1962 Topps Poor/Low Grade Set

[Promethius88]

I put together a low grade set but ended up selling it last year after it sat under my bed collecting dust for a couple years. Was actually surprised how much I got for it.

Glad to see you picked up the Ueck rookie. That card has gone crazy the last couple of years. I started buying them about 5-6 years ago and you could pick them up for $50-100 that were vg-ex to ex. I am still working on a run of PSA 1 to PSA 9... maybe. I still need a 1, 8.5 and a 9. I missed a PSA 1 a month or so back. Broke my heart. I've bought a few that I thought had a shot only to come back PSA 1.5 or 2.
At one point I had about 30 of them but as prices started going up I decided to move some out. I think I may only have one dupe... a 6, I believe.

Sorry, got off tangent there. Enjoy the journey putting it together. While I don't think it's a great looking set in low grade, it's for sure a fun set to put together and as you said, it won't break the bank!

Good luck!

[jingram058]

Originally Posted by Promethius88

I put together a low grade set but ended up selling it last year after it sat under my bed collecting dust for a couple years. Was actually surprised how much I got for it.

Glad to see you picked up the Ueck rookie. That card has gone crazy the last couple of years. I started buying them about 5-6 years ago and you could pick them up for $50-100 that were vg-ex to ex. I am still working on a run of PSA 1 to PSA 9... maybe. I still need a 1, 8.5 and a 9. I missed a PSA 1 a month or so back. Broke my heart. I've bought a few that I thought had a shot only to come back PSA 1.5 or 2.
At one point I had about 30 of them but as prices started going up I decided to move some out. I think I may only have one dupe... a 6, I believe.

Sorry, got off tangent there. Enjoy the journey putting it together. While I don't think it's a great looking set in low grade, it's for sure a fun set to put together and as you said, it won't break the bank!

Good luck!

Thanks Tim.

Picked up a few more...Norm Cash, Ruth & Mgr Huggins, Marichal, AL & NL Homer Kings. Local guy selling off dupes from a set build. $5 each in decent shape. Seems more than reasonable.

[jingram058]

Okay, got 2 more, Mantle A/S (my other one is pretty faded on the front, and out of focus), and Maris (my other one is trimmed, I guess to eliminate corner wear). Neither one would set the world on fire condition wise, but perfect for me.

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[jingram058]

8 more came today, now 436/598. This is the best baseball card forum on the internet!

[raulus]

Originally Posted by jingram058

8 more came today, now 436/598. This is the best baseball card forum on the internet!

Congrats on getting this far!

Also enjoying your new footer. Not that I'm all that excitable when it comes to the great graded/raw wars, but at least on paper it seems like you've dialed it back just a little.

[Elberson]

I love the 1962 Topps wood grain. I put my set together a few years back (2019). I was going for ex…..but…..my card OCD wouldnt let me lol. So I went mostly with close to exmint to nrmt as possible (…..good thing you can’t really tell on these )…….I have some left overs from the build, send me a PM with what you need and I’ll check for you