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[Peter_Spaeth]

Tough card to find with good centering, nice one. I have to upgrade my 66 Panini to a 65 some day.

[Peter_Spaeth]

I took the plunge and went Top Trumps.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

I took the plunge and went Top Trumps.

Nice pick up, Peter. Formula 1's history is filled with dominant drivers and teams. But this is really looking like a season for the ages, 10 of 12 wins on the year and the last eight races in a row.

Wonder how many of the new fans that started following F1 in 2021 on the strength of Drive to Survive and a once in a generation title battle have come to the realization that very few F1 seasons are like 2021.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Bored5000

Nice pick up, Peter. Formula 1's history is filled with dominant drivers and teams. But this is really looking like a season for the ages, 10 of 12 wins on the year and the last eight races in a row.

Wonder how many of the new fans that started following F1 in 2021 on the strength of Drive to Survive and a once in a generation title battle have come to the realization that very few F1 seasons are like 2021.

Haha, I got hooked in the 1st couple seasons of "Drive To Survive". They didn't even bother covering the Mercedes team. I was hooked on the edge of my seat wondering if Daniel Ricciardo or Pierre Gasly would finish in the points.

Also, why was Haas so bad at racing, but so damn entertaining on TV?

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Tough card to find with good centering, nice one. I have to upgrade my 66 Panini to a 65 some day.

Thanks, Peter. You are right about there being some horrendously off-center Lampo's out there. Clark has a 1965 Perfetti candy card that is also an option.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Why grading these days is a joke. IMO this card should be a 9 or at worst an 8. SGC LOL.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

Why grading these days is a joke. IMO this card should be a 9 or at worst an 8. SGC LOL.

SGC tough on Panini's and foreign issues. If there's the slightest dimple or print smudge on the card stock, they're going to nail you for it.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

SGC tough on Panini's and foreign issues. If there's the slightest dimple or print smudge on the card stock, they're going to nail you for it.

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[Peter_Spaeth]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115887676223

Astonished by this.

[Bored5000]

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115887676223

Astonished by this.

Always happy to see this thread get bumped.

I was watching that Petty card, but had not looked to see where it finished. That price is shocking. Even beyond the hammer price, there were four bidders above $1,577 and three above $2,200.

I wish I had kept all my Petty STPs. At one time, I had three of them. But I sold two of them on here for under $200, which was a fair price at the time. I get it that it is Richard Petty, but I did not see this type of explosion coming in his rookie card. Auctions for 1972 STP cards seem pretty few and far between these days.