Great Show Rick ! Really enjoyable trip back to when I was in 4th grade buying those. I had the 1st & 2nd series. Never saw those check lists at the end. Agree about Amos Otis. I Sold my baseball collection in 8th grade. I consisted 1970 to 77. The only ones I really miss are the 1972 topps. The hippie design was great. Really nice presentation Rick. C ya !
If I had know you in the 8th grade, we would have been buds! That's a great era for me collecting wise. I didn't see the blue checklists until I was at card show around 1980. 1972 is an incredible set. Honestly did not like it as a kid, but I think it's one of my favorties now. Definetly not an easy set to work on. Always appreciate the comments and you watching!
Hey Rick, I'm glad you decided to put together this video on your 1973 Topps set. You have a beautiful set. It's nice to have two Schmidt rookies. There’s something special about the first set you actively collected; those cards will always hold a special place. It was a lot of fun watching you flip through the pages and talk about the cards. That was a time when Topps was really experimenting with photography. Even though some of the photos haven’t aged well or don’t make much sense on a baseball card, they still have their own unique charm. Good point about the photos being taken at different stadiums. When I was putting my set together, the last series was so much more expensive in comparison, and I ended up assembling a lot of it card by card. I remember the Concepción cost me about $7 or $8 for an EX to EX-MT copy, which felt like a lot for a non-Hall of Famer or rookie. There were several others like that, including the Red Sox team card you mentioned. I didn’t have a big budget back then, so I took my time and really enjoyed the journey. My two favorite cards from the set are the Rod Carew and the Thurman Munson, but there are so many great ones. As always, I enjoyed. Take care, my friend.
Thanks Terry, I really enjoyed looking at this set again. I'll admit some of the photos aren't the best, but some of them I just love. I remember buying a lot of the high numbers on eBay. About 3/4 of them seemed easy to get but as usual there was some cards that did cost a lot in their day. I love that Dave Concepcion card. Definitely an older photo as the Reds were wearing those t-shirt looking jerseys by 1972. Rod Carew pose was excellent in 73. Carew is another guy who really doesn't have a bad card. Love 74, 75 and 78, Thanks always for watching!
Fun set. I also like the photos, but only because it was different and not the norm. My favorite card variation of all time is in this set. Card #131 Lenhardt with and without ear. Seriously.
Great set Rick! As a kid, I opened a lot of 73 and 74 Topps cards, two of my favorite sets. Even though I opened a lot of them I never did get a Schmidt RC, that one is still on my hit list! Cedeno was a really good ball player, I remember thinking as a kid he had a chance to be a Hall of Famer!
Thanks Steve! I bet we opened a bunch of wax between the two of us, sigh all the gum. It's just hit me, when I saw your comment about the Schmidt RC, I actually DID get that card. My original was pretty beat up, but I was able to get that in wax. Never got the Aaron though. Cesar Cedeno from my memory could do everything! I thought Amos Otis and Bobby Bonds were pretty damn good as well. No one talks about these guys. Thanks so much for watching!
I'm so glad you showed the 1973 cards. I have a question about the JOE RUDI card. Are any of the 3 A's on the card him because I heard he wasn't on the card!🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@calliopivogiatzis2235 not ONE of those guys is Joe Rudi. The only thing I can tell you is the player in the middle is Gene Temace. That's just a very stupid error by Topps on that one. Thanks so much for watching!
Rick, I really enjoyed watching your video of your 1973 Topps Baseball Set! I got mine out and followed along with you. Until you got to Ed Kranepool. I just have a big hole where that card should be! Not to worry I just bought one on eBay! Thanks for sharing and coaching me to fix the flaw in my delivery! Long distance fun.
Rick, how on earth did you forget to buy the Ed Kranepool card? I love that! That's great that you followed along. I will have to try that one day if I ever finish 1950 and I'll watch your video. Thanks for watching, my friend!
i love the set. the "interests" on back are hilarious ("Joe listens to disco records in the offseason"); and some of the cards are pure chaos - like 6 players in one shot confusing who the subject of that particular card is. I love it ! And the Schmidt rookie was my white whale until 2011.
@@ilovebaseballcards9334 Mike Torres said card that he went on a diet for his interests. I always thought that funny. Yeah, the cards of five guys was just too much but looking back it, there're unique for that era. I'm glad you share the same love I do. Congrats on getting the Schmidt (and Ron Cey). Thank you for watching!
@@RickAcostaDodgerCardCollector in a PSA reveal of mine from 10 days ago you will see a stunning 73 Garvey card (and Aaron). Even though i was mostly an A's fan, Garvey was and is in my top 5 favorite players. i love 1970s sets, they are like time capsules from way back. you have to look up on youtube (if you haven't already seen it) a video from a couple years ago that a guy did an amazing job on - "1973 Topps has a story to tell".
I don't have too much of a problem with 1973 photography, but I feel production values for both baseball and football that year were shoddy. Slanted/diamond cuts, miscuts, ragged edges - what, was there a shortage on cutting blades? By 1973, though, Topps had standardized their release process for that last year of consecutive series. There were only five series instead of six or seven, and each series was a uniform 132 cards, perfect sheet size. So the last series was released early enough that there is no huge "high number" premium in general. And gone were the short prints to drive everybody crazy. Fascinatingly, the first big set released in all one series was the 1973 football set, a foreshadowing of 1974 baseball. Thanks for letting me go on and on. What a pivotal year!
Micheal, those infamous miscuts we running rampant in 1973. Would be crazy even at the age of 8 years old to get a miscut card. I am bummed that Topps chose to bring the set down to 660 cards in 1973, but you're right, it's not like these cards were in demand like 1972 and earlier.Series 5 was definitely out and about before I even thought of buying a football card. I was too young though to realize that cards were released by series every few weeks. 1974 seemed to be more my speed collecting wise since they released the cards all at once. Definitely a different era of collecting. Thanks for watching, Michael!
Hey Rick…The 72 and 73 Topps sets were my first cards as a kid also. Nice job collecting the entire set. Love the rookie Lopes and Cey cards in that set. One question though for you… SF Giant Bobby Bonds as one of your all time best cards? I was crushed when D. Baker signed to manage the Giants. As a Dodgers fan I need an explanation for a Giants player being one of your favorites. 🤔🧐
Todd, it's so weird. As a Dodger fan, for some reason that I could never explain, I just loved Bobby Bonds. I thought he was a great all around player. My memory of him was that when he reached base, he wouldn't wear his helmet, just his cap. When he was traded to the Angels, I was happy. Then I got mad when he was traded to the White Sox. That 1973 card is a BEAUTY! The whole horizontal angle with Willie Stargell holding him on. Just love it! If I find another 1973 card of his I am going to send it to you! hahahaha, I appreciate you watching, Todd!
@@RickAcostaDodgerCardCollector I’m sure you’re aware that when the Dodgers pitched trading Jackie Robinson to the Giants in the late 50’s Jackie said “Heck No I’m not going to our rival and simply quit! Now that’s bleeding Dodger Blue!
A great set that always reminds me of collecting when I was a kid. Thanks for sharing Rick.
Mike, I just love that set. Thanks for watching and have a good week!
Great videos Rick! 1973 was the first packs I bought as a kid. Brings back so many fond memories.
We were buying at the same time, Mark. Those were fun times! Thanks for watching!
Nice set and blue checklists! Those are tough! And great you have a Ron Cey second year graded and ungraded. I still need that one!
Thanks Mark! It was actually harder for me to get the 1972 rookie than these two 1973 cards. hahaha. Thanks for watching!
Great look at the set Rick. I do love the action cards in this set. Thanks for sharing it.
Yeah, Mike, those action shots I love. I am sure you love the Clemente card. Stargell has a nice card too. Thanks for watching!
You know it!
Great Show Rick ! Really enjoyable trip back to when I was in 4th grade buying those. I had the 1st & 2nd series. Never saw those check lists at the end. Agree about Amos Otis. I Sold my baseball collection in 8th grade. I consisted 1970 to 77. The only ones I really miss are the 1972 topps. The hippie design was great. Really nice presentation Rick. C ya !
If I had know you in the 8th grade, we would have been buds! That's a great era for me collecting wise. I didn't see the blue checklists until I was at card show around 1980.
1972 is an incredible set. Honestly did not like it as a kid, but I think it's one of my favorties now. Definetly not an easy set to work on. Always appreciate the comments and you watching!
Hey Rick,
I'm glad you decided to put together this video on your 1973 Topps set. You have a beautiful set. It's nice to have two Schmidt rookies. There’s something special about the first set you actively collected; those cards will always hold a special place. It was a lot of fun watching you flip through the pages and talk about the cards. That was a time when Topps was really experimenting with photography. Even though some of the photos haven’t aged well or don’t make much sense on a baseball card, they still have their own unique charm. Good point about the photos being taken at different stadiums.
When I was putting my set together, the last series was so much more expensive in comparison, and I ended up assembling a lot of it card by card. I remember the Concepción cost me about $7 or $8 for an EX to EX-MT copy, which felt like a lot for a non-Hall of Famer or rookie. There were several others like that, including the Red Sox team card you mentioned. I didn’t have a big budget back then, so I took my time and really enjoyed the journey. My two favorite cards from the set are the Rod Carew and the Thurman Munson, but there are so many great ones.
As always, I enjoyed. Take care, my friend.
Thanks Terry, I really enjoyed looking at this set again. I'll admit some of the photos aren't the best, but some of them I just love.
I remember buying a lot of the high numbers on eBay. About 3/4 of them seemed easy to get but as usual there was some cards that did cost a lot in their day. I love that Dave Concepcion card. Definitely an older photo as the Reds were wearing those t-shirt looking jerseys by 1972.
Rod Carew pose was excellent in 73. Carew is another guy who really doesn't have a bad card. Love 74, 75 and 78,
Thanks always for watching!
Nice '73s Rick. 1973 was a great year.
Thanks Tim. My favorite year!
Great set; this was the first vintage set I completed.
Yeah, I love this set. Brings back a lot of memories and a lot of players I grew up watching. Thanks for watching, Mitchell!
Fun set. I also like the photos, but only because it was different and not the norm. My favorite card variation of all time is in this set. Card #131 Lenhardt with and without ear. Seriously.
Yeah, this coaches cards come with and without ear variations. We're those hard to get??
@RickAcostaDodgerCardCollector no, they must be common because I had a lot in my doubles.
Great set. My birth year!1
Your birth year is definitely a great set! Thanks for watching, Mike.
Great set Rick! As a kid, I opened a lot of 73 and 74 Topps cards, two of my favorite sets. Even though I opened a lot of them I never did get a Schmidt RC, that one is still on my hit list! Cedeno was a really good ball player, I remember thinking as a kid he had a chance to be a Hall of Famer!
Thanks Steve! I bet we opened a bunch of wax between the two of us, sigh all the gum. It's just hit me, when I saw your comment about the Schmidt RC, I actually DID get that card. My original was pretty beat up, but I was able to get that in wax. Never got the Aaron though. Cesar Cedeno from my memory could do everything! I thought Amos Otis and Bobby Bonds were pretty damn good as well. No one talks about these guys. Thanks so much for watching!
@@RickAcostaDodgerCardCollector I agree on Otis and Bonds, especially Bonds he is underrated!
I'm so glad you showed the 1973 cards. I have a question about the JOE RUDI card. Are any of the 3 A's on the card him because I heard he wasn't on the card!🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔
@@calliopivogiatzis2235 not ONE of those guys is Joe Rudi. The only thing I can tell you is the player in the middle is Gene Temace. That's just a very stupid error by Topps on that one. Thanks so much for watching!
Rick, I really enjoyed watching your video of your 1973 Topps Baseball Set! I got mine out and followed along with you. Until you got to Ed Kranepool. I just have a big hole where that card should be! Not to worry I just bought one on eBay! Thanks for sharing and coaching me to fix the flaw in my delivery! Long distance fun.
Rick, how on earth did you forget to buy the Ed Kranepool card? I love that! That's great that you followed along. I will have to try that one day if I ever finish 1950 and I'll watch your video. Thanks for watching, my friend!
@@RickAcostaDodgerCardCollector Always!
i love the set. the "interests" on back are hilarious ("Joe listens to disco records in the offseason"); and some of the cards are pure chaos - like 6 players in one shot confusing who the subject of that particular card is. I love it ! And the Schmidt rookie was my white whale until 2011.
@@ilovebaseballcards9334 Mike Torres said card that he went on a diet for his interests. I always thought that funny. Yeah, the cards of five guys was just too much but looking back it, there're unique for that era. I'm glad you share the same love I do. Congrats on getting the Schmidt (and Ron Cey). Thank you for watching!
@@RickAcostaDodgerCardCollector in a PSA reveal of mine from 10 days ago you will see a stunning 73 Garvey card (and Aaron). Even though i was mostly an A's fan, Garvey was and is in my top 5 favorite players. i love 1970s sets, they are like time capsules from way back. you have to look up on youtube (if you haven't already seen it) a video from a couple years ago that a guy did an amazing job on - "1973 Topps has a story to tell".
Great breakdown, I'm currently working on this set
Thanks Cesar! It's a great set. We missed you at the Burbank Show this weekend!
I don't have too much of a problem with 1973 photography, but I feel production values for both baseball and football that year were shoddy. Slanted/diamond cuts, miscuts, ragged edges - what, was there a shortage on cutting blades? By 1973, though, Topps had standardized their release process for that last year of consecutive series. There were only five series instead of six or seven, and each series was a uniform 132 cards, perfect sheet size. So the last series was released early enough that there is no huge "high number" premium in general. And gone were the short prints to drive everybody crazy. Fascinatingly, the first big set released in all one series was the 1973 football set, a foreshadowing of 1974 baseball. Thanks for letting me go on and on. What a pivotal year!
Micheal, those infamous miscuts we running rampant in 1973. Would be crazy even at the age of 8 years old to get a miscut card.
I am bummed that Topps chose to bring the set down to 660 cards in 1973, but you're right, it's not like these cards were in demand like 1972 and earlier.Series 5 was definitely out and about before I even thought of buying a football card. I was too young though to realize that cards were released by series every few weeks. 1974 seemed to be more my speed collecting wise since they released the cards all at once. Definitely a different era of collecting. Thanks for watching, Michael!
Hey Rick…The 72 and 73 Topps sets were my first cards as a kid also. Nice job collecting the entire set. Love the rookie Lopes and Cey cards in that set. One question though for you… SF Giant Bobby Bonds as one of your all time best cards? I was crushed when D. Baker signed to manage the Giants. As a Dodgers fan I need an explanation for a Giants player being one of your favorites. 🤔🧐
Todd, it's so weird. As a Dodger fan, for some reason that I could never explain, I just loved Bobby Bonds. I thought he was a great all around player. My memory of him was that when he reached base, he wouldn't wear his helmet, just his cap. When he was traded to the Angels, I was happy. Then I got mad when he was traded to the White Sox. That 1973 card is a BEAUTY! The whole horizontal angle with Willie Stargell holding him on. Just love it! If I find another 1973 card of his I am going to send it to you! hahahaha, I appreciate you watching, Todd!
I should add I was more annoyed with Dusty Baker when he signed on to manage the Astros!
@@RickAcostaDodgerCardCollector I’m sure you’re aware that when the Dodgers pitched trading Jackie Robinson to the Giants in the late 50’s Jackie said “Heck No I’m not going to our rival and simply quit! Now that’s bleeding Dodger Blue!