@Cakes said:
It bugs me that a card loses grading points because of a gum stain on the back. That came from the factory like that!
Same could be said for poor centering, PD, etc. It’s a question of eye appeal!
Wait, what, no! I am really starting to realize I must be the odd one because not once in my life until grading cards started to gain popularity did I ever care about the back of card. Did I mention it's on the BACK of the card.
I respect everyone's opinions but I am totally burning out from the graded card market. I do not like what it has become!
Successful coin BST transactions with Gerard and segoja.
Successful card BST transactions with cbcnow, brogurt, gstarling, Bravesfan 007, and rajah 424.
Nice basketball pulls! I'm surprised that PSA labeled the Kobe,AI,Allen & Nash '96 Bowman Best with an RK designator. I just checked ebay and most have the RK but some actually say Rookie too.
@daltex - mainly the cards I felt had the most value. Rookies and rarity. I have a group of other star cards from the same boxes I opened that I probably won't grade now.
@UFFDAH said: @daltex - mainly the cards I felt had the most value. Rookies and rarity. I have a group of other star cards from the same boxes I opened that I probably won't grade now.
I think Chris @jordangretzkyfan has shown how difficult it is to get tens on "pack fresh" cards, and not considering Joe Barry Carrol or Sam Bowie only makes it that much harder.
Last night I opened a "mind blasting" Vending Box of 1972 Topps Football (Series1) full of VIVID color and SWEET vintage card smell !!!
I thought this would be a fun box to open with the Super Bowl upon us.
If your not familiar with Series one it is loaded!! John Riggins RC, Jim Plunkett RC, Bob Griese, Joe Namath, LC Greenwood RC, Ron Yary RC, Lyle Alzado RC, Ted Hendricks RC, Archie Manning RC, Gale Sayers, Terry Bradshaw In Action, Roger Staubach In Action and more.
A range of centering including some blazers in both the stars and the commons. When you open a "Series Box" you get a lot of multiples.
Love the Riggins Rookie! It was the first card my Father ever bought me. Trying to get a Riggins Rookie in the DC area in the 1980's was very pricey so my Dad bought me one while he was in Seattle on a business trip.
Cool Riggins fact: His older Brother was a star Football player and his Dad always favored the older brother. That all changed later on when John clearly became the better player with much more talent. A similar scenario happened to Stevie Ray Vaughn with his older Brother Jimmy Vaughn (The Fabulous Thunderbirds).
Successful coin BST transactions with Gerard and segoja.
Successful card BST transactions with cbcnow, brogurt, gstarling, Bravesfan 007, and rajah 424.
There are no SP’s in 1972 FB, actually none at all in the Topps FB sets from the late 60’s thru the mid 80’s where I Stop. 2nd series checklists are usually a DP though
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Speaking of grading - the results are in on 42 basketball cards I pulled a year or two ago.
The cards are from 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2003 packs. Each went straight into a penny sleeve and holdered.
NO 10's, some 9's, 8's, a couple 7's and a 5. Three N6 Min Size.
Here are the 9's:
Wait, what, no! I am really starting to realize I must be the odd one because not once in my life until grading cards started to gain popularity did I ever care about the back of card. Did I mention it's on the BACK of the card.
I respect everyone's opinions but I am totally burning out from the graded card market. I do not like what it has become!
Successful card BST transactions with cbcnow, brogurt, gstarling, Bravesfan 007, and rajah 424.
Nice basketball pulls! I'm surprised that PSA labeled the Kobe,AI,Allen & Nash '96 Bowman Best with an RK designator. I just checked ebay and most have the RK but some actually say Rookie too.
Eric
Erikthredd’s MJ Collection: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/publishedset/395035
Erikthredd’s Nike Air Jordan Collection: https://www.psacard.com/psasetregistry/basketball/key-card-sets/nike-poster-cards-michael-jordan-1985-1992/alltimeset/408486
Did you submit these because they were the best cards, or just because they were the best players?
@daltex - mainly the cards I felt had the most value. Rookies and rarity. I have a group of other star cards from the same boxes I opened that I probably won't grade now.
I think Chris @jordangretzkyfan has shown how difficult it is to get tens on "pack fresh" cards, and not considering Joe Barry Carrol or Sam Bowie only makes it that much harder.
Top of the morning everyone!!
Last night I opened a "mind blasting" Vending Box of 1972 Topps Football (Series1) full of VIVID color and SWEET vintage card smell !!!
I thought this would be a fun box to open with the Super Bowl upon us.
If your not familiar with Series one it is loaded!! John Riggins RC, Jim Plunkett RC, Bob Griese, Joe Namath, LC Greenwood RC, Ron Yary RC, Lyle Alzado RC, Ted Hendricks RC, Archie Manning RC, Gale Sayers, Terry Bradshaw In Action, Roger Staubach In Action and more.
A range of centering including some blazers in both the stars and the commons. When you open a "Series Box" you get a lot of multiples.
I will take some pics and share.
Here is the box.
This will be fun - thanks for sharing. Hope the first card centering is representative of the whole box for you.
Introducing....."THE DIESEL"
JOHN RIGGINS HIGHLIGHTS
https://youtube.com/watch?v=q6qe_7sK-6Q
The pic looking down that vending box is outrageous....cards just sitting there the past 50+ years! Crazy.
John Riggins looks like he could totally be the dad of Friday NIght Light's Tim Riggins.
Does that mean the other 23 vending boxes from the case just went up in price?
Archie ROOKIES Galore!!
Broadway Joe
The Kansas Comet
https://youtube.com/watch?v=MIpgdo9Ab38
And with the #1 Pick in the 1971 NFL Draft......the Patriots select Heisman Award winner Jim Plunkett out of Stanford
Sayers and Namath are two of the very best cards in that beautiful set.
Captain America
Nice! Cards are mostly centered and you’re hitting better than est.3.8 cards of each hall of famer
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
ROOKIE Cards of a Legendary Defensive End and member of the Steel Curtain
ROOKIE Cards of "Three Mile Lyle" - Lyle Alzado
https://youtube.com/watch?v=WZiYl4vr-9I
I always thought Alzado looked like John Belushi in that photo.
Well, Bob Lemke did have Senator Blutarsky in his fantasy '55 Topps All America supplement.
"Bullet Bob"
So awesome. Boxes like this have to be tough tough tough but vending was born to be opened!
COPPER is gutter !
Love the Riggins Rookie! It was the first card my Father ever bought me. Trying to get a Riggins Rookie in the DC area in the 1980's was very pricey so my Dad bought me one while he was in Seattle on a business trip.
Cool Riggins fact: His older Brother was a star Football player and his Dad always favored the older brother. That all changed later on when John clearly became the better player with much more talent. A similar scenario happened to Stevie Ray Vaughn with his older Brother Jimmy Vaughn (The Fabulous Thunderbirds).
Successful card BST transactions with cbcnow, brogurt, gstarling, Bravesfan 007, and rajah 424.
ROOKIES of "The Mad Stork"
This has been a lot of fun to view.
Of interest? The latest issue of SCD has an entire article on the 72T set and reference to the Dolphins storybook season going undefeated.
Thanx for sharing Chris.
Short prints?
There are no SP’s in 1972 FB, actually none at all in the Topps FB sets from the late 60’s thru the mid 80’s where I Stop. 2nd series checklists are usually a DP though
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
@daltex - I only pulled 2 NFC Passing Leaders but there are 3 more AFC Passing Leaders not in the pic above.
Wow...that's all I got. Thank you for sharing!
Great stuff - this has been an awesome thread - really enjoying the football vending rip.
Thanks guys!! I've got a little more of this rip to share....
HOF'er Ron Yary ROOKIES
John Brodie at Kezar stadium in S.F...love it!
This has been a great blast from the past for me Chris.
Was a Raiders fan in '72.
How many cards are you subbing to PSA?
Hey Mike - I have 25 Star cards I plan to get rolling to PSA soon.
I think that concludes the 72 Topps Football Series 1 Vending reveal. I have about 100 commons or so that are pretty snazzy. Some are dead centered.
Up next I have some autographs back on cards I personally pulled!!
Love this topic and you have pulled some awesome cards over the time since you started it!!!
Liberty Seated Half Dollars
Late yesterday I received back some cards I sent off for an Autograph Session.
Check this out!! I pulled this Staubach Rookie from a Rack Pack!!