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Hey Rick, It’s funny how 1980 marked the end of your days as a child collector, while it was my gateway into the world of baseball cards. I remember opening so many of those packs and storing the cards in either a cigar box or an old shoe box. I couldn’t get enough of Pirates and Yankees cards! There’s something about the simple yet colorful design that really lets the photographs shine. I’m with you on the mix of portrait and action shots-it would be great if Topps still did that today. It makes flipping through binder pages much more interesting, with each card telling its own story. What are your three favorite cards in the set? For me, it’s Dave Parker, Reggie Jackson, and Gary Carter. The Tim Foli card might not be the first one that comes to mind for most people, but I’ve always liked it. I still remember pulling it from a pack-it’s a great action shot, and you’ve got the pillbox cap with all those Stargell stars on it. The George Scott card was another standout, with a nice portrait shot. Rickey had such an incredible career. I was in Kindergarten when he retired, and then, I was married with my wife expecting our first child when he hung it up. Time sure flies! By the way, I love the added touch of the lunchbox and books displayed alongside the binder.

It's always interesting to hear what each collector considers the last "vintage" set. It's funny, I always have considered 1973 to be the last year. And that was my last year collecting as a kid, just like you with 1980. Those '80s look great in the binder. I'm discovering I'm liking the look of the various sets of the mid-70s - the late 80s in the binders.

1980 Topps...the year it all started for me

Fun stuff, Rick. Have a great new year.

Happy New Year, Rick. Really enjoyed seeing your cards and hearing your family Christmas stories. A belated Happy 90th Birthday to your mom. Looking forward to seeing your collection grow in 2025. All the best to you this year.

Hey Rick! I loved hearing you talk about the 1980 set! I also bought this as a complete set, probably around 1988! Three other memories you touched on. You mentioned "Big " Ed Halicki. Among myself and my friends at the time (back in the early 70s) he was known as "Ugly" Ed Halicki (my apologies to Mrs. Halicki) and I immediately could hear my College roommate calling his name! Second, Rusty Staub was always known as "Le Grande Orange" which is what the broadcasters on the French language radio called him! The name traveled with us as he made his circuit of a number of other teams around MLB. Finally, the Candyman's No-No is one of two no-hitters I have personally watched (this one on TV) from start to finish! The other was Andy Hawkins versus the Chicago White Sox which he lost in eight innings. He would later lose the no-hitter again when MLB changed the rules on 8 inning no-hitters qualifying as an official no-hitter. I also watched on TV Jim Bibby's 28-batter 1-hitter (I am thinking it was also against the Dodgers, but that may be untrue). He lost the Perfect Game when the very first batter singled to start the game! He then retired the next 27 consecutive hitters! Great memories! All of things you mentioned about the reason for the end of your youthful collecting experience were also true for me, except I eventually married the Girl!

I need to start doing videos like this with my team set binders. enjoyed hearing you go through the 80 set.

Fun video, Rick! Nice set!

I too was 15 and you're bang on...girls cars and was into the music scene too Rick...seems we had similar stories in our journey...hope you had a great holiday season Rick...cheers

1980 is a great set. Thank you for sharing. Saw your hat. I am going to Long Beach for business. Any food or card suggestions while I am there? Thanks Rick

Great set! Thanks for sharing!

Happy new year Rick. Great set and fun Hendersons to see. I agree with you about the Westminster show today. Mostly Pokémon and I also saw the mays and mantle. Talked to the dealers and they just brought it to show off and bring in eyes. Probably gonna hold off until the Burbank show next month.

Happy new year to you and your family 😊

Mike Scott was a pretty good pitcher. Wasn't he on a 1980 rookie card?

Wow, the last vintage set. Hard to believe that collecting the 1980 set today would be like collecting the 1930's sets in the early 1970's. Are we that old? LOL

It's so cool that you bought your first 1980 set from a vending case. Those days are long gone. I'll bet those guys made money selling it at $10 a set. In 1985, I bought a complete set that a buddy had put together from a vending case for $16. That was a good buy. Anyway, by 1980 the possibilities of photography were really improving. Topps stayed well of ahead of Fleer and Donruss for a few years in that department.

Good stuff, thanks for sharing

Well done my friend

You had a great year Rick!

Rick- really love your channel. I really like the Crosetti pickup from May. I am a huge fan of the 34-36 Diamond Stars set. Merry Christmas and happy holidays.

Amazing recap. Some great cards there. The Allie Reynolds looks nice. Probably my favorite of your acquisitions. Have a great holiday.

Great set accomplishments. I too prefer to store my binders on the flat. Less potential for damage that way. Although I no longer do modern sets, there is something with the 2024 that appeals with me.

What was the reasoning Ernie Lombardi wasn’t in ‘41 play ball? Or any of the play ball sets. I’ve often wondered that as a Reds fan

Very cool video Rick. I did not know about Lamb’s story. Do you think the Dodgers retire Dusty’s #12 if he makes the HOF as a Mgr. Also…I used to love watching Reggie Smith play in the late 70’s and always felt he was the Dodgers best hitter. Reggie had a great career starting with a phenomenal rookie year on that 1967 Impossible Dream team. Reggie is also a longtime Dodgers hitting coach and dedicated humanitarian. I feel he’s should garner more attention from the MLB HOF committee but at the very least the Dodgers should consider retiring #9. Am I on this walk alone?

Hey Rick…Happy Holidays to you and your family. I’ve really enjoyed watching your channel this year and communicating with you. You truly have an amazing collection! 😎 Like you I was born in Encino 1965 bleeding Dodgers Blue from the start. The day my Mom brought me home from the hospital Sandy Koufax pitched a perfect game in a make up game against the Cubs in front of only 12,000 fans at Dodger Stadium as Watts burned in the distance. Here’s to a less volatile and peaceful 2025 and a repeat Dodgers WS Championship. 💪🏽🙏

Hey Rick! Happy 90th to your mom! You really had great year picking up some great cards and completing 3 sets. Not to mention the Dodgers WS win. Have a Merry Christmas!

Thanks for the look back on the year in your collecting journey, but especially on the christmas memories of your family. You helped put me in a good mood for a great christmas. See you in 2025.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MOM! What a milestone! You had a wonderful year. You picked up and finished some very cool things! Can't wait to see what you have all in store for 2025! Merry Christmas!

This set is shrouded in darkness. IT'S ONE OF THE VERY BEST!

Happy 90th Birthday to your mom! That’s great! Sounds like you had a great year in the hobby! Loved the cards you showed especially the Goudey Ernie Lombardi and the 49 Bowman Enos Slaughter! Love both of those sets! Merry Christmas!

Hi Rick, First off, Happy 90th Birthday to your mom! What a special milestone, and I’m sure going out to celebrate with her will be such a memorable evening. Enjoy every moment! Thank you for mentioning my video and for sharing the story of your first Christmas gift. The photo of you with your stuffed bear at the end was a nice touch. It’s incredible to think about the history you shared with that bear. While it’s a shame you no longer have it, the memories and that wonderful picture will always hold a special place. I also loved hearing about how the Acosta family celebrated Christmas. I am glad your mom recovered from being sick in 1969 and is still here to make new memories with you. This season really is about cherishing memories, isn’t it? That’s one of the reasons collecting cards resonates so deeply with me-it ties into those feelings of nostalgia and connection that make the hobby so meaningful. You’ve had an incredible year in collecting! I really enjoyed the recap of your pickups. It also reminded me how much I want to add the 48-49 Leaf Joe Gordon to my collection-I don’t have any of his cards yet, and there aren’t many to choose from. I also loved how you finished the card portion of your video by showcasing the Alou, Cox, and Reynolds cards. They’re a perfect reflection of the projects you will be working and possibly finishing in 2025. You’ve accomplished so much this year, from adding that vintage Carruthers card from the Goodwin Champions set, to reclaiming all the cards from your childhood collection, and finishing off your 41 Playball, 63 Topps, and 68 Topps sets. What an amazing year! Merry Christmas to you, my friend. Here’s to an exciting 2025! Take care, Terry

Merry Christmas Rick, thank you for great shows. Had to look up Bob Caruthers on Wikipedia. Wow, impressive career! There are a number of pitchers in the HOF with less impressive stats.

Cheers to you and your family. Thanks for sharing some personal stories. 🎉❤ merry Christmas and happy new year 2025 dodgers two peat lol

RIP RICKY HENDERSON

Addendum: The 1949 Bowman set is a landmark because it introduced America to the nickel wax pack. (I don't think anyone counts the scarce 1948 test issue that was unearthed in the 2010s. In '49, Bowman came right out the gate with both nickel and penny packs.)

What a year Rick. Congrats! Completing three vintage sets in one year is a big deal. And happy birthday to your mom and have a great Christmas and new year

Great yearly recap , Rick. I love the Lombardi and Vander Meer cards.

90 years young! Wow, kudos to your mom! Omigosh, those old home movies from our youths -- they bring such fond memories! The thing that infuriated our dads the most: When they tried to take still photos, some kids would always be squirming around. Then when they shot movies of us, we'd be standing stock still. And there was always some kid who mistook the whole indoor movie setup for an alien monster and started to cry or hide. Thanks for the laughs you brought me, Rick!

Rick: Great hearing about your Christmas reminiscing. Merry Christmas.

Great pick ups this year. Those 41 Playballs are really nice. Congrats on completing the set and 63 and 68s. The 36 Diamond Stars are one of my favorite sets.

That was a great year Rick. A lot of great adds and now I gotta look for frank crosetti lol😅 it's a really nice card. Merry Christmas to you my friend enjoy the holidays and your mom's birthday.

That's one heck of a good year you had Rick! Congrats and Merry Christmas!

Hello Rick. Thanks for showing your 68 Topps set. Sounds like we have similar stories about this set. I too just recently (2022) completed mine. Up until then, I had all sets back to 1970 so in 2022 I bought the 69 and hand built the 68. See in 1969, at age ten, I got the Milton Bradley board game. The Rod Cares and Reggie Smith were my favorites. I never hung on to my early 68s but always aspired to heave it. That was a fun project. How long did it take you to put it together?

Hey Rick, nobody has more fun at shows than I do, especially when I get to hang with great collectors such as yourself. I have to tell you the ’68 Topps baseball set was the first set I built when I was a kid. Most of the cards I bought from a vending machine at a Coles Market growing up in Long Beach. When ever I had some change I would ride my bike over to Coles Market and pick up a stack of cards out of that vending machine. The memories of card collecting from when we were kids I think is an underrated part of the hobby. Great video as always and thanks for putting my info out there to the hobby community. Happy holidays.

Hey Rick! I enjoyed seeing you thumb through the 68 set. While I like the overall aesthetic of the set, I am drawn most to the history it represents. The World Series Tigers wjth Lolich, McClain, Horton Freehan and Kaline. Not to mention the fantastic team card. Of course, it was the year of the pitcher with all those great seasons that were had. Yaz wins the AL batting crown with a .301 average! Crazy! That Managers Dream card with Killebrew, Mantle and Mays is fantastic. Three old lions took a moment for camera. You have a beautiful set! I think the Bob Elliott has one of tbe nicest backgrounds in the set. The Heegan is a beauty too. You got a good deal for $80. Thanks for sharing!

Hey Rick…that 68’ Reggie Smith card has always been one of my favorites. I dont feel he gets enough credit for the rise of that 1967 Impossible Dream Red Sox team when he had a great rookie year as well as those great Dodger teams from 77’ to 81’. Growing up in Encino he was always one of my favorites. Thanks for sharing your 68’ set. Happy Holidays to you 👍

Coming after one of the best-looking sets of all time in 1967, collecting the 1968 set in 1968 must have been a "WTF?" moment. One of the oddest design choices ever. Not as bad as 1980 Hockey or Basketball, but still weird.

Thanks again, happy holidays 😊

Yeah, Rick! I will always have a special feeling for the 1968 Topps set as it was the first one that I really collected as a kid. I only have a few of those cards now. In the early '70's, I actually bought an entire set for $18! But I sold it for quite a bit more than that several years ago. Since I started collecting again, I've been picking up some of my favorite cards from the set. Those 1950 Bowman cards are nice, too.

Have to check them out I m here in the Inkand Empire ❤ great pick ups