![]() ![]() But when the mini-panels are ordered numerically, they create subsets and individual team sets. The numbering skipped around on the larger cards, so creating an orderly checklist seems impossible. For example, the #34 Larry Bird panel in the famous Bird/Erving/Johnson card can also be found on another card combined with Bill Cartwright and John Drew. So a lot of the mini-panels repeat themselves within these 176 larger cards. This explains why each individual mini-panel appears in two different combinations in the set! In the end, these two large sheets yielded 176 different “three-card” cards. But…the order was changed for that second printing on the sheet. And that half-set was printed twice on a single sheet. Each of these sheets contained half of the complete set of mini-panels. There are 264 different mini-panels that were printed on two different large uncut sheets (which can still be found for sale today). I’m pretty sure that this is the first time in history that multiplayer cards were produced with the intent of separating the individual players. (Modern-day collectors are shuddering)! Some mini-cards even have checklists on the back that list the individual panels. The idea, strongly implied by those perforations, was to detach and collect the set of smaller cards. The complete cards are a standard 2.5 x 3.5 inches, but each card was perforated to contain three smaller cards within it. Marquis Johnson / Larry Bird RC / Jack Sikmaġ Julius Erving - Philadelphia 76ers AS CLĢ Marques Johnson - Milwaukee Bucks AS CLĨ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Los Angeles Lakers AS CLĩ Bill Cartwright - New York Knicks AS CLġ1 George Gervin - San Antonio Spurs AS CLġ2 Gus Williams - Seattle SuperSonics AS CLġ5 M.R.Placing it in Context: The 1980-81 Topps basketball card set is odd in many ways.Jan Van Breda Koff / Julius Erving / Magic Johnson RC.Larry Bird RC / Bill Cartright / John Drew.Larry Bird RC / Julis Erving / Magic Johnson RC.Shop for singles on eBay using the links below. Besides Bird and Johnson, notable rookies include Michael Ray Richardson, Purvis Short, Freeman Williams, Maurice Cheeks, Bill Cartwright, Tree Rollins, Michael Cooper, and Sidney Moncrief. With the larger set size, there are a lot more rookies than could fit in the past several years' worth of sets. The Bird and Johnson rookie appear on other panels, but they're not valued anywhere near as high as the two players together. The key card to the set features the rookie cards of both Larry Bird and Magic Johnson, with the Julius Erving Team Leader card in the center. All-Stars appear on cards #1-18, and they feature checklist backs. There are also Slam Dunk cards that run from card #253-264. Team Leaders in several different categories are scattered throughout the set. Given the number of cards doubled from the previous year, subsets return to the series, each with different back designs. Cards are printed on white stock, which makes them a lot easier to read. Off to the right is a small blue box with a cartoon inside about a highlight from the player's career. A very short write-up is found, and then the stats for the 1979/80 season and a line of career totals. The backs are fairly basic since there is so little space: a black line across the top includes the player's name and a card number, with vital stats below it. Below the team name is the player's name and position. A player photo is surrounded by a solid-colored line that appears to spell out the name of his team in a cursive style at the bottom of the card (it's the same font that was used in the 1978 Topps baseball set). That might seem confusing to a collector starting on the set, and it has certainly impacted the set's collectability over the years.Įach individual card is 1 1/6 inches by 2 ½ inches. As a result, a complete panel set includes 176 different cards, which actually holds two complete sets. However, Topps used two printing sheets and changed the players around. There are 264 numbered cards in the 1980-81 Topps basketball checklist, which breaks down into 88 perforated panels of three cards each. On the other hand, it created one of the more iconic cards of its era by combining two legendary rookies and one of the game's biggest stars. Featuring three cards had been done in insert sets, but never as part of a base set. On one hand, this was a set that offered something Topps had never tried before. The clear standout card pairs the Larry Bird and Magic Johnson rookie with all-time great Julius Erving. 1980-81 Topps Basketball brought mini cards and NBA trios to collectors en masse. ![]()
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