1979 Topps Baseball 6 Wax Packs Rip

lilmule

These are the cards that I purchased from Tim and thought I would share the RIP with the members. I do think Im going to keep the 78 rack for a little while or maybe I will just have a crazy hair up my a$$ someday. Here are the packs, Thanks Tim for the great looking packs.

grote15

Good luck, Mike! Pull that Ozzie!

lilmule

Pack #1 had a little star power mostly off centered of course the gum card was the checklist.

grote15

The Patek looks gem. Centering is always so tough on the 79s.

lilmule

Here is the Second Pack, not to much star power little more better on centering just a litttttle lol

lilmule

The Thrid Pack. Just as I was expecting a perfectly centered crisp Dave Winfield, NOT today though.

lilmule

Pack number four: Little star power in there.

Dnice

That Jim Spencer looks pretty sharp

lilmule

Pack # five

grote15

Some very nicely centered cards in the mix. Porter and Rivera look very sharp. Need an Ozzie!

lilmule

Pack # six Well Overall that was fun. Didn't pull to much star power but really how often do you get a chance to open some older packs. Thanks Tim for the fun.

ldferg

Thanks for sharing. Always nice to see a vintage rip.

slum22

Sorry no big hits. Looks like a fun rip and that matters more. Good luck if you decide to sub any of the sharp looking cards you pulled.

BeRoyalKC

I guarantee a Nolan RB in that 1978 rack. Take it to the bank.

grote15

Thanks for sharing the results, Mike! I'm sorry centering wasn't better overall but there are some cards definitely worth submitting from those packs. 79s are one of the toughest of any issue from the 1970s centering-wise, worse even than 75 minis.

lilmule

Overall it was fun, I think that was the first time that I ripped 79's before. I know the centering is brutal with that set and don't see why some more of the 9's and 10's aren't worth more then they go for. Ill bet on the Nolan as well as far as what I can see it is a stunner, well centered, crisp corners and don't see any flaws with the front. Its very very tempting to open lol

GDM67

Murphy and Matthews in the same pack. I would've been thrilled with that in '79.

1963ellsworth22and10

Originally posted by: lilmule
Pack # five

The Wayne Nordhagen is the printing error/variation version that is missing most of the top border line. It isn't overly rare.

Dboneesq

Thanks for sharing Mike. Too bad no Ozzie. Best of luck with that '78 IF and WHEN you open it.

baz518

Thanks for sharing, 79 is one of my favorites sets. You've got a few sharp ones there for sure!

lilmule

Thanks for the info for the error/variation card, never knew that 63ellsworth.

yankeesman

The Adrian Devine looks pretty minty to me. Maybe I'm missing something. Whole lotta Braves love through that break!