Up for your consideration is a near complete 1959 Topps baseball set (-3) that belongs to an older gentleman who started this set as a child and completed it through purchases at card shows, flea markets, card shops during the 1980s-90s (with exception of 11 cards which were recently purchased online to nearly complete the set.) This set is a around VGEX (I do not overstate grades) with minimal creasing but some honest wear plus possibly other issues common with cards from this time (wax stains, off-centering, etc.) That said, the majority of cards are presentable. I went through this set very carefully and feel the below grade breakdown is quite accurate
Overall Set Estimate:
PFG 10% or Less
VG 20%
VGEX 35%
EX 25%
EXMT 10% or Less
Star Cards:
572 Pierce AS VGEx, 571 Spahn AS Ex-, 563 Mays VG w/red wr., 562 Kaline AS VG+,561 Aaron AS EX oc, 559 Banks AS EX modest corner wear, 552 Stengel VGEX tiny wrinkles, 550 Campanella VGEX no crease, 543 Corsair Trio F surface dents, 528 Pirates TC VGEX , 515 Killebrew EX-, 514 Gibson RC SGC 60 EX 5, 510 Yankees TC VGEX & mk back,509 Cash RC EX, 467 Aaron BT GD/VG, 464 Mays BT GD surface wear, 461 Mantle BT VGEX no crease wax back, 457 Dodgers TC F/G creasing, 450 EX mc, 439 Brooks Robinson F/G heavy corner wear, 435 F Robinson GD heavy back cr, 430 Ford GD creases, 397 Washington TC VG+, 387 Drysdale VG overall wear, 380 Aaron VG crease, 360 Kaline P/F rough shape wr back, 350 Banks crease, 338 Anderson RC VGEX+ no crease pinched corner, 317 Mays/Ashburn Ex-, 212 Aaron/Mathews VGEX no crease, 202 Maris VG light bend/cr, 180 Berra VG, 163 Koufax EXMT centered, 150 Musial EX, 149 Bunning VGEX+, 147 Cubs Clubbers VGEX+, 90 Skowron F 50 Mays VG wax st front, 40 Spahn VGEX, 35 Klu GD/VG, 34 Kaline/Maxwell VG+, 20 Snider VGEX/EX.
Team cards are not marked except Orioles, Yankees, Giants.
Missing Cards: 564 Mantle AS, 478 Clemente, 10 Mantle.
Shipping/Payment:
Cards will be well packed and shipped in original binder (star cards will be removed and stored in toploaders) via insured/tracked Priority Mail. Returns will not be excepted because what you see is what you get.
Set can be bought at
$1300 or $1150 w/o Gibson. Check, MO, or Regular Paypal accepted. 2 references needed.
Would be happy to answer any questions. -Pat