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I love the 1970's sets, but the stains on the back of some cards is driving me crazy. It seems to be really bad on the 73's. I swear it seems like more appear every time I look at my sets. Do these bother anyone as much as me? What causes these stains?
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looks like it could be the cardboard paper stock. I don't think it was the best stock in those years.
doesn't really bother me but I am not a high high grade collector |
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When it comes to building my 70s sets, I am a high grade collector, but those spots don't bother me either for some reason.
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Yea as mentioned either from the wax or gum. This isn't unique to 70s cards. There are a few 50s Bowman cards with very common back stains. And I remember seeing them in the 80s and early 90s opening packs as a kid.
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I have collected all the Topps sets in ungraded form and I like gum stains. They add character and authenticity to cards. The only gum stains I have avoided are the intentionally manufactured ones in that one Topps Heritage set, 2016 I think
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Thanks for all of the thoughts and comments. Never thought about the gum stains adding character. I like that.
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(I'd be more bothered by the giant ink mark someone drew on your card)
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Those little stock imperfections are part of the charm of collecting 1970s Topps. I do agree that 1973 baseball was a particularly bad year for card stock. Finding clean, crisp 1973s is a major undertaking. I looked at thousands at the National and only added these:
![]() The McLain is one I am particularly happy with; mine was crappy. The centering reminds me of pack busting as a kid.
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Nice cards. The 73 set is super tough for a couple of reasons. The card stock is terrible and the back centering is absolutely all over the place. Even so, I still really like the set as it was the first year I bought cards. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk
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