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1977 Topps 289-297
Up next:
289 Gene Garber 290 Amos Otis 291 Jason Thompson RC 292 Rogelio Moret 293 Jack Brohamer 294 George Medich 295 Gary Carter 296 Don Hood 297 Ken Reitz 295 Gary Carter is an upgrade candidate. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/289-297a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/289-297b.jpg |
1977 Topps 298-306
Passing 300:
298 Charlie Hough 299 Otto Velez 300 Jerry Koosman 301 Toby Harrah 302 Mike Garman 303 Gene Tenace 304 Jim Hughes 305 Mickey Rivers 306 Rick Waits 299 Otto Velez and 301 Toby Harrah are missing. 303 Gene Tenace and 305 Mickey Rivers are upgrade candidates. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/298-306a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/298-306b.jpg |
1977 Topps 307-315
The next batch:
307 Gary Sutherland 308 Gene Pentz RC 309 Boston Red Sox CL 310 Larry Bowa 311 Vern Ruhle 312 Rob Belloir RC 313 Paul Blair 314 Steve Mingori 315 Dave Chalk 309 Boston Red Sox CL is missing (hard to tell from this photo as the card behind shows through). 311 Vern Ruhle, 313 Paul Blair, and 314 Steve Mingori all could use upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/307-315a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/307-315b.jpg |
1977 Topps 316-324
Next:
316 Steve Rodgers 317 Kurt Bevacqua 318 Duffy Dyer 319 Rich Gossage 320 Ken Griffey 321 Dave Goltz 322 Bill Russell 323 Larry Lintz 324 John Curtis All 9 are here. 317 Kurt Bevacqua and 322 Bill Russell are upgrade candidates. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/316-324a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/316-324b.jpg |
First Sale
Sold an extra lower grade extra #144 Bruce Sutter RC for $1.99 via eBay auction.
Total spent on binder set: $185.06 Total Reclaimed: $1.99 |
Since I started with such a larger number of cards, I have a lot of dups.
To make the project just a little more fun, I figured I'd go through the dups and send some TTM (through the mail) autograph requests. I used to send 300-500 TTM requests a year and it was a big part of my collecting...at my high water mark, I had over 3,000 autographed cards. I hadn't sent any requests in about 3 years, and have been slowly liquidating some of my autographed cards. That being said, it's a great way to turn commons into something interesting and a lot of players from the 70's sign. I renewed by subscription to http://www.sportscollectors.net/ (inexpensive and well worth it) and figured I'd send some requests, starting with cards I have multiple duplicates of. I'll offer the players extras...we'll see if they take me up on it. Anyway, the first request I sent and my first success was Doug Rader, who signed 4 cards, with the the cards making the round trip in a mere 9 days. http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/rader_a.jpg Total spent on binder set: $185.06 Total Reclaimed: $1.99 TTM Successes: 1 |
1977 Topps 325-333
The next group:
325 Mike Ivie 326 Jesse Jefferson 327 Houston Astros CL 328 Tommy Boggs 329 Ron Hodges 330 George Hendrick 331 Jim Colborn 332 Elliott Maddox 333 Paul Reuschel All cards are present. 327 Houston Astros CL could use an upgrade. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/325-333a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/325-333b.jpg |
Another TTM success today, from Luis Gomez (#13).
I sent 4 cards and offered extras. I gotta say, I love the result: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/gomez_auto.jpg Kept a couple extras for his grandkids? Love it! Total spent on binder set: $185.06 Total Reclaimed: $1.99 TTM Successes: 2 |
I look forward to your postings. I just picked up the set from eBay for 150.00 shipped in nrmt. Condition. It was missing the Dawson, Murphy and Ryan. Which I picked all three up for under 30.00. I was going to build the set from picking up lots but just gave in lol. The 1973 set is next for me, good luck with the journey, that’s the fun part
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1977 Topps 334-342
The next group:
334 Bill Stein 335 Bill Robinson 336 Denny Doyle 337 Ron Schueler 338 Dave Duncan 339 Adrian Devine 340 Hal McRae 341 Joe Kerrigan RC 342 Jerry Remy All here, and no obvious upgrade candidates. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/334-342a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/334-342b.jpg |
1977 Topps 343-351
The next group:
343 Ed Halicki 344 Brian Downing 345 Reggie Smith 346 Bill Singer 347 George Foster 348 Brent Strom 349 Jim Holt 350 Larry Dierker 351 Jim Sundberg All cards are here and no obvious upgrade candidates. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/343-351a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/343-351b.jpg |
1977 Topps 352-360
The next 9:
352 Mike Phillips 353 Stan Thomas 354 Pittsburgh Pirates CL 355 Lou Brock 356 Checklist 265-396 357 Tim McCarver 358 Tom House 359 Willie Randolph 360 Rick Monday 354 Pittsburgh Pirates CL is missing. 352, 353, 355, 356, 358, and 360 all could use an upgrade, making this a less than stellar lot. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/352-360a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/352-360b.jpg |
Fred Stanley
Another TTM success today, this time including a couple of cards from my 1976 Topps project.
Fred Stanley 4/4 in 12 days. http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/stanley.jpg |
1977 Topps 361-369
The next batch:
361 Eduardo Rodriguez 362 Tommy Davis 363 Dave Roberts 364 Vic Correll 365 Mike Torrez 366 Ted Sizemore 367 Dave Hamilton 368 Mike Jorgensen 369 Terry Humphrey All here. 363 Dave Roberts, 364 Vic Correll, and 366 Ted Sizemore are upgrade candidates. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/361-369a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/361-369b.jpg |
1977 Topps 370-378
The next batch:
370 John Montefusco 371 Whitey Herzog 372 Rick Folkers 373 Bert Campaneris 374 Kent Tekulve 375 Larry Hisle 376 Nino Espinosa 377 Dave McKay 378 Jim Umbarger 371 Whitey Herzog is missing. 373 Bert Campaneris could use an upgrade. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/370-379a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/370-379b.jpg |
1977 Topps #379-387
The next batch:
379 Larry Cox 380 Lee May 381 Bob Forsch 382 Charlie Moore 383 Stan Bahnsen 384 Darrel Chaney 385 Dave LaRoche 386 Manny Mota 387 New York Yankees CL 387 New York Yankees CL is missing. 380 Lee May, 383 Stan Bahnsen, and 384 Darrel Chaney are all upgrade candidates. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/379-387a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/379-387b.jpg |
Sold a 100 card lot of VG 1977 Topps dups on eBay this weekend for $4.49 plus shipping. I'll probably get some more similar lots listed in the coming weeks.
Total spent on binder set: $185.06 Total Reclaimed: $6.48 TTM Successes: 3 |
The next batch:
388 Terry Harmon 389 Ken Kravec 390 Dave Winfield 391 Dan Warthen 392 Phil Roof 393 John Lowenstein 394 Bill Laxton 395 Manny Trillo 396 Tom Murphy 391 Dan Warthen is missing. 393 John Lowenstein could use an upgrade. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/388-396a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/388-396b.jpg |
Heading past 400:
397 Larry Herndon RC 398 Tom Burgmeier 399 Bruce Boisclair RC 400 Steve Garvey 401 Mickey Scott 402 Tommy Helms 403 Tom Grieve 404 Eric Rasmussen RC 405 Claudell Washington 400 Steve Garvey is missing. 405 Claudell Washington could use an upgrade. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/397-405a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/397-405b.jpg |
1977 Topps #406-414
Up next:
406 Tim Johnson 407 Dave Freisleben 408 Cesar Tovar 409 Pete Broberg 410 Willie Montanez 411 World Series Morgan/Bench 412 World Series Johnny Bench 413 World Series Cincy Wins 414 Tommy Harper 413 World Series Cincy Wins is missing. 409 Pete Broberg and 414 Tommy Harper are upgrade candidates. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/406-414a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/406-414b.jpg |
1977 Topps 415-423
The next batch:
415 Jay Johnstone 416 Chuck Hartenstein 417 Wayne Garrett 418 Chicago White Sox CL 419 Steve Swisher 420 Rusty Staub 421 Doug Rau 422 Freddie Patek 423 Gary Lavelle The batch is all here. 418 Chicago White Sox CL, 419 Steve Swisher, and 420 Rusty Staub. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/415-423a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/415-423b.jpg |
1977 Topps 424-432
Up next:
424 Steve Brye 425 Joe Torre 426 Dick Drago 427 Dave Rader 428 Texas Rangers CL 429 Ken Boswell 430 Fergie Jenkins 431 Dave Collins UER 432 Buzz Capra 428 Texas Rangers CL is missing. 429 Ken Boswell could use an upgrade. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/424-432a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/424-432b.jpg |
1977 Topps 433-441
The next few:
433 Nate Colbert TBC 434 Carl Yastrzemski TBC 435 Maury Wills TBC 436 Bob Keegan TBC 437 Ralph Kiner TBC 438 Marty Perez 439 Gorman Thomas 440 Jon Matlack 441 Larvell Blanks 434 Carl Yastrzemski TBC is missing. All the rest other than 441 Larvell Blanks could use an upgrade. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/433-441a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/433-441b.jpg |
1977 Topps 442-450
Running up to 450:
442 Dave Bristol 443 Lamar Johnson 444 Wayne Twitchell 445 Ken Singleton 446 Bill Bonham 447 Jerry Turner 448 Ellie Rodriguez 449 Al Fitzmorris 450 Pete Rose 450 Pete Rose is missing - I'd have bet it would be:p 443 Lamar Johnson and 444 Wayne Twitchell could use upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/442-450a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/442-450b.jpg |
1977 Topps 451-459
The next group:
451 Checklist 397-528 452 Mike Caldwell 453 Pedro Garcia 454 Andy Etchebarren 455 Rick Wise 456 Leon Roberts 457 Steve Luebber 458 Leo Foster 459 Steve Foucault 451 Checklist 397-528 is missing. 454 Andy Etchebarren and 455 Rick Wise are upgrade candidates. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/451-459a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/451-459b.jpg |
1977 Topps 460-468
Up next:
460 Willie Stargell 461 Dick Tidrow 462 Don Baylor 463 Jamie Quirk 464 Randy Moffitt 465 Rico Carty 466 Fred Holdsworth 467 Philadelphia Phillies CL 468 Ramon Hernandez 465 Rico Carty and 467 Philadelphia Phillies CL are missing. 460 Willie Stargell could use an upgrade. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/460-468a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/460-468b.jpg |
Graded Yaz
Picked up a graded Yaz today:
http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/yaz.jpg $31.02 delivered. Total spent on binder set: $185.06 Total Reclaimed: $6.48 Total Spent on Graded: $31.02 TTM Successes: 3 |
Next:
469 Pat Kelly 470 Ted Simmons 471 Del Unser 472 Rookie Pitchers 473 Rookie OF Andre Dawson 474 Rookie Shortstops 475 Rookie Pitchers 476 Rookie C D Murphy/Cerone 477 Rookie Infielders Ugh. Missing are: 473 Rookie OF Andre Dawson 474 Rookie Shortstops 475 Rookie Pitchers 476 Rookie C D Murphy/Cerone 477 Rookie Infielders Also, 471 Del Unser could use an upgrade . The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/469-477a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/469-477b.jpg |
1977 Topps 478-486
The next batch:
478 Rookei Pitchers 479 Rookie Outfielders 480 Carl Yastrzemski 481 Roger Metzge 482 Tony Solaita 483 Richie Zisk 484 Burt Hooton 485 Roy White 486 Ed Bane 485 Roy White is missing. 478 Rookei Pitchers, 479 Rookie Outfielders, 480 Carl Yastrzemski, and 484 Burt Hooton all could use upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/478-486a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/478-486b.jpg |
1977 Topps #487-495
Next:
487 Rookie Pitchers 488 Rookie Outfielders 489 Rookie Pitchers 490 Rookie Shortstops 491 Dennis Martinez 492 Rookie Outfielders 493 Rookie Pitchers 494 Rookie Infielders 495 Al Hrabosky 488 Rookie Outfielders, 489 Rookie Pitchers, 490 Rookie Shortstops, and 495 Al Hrabosky are missing. All the other are upgrade candidates. Blah. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/487-495a.jpg |
1977 Topps 496-
Passing 500:
496 Gary Thomasson 497 Clay Carroll 498 Sal Bando 499 Pablo Torrealba 500 Dave Kingman 501 Jim Bibby 502 Randy Hundley 503 Bill Lee 504 Tom Lasorda 500 Dave Kingman, 502 Randy Hundley, and 504 Tom Lasorda are all missing. 498 Sal Bando and 503 Bill Lee could use upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/496-504a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/496-504b.jpg |
1977 Topps 505-513
The next batch:
505 Oscar Gamble 506 Steve Grilli 507 Mike Hegan 508 Dave Pagan 509 Cookie Rojas 510 John Candelaria 511 Bill Fahey 512 Jack Billingham 513 Jerry Terrell All 9 are here. 511 Bill Fahey could use an upgrade. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/505-513a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/505-513b.jpg |
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I was one year late in being able to collect these as they were issued. I have always loved this set design, the action shots, the All Star banners, the turn back the clocks, etc. This set also provides the best looking Steve Garvey card ever, in my opinion.
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1977 Topps #514-522
Next:
514 Cliff Johnson 515 Chris Speier 516 Bake McBride 517 Pete Vuckovich RC 518 Chicago Cubs CL 519 Don Kirkwood 520 Garry Maddox 521 Bob Grich 522 Enzo Hernandez This lot is all here. 514 Cliff Johnson and 515 Chris Speier need upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/514-522a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/514-522b.jpg |
1977 Topps 523-531
The next batch:
523 Rollie Fingers 524 Rowland Office 525 Dennis Eckersley 526 Larry Parrish 527 Dan Meyer 528 Bill Castro 529 Jim Essian RC 530 Rick Reuschel 531 Lyman Bostock Wow, lots of career saves covered in this lot! All nine are here. 523 Rollie Fingers, 525 Dennis Eckersley, 528 Bill Castro, 529 Jim Essian RC, and 531 Lyman Bostock are all upgrade candidates. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/523-531a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/523-531b.jpg |
1977 Topps 532-540
The next batch:
532 Jim Willoughby 533 Mickey Stanley 534 Paul Splittorff 535 Cesar Geronimo 536 Vic Albury 537 Dave Roberts 538 Frank Taveras 539 Mike Wallace 540 Bob Watson All 9 cards are here. 532 Jim Willoughby, 533 Mickey Stanley, 536 Vic Albury, 537 Dave Roberts, 538 Frank Taveras, and 539 Mike Wallace all need upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/532-540a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/532-540b.jpg |
1977 Topps #541-549
Up next:
541 John Denny 542 Frank Duffy 543 Ron Blomberg 544 Gary Ross 545 Bob Boone 546 Baltimore Orioles CL 547 Willie McCovey 548 Joel Youngblood 549 Jerry Royster 543 Ron Blomberg and 547 Willie McCovey are missing. 546 Baltimore Orioles CL, 548 Joel Youngblood, and 549 Jerry Royster need upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/541-549a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/541-549b.jpg |
1977 Topps #550-558
Passing 550:
550 Randy Jones 551 Bill North 552 Pepe Mangual 553 Jack Heidemann 554 Bruce Kimm RC 555 Dan Ford 556 Doug Bird 557 Jerry White 558 Elias Sosa 554 Bruce Kimm RC is missing. 551 Bill Nort, 555 Dan Ford, 556 Doug Bird, 557 Jerry White, and 558 Elias Sosa need upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/550-558a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/550-558b.jpg |
1977 Topps 559-567
The next group:
559 Alan Bannister 560 Dave Concepcion 561 Pete LaCock 562 Checklist 529-660 563 Bruce Kison 564 Alan Ashby 565 Mickey Lolich 566 Rick Miller 567 Enos Cabell 559 Alan Bannister, 562 Checklist 529-660, and 565 Mickey Lolich are missing. 563 Bruce Kison, 564 Alan Ashby, 566 Rick Miller, and 567 Enos Cabell could use upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/559-567a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/559-567b.jpg |
1977 Topps 568-576
The next few:
568 Carlos May 569 Jim Lonborg 570 Bobby Bonds 571 Darrell Evans 572 Ross Grimsley 573 Joe Ferguson 574 Aurelio Rodriguez 575 Dick Ruthven 576 Fred Kendall 570 Bobby Bonds is missing. 568 Carlos May, 569 Jim Lonborg, 573 Joe Ferguson, 575 Dick Ruthven, and 576 Fred Kendall all need upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/568-576a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/568-576b.jpg |
1977 Topps #577-585
The next nine:
577 Jerry Augustine 578 Bob Randall RC 579 Don Carrithers 580 George Brett 581 Pedro Borbon 582 Ed Kirkpatrick 583 Paul Lindblad 584 Ed Goodson 585 Rick Burleson All 9 are present. 582 Ed Kirkpatrick and 585 Rick Burleson could use upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/577-585a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/577-585b.jpg |
1977 Topps 586-594
Rolling along:
586 Steve Renko 587 Rick Baldwin 588 Dave Moates 589 Mike Cosgrove 590 Buddy Bell 591 Chris Arnold 592 Dan Briggs 593 Dennis Blair 594 Biff Pocoroba 587 Rick Baldwin, 588 Dave Moates, and 589 Mike Cosgrove are missing. 590 Buddy Bell and 594 Biff Pocoroba are upgrade candidates. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/586-594a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/586-594b.jpg |
1977 Topps 594-603
Passing 600:
595 John Hiller 596 Jerry Martin 597 Mariners Coaches 598 Sparky Lyle 599 Mike Tyson 600 Jim Palmer 601 Mike Lum 602 Andy Hassler 603 Willie Davis 597 Mariners Coaches is missing. 596 Jerry Martin, 599 Mike Tyson, 601 Mike Lum, 602 Andy Hassler, and 603 Willie Davis all need upgrades. Blah...thank goodness the 500's are OVER! The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/594-603a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/594-603b.jpg |
1977 Topps 604-612
The next batch:
604 Jim Slaton 605 Felix Millan 606 Steve Braun 607 Larry Demery 608 Roy Howell 609 Jim Barr 610 Jose Cardenal 611 Dave Lemanczyk 612 Barry Foote 611 Dave Lemanczyk is missing. 607 Larry Demery and 612 Barry Foote need upgrades. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/604-612a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/604-612b.jpg |
1977 Topps #613-621
The next group:
613 Reggie Cleveland 614 Greg Gross 615 Phil Niekro 616 Tommy Sandt 617 Bobby Darwin 618 Pat Dobson 619 Johnny Oates 620 Don Sutton 621 Detroit Tigers CL 621 Detroit Tigers CL is missing. 616 Tommy Sandt and 620 Don Sutton are upgrade candidates. The cards: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/613-621a.jpg The dups: http://baseball-trivia-game.com/77-topps/613-621b.jpg |
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