1977 to 1981 Topps Basketball Complete and Partial Set Collection (4 Sets, 506 Cards)

Sold For:

$450

Year:

1977

Auction:

2024 Fall

Lot #:

3102

Category:

Basketball Cards or Memorabilia

Presented is a collection of four mostly mid to high-grade complete and partial Topps basketball sets from the 1970s and early 1980s. Each set is loaded with Hall of Famers and stars, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pete Maravich, and Julius Erving. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1977-1978 Topps Complete Set (132 cards): Condition is 39% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (mostly Nr/Mt), 53% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 8% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #1 Abdul-Jabbar (Ex), 20 Maravich (Ex), 56 Dantley RC (Vg+), 100 Erving (Ex), 111 Parish RC (Nr/Mt), 120 Walton (Nr/Mt-Mt), and 132 Dawkins RC (Ex). 2) 1978-1979 Topps Complete Set (132 cards): Condition is 8% Ex and 92% Vg to Vg-Ex (including a few lesser). Keys: #1 Walton (Vg), 10 Davis RC (Vg due to "spider" wrinkles), 75 King RC (Vg-Ex), 78 D. Johnson RC (Vg+), 80 Maravich (Vg-Ex), 110 Abdul-Jabbar (Vg-Ex), 117 Sikma RC (Vg-Ex), and 130 Erving (Vg-Ex). 3) 1979-1980 Topps Complete Set (132 cards): Condition is 46% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 50% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 4% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #1 Gervin (Vg-Ex), 10 Abdul-Jabbar (Nr/Mt), 20 Erving (Ex-Mt) 31 English RC (Ex-Mt+), 45 Walton (Ex-Mt), and 60 Maravich (Ex-Mt). 4) 1981-1982 Topps Partial Set (110/198): Condition is 48% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 43% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 9% Vg to Vg-Ex. Missing the following eighty-eight cards for completion: #E67-E110 and MW67-MW110. Keys: #4 Bird (Ex-Mt), 20 Abdul-Jabbar (Ex-Mt), 21 Johnson (Ex-Mt+), 30 Erving (Nr/Mt+), and 109W Johnson SA (Nr/Mt). This is an extremely attractive collection of four complete and partial basketball-card sets loaded with highlights. Total: 4 sets, 506 cards. Opening Bid $200.