Basketball card collecting has many iconic rookie cards for collectors to chase. From George Mikan to Bill Russell. Lew Alcindor (later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) to, of course, Michael Jordan. But none of them possess the sheer star power totality of the 1980-81 Topps Larry Bird/ Julius Erving/ Magic Johnson card. Both Bird and Magic made their debut in the same year. Pairing … [Read more...] about 1980-81 Topps Basketball: Taming a Perforated Monster
1980-81 Topps
Bird-Magic Rookie Card Raises Profile of 1980-81 Set
You could buy almost as many boxes as you desired for a few dollars after it was released but in the 35 years that have passed , 1980-81 Topps Basketball cards have become a hot property. Well, one of them anyway. The set is known for its unique, three-player perforated panel design that put Larry Bird and Magic Johnson on the same card. The Bird-Johnson rookie card … [Read more...] about Bird-Magic Rookie Card Raises Profile of 1980-81 Set
Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1980-81 Topps Basketball
Not long after the Vintage Pack Break of the Week launched last summer, Just Collect tore into a pack of 1980-81 Topps Basketball. One of the more unique--and often maligned--issues in Topps' history, the set does have one big thing going for it: the rookie card that features not only Magic Johnson and Larry Bird but a card of Hall of Famer Julius Erving to … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Break of the Week: 1980-81 Topps Basketball