1980 Topps Test Issue

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by steve B

I actually bought the bulk cards at retail. Yellow box, top flap plus If I recall right a cutout in the front and a stack of cards inside. One store had them, but insisted you only buy what was on top. The other didn't care as long as you bought some. I probably have a box somewhere but it'll be a long search if I decide to look.

Steve B

Steve,

The photo in my post was the seller's photo. I just received the set and it is vacuum sealed so don't think I will open it. The cards are white back...which seller indicates are more rare than the gray backs - as Al previously mentioned.

However, I noticed approx. 1/4 of my cards are "oversized" by approx. 1/16th of an inch. Perhaps the cards were miscut on the left edge.

Is this standard? Or perhaps the other cards are trimmed....but I don't think so.

Z Wheat

[steve B]

The sizes were fairly consistent. 1/16th seems a bit too much of a difference.

The Schmidt really seems to be missing blue. Combining that with the size difference makes me think someone cut up an unfinished sheet. That was pretty common at the time, full sheets could be had for most Topps sets from various sources, usually with problems. Wrong backs, unfinished sheets etc and many of them got cut into individual cards.

Sounds like a really good pickup even if just part of the set is that way.
I'd open it up and go through them, but that's just me. I don't recall which set I have. I know I have one of them complete.

Steve B

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Steve,

The photo in my post was the seller's photo. I just received the set and it is vacuum sealed so don't think I will open it. The cards are white back...which seller indicates are more rare than the gray backs - as Al previously mentioned.

However, I noticed approx. 1/4 of my cards are "oversized" by approx. 1/16th of an inch. Perhaps the cards were miscut on the left edge.

Is this standard? Or perhaps the other cards are trimmed....but I don't think so.

Z Wheat