Question About 1959 Topps Original or Reprint?

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by RCMcKenzie

Life comes at you fast. I put these cards in this binder page about 40 years to the day. These are the grey backs. The white backs seem clunkier or thicker stock to me. There are Topps gurus on here who can explain the set better than I, but technically I have been collecting it since 1979....

I would be comfortable buying all commons on ebay. There are specialty dealers who sell this set in large groups in all conditions, and Greg Morris breaks them down card by card in all conditions. Good luck, Rob

THANK YOU for that, Rob! I just checked out my grey backs vs. the white backs, and yes, the white backs are sturdier!

And right, the commons are probably going to be safe, I guess, as you say. I do have a couple of grey backs where the back does seem slightly more faded than the rest of the grey backs. One is an Al Dark and the other is a Tom Sturdivant. There may be some others, but I know those two for sure. But maybe that just had to do with how they were printed.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by jgannon

THANK YOU for that, Rob! I just checked out my grey backs vs. the white backs, and yes, the white backs are sturdier!

And right, the commons are probably going to be safe, I guess, as you say. I do have a couple of grey backs where the back does seem slightly more faded than the rest of the grey backs. One is an Al Dark and the other is a Tom Sturdivant. There may be some others, but I know those two for sure. But maybe that just had to do with how they were printed.

https://www.comc.com/ is a great place to by commons. You can purchase cards over time and then have them sent to you at one time to save a ton on shipping.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by bnorth

https://www.comc.com/ is a great place to by commons. You can purchase cards over time and then have them sent to you at one time to save a ton on shipping.

Hey, thanks. I have seen them on Ebay. I will look into them, for sure.

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by jgannon

Hey, thanks. I have seen them on Ebay. I will look into them, for sure.

DO NOT buy from COMC through ebay. They jack the prices up and you don't get to stock pile cards and then have them shipped all at once to save on shipping.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by bnorth

DO NOT buy from COMC through ebay. They jack the prices up and you don't get to stock pile cards and then have them shipped all at once to save on shipping.

Wow ok, hey thank you again. Really appreciate that.

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by jgannon

...I do have a couple of grey backs where the back does seem slightly more faded than the rest of the grey backs. One is an Al Dark...

Can't make up your mind? Is it faded or is it Dark? Can't have it both ways!

Another site I've used, especially for smaller bunches of commons, is Sportslots. Unlike COMC, the cards ship directly from the listers, so pay attention to who you are buying from so as not to rack up shipping charges from many different sellers. I believe there is an option that somehow all the cards from different sellers get shipped at once to you, but I've heard that isn't working so well.

[jgannon]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Can't make up your mind? Is it faded or is it Dark? Can't have it both ways!

Another site I've used, especially for smaller bunches of commons, is Sportslots. Unlike COMC, the cards ship directly from the listers, so pay attention to who you are buying from so as not to rack up shipping charges from many different sellers. I believe there is an option that somehow all the cards from different sellers get shipped at once to you, but I've heard that isn't working so well.

Right, faded or Dark!

Well, I'm beginning to think it's just Dark, faded, lol, because I ordered a reprint of a 1959 Topps Roger Maris, just to see what a reprint might feel like, and it arrived in the mail today, and it feels totally different than a real card. The reprint is much sheener and smoother on both sides, with the cardboard being a little thicker. The backs of real 59 Topps cards are not at all sheen. I'm not saying every reprint would feel like this necessarily, but as someone said above, it was immediately evident that the Maris card was a reprint. So, I'm thinking that all the cards I have, of the 59 set, including Al Dark, are legit.