A year of Lou Brock

[David W]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

Some may like these types of cards and some may not; but I just picked up on COMC a 2014 Topps Buyback Card of a 1977 Topps Brock (as part of my most recentl shipment) with the buyback stamp.

I know I'm in the minority but I love those cards as well as the Topps Heritage Buybacks which began six years ago.

Rich

So is this an actual 77 Topps card stamped on the back? Or a 2014 card in the style of 77 Topps?

[David W]

Red Barn discs. These are definitely one of the harder ones to find, especially the no address variation. Supposedly the backs are in red and purple, I have never seen a purple one.

True story, after several years of Ebaying for a Red Barn disc, I finally found one, only to set it on the couch and sit on it, creasing it almost in half. I have since found a couple to replace that one.

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by David W

So is this an actual 77 Topps card stamped on the back? Or a 2014 card in the style of 77 Topps?

It's a 1977 Card with 2014 stamp. I like those cards, I know many don't

Rich

[ALR-bishop]

Are these older cards Topps purchased in the market, stamped with a current date and then inserted in current packs ?

[Rich Klein]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

Are these older cards Topps purchased in the market, stamped with a current date and then inserted in current packs ?

Yes, this is an actual 1977 card topps purchased in the secondary market and put a 2014 stamp on the card. They have been doing this with Heritage for many years.

The first time they put in cards into packs was in 1991 and there was no stamp on those cards. That may have been preferable if the card was a 1968 Mantle but I saw (and these were almost case hits) 1989 commons come out of the packs. Now, what is the point of getting a five cent card as your hit without increasing that card's value. Once that card is out of the pack, it's an 1989 common again. I said at the time, cards like that needed to be stamped and I still say that to this day.