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Title: 1981 Irish Test series sets on eBay now
Post by: AFTX on September 30, 2015, 04:10:06 PM
Two sets of 1981 Irish Test series WP on ebay right now.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-TOPPS-WACKY-PACKAGES-IRISH-TEST-ISSUE-RARE-33-STICKER-SET-GRADED-BY-PSA-/361377518918?hash=item5423c75546

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1981-TOPPS-WACKY-PACKAGES-IRISH-TEST-SERIES-33-STICKER-SET-/252106134800?hash=item3ab2b25510
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Title: Re: 1981 Irish Test series sets on eBay now
Post by: lucidjc on October 04, 2015, 02:30:32 PM
I think these belong in the "NUTZ" thread.
Title: Re: 1981 Irish Test series sets on eBay now
Post by: drono on October 04, 2015, 04:10:55 PM
I couldn't agree more.  I'm not into the whole PSA thing.  I think anyone who shows the PSA population in support of their price is begging.  I'd be willing to bet that there are a lot more out there that would be graded just as high, but most people really aren't into paying to get their cards graded.
Title: Re: 1981 Irish Test series sets on eBay now
Post by: Paul_Maul on October 04, 2015, 04:43:58 PM
In the case of the Irish test series, there aren't others out there that would grade as high, but hardly anyone really cares about the set. It's a cool story, but the set has zero nostalgia and for anyone to pay a fortune for it they would have to be a real high grade completist.
Title: Re: 1981 Irish Test series sets on eBay now
Post by: Fanatical_and_Sickly on October 04, 2015, 04:58:03 PM
Quote from: Paul_Maul on October 04, 2015, 04:43:58 PM
In the case of the Irish test series, there aren't others out there that would grade as high, but hardly anyone really cares about the set. It's a cool story, but the set has zero nostalgia and for anyone to pay a fortune for it they would have to be a real high grade completist.
there was an entire set auctioned off one-by-one in slabs from toppsvault. Got a couple of them myself. I'm thinking they'd grade really high, but I haven't examined their corner sharpness under a microscope like PSA does, so I'm not sure just how high they'd go.
Title: Re: 1981 Irish Test series sets on eBay now
Post by: Paul_Maul on October 04, 2015, 07:27:54 PM
Quote from: Fanatical_and_Sickly on October 04, 2015, 04:58:03 PM
there was an entire set auctioned off one-by-one in slabs from toppsvault. Got a couple of them myself. I'm thinking they'd grade really high, but I haven't examined their corner sharpness under a microscope like PSA does, so I'm not sure just how high they'd go.

Were they unscored though?
Title: Re: 1981 Irish Test series sets on eBay now
Post by: Fanatical_and_Sickly on October 05, 2015, 03:35:39 PM
Quote from: Paul_Maul on October 04, 2015, 07:27:54 PM
Were they unscored though?
Had to go dig them out.
yep. unscored proof items.
so they are undamaged by a die-cut, which means they score 11's.  ;)
Title: Re: 1981 Irish Test series sets on eBay now
Post by: vahsurfer on October 06, 2015, 04:57:14 PM
.....Now WHERE did I leave that lotto ticket????
Title: Re: 1981 Irish Test series sets on eBay now
Post by: Choke_Wagon on October 06, 2015, 09:19:07 PM
The nostalgia level is there but my wallet isn't even close. Cool piece of Wacky history but not worth all the grading and hoopla. I think people in Ireland thought one day these would be a pot of gold.