WTT 1953 Bowman Color for 1970s Topps Baseball Needs
 

I've decided not to upgrade my 53 Bowman Color set any further and these are my final extras that I am sure someone out there can use. I have been working on upgrading various cards or acquiring the missing insert sets for my 1970-1974 Topps Baseball sets, this is what I'm looking for:

1970: I need the poster, story, and scratch-off inserts. I am okay with very good to excellent, non-slabbed examples.

1971: Coins- I am collecting these in very good and very good to excellent condition. I don't mind if wear is around the rim, but they must have clear images. No slabs, please, here are the numbers: 4; 18; 22; 34; 48; 53; 54; 57; 58; 59; 60; 61; 67; 70; 71; 72; 73; 74; 76; 77; 80; 84; 85; 86; 87; 88; 94; 98; 112; 117; 125; 139; 142

I have the following 1971 coins for trade, ranging in VG to VG/EX: 20; 33; 39; 41; 46

1971 Singles: My set is a strong ex-mint and for those who have dealt with me before, I under-grade my cards. (Near-mint on eBay is generally vg/ex to excellent about 70% of the time.) However, the main weakness of my set is its centering. I would like, but don't need cards that are perfectly centered: 60/40 side to side and 80/20 top to bottom are fine as long as the borders show almost no wear and nothing diamond cut. Wax and gum stains on the reverse are acceptable. This is what I am looking for with 60/40 centering: 190; 246; 268; 280; 350; 386; 370; 532; 537; 553; 557; 561; 564; 573; 585; 608; 634; 651; 661; 689; 719; 734; 735; 750; 751

I have over 500 1971 singles mostly in VG/EX to excellent condition for trade, this includes semi-high and high numbers. Star-wise, I don't have any of the "A-listers" (Clemente, Mays, Aaron, or Munson), but I do have a few of the other stars (F. Robinson, Dick Allen, and the Baker/Baylor) available in VG/EX condition. Likewise, I also have groups of 1972, 1973, 1974, and 1975 Topps for trade.

1974: This one is easy; I need almost all of the Washington National League San Diego Padres variations. Excellent-mint is fine and 60/40 side to side and 80/20 top to bottom is fine, no diamond cuts.

My want list is much larger than the 53 Bowman Color that I'm offering and I am not expecting my want list to be filled based on what I have unless there are wants from 1971-75. Along with the images, I will list the grade. In the past, I would state an individual assessment for each grade; for this posting, I will state the grade and if you're interested I will send a more precise description via a PM. Here is the list of cards and the prices if I were to sell:

#4 Houtteman vg/ex 10
#6 Ginsberg ex-mint 23
#17 Staley vg/ex 10
#20 Lenhardt vg/ex 8.50
#21 Garagiola ex 24
#37 Wilson ex 17
#45 Dropo vg/ex 10
#73 Pierce ex 23
#78 Furillo vg/ex 20
#98 Rodriguez ex 18
#116 Yost ex, but SGC may give it a 4 due to centering 40
#119 Mitchell PSA 4.5 40
#127 Kryhoski vg/ex 20
#131 Ryan vg/ex Miscut at the bottom 11

You will find Phil to be excellent and fair to deal with.

Best of luck with this trade, sir!

Thank you, Jim. I've been following your story on collecting the 62 Topps set. It's nice to see your appreciation for the cards rather than the appreciation of card values. Happy collecting.

Phil