Lot # 2644: 1976 to 1981 Topps Basketball Complete and Near-Complete Set Collection (5 Sets, 737 Cards)

Presented is a collection of four Topps Basketball complete sets and one near-complete set from 1976 to 1981. Each set is loaded with Hall of Famers and stars, including Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Pete Maravich, and Julius Erving. Six cards have been graded and encapsulated by PSA. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1976-1977 Topps Complete Set (144): Condition is 38% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 47% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 15% Vg to Vg-Ex (including one lesser). Keys: #1 Erving (Ex-Mt), 57 Walton (Vg+), 60 Maravich (Nr/Mt), 90 Havlicek (Nr/Mt-Mt), 100 Abdul-Jabbar (Ex), 101 Malone (Ex-Mt), 110 Thompson RC (Vg-Ex+ due to tiny wrinkle on reverse), 126 Abdul-Jabbar AS (Gd), 127 Erving AS (Vg-Ex+ due to tiny wrinkle on reverse), 130 Maravich AS (Ex-Mt), 143 Free RC (Ex-Mt+), and 144 Jones (Vg-Ex). 2) 1977-1978 Topps Complete Set (132): Condition is 49% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt, 39% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 12% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #1 Abdul-Jabbar (Vg-Ex), 20 Maravich (Ex-Mt), 56 Dantley RC (Nr/Mt), 100 Erving (slight diamond cut, otherwise Nr/Mt-Mt), 111 Parish RC (Nr/Mt), 120 Walton (Nr/Mt), and 132 Dawkins RC (NM-MT 8). 3) 1978-1979 Topps Complete Set (132): Condition is 40% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including one Mint), 31% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 29% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #1 Walton (Ex-Mt), 10 Davis RC (Vg-Ex), 75 King RC (15/85 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), 78 D. Johnson RC (slight miscut, otherwise Nr/Mt), 80 Maravich (Nr/Mt-Mt), 110 Abdul-Jabbar (Vg-Ex), 117 Sikma RC (Ex), and 130 Erving (MINT 9). 4) 1979-1980 Topps Near-Complete Set (131/132): Missing only #10 Abdul-Jabbar for completion. Condition is 68% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few higher), 28% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 4% Vg to Vg-Ex (including one trimmed). Keys: #1 Gervin (Ex-Mt+), 20 Erving (Nr/Mt-Mt), 31 English RC (Nr/Mt), 45 Walton (NM-MT+ 8.5), 60 Maravich (Nr/Mt-Mt), and 100 Malone (NM-MT 8). 5) 1981-1982 Topps Complete Set (198): Condition is 46% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some higher), 43% Ex to Ex-Mt, and 11% Vg to Vg-Ex. Keys: #4 Bird (Nr/Mt), 20 Abdul-Jabbar (Nr/Mt-Mt+), 21 Johnson (NM-MT 8), 30 Erving (85/15 L/R, otherwise Nr/Mt), 74MW Laimbeer RC (Nr/Mt+), 75E McHale RC (Nr/Mt), 101E Bird SA (Nr/Mt-Mt), 104E Erving (MINT 9), and 109W Johnson SA (Nr/Mt-Mt). This is an extremely attractive collection of five complete and near-complete basketball-card sets loaded with highlights. Total: 5 sets, 737 cards.