Removing the original product from food product cards

[darkhorse9]

I've wondered some about this. Would there be any reason/premium to having collectible items that are food related to still having them exactly as they were, with the product included?

Example:

1961 Post complete box with the cereal still inside
1977 RC Cans with cola in them
Bourbon decanters with the booze still in them
Bazooka boxes with the gum still in them


I still see Wheaties boxes with the cereal still in them. Why wouldn't there be a premium for such things?

[Steve D]

Oh, just imagine a 1954 Wilson Franks card still in the original sealed package, with the hot dogs still in it!

Or a 1970s Hostess Twinkies card still with the two Twinkies in there!



Me think the cards would be destroyed by now!

And the hot dogs and twinkies??? FUGETABOOTIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steve

[Bigdaddy]

Originally Posted by Steve D

And the hot dogs and twinkies??? FUGETABOOTIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steve

Au contraire mon frère. I would wager that those Twinkies and hot dogs would be well preserved knowing what they are made of. In fact, I've probably still got some undigested Twinkies in my belly from the '70s.

[mrmopar]

I would bet there will always be a slight (to larger) premium on unopened items to some collectors, as long as the product inside keeps well. In addition to the Cereal (I don't have any full though), I do have a couple of those 80s Kraft Mac and Cheese boxes with the cut out cards & noodles still inside.

I also have a Pepsi can unopened from Michael Jackson's Dangerous Tour. The special kicker is the can was from Japan too.

One final thought. When Miller did the LA Dodgers cans and bottles with Dodgers on them in the 2000s, I tried to find someone in the LA area who could get me one each sealed. I failed, and settled for opened bottle and can. The funny thing is, those are damn near impossible to find, even empty. Weirdest thing...

[GasHouseGang]

I also have a bunch of the Kraft macaroni boxes with the Mac and cheese still inside. I figured those contents should be inert enough to not damage the cards on the outside of the box.

[Volod]

Originally Posted by GasHouseGang

I also have a bunch of the Kraft macaroni boxes with the Mac and cheese still inside. I figured those contents should be inert enough to not damage the cards on the outside of the box.

I once opened a box of dry pasta and found about a dozen weevils busily consuming the product. It had only been in the cupboard for about a month, so you never can tell about shelf life - you might want to start checking your collectible comestibles on a regular basis.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Bigdaddy

Au contraire mon frère. I would wager that those Twinkies and hot dogs would be well preserved knowing what they are made of. In fact, I've probably still got some undigested Twinkies in my belly from the '70s.

If the Twinkies are anything like the cupcakes they'll probably be fine for quite a while.

I had a pack of cupcakes one day while sorting cards. Ate one, got busy, got pulled away for other stuff, forgot the cupcake.
Next time I could get back to the sorting was about three weeks later. The cupcake still seemed fine. Figured I'd leave it and see, expecting mold to start soon after. Checked it occasionally........Three YEARS later when we were moving the bookcase it was on to get a room ready for my first daughter, I finally threw It away. It was still soft, still smelled fresh, and the only thing that seemed to have happened was that a bit of the frosting had fallen off.
(Yes, sometimes I do crazy experiments. Someone has to do them. )

[skil55voy]

I have full Jello boxes some with the Jello still in them. Hockey and baseball cards. I have full cereal boxes with cereal still in them and Kraft Macaroni and cheese without the contents.

[rgpete]

Unused bread wrapper and Jumbo Sunflower with Ken Griffey Jr inside both

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by darkhorse9

I've wondered some about this. Would there be any reason/premium to having collectible items that are food related to still having them exactly as they were, with the product included?

Example:

1961 Post complete box with the cereal still inside
1977 RC Cans with cola in them
Bourbon decanters with the booze still in them
Bazooka boxes with the gum still in them


I still see Wheaties boxes with the cereal still in them. Why wouldn't there be a premium for such things?

I collect '71 Milk Duds in complete boxes. I can't imagine owning an unopened box of Milk Duds but I am sure there are some out there. Most collectors that collect Milk Dud boxes buy them empty and flattened (typically graded, but not always).

[laughlinfan]

I love these food issues uncut and still in their natural habitat! I picked up a few of the empty complete Milk Dud boxes a few years back - seems strange to me that these turn up and are not terribly hard to find - I can't imagine little kids eating the Duds and then carefully unfolding and putting these away to keep them nice, especially in 1971, probably a good 10 or 15 years before the condition sensitivity of the hobby kicked in. Does anyone recall if a stock of unused boxes was found at some point? Despite the lack of color, I think they are pretty cool!

[steve B]

Originally Posted by laughlinfan

I love these food issues uncut and still in their natural habitat! I picked up a few of the empty complete Milk Dud boxes a few years back - seems strange to me that these turn up and are not terribly hard to find - I can't imagine little kids eating the Duds and then carefully unfolding and putting these away to keep them nice, especially in 1971, probably a good 10 or 15 years before the condition sensitivity of the hobby kicked in. Does anyone recall if a stock of unused boxes was found at some point? Despite the lack of color, I think they are pretty cool!

I'm pretty sure The one I have is unused. When I bought mine they weren't all that uncommon. I should have bought more of them.

[spaidly]

Definitely unopened vintage whiskey:
http://whiskeybent.net