Show us your vintage wax packs!!!

[Zone91]

Do you guys open them or keep them closed?

I am thinking of starting a tradition this year at Christmas by buying a nice vintage sealed pack and then opening it on that specific day...then sending any nice hits to have them graded.

I know I know Christmas is FAR away!!!

Post # 5

[pawpawdiv9]

I actually bought some un-opened packs.
Bought some 86-87 Fleer basketball & some 79 Hockey
(those with possible Jordan RC and Gretsky RC)...sent them in to grade and came back as tampered....so i opened them up.

2nd time..i think i bought like a 5cent (1 card) unopened wax....waited and eventually opened it. Still got wrapper/card

3rd time... i bought a whole un-opened case of Topps Basketball --81-82...well opened all the packs..sent in the 3 larry birds to SGC for grade and went well.

4th time... i bought a grade 9.5 wax pack 1984 football


5th time.. i bought a rack pack 86 football.. got 3 Jerry Rice Rc and a Elway.

6th time..i got suckered into a 53 xmas baseball rack pack..still were nice cards and sent for grading and got good results. Sometimes i put them on ebay.

[Zone91]

pawpawdiv9

Some very cool stuff!!!

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[ALR-bishop]

[IMG]http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/img205.jpg[/IMG

[pawpawdiv9]

So JEALOUS ^^^^
I almost forgot i have a sealed cello- of Bellingham Mariners (Griffey JR.)

[67_Palmer]

Wow, nice!

[Zone91]

ALR-bishop

WOW!!!! Are you ever going to open the 52 Topps pack? Is it a high series pack?

Post # 9

[4reals]

a hocus focus pack?! Wow!

[jmoran19]

Al, love your odd ball packs

Will go backwards from 1972, also have at least one wax, cello and rack from 1973 thru 1979

[jmoran19]

[jmoran19]

The first series rack has both Willie McCovey and Reggie on the back

[jmoran19]

3rd series rack. Also have a first series rack but can't find the picture

1952 Yakamatsu Bromide Packs

Also have
1951 Topps Redback Pack Irvin Showing
1970 Kelloggs Cello Pack

[ALR-bishop]

Cool---what do it say ?

Al I have no idea, I should try and get them translated.

Ron

Early 1950's unopened box of matches

[brett 75]

Question for Al on the "Weirdo Baseball " What year were those cards produced ? I have about a half dozen cards but have no idea were or how I got them . From the package it was a Fleer product but no date or year . Any help , thanks Brett

[ALR-bishop]

Brett---to the best of my knowledge 1966. If you check fleersticker.blogspot.com you can find great info on all the many Fleer baseball products of the 60s and 70s...and there were many

[Tomman1961]

Jmoran19:
What is the blue cardboard box "called". It was the first pack of cards I ever bought. Do we call it a "Cello"? What year? 1972?

[jmoran19]

Originally Posted by Tomman1961

Jmoran19:
What is the blue cardboard box "called". It was the first pack of cards I ever bought. Do we call it a "Cello"? What year? 1972?

Both 1971 and 1972 cello packs came with the blue boxes. The 1971 box has "30 baseball cards", the 1972 box on page 1 just says Topps baseball cards, doesn't say how many cards.

[Griffins]

Here's some of mine- the oldest ('33 Sport Kings) is dead in the middle and it goes around chronologically from there.

[jmoran19]

Anthony, as always love when you share your packs!

My 1969 packs

[ALR-bishop]

I always love looking at Anthony's great display, and both he and John are a wealth of knowledge on packs , boxes and uncut shetts

[Zone91]

You guys are making me drool!!!

Post # 10

[jakeinge]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

[IMG]http://i1267.photobucket.com/albums/jj555/Bishop539/img205.jpg[/IMG

For a second there, I thought I was going to scroll to the bottom and see an unopened 1971 Topps Greatest Moments Pack. Good Gawd!

[ALR-bishop]

I have seen a box, but never a pack or wrapper. I have a set. No gum stains, but have read where others say they have cards with such stains...but have never seen one or a scan of one

[bobsbbcards]

I don't have a nice display like Anthony, and I realize that I'm falling WAY behind in my scans, but here's some of the one's that I do have:

[Griffins]

wow, great stuff Bob! Can only imagine what else you have to scan.

[ALR-bishop]

If he can find it Anthony

[Griffins]

Originally Posted by ALR-bishop

If he can find it Anthony

and get time away from the geriatric card sharks

[terjung]

Wow, Bob! Great collection!

...and Anthony, you know that's just a plain sick collection. I never tire of seeing that.

[HasselhoffsCheeseburger]

Bob, that's ridiculous. I think between the Bob, Anthony and Al we can just shut this thread down now.

[Streetsideguy]

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