While a lot of three NBA Top Shot Moments featuring LeBron James and Kobe Bryant are getting most of the attention--and a boatload of money from those who are into it--traditional collectors have over 500 lots to pick from in Heritage Auctions' latest Monthly Showcase. Among the offerings: 64 different lots of unopened boxes, cases and packs. The … [Read more...] about Heritage Monthly Auction Jammed with Unopened
1971 topps football set
Notes: 1971 Topps Football Cello Box Find; Larry Walker Autograph Deal; Kobe Tribute Cars
Mark and Donna Rubin, the long time owners of American Legends, a hobby shop in Scarsdale, NY, have been fortunate enough to uncover some great finds over the decades. Their latest discovery will melt the hearts of anyone who remembers the unique style of Topps cello packs in the early 1970s--or appreciates rare vintage material. It's a virtually untouched, complete … [Read more...] about Notes: 1971 Topps Football Cello Box Find; Larry Walker Autograph Deal; Kobe Tribute Cars
Vintage Pack Facts: 1971 Topps Football
Much larger sets were coming soon, but in 1971, football card collecting was the same as it had been. Two series of 263 cards and inserts. This time though, the insert was interactive: game cards and player posters that occupied hours upon hours of chilly autumn and early winter days and nights for kids around the country. The costs remained much the same … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1971 Topps Football
1971 Topps Football Was Condition-Sensitive But Filled With Stars
They weren't singing about cardboard when the tune "Just Dropped in (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by Kenny Rogers and the First Edition was getting regular radio airplay, but it's one collectors might be humming when they try to piece together a nice 1971 Topps football set. High-grade cards from this set are a tough lot. The set mirrors the … [Read more...] about 1971 Topps Football Was Condition-Sensitive But Filled With Stars
1971 Kellogg’s Football Set Proved to be a Challenge
A check of the cereal aisle in September confirmed it. There was a 1971 Kellogg's football card set. It said so right on the back of the box. Sixty "3-D" style cards there for the collecting. If you were a kid and thought a couple of box tops and two bucks would put a complete set in the mailbox by mid-season, you were sadly … [Read more...] about 1971 Kellogg’s Football Set Proved to be a Challenge
1971 Bazooka Football Set Sparked 1-Year Revival
Most of the kids who were collecting 1971 Bazooka football cards weren’t alive the last time those big boxes of penny bubble gum had a card on the back. While Topps spent the 1960s delivering an annual baseball set of some sort, it had no such arrangement with the NFL players. It didn’t last long. The ’71 set marks the end of the line for vintage Bazooka cards. If you … [Read more...] about 1971 Bazooka Football Set Sparked 1-Year Revival