1.4 MILLION dollars was the price tag for a complete 1980-81 Topps basketball set this week! Every card in this set, including the Magic Johnson and Larry Bird rookie card, was graded PSA 10. A few other unique items were included, too. See the incredible set, and how you can sell your collection here at Just Collect.
A complete set of 1980-81 Topps basketball cards sold this week for an astounding price of 1.4 million dollars! We have see records fall for the top card in the set, the Larry Bird - Magic Johnson rookie card that also features Dr. J, Julius Irving sold for $861,000 last Summer. The sale of the this "Ultimate" set not only includes that Bird/Magic rookie card, but had a few other rarities accompanying.
1980-81 TOPPS BASKETBALL CARDS
A pack of cards back in 1980 set you back just a quarter if you wanted to search for a Larry Bird or Magic Johnson rookie card. Boxes were released with 36 packs, and each pack contained 8 cards plus one pinup.
The key card is the iconic #6 with the panels of Bird, Magic, and Dr. J.
1.4 MILLION-DOLLAR SALE
What's unique about this new sale is that every card, all 176, were graded a perfect 10 by PSA. Not only was every card in the set graded a PSA 10, but all 16 Pinups were graded and included in the sale, an uncut sheet (cards were printed on big sheets at the factory and then cut during the process before being placed into packs for you to purchase), and even a sealed pack of 1980-81 Topps basketball cards! The pack is graded PSA 10 and is only one of two known to have a perfect grade.
Kids in 1980 probably separated the cards out from their three-player panels; that's what they were meant to do. You may have put a rubber band around your stack of cards and put them in a shoe box, or played a game of flip. To have cards from 40 years ago be in pristine condition makes the value of the cards increase greatly. Checking the PSA population report, there are a few cards in the set are are nearly non-existent in perfect condition. There are only 22 Magic Johnson - Larry Bird - Dr. J cards graded PSA 10. Only FOUR copies of the Bantom, Gervin, Davis card earned a PSA 10. Only five T.Knight, L.Free, and A.Dantley are 10's.
This is an incredible set and collection that took time to build; we love it! You can see all of the pictures and information through the auction house that handled the set, Goldin Auctions, HERE.
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