topps test issues where are they

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Posted By: <b>larry</b><p>its been a long time since ive seen any of the rare test issues in auction<br />55 stanls 61 dice 67 standups 67 68 disc 68 plaks<br />where are they all

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Posted By: <b>Bob</b><p>There was a Ron Santo Plak up on eBay last week. Thing had a crack and nobody bid on it ($100 opener with a hidden reserve). Other than that, I agree that there's been quite a drought--especially in the major auctions.

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Posted By: <b>Dave Hornish</b><p>Some of these are almost impossibly rare. Absent Woody Gelman and The Card Colectors Co, I doubt we would know about a lot of these.<br /><br />Plus, some are in my collection. I know that Larry and Bob might have a few too...... <img src="/images/happy.gif" height=14 width=14>

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Posted By: <b>Randy Trierweiler</b><p>I have the 1967 McCarver Stand-Up (diecut), which I've shown a couple times, and a 1967 & 1968 Cepeda disc. The rest of the mentioned sets (Cardinals) are on my want-list, where they have been for many years. Randy

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Posted By: <b>larry</b><p>collectors have them all then we need to raise the prices in yhe book even higher to bring some out of the closet<br />that was amazing noone bid 100 on santo plak since the last group on ebay all went over 1000 each

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Posted By: <b>Ted Zanidakis</b><p>This 1972 limited production Topps 1953 reprint set is my favorite. Does anyone know, or have an idea, why only these 8 cards were reprinted ?<br /><br /><br /><br /><img src="http://www.freephotoserver.com/v001/tedzan/a1953testset.jpg"><br /><br /><br />TED Z

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Posted By: <b>Kevin</b><p>Bob and Al bought them all. There are no more left to sell.<br><br>------------------------------<br /><br /><a href="http://www.AlteredCards.com" target="_new" rel="nofollow">www.AlteredCards.com</a> - in-depth education on advanced card doctoring techniques & detection with detailed examples<br /><br />

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Posted By: <b>John Moran</b><p>"that was amazing noone bid 100 on santo plak since the last group on ebay all went over 1000 each"<br /><br />If I remember right, the Santo plak looked like it was broken in 2 and then tape back together (a long time ago), John<br />

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Posted By: <b>Al</b><p>I think these may have been a gag of some sort since 3 of the 8 are wrong

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Posted By: <b>Mike</b><p>Here are some very cool mock-ups that didn't quite make the production line:<br /><br /><img src="http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d195/zz7266/ToppsTestIssueMockUps-1.jpg">

[sflayank]

lets see what we can get on this board population wise
how many of the following are in your possession and which ones on the really rare issues
1955 topps stamps
1961 topps dice games
1966 topps punchouts
1967 discs
1967 giant discs
1967 punchouts
1967 topps stand ups
1968 discs
1968 3d which reverses
1968 plaks
1970 cloth stickers

[ALR-bishop]

lets see what we can get on this board population wise
how many of the following are in your possession and which ones on the really rare issues
1955 topps stamps-1 Mossi...ears and all
1961 topps dice games-0
1966 topps punchouts-0
1967 discs---all
1967 giant discs----all
1967 punchouts---missing 2 (if you are right on revised check list, which I hope you are)
1968 discs---3
1968 3d which reverses---all, but not the proofs---have to check on backs
1968 plaks---all...if you are right on revised check list ( still hope you are)
1970 cloth stickers--0

1967 Stand Ups ?---20

[sflayank]

there are 13 players exclusive to the 67 set
there are 17 players exclusive to the 68 set
there are 11 players in both sets
they are aaron cepeda clemente howard mantle mays b robinson f robonson
santo torre and yazstrezemski
aaron and cepeda can be differentiated by the fact in 67 no caps in 68 they are wearing caps
mantle is outfield 67 and 1B 68
is there anyway to differentiate the other 8 players that appear in both sets

[toppcat]

there are 13 players exclusive to the 67 set
there are 17 players exclusive to the 68 set
there are 11 players in both sets
they are aaron cepeda clemente howard mantle mays b robinson f robonson
santo torre and yazstrezemski
aaron and cepeda can be differentiated by the fact in 67 no caps in 68 they are wearing caps
mantle is outfield 67 and 1B 68
is there anyway to differentiate the other 8 players that appear in both sets

I have never seen a full set of 68's in whole or in pieces so it's hard to tell on some of these two year subjects. I believe some are only differentiated by how the lettering is placed on the disc. 68's can be found with white paper (more common) or silver foil media; I think I have only seen 67's with the silver foil-any white 67's around?

I think a lot of the Topps test stuff is in private collections right now and agree they are not showing up in as many auctions of late. Very limited production on many of these of course and I think people are hanging on to stuff given the economy. Some stuff is coming out of the woodwork though, fresh to the hobby.

More info on the discs, including the SF Giants set that is modeled on the 67 Red Sox and Pirates stickers, on my blog, with handy checklists:

http://toppsarchives.blogspot.com/search/label/1967%20Topps%20Baseball%20Discs

If we can get a full list of comparisons, I will add to the checklists. If people want to e-mail me scans of their 68's I'll show them all as well when I do so. This is a good project since 68's are much harder to find than 67's.