Topps Venezuelans

[Mariner]

Hi everyone....I just joined so I am a newbie here. I collect Venezuelans as well....right now the 1960 set....I have a complete set and it was so much fun to put it together. It took me about six years to do it but it was worth it.

[Bestdj777]

Originally Posted by Mariner

Hi everyone....I just joined so I am a newbie here. I collect Venezuelans as well....right now the 1960 set....I have a complete set and it was so much fun to put it together. It took me about six years to do it but it was worth it.

Welcome. I'm sure I am not alone in that I'd love to see pictures of the set.

[TheNightmanCometh]

Originally Posted by Mariner

Hi everyone....I just joined so I am a newbie here. I collect Venezuelans as well....right now the 1960 set....I have a complete set and it was so much fun to put it together. It took me about six years to do it but it was worth it.

Congrats! It's a really good set and it takes a patient collector to go after VZs. Are you collecting other VZ sets?

[Mariner]

A sample of some of the cards in my set.....

[TheNightmanCometh]

That's some good stuff. That Ford looks great! Thanks for sharing!

[TheNightmanCometh]

So, these aren't great, even by VZ standards, but they're mine and I'm happy to have them. I have now completed my '60, '64, and '66 run. I need just two '68s, four 62's, and ten '59s, to complete the entire Braves base set VZ run. I've completely abandoned the '67 set cause I don't think they were made by Topps.

[DBesse27]

I like your Torre better than mine. I'll keep you in mind if I buy any Venezuelan lots and let you know if they include any Braves.

[TheNightmanCometh]

Thanks!

[Rrrlyons]

Originally Posted by TheNightmanCometh

I've completely abandoned the '67 set cause I don't think they were made by Topps.

I am leaning hard in this direction also. Rick

[TheNightmanCometh]

Originally Posted by Rrrlyons

I am leaning hard in this direction also. Rick

There was a debate on here not too long ago about its merits and I agree with most on here that it was a VZ company who just took Topps photos and made their own cards. Also, it seems weird that Topps would come out with a '67 set after doing it bi-yearly for the previous 6 years, and then introduced another set in '68. It doesn't add up. And not as important as the other two reasons, I've been watching VZs on eBay for a year now and I've only ever seen one Braves card and that's the Rico Carty, which I already have, and that's only been listed a handful of times. I think if they were made by Topps they'd be more prevalent; or as prevalent as all the other VZs.