Lot # 1775: High-Grade 1980 to 2001 Topps and Topps Traded Complete Set Collection (37 Sets, 17,283 Cards)

Extremely substantial collection of 21 complete baseball sets spanning the years 1980 through 2001, plus 16 complete traded sets. Included within this grouping is a complete run of base sets and traded sets from 1980 through 1999. Each set offers numerous highlights, including key rookie cards of several Hall of Famers, among them Rickey Henderson, Cal Ripken, Tony Gwynn, Derek Jeter, and Ichiro Suzuki. This collection consists of the following:

1) 1980 Topps Complete Set (726): Condition is 60% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint) and 40% Ex to Ex-Mt (including 3% slightly lesser). Keys: #393 Smith (Nr/Mt-Mt+), 450 Brett (Nr/Mt-Mt), 482 Henderson RC (Nr/Mt), and 580 Ryan (Ex+ due to centering).

2) 1981 Topps Complete Set (726) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base and traded sets is 63% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few Mint) and 37% Ex to Ex-Mt (including 2% slightly lesser). Keys: ##240 Ryan (Nr/Mt-Mt), 261 Henderson (Nr/Mt-Mt), 302 Valenzuela RC (80/20 centering on reverse, otherwise Mint), 347 Baines RC (Nr/Mt-Mt), and 479 Raines RC (Mint). Traded Keys: #727 Ainge (Ex+), 816 Raines (Nr/Mt-Mt), and 850 Valenzuela (Nr/Mt+).

3) 1982 Topps Complete Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base and traded sets is 71% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few Mint) and 29% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a few lesser). Keys: #21 Ripken RC (Nr/Mt-Mt) and 90 Ryan (Nr/Mt due to centering). Traded Keys: #47T Jackson (Mint), 98T Ripken Jr. RC (Nr/Mt-Mt+, bordering on Mint), and 109T Smith (Nr/Mt-Mt).

4) 1983 Topps Complete Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base set is 72% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint) and 28% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly due to centering and including a few lesser). Keys: #83 Sandberg RC (70/30 T/B, otherwise Nr/Mt+), 482 Gwynn RC (Ex-Mt due to centering), and 498 Boggs RC (Nr/Mt-Mt). Condition of the traded set ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint, with a few lesser. Key: #108 Strawberry RC (Nr/Mt).

5) 1984 Topps Complete Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base set is 73% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint) and 27% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly due to centering and including a few lesser) Keys: #8 Mattingly RC (Nr/Mt-Mt) and 182 Strawberry RC (Mint). Condition of the traded set ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint, with a few lesser. Key: #42 Gooden RC (Nr/Mt-Mt+).

6) 1985 Topps Complete Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base set is 79% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt and 21% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly due to centering and including a couple slightly lesser). Condition of the traded set ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint, with a couple slightly lesser. Keys: #181 Clemens RC (Nr/Mt-Mt), 401 McGwire RC (Nr/Mt-Mt), and 536 Puckett RC (Nr/Mt-Mt). Key: #24T Coleman RC (Mint).

7) 1986 Topps Complete Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base and traded sets is 75% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt and 25% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly due to centering and including a few slightly lesser). Keys: #11 Bonds RC (Nr/Mt-Mt+) and 50 Jackson RC (Nr/Mt-Mt+).

8) 1987 Topps Complete Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base set is 80% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt and 20% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple slightly lesser). Key: #320 Bonds (Nr/Mt-Mt). Condition of the traded set ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint, with a couple lesser. Traded Key: #70T Maddux (Nr/Mt-Mt).

9) 1988 Topps Complete Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base and traded sets is 88% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint) and 12% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple slightly lesser). Key: #779 Glavine RC (Mint). Traded Key: #4 Alomar RC (Nr/Mt-Mt due to centering).

10) 1989 Topps Complete Factory-Sealed Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the traded set ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with a couple slightly lesser. Traded Keys: #41T Griffey Jr. RC (Nr/Mt-Mt) and 57T Johnson (Nr/Mt-Mt).

11) 1990 Topps Complete Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base and traded sets ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with approximately 8% slightly lesser. Key: #414 Thomas RC (Nr/Mt-Mt).

12) 1991 Topps Complete Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base and traded sets ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with approximately 5% slightly lesser. Key: #333 Jones RC (Nr/Mt+). Traded Keys: #4T Bagwell RC (Nr/Mt-Mt) and 101T Rodriguez RC (Nr/Mt).

13) 1992 Topps Complete Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base and traded sets ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with approximately 3% slightly lesser. Key: #39 Garciaparra RC (Nr/Mt-Mt).

14) 1993 Topps Complete Set (825) Plus Complete Traded Set (132): Condition of the base and traded sets ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with approximately 5% slightly lesser. Key: #98 Jeter RC (Ex-Mt+). Traded Key: #19T Helton RC (Mint).

15) 1994 Topps Complete Set (792) Plus Complete Traded Set (132) and Complete Topps Traded Finest MVP Insert Set (8): Condition of the base and traded sets ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with approximately 5% slightly lesser. Condition of the insert set is Nr/Mt-Mt to Mint.

16) 1995 Topps Complete Set (660) Plus Complete Traded Set (165) and Complete Topps Traded "At the Break" Insert Set (10): Condition of the three sets ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with approximately 5% slightly lesser. Traded Key: #18T Beltran RC (Nr/Mt).

17) 1996 Topps Complete Set (440): Condition ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with approximately 5% slightly lesser.

18) 1997 Topps Complete Set (495): Condition ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with approximately 5% slightly lesser.

19) 1998 Topps Complete Set (503): Condition ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with approximately 5% slightly lesser.

20) 1999 Topps Complete Set (462) Plus Complete Traded Set (121): Condition of the base and traded sets ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with approximately 3% slightly lesser. Traded Key: #T33 Sabathia RC (Mint).

21) 2001 Topps Complete Set (790): Condition ranges from Nr/Mt to Mint (averaging Nr/Mt-Mt), with approximately 5% slightly lesser. Key: #726 Suzuki (Nr/Mt-Mt).

Also included are 20+ additional cards that were included as bonuses in factory sets, highlighted by a 1992 Topps Gold #555 Frank Thomas and a 1999 Topps Traded autographed insert of #T45 Eric Valent. This is a very attractive high-grade Topps complete-set collection and includes a complete run of the 1980s and 1990s. Total: 17,283 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.