Started my first set ever. 1960 Topps

[HOF Yankees]

Yes I am collecting my favorite set to hit the vintage baseball card market 1960 Topps baseball in PSA grades all graded. I love the color, look of the photos, player selection, and the sentimental value the cards have, all in all I can't wait to finish it. I was thinking of doing grades I can afford right now then always looking to upgrade as time goes on but all in all I will never sell this beauty of a set when finished, and so far I have some cards not a whole lot so pretty much all is fair game.

[BasherBoy]

I'm working on that 60 set as well, have a few extras depending on what grades you are looking for. If you have any graded traders shoot me a pm and I can let you know what I have.

[canjond]

I love the 1960 Topps set, too. But I took a different route. I decided to put together a Yankees autographed team set.

Here's a small sampling...

[talkinbaseball]

I'm going to go after the the 1967 Topps set in grade 8, that's the first set i really remember collecting as a kid.
The more I look at that set it's a pretty aewsome looking set.

john /d. Guzze

[jwgators]

I am just about to finish my '60 set. Although I did mine raw in ExMt or better. I love the set.

[HOF Yankees]

for me its been about time and patience and playing the waiting game. I am not looking for too much of a deal but if I can get one cool if not then oh well but I can't wait to get some of the higher dollar cards from the set too one day, Vintage sets are way too cool

[uffda51]

A great set and the set I bought the most packs of when I was a kid. Had a chance to by an ex/mt set for $350 (in about 1981) but thought it was too steep. Big mistake.

[jbbama]

Fantastic set to collect. I built an ex-mt set about 3 years ago, with the stars and hi# all graded. Good choice, enjoy!

[mintacular]

Interesting horizontal format. A classic vintage set

[HOF Yankees]

thanks guys the fun has started, let the browsing and frustration begin

[U240robert]

Nice !
I started a raw set about 4 months ago,
I have about 450 cards and most of the high dollar cards
with the exception of the All Start Mantle, the regular Mays and Aaron cards. My set is around NM+ the colors are gorgeous
I started collecting in '75 and have always been hooked on the colors.
I got back into it a few years, although I never really quit.
good luck with your set !

[HOF Yankees]

thanks robert

[Bigdaddy]

This was one of the first vintage sets I did - really enjoyed putting it together with my dad. We put it together in Ex or better condition, before the onslaught of graded cards.

Also, just finished the 1961 set this summer. Watch out for those hi-numbers, they can be wallet draining.

[HOF Yankees]

Tom I see those High #'s on ebay and woosh there are quite high, i thought of doing 1-7 maybe 1-8 grades for my set, I probelly won't get the high numbers yet just stick to the more afforable commons, stars, and rookies for now, but if a deal comes by I will purchase the high numbers for sure, I didnt forget about them.

[HOF Yankees]

well the set is on hold until I can work more, save more, and get my teeth fixed now, the hobby for me is aside until my health is better

[Leon]

Originally Posted by HOF Yankees

and get my teeth fixed now

Probably a good move.

[HOF Yankees]

yes Leon i put life first before the hobby

[oldjudge]

Bruce-I remember collecting this set out of packs also. Nothing beat the thrill for me of finding a Mantle in the middle of a pack. I just bought an SGC 84 Mantle, my only card from the set. It brings back a lot of memories.

[Kalineman]

I put the 1960 and 1961 Topps sets together as a kid. Luckily, my best friend's dad owned a dime store and at the end of the year, would just give me the leftover boxes filled with cards. Just for kicks, I went back three months ago and started to put another raw set together in EX condition. Having a blast doing it, I'm down to about 60 cards to go, needing the Mantle AS, but very few other high-priced cards. Every few years I start a set like this - reminds me of how fun our hobby is.

[HOF Yankees]

i wish i could open a 50s or 60s box today

[Kalineman]

Funny you should mention that. About 20 years ago, when I was writing a monthly column for Baseball Hobby News, I wrote about the thrill of opening a 1960 Topps baseball pack. Lo and behold, a week later, a small box arrives in the mail from dealer Joe B., who said he enjoyed the column so much he was sending me an unopened 1960 Topps pack. I opened it - because that was the intention of his gift - and the first card out was card No. 1 - Early Wynn. I still have it, of course.

[brob28]

Great story Nick, how fun it would be to bust open a bunch of vintage packs! I love the look of the '60 all star cards.

[HOF Yankees]

wow i would open vintage packs too, I couldnt control myself

the 1960 topps All Star cards are amazing and look very big in desigin

[uffda51]

I have one unopened cello 1960 pack (2nd series). I bought it about 15 years ago for $120 and have thus far resisted the temptation to open it. I bought it from Mark Murphy.

[barrysloate]

Bruce- I too bought my greatest number of packs in 1960. My mother would give me a quarter and during lunch break I would go to the candy store around the corner from school and buy five packs. What a thrill that was. And the payday would always be finding a Yankee! Didn't matter if it was Jim Coates, as long as it had the Yankee logo in the lower left corner ( I liked Jim Coates because his last name wasn't too far from Sloate).

[whiteymet]

Hi All:

The 1960 set was my first set to collect from the time it came out. I can still remember riding my bike to the small deli/grocer store to buy my first pack. Dave Hillman on top!

I have started a raw set where I am not worrying too much about condition. I have some to trade and need some too. I know this probably belongs in the B/S/T area, but since we are talking about the set here, my lists are below. Email me privately if you need any I have or need. Thanks!!

1960 TOPPS WANTLIST: * = replacement needed

7 Rigney/Mays, 10 Banks, 28 B. Robinson, 32* O'Toole/Pinson, 50 Kaline, 72 Tigers Team, 73 Gibson, 132 Frank Howard, 136 Kaat, 148 Yaz, 160 Boyer/Mantle, 200 Mays, 210 Killebrew, 295 Hodges, 300* Aaron, 326 Clemente, 343 Koufax, 420 mathews, 445 Spahn, 450 Cpeda, 453 Law, 465 Yankees coaches, 475 Drysdale, 484 Pirates Team, 487* Sturdivent, 490 F. Robinson, 493 Snider, 494* Orioles Team, 496 Verdon, 502 Bunning, 509 T. Davis, 510 Staley, 513 Cubs Team, 518* Gonzalez, 519* Roebuck, 521 Lee, 522 Hunt, 523 Dalrymple, 524 Henry , 525 Breeding, 526* Giel, 527* Valdivieso, 529* N. Sherry, 530 McCormick, 531*Amorso, 532 Garcia, 533* Clinton, 535* Lockman, 536 Hawkins, 537 Red Sox team, 538* Barnes, 539* Baker, 540* Walker, 543 Chacon, 544 Monbouquette, 545* Sawatski, 546*Aguirre, 547 Aspromonte, 548* Mincher, 550 Landis, 551* Rakow, 552 Bond, 563 Mantle, 564 Mays, 566 Aaron

1960 TOPPS TO TRADE:

2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19,20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 33, 34, 37, 38, 40, 42, 43, 45, 48, 49, 53, 54, 56, 59, 60, 64, 68, 70, 71, 75, 79, 80, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 101, 104, 105, 107, 108, 111, 112, 113, 114, 149, 149, 150, 151, 152, 158, 161, 162, 163, 167, 170, 171, 172, 174, 178, 180,182, 184, 186, 187, 189, 192, 193, 195, 196, 197, 201, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 211, 213, 214, 215,216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 228, 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, 235, 236, 239, 241, 242, 243, 244, 248, 249, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 263, 266, 267, 268, 269, 271, 272, 273, 274, 276, 277, 278, 279, 281, 282, 284, 285, 286, 288, 290, 292, 293, 296, 297, 299, 303, 304, 305, 307, 308, 309, 311, 312, 314, 319, 323, 324, 328, 329, 330, 331, 334, 335, 336, 338, 342, 345, 347, 349, 354, 355, 357, 363, 364, 367, 371, 376, 378, 382, 384, 386, 387, 389, 403, 409, 412, 414, 416, 417, 419, 422, 423, 426, 427, 435, 438, 439, 443, 446, 451, 455, 455, 457, 458, 462, 464, 469, 470, 471, 478, 485, 486, 487, 488, 492, 495, 501, 505, 506, 507, 508, 511, 512, 515, 517, 520, 526, 531, 542, 545, 546, 548, 560, 562, 567.

[FrankWakefield]

Eventually, maybe one day, if we quit fighting wars, then cards released after that time shouldn't be considered prewar...