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'73 Topps Poppage -- meh.

Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,557 ✭✭✭✭✭
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From a nice raw near set I picked up off of ebay. They killed the stars which I had pegged as 8's. At least Gossage got through. The N6's were killer too as they were among the best....

Once again, 50+ cards without a .5


Order #20774650 / Submission #1086078
Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type
1 1 22429953 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 10 DON SUTTON Card
2 1 22429954 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 14 SONNY SIEBERT Card
3 1 22429955 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 18 LEROY STANTON Card
4 1 22429956 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 38 MIKE EPSTEIN Card
5 1 22429957 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 49 TWINS MGR./COACHES NATURAL BACKGROUND Card
6 1 22429958 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1973 TOPPS 50 ROBERTO CLEMENTE Card
7 1 22429959 NEAR MINT 7 1973 TOPPS 64 STOLEN BASE LEADERS L.BROCK/B.CAMPANERIS Card
8 1 22429960 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1973 TOPPS 67 STRIKEOUT LEADERS S.CARLTON/N.RYAN Card
9 1 22429961 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 72 RONALD REED Card
10 1 22429962 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 84 ROLLIE FINGERS Card
11 1 22429963 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 85 TED SIMMONS Card
12 1 22429964 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 121 DAVE RADER Card
13 1 22429965 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 123 SANDY ALOMAR Card
14 1 22429966 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1973 TOPPS 130 PETE ROSE Card
15 1 22429967 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 151 WES PARKER Card
16 1 22429968 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 154 JEFF TORBORG Card
17 1 22429969 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 174 RICH GOSSAGE Card
18 1 22429970 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 189 GREG LUZINSKI Card
19 1 22429971 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1973 TOPPS 190 BOB GIBSON Card
20 1 22429972 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1973 TOPPS 232 KEN SINGLETON Card
21 1 22429973 NEAR MINT 7 1973 TOPPS 237 BRAVES MGR./COACHES BURDETTE NO RIGHT EAR Card
22 1 22429974 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 255 REGGIE JACKSON Card
23 1 22429975 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 266 MIKE LUM Card
24 1 22429976 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 272 ED FARMER Card
25 1 22429977 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1973 TOPPS 316 PADRES TEAM Card
26 1 22429978 NEAR MINT 7 1973 TOPPS 324 AL DOWNING Card
27 1 22429979 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1973 TOPPS 380 JOHNNY BENCH Card
28 1 22429980 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 417 SCIPIO SPINKS Card
29 1 22429981 NEAR MINT 7 1973 TOPPS 498 GRAIG NETTLES Card
30 1 22429982 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 449 INDIANS MGR./COACHES SPAHN'S RIGHT EAR POINTED Card
31 1 22429983 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 452 PAUL CASANOVA Card
32 1 22429984 NEAR MINT 7 1973 TOPPS 461 MIKE CORKINS Card
33 1 22429985 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1973 TOPPS 465 DAVE GIUSTI Card
34 1 22429986 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1973 TOPPS 474 BABE RUTH Card
35 1 22429987 NEAR MINT 7 1973 TOPPS 475 TY COBB ALL-TIME BATTING LEADER Card
36 1 22429988 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 530 JIM KAAT Card
37 1 22429989 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 533 LARRY STAHL Card
38 1 22429990 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 537 BILL SLAYBACK Card
39 1 22429991 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 542 PAT CORRALES Card
40 1 22429992 NEAR MINT 7 1973 TOPPS 554 DAVE CONCEPCION Card
41 1 22429993 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 556 YANKEES TEAM Card
42 1 22429994 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 559 BARRY LERSCH Card
43 1 22429995 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 567 BOB FENWICK Card
44 1 22429996 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 606 ROOKIE OUTFIELDERS MATTHEWS/PACIOREK/ROQUE Card
45 1 22429997 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 607 ROOKIE SHORTSTOPS FRIAS/BUSSE/GUERRERO Card
46 1 22429998 NEAR MINT 7 1973 TOPPS 608 ROOKIE PITCHERS BUSBY/COLPAERT/MEDICH Card
47 1 22429999 N6: MINIMUM SIZE REQUIREMENT 1973 TOPPS 609 ROOKIE 2nd BASEMEN L.BLANKS/P.GARCIA/D.LOPES Card
48 1 22430000 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1973 TOPPS 613 ROOKIE CATCHERS B.BOONE/S.JUTZE/M.IVIE Card
49 1 22430001 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 616 ROOKIE PITCHERS ANGELINI/BLATERIC/GARMAN Card
50 1 22430002 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 618 ANDY ETCHEBARREN Card
51 1 22430003 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 619 BILLY WILSON Card
52 1 22430004 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 622 LARRY HISLE Card
53 1 22430005 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 624 ASTROS MGR./COACHES Card
54 1 22430006 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 634 ALAN CLOSTER Card
55 1 22430007 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1973 TOPPS 636 RICK CLARK Card
56 1 22430008 MINT 9 1973 TOPPS 660 FRED SCHERMAN Card
Total Items: 56
Date Received: 1/14/2014
Date Shipped: N/A
Mike
Bosox1976

Comments

  • detroitfan2detroitfan2 Posts: 3,336 ✭✭✭✭
    <<Once again, 50+ cards without a .5>>

    This continues to confuse me. I would love to hear an explanation for this. Originally, I thought that the upper "half" of cards within a certain grade would get the half point bump. Clearly that's not true, although I'm not sure why. So is there a "target" percentage? The top 10% get a 1/2 grade bump? If I counted correctly, you had 22 PSA 8's. Am I to believe that none of those 22 was superior to the others? You had 15 or so 9's, so those don't count, but the remaining 40 cards, none of them were .5 worthy? It seems some graders just don't use the .5 grade.
  • bumpskierbumpskier Posts: 65 ✭✭
    Seems like a pretty outstanding sub to me. Not many 7's and only a few 6's on star cards. Pretty high percentage of 9's. On the N6's you are not charged, and you didn't get any evidence of trimming. With the Gossage Rookie 9 you pretty much paid for your submission.
  • Big80sBig80s Posts: 2,758 ✭✭✭
    Great sub, Mike! Congrats on the Goose, and sorry to see they beat up on the star cards. I'd be interested to see scans of the star cards along side a few of the commons that pulled 9s.
    Let's Rip It: PackGeek.com
    Jeff
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,711 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice number of Mint 9s, a tough grade for 73s with those black backs. Sherman #660 in PSA 9 is nice, too, last card in the set.


    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.
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,557 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks men -- not a complete wipeout, but 17 cards below 8 is definitely not what I was expecting. I am happy with the 9's (obviously) and the Goose saved the sub.

    I'll throw up some scans when they arrive.
    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,557 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Here's the good...

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    Here's the bad...

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    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • heritageheritage Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭
    Mike those 6's look amazing to me,
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,557 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I can't figure it out either, George. I guess they will probably get a return trip to Newport Beach. I am super bummed about the Bench -- I've never had a nicer one.
    Mike
    Bosox1976
  • bumpskierbumpskier Posts: 65 ✭✭
    The cards in PSA 6 look nice, probably better than 6's except for the Era Leaders. I would crack and send to SGC along with the N6 cards you have. SGC 88 and PSA 8's on those cards don't sell at a huge difference. When you're talking PSA 9's vs SGC 96 there might be a bigger difference.
  • mygottamygotta Posts: 1,652


    << <i>I can't figure it out either, George. I guess they will probably get a return trip to Newport Beach. I am super bummed about the Bench -- I've never had a nicer one. >>



    Do you think the Bench would have gotten an 8 (OC) otherwise?

    The Clemente looks beautiful! Don't know why its a 6. The 8 on the Jackson is killer and you gotta love the 9's. No matter who the player.
  • heritageheritage Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭
    I can't figure it out either, George. I guess they will probably get a return trip to Newport Beach. I am super bummed about the Bench -- I've never had a nicer one.

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    Mike you know as well as I do you just never know sometimes. But I think you still did well overall. Mike are you doing a graded set?
  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭
    Nice job on the 73's .Next to the 75 topps they are hardest to grade as the quality control on the 73s are as bad as the 75s except the 73s have the white easier to maintain borders.
    Tony(AN ANGEL WATCHES OVER ME)
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,109 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My bet is they go from 6s to 8s and 9s after their next trip...unless there are surface wrinkles or something we can't see in the scans.
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  • Mickey71Mickey71 Posts: 4,260 ✭✭✭✭
    Tough grades on most. Bench....I have no idea. Rose....I have no idea. Clemente has a stain on the upper right border. Crack out a few.
  • heritageheritage Posts: 2,662 ✭✭✭
    Tough grades on most. Bench....I have no idea. Rose....I have no idea. Clemente has a stain on the upper right border. Crack out a few.



    Good eye on the Clemente stain I didn't see that.
  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,557 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Thanks guys -- ah well, time to get out the channel locks and the screwdriver.
    Mike
    Bosox1976
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