1973 Topps Buyback & Auto Set
HAVE - 1973 Topps "Parallel" Set
Updated: 07/06/24
This set will be a challenge to say the least!
I am looking for original 1973 Topps singles from the 660-card set, that have been obtained by Topps as "buybacks", then stamped or otherwise modified, and returned to the collecting pool. Over the years, the buybacks have appeared as inserts in various Topps sets including the Topps (flagship), Topps Archives, and Topps Heritage products. Some have been autographed, some stamped in various ways. If it's slabbed, I'm less interested, but interested none-the-less.
Most notably, the following Topps releases provided many options...
2014 Topps 75th Anniversary Buybacks with a SILVER stamp.
2015 Topps Original Buybacks SILVER Stamp (celebrating 60 years, randomly inserted in 2015 Topps products).
2017 Topps "Rediscover Topps" in BLUE, BRONZE, GOLD, RED, SILVER (randomly inserted in packs)
2022 Topps Heritage "50th Anniversary" GOLD Stamps (randomly inserted as hobby box-toppers)
(If you know of others out there, let me know!)
I'm also including in-person (IP) and through-the-mail (TTM) autographs in this collection. The IPs listed / pictured below are those that I have personally obtained when these players were coaches or otherwise making themselves available on the old-timer circuit.
TTM autos were obtained via credible sources, primarily sportscollectors.net or via the various private signings websites that are becoming more popular as a revenue source for the old-timers. My TTMs, of course, can be scrutinized; if you happen to know something to be a fake or ghost-signed, please contact me!
I'm not interested in reprints... it must be original 1973 Topps paper that has been modified by Topps or the player.
Example Images from TCDB:
2014 Topps - 75th Anniversary Buybacks 1973 #27 Bill Gogolewski | Trading Card Database (tcdb.com)
2015 Topps - Topps Originals Buybacks 1973 Baseball Checklist | Trading Card Database (tcdb.com)
HAVE List
In Hand: 187/660 (28.3%)
2 Rich Hebner (IP auto)
3 Jim Lonborg (IP auto)
4 John Milner (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
6 Mac Scarce (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
7 Rangers Team (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
8 Tom Hall (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
9 Johnny Oates (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
13 George Hendrick (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
14 Sonny Siebert (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
15 Ralph Garr (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
16 Steve Braun (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
18 Leroy Stanton (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
19 Tim Foli (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
20 Stan Bahnsen (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
21 Randy Hundley (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
22 Ted Abernathy (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
24 Al Santorini (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
27 Bill Gogolewski (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
32 Fred Norman (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
33 Jim Breazeale (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
34 Pat Dobson (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
37 Bill Robinson (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
38 Mike Epstein (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
39 Dave Roberts (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
43 Randy Moffitt (2017 Topps Rediscover Topps) - Gold Stamp
44 Rick Monday (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
47 Luis Melendez (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
48 Paul Splittorff (IP Auto)
51 Chuck Seelbach (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
53 Steve Dunning (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
54 Checklist (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
55 Jon Matlack (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
57 Derrel Thomas (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
58 Mike Paul (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
64 Brock / Campaneris (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
69 Phil Gagliano (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
71 Johnn Briggs (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
72 Ron Reed (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
77 Mike Torrez (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
82 Fritz Peterson (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
83 Leron Lee (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
86 Tom McGraw (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
92 Jerry Bell (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
93 Jesus Alou (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
94 Dick Billings (IP Auto)
95 Steve Blass (IP Auto)
102 Rudy May (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
104 Reggie Cleveland (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
106 Terry Humphrey (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
107 Phil Hennigan (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
112 Gary Ross (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
114 Lynn McGlothen (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
117 Ramon Hernandez (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
121 Dave Rader (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
122 Jim Strickland (IP Auto)
123 Sandy Alomar (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
124 Jim Hardin (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
125 Ron Fairly (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
128 Ted Sizemore (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
131 Eddie Kasko (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary Buybacks) - Silver Stamp
141 Bruce Kison (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
143 John Curtis (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
145 Bobby Bonds (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
147 Mike Anderson (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary Buybacks) - Silver Stamp
148 Dave Goltz (IP Auto)
150 Wilbur Wood (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
152 Dave May (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
153 Al Hrabosky (IP Auto)
162 Pete Broberg (IP Auto)
169 Ron Schueler (2017 Topps Rediscover Topps) - Gold Stamp
172 Steve Kline (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
173 Hal Breeden (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
176 Chuck Taylor (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary Buybacks) - Silver Stamp
177 Bill Plummer (IP Auto)
187 Luke Walker (2017 Topps Rediscover Topps) - Blue Stamp
194 Jorge Orta (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
195 Clay Carroll (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
211 Balor Moore (IP Auto)
212 Joe Lahoud (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
214 Dave Hamilton (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
216 Toby Harrah (IP Auto)
217 Don Wilson (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
221 Fred Kendall (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
222 Rob Gardner (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
224 Bill Lee (IP Auto)
226 Ray Fosse (IP Auto)
227 Wayne Twitchell (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
228 Bobby Darwin (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
229 Roric Harrison (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
231 Bill Parsons (2017 Topps Rediscover Topps) - Copper Stamp
236 Tito Fuentes (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
238 Tony Muser (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
246 Ken Sanders (2017 Topps Rediscover Topps) - Blue Stamp
247 Del Unser (IP Auto)
248 Jerry Johnson (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
251 Roger Nelson (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
256 Chris Zachary (2017 Topps Rediscover Topps) - Silver Stamp
259 Jim Holt (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
262 Jack Aker (TTM Auto)
263 George Scott (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
266 Mike Lum (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
268 Gary Gentry (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
271 Tom Hutton (IP Auto)
272 Ed Farmer (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
276 Joe Lovitto (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
281 Mike Jorgenson (2022 Topps Heritage 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
282 Steve Hovley (2022 Topps Heritage 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
284 Glenn Borgmann (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary Buybacks) - Silver Stamp
287 Eddie Leon ((2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
288 Gary Gentry (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
289 Bob Oliver (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
291 Rogelio Moret (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
293 Bernie Allen (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
294 Steve Arlin (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
298 Ron Bryant (IP Auto)
299 Ted Ford (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
303 Nelson Briles (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
306 Tom Burgmeier (IP Auto)
308 Skip Lockwood (2022 Topps Heritage 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
311 Joe Decker (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
312 Oscar Brown (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
315 John Odom (2022 Topps Heritage 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
316 SD Padres (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
317 Danny Cater (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
319 Jim Spencer (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
321 Rich Hinton (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
324 Al Downing (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
325 Boog Powell (IP Auto)
331 Carl Morton (2017 Topps Rediscover Topps) - Silver Stamp
332 John Felske (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
333 Gene Clines (IP Auto on a 2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
339 Dick Tidrow (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
342 Sam McDowell (IP Auto)
347 Royals Team (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
353 Steve Brye (IP Auto)
354 Billy Parker (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
357 Ross Grimsley (IP Auto)
358 Jim Nettles (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
362 Eddie Watt (IP Auto)
366 Brock Davis (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
372 Oscar Gamble (2022 Topps Heritage 50th Anniversary Gold)
375 Larry Dierker (IP Auto)
376 Frank Duffy (IP Auto)
378 Lenny Randle (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
379 Cy Acosta (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
382 Mike Hegan (IP Auto)
387 Jim Barr (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
397 Dave Cash (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary Buybacks) - Silver Stamp
398 Rich Hand (TTM Auto, April 2023)
406 Paul Lindblad (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
408 Jim Colborn (IP Auto)
411 Ray Corbin (IP Auto)
416 Paul Schaal (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
419 Casey Cox (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
423 Johnny Jeter (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
429 Jim Fairey (TTM Auto)
432 Dan Frisella (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary Buybacks) - Silver Stamp
443 Danny Thompson (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
444 Ken Brett (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
452 Paul Casanova (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
455 Bill Melton (TTM Auto)
458 Jim Mason (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
461 Mike Corkins (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
465 Dave Giusti (TTM Auto)
467 Mike Ryan (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary Buybacks) - Silver Stamp
469 Dan Monzon (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
487 Bruce Dal Canton (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
490 Claude Osteen (IP Auto)
493 Duffy Dyer (IP Auto)
495 Tommy Helms (IP Auto)
496 Ray Lamb (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
504 Earl Williams (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
505 Bob Bailey (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
509 Jim Nash (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
513 Dave Marshall (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
514 Jerry Kenney (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
516 Danny Walton(2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
520 Mel Stottlemyre, Sr. (IP Auto)
525 Jim Fregosi (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary) - Silver Stamp
527 Dan McGinn (2015 Topps Original Buy back) - Silver Stamp
537 Bill Slayback (2014 Topps 75th Anniversary Buybacks) - Silver Stamp
543 Alan Foster (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
544 Von Joshua (IP Auto)
560 Frank Howard (IP Auto)
572 Gary Sutherland (IP Auto)
621 Joe Ferguson (2022 Topps 50th Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
632 Steve Renko (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp
653 Joe Hoerner (2022 Topps 50yh Anniversary) - Gold Stamp
659 Jose Pagan (2015 Topps Original Buyback) - Silver Stamp