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What Unopened Cellos with a Star on Top Would You Want to Own?

70ToppsFanatic70ToppsFanatic Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭✭
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With the major pack we've all been discussing that was listed on eBay, I thought it might be interesting to see
what cello (if it existed, was authenticated and was slabbed) our community members would like to own.

You can pick your top 3. Mine are:

1963 Pete Rose
1967 Tom Seaver
1969 Reggie Jackson


Here's a quick list of candidates off the top of my head of major RCs from each year to jog your thinking:

1957 Don Drysdale
1957 Bill Mazeroski
1957 Frank Robinson
1957 Brooks Robinson
1958 Roger Maris
1958 Orlando Cepeda
1959 Bob Gibson
1960 Carl Yastrzemski
1960 Willie McCovey
1961 Ron Santo
1961 Billy Williams
1961 Juan Marichal
1962 Gaylord Perry
1962 Lou Brock
1963 Pete Rose
1963 Willie Stargell
1964 Phil Niekro
1965 Joe Morgan
1965 Steve Carlton
1965 Jim Hunter
1965 Tony Perez
1966 Jim Palmer
1966 Don Sutton
1966 Fergie Jenkins
1967 Rod Carew
1967 Tom Seaver
1968 Nolan Ryan
1968 Johnny Bench
1969 Reggie Jackson
1969 Rollie Fingers
1970 Thurman Munson
1971 Bert Blyleven
1971 Steve Garvey
1971 Don Baylor/Dusty Baker
1972 Carlton Fisk
1973 Rich Gossage
1973 Mike Schmidt
1974 Dave Winfield
1975 Robin Yount
1975 George Brett
1975 Jim Rice
1975 Gary Carter
1976 Dennis Eckersley
1977 Andre Dawson
1978 Eddie Murray
1978 Paul Molitor/Alan Trammell
1979 Ozzie Smith
1980 Rickey Henderson


Dave

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    addicted2ebayaddicted2ebay Posts: 2,092 ✭✭✭✭
    I'd take the Rose no doubt but the ultimate "Holy Grail" would be a 52 Topps wax Mantle showing.
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    DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,220 ✭✭
    There is a '67 Mantle floating around, which I believe is courtesy of Mr. Jose. If it were real I'd like that one.
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    MrSnuffleupagusMrSnuffleupagus Posts: 689
    1970 Mickey Mantle
    1975 Pepi LePew
    1980 Thurman Munson

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    baz518baz518 Posts: 1,231 ✭✭✭✭
    Any '54 cellos out there? Gimme a Banks on top! Otherwise, Petey for sure.
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    PMKAYPMKAY Posts: 1,372 ✭✭
    Nolan Ryan. And preferably one that has been authenticated twice.
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    vintagefunvintagefun Posts: 1,975 ✭✭✭
    For me...

    57 Drysdale
    59 Gibson
    60 McCovey

    But there wasn't really a bad option on that list.
    52-90 All Sports, Mostly Topps, Mostly HOF, and some assorted wax.
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    ajezoveajezove Posts: 145 ✭
    63 Rose
    67 Seaver
    68 Ryan

    but not necessarily in that order.


    Mike
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    summerof68summerof68 Posts: 748 ✭
    '65 Mantle
    '66 Clemente
    '67 Seaver
    "You tell 'em I'm coming...and hell's coming with me"--Wyatt Earp
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    DanBessetteDanBessette Posts: 6,422 ✭
    I would like to own a 1960 cello with Yaz RC on top..... For about 1 minute, then I would rip it. Because what good is owning the card if it's all wrapped up like that??
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    MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭
    1971 Topps Thurman Munson
    1978 Topps Reggie Jackson
    1984 Topps Don Mattingly

    My list is obviously not based on value. They are simply the top three that I would really like to own. I may even set a small goal to own them, now that this thread has been created. image
    "Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
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    jmaciujmaciu Posts: 1,290 ✭✭✭
    Mine would be:

    1968 Bench
    1963 Rose
    1967 Seaver
    1969 Bench

    Jmaciu's Collection
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    MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I would like to own a 1960 cello with Yaz RC on top..... For about 1 minute, then I would rip it. Because what good is owning the card if it's all wrapped up like that?? >>



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    "Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
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    Gemyanks10Gemyanks10 Posts: 1,164 ✭✭✭
    I would love to have a nice tight, well-centered 1980 Henderson cello for my collection! That would be a nice addition for sure. If I couldn't find one of those than a Nolan Ryan cello from the same year would suffice. I love his action shot from that year. Classic stuff all around.


    Jimmy
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    PaulMaulPaulMaul Posts: 4,709 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Definitely '71 Munson...but it has to be inside a mint blue box.
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    1all1all Posts: 507 ✭✭✭
    Remember seeing this Cello in an old Legendary Auctions offering. The outer bag is a team bag I believe. How's this for a holy grail cello pack….

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    Link to Auction

    This same auction also included a 1955 cello pack with Koufax on top.

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    goraidersgoraiders Posts: 2,158 ✭✭✭


    58 Jimmy
    65 Namath
    73 Stabler

    My top3
    J.R.
    Needs'
    1972 Football-9's high#'s
    1965 Football-8's
    1958 Topps FB-7-8
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    dberk12dberk12 Posts: 399 ✭✭
    '71 Munson (my favorite card) - with a Nolan Ryan on the bottom, of course ;-)
    '69 Reggie
    '73 Schmidt

    Trying to be somewhat realistic minus the N.Ryan comment. A N.Ryan/Bench '68 combo in a rack pack would be insane but unless you have fancy machinery at home that would never happen.


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    MikeyPMikeyP Posts: 990 ✭✭✭
    That "Sandy" Koufax cello pack is incredible.
    "Nobody's ever gone the distance with Creed, and if I can go that distance, you see, and that bell rings and I'm still standin', I'm gonna know for the first time in my life, see, that I weren't just another bum from the neighborhood."
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    70ToppsFanatic70ToppsFanatic Posts: 2,104 ✭✭✭✭
    Not sure if I have this correct, but I had thought that Topps first produced baseball cellos in 1957 (and racks in 1960).

    Anyone have any knowledge beyond this?


    Dave
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    grote15grote15 Posts: 29,532 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Not sure if I have this correct, but I had thought that Topps first produced baseball cellos in 1957 (and racks in 1960).

    Anyone have any knowledge beyond this? >>



    I know Topps cello go back to 1953. I don't believe they made any in 1952.

    Here are a couple 1953 cellos that were sold by Legendary a while back..

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    And a partial box, also auctioned off by Legendary..

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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.
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    1all1all Posts: 507 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I don't believe they made any <cellos> in 1952. >>


    I'm not sure, but I think Pepe Le Pew made his debut in '52. Of course, it's never too late for 1952 Christmas Cello's to appear…

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    elsnortoelsnorto Posts: 2,013 ✭


    << <i>I'm not sure, but I think Pepe Le Pew made his debut in '52. Of course, it's never too late for 1952 Christmas Cello's to appear…

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    Now where have I seen that guy in the middle before? imageimage

    I'm not big into stars showing on top of cellos for some reason, but I wouldn't mind having a 1976 Topps Walter Payton one. Pretty common compared to some of the others in this thread.

    Snorto~
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