For Sale : 1973 Topps Football Set NM (Every Card Scanned) SOLD

[BigRedOne]

Thanks Brad! More to come!

I can't believe my OCD quest to build the Perfect set has been going on this long, almost 30 years now!

Thankfully I had a lot of nice 1973 Topps Football cards before the big TPGing boom.

Finding high grade cards in today's inviorment can be frustrating and far and few between long droughts.

A few recent acquisitions have allowed me to be able to offer this nicer set.
Its safe bet your not going to assemble a quality 73 set for under a $1 card.

The question was asked if the set is all in card savers and it is not. I just like to scan using the card savers to protect the cards and it also helps in keeping all the scans straight and even.


Speaking of the Cards! Lets see some more Now!






A very Solid Jack Ham Rookie as well!



I know most people and dealers would break the set because its more profitable, But Im not a Dealer and Big profits is not what motivates me in this hobby. I would like to see the set go to a fellow collector who is in the hobby for the same reasons, THE CARDS.

I'll be back tomorrow with more. If anything else I just simply enjoy showing the cards.

Take Care all!
John

[BigRedOne]

Ok Guys, Im back to continue with the set.

[Samsdaddy]

What a beauty of a set John. I do hope this goes to a set collector as well. Good luck with it.

On a side note, I like how you are picturing them in the Card Saver 1's. It displays the set so well. I try to keep all my cards in Card Saver 1's instead of sheets or hard top loaders.

Erik

[BigRedOne]

Hi Erik

I sent you a link to a Post I made about card storage.


Now how about more of the set.







The Nick Bunoconti card is one of the few filler cards that I was unable to upgrade.











Well Thats All Ive got for now. Stay tune for more!

John

[greenmonster66]

Beautiful looking set, Good Luck with the sale!

[BigRedOne]

Thanks Neil

I really enjoy showing the set as much as anything.


Erik was asking me about how I prefer to store my cards
I posted a link to a post I made on the SGC board about that very subject.
unfortunately the Link didn't work. So I have posted the conents of that post here.

AS to how I store my sets: To me every set has what I call "A flow" and that flow can only be seen using the 9-pocket pages. While the concern with binders is that the pages can sag, I have remedied that problem by using "spacer boards" placed through out the set in the binder as well as making my own custom fitted slip covers.






No they may not be that pretty but they are very effective. I see them as hisorical volumes. When I pull out a volume to view, Thats when you can see how the set flows from page to page. It also gives you a better feel for the centering throughout the set as well. To me there is no other way to view a set.

Thats one of the BIG draw backs to these graded cards. It is just not possible to see that "Flow" and is just so difficult to view and enjoy yours sets.

I can pull out a volume and lay it on my lap and casually and easily enjoy flip through that volume.

Just trying to lift 300-400 plastic slabs is a back breaking experience. Let alone trying to look through them a handful at a time.


I have considered going to the Card saver I's as they would be my next choice. I absoultely hate using soft penny sleaves and top loaders, That system to me has caused more dinged corners than I care to think about.

The one main reason I haven't gone to putting my sets in card savers is because I would lose the "Set Flow" I spoke of, and of coarse storage and ease of access to viewing your cards would become more like trying to handle the graded cards a handful at a time.

Thats just my take on how I like to store and view my collection.


And now how about we continue with the 1973 Topps Football set I have up for sale.





Man That Floyd Little is cherry!




Very nice Dick Butkus as well. Look at the havoc that animal was causing! My all-time favorite Butkus card. I believe it might be his only Action card..... Nope wait he's in the 72 Hi numbers, but that Hi number Butkus is nowhere near as cool a card.




That Lyle Alzado is dead on






And we'll end here for now with a sweet looking Len Dawson.

Thanks for looking guys. If you would like to see any card closer Please feel free to ask.

John

[Samsdaddy]

Thanks John for your pictures and explanation on how you store your sets/cards. It makes great sense and as my collection grows I very well might switch over to this way of storage from Card Saver 1s.

Your '73 set looks GREAT. One note on a player. Ted Fritsch. He got into the set thanks to his cousin, Larry Fritsch, the late sports card dealer. Larry knew several higher ups at Topps and got his cousin into the set. I think Ted appeared in a later set as well, '76 maybe.

Erik

[Blwilson2]

You will be pleased with these cards

Barry

[JollyElm]

That TED KWALICK card is hilarious. He's running through a mist of colorful fairy dust and confetti. I guess Topps had to airbrush somebody out of the shot. Awesome!

[BigRedOne]

Barry

Thanks for the vote of confidence on the cards! Who better to know, afterall the majority of the set came from Barry to start with.

As you've seen Barry, I made some upgrades on the set with a nicer Franco Harris and Jack Ham Rookies.

I wish I had the cards in stock to replace more of the wax stained on back cards, but as it is there are still a few that i did not have.

All told I ended up swapping out 53 cards in the set. Along with the Franco and Ham Rookies, the Len Dawson in the above post was another one I just happen to have a very nice one of. Thanks bud!

The Ted Kwalick card, Yes it does have the classic seventies Topps airbrush!

I know many complain about Topps and the lack of logos, and I guess maybe rightfuly so, but somehow that oh so great Topps airbrushing seems to make the cards more memorable to me. Its just how I remember them as kids.


Now on with the set!







Yuck! on the Dave Elmendorf card. Its one of the few in that lower 10%

YEAH! on the Scott Hunter, Dave Edwards and Bob Kutchenberg Rookie, all very sharp cards.







We're getting closer to completion on the Set.

John

[BigRedOne]

Set now listed on Ebay

[Samsdaddy]

Originally Posted by BigRedOne

Set now listed on Ebay

Saw the listing. It truly is the nicest set on eBay. And, at a very fair price. Good luck on selling it John.

[BigRedOne]

Erik

Im glad you enjoyed the set. I enjoyed posting it as well.

Due to the rising ebay fees and such I put the set up for a higher price.

Probably won't sell there, as most ebayers like to feel they are getting the best deal regardless of condition or accurate descriptions.

Ive been busy adding cards to my UNISQUARE store (Almost 600 cards now)
With no fees I can offer great cards at a lower cost than on ebay. A prime example is the 73 Set. It is also listed in my UNISQUARE store for $100 less than the Ebay listing. The down side is, this new UNISQUARE AUCTION SITE has nowhere near the traffic Ebay does, but that's ok, I just enjoy scanning and putting up cards for collectors to see.

If anyone would like to checkout my UNISQUARE Store It can be viewed at the following link: http://www.unisquare.com/store/bigredone1944/


I know what you mean about many players of the past. As you said everyone knows Staubach, Bradshaw etc.... but what made the NFL so special back in the day was all the other great players and characters we all know as kids. You previously mentioned a few, but lets look at a few more.

All of these cards are from the set I have up for sale.



I was never a big Lions fan, but I always liked Greg Landry. At 6'4" 205lbs many might not think it, but he was very mobile for a big man.
In addition to his passing. He rushed for over 2600 yards and 21 touchdowns in his career, exceeding 500 yards on the ground in both 1971 and 1972, as well as averaging ten yards per carry in 1970 and scoring 9 touchdowns in 1972.


What a work horse he was for the Cowboys in the early seventies. One of my favorite Cowboys.


We all know the history of Joe Montana, But I often feel that John Brodie is often over looked when talking great QB's. His 49ers lost a few heatbreaking
playoff games.


Often over looked as well was Lydell Mitchell. He would go on to become the most versitle back in the league with 3 consecutive 1000 yd seasons as well
as leading the league in receptions in two of those same seasons.


"Tombstone" Jackson should be in the HOF. Jackson was famous for moves such as the "head slap" and the "halo spinner" which he used to subdue opposing offensive linemen. In the late Lyle Alzado's book "Mile High" he recalled Rich Jackson as the toughest man he'd ever met, and told the story of Jackson breaking the helmet of Green Bay Packer offensive tackle, Bill Hayhoe, with a headslap. Injuries cut his career short, Jackson will be remembered as a great one, only by a handful of football insiders, including those who lined up with and against him.


Some may question that Bob Hayes should be in the HOF. I say they are dead wrong!
His 7,295 receiving yards are the fourth-most in Dallas Cowboys history. To this day, Hayes holds ten regular-season receiving records, four punt return records and twenty-two overall franchise marks, making him one of the greatest receivers to ever play for the Cowboys.
Bob Hayes is the only person to win both an Olympic gold medal and a Super Bowl ring. Bob Hayes is most definitely a HOFer


And you mentioned Steve Owens, he rushed for 1,035 yards, becoming the first player in the history of the Lions' franchise to run for more than 1,000 yards in a single season, and was selected for the Pro Bowl. Owens was forced to retire in 1975, after a series of knee injuries plagued him from 1972 through his retirement in 1975.


John

[BigRedOne]

Priced Reduced to $300 deliverd on this beautiful set.

John