Mike D's 1977 Topps Binder Project

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by gawaintheknight

What are you still missing? I might be able to help.

Thanks...list of the 12 missing is up a couple posts! Appreciate any help I can get!

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

I can remember that Tony Perez card was tough to turn up in the summer of 1977. And being a Reds fan, that made the chase even more urgent.

Especially love all the All-Star cards from that year.

Isn’t that always the way?

I’m not old enough to have open these in packs, but the issue contained a decade later. Never seemed to get the Ellis Burks and Mike Greenwells, but some other teams semi-stars!

[Mike D.]

Up next:

558 Elias Sosa
566 Rick Miller
567 Enos Cabell
568 Carlos May
569 Jim Lonborg
573 Joe Ferguson

These were all upgrades.



12 missing (1.8%)

67 upgrades (10.2%)

[Mike D.]

The next batch:

575 Dick Ruthven
576 Fred Kendall
582 Ed Kirkpatrick
585 Rick Burleson
590 Buddy Bell
594 Biff Pocoroba

6 more upgrades!



12 missing (1.8%)

61 upgrades (9.2%)

[Mike D.]

More:

596 Jerry Martin
599 Mike Tyson
601 Mike Lum
602 Andy Hassler
603 Willie Davis
607 Larry Demery

All six are upgrades.



12 missing (1.8%)

55 upgrades (8.3%)

[Mike D.]

Up next:

612 Barry Foote
616 Tommy Sandt
620 Don Sutton
623 Jack Kucek
626 Al Bumbry
629 Bobby Valentine

All 6 are upgrades.



12 missing (1.8%)

49 upgrades (7.4%)

[Mike D.]

A few more:

632 Forsch Brothers
633 May Brothers
637 Alex Johnson
646 Andres Mora
652 Tom Walker
658 Marty Pattin

Again, all upgrades



12 missing (1.8%)

43 upgrades (6.5%)

[Mike D.]

The last two:

659 Merv Rettenmund
660 Willie Horton

Both are upgrades.

This completes the upgrades and additions I have so far...time to start looking around for more!



12 missing (1.8%)

41 upgrades (6.2%)

[Mike D.]

A few sales the last few days:

1977 Topps 100 Card Starter Lot - No Dupes - $5.50 plus s/h
1977 Topps Dennis Eckersley #525 - $1.99
1977 Topps Johnny Bench - $1.99
1977 Topps Willie Stargell #460 - $1.99
1977 Topps Vida Blue #230 - 2 Card Lot - $1.99

$13.46 total

Also had a TTM success (surprising during the lockdown) from Don Money

Total spent on binder set: $296.06
Total Reclaimed: $39.37
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes:5

[Mike D.]

Picked up 1 missing card:

502 Randy Hundley - $1.03



Missing:

277 N.L. Championship
309 Boston Red Sox CL
387 New York Yankees CL
450 Pete Rose
451 Checklist 397-528
472 Rookie Pitchers
473 Rookie OF Andre Dawson
476 Rookie C D Murphy/Cerone
502 Randy Hundley
504 Tom Lasorda
547 Willie McCovey
597 Mariners Coaches

11 missing (1.8%)

85 upgrades (12.9%)

Total spent on binder set: $297.09
Total Reclaimed: $39.37
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes:5

[Mike D.]

Sold some more off-grade dups:

1977 Topps Leaders - 3 Card Lot #3, 4, & 7 - ERA, RBI, SB - $1.99
1977 Topps Lou Brock #355 - St. Louis Cardinals - $1.99

Total spent on binder set: $297.09
Total Reclaimed: $43.35
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes:5

[Mike D.]

Sold a 100 card starter lot of dups for $4.24 plus S/H.

Total spent on binder set: $297.09
Total Reclaimed: $47.59
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes:5

[Mike D.]

This one has been sitting for a while, but finally started picking away at the last few.



$4.83 total

277 N.L. Championship
309 Boston Red Sox CL
387 New York Yankees CL
450 Pete Rose
451 Checklist 397-528
472 Rookie Pitchers
473 Rookie OF Andre Dawson
476 Rookie C D Murphy/Cerone
504 Tom Lasorda
547 Willie McCovey
597 Mariners Coaches

8 missing (1.2%)

85 upgrades (12.9%)


Total spent on binder set: $301.92
Total Reclaimed: $47.59
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes:5

[Mike D.]

Sold a 1977 Topps Turn Back The Clock TBC 4-card lot for $1.99.

Total spent on binder set: $301.92
Total Reclaimed: $49.58
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes:5

[Mike D.]

Have gotten a couple more TTM successes, as well, including Mike Sadek in only 8 days.



Total spent on binder set: $301.92
Total Reclaimed: $49.58
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes: 7

[Mike D.]

I went through the set and updated my accounting based on a bunch of upgrades and a reconsidering of what I need to update based on what I've found with condition on these cards.

The good news is that I only have 10 cards left I really HAVE to upgrade.

8 missing (1.2%)

10 upgrades (1.5%)

Total spent on binder set: $301.92
Total Reclaimed: $49.58
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes: 7

[Mike D.]

Arrived today:

1977 Topps Baseball #450 Pete Rose - $4.02

277 N.L. Championship
309 Boston Red Sox CL
387 New York Yankees CL
450 Pete Rose
451 Checklist 397-528
472 Rookie Pitchers
473 Rookie OF Andre Dawson
476 Rookie C D Murphy/Cerone
504 Tom Lasorda
547 Willie McCovey
597 Mariners Coaches

7 missing (1.1%)

10 upgrades (1.5%)

Total spent on binder set: $305.94
Total Reclaimed: $49.58
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes: 7

[Mike D.]

Ordered a few more of the cards I'm missing and a few I need to upgrade. Hopefully we'll be wrapping this one up sooner rather than later!

[Mike D.]

Picked up 4 upgrades:



$3.50 delivered.

7 missing (1.1%)

6 upgrades (0.9%)

Total spent on binder set: $309.44
Total Reclaimed: $49.58
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes: 7

[Mike D.]

Four more upgrades arrived today:



$3.52 delivered

7 missing (1.1%)

2 upgrades (0.3%)

Total spent on binder set: $312.96
Total Reclaimed: $49.58
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes: 7

[Mike D.]

Added 5 of the last few cards missing:



277 N.L. Championship
309 Boston Red Sox CL
387 New York Yankees CL
450 Pete Rose
451 Checklist 397-528
472 Rookie Pitchers
473 Rookie OF Andre Dawson
476 Rookie C D Murphy/Cerone
504 Tom Lasorda
547 Willie McCovey
597 Mariners Coaches

$16.85 delivered.

2 missing (0.3%)

2 upgrades (0.3%)

Total spent on binder set: $329.81
Total Reclaimed: $49.58
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes: 7

[wdwfan]

Man, I had forgotten about this thread. Glad I come across it again. Enjoyed catching up and congrats on almost being done.

I've started a 1957 Topps set. Only have about 275, but I'm going to need probably 25-30 upgrades (creases).

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by wdwfan

Man, I had forgotten about this thread. Glad I come across it again. Enjoyed catching up and congrats on almost being done.

I've started a 1957 Topps set. Only have about 275, but I'm going to need probably 25-30 upgrades (creases).

Thanks. I had been slacking off, so the thread had fallen to about page 3 of this board. I finally decided to start picking away again and get this over the finish line.

I'm going to work on '75 Topps next.

How's the '57 set going? I have stayed away from older sets so far based on the fact that cards are either going to be pricey and/or of a condition I'd not be thrilled about. Still, some of those sets are awfully pretty!

[Mike D.]

A few more:

1 missing (Murphy/Cerone RC) and two upgrades (492 Rookie OF and 546 Earl Weaver).



277 N.L. Championship
309 Boston Red Sox CL
387 New York Yankees CL
450 Pete Rose
451 Checklist 397-528
472 Rookie Pitchers
473 Rookie OF Andre Dawson
476 Rookie C D Murphy/Cerone
504 Tom Lasorda
547 Willie McCovey
597 Mariners Coaches

$11.80 delivered.

1 missing (0.1%)

0 upgrades (0.0%)

Total spent on binder set: $341.62
Total Reclaimed: $49.58
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes: 7

[Cliff Bowman]

Originally Posted by Mike D.

A few more:

1 missing (Murphy/Cerone RC) and two upgrades (492 Rookie OF and 546 Earl Weaver).

Back in the mid 80's at card shows and card stores in the Atlanta area 77 Topps Dale Murphy rookies were a minimum $50 in nice condition. I'll bet you didn't pay anywhere near that.

[Mike D.]

Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

Back in the mid 80's at card shows and card stores in the Atlanta area 77 Topps Dale Murphy rookies were a minimum $50 in nice condition. I'll bet you didn't pay anywhere near that.

Ha ha...no, not quite $50. I just checked and I paid $6 plus $1 shipping.

I bought my PSA 8 graded copy in 2016 for $21.99.

How the mighty have fallen. A quick and sudden decline phase cursed Murph’s HOF chances, sadly.

[Mike D.]

Arrived today:

387 New York Yankees CL

$4.86 delivered



0 missing (0.0%)

0 upgrades (0.0%)

Total spent on binder set: $346.48
Total Reclaimed: $49.58
Total Spent on Graded: $31.02
TTM Successes: 7

[Mike D.]

So, that wraps this one up! The set is now complete with no more upgrades.

Total time spent on the project was just under 7 months.

Total spent on the set is....probably more than it's worth.

[Mike D.]

It feels annoyingly fitting that the last card to complete this Red Sox fan's set was the Yankees checklist.