Virtually almost all of the star cards are creased, and I would describe them as ranging from fair to very good condition. If I upgrade them, it would be a slow process as I would have to replace the major stars one at a time. Fortunately, the Mays and Mantle cards are crease and wrinkle free, but the corners aren't sharp. The Ryan, if graded, would probably be a 1.5; it fills a space and may never be switched due to its expense.
I just upgraded my 1969 Topps Baseball set, and the Mantle, Ryan, Reggie, and Bench cards are in very good condition and crease free. These were never meant to be "beauty queens," I'm reliving my collecting from when I was a child (1969-1975) when most of my older cards then were worn. My collection now is much better and complete that what I had from that time, so I can't complain.
I'll list the stars that I would like to upgrade sometime in the future:
100 Gibson
110 Aaron
144 Morgan
150 Clemente
165 Oliva
177 Ryan- well, I can wish!
205 Marichal
220 Killebrew
230 Rose
240 Kaline
247 Bench- another future wish
250 Yaz
290 McCovey
480 Manager's Dream
490 Super Stars
500 F. Robinson
Happy collecting!
Phil aka Tere1071
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