Lot # 2634: 1971 to 1990 Topps and Fleer Basketball Shoebox Collection (4,772) Including 2,302 Hall of Famers

Presented is a collection of 4,772 1971 to 1990 Topps and Fleer basketball cards highlighted by 2,302 Hall of Famers including Michael Jordan, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and Larry Bird. This collection consists of the following (lots of duplication, includes some partial/near sets): 1) 1971-1972 Topps (492 cards, 65 HOF): Condition is 17% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (mostly Nr/Mt), 62% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 21% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #1 Robertson (Gd+ due to staining), three 20 Haywood RC (85/15 L/R, otherwise Ex-Mt, Vg+, and Vg), 50 West (Vg-Ex), two 63 Lanier RC (Ex-Mt and Vg-Ex+), 65 Fraizer (85/15 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), and four 120 Hayes (20/80 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt, Ex-Mt+ due to centering, Ex, and Vg-Ex). 2) 1972-1973 Topps (143 cards, 32 HOF): Condition is 23% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 57% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 20% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: Three #7 Cowens (Nr/Mt+, Nr/Mt, and Vg+), 100 Abdul-Jabbar (Vg+), 144 Riley (Ex-Mt), 164 West AS (Ex), 200 Daniels, 210 Brown, and 255 Erving AS (Nr/Mt). 3) 1973-1974 Topps (313 cards, 59 HOF): Condition is 32% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 31% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 37% Vg to Vg-Ex (including 7% lesser). Keys: #20 Havlicek (Vg), 50 Abdul-Jabbar (Ex), 70 Robertson (Nr/Mt-Mt), three 100 West (Nr/Mt-Mt, Ex-Mt, and Ex), 126 Westphal RC (Vg-Ex), 130 Maravich (Ex), and 180 McGinnis (Nr/Mt). 4) 1974-1975 Topps (111 cards, 50 HOF): Condition is 12% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (mostly Nr/Mt), 41% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 47% Vg to Vg-Ex (including 5% lesser). Keys: #1 Abdul-Jabbar (Vg-Ex), 39 Walton RC (Vg due to "spider" wrinkles), 55 Robertson (Nr/Mt), seven 176 West (two Nr/Mt, Ex-Mt, Ex+, Ex, Vg-Ex, and Fr), and 196 Gervin RC (Vg-Ex). 5) 1976-1977 Topps (184 cards, 131 HOF): Condition is 37% Ex to Ex-Mt (including 4% Nr/Mt), 41% Vg to Vg-Ex, and 22% lesser. Keys: Two #1 Erving (Pr due to paper loss on reverse and Pr due to pinholes), five 57 Walton (Ex-Mt, two Vg-Ex, Fr, and pen mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), three 60 Maravich (Ex, Vg-Ex+, and Vg), seven 90 Havlicek (Ex-Mt, Ex, Vg-Ex+, two Vg-Ex, Vg, and pen mark on reverse, otherwise Vg-Ex), three 100 Abdul-Jabbar (Ex-Mt+, Vg-Ex, and Vg), six 101 Malone (Ex-Mt, Ex+, Vg-Ex, Vg+, Vg, and Gd), four 110 Thompson RC (Ex-Mt+, Vg+, and two Gd), and two 126 Abdul-Jabbar AS (Vg-Ex and Vg). 6) 1977-1978 Topps (577 cards, 302 HOF): Condition is 20% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 45% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 35% Vg to Vg-Ex (including 4% lesser). Keys: Two #1 Abdul-Jabbar (Gd+ and Pr due to pinhole), six 20 Maravich (Ex-Mt, two Vg-Ex+, and three Vg-Ex), eleven 56 Dantley RC (condition ranges from Vg to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex and including one lesser), 100 Erving (Gd), two 111 Parish RC (Nr/Mt due to print mark and Ex-Mt), eight 120 Walton (10/90 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt, 0/100 T/B, otherwise Ex, four Vg-Ex, Vg+, and Vg), and eighteen 132 Dawkins RC (condition ranges from Pr to Ex-Mt, averaging Vg/Vg-Ex). 7) 1978-1979 Topps (723 cards, 449 HOF): Condition is 11% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 38% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 51% Vg to Vg-Ex (including 4% lesser). Keys: Sixteen #1 Walton (condition ranges from Pr to Ex-Mt, averaging Vg), twenty-five 25 Davis RC (condition ranges from Pr to Nr/Mt, averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), fourteen 75 King RC (condition ranges from Pr to Ex, averaging Gd/Vg), eighteen 78 D. Johnson RC (condition ranges from Gd to Ex, averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), eleven 80 Maravich (condition ranges from Pr to Vg-Ex, averaging Gd/Vg), four 110 Abdul-Jabbar (Vg-Ex+, two Vg due to "spider" wrinkles, and Gd+), fifteen 117 Sikma RC (condition ranges from Pr to Nr/Mt, averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), and four 130 Erving (Vg-Ex, Vg, and two Gd). 8) 1979-1980 Topps (693 cards, 367 HOF): Condition is 22% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 49% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 29% Vg to Vg-Ex (including 3% lesser). Keys: Eight #1 Gervin (condition ranges from Gd to Ex-Mt, averaging Vg/Vg-Ex), two 10 Abdul-Jabbar (Vg and Fr), three 20 Erving (Ex-Mt+, Gd+, and Gd), eleven 31 English RC (condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt, including one lesser), eleven 45 Walton (condition ranges from Vg to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex), and five 60 Maravich (Vg-Ex, two Vg+, and two Vg). 9) 1980-1981 Topps (146 cards): Condition is 14% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 63% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 23% Vg to Vg-Ex (including 7% lesser). Keys: #14 Abdul-Jabbar AS (15/85 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt) and 43 Abdul-Jabbar TL (Nr/Mt). 10) 1981-1982 Topps (328 cards, 218 HOF): Condition is 40% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 43% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 17% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: Six #4 Bird (two Nr/Mt, Ex due to centering, Vg-Ex, Vg, and Gd), six 20 Abdul-Jabbar (Nr/Mt-Mt, three Nr/Mt, Vg-Ex, and Pr), four 30 Erving (98/2 L/R and 0/100 T/B, otherwise Ex-Mt+, two Ex-Mt, and Vg-Ex), seventeen 74MW Laimbeer RC (condition ranges from Vg to Nr/Mt, averaging Ex), 75E McHale RC (Nr/Mt+), and two 101E Bird SA (Ex-Mt+ due to centering and Vg+). 11) 1987-1988 Fleer Plus 17 Stickers (342 cards, 135 HOF): Condition is 32% Nr/Mt-Mt, 52% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 16% Vg to Vg-Ex. Condition of stickers is xx. Keys: Two #1 Abdul-Jabbar (95/5 L/R, otherwise Ex+ and Ex), four 9 Barkley (two Ex-Mt, Vg-Ex+, and Vg-Ex), 11 Bird (15/85 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt), three 35 Erving (two Nr/Mt and Vg-Ex), four 37 Ewing (two Nr/Mt, Ex, and Vg-Ex), three 68 Malone (two Nr/Mt and Vg-Ex), and two 80 Olajuwon (Ex and Gd+). 12) 1988-1989 Fleer Plus 78 Stickers (589 cards, 383 HOF): Condition is 50% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 35% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 15% Vg to Vg-Ex. Condition of stickers is xx. Keys: Three #9 Bird (Nr/Mt+, Nr/Mt, and Vg), 43 Rodman RC (Vg), and four 115 Stockton RC (Nr/Mt-Mt, 15/85 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt-Mt, Ex-Mt, and Vg-Ex due to centering). 13) 1989-1990 Fleer Plus 26 Stickers (86 cards, 69 HOF): Condition is 70% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt and 20% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 10% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #8 Bird (Nr/Mt), nine 21 Jordan (condition ranges from Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt, averaging Nr/Mt and including a few slightly higher), and 3 Jordan (0/100 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt, sticker). 14) 1989-1990 Hoops (4 cards, 4 HOF): Three #138 D. Robinson RC (Mint, Ex-Mt, and Ex+) and 310 D. Robinson RC (Ex). 15) 1990-1991 Fleer All-Stars (27 cards, 26 HOF, includes complete set): Condition ranges from Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Ex-Mt/Nr/Mt). Key: #5 Jordan (Ex-Mt+). 16) 1982-1987 Star Company (13 cards, 9 HOF): Condition ranges from Vg-Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Ex-Mt). Includes unauthenticated signature of Bill Hanzlik. 17) 1998 Kenner Starting Lineup (1 card): Jordan (Vg-Ex+ due to tiny wrinkle). Total: 17 sets, 4,772 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.