1967 Topps Venezuelan--Pirated Issue?

jason.1969 · #1 02-29-2020, 05:09 PM

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Originally Posted by hcv123

What if it wasn't "bootlegged"? What if Topps licensed it or gave their permission for it to be produced even if they didn't produce it? That would explain no issue with Sport Grafico printing their name on it.

Right. That�s something I don�t think we can rule out. Though just a crumb, one more small thing that suggests the whole set was unauthorized is the DiMaggio card in the Retirado subset. Joe D didn�t say yes to much back then.

toppcat · #2 03-04-2020, 06:57 AM

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Originally Posted by jason.1969

Right. That’s something I don’t think we can rule out. Though just a crumb, one more small thing that suggests the whole set was unauthorized is the DiMaggio card in the Retirado subset. Joe D didn’t say yes to much back then.

The Retirados may be unrelated in terms of licensed/unlicensed where the Topps cards could have been and the VWL cards were fair game. For all we know, Topps was onboard with the idea of co-mingling all three as a test to see if it stimulated sales. Or not. It's a great set (all three subsets I mean) either way, certainly the most interesting one out of Venezuela in my book.

hcv123 · #3 03-04-2020, 09:03 AM

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Originally Posted by toppcat

The Retirados may be unrelated in terms of licensed/unlicensed where the Topps cards could have been and the VWL cards were fair game. For all we know, Topps was onboard with the idea of co-mingling all three as a test to see if it stimulated sales. Or not. It's a great set (all three subsets I mean) either way, certainly the most interesting one out of Venezuela in my book.

Kind of funny one of the things that makes it that for me is the fact that it is uniquely "not Topps" but features all of the great US players! The scarcity of some of the cards is a challenge not for the faint of heart or impatient too!

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