It's because one of the 1952 Topps pack finds was originally wrapped in cellophane by Fritsch, and so that it has some hobby history/provenance in such a fashion. The packs aren't owned by JustCollect (or they weren't during the National), just consigned, and the owner wants to try to sell them in this format first. If he doesn't get a buyer, JustCollect may convince him to have them slabbed. But since pack grading takes a few months, the owner may not have wanted to delay the sale that long.
And at half a mil for 8 packs, there's no demand for a flipper to buy it and sell off the individual packs.
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PWCC: The Fish Stinks From the Head
PSA: Regularly Get Cheated
BGS: Can't detect trimming on modern
SGC: Closed auto authentication business
JSA: Approved same T206 Autos before SGC
Oh, what a difference a year makes.
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