1967 Topps high # "unofficial" price guide

[blackandgold]

Originally Posted by vintagebaseballcardguy

Guys, sorry for intruding on your thread. I am really enjoying reading it. For quite a while I have heard collectors discuss how tough the '67 highs can be. This thread is about as good as anything I have read on the subject. At least one of you referenced hunting for highs in the VG range. Is that about the overall grade of your '67 sets, or do you build the rest of the set a little higher grade compared to the highs? (I didn't know if elements of the rest of the set were tough like the highs.)

I ask all of this because in the next year or so I will be looking for a new set to start. Along with '61 and possibly '66, '67 is on my list of possibilities. Gotta polish off '54 or '65 first though.

Robert,
Most of my 67's are from my childhood and spent lots of time being handled and bound by rubber bands. I pick up EX when I can find a deal, but these high numbers are really a challenge.

[tschock]

For high numbers, the ratio of nice vs lower condition cards is larger than for the lower numbered cards simply because they did not have enough time to be handled. Once the season was over they got put away in a box with the earlier, more handled cards.

[Bigdaddy]

Very interesting information guys. I'm working the '67 set now and am down to 32 cards with Brooksie being the tall pole.

I had put together the '66 and '61 sets quite a while ago and had sworn never to start another set with premium high numbers - I just can't get excited over paying more for Mickey Stanley than many hofers. But I was lured by a starter set and already had the Mantle, Seaver and Carew, so I took the plunge.