I originally was not going to post this pack because it was pretty crappy and probably searched but after some encouragement from Andy of 78 Topps Cards fame who was dying to know the contents anyway but didn't want to watch the video, I figured I might as well put it here on apad for all to see. So here goes...

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Upon opening there is a 26 year old cracked piece of ancient brittle gum.

305 - Don Sutton
The cards are in the pack backwards so Sutton has a big wax stain on the FRONT. Not a good sign that this is legit. Nevertheless I proceed on.

704 - Mickey Rivers
Great leadoff hitter for the Yankees and Rangers.

554 - Carlton Fisk All Star
Hey alright. Pudge!

99 - Barry Bonnell

792 - Frank Tanana
I always think it's cool to get the first or last cards of a set.

760 - Bill Buckner

740 - Dave Lopes
His facsimile auto says Davey which is how I always remember him.

690 - Dave Kingman
King Kong!

322 - Garry Hancock
Never heard of him. Some bummy outfielder for the BoSox.

489 - Rick Dempsey

47 - Jeff Leonard
Again, better known as Jeffrey Leonard.

628 - Bill Travers

384 - Keith Moreland

607 - Leon Durham
I thought this was his rookie at first but then I realized he had '81 cards when he came up with the Cardinals.

647 - Warren Brusstar
Never heard of him either but the back of his card said he won a game in the '80 NLCS for the Phils.

Well for $4.49 delivered I got my 15 cards, they are all mint, only the top and bottom card had stains, one from the wrapper, one from the gum, so I have no proof this was searched but something tells me it was. Oh well. I should heed my own advice and stick to cello and rack packs but I couldn't resist a shot for a Ripken. At least I think I had a shot. =)

Got a nice little treat in the mailbox today. A 1982 Topps baseball cello pack that I won on eBay for $5.31 delivered. What a steal. Could there be a gem mint Cal Ripken, Jr. rookie lurking inside?!? 28 cards...let's find out...

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Top of the pack has Brewers Future Stars shining through. John Lowenstein showing on bottom.

333 - Milwaukee Brewers Future Stars: Frank DiPino, Marshall Edwards, Chuck Porter
The only guy in the trio I recognize is Frank DiPino who was a bum reliever for the Cubs in the mid 80's.

171 - San Francisco Giants Future Stars: Bob Brenly, Chili Davis, Bob Tufts
At first I didn't realize this is the Davis RC. And don't slight Brenly, a future World Series champion manager. Books for 2 bucks. My heart kinda sinks though as I don't think I'll be pulling a Cal after getting two of these team prospects cards so soon.

589 - Dave Stapleton
Badly miscut.

537 - Doug Capilla
Sweet powder blue with white pinstripes early 80's Cubs road jersey.

383 - Pascual Perez
Pascual Perez! Not the error though. Just his rookie card, which isn't worth anything.

156 - Oakland A's Team Leaders/Checklist: Rickey Henderson, Steve McCatty
Would've been a lot sweeter to get the regular Rickey card which is a classic photo.

526 - Montreal Expos Team Leaders/Checklist: Warren Cromartie, Bill Gullickson

679 - Sammy Stewart
Badly miscut. Like the Stapleton.

732 - Mike Lum

142 - Dave LaRoche

96 - Kansas City Royals Team Leaders/Checklist: George Brett, Larry Gura


755 - Joe Morgan In Action



187 - Jeff Newman

527 - John Henry Johnson
Sweet 80's perm hair.


Halfway through the pack we get an ancient piece of gum stuck to... a Topps album sticker! I didn't know they put these in the cello packs but that's awesome. The sticker is of Roger Erickson and is surprisingly undamaged by the gum nor are any of the cards. The gum is a big square piece as opposed to the rectangular pieces I remember. It is a very pale pink almost brown color and is frighteningly flexible. Minutes later after air got to it, it crumbled easily. Fascinating.

81 - Jim Palmer In Action
Actually a really nice shot.

512 - Jerry Dybzinski



357 - Butch Hobson

52 - Larry Andersen
I love early Mariner uniforms.


200 - George Brett
Nice card number for a classic card. Books for 3 bucks.

560 - Doug Corbett
Looking at the back of his card I notice in his rookie year of 1980 he was 8-6 with 23 saves and a 1.99 ERA in 73 appearances for the Twins. Wow.

334 - Aurelio Rodriguez

399 - Pat Zachry

107 - Wayne Krenchicki
Not the Oriole I wanted.

415 - Don Baylor
Classic card.


490 - Dennis Eckersley
Love the photo on this one.

328 - Ed Farmer
White Sox pitcher. Back of the card says, "Set club mark by registering 30 saves in 1980." I wonder who would break that one. Love the early 80's White Sox uniforms by the way.

735 - Rudy May
First stat line on the back is from 1965. Wow.

747 - John Lowenstein
Card is unremarkable other than it happens to be the best printed card in the pack. Ink and photo is crystal clear.

Well, all I can say is that pack absolutely ruled in so many ways. No Cal but getting the Chili Davis RC and a great George Brett card more than made up for it. Best fun I've had opening a pack in quite some time. You can't beat vintage Topps.

I recently won a contest over at 88 Topps Cards, and my prize came today. 5 seemingly random 1988 Topps cards (naturally) that were autographed. There was a bonus in the package too, take a look:

Hey, Friday's kind of an emergency... Let's open 'er up.

YES. THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. THINGS ARE, LIKE, ON FIRE AND SHIT. Somewhere something's gotta be on fire. Emergency. Jeez, the hoops you have to jump through just to open a pack...

AW HELL YES! '82 Donruss! And I already have the Ripken so this is a no-pressure pack. Rip that wax!

Babe Ruth Puzzle 58, 59, 60

The Ruth puzzle is by far the best one due to the super thick cardboard. Hall of Fame Diamond King indeed.

310 Rufino Linares

Sweet, a Brave right off the bat.

434 John Stearns

Nice card of the longtime coach.

422 Juan Eichelberger

What th- I know Juan Eichelberger, and you, sir, are no Juan Eichelberger. Hey, cool! I pulled an error card!

409 Tommy John
Ugh. I'm really not in the mood to see a Tommy John card right now.

334 Rick Miller

I don't know anything about Rick Miller and I'm too lazy to Google. Moving on...

304 Otto Velez

Gotta love a palindromic name. Otto was in the first pack of '80 Topps I opened and I have a soft spot for his cards now.

292 Tito Landrum

Another great name from the '80s.

280 Charlie Moore
Dang, it looks like Charlie's dog just died. Cheer up Charlie, you're going to the World Series.

458 Pete Vukovich

Another Brewer, Thorzul must be jealous. Too bad I've already sent off his trade.

447 Charlie Hough

Aw yeah, the knuckleballer. Me likey knuckleballers. You'd think with the ligaments popping right and left lately there would be more knucklers chewing up innings nowadays, wouldn't you?

414 Ray Burris
Another card I'm not Googling.

10 Phil Niekro Diamond King

YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!

This beats pulling a stupid cut auto triple thread golden exquisite redemption solid gold plated one of one card any day.

245 Manny Trillo

Just Manny being Manny... And by that I mean being a hell of a player, a great second baseman and an all around righteous dude. Not a big pain in the ass.

233 Milt Wilcox

I'm really trying to think of a dirty pun about his name, but the joke just isn't coming.

337 Dave Garcia

Finishing off the pack with a manager card, excellent! I like the pen clipped to the jersey. Shows that he's a thinking manager who likes to write stuff down.

Ok! Crisis averted by my quick wax opening skills. Thanks again to Andy at the 88 Topps Blog!