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Raw 1976 Topps Set Purchase from ebay - Grades are in... Scans Added!
Bosox1976
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Paid about $205 delivered for a set described as from vending with varying centering. There are some gorgeous cards in here (many 9-ish), some o/c and miscut, and (sadly) at leat one trimmed. All in all, pretty happy. Buying vintage on ebay without scans can be russian roulette - but you expect some issues and bid accordingly.
Here are "the Good"
Here are "the Good"
Mike
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Bosox1976
A poorly trimmed Eck RC that was probably NM/MT to start with... anybody want to buy 96% of a nice Eck RC?
Bosox1976
That Eck is a hatchet job, but from my view the "good" are pretty darn good. Nice pickups.
Bosox1976
If the scan isn't distorted, the top and bottom measurements line up with the Bench card you've got for comparason. Looks like the middle right bows out a bit.
I've got a factory set of 1985 Donruss that I opened up a while back with similar issues. 3 straight edges, and one curved.
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bo- boy at least you landed A most centered set, at 205 thats a steal.
gator
I REALLY DONT SEE NO UGLY WITH THAT CENTERING ON STARS
you may be right; while there is a huge disparity from the center of the Eck to the corners - it really is about the same width as any other card in the set. Factory miscut is not out of the question. Maybe I should change my quote above to "who wants to buy 104% of an Eck RC?"
Bosox1976
Agreed, esp. if the Eck isn't trimmed (digicat was right, it is larger at the center than the rest).
Bosox1976
As for buying vintage sets on Ebay being "Russian Roulette", what other choice do you have if there are no card stores nearby (besides BBCE)? It's not like just buying singles of your favorite players where you have the option of simply getting them in whatever PSA grade you want.
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
Good luck on that one!
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<< <i>Personally, it looks like you did pretty well to me. Those "good" cards look really nice, and you knew you were taking a gamble going in. >>
Agreed. That looks like a nice haul
Isn't that "bowing" phenomenon something of a problem with a lot of Brett cards in this set?
Ron
Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
Bosox1976
Where is that clip from? It is a curious looking episode, I want to see what that is about.
It looks like the one lady took that punch pretty well...caught totally by surprise and right in the nose. At the very end it looks like she was about to drop though. I am curious to see the aftermath.
I also noticed the one younger chick walking away with the attacker.
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.
Schmidt, Guidry, Stargell, Morgan, Yount and Carlton are more 9-ish - hopefully 3 or 4 will come through.
I've got two #1 Aaron RB's that I got in the same rack (that I just purchased form a board member) last week, so I won't have to pick up another. Like to upgrade the other Aaron, the Ruth and Ted Williams, (all for centering) and the Eck.
After those couple upgrades and replacing 7 or 8 m/c commons, it would be fair to call it a NM/MT+ set all the way through. The more I look at this set, the better it seems. Hopefully PSA will agree.
Bosox1976
Should you have any doubts over your purchase I would be more than happy to take it off your hands for what you paid
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LINE # CERT # CARD CARD CO. CARD # CARD NAME VARIETY GRADE
1 09192533 1975 TOPPS 3 '74 HIGHLIGHTS BOB GIBSON 9
2 09192534 1975 TOPPS 183 MEL STOTTLEMYRE N/A 9
3 09192535 1975 TOPPS 309 STOLEN BASE LEADER B.NORTH/L.BROCK 8
4 09192536 1975 TOPPS 430 LUIS TIANT N/A Not Holdered, Did not meet Minimum Size Requirements
5 09192537 1976 TOPPS 1 HANK AARON N/A 5 (WTF?)
6 09192538 1976 TOPPS 1 HANK AARON N/A 7 Grrrr!
7 09192539 1976 TOPPS 10 LOU BROCK N/A 9
8 09192540 1976 TOPPS 148 STAN THOMAS N/A Not Holdered, Miscut
9 09192541 1976 TOPPS 230 CARL YASTRZEMSKI N/A 8
10 09192542 1976 TOPPS 240 PETE ROSE N/A 8
11 09192543 1976 TOPPS 268 DEL UNSER N/A 8
12 09192544 1976 TOPPS 270 WILLIE STARGELL N/A 9
13 09192545 1976 TOPPS 294 ED KIRKPATRICK N/A 8
14 09192546 1976 TOPPS 295 DAVE CASH N/A 9
15 09192547 1976 TOPPS 316 ROBIN YOUNT N/A 8
16 09192548 1976 TOPPS 316 ROBIN YOUNT N/A 8
17 09192549 1976 TOPPS 330 NOLAN RYAN N/A 8
18 09192550 1976 TOPPS 330 NOLAN RYAN N/A 8
19 09192551 1976 TOPPS 355 STEVE CARLTON N/A 8
20 09192552 1976 TOPPS 355 STEVE CARLTON N/A 9
21 09192553 1976 TOPPS 375 RON FAIRLY N/A 8
22 09192554 1976 TOPPS 420 JOE MORGAN N/A 8
23 09192555 1976 TOPPS 430 JOSE CARDENAL N/A 6
24 09192556 1976 TOPPS 448 TOM JOHNSON N/A 10
25 09192557 1976 TOPPS 455 DICK ALLEN N/A 4
26 09192558 1976 TOPPS 480 MIKE SCHMIDT N/A 8
27 09192559 1976 TOPPS 481 RUDY MAY N/A Not Holdered, Miscut
28 09192560 1976 TOPPS 500 REGGIE JACKSON N/A 8
29 09192561 1976 TOPPS 525 BILLY WILLIAMS N/A 9
30 09192562 1976 TOPPS 533 LEE RICHARD N/A 6
31 09192563 1976 TOPPS 573 BILL TRAVERS N/A 8
32 09192564 1976 TOPPS 599 ROOKIE PITCHERS N/A 9 (Guidry)
Date Received: 11/09/2007
Date of Grades Posted: 11/15/2007
Date Shipped: 11/15/2007
Bosox1976
Late 60's and early to mid 70's non-sports
Regarding the lower grades, PSA always has to throw you a few curveballs, don't they?
Ron
Buying Vintage, all sports.
Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
Dimes: 54S, 53P, 50P, 49S, 45D+S, 44S, 43D, 41S, 40D+S, 39D+S, 38D+S, 37D+S, 36S, 35D+S, all 16-34's
Quarters: 52S, 47S, 46S, 40S, 39S, 38S, 37D+S, 36D+S, 35D, 34D, 32D+S
74 Topps: 37,38,46,47,48,138,151,193,210,214,223,241,256,264,268,277,289,316,435,552,570,577,592,602,610,654,655
1997 Finest silver: 115, 135, 139, 145, 310
1995 Ultra Gold Medallion Sets: Golden Prospects, HR Kings, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings, Rising Stars
Bosox1976
Steve
Here's some scans of the better cards...
Bosox1976
that 75 gibson is gorgeous...great job.
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
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