Mike D's 1976 Topps Binder Project

[Kurri17]

Love this thread. I was a kid of the '70s (ages 6-16), so those sets are my love. The '76 is the first one I built in my quest to rebuild all of the years '72 thru '79. I have yet to put it in an album though I finished it a few years ago, and its fun to see them all like this. I truly loved my cards as a kid, and when there is one I don't recognize, I know that is one I never got from packs as a kid. I usually managed to get about 600 or so from each set just through packs, and thus probably another 400-500 dupes as once you got close it was just a lottery buy to see if you could hit one you needed. Funny how excited a Juan Beniquez can make you. Thanks for sharing the ride on this one.

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by Kurri17

Love this thread. I was a kid of the '70s (ages 6-16), so those sets are my love. The '76 is the first one I built in my quest to rebuild all of the years '72 thru '79. I have yet to put it in an album though I finished it a few years ago, and its fun to see them all like this. I truly loved my cards as a kid, and when there is one I don't recognize, I know that is one I never got from packs as a kid. I usually managed to get about 600 or so from each set just through packs, and thus probably another 400-500 dupes as once you got close it was just a lottery buy to see if you could hit one you needed. Funny how excited a Juan Beniquez can make you. Thanks for sharing the ride on this one.

I missed that era, which feels like a bit more "pure" then when I started (1987), when kids were already putting all their cards in top loaders and boxes to protect their "value".

In those pre-internet days, though, you're right....buying packs and a few trades were your only ways to acquire cards, except for the rare trips to a local card shop.

And when buying packs, I feel like I got a 1987 Topps Pat Dobson in every pack, even when buying 1988 Donruss or 1989 Topps!

And you're right about recognizing most of the cards. I bought my son a box of 1987 Topps to rip open a few months back, and I think maybe 1-2 cards in the whole box I didn't recognize.

[Mike D.]

I have a bunch of the missing and upgrade cards coming my way from a Net54 member....should get me quite a bit closer to complete.

Stay tuned!

[Kurri17]

Stay tuned I will. If you end up still needing Concepcion, Tanana, and Flynn, lmk as I have them and can get 'em out to you.

[Mike D.]

Picked up 5 more binder pages on eBay for $3.69 delivered.

9 cards x 5 pages = 45 cards. Which is one more than 44, which should give away what they're for.

Total spent on binder set: $227.85

Total spent on graded: $47.37

Total recaptured via sales: $1.99

[Mike D.]

Received a box from fellow board member Collectorsince62 today. 112 cards that I was either missing or was looking to upgrade, plus a traded set, for $40 delivered.

A great deal and a great addition to my project....should keep me busy for a while.

Thank you Collectorsince62!

Total spent on binder set: $267.85

Total spent on graded: $47.37

Total recaptured via sales: $1.99

I'll be picking away at this lot for DAYS!

[Mike D.]

The first six cards in the stack, all upgrades over existing cards:



It's a nice start...although I'm starting to notice that every time I go through the binder, I find more cards I wouldn't mind upgrading.