1978 Topps baseball collectors

Bkritz · February 16, 2006 7:26AM

One More to trade. I just got a1978 psa 9 Batting Leaders Parker/Carew #201 in a trade. A nice 9. I would trade for any of the dodgers I need (monday, Burke, Cey, Lopes, and Forster) or another cool 9 Dodger or star'ish player that you don't need. I know this is not a low pop card but someone might need it.

PM me

Brian

SOM · February 16, 2006 11:41AM

That is so true, Dan. And a shout-out to you as well, for keeping this thread going!

This thread has a lot of very cool, intelligent and interesting people who post to it. Not any flame wars, no sophomoric, juvenile rants (ie, that stupid Larry Block thread), just a bunch of truly dedicated collectors of the classiest set of the late 70's!

Nick

toadstrangler · February 16, 2006 11:59AM

See the print dot on the bottom left border???? The ONLY blemish to a truly MINT Cardinals Team. Super focused image, brilliant white borders with zero print fuzz with razor sharp corners and a 50/50 centered back. I can handle the print spot .... for now

One more down!

toadstrangler · February 18, 2006 12:16AM

Whoa! sinibob! Way to get into the GEM MINT market

briani · February 18, 2006 1:11AM

Dan.... that's not all he bought. He will probably pass Nick too.

Thanks again Mike!

toadstrangler · February 18, 2006 1:12AM

<< Dan.... that's not all he bought. He will probably pass Nick too.

Thanks again Mike! >>

Awesome! Good for Mike! I will be buying 10's in mass starting later this summer. Also I will be submitting more by then too.

briani · February 18, 2006 1:24AM

That's going to be quite some horse race on the registry. There are 5-6 sets all in that range. It will be interesting to see who comes ahead at the end of the year.

ctsoxfan · February 18, 2006 1:37AM

If you guys are racing toward the top spot, don't forget the awards are given out earlier this year (May) than they used to.

toadstrangler · February 18, 2006 1:45AM

<< If you guys are racing toward the top spot, don't forget the awards are given out earlier this year (May) than they used to. >>

jerry, no, I am definatley not doing that. I just want a TOP NOTCH 1978 set. I will be VERY picky with the 10's on centering and corners. I will never stop working on it. I may take some time off for sure, but will never stop!

Brian, what has made this SO MUCH FUN is the fact that there are many active 78 collectors.I hope there are more to come.

SinibobCards · February 18, 2006 2:16AM

Hi Guys.

I've been out of the loop since early January so I wanted to make up for lost time. Brian hooked me up with enough cards to get me to the 9.0 mark. 9.0 is the second mark I wanted to hit with the set, the first being completing the set in all PSA. The "final" phase for me will be upgrading a few of the remaining 8s to 9s. I can guarantee that I will never attempt to take the top spot in this set. There are some hardcore collectors here and I don't want to get caught in the mix for the top spot.

Keep up the great posts on this thread. Thanks to Dan for getting it started.

Thanks again for the cards Brian.

Stay safe.

-Mike

ctsoxfan · February 18, 2006 8:54AM

Cool - just wanted to remind anyone in case they forgot. Good luck to all of you on finishing this monster set!

toadstrangler · February 19, 2006 12:28PM

<< One More to trade. I just got a1978 psa 9 Batting Leaders Parker/Carew #201 in a trade. A nice 9. I would trade for any of the dodgers I need (monday, Burke, Cey, Lopes, and Forster) or another cool 9 Dodger or star'ish player that you don't need. I know this is not a low pop card but someone might need it.

PM me

Brian >>

Brian,

HERE you go! The one and only Funky Frank Smith has a PSA 9 Cey up right now!

1978 Topps PSA 9 Ron Cey

tkd7 · February 19, 2006 1:58PM

A note to fellow '78 collectors

I have three PSA 9 duplicates right now:
267 - Doug Ault
355 - Bill Travers
455 - Bill Robinson

Available for trade 1 for 1 for any PSA 9 cards I don't have in my set right now.

My 1978 Set

Thanks, Tom

Late1970sTopps · February 20, 2006 12:36AM

Mike - Good to see you back! Congratulations on picking up the nice pile. Are you in the states right now? Frank

SinibobCards · February 20, 2006 10:26AM

Thanks Frank.

I'm here until Wednesday morning then I head out to the 2-way range. It'll probably take a couple of days to get to my new "office". I'm not looking forward to the flights. I hope the Internet connection works.

toadstrangler · February 20, 2006 10:32AM

<< Thanks Frank.

I'm here until Wednesday morning then I head out to the 2-way range. It'll probably take a couple of days to get to my new "office". I'm not looking forward to the flights. I hope the Internet connection works. >>

Mike, I am headed out tomorrow to Minneapolis, Frank is out to Louisville, seems like the whole 78 Topps world is getting on planes!

Have a safe trip to your new surroundings .....

Dan

SinibobCards · February 20, 2006 10:45AM

<< Frank is out to Louisville >>

I'm about an hour north of there right now. We could have coordinated an East-West 78 Topps luncheon.

Late1970sTopps · February 20, 2006 10:54AM

Mike - I will be there at the airport from Wednesday through Sunday. If you have any reason to come to town, give me a call at 503-338-9269. I would be happy to buy you a drink (or any other beverage you prefer). By the way, are you still working on sets other than 1978? I have few 80's and 81's that I you need. If so, I would sell them for less than grading fees including shipping. Let me know. Frank

Edited---Me bad. See you are leaving too. Maybe next time.

SinibobCards · February 20, 2006 11:12AM

Frank-

Still working on the 80 and 81s although I haven't been too aggressive with them. Please send an e-mail. Heck. One thing good about deploying is I don't have anything to really spend money on except cards. I commute with a military armored vehicle, eat Army chow, and live in a plywood shack. All I have to do is duck once in awhile and fire back to keep the bad guys away. I should be able to close the 80, 81, and most of the 56 set before the tour ends next April.

toadstrangler · February 25, 2006 9:22AM

I am back from my 4 day trip to Minneapolis. I see nothing new going on here. Come on 78 er's !!!! Wake Up !

Late1970sTopps · February 26, 2006 7:37AM

Dan - I just got back a few hours ago. What a nightmare of a trip. I had to spend the night in the Portland, Oregon Airport as I missed my connection in Chicago and couldn't make it back to Seattle. Twelve hours later than expected, I'm finally home.

As some spam, I have a dozen or so 1978 PSA 10's going off today as well as the tough PSA 9 Ron Cey card. You can check out all my auctions by following this link:

Link To Auctions

toadstrangler · February 26, 2006 8:21AM

Frank, that sucks. I HATE connections man. I go out of my way to get those direct flights. Even if I have to juggle which airport to fly in and out of. Anyway, glad you got back safe and I am eyeing up one of those 10's.

tkd7 · March 6, 2006 12:49AM

Brian Igoe's set

Check out Brian Igoe's set of all 10s. He's posted scans of his cards on the registry. I like it when people take the time to do that.

jackstraw · March 6, 2006 1:11AM

Incredible! I also like it when collectors cough Frank cough put pictures on the cough 1976 Topps cough registry.

gaspipe26 · March 6, 2006 2:41AM

This weekend I'll start searching 78's. What are the top 20 toughest?

briani · March 6, 2006 4:47AM

The top ten would be below. The list would grow to more than 40 for a pop with less than 10. But I think everyone would agree to the list below for starters.

97 Stan Bahnsen
103 Tom Murphy
165 Rennie Stennett
330 Bob Watson
347 Terry Forster (hardest to come by)
538 Johnnie Lemaster
563 Dave Radar
642 Denny Doyle
724 Royals Team
725 Kurt Bevacqua

toadstrangler · March 6, 2006 10:19AM

Brian, it is great to see your set up in lights! That set is just amazing!

Congrats to Funky Frank too as he finally found that PSA 9 Bob Watson which got rid of the LAST PSA 8 he had in his set

Pittfan · March 7, 2006 1:43AM

Is it me or is Rennie Stennett one of the hardest players to collect in any year.

Stingray · March 7, 2006 2:15AM

<< The top ten would be below. The list would grow to more than 40 for a pop with less than 10. But I think everyone would agree to the list below for starters.

97 Stan Bahnsen
103 Tom Murphy
165 Rennie Stennett
330 Bob Watson
347 Terry Forster (hardest to come by)
538 Johnnie Lemaster
563 Dave Radar
642 Denny Doyle
724 Royals Team
725 Kurt Bevacqua >>

Terry Forster, that big tub of goo, that figures!

Stingray

jackstraw · March 7, 2006 12:37PM

<< Is it me or is Rennie Stennett one of the hardest players to collect in any year. >>

I know for a fact that his 2 1976 Topps cards are tough to find real nice nad mint. I would say all the Pirates from 76 are a freakin bear!
Kirkpatrick,Robertson,Robinson,Demery,Kison and Ramon Hernandez are off the top of my head.

downgoesfrazier · March 7, 2006 12:51PM

Stennett is seemingly always tough. I have found Claudell Washington and Sal Bando pretty tough as well...odd.

dgf

Pittfan · March 8, 2006 2:11AM

dgf you knowing the 77 set is the stennett tough in 9 or better?

gaspipe26 · March 8, 2006 11:24PM

Just sent off 150-1978's to PSA for you 78ers.

toadstrangler · March 9, 2006 7:06AM

gaspipe, do report back asap!

Pittfan · March 9, 2006 7:51AM

I have seen some of his 75's sweet. If the 78's are as good as the 75's it will be a jaw dropping event.

gaspipe26 · March 9, 2006 8:11AM

There real nice, a few of the tough ones listed too. No nice Forester though. I have another 200-300 more blazers ready depending on how the first 150 do. More 74's and 75's as nice as the last bunch went out too.

cardfan07 · March 9, 2006 10:37AM

I have a couple PSA 9 1978 cards that are just gathering dust. #244 Expos team and #548 Billy Hunter (Rangers manager).
Anyone need?

Late1970sTopps · March 10, 2006 11:53AM

Dan - Thanks for noticing! As of last night, the set is 100% complete in PSA 9's or better. It's nice not having an 8 to be found. Now it just a matter of upgrading about 20 or so 9's within the grade. At that point I will be done as my original goal was to get each and every card in PSA 9 or higher and have each of those cards be an example I was happy with. By the way, I will e-mail you on those two cards you expressed an interest in if you are still interested. Frank

toadstrangler · March 10, 2006 1:15PM

Frank, do send that e-mail. I am interested with a CAPITAL I !!!

SOM · March 16, 2006 11:09AM

I swear, if you do a search on 1978 PSA 9/10 on eBay, you will find practically the whole entire available over the next seven days. It is incredible! There are even a few cards up that I've been seeking for years!

toadstrangler · March 16, 2006 12:38PM

Well, I see what you are saying but I am 29 cards short of the entire set and I only see 3 that I need listed!

Dan

bri2327 · March 17, 2006 1:27PM

I have probably thrown this out there before, but if anyone has any 78 topps Yankees in PSA 9 or 10 that they are looking to sell please let me know, thanks.

toadstrangler · March 19, 2006 3:23AM

Wow, some major punches being thrown for some of these 9's. I have had my a$$ handed to me so far

blondmoment · March 26, 2006 2:05AM

Can anyone give me some advise on BVG grading vs PSA. If a card is graded BVG 9 would it surely cross to a PSA 9?

Also, help me fill my 1978 set. I need 96 more. All in grade 9. See me on the registry. Thanks all, you keep it fun.

http://www.psacard.com/set_registry/display_cards.chtml?rsetid=50020&alltime=no&rank=6&tied=0&requesttimeout=9999

Thanks -Jerry

toadstrangler · March 26, 2006 2:11AM

Jerry,

I need 28 more. And it is getting TOUGH and EXPENSIVE. Good luck and keep up the great work!

These are the remaining cards I need in PSA 9 or better

#82 GIANTS TEAM
#97 Stan Bahnsen (I have PSA 8)
#103 Tom Murphy (I have PSA 8)
#110 Richie Zisk (I have PSA 8)
#185 Ellis Valentine (I have PSA 8)
#196 Bob Bailor
#279 Bill Virdon (I have PSA 8)
#313 Andy Etchebarren
#319 Alan Ashby
#330 Bob Watson (I have PSA 8)
#351 Jeff Torborg ( I have PSA 8)
#386 Bob Gorinski
#400 Nolan Ryan ( I have PSA 8)
#402 Dave Campbell
#444 Roy Hartsfield
#481 Jackson Todd
#489 Rudy Meoli
#501 Dave Roberts
#503 Ike Hampton
#512 Larry Herndon
#533 Sandy Alomar
#538 Johnnie LeMaster
#642 Denny Doyle
#673 Steve Brye ( I have PSA 8)
#681 Rob Belloir
#689 INDIANS TEAM
#695 Dwight Evans
#725 Kurt Bevacqua

Guys, I am getting married in two months so spending alot of money on the 9's may be out of the question. (PLEASE ASK ME ANYWAY

) I am fishing for 8's to fill the set in for now.

Dan

jackstraw · March 26, 2006 3:23AM

Jerry
I have the 78 Parker PSA 9 and 1976 Topps Schmidt PSA 9 120.00 for the pair. I just sold you the 76 Ivie on Ebay..........

John

SOM · March 26, 2006 3:50AM

John...if Jerry's not interested, is your deal open to all?

Nick

SOM · March 26, 2006 3:57AM

Married, Dan? Oh, oh...

Here's hoping that your 1978 set doesn't morph into a new living room set.

Horrors!

Nick (But really: congratulations!)

jackstraw · March 26, 2006 4:21AM

Sure is......I also have about 60 76 PSA 9's that he doesn't need, that I would move cheap and a handfull of 78 PSA 9's that I would move cheap .1976 Topps set 1978 Topps

blondmoment · March 26, 2006 4:39AM

John, thx for the help. I just sent you the $ via paypal.

I have some extra 78's around if anyone is interested:
PSA 9: 1,63,98,223,254,296,382,384,405,429,437,439,447,455,471,476,496,594,660
PSA 9OC: 82,226,256,259,400 (Ryan),559,562
PSA 8: 100 (Brett),200(Jackson),357,381,704,707,709
PSA 7: 36 (Murray)

Let me know. Also if anyone can help me with my BVG vs. PSA question, it would be appreciated.

Later all, - Jerry

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