This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 9/4/2020
Long before Michael Jordan brought basketball sets to the forefront of the hobby, Topps had been producing well-planned, aesthetically pleasing collections that are just starting to get their due. Presented here is a high-quality run of Topps basketball sets from 1973-81 in addition to the 1970 Topps Posters subset. 1972-73 Topps set mostly NM to NM/MT with some higher or lower, with #50 Abdul-Jabbar AS NM (OC), 70 Robertson NM/MT (OC), 80 Chamberlain NM (OC), 100 West Nm/MT, and 240 Erving AS EX/MT. 1973-74 Topps set mostly NM to NM/MT with some higher or lower, with #1 Abdul-Jabbar NM/MT (MC), 10 Maravich EX/MT, 39 Walton EX/MT, 55 Robertson NM, 176 West NM, 196 Gervin NM, 200 Erving EX/MT, and 250 Chamberlain NM+.1975-76 Topps set NM to NM/MT with some higher or lower, with #1 Scoring Leaders MINT, 75 Maravich NM/MT (OC), 77 Walton NM (wax), 90 Abdul-Jabbar NM, 254 Malone EX/MT, and 300 Erving NM+. 1977-78 Topps set mostly NM to NM/MT with some higher or lower, with #1 Abdul-Jabbar NM, 20 Paravich NM, 56 Dantley NM, 100 Erving NM/MT, and 111 Parish RC NM/MT. 1978-79 set, mostly EX/MT to NM with some higher, with #10 W. Davis NM, 78 Dennis Johnson RC NM, 80 Maravich NM, 110 Abdul-Jabbar NM (OC), and 130 Erving NM. 1979-80 set mostly NM to NM/MT with some higher or lower, with #1 Gervin NM/MT (OC), 10 Abdul-Jabbar NM/MT+, 20 Erving NM /MT (OC), 31 English NM/MT (OC), and 60 Maravich NM. 1980-81 Topps set mostly NM to NM/MT with Bird/Erving/Magic card graded PSA 7. 1980-81 Topps set mostly NM to NM/MT with some higher or lower, with #4 Bird NM/MT (OC), 20 Abdul-Jabbar NM, 21 M. Johnson NM/MT (OC), 30 Erving NM/MT, 75 East McHale NM/MT, 101 East Bird NM+, and 109 West M. Johnson NM/MT+. Also includes the 24-piece 1970 Topps Posters set, EX to EX/MT overall with #6 Robertson EX, 13 Alcindor VG, 15 West NM+, 17 Chamberlain VG/EX, and 18 Havlicek GOOD.