1965 Topps baseball complete set

[@TheGodfather1955]

1965 Topps was the first pack I ever opened when I was 10. Because of that, it will always be my favorite. I'm having quite a challenge completing the set because I only want centered and no crease which isn't easy. But as they say, the fun part is the thrill of the hunt.

[@mickeyinorlando]

This was a fun video. Thanks for doing this. I love the '65 set. When I was probably about 12 years in 1985 I would go to a place called Fanstand in the Birdcage Walk shopping center in Citrus Heights, California. It was a sports fan apparel shop, but had some cards in a case with one of those rotating trays (sort of like a ferris wheel-style set of shelf trays). You could also buy $1 grab bags. The first time I ever bought one of the grab bags, it contained several 1965 Topps cards. I have loved that set ever since. Another time, I bought a grab bag that contained several '59 Topps cards, including a really beat up Brooks Robinson card. I love the '59 set, too...and nearly 40 years later, that Brooks Robinson card remains in my collection and may be my favorite card I own. Thanks for taking me down memory lane.

[@t206kid]

Appreciate the kind words and your story. That is what its all about. I have always loved collecting cards esp from the 1960s ever since I stumbled across my dads collection back in 1996 when I was 9 years old. I always gravitated towards the vintage stuff more than of the current players

[@johnsweet8508]

Spent many years building my 1965 Topps Set. Lots of HOFers.The Casey Stengal card cracks me up. You can just hear him talking. Had to pay a premium for the Mantle card in the World Series sub-set. Was also the year the Cubs had a series of coaches acting as managers.Thanks for sharing.

[@t206kid]

Yup, the college of coaches

[@clevelandsportscards1986]

Beautiful set and congratulations on completing it! Thank you for sharing!!

[@t206kid]

Thank you, it took some time but I really enjoy putting vintage sets together.

[@9Point8]

Needed only a Warren Spahn for the complete set in ‘65. Traded 13 Marvel comics for Spahn! Lord only knows what those beat up comics we carried rolled up in our back pockets would be worth, but mom sold the cards at a garage sale in ‘71 when I went off to college.

[@bobkeane7966]

The 65 set is by and afar my favorite set. Probably nostalgia I remember stopping on the way home from school in the first grade and buying packs of these cards.

[@t206kid]

What drew me to the set originally was when I found my Dads 1965 Topps cards back in 1996 (When I was 9). He was 7 in 1965 and to be honest I was always more drawn to the Topps sets from when he was collecting as a kid(From 1964 thru 1971) than any of the sets from my own childhood.

[@bobkeane7966]

@@t206kidIt seems like 65 was one of the first years with more realistic looking pictures

[@jeffdegarmo5317]

Thanks I have most of 65 ; saw a lot of them play

[@Rayburn58]

The most beautiful set of Topps Baseball ever. The 1965 card design is the best of all time.

[@ObsessedCollector]

I'm 109 cards away. Only missing a few hofs :) I love this sets design.

[@kenjohnson2650]

My first collecting set by pack was 1968. However I have gone back and worked on sets from before then and have to agree with the charm of the ‘65 set.

[@stuke1976]

New subscriber! Great looking set. Dick Stigman caught my eye, from Nimrod, MN.

[@ernestcruz6316]

That Zoilo Versalles card is from his AL MVP season. He was never a world beater as a player, but he hit 20 homers multiple times (in an era when shortstops were mostly singles and punch-and-judy hitters) and led the league in triples in a year when the Twins went to the World Series and lost to the Dodgers. He was generally a .240-.250 hitter during his career, and I think he passed away at a fairly young age in 1995.

[@markbrian7179]

I like the pennant flags on the set. Topps changed the Houston flag as the set went on, probably because of the changeover from the Colt .45s to the Astros.

[@mikesbaseballcards]

Nice. Enjoyed watching since im a set builder. The 65T is nice n colorful and the pennant flag gives it a nice touch. I like the Mantle which i have with the pink flag. Working on the 66T set presently. Not sure if I'll do the 65T set next or just some PCs on players. Have anyother sets?

[@t206kid]

1966 is a tough one with those hi numbers. I completed 1971 Topps also. Now I am working on 1953 Topps and 1969, I am roughly 75% complete with both sets

[@mikesbaseballcards]

@@t206kid I dread the hi #s n also centering n horizontal card problems. The 69T I finished a couple of years ago. 71T is complete. Good luck. Will be doing later today a 75T HOF run. Take care n all the best working on your sets!

[@mikealvord55]

When you start sets do you buy lots or singles

[@t206kid]

It depends, but generally when I'm just starting on a set I'll buy like 50 card lots on eBay. Typically these will be common players, but you need those cards just as much as Mickey mantle if you are putting the entire set together

[@mikealvord55]

@@t206kid thanks, what condition and how much do you pay attention to condition? You know I’m old enough that I was gonna actually quit collecting, but your videos are kind of let me on fire.. I was wondering if lesser condition cards had a value anymore or not a value, but a desirability

[@t206kid]

@@mikealvord55 that's great to hear! Mine aren't in amazing condition, some are better than others. I would call this set a mid grade set. There are cards that have some corner issues, and some have small creases. It is whatever your budget allows. For common players you can easily get these cards for under or at around a dollar. Now with a card like Mantle in poor condition it's about $100 and then just goes up from there. I would recommend going to a local card show in your area and finding a vintage dealer and talking to them. They will definitely give you good deals and have a conversation with you

[@thomasoliver354]

Great looking set. You made some comments about Don Larson that I thought were inappropriate regarding his drinking. Not a big deal, but it just seemed irrelevant for what the goal was of the review.

[@t206kid]

I was more talking about how much older he looked for being only 35. We all know a lot of these guys werent shy of the drink. Larsen was pretty open about it years later, like Mantle was also, but Don was fortunate that it didnt kill him and he always acknowledged that.

[@toddcampbell5603]

Thanks for making a point of Ken Boyer's omission from the HOF. He was statistically superior in almost every category to George Kell (a Hall of Famer). And, I don't have a problem with Kell being in. He was great in his own right. But, all things being equal, Boyer should have been elected a long time ago! So, should Luis Tiant and, especially, Dick Allen!

[@t206kid]

There are a ton of forgotten guys from this era, Dick Allen and Luis Tiant are two more that should be in.

[@TECHNICIANGROWER97]

im 26 i have a Roger Maris 1964 card. any idea how much its worth anyone? not that id sell it lol or atleast i dont plan to

[@t206kid]

As anything with cards it comes down to condition. In lower condition you can get that card for $10 to $20, in a PSA 6 which is considered "collectors condition" you can get one on eBay right now for about $110

[@TECHNICIANGROWER97]

@@t206kid good to know thanks man. ya its like a 7 id say on the PSA