Lot # 424: 1977-82 Topps Complete Set Run (6)

Category: 1949-Present

Starting Bid: $100.00

Bids: 12 (Bid History)

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Item was in Auction "Fall, 2014 Premier Auction",
which ran from 10/10/2014 4:00 AM to
11/2/2014 8:43 AM



Outstanding collection of six complete Topps sets from 1977 through 1982. The baseball sets produced during this era produced a preposterous number of Hall of Famers including some of the game's greatest-ever pitchers (Tom Seaver Nolan Ryan Steve Carlton Jim Palmer Fergie Jenkins Catfish Hunter) and some of its most prolific hitters (Mike Schmidt George Brett Cal Ripken Jr. Johnny Bench Pete Rose Reggie Jackson). Equally represented among this group are a number of important rookie cards including Andre Dawson Dale Murphy and Dennis Martinez (1977); Eddie Murray Jack Morris Lou Whitaker Alan Trammell and Paul Molitor (1978); Ozzie Smith (1979); Rickey Henderson and Dan Quisenberry (1980); Fernando Valenzuela Kirk Gibson and Tim Raines (1981); and Cal Ripken Jr and Lee Smith (1982). Presented is a run of complete sets from each of these seasons hand-collated by our consignor and packed away in boxes. The sets vary in condition with the 1977 set largely VG/EX to EX the 1978 and 1979 sets improving to EX to EX/MT and the 1980-82 sets in the EX/MT to NM range all with some better and some lesser. As with any large group of cards from this era many cards have centering issues typical of 1970s and 80s Topps cards similarly there are many cards worth submitting for grading. An excellent run of complete sets issued just before the era of insane mass production of baseball cards. Six sets total.