The toughest modern cards you're still looking for...
Here's a thread for those of you still looking for those tough modern cards that you'd love to add to your collection.
Maybe you've never seen what you're looking for or you've seen it and it just keeps eluding you. Either way, post it here and maybe the right person will see what you need and send you a message! Good luck! |
For me it's the following:
1980 Topps Pepsi All-Star Prototype - Dave Lopes 1981 MSA FBI Bantam Soda Disc - Steve Garvey (single or panel) 1982 MSA FBI Bantam Soda Disc - Steve Garvey (single or panel) 1985 MSA Subway Discs - 1985 Topps Mini Steve Yeager (tan blank back variation) 1986 Meadow Gold Milk or Chocolate Milk Carton w/ Fernando Valenzuela pictured 1994 Oscar Mayer Disc of Mike Piazza in an unopened cello pack |
I am looking for two cards from the 2001 Greats of The Game autograph set. I need the Willie Mays auto and the Willie Stargell redemption card.
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Other than my ongoing Barry Larkin collection and signed 95 ud cc se , the only two modern cards I'm looking for are:
1995 ud cc se gold signature Jose Canseco. (got it on 5-13-13) There are hundreds buried in 5000 ct monster boxes out there somewhere. and 2009 A & G silk Chipper Jones.... not sure I'd even spring for that one if it showed up..:) |
Topps 1981 Coke Yankees--missing one
The SCD Standard Catalog for 2011 ( when it still had the post 1980 listings) listed 12 Topps team sets produced in 1981 for Coca Cola. Eleven of the teamsets were made up of 12 cards, 11 players and one Header team card. The cards are like the regular 1981 Topps card but with a Coke logo. The backs are numbered 1-11. The Header cards allowed you to order a 132 card uncut sheet of 1981 Topps cards. They are not too tough to find
The 12th set, the Yankee team set was apparently not issued at retail. SCD list only 3 known cards, plus the Header card. The 3 players listed are Gossage, Jackson and Cerone. I have been able to locate 7 others: Guidry, John, Nettles, Dent, Randolph, R Jones and Watson--see below. Since all the other sets involved 11 players, I think there must be one more Yankee, but I do not know who it is. Based on the composition of the other team sets, I believe it will turn out to be an outfielder. The 3 Yankees listed in SCD are tough, though Larry Fritsch lists them for sale in his Catalog/Web Site, which is where I got those 3. The 7 below are very tough ( Topps Vault). The 11th Yankee card, whoever it is, is my modern era obsession. http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1357669393 http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/...g?t=1357669431 |
Very cool AL! You really amaze me in your ability to locate items! It's a gift!
Try contacting Mike Jasperson at the Topps Company. He is in charge of curating the Topps Vault. Since most of the cards in the team set came from the Vault it would make sense that the missing one may have come from there. Who knows, maybe it's still in there buried under a 1971 Topps Greatest Moments wax pack wrapper, lol. |
Not sure if anyone noticed, but most of those are missing the black ink.
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Blackless
I have a Topps 1982 Blackless set...I noticed :)
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Very cool cards!! They are numbered 1 to 3, right? I was only aware of the 3 which are part of the groups of 3 "proofs" for each team. I had the Kingman Cubs proof back in the 80's. This was the only different front card for the proofs. I believe there are 3 proofs for each team, with the only difference being the numbering (other than the Kingman). Do the "blackless" ones have backs? |
Coke
The 3 checklisted cards and header have full backs and the player cards are numbered 1-3. The others are blank backed proofs
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Cards I am still looking for
I am looking for a 78 RC Cola iron on George Brett
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The 1991 Leaf Gold Rookie errors, with standard set numbering, are extremely scarce. I've been on the lookout for the Mussina for quite a while. I've only ever seen one of them on the bay, but didn't have the money at the time. Unfortunately, I don't have the money now, if another were to pop-up either.
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1991 Leaf Gold Errors
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Hi Rich
I read Mawitzi's post the other day and was wondering the same thing. I know in 2000 I bought a small baseball card collection that contained an UD Legends Stargell autograph redemption card. After waiting months for the card to be redeemed, I received a letter from UD stating that Willie was in the hospital and was unable to sign the cards. Later that year I received a package from UD along with another letter from UD apologizing for the amount of time it took to redeem the card. It wasn't long after that Willie passed away. I've never seen the 2001 GOTG redemption card, so I'm wondering too if it actually exists. Jantz |
Modern Cards I can't find:
I have 2 Modern White Whales. The 2003 Topps 205 Bobby Cox Bazooka Back, and the 2006 Allen & Ginter Bobby Cox Bazooka Back.
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ive been searching forever for a 2000 upper deck legends legendary signatures derek jeter auto - all the years ive collected this set ive only seen 3 of the 61 produced
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Rickey Henderson
I've seen most and have been fortunate enough to buy some of the toughest Rickey Henderson cards out there, including the 1977 Chong, the '82 Topps Blackless, the 1982 Fleer Test, 1984 Topps "Proof" (Head-in-Box), and the 1992 Procter & Gamble Promo...BUT...I still have never seen (but would be willing to pay a nice sum for) the:
1990 Donruss Aqueous Test Anyone have one or know of one, please let me know! Thanks!!! |
I wouldn't mind finding a reasonably priced 1986 Donruss Highlights White Letter variation Bo Jackson.. Don't see too many reasonably priced ones though..
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1973 Sherbrooke Pirates - anyone ever seen this minor league team issue?
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1981 fleer stickers proof
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That would definitely be a "must-have" for my Henderson collection!!! |
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I have been looking for the following for years. Any help?
Claudell Washington 1977 Rangers Team Issue - 21 1982 Braves Burger King Lids - 25 1985 Braves TBS America's Team - 4 Dane Iorg 1984 Royals Postcards - 15 Don Robinson 1985 Pirates - 18 1990 Giants Smokey - 17 Garth Iorg 1979 Syracuse Chiefs Team Issue - 9 1980 Syracuse Chiefs Team Issue - 11 Jesse Orosco 1985 Mets Colla Postcards - 21 1987 Mets Colla Postcards - 19 1990 Indians Team Issue - 32 1995 Orioles Postcards - 38 1996 Orioles Postcards - 25 Johnny Grubb 1973 Linnett Portraits - 155 Ken Phelps 1986 Mariners Pacific Northwest Bell - 10 Luis Salazar 1989 Padres Coke - 15 Mike Greenwood 1987 Pocatello Giants The Bon - 9 Mike Morgan 1988 Orioles Postcards - 21 2000 Pacific Platinum Blue - 427 Otis Nixon 1993 Braves Lykes Perforated - 21 1993 Braves Lykes Standard - 26 1998 Paramount Holographic Silver - 64 1998 Ultra Platinum Medallion - 356 1999 Braves Atlanta Journal-Constitution Jumbos - 11 U.L. Washington 1975 Omaha Royals Team Issue - 17 1976 Omaha Royals Top Trophies - 25 1982 Royals - 21 1984 Royals Postcards - 34 |
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This is the card that I am looking for. I realize that none were signed. I need the redemption card.
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I've been looking for a well centered NM+ 1978 Topps Burger King of Lou Whitaker. Haven't had much luck. The ones that pop up on Ebay are either in bad shape, well off-centered, or over-priced. Never had so much trouble with a $10 card.
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1971 Bazooka Dick Allen
I don't collect a whole lot of modern but this is the toughest one I am looking for:
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2007 UD Masterpieces Box Topper autos
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I'm always looking for 2007 Upper Deck Masterpieces Box Topper autograph cards. There are 18 in the set. They're approximately 5"x7". I'm especially interested in the Koufax auto. Please contact me if you have any for sale. Below is my Ripken for an example:
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Mauer
Every Mauer 2002 rookie card. Need only a few, T206 Uzit's etc will be tough. And the Gold Refractor BC
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i just wanted to say hi and i am new on here. a huge bo jackson fan.
i am looking for the 1989 score football bo jackson promo and the 1990 score baseball bo jackson promo. they say the production numbers for the 1990 score baseball promos might be as little as 2 per card |
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Not sure why this doesn't "bump" when responses are made.
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I love this thread. Spent most of my life assuming there were no true rarities in the era that I grew up collecting so I find it truly fascinating to read about all the difficult cards and variations. Thanks for posting.
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Jarrod - if you have that NM+ Burger King Whitaker - I'd be glad to purchase it from you. My Trammell needs his pal!
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Rarities & Variations
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What an interesting collection he has online.....thanks for showing me parts of your collection ALR. Z Wheat |
1980 topps prototype coins
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The last known count of Garvey's are 2 silver and 1 bronze. I could be wrong, don't know if any surfaced in the past 2 years
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Topps 1980 Coins
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I've never seen these coins before. However, I was born in '82. They look kinda cool.
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1980 Coins
Unissued test item, with only Garvey, Carew and Jackson. Have seen them in gold, silver and bronze colors. Extremely scarce.
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12 coins known so far, They are prototypes that never made it to production for a test issue . Still waiting for more to show up to see if three colors were minted for each
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Coins
I gave a gold Jackson I had to a friend. He also has a Carew. Agree they were prototypes for a developed but unissued test set, much like the 61 Dice, 55 Stamps, 66 Punch Outs, 70 Cloth and 71 Rookie Artists Proofs , all of which are more valuable. There is a thread on the 80 coins in the post 80 forum
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Bench/Wills item
Mike---that item is listed in SCD's Standard Catalog as a "1980 Topps( ?) Sticker Prototype". It lists 4 other two player panels as well. This is the only one I have or have seen personally. I assume the ( ?) means Bob Lemke was not positive it was a Topps item. The Wills pictured is obviously not Maury. But The Topps 1973 reprint set of 8 has 3 incorrectly identified players, so Topps is know to have made mistakes .
Here are 2 other items, one which has a comical number of errors, that may or may not really be Topps items. The Mantle is listed under Topps in SCD, but not the Puffy Stickers http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/...539/img028.jpg http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/...9/P1010074.jpg |
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For modern cards, here are two that are driving me crazy! Neither one of these should cost more than $5, but I have been looking for about 3 years for both of these for my Cardinals team sets.
1990 Topps Folders / Sport Shots / Portfolio / Duo-Tang Pedro Guerrero 2001 Topps Retrofractors 146 Fernando Tatis = = = Now, I know these are older than 1980, but here is what I need for the rest of my Cardinals collection. Some of these are next to impossible, but here goes! 1955 Topps Hocus Focus - Wally Moon 1955 Topps Stamps - Joe Cunningham, Alex Grammas, Harvey Haddix 1961 Topps Dice Game - Stan Musial, Bill White 1966 Topps Punchouts - Curt Flood 1967 Topps Discs - Orlando Cepeda 1967 Topps Stand Ups - Orlando Cepeda, Tim McCarver 1968 Topps Plaks - Orlando Cepeda (plak; I have the checklist) 1969 Topps 4-in-1 Stickers - Steve Huntz & Mike Torrez Rookie Stars (with Carl Yastrzemski) 1970 Topps Candy Lids - Richie Allen 1972 Topps Candy Lids - Lou Brock, Bob Gibson 1973 Topps Comics - Joe Torre |
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