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A few scans from my '76 Topps vending rip...

burke23burke23 Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭
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Got a good price from Grote15 on hits '76 Topps Baseball vending box (which he got from BBCE). Unfortunately many cards had some corner dings, but one card could help recoup a good part of my cost. The Fisk is a pop 3 or 4 in PSA 10, and I think this one has a great chance...it's stunning. Some nice team cards and other commons. Only gradeable star other than Fisk is the Carew (8 or 9 with the right grader). I did not get an Eck or Brett, but got Reggie, Nolan, Schmidt and some other stars...just not in great shape. Overall a big rush. Sending the Fisk in this month, so wish me luck! And if anyone has insight on whether the centering from some will keep them out of 9 slabs let me know - I don't want to sub '8' commons if possible.
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  • SidePocketSidePocket Posts: 2,901 ✭✭✭
    The Reggie looks great unless that upper left corner is soft. Nice Fisk!

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  • SOMSOM Posts: 1,555 ✭✭✭
    Sandy Alomar may bring you a decent price for a 9
  • mbothnermbothner Posts: 763 ✭✭✭
    I bought a 1976 Topps vending box from BBCE a few months ago. Had quite a few dinged corners also. I sent in around 60 cards I thought had a shot at PSA 9. I ended up with about half PSA 9's and half PSA 8's. I thought it very strange that out of 30 PSA 8's that were perfectly centered and appearing mint that not one got the half grade. I was also a bit surprised at the quantity of traded cards that was in the box. The traded cards were the only ones that had duplicates. I got few cards over # 500 and no cards over # 600. I did get almost all the stars but they were either very off center or had dinged corners.
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  • Bosox1976Bosox1976 Posts: 8,567 ✭✭✭✭✭
    That is a very pretty Fisk. image
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  • burke23burke23 Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭


    << <i>The Reggie looks great unless that upper left corner is soft. Nice Fisk! >>



    Sadly, the otherwise great Reggie has a funky left chip thing going on image
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  • bobsbbcardsbobsbbcards Posts: 3,254 ✭✭✭


    << <i>That is a very pretty Fisk. image >>


    That's something I just never hear...... image
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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    Nice Fisk and Jackson!! Get those in a holder ASAP!! image
  • burke23burke23 Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Nice Fisk and Jackson!! Get those in a holder ASAP!! image >>



    Oh - the Fisk will be. It is a true beauty - and hopefully my bacon-saver here since most the 9-quality cards are barely worth the sub fee. The Jackson with the edge issue isn't worth the sub fee I don't think. I might do better raw and detailing the issue.
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  • UlyssesExtravaganzaUlyssesExtravaganza Posts: 844 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good luck with the Fisk. That's just beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
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  • fattymacsfattymacs Posts: 2,581 ✭✭✭
    Always nice to see scans from a rip, good stuff. Not much matches the thrill of opening a bunch of cards that were packaged over 30 years ago.
  • dzolotdzolot Posts: 174 ✭✭
    Nice rip. Thanks for sharing!!
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  • bobbybakerivbobbybakeriv Posts: 2,186 ✭✭✭✭
    Those are real beauties!!! It is great to see someone getting some great cards from vending like this. Very NICE. image
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,854 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pete,

    Glad to hear you enjoyed the box! Some very nice cards there! I will keep my fingers crossed on the Fisk for you....a Gem Mint 10 of that card would be SWEEET!!image


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  • burke23burke23 Posts: 1,475 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Pete,

    Glad to hear you enjoyed the box! Some very nice cards there! I will keep my fingers crossed on the Fisk for you....a Gem Mint 10 of that card would be SWEEET!!image >>



    That it would - hoping it can '10' out the first time. Are vending usually this tough? They really cram those things in there. I will certainly do a followup post when I get the Fisk and Carew back (others I may wait until a cheaper special comes).
    Looking for rare Randy Moss rookies and autos, as well as '97 PMG Red Football cards for my set.
  • TheCARDKidTheCARDKid Posts: 1,496 ✭
    Whenever I see cards from the 70's or 80's, I can't get over how skinny everyone is. I bet not one person on that randolph rookie card is over 195 lbs.

    And Carew is so thin. Funny how these guys succeeded without all the "enhancements" later players needed (or thought they needed).
  • hammeredhammered Posts: 2,671 ✭✭✭


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    << <i>Pete,

    Glad to hear you enjoyed the box! Some very nice cards there! I will keep my fingers crossed on the Fisk for you....a Gem Mint 10 of that card would be SWEEET!!image >>



    That it would - hoping it can '10' out the first time. Are vending usually this tough? They really cram those things in there. I will certainly do a followup post when I get the Fisk and Carew back (others I may wait until a cheaper special comes). >>



    You're right, some of the damage to vending cards comes from how tightly they were packed. And maybe 50 cards in each box will be damaged from being at the ends of the box. And the ridge pattern they were packed with (as opposed to a smooth flush row of cards) leaves bunches of them prone to corner dings if even the slightest damage to the box occurs. Vending is fun, though, and if you hit a good, centered vending run, you can get some really great cards.

    Good luck on the Fisk. Hard to tell from the scan, but it could pull a 10. The last one sold for 400.

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