Presented here are 10 complete sets of 1981 Topps Baseball cards that remain precisely as issued 45 years ago, easily Near-Mint to Mint or better, with perhaps a handful of Near-Mint hiding somewhere. With sharply focused photography, vivid colors and super gloss, the fabled company’s initial effort in a competitive marketplace after its quarter-century monopoly was a popular choice for hobbyists. The offered sets (726 cards) reveal the coveted “Vending Bend” that bespeaks of uncirculated cardboard, which in turn can sometimes yield the centering issues that confront the genre. In a colorful issue with Rookie cards from the likes of Harold Baines and Tim Raines, plus the phenom from down Mexico way, Fernando Valenzuela, the offered lineup presents a great opportunity to add complete sets from a different millennium in almost unimprovable condition.