MSA Disc Cards

[Shoebox]

Thanks gentleman.

Marc - Thanks for sharing your collection.

Can you elaborate a bit more about the Carousel backs. Is this one printed back that was manually stamped by individual stores?

Also, I was seeing a lot of different colors on these cards. Was the color on the cards the same within a set or was it an assorted rainbow?

[mrmopar]

The carousel cards were rubber stamped on back with address/location, which would make them relatively easy to counterfeit. I have a few letter type variations I believe, leading me to wonder if "corporate" sent out the stamps or if the individual locations were on their own…OR..maybe I already have some fakes. I have maybe 15 or so different back locations.

[Jason94Cobra]

I have most of the MSA Bench discs... graded and some still raw...

[David W]

http://www.net54baseball.com/showthr...=174114&page=5

Pages 5,6,and 7 will show you virtually everything done by MSA of Lou Brock.

There is also a listing of all known Carousel backs.

[Shoebox]

Thanks to every one who provided input. Seems like some of you player collectors have already built what I was thinking of so good to know it isnt too challenging.

[David W]

I found the MSA Customized, cup lid, and probably Red Barn Restaurant (both versions) to be the toughest.

Saga was a little tougher as I recall, but with Ebay, they all are attainable, and for not a lot of money.

[darkhorse9]

Your biggest challenge will be the 1978 Wiffle Ball discs. These are the ones printed on the sides of the boxes.

About 20 of the cards were printed on a sleeve that attached a single ball to the end of a plastic bat. Because of that format the cards all come with a huge factory crease since they were folded in an octagon shape.

After almost 40 years of searching I still have not been able to identify the full checklist of the 88 players advertised. I can only confirm about 82 of them

[mrmopar]

For me, and in particular Garvey as a subject, the MSA Customized "Ad" back was by far the hardest to find. I have duplicates of all but that one. One seller seemed to have an endless supply of Red Barn discs, which really made that one easy. The newer Saga disc was also tougher than the earlier one (it's the one that looks like the Tastee Freeze front, not the more common baseball seam design. I guess I was lucky with the wax lid too…I probably saw a half dozen of those offered up in a relatively short time, although they are seldom seen now.

Originally Posted by David W

I found the MSA Customized, cup lid, and probably Red Barn Restaurant (both versions) to be the toughest.

Saga was a little tougher as I recall, but with Ebay, they all are attainable, and for not a lot of money.

[Gmrson]

Originally Posted by David W

I found the MSA Customized, cup lid, and probably Red Barn Restaurant (both versions) to be the toughest.

Saga was a little tougher as I recall, but with Ebay, they all are attainable, and for not a lot of money.

We had a Wisconsin dealer that used to set up at a few of the Detroit area shows in the 1980s that would have some Red Barn discs mixed in their $1 box. I never knew the version without the address existed. When I collected Brooks Robinson, the Saga and Red Barn were the last for me to track down.