1981 Topps were the first cards I ever bought as a kid. The only place near me that had them was a local deli. BMX bikes with friends for a sammich, candy, and cards became a regular thing that year. I remember trading a Henderson for a Rose, my buddy was so honest that he wanted to make sure the Henderson was not a rookie card before he allowed the trade to be final. And as an update, he is still a good guy to this day, and I still have the Rose card to this day as well.
I always loved the big hat set! most '80s topps are great. I'm not much for 85 though. Awesome to see these being opened. I remember opening 83, but not 81 or 82 back then.
I was 7 when these came out and I remember walking to the corner store with my sister to buy a few packs. I have always loved this design. The big hats were the best!!
Awesome break man. 1981 was the year I began collecting baseball cards. Of course sold all I had in the mid-80's (kept loose in a big brown box, of course) at a yard sale for $8 (along with original Star Wars cards). Hey, that was a lot of money to a kid back then! LOL 🤣
Love your videos, but boy did you screw up with that Dave Martinez call.... LOL. Keep the videos coming man, we enjoy watching them! Love these 1981 Topps cards too..... I was in middle school in 1981 and remember buying packs with my lawn mowing money.... If I recall correctly, I could buy a few packs and some candy bars for a dollar. Such a worry-free and innocent time.... Playing little league, buying packs, and watching TWIB (This week in Baseball with Mel Allen) was all I needed!
A very nice cello box of a beautiful card set.. This brings me back when I was 8 years old and was my first year collecting baseball cards. My mom bought me a 1981 rack pack from a Ben Franklin store in Michigan at that time and I was hooked collecting since that day. I sadly ruined the checklists and team cards by using pen marks to see who I had acquired. Overall I enjoy this Topps set.
Jeff Bagwell's mother comes in to my work a couple times a month and she said next time she comes she'll bring in an autographed card of him, she's so sweet! I started working a week after he came in with her and he was taking photos with some of our employees, darn it! lol.
Its amazing how many complete games Fernando had in '86. 34 starts and 20 complete games. And btw he racked up 21 wins. You probably would not get 20 complete games from the entire league combined. I missed the work horse pitcher like Nolan, Rodger, and Maddux. I have a great memory with my uncle watching that Kirk Gibson homerun.
I've been watching your videos lately and they've got me back into getting cards. I pretty much stopped in 2013 but before I stopped I ended up getting a Bryce Harper 2012 topps auto RC #661 in a blaster box from my Walmart easily my best card ever.
Always loved this set. At one of the first card shows that I went to as a kid in the early 90s I bought a Mookie Wilson / Hubie Brooks / Juan Berenguer rookie card for $.50 and thought I made out like a bandit.
Cool throwback. I am thinking my son and I should work on this set after we complete the 1974 Topps set. We just finished 1980. Hoping to do all 1970’s and the early ‘80’s.
I wonder how difficult vintage cello packs are to tamper (vs rack packs from same era, junk wax Score, 1989 Upper Deck, 1990 Leaf, 1991/92 Stadium Club, and present-day Topps which has had pretty much same packaging type since mid 90s)?
Fernando velanzuela was the one pitcher i always heard people talking about when i was a kid...that he was great and all that. So i always tho he actually made to the HoF but i just learn from Sir Erik Jabs he didnt...learn something new everyday. Nice break.
Stunning how off cut these are out of the box. Complacent at the Topps in early 80's. no wonder GM10 cards get high dollar. super rare to get one just right.
6:24 My very first Card...also was "MY" player. Tiger fan and Steve Kemp was THE player at the time. Gibby, Tram, Morris...not yet the stars they would become. Kemp was the big dog. In 1980 Kemp hit .293 with 21 HR's (that was good at the time) 101 RBI He was a good young player.
It seems that a lot of these are way off center top/bottom. The Fernando rookie looks almost cut off at the bottom, horizontally. I don't remember these being that bad when I was a kid, then again, I was just happy collecting cards lol.
Ah yes. Good ol' Don Aase (pronounced AH-see). One of those names that stuck out when I was very young and getting into cards and the sticker year books.
I love 81 Topps but let’s be real. There just aren’t very many cards of note in this set. If it wasn’t for the grading industry this would still be a $40 box. That’s great for investors but sucks for the casual collector who wants to build their own set from wax and cello.
Completely agree. Watching this vid validates the question I had when upgrading my complete 81 set a few years ago, "why are there so many miscut cards"? Wonder if the run for cellos was done after the standard wax pack printing....cause the guys running the cutting machine had a pretty rough go!
What's up Eric, it's Chuck from ChucksCards. How is everything going? It's been a while. I want to say isn't there like three different Pedro Gurreros? I can't spell his last name. I'm gonna buy some more cards off u soon. God bless
this set in particular takes me back to my youth, 10 years old flipping cards in the schoolyard
You don't flip cards you ruin them that way
1981 Topps were the first cards I ever bought as a kid. The only place near me that had them was a local deli. BMX bikes with friends for a sammich, candy, and cards became a regular thing that year. I remember trading a Henderson for a Rose, my buddy was so honest that he wanted to make sure the Henderson was not a rookie card before he allowed the trade to be final. And as an update, he is still a good guy to this day, and I still have the Rose card to this day as well.
My first cards i bought also
I always loved the big hat set! most '80s topps are great. I'm not much for 85 though. Awesome to see these being opened. I remember opening 83, but not 81 or 82 back then.
Just bought a cello box of '81 Topps. Thanks Jabs Family for getting me back into one of my favorite hobbies as a kid!! :)
I was 7 when these came out and I remember walking to the corner store with my sister to buy a few packs. I have always loved this design. The big hats were the best!!
Awesome break man. 1981 was the year I began collecting baseball cards. Of course sold all I had in the mid-80's (kept loose in a big brown box, of course) at a yard sale for $8 (along with original Star Wars cards). Hey, that was a lot of money to a kid back then! LOL 🤣
The very 1st baseball cards I ever owned. I traded my neighbor Voltron for 2 shoe boxes full of these back in the early-mid 80's.
Voltron was your neighbor? That's awesome bro 😆
Love the Throwback Thursday ‘s ! I am an 80’s collector also ! My favorite player was Jose Canseco love the 86 donruss set
Love your videos, but boy did you screw up with that Dave Martinez call.... LOL. Keep the videos coming man, we enjoy watching them! Love these 1981 Topps cards too..... I was in middle school in 1981 and remember buying packs with my lawn mowing money.... If I recall correctly, I could buy a few packs and some candy bars for a dollar. Such a worry-free and innocent time.... Playing little league, buying packs, and watching TWIB (This week in Baseball with Mel Allen) was all I needed!
It's amazing how off center the cuts are. They really improved the process over the years :). Fun break!
A very nice cello box of a beautiful card set.. This brings me back when I was 8 years old and was my first year collecting baseball cards. My mom bought me a 1981 rack pack from a Ben Franklin store in Michigan at that time and I was hooked collecting since that day. I sadly ruined the checklists and team cards by using pen marks to see who I had acquired. Overall I enjoy this Topps set.
Nice break! Great to see the Baines rookie card & all the HoFers being pulled. Thanks for sharing!
Jeff Bagwell's mother comes in to my work a couple times a month and she said next time she comes she'll bring in an autographed card of him, she's so sweet! I started working a week after he came in with her and he was taking photos with some of our employees, darn it! lol.
chuckmeat thats cool! my mom said i used to look like jeff bagwell lol
I spent all my money as a kid buying 81 Topps. I was focused on getting All-Star & Red Sox cards.
Wow! This box took me back to my childhood.
Sharp looking box. Very thoughtfully put together.
29:10 , while you're at it also look up his 1984 WS home run, that was just as memorable :)
Funny that Gibby homered off two hall of famers in Goose (84) and Eck in (88), truly clutch
My favorite card ever in the first pack -Phils win WS. 13 year old me bought a ton of packs that year
Its amazing how many complete games Fernando had in '86. 34 starts and 20 complete games. And btw he racked up 21 wins. You probably would not get 20 complete games from the entire league combined. I missed the work horse pitcher like Nolan, Rodger, and Maddux. I have a great memory with my uncle watching that Kirk Gibson homerun.
I've been watching your videos lately and they've got me back into getting cards. I pretty much stopped in 2013 but before I stopped I ended up getting a Bryce Harper 2012 topps auto RC #661 in a blaster box from my Walmart easily my best card ever.
Another great throwback Thursday
Thanks for the video Erik. Love this series that you do.
Always loved this set. At one of the first card shows that I went to as a kid in the early 90s I bought a Mookie Wilson / Hubie Brooks / Juan Berenguer rookie card for $.50 and thought I made out like a bandit.
Great video as always brother! Have a sealed box of this as well, can't work up the courage to open it lol
Cool throwback. I am thinking my son and I should work on this set after we complete the 1974 Topps set. We just finished 1980. Hoping to do all 1970’s and the early ‘80’s.
3 non-rookies graded psa 10 in this '81 set are absolute fire...Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, and Ricky Henderson
Chasing Donnie Baseball None of which were pulled in this video.
Fantastic video as always, Jabs!
This is why I look forward to Thursday.
Love these TBT's. Thank you.
Erik great job as always. I love seeing some of the names from way back when. I believe Don Aase is pronounced Ah-sea.
Breaking unopened material is typically a losing proposition, but its fun to watch. You should do a vending break sometime.
like the 81 design, archives and TBT brought the design back in 2018 and it was awesome.
Kingman used to hit some mammoth shots for the Cubs
Ahhh flashbacks to me as a 10 year old..love it.
That's my era of good memories!
Awesome old packs. I love digging for hidden gem cards also.
TBT should be 1984 Donruss. Would love to see that. One of the nicest looking cards ever created.
Harold Baines inducted into the Hall. The Veteran's Committee message to both Bonds & Clemens: "Only in your dreams."
Waiting on that 1983 Topps break...it will be epic. Gywnn,Boggs and Sandy. But mostly for Gwynn.
Love that Steve Trout card from this year.He looks like he should be playing guitar in Van Halen or Whitesnake or something.
I agree. That photo is exactly what I think of when it comes to early 80's hair styles.
these were the first packs ive ever opened as a 5 year old! lol
I was also 5 in 1981 lol I really didn't collect cards until 1984
I wonder how difficult vintage cello packs are to tamper (vs rack packs from same era, junk wax Score, 1989 Upper Deck, 1990 Leaf, 1991/92 Stadium Club, and present-day Topps which has had pretty much same packaging type since mid 90s)?
Fernando velanzuela was the one pitcher i always heard people talking about when i was a kid...that he was great and all that. So i always tho he actually made to the HoF but i just learn from Sir Erik Jabs he didnt...learn something new everyday. Nice break.
Stunning how off cut these are out of the box. Complacent at the Topps in early 80's. no wonder GM10 cards get high dollar. super rare to get one just right.
I think the Bain’s and the s Brett are the nicest looking cards. They look pretty centered and sharp.
You are so close to 100k subscribers!
These were the first cards that I bought. I struggled to get the Steve Garvey. I recently bought the Garvey from this set that was autographed.
Wow one of my favorites cards from topps.
Cool break.
Wow, old school man!
6:24 My very first Card...also was "MY" player. Tiger fan and Steve Kemp was THE player at the time. Gibby, Tram, Morris...not yet the stars they would become. Kemp was the big dog. In 1980 Kemp hit .293 with 21 HR's (that was good at the time) 101 RBI He was a good young player.
I got an autographed Tom Brookens from this year.......... I know him. A#1 guy!! JJ from Chb Pa. Tom still lives in Fayetteville.
Always enjoy these man keep
It up
You blew by Leon Durham rookie.
Pedro Guerrero was on a 79 prospects card
Nice vid jabs, love the nostalgia. Are you going to the national, or the AS game ?
Possibly both. Thanks for watching!
this is the year i started collecting
I had to rewind to 12:49 ...to be sure that wasn't George Brett, dude looks just like him lol
That cubs team card is cool
i always liked the design of these.
Baseball card exchange takes the ones with good player on them and then puts other rack pack in there place..I knew a guy that worked for them
Great TBT!
Old Beckett Mags are cool 😎
It seems that a lot of these are way off center top/bottom. The Fernando rookie looks almost cut off at the bottom, horizontally. I don't remember these being that bad when I was a kid, then again, I was just happy collecting cards lol.
10:48 Bob Walk. Funny name for a pitcher.
Yeah, him and Eric Plunk.
You had already passed a checklist when you said that’s our first checklist near the end of the box lol
great stuff as usual.
I bought a 1989 Fleer box from Bbce & got a Billy Ripken F-face error.. So they are definitely not searched
Awesome box
Ah yes. Good ol' Don Aase (pronounced AH-see). One of those names that stuck out when I was very young and getting into cards and the sticker year books.
Rich and Eddie Murray 2 cards apart!...brothers!
1981 I have a ton of them in my collection 5,000+ but probably missing a few for the whole set. lol.
This box was previously searched guaranteed by the seller
21:41 you forgot to point out that checklist HAHA
You can do it Ricky Bobby eat the gum😂😂
Sweet TBT!
I love 81 Topps love your channel to
Holy stale bubble gum Batman those 1981 Topps are awesome!
Use the 93 Beckett's or 94 ones to have crazy prices on cards that's when the boom was going on
I like the design of this year
Nice little set but i have a hard time getting into this cause i only know maybe 50 to 100 of the players or so at best but nice opening
I love 81 Topps but let’s be real. There just aren’t very many cards of note in this set. If it wasn’t for the grading industry this would still be a $40 box. That’s great for investors but sucks for the casual collector who wants to build their own set from wax and cello.
Completely agree. Watching this vid validates the question I had when upgrading my complete 81 set a few years ago, "why are there so many miscut cards"? Wonder if the run for cellos was done after the standard wax pack printing....cause the guys running the cutting machine had a pretty rough go!
What? No Joe Charboneau rookie cards?? Just kidding.
I enjoyed the break. I opened probably 10 wax boxes back then. It brought back great memories.
How do I get a pack
Not to shabby at all!
When you pass by my favorite player ( 29:20 ) and you don't say anything, that makes me sad.
This is cool and awesome
Wow no John Watham. How is that even possible?
Fernando Valenzuela Psa10 is Pop 0 . Not one Psa 10.
Fernando valenzuela psa10 1981 topps would fetch a substantial amount. Looking at 5k and up.
I blame dusty for killing mark Prior's career. And forcing Kerry wood to the pen. And he made many questionable personnel decisions
Nice video
I have the complete set in great condition in a binder
I don't think it's mold on the gum I think it's ink from the back of the card. Regardless idk whether id want mold or ink poisoning
What's up Eric, it's Chuck from ChucksCards. How is everything going? It's been a while. I want to say isn't there like three different Pedro Gurreros? I can't spell his last name. I'm gonna buy some more cards off u soon. God bless
Do u know anything about uncut cards
steve garvey got no love. got past over like 1 cent common. garvey was the mattingly of those days.
meh.
How come I never see Steve Howe ??
$400 is too much.
mr how can i get the valenzuela card i am a huge fan
My billy Wagner card came in today. Appreciate what you do Erik
Love 1981 topps