Lot # 3099: 1980 to 1988 Topps Hockey Complete Set Run (8 Sets, 1,649 Cards) Plus Four Complete Sticker Sets

Outstanding 1980 through 1988 Topps Hockey complete set run (Topps did not issue regular cards for the 1982-1983 and 1983-1984 seasons), plus a complete 1982-1983 Topps Stickers set. Beautiful, mostly high-grade complete sets of these hockey classics. The collection is loaded with all the great stars and Hall of Famers from the era, including rookie examples of Mario Lemieux (PSA MINT 9), Steve Yzerman, and Patrick Roy. This collection consists of the following: 1) 1980-1981 Complete Set (264): Condition is 50% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt and 50% Ex to Ex-Mt (including 3% slightly lesser). Keys: #3 Gretzky RB (Vg-Ex), 87 Gretzky AS (Nr/Mt), 140 Bourque RC (Ex-Mt), and 250 Gretzky (Ex due to centering). 2) 1981-1982 Complete Set (198): Condition is 65% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including a few Mint) and 35% Ex to Ex-Mt (including 3% slightly lesser). Keys: #16 Gretzky (Nr/Mt-Mt), 18 Kurri RC (Nr/Mt-Mt), 75W Savard RC (Ex-Mt+), 100W Murphy RC (Nr/Mt+), and 105W Ciccarelli RC (Nr/Mt-Mt+). 3) 1982-1983 Stickers Complete Set (263): Condition ranges from Ex to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Ex-Mt+), with a few slightly lesser. Keys: #97 Gretzky (Nr/Mt-Mt) and 162 Gretzky AS/Foil (Ex due to centering). 4) 1984-1985 Complete Set (165): Condition of the set is 62% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint), and 38% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple slightly lesser). Keys: #13 Andreychuk RC (Ex-Mt), 14 Barrasso RC (Nr/Mt-Mt), 49 Yzerman RC (Nr/Mt-Mt+), 51 Gretzky (65/35 L/R, otherwise Mint), 96 LaFontaine RC (Ex-Mt), and 154 Gretzky AS (Nr/Mt due to centering). 5) 1985-1986 Complete Set (165) Plus Sticker Set (33): Condition of the set is 65% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint), and 35% Ex to Ex-Mt (mostly due to centering and including 2% slightly lesser). Keys: #9 Lemieux RC (PSA MINT 9), 29 Yzerman (Mint) and 120 Gretzky (Nr/Mt-Mt). Condition of the stickers is 75% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt and 25% lesser (ranging from Vg-Ex to Ex-Mt). 6) 1986-1987 (198) Complete Set Plus Sticker Set (33): Condition of the set is 75% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint), and 25% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a few slightly lesser). Keys: #3 Gretzky (Nr/Mt-Mt), 53 Roy RC (Nr/Mt-Mt), and Lemieux (Ex-Mt). Condition of the stickers is Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt overall, with a few lesser. 7) 1987-1988 Complete Set (198) Plus Sticker Set (33): Condition of the set is 76% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint), and 24% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a couple slightly lesser). Keys: #15 Lemieux (Nr/Mt), 42 Robitaille RC (Nr/Mt-Mt due to centering), 53 Gretzky (Nr/Mt-Mt), 123 Oates RC (Nr/Mt-Mt+), and 169 Hextall RC (Nr/Mt-Mt). Condition of the stickers is Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt overall, with 15% slightly lesser. 8) 1988-1989 Complete Set (198) Plus Sticker Set (33): Sticker set includes six logo variations for a total of 39 stickers. Condition of the set is 67% Nr/Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (including some Mint) and 33% Ex to Ex-Mt (including a few lesser). Keys: #66 Hull RC (Nr/Mt-Mt), 120 Gretzky (Mint), and 122 Shanahan RC (Nr/Mt-Mt+ ). Condition of the stickers ranges from Ex-Mt to Nr/Mt-Mt (averaging Nr/Mt). This is a tremendous complete set run of eight different high-grade Topps hockey sets, highlighted by an extremely attractive PSA MINT 9 example of Mario Lemieux's rookie card. Total: 1,787 cards. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot.