Unopened 48 Leaf Wax Pack from Mr Mint's RiP "Find"

[kevinlenane]

Can I just say thanks to all those who responded? Honestly this is why this board is so great. There is information here that just isn't searchable particularly the primary sources with Rosen. I just love all the context and history buried in the members here. Also as an aside - I dabbled in vintage pack opening videos on YouTube - I paused after about 12 videos but the interest was definitely there with one of my videos topping 10 thousand views. Anyway in one of the videos I crack a psa graded Bowman 52(or 51 can't recall) Football penny pack. Card was a horror show bc of the gum stain but the condition was flawless otherwise. Anyway after i shot the vidoe the gum just stared me down and dared me to eat it - so I did. It dissolved immediately into some kind of paint removal chemical which I immediately spat out. So that's 65 year old gum - maybe an additional 2 or 3 years livens it back up? Anyway I'm assuming that's a record for oldest piece of gum chewed on the board - so please send me donations for my future hospital bills.

[Eggoman]

Originally Posted by kevinlenane

...Anyway after i shot the vidoe the gum just stared me down and dared me to eat it - so I did. It dissolved immediately into some kind of paint removal chemical which I immediately spat out. So that's 65 year old gum - maybe an additional 2 or 3 years livens it back up? Anyway I'm assuming that's a record for oldest piece of gum chewed on the board - so please send me donations for my future hospital bills.

KEVIN - Since you TRIED a piece of 60 year old gum, I would be willing to let you take on this 100 year old Egyptian Straights Cork Tipped cigarette to try!!!

Please let me know if interested and I will ship this gorgeous "Lung Dart" your way for free!



(Sorry to be a "Smart Ass" as I don't even know you, but the offer stands!)

[Griffins]

Originally Posted by Eggoman

KEVIN - Since you TRIED a piece of 60 year old gum, I would be willing to let you take on this 100 year old Egyptian Straights Cork Tipped cigarette to try!!!

Please let me know if interested and I will ship this gorgeous "Lung Dart" your way for free!



(Sorry to be a "Smart Ass" as I don't even know you, but the offer stands!)

Can't be any worse than some of the ratty weed we smoked in high school!

[Jobu]

The box says "absolutely pure". What could go wrong?

Originally Posted by Eggoman

KEVIN - Since you TRIED a piece of 60 year old gum, I would be willing to let you take on this 100 year old Egyptian Straights Cork Tipped cigarette to try!!!

Please let me know if interested and I will ship this gorgeous "Lung Dart" your way for free!



(Sorry to be a "Smart Ass" as I don't even know you, but the offer stands!)

[Eggoman]

Originally Posted by Jobu

The box says "absolutely pure". What could go wrong?

I have one sitting in my Cigar Humidor for just the "RIGHT" occasion, but I don't know what that is...

Tobacco keeps & ages...I think...

[CW]

That escalated rather quickly. Sitting at $25K +BP right now.

[irv]

Originally Posted by CW

That escalated rather quickly. Sitting at $25K +BP right now.

$47,000 now!

[ruth-gehrig]

What's the highest price paid for an unopened pack?

[kevinlenane]

I will gladly smoke said 100 year old cigar - it should follow the 1954 gum quite nicely. I'm considering using some war-era Bond Bread as a pallet cleanser but I'll probably cut the crusts off before I do that. For those that are curious - here is the pack open resulting in what is surely a Guinness World record for the oldest gum chewed. I didn't masticate on camera but for clarity sake I took the largest fragment/shard you see in the pack and chewed it: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdiW1rXdNfk

[packs]

This thread inspired me to buy an unopened pack of 1951 Topps Red Backs. Only cost me $78 so I WILL be opening it. Not sure if I'll eat what's inside. I think it's caramel and not gum.

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by packs

This thread inspired me to buy an unopened pack of 1951 Topps Red Backs. Only cost me $78 so I WILL be opening it. Not sure if I'll eat what's inside. I think it's caramel and not gum.

If it's a Doubles pack it should only be just cards.

[Eggoman]

Originally Posted by kevinlenane

I will gladly smoke said 100 year old cigar

Hey Kevin:

PM me your address and I will send you a GENUINE 100+ year old Egyptian Straights cigarette!!!

FOR REAL!

Greg

[rats60]

Originally Posted by kevinlenane

Can I just say thanks to all those who responded? Honestly this is why this board is so great. There is information here that just isn't searchable particularly the primary sources with Rosen. I just love all the context and history buried in the members here. Also as an aside - I dabbled in vintage pack opening videos on YouTube - I paused after about 12 videos but the interest was definitely there with one of my videos topping 10 thousand views. Anyway in one of the videos I crack a psa graded Bowman 52(or 51 can't recall) Football penny pack. Card was a horror show bc of the gum stain but the condition was flawless otherwise. Anyway after i shot the vidoe the gum just stared me down and dared me to eat it - so I did. It dissolved immediately into some kind of paint removal chemical which I immediately spat out. So that's 65 year old gum - maybe an additional 2 or 3 years livens it back up? Anyway I'm assuming that's a record for oldest piece of gum chewed on the board - so please send me donations for my future hospital bills.

I openned 5 cent packs of 54 and 55 Bowman where all the cards were ruined by the gum. Other packs where it was just the top card. So, anything is possible with this one.

[slidekellyslide]

Originally Posted by kevinlenane

Can I just say thanks to all those who responded? Honestly this is why this board is so great. There is information here that just isn't searchable particularly the primary sources with Rosen. I just love all the context and history buried in the members here. Also as an aside - I dabbled in vintage pack opening videos on YouTube - I paused after about 12 videos but the interest was definitely there with one of my videos topping 10 thousand views. Anyway in one of the videos I crack a psa graded Bowman 52(or 51 can't recall) Football penny pack. Card was a horror show bc of the gum stain but the condition was flawless otherwise. Anyway after i shot the vidoe the gum just stared me down and dared me to eat it - so I did. It dissolved immediately into some kind of paint removal chemical which I immediately spat out. So that's 65 year old gum - maybe an additional 2 or 3 years livens it back up? Anyway I'm assuming that's a record for oldest piece of gum chewed on the board - so please send me donations for my future hospital bills.

Somewhere around here I have a Colgan's tin that still has gum in it. That's ~108 years old now. I could smash your record if I was crazy enough.