SCP Auctions Spring 2010 Internet Auction
Wed, May 26, 2010 08:00PM EDT - Tue, Jun 1, 2010 10:00AM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 497
1971 TOPPS BASEBALL NEAR SET (81% COMPLETE) INCLUDING (603) PSA 8'S
Unsold
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $20,000 |
| $300,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
The 1971 Topps baseball set represents one of the biggest challenges for condition conscious collectors of 1970s material. Many collectors are drawn in by its fantastic selection of stars including several cards of key Hall of Famers at the end and the beginning of their careers. There are cards of veteran stars like Aaron Banks Clemente and Mays as well as cards of up and comers like Nolan Ryan and Reggie Jackson. These black-bordered beauties are so easily chipped that even cards removed straight from vending boxes or packs are found with wear along the edges and corners. In addition the centering for the issue was very inconsistent and the high-number series is tough to complete. The challenge in finding high-quality examples makes this set a popular choice but it is not for the faint hearted.
Offered here is an incredible compilation of high-grade 1971 Topps baseball amounting to 81% of a complete set (611 of 752) inclusive of 603 NM-MT PSA 8s including many of the key stars and Hall of Famers and a significant selection of the more difficult high numbers. This near-set appears on the PSA Set Registry titled SCP currently ranked 25th with a weighted GPA of 7.972.
Entire contents of set is as follows:
NM-MT+ PSA 8.5 (1): #510.
NM-MT PSA 8 (603): # 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 27 29 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 55 56 57 58 59 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 84 85 86 91 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 112 113 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 134 136 137 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 157 158 159 160 (Seaver) 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 172 173 175 176 177 178 179 181 182 183 184 185 186 187 188 189 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 201 202 203 204 205 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 247 248 249 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 259 260 261 262 265 266 267 268 271 272 273 274 275 276 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 289 290 291 293 295 297 298 299 301 302 304 306 307 308 310 311 312 313 315 316 317 318 319 320 321 322 323 325 (Marichal) 326 327 328 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 (Garvey) 342 343 344 345 347 348 350 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 364 366 367 368 369 370 371 372 374 375 376 377 378 380 383 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 394 395 396 397 399 400 (Aaron) 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 414 415 416 417 418 419 420 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 435 436 437 439 440 441 442 443 444 446 447 448 449 451 452 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 479 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 489 490 491 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 502 503 504 505 506 507 508 509 511 512 513 (Ryan) 514 515 516 517 518 519 520 521 522 523 524 525 (Banks) 526 527 528 529 530 531 532 533 534 535 538 540 543 544 545 546 547 548 550 552 553 554 555 556 557 558 560 561 562 563 565 566 567 568 569 570 571 572 573 574 575 576 578 579 580 581 583 584 586 587 588 589 590 592 593 594 595 597 598 599 601 602 603 604 606 607 609 610 611 612 613 615 616 617 618 620 621 622 623 624 625 626 627 628 629 630 (Clemente) 631 632 633 636 637 638 639 640 641 642 643 645 647 648 652 654 657 658 659 660 661 666 668 670 672 674 675 676 677 678 679 681 682 683 686 688 690 691 692 693 695 696 699 703 705 707 709 (Baylor/Baker) 711 713 716 717 718 719 720 721 723 724 726 727 728 729 732 735 736 737 738 739 740 741 742 744 745 746 747 752.
NM+ PSA 7.5 (1): #26 (Blyleven)
NM PSA 7 (5): #5 (Munson) 20 (Jackson) 100 (Rose) 250 (Bench) 300 (B.Robinson)
This 1971 Topps baseball near set represents a substantial invest in resources including not only money but time. A true labor of love this foundation has been built for another collector to take it across the finish line and up the Registry rankings with some final key additions.
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