I opened some vintage packs last night...

[scmavl]

I posted this on CU but I thought some of you may enjoy it. I opened these packs last night...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/santaclausmachine/IMG_0670.jpg

And here are the highlights:

'77 Topps (3 wax packs)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/santaclausmachine/IMG_0697.jpg

'79 Topps (2 rack packs)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/santaclausmachine/IMG_0696.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/santaclausmachine/IMG_0692.jpg

'80 Topps (1 cello)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/santaclausmachine/IMG_0684.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/santaclausmachine/IMG_0683.jpg

'82 Topps (3 rack packs)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/santaclausmachine/IMG_0694.jpg

'01 Topps Traded (10 packs)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v258/santaclausmachine/IMG_0689.jpg

Lots of other HOFers (and about 25 George Fosters!) but this is the best stuff.

[Beatles Guy]

Damn good luck with the Henderson, Ripken, and Pujols rookies. Thanks for sharing!

[CharleyBrown]

I was following your posts on the PSA board. Very nice!

[4815162342]

That is really awesome Jarrod. Thanks for sharing!

[ChiefBenderForever]

Sure brings back memories ! You couldn't have done any better Rickey and Cal look great !! Awesome you got the cream of the crop and didn't get sold bunk packs !

[scmavl]

Thanks, Johnny! Steve at BBCE always sells legit packs.

[ls7plus]

Thanks for sharing your little tour in the time machine, Jarrod. Nice cards!

Regards,

Larry

[bradmar48]

Jarrod after reading this I thought it would be great to buy some 1977 packs for my son who was born in 77 to open on his birthday this week. I purchased 3 packs from a dealer in California and gave them to my son on his birthday Wednesday. I got that sick feeling in my stomach when I saw that the first pack he opened was not even sealed and the cards were face up to the bottom of the pack (My memory was that they should have been face up to the front of the pack). The pack contained all very common commons. The other two packs were lightly sealed and again contained commons unless you want to call Don Sutton a minor star.

Back between 1987 and 1994 when he and I were working card shows at least 2 weekends a month he put together a nice NM-Mt 1977 set that is the pride of his collection. I hope the PSA 8 Nolan Ryan 1977 Cloth I also gave him Wednesday makes up for any disappointment he had over the cards that came out of the 77 packs.

Keith

[scmavl]

That's a bummer, Keith. Although I will say that I have had the worst luck out of '77s, but I still like them. The Mark Fidrych RC and a Steve Carlton are by far my best '77 pulls.