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Introducing Myself (86 topps poppage)

Topgun6580Topgun6580 Posts: 97 ✭✭
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Hello Members!

I have been reading many of your posts over the last year and certainly very entertaining. I collect mostly tiffanys, 80s stuff and vintage here and there. Being that I grew up as a kid in the 80s. A couple years ago I started up the hobby again when I bought a Rickey Henderson rookie card off ebay that I always wanted and never had as a kid. And of course it turned into buying cases, wax boxes, racks, sets you name it! I have been through a ripping frenzy ever since!

Anyways, I figured it was time to say hello since I've wanted to take part in several posts and noticing some members purchasing from me off Ebay was cool to!

-Marc image

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  • LarkinCollectorLarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome, I have an itch to rip that is never satisfied as well.
    Who is the Golf Card Guy?
  • Topgun6580Topgun6580 Posts: 97 ✭✭
    Your earlier post finally pushed me in. I just ripped a 6 box 1986 rack case last night!
  • LarkinCollectorLarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hope it was fun, I'm looking forward to and simultaneously dreading 10 vending boxes. Did you pull anything gradeable?
    Who is the Golf Card Guy?
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    Welcome Marc. Its a fun place.filled with many knowledgeable collectors. Stay active.
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • jordangretzkyfanjordangretzkyfan Posts: 2,479 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome to the boards Marc! I am an 80's kid myself with a focus on unopened boxes/cases from the 1970's to present. Sounds like our collections will have nice overlap. You will find lots of knowledgeable folks on this board.
  • Topgun6580Topgun6580 Posts: 97 ✭✭
    I did pretty well. No Ryan, Rose, Mattinlgy, Ripken or Sandbergs in 10s though. But alot of potential for the others. Packaged up 75 to send to PSA. I am very careful inspecting cards from this set to send in since the grading is tough. Did get a lot of HOFers on the front of packs though.

    Good Luck with the Vending rips. Busted a 86s once. Got a schmidt, Mattingly, gooden, and few others in 10s so its possible.
  • EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,288 ✭✭✭
    Welcome.
    Your pledge name is Goose
  • WhiteTornadoWhiteTornado Posts: 2,102 ✭✭✭
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  • 1neatstuff1neatstuff Posts: 1,156 ✭✭✭
    welcome to the boards marc...lotsa good info on here image
  • creecree Posts: 393 ✭✭
    Hey Marc, I sent you a private message. Let me know.
  • PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭✭
    Welcome Marc.
  • 76collector76collector Posts: 986 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Welcome to the boards. Good luck on the 86 subs. I opened a 6 box rack case last year and subbed about 20 cards. Didn't hit any 10's, and I was pretty picky as well. The Ryan and Ripken I subbed that came back 9's, I still can't find any flaw in. Anyway, I hope you have better luck, and I'm sure it was a blast to rip. It was for me at least.

    Did you buy the 6 box rack case off EBAY ? If so, maybe it was from me, as I sold one in January.
    I cannot hit curveball. Straightball I hit it very much. Curveball, bats are afraid.
    Collecting:
    post world war II HOF rookie
    76 topps gem mint 10 commons 9 stars
    Arenado purple refractors(Rockies) Red (Cardinals)
    successful deals with Keevan, Grote15, 1954, mbogoman
  • Topgun6580Topgun6580 Posts: 97 ✭✭
    Thanks 76!

    I've actually had a lot of good luck with 86 subs. However, I've had some head scratchers on a few as well. Assuming its the grader I had. But never subbed so many at once before like the current sub going in.... so should be interesting.
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,424 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hiya Marc!

    Welcome.

    86T? Great set to rip. When those black borders are pristine - the set rocks!

    Good luck on the sub you did. I'll be looking forward to your post on it.

    Don't be a stranger.
    Mike
  • MintacularMintacular Posts: 1,138 ✭✭✭
    86 Topps, one of my first baseball card memories...My brother and I traded these cards with one of his best friends---I remember some kinda swap meet at the house and we had a suitcase of 86s bundled together with rubber bands....Still appreciate the black borders and large team bubble letters
  • CubsFan41CubsFan41 Posts: 513 ✭✭
    Welcome. Love the 86 set as well. image
    Looking for Cello packs with Bill Buckner on top
  • JoeBanzaiJoeBanzai Posts: 11,911 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    2013,14 and 15 Certificate Award Winner Harmon Killebrew Master Set and Master Topps Set
  • fiveninerfiveniner Posts: 4,111 ✭✭✭
    welcome aboard.!!!
    Tony(AN ANGEL WATCHES OVER ME)
  • BrickBrick Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Hi, hello, how are ya? image
    Collecting 1960 Topps Baseball in PSA 8
    http://www.unisquare.com/store/brick/

    Ralph

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  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Marc,

    Welcome aboard. My collecting began in the 70's, but I was still going strong until 1986 so we have some overlap. 1986 was also the first year I began collecting unopen and you don't have to sell any unopened you may have to me either.

    Looking forward to you future posts.

    Take care,

    Mike
    "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.
  • Topgun6580Topgun6580 Posts: 97 ✭✭
    thanks everyone!
  • zep33zep33 Posts: 6,897 ✭✭✭
    Hi Marc

    Welcome to the club
  • elsnortoelsnorto Posts: 2,012 ✭✭
    Welcome. Marc. I started collecting around the same time as you did apparently. Are you just focused on baseball or do you collect other sports as well?

    Snorto~
  • Topgun6580Topgun6580 Posts: 97 ✭✭
    Originally I was going to send 75 but after this thread I narrowed it down to the ones I thought were best shot at 10s. Clearly I missed something.
    Very interested to get these back and see the comparison between all those 9s and the phew 10s. Doesn't make sense. Maybe the grader?

    3 1 22662790 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 100 NOLAN RYAN Card
    4 1 22662791 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 438 CLINT HURDLE Card
    5 1 22662792 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 790 PHIL NIEKRO Card
    6 1 22662793 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1986 TOPPS 538 DENNIS ECKERSLEY Card
    7 1 22662794 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS 468 MIKE SCIOSCIA Card
    8 1 22662795 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS 10 TONY GWYNN Card
    9 1 22662796 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 340 CAL RIPKEN JR. Card
    10 1 22662797 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 661 ROGER CLEMENS Card
    11 1 22662798 NEAR MINT-MINT+ 8.5 1986 TOPPS 180 DON MATTINGLY Card
    12 1 22662799 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 500 RICKEY HENDERSON Card
    13 1 22662800 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 250 DWIGHT GOODEN Card
    14 1 22662801 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS 202 DWIGHT GOODEN Card
    15 1 22662802 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 320 JIM RICE Card
    15 2 22662803 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 320 JIM RICE Card
    16 1 22662804 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 200 MIKE SCHMIDT Card
    16 2 22662805 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 200 MIKE SCHMIDT Card
    17 1 22662806 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1986 TOPPS 329 KIRBY PUCKETT Card
    17 2 22662807 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 329 KIRBY PUCKETT Card
    17 3 22662808 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 329 KIRBY PUCKETT Card
    18 1 22662809 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 730 OZZIE SMITH Card
    18 2 22662810 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS 730 OZZIE SMITH Card
    19 1 22662811 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS 704 OZZIE SMITH Card
    19 2 22662812 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 704 OZZIE SMITH Card
    20 1 22662813 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 207 FERNANDO VALENZUELA Card
    21 1 22662814 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 630 FERNANDO VALENZUELA Card
    21 2 22662815 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 630 FERNANDO VALENZUELA Card
    22 1 22662816 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 254 OZZIE GUILLEN Card
    22 2 22662817 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS 254 OZZIE GUILLEN Card
    23 1 22662818 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 410 DAVE KINGMAN Card
    24 1 22662819 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS 53 LEN DYKSTRA Card
    25 1 22662820 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 390 TOM SEAVER Card
    26 1 22662821 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 80 DARRYL STRAWBERRY Card
    27 1 22662822 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS 400 ROD CAREW Card
    28 1 22662823 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 249 ROB DEER Card
    29 1 22662824 MINT 9 1986 TOPPS 602 MARIANO DUNCAN Card
    30 1 22662825 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS TIFFANY 377 JOE CARTER Card
    31 1 22662826 GEM MINT 10 1986 TOPPS TIFFANY 515 DARRELL EVANS
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  • fergie23fergie23 Posts: 2,147 ✭✭✭✭
    There are very few people on this forum that can consistently distinguish between 9s and 10s. Personally if I were going for only 10s I would send my cards to EagleEyeKid for pre-grading (which I believe he may do for a per card fee). I believe EagleEyeKid posts the most consistently excellent subs of anyone on these boards.

    Robb
  • 19541954 Posts: 2,901 ✭✭✭
    I think you did very well on your submission. I have sent in around 120 cards from 1986 and did about as well as you did. Hard to tell between a PSA 9 vs. 10.
    Looking for high grade rookie cards and unopened boxes/cases
  • mattinglymint23mattinglymint23 Posts: 1,261 ✭✭
    welcome Topgun

    i also love the 86 tops set - it was my first set as a coherent collector of 12 years of age -

    i have a 6 box rack case waiting to be ripped - should i take away that i have a roughly 20/7200+ cards chance of any tens?!?!?!?!
  • Ripkenfan126Ripkenfan126 Posts: 235 ✭
    Hey Marc,

    I think I have bought stuff from you in the past. Good luck with the subs, I recently subbed 7 86 topps Ripken and got back 3-8's 3-9's and 1-10. So they are pretty difficult.

    Barry
  • Ripkenfan126Ripkenfan126 Posts: 235 ✭
    Not a bad job. Good job with the Tiffany's.
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