1976 MSA SPORTS DISCS BUCKMANS MIKE SCHMIDT
Not owned ❌
Snarky Says
This one commemorates Mike Schmidt's legendary association with an ice cream store he never visited.
1976 MSA SPORTS DISCS CAROUSEL MIKE SCHMIDT
Not owned ❌
That rubber stamp is essentially a defacement of the blank back version. With all the MSA disc versions out there with legitimate designed backs, I think this one is an outlier on whether it should be included in the master set. These came to the stores blank and the employees stamped them. And there is more than just one version of rubber stamp that was used. I've seen Albuquerque, St. Paul, Indianapolis, Memphis, and some 20 more cities. Judging by the numbers accompanying the name, there were potentially hundreds of locations, each with their own unique stamp (although some don’t think that’s the case). So … do they all count as different versions? I vote “please, no.” 😁
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Snarky Says
This may be the only collectible whose defining characteristic is that someone vandalized it consistently. The card company printed one version. Collectors printed the rest in their imaginations.
1976 MSA SPORTS DISCS CRANE POTATO CHIPS MIKE SCHMIDT
Owned ✅
Snarky Says
At this point you're not collecting players. You're collecting logos.
1976 MSA SPORTS DISCS DAIRY ISLE MIKE SCHMIDT
Not owned ❌
Snarky Says
The front changes exactly zero percent. The back changes just enough to ruin your weekend.
1976 MSA SPORTS DISCS ISALY'S SWEET WILLIAM MIKE SCHMIDT
Owned ✅
Snarky Says
Collecting MSA discs is less about baseball and more about local business history.
1976 MSA SPORTS DISCS ORBAKERS MIKE SCHMIDT
Owned ✅, PSA Grade: 10
Snarky Says
The hobby's greatest trick was convincing collectors that advertising is a variation.
1976 MSA SPORTS DISCS RED BARN MIKE SCHMIDT
Not owned ❌
Snarky Says
Twenty-six discs. One photograph. Infinite suffering.
1976 MSA SPORTS DISCS SAFELON MIKE SCHMIDT
Owned ✅
Snarky Says
Identifying MSA variations requires a keen eye and a mild personality disorder.
1976 MSA SPORTS DISCS TOWNE CLUB MIKE SCHMIDT
Owned ✅
Snarky Says
Most people see a stack of identical discs. Collectors see twenty-six distinct financial obligations.
1976 MSA SPORTS DISCS XL ANDREW’S CREAMY SAUCE
Owned ✅
I'd only heard about this one. 1976 was a strange time.
Snarky Says
Population: 1.
Regrets: 0.
Regrets: 0.
1976 O-PEE-CHEE MIKE SCHMIDT
Owned ✅
1976 O-PEE-CHEE NL HOME RUN LEADERS SCHMIDT/KINGMAN/LUZINSKI
Owned ✅
1976 O-PEE-CHEE PHILLIES TEAM
Not owned ❌
Snarky Says
Team photos count towards the master set checklist in the same way Beanie Babies were an investment strategy.
1976 PHILLIES MIKE SCHMIDT TEAM ISSUE 8 X 10
Owned ✅
1976 PHILLIES MIKE SCHMIDT TEAM ISSUE POSTCARD
Not owned ❌
The man perm in its full glory. I remember when my dad came home with one of these. I've seen a completely different card graded under this same year and title, but it's clearly a press handout from 1983.
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Snarky Says
Somewhere, a bottle of Aqua Net is looking at this photo and whispering, "My God.”
1976 PHILLIES YEARBOOK
Not owned ❌
1976 TOPPS HOME RUN LEADERS SCHMIDT/KINGMAN/LUZINSKI
Owned ✅, PSA Grade: 7
I love the ‘76 set, but this might be the ugliest Schmidt card Topps ever made.
Snarky Says
Every design decision on this card appears to have been made independently.
1976 TOPPS MIKE SCHMIDT
Owned ✅, PSA Grade: 5
1976 TOPPS PHILLIES TEAM
Owned ✅
Snarky Says
Team photo collectors and Bigfoot researchers have a surprising amount in common.
1976 TOPPS TEAM CHECKLIST SHEET HAND CUT PHILA. PHILLIES #384
Not owned ❌
Snarky Says
If you need a magnifying glass and a witness to identify the featured player, maybe it's not really a Mike Schmidt card.
1976-1980 SPORTSCASTER-FRENCH MIKE SCHMIDT
Not owned ❌
Now I don't know French, but I do know that the English version of this card said Schmidt hit four home runs in a game, and Trois is not four. Don't ask me how I know trois is three.
#WhiteWhale
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Snarky Says
Historians continue searching for Schmidt's fourth French home run.
Whoa, the Sportflics are amazing! How in the heck did you do that?