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Old 08-21-2012, 05:42 PM
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Hi, I'm an old-old-old man (I was born before the t-206 players) but am just getting into BB card collecting. I want to buy some unopened 1970's wax packs but how do I know if they werent opened, any goodies replaced, & glued shut again. Is this a problem in the hobby? Thanks. This is a serious question.
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Hi, I'm an old-old-old man (I was born before the t-206 players) but am just getting into BB card collecting. I want to buy some unopened 1970's wax packs but how do I know if they werent opened, any goodies replaced, & glued shut again. Is this a problem in the hobby? Thanks. This is a serious question.
Yes. What you suspect may happen has happened.
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If you check around you will find a few good sellers of wax packs. I have no clue on how to tell if they have been opened and resealed.
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I second BBC Exchange. They are the closest thing to a guarantee in that part of the hobby. I have friends who collect unopened packs and sometimes they leave them untouched in the BBCE shipped box for resell purposes.
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The problem is when you look at 1970s cards, it is almost inconceivable that on the long view you will not just be better off buying the cards you want.
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you can't be..."that" old?!?!?!
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Wow, thanks for the link. Although I have a ton of BB card sites marked, I never heard of this onel Looks great. Greg
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I second BBC Exchange. They are the closest thing to a guarantee in that part of the hobby. I have friends who collect unopened packs and sometimes they leave them untouched in the BBCE shipped box for resell purposes.
What if they made a mistake and sent you the wrong pack - how would you know if you don't open the box?
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eBay listing: "An unopened pack in an unopened BBCE box......"
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There was a really good thread some years ago about wax pack fraud. Couldn't find it but these should help.

http://forums.collectors.com/message...hreadid=770889

http://forums.collectors.com/message...hreadid=615049

http://forums.collectors.com/message...hreadid=759096
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The problem is when you look at 1970s cards, it is almost inconceivable that on the long view you will not just be better off buying the cards you want.
I agree, totally. Maybe the O/P is collecting "semi-vintage" gum?
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