I have a 1978 Topps Sparky Lyle Record Breaker in NM. That's one of my favorite '78 cards! Don't have many from that set, but appreciate them, and hope to add quite a few eventually? Especially the iconic Pete Rose card!
Love this series! Great info and trivia, about an awesome set!I completely agree about loving the minimalistic design, and the All Star logos here! This set is the oldest complete wax box I’ve opened, and I also opened a couple of vending boxes (all back about 10 years ago). Although I haven’t graded all of the candidates, nothing too crazy yet, the highlights are a Psa 8 Molly and PSA 7 Murray. Thanks so much, David, enjoyed it!
Ha, maybe a few, when I wore a younger man’s clothes! Now with this shopoholic lady (she won’t see this, right?) and a couple rugrats, I couldn’t afford the 10 year old price of that box!
@@Scott__H Hahaha, yeah, tough to get into things these days -- I'd like to go back just 10 years to buy a bunch of wax to rip over these past few years.
i was just a 7 year old kid starting to get into the game, well really 1976 and football at the time. i have every raiders topps team set from 1976-2015 still in a album.
Great stuff David! This set has grown significantly on me the last half year or so. I think Paul Molitor should be celebrated more, what a great hitter! Glad you covered it! In 1979 Burger King issued identical sets to Topps but only for the Yankees and Phillies, then they didn't make playoffs in October, lol. Didn't know about the same 4 teams for 2 straight post-seasons. Hey, got your trivia correct!!! I knew there was a huge gap before Thurman so it was kinda a guess, lol. I've got the Murray in a 5, the Winfield in an 8 and have a sweet looking Whitaker ungraded.
Burger King! Nice, thanks for sharing that! Good job on the trivia - I had no idea! I figured Mantle or DiMaggio or Yogi or a billion other guys. Haha!
Right!?! I’ve been trying to think of another middle infield that was as good and came up at the same time like them. There was like a 3-year difference between Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley. You’re the historian - can you name a duo?
@David Gonos Sports Cards quick answer? No, there's not a better one in history that started and played most of their careers together. Longer answer? The only ones that come close were Davey Johnson and Mark Belanger with the 1960s Orioles, but they were great at defense and almost nothing on offense. Joe Tinker and Johnny Evers would be the second best though. Both started in 1902 with the Cubs, both are Hall of Famers, but I think Sweet Lou and Tram were a better duo.
The Eddie Murray in 10 condition has sold for 20k and Brett for 8k while the Molitor lags far behind. However in 8 beats them all. Those quad cards get killed unfairly imo. And I'm a huge Molitor fan
Yeah, the idea of them was cool, but it just muddled the product a little. Like, let’s dump 15 middle relievers and utility players from the 780-card checklist, so we can have some more true solo rookie cards. They do get a bum wrap tho, and they stand out as different, which is cool.
The Edie Murray and the Molitor- Trammel are the two best cards in the 78’ set. The Yankees team card and some of the record breakers #1-7 are tough to get in collectors grade.
I have a 1978 Topps Sparky Lyle Record Breaker in NM. That's one of my favorite '78 cards! Don't have many from that set, but appreciate them, and hope to add quite a few eventually? Especially the iconic Pete Rose card!
Whoa wait, why is it ironic?
Really really enjoy these Top Ten series videos David. Can't wait for the next one.
Oh cool, thanks Stephen! Much appreciated!
Very entertaining card review. Liked your style of delivery. Thanks!
That’s awesome, thank you! I’ve reviewed a bunch of different years, maybe you can check them out another time. Thank you, Ron!
I don’t own any cards from that era, but I’m a huge Brett fan!
Nice! Are you a Kansas City Royals fan, or just a Brett fan specifically?
@@DavidGonos Royals fan. Sadly, we’re usually out of contention around week 3 of the regular season each year🥲
@@thefootballguyusa7941 Everybody loves Bobby Witt Jr. tho! That's exciting for sure!
I love 78s !!! That’s cool that it was your first complete set !
Thanks, man, yeah it holds a ton of memories! Loved that All-Star badge. I wish they’d bring that back.
Now new to the channel!! Making my comment stick!!! Great video!! Thank you for sharing!!!
Oh thanks, Jays MIX! Much appreciated! Welcome aboard!
Love this series! Great info and trivia, about an awesome set!I completely agree about loving the minimalistic design, and the All Star logos here! This set is the oldest complete wax box I’ve opened, and I also opened a couple of vending boxes (all back about 10 years ago). Although I haven’t graded all of the candidates, nothing too crazy yet, the highlights are a Psa 8 Molly and PSA 7 Murray. Thanks so much, David, enjoyed it!
Dang! You open some serious boxes! Nice! Thanks for watching and commenting, Scott!
Ha, maybe a few, when I wore a younger man’s clothes! Now with this shopoholic lady (she won’t see this, right?) and a couple rugrats, I couldn’t afford the 10 year old price of that box!
@@Scott__H Hahaha, yeah, tough to get into things these days -- I'd like to go back just 10 years to buy a bunch of wax to rip over these past few years.
Wow, I feel like I just got out of class 😳. Thanks for the wealth of knowledge!
Haha thanks buddy
i was just a 7 year old kid starting to get into the game, well really 1976 and football at the time. i have every raiders topps team set from 1976-2015 still in a album.
Oh man, well done! I can’t stand the Raiders, I can respect a collection like that! Very cool, my friend!
Great video.
Great stuff David! This set has grown significantly on me the last half year or so. I think Paul Molitor should be celebrated more, what a great hitter! Glad you covered it! In 1979 Burger King issued identical sets to Topps but only for the Yankees and Phillies, then they didn't make playoffs in October, lol. Didn't know about the same 4 teams for 2 straight post-seasons. Hey, got your trivia correct!!! I knew there was a huge gap before Thurman so it was kinda a guess, lol. I've got the Murray in a 5, the Winfield in an 8 and have a sweet looking Whitaker ungraded.
Burger King! Nice, thanks for sharing that! Good job on the trivia - I had no idea! I figured Mantle or DiMaggio or Yogi or a billion other guys. Haha!
Nice video thanks for sharing
This was great video. I have a few of these, johnny bench and Thurman Munson they are not PSA 8s they are loved lol. Really cool interesting video
Nice! Same here, I don’t have those in PSA 8 either, haha!
Trammell and Whitaker! What a duo for my Tigers!
Right!?! I’ve been trying to think of another middle infield that was as good and came up at the same time like them. There was like a 3-year difference between Jimmy Rollins and Chase Utley. You’re the historian - can you name a duo?
@David Gonos Sports Cards quick answer? No, there's not a better one in history that started and played most of their careers together.
Longer answer? The only ones that come close were Davey Johnson and Mark Belanger with the 1960s Orioles, but they were great at defense and almost nothing on offense.
Joe Tinker and Johnny Evers would be the second best though. Both started in 1902 with the Cubs, both are Hall of Famers, but I think Sweet Lou and Tram were a better duo.
@@brutusonbaseball Well done!
From Trammell to Whitaker to Bergman just doesn’t have the same ring as Tinker/Evers/Chance. Hahaha
@@DavidGonos so true
Sweet, happy hobby
Thanks 👍
Met Pete Rose in 1978, and he signed my card from this set.
Wow, that’s pretty cool, man! Well done!
Soooo… I submitted my Eddie Murray card to HGA. It will come back on Tuesday, super excited about what the grade will be
Nice! Looking forward to seeing what you got!
@@DavidGonos check your twitter!
Fun list! I think the Lou Whitaker rookie should be higher, fwiw, but good choice for #1.
Thanks, Will - it’s ranked by PSA price guide values.
@@DavidGonos Whoops, I forgot that aspect of the ranking!
My favorite card would be whatever Dodgers are in the set! Haha or the Nolan Ryan! It’s the only one I own from the set.
Oooh, that’s a good one to own! Thanks for watching and commenting!
@@DavidGonos you are welcome!
The Eddie Murray in 10 condition has sold for 20k and Brett for 8k while the Molitor lags far behind. However in 8 beats them all. Those quad cards get killed unfairly imo. And I'm a huge Molitor fan
Yeah, the idea of them was cool, but it just muddled the product a little. Like, let’s dump 15 middle relievers and utility players from the 780-card checklist, so we can have some more true solo rookie cards. They do get a bum wrap tho, and they stand out as different, which is cool.
I am sending my Eddie Murray RC to SGC real soon
Yesssss, let us know what you end up getting!
The Edie Murray and the Molitor- Trammel are the two best cards in the 78’ set. The Yankees team card and some of the record breakers #1-7 are tough to get in collectors grade.
Thanks for watching and commenting, Jonathan!
Traded a 1978 Rickey Henderson RC for commons? AY CARAMBA! 😬😆
Exactly!