COMPLETE!!! 1972 Topps — The set is finally finished!!!

[rajah23]

COMPLETE!!!

 

[mm1sub]

I am planning on going to a show this weekend so I can maybe pick up a few. I am getting the Rod Carew because that is last card I need for my set. But your list is going to be a tough one. The high numbers are going to be brutal I'm afraid.

I will let you know late Saturday or Sunday what I can find.

 

[rajah23]

I am planning on going to a show this weekend so I can maybe pick up a few. I am getting the Rod Carew because that is last card I need for my set. But your list is going to be a tough one. The high numbers are going to be brutal I'm afraid.

I will let you know late Saturday or Sunday what I can find.

OK thanks! I finished the 66T set first and it was difficult to pull together all of the high numbers for it. I picked up several 72T high numbers on Sportlots at a really good price but as you can see I still have several to go.

 

[mm1sub]

Very impressive finishing the 1966 Topps set. I am down to 57 cards for my 1960 Topps set. I just picked up the McCovey All Star card today. But unfortunately the Mantle is one of the ones I need. The last time I checked it booked for 1,000. Kind of hard to convince the wife to drop that kind of money on a card.

 

[SymphonicMetal]

The 1972 and 1966 sets are both bears to put together thanks to the sheer number of high numbers in the 1972 set and the short print high numbers in the 1966.

Have you guys ever heard of the rumor (or urban legend) surrounding the Bob Shirley/Grant Jackson RC #591 in 1966 Topps? It is a short print high number that some guy was alleged to have bought up as many copies of this card as he could, thereby doing a pretty good job of cornering the market, and driving the price up? A knowledgeable dealer of vintage told me this recently and that card 20X more expensive that your regular short print high number.

 

[rajah23]

I heard a similar rumor about the 66T cards in general. I read where a major dealer was buying up as many as he came across to corner the market. I don’t know who the dealer is but it was challenging for me to finish the high numbers. I picked up a high grade Shirley/Jackson RC on an eBay auction that didn’t get many bids.

 

[mm1sub]

I looked in my Beckett vintage and was astounded that the card books for 300.00. And my book is from Feb/Mar. The only other story I heard like that is when it was rumored that someone was buying one particular year of Topps Curt Flood cards. And one other time I heard someone was buying all the Rocky Colavito cards they could find. I had never heard that about the 1966 Shirley/Jackson

 

[rajah23]

Do a web search on 1966 Topps 591 and you’ll find several interesting articles about the card. One from Sports Collectors Daily (2012) & another from Post War Cards (2021) are worth checking out.

 

[mm1sub]

I have the following cards from your want list:

1972 Topps 154,492
1974 Topps 155,226,472,334

I can use the cards below from your trade list:

1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW1 Derek Bell
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW2 Albert Belle
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW5 Jay Buhner
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW7 Gary Gaetti
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW8 Ron Gant
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW9 Edgar Martinez
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW10 Tino Martinez
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW14 Tim Salmon
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW15 Reggie Sanders
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW17 John Valentin
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW18 Mo Vaughn
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW19 Robin Ventura
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW20 Matt Williams
2013 Topps Heritage #201 Manny Machado RC/Dylan Bundy RC

Please let me know if that trade will work.

Thanks,

Bryon

 

[rajah23]

I have the following cards from your want list:

1972 Topps 154,492
1974 Topps 155,226,472,334

I can use the cards below from your trade list:

1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW1 Derek Bell
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW2 Albert Belle
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW5 Jay Buhner
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW7 Gary Gaetti
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW8 Ron Gant
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW9 Edgar Martinez
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW10 Tino Martinez
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW14 Tim Salmon
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW15 Reggie Sanders
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW17 John Valentin
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW18 Mo Vaughn
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW19 Robin Ventura
1996 Topps Road Warriors #RW20 Matt Williams
2013 Topps Heritage #201 Manny Machado RC/Dylan Bundy RC

Please let me know if that trade will work.

Thanks,

Bryon

Hey Bryon! Can you give me an idea of the condition of the 72T & 74T cards? Thanks, Roger

 

[mm1sub]

Hey Bryon! Can you give me an idea of the condition of the 72T & 74T cards? Thanks, Roger

The All Star 3rd Baseman card has a ding in the top right corner. Other than that they all look good.

 

[rajah23]

The All Star 3rd Baseman card has a ding in the top right corner. Other than that they all look good.

I'll pass on the dinged card.

I'll trade you this card......

2013 Topps Heritage #201 Manny Machado RC/Dylan Bundy RC $10.00

for these cards......

1972 Topps #154 Ted Simmons $4.00
1972 Topps #492 Mel Stottlemyre KP $2.00
1974 Topps #155 Bert Campaneris $1.00
1974 Topps #226A San Diego Padres TC SD $2.00
1974 Topps #472 World Series Game 1/Darold Knowles $1.00

Do you have any of my other needs for the 13 Road Warrior cards?

 

[mm1sub]

I'll pass on the dinged card.

I'll trade you this card......

2013 Topps Heritage #201 Manny Machado RC/Dylan Bundy RC $10.00

for these cards......

1972 Topps #154 Ted Simmons $4.00
1972 Topps #492 Mel Stottlemyre KP $2.00
1974 Topps #155 Bert Campaneris $1.00
1974 Topps #226A San Diego Padres TC SD $2.00
1974 Topps #472 World Series Game 1/Darold Knowles $1.00

Do you have any of my other needs for the 13 Road Warrior cards?

I am sorry but I think I am going to pass.

 

[Jaybo374]

Fantastic set! It took me 10 years but I finished mine a few years ago.

Congrats!

 

[r_rich_r]

COMPLETE!!!

Congrats! Have any extras in exmt+?

 

[rajah23]

Congrats! Have any extras in exmt+?

Check out my trade list and let me know if you need any of the dupes I have listed. If they are close to EXMT+, I’ll send you scans of them in a PM.

 

[r_rich_r]

Check out my trade list and let me know if you need any of the dupes I have listed. If they are close to EXMT+, I’ll send you scans of them in a PM.

No matches on the '72's. I'm going to check other years. What stadium is shown on your home page?

 

[rajah23]

No matches on the '72's. I'm going to check other years. What stadium is shown on your home page?

The original home of the ATL Braves. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. I was there for plenty of games growing up including Game 3 of the 1982 NL Championship series against the Cards, all of the 1991 NL Championship series against the Pirates and 1991 WS games against the Twins during the miraculous run that year. Great times!

 

[r_rich_r]

The original home of the ATL Braves. Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium. I was there for plenty of games growing up including Game 3 of the 1982 NL Championship series against the Cards, all of the 1991 NL Championship series against the Pirates and 1991 WS games against the Twins during the miraculous run that year. Great times!

I meant the smaller stadium at the top. I thought it might be Gwinnett.

 

[rajah23]

I meant the smaller stadium at the top. I thought it might be Gwinnett.

My bad! I need a nap! That’s Pioneer Park on the campus of Tusculum University. My son is a student-athlete at the school and our youngest son starts classes there next week.