cards were OC T/B...need some redemption in the header section, which is the money (A/B sheets) section, lots of HOFers including the Murray RC!


    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.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Well, I did get some star power in the low letter section~an OC Morgan and an OC Brett that I scanned here. The Garner and Remy cards actually look pretty nice and will take a trip to Newport Beach...

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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.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ok, so enough with Topps, time to move on to 1972 OPC baseball wax! image


    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.
  • tsalems1tsalems1 Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Ok, so enough with Topps, time to move on to 1972 OPC baseball wax! image >>



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  • mikelowell25mikelowell25 Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭
    Nice ass(elstine), tim!! image
  • jmaciujmaciu Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭


    << <i>

    << <i>Ok, so enough with Topps, time to move on to 1972 OPC baseball wax! image >>



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    + 1

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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Now I know why I stopped ripping 72 OPC wax way back when, LOL..

    It was a series 1 pack, which was a nice surprise but centering was horrid throughout. Half decent Fingers was the best card. I love the 72 OPC wax, too~pinker and more sugary than any other pack I've ever opened! Hard to believe I pulled a PSA 9 Thurman Munson card from one of these packs way back when...

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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.
  • aconteaconte Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭
    No Mas!

    But nice Brett.

    aconte
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,557 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Nice ass(elstine), tim!! >>



    Heh. Precisely.

    Thanks for the rip!
    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>No Mas!

    But nice Brett.

    aconte >>



    LOL, I'm done, Tony! The rest of the 78s are safely tucked away in the vault.



    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.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No more racks, but have two 79 wax packs , one with popped seal, so why not round out the trifecta..


    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.
  • jmaciujmaciu Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭
    Tim, you saved my favorite year for last!!image

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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Above average centering in these two packs~no big hits, star-wise, pop a sharp Hunter and some minty fresh commons..

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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.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    2nd pack wasn't quite as nice as the first, but as far as Tony is concened, the Bowa equates to a HOF pull, LOL!

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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.
  • cincyredlegscincyredlegs Posts: 2,032 ✭✭✭
    Nice rip Tim.

    I can just see Mike laying in the fetal position on the floor saying 12 Hail Mary's every time you start ripping. image

    Mark
    Project:

    T206 Set - 300/524
  • jordangretzkyfanjordangretzkyfan Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sharp looking 1979's Tim...thanks for sharing the rip!
  • aconteaconte Posts: 2,053 ✭✭✭
    Yes on the Bowa!!!!

    aconte
  • DtyDty Posts: 310 ✭✭
    Fun Rip, Tim.

    Looks like you may have a couple from each year that may earn a round trip to California.

    Good Luck and keep ripping!

    Tyler
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  • jmaciujmaciu Posts: 1,289 ✭✭✭
    Very nice Morris!!!

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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks, guys! I usually have better luck with 78s vs 79s, but this one was reversed.


    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.
  • Big80sBig80s Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭
    Good times, Tim! Thanks for sharing these with us!
    Let's Rip It: PackGeek.com
    Jeff
  • ConstantineConstantine Posts: 2,369 ✭✭✭
    Nice overall rip! Thanks for sharing with us. That Brett is one ugly photo huh ? Lol
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    Great rip Tim!
    Nikklos
  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Nice rip Tim.

    I can just see Mike laying in the fetal position on the floor saying 12 Hail Mary's every time you start ripping. image

    Mark >>



    I was so sick that I couldn't even watch. Hopefully this teaches Tim a lesson.
    "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.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks again, guys!

    Of course, after the encouraging results on the two 79 wax packs I opened last night, I had to go back to the well once more this morning, LOL..

    But only for those packs with a defect--a broken piece of gum, a trace of white on a corner, only those packs, not the good ones. It's amazing how strict I can become regarding condition when rippage awaits! image Mike, don't look, LOL..

    I also had a pair of raw 1980 OPC packs that boasted a coupel of HOFers--Carew has a slight tilt, but Eck looks very sharp! I know some don't care for it, but I love the rough cut on OPC cards from this era--to me it just confirms the cards are genuine and straight out of the pack!

    Any opinions on how the 79 Fisk might grade?

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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.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The rest of the card saverable 79s...

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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.
  • jordangretzkyfanjordangretzkyfan Posts: 2,487 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Tim...it all starts with a broken piece of gum or a simple white corner fold. Next thing you know you are lying in a pool of empty wrappers and stale gum. Always good to see your breaks and I am glad that some of your unopened has blemishes so we get to see what is inside.

    I think the Fisk is likely a 7-8 given the T/B centering, slight tilt and a touch on the bottom left corner. Those other 79's sure look sharp though.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Tim...it all starts with a broken piece of gum or a simple white corner fold. Next thing you know you are lying in a pool of empty wrappers and stale gum. Always good to see your breaks and I am glad that some of your unopened has blemishes so we get to see what is inside.

    I think the Fisk is likely a 7-8 given the T/B centering, slight tilt and a touch on the bottom left corner. Those other 79's sure look sharp though. >>



    Thanks, Chris, LOL!

    I just love the action shot on that Fisk card but wish it were centered a bit better. The others are really sharp--I have to check and see if there are any low pops in the group.



    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.
  • WhiteTornadoWhiteTornado Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
    Thanks for sharing the rip results. Just curious on the Fisk, right below the D in RED SOX, is that a slight imperfection along the bottom edge? Another one perhaps, even smaller, below the R. But maybe my eyes are deceiving me image
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Thanks for sharing the rip results. Just curious on the Fisk, right below the D in RED SOX, is that a slight imperfection along the bottom edge? Another one perhaps, even smaller, below the R. But maybe my eyes are deceiving me image >>



    Nothing below the R in Red but there is a very small chip on bottom edghe below the D. It's more noticeable in the enlarged scan than held in hand, though the centering likely relegates that card to an 8, in any case.


    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.
  • WhiteTornadoWhiteTornado Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
    Slowly but surely I'm catching on to the grading scale image. Thanks!
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Slowly but surely I'm catching on to the grading scale image. Thanks! >>



    Yes, indeed! And thanks for the feedback!


    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.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,743 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The 79 Alston and Holley cards scanned above graded PSA 10. The Holley is a tough one, nopw a pop 4.

    69 1 22692448 MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 362 MIKE CUBBAGE Card
    70 1 22692449 GEM MINT 10 1979 TOPPS 54 DELL ALSTON Card
    71 1 22692450 MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 251 JACK MORRIS Card
    72 1 22692451 MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 476 TOM POQUETTE Card
    73 1 22692452 GEM MINT 10 1979 TOPPS 371 JEFF HOLLY Card
    74 1 22692453 MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 247 TUCKER ASHFORD Card
    75 1 22692454 MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 219 ROY SMALLEY Card
    76 1 22692455 MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 670 JIM HUNTER Card
    77 1 22692456 MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 210 LARRY BOWA Card
    78 1 22692457 MINT 9 1979 TOPPS 58 BOB RANDALL Card


    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.
  • 3BoyzTrading3BoyzTrading Posts: 798 ✭✭
    Nice grades there!
  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Wow, that is a great sub Tim. Nice hit on the Holly!!!
    "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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