1964 Topps Giants Story?

oaks1912 · #1 04-17-2014, 09:59 AM

"Did Will buy it from Topps? Were they cut card cases?"........ Sorry James, my memory is fuzzy on whether they were cut card cases or not. I do not believe they were purchased directly from Topps. Up until the 80's, Topps would routinely sell their overstock / retailer returns to regional wholesalers.....Mike Cramer bought much of the West Coast overstock in the late 70's / early 80's, and Larry Fritsch bought much of the Midwest surplus...I should add that Southern California in the mid 70's was one of the best stocked regions for 60's vending case material...wish I'd purchased a few hundred more runs of 7th series '63's, but $5 for a stack of 12 year old cards was a lot of money....

Griffins · #2 04-17-2014, 01:02 PM

That's for sure Mark. Merv Williams had seeming endless supplies of '59 vending boxes (500 count) for $5, full of mint Aaron's, Robinsons, etc.

RobertGT · #3 04-17-2014, 01:12 PM

I have heard this warehouse story too, but had no idea that entire hoard was purchased for $100. Just wow.

I do see massive quantities of the 64 Giants turning up at local auctions around here (PA) from time to time, but usually the short-prints are nowhere to be found. A few years ago I purchased a stack of about 1,000 with probably close to 100 Killebrews. That card is so common it's ridiculous.

GasHouseGang · #4 04-17-2014, 03:48 PM

I remember buying the whole set for $4 from an SCD advertiser back in the 1980's. They couldn't hardly give those things away. At the time I couldn't figure out why these should be so cheap if they were from 1964. Now it makes sense.

Harliduck · #5 04-17-2014, 06:57 PM

I always wondered why these were so cheap...but it's not like they are clogging up Ebay. Currently there is only 7 complete sets for sale there, BINs ranging from $175 to $350 (aside the psa 8 set), and Sold listings range from $100 to $180. One day I will buy that set as they are pretty cool...even if they are saturated.

For some collectors that has to be the cheapest vintage playing days Mantle...

toppcat · #6 04-17-2014, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

I remember buying the whole set for $4 from an SCD advertiser back in the 1980's. They couldn't hardly give those things away. At the time I couldn't figure out why these should be so cheap if they were from 1964. Now it makes sense.

I think I paid $12 for mine, inflation had really hit by 1991 when I pulled the trigger.

goheels · #7 04-17-2014, 09:36 PM

I remember buying either 51 or 54 of the 60 from Bruce Yeko for 3.00 around 1975 and getting the short prints from Larry Fritsch for $1 each a little later.

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