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07-13-2012, 11:23 AM
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I turn the big 5-Oh in a couple of weeks. This past March I bought an unopened 1962 Topps baseball pack off ebay. On my birthday I am going to let these cards see the light of day after 50 years in darkness.
I just hope it is a legit unopened pack so I at least have a chance of pulling a HOF card.
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07-13-2012, 02:09 PM
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07-13-2012, 04:24 PM
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Anthony, does that mean
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I once opened a 1952 pack. I'm still mad at myself....
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07-13-2012, 07:52 PM
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Keep us updated and good luck!
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07-13-2012, 08:08 PM
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I have opened 1960 packs
When I was working part-time for John Broggi back in the day, he got part of the Alan Rosen Paris Tennessee find of 1954 and 1955 Bowman packs and 1960 Topps packs.
I opened one 1960 Topps pack, pulled a Mantle and quit. At the time, that pack was 28 years old Rich
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07-13-2012, 08:41 PM
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I have a few boxes of unopened 1984 Topps lying around, and in the spirit of the evening I thought I'd open a few packs. First card ... Dale Berra. So much for nostalgia.
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07-13-2012, 10:16 PM
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Maybe a year or so ago, perhaps two, I found unopened packs of 1982 Topps in one of those vending machines that sell packs of cards. Usually the oldest I'll see is '86, and there are plenty of '88s and '89s.
Anyway I bought a few of those '82 packs - I think they were $1.00 apiece, maybe they were $2.00 - and I opened 'em - and I pulled a "Future Stars" Cal Ripken rookie.
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07-13-2012, 10:59 PM
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Not terribly vintage but I have an old countertop Donruss display that holds three boxes of wax packs. It's sitting on my dresser and it has a box of 88 and a box of 89 Topps in it. Every now and then I pull a couple packs out as I walk by and tear them open like I was a kid again. It's awesome. I know I'm not going to pull anything of value, but it's the thrill of just opening some wax from my childhood that I'm searching for. And I get it every time.
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07-13-2012, 11:50 PM
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I see no mention of anyone chewing the gum. In the early 90's I opened a pack of 77 Topps and decided to see what the gum tasted liked. The results, it tasted like cardboard and disintegrated in my mouth. Don't remember the cards but they must not have been any good.
Lee
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07-14-2012, 09:51 AM
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No Graham, but the gum was deelicious. Stautner was the card.
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08-14-2012, 06:42 AM
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When I was really into sending cards to PSA around 2000-02 I ripped a few dozen old packs over that two year span including 1961 Fleer FB, 1962 Topps FB, 1968 Topps FB, 1971 and 1972 Topps HKY and 1972/73/74/75 BKB packs. I now kick myself in the a$$ every time I think about doing that!
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08-14-2012, 07:22 AM
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The oldest (legit) packs I've opened were '75 Topps and I've opened quite a few of them. I opened a rack pack last year (from BBC) and in just one sleeve, got Aaron, Blyleven, Gibson, and the Yount RC. Sent the Yount to PSA and got a 9.
Opened some '81 football recently and got a Montana RC in the first pack. I've gotten two Ozzie RCs in '79 Topps. I have a pack of '73 Topps but it's staying sealed because it has Killebrew on the back. Gotten lots of Ripkens in '82 Topps (one got a 9) and the trifecta in '83 Topps.
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12-18-2017, 07:54 AM
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In 1984 I made a 1951 Topps Red Back set out of packs. There was a find and they were pretty cheap. I also opened 1954 and 1955 Bowman and 1955 Topps packs out of the Paris, TN find and 1961 Fleer basketball which were plentiful in the late 80s.
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10-05-2012, 11:43 AM
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about 6-8 months ago i was at a local card shop and he had a box of 1979 o-pee-chee for around $5-$6 a pack and said what the heck and bought a couple hopeing to pull one of my childhood favorites the wizard ozzie smith and by a stroke of luck i pulled a ozzie smith rc in his padre uniform and its not worth much but man was i happy and walked out with a smile.
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07-13-2012, 10:51 PM
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Great replies guys, keep it going.
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08-09-2012, 11:17 AM
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At the end of July on my 50th birthday, I did open the 50 year old 1962 Topps pack. A little dissapointing as I got no Hall of Famers or star cards. I did get a Santo sticker but as you can see, the gum got to it first.
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08-09-2012, 01:07 PM
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1951 Topps Red Pack..... I think two commons were in it.
I also opened a pack of Polar Bear tobacco thinking I would find a T206 in it. Nothing but loose tobacco. Later I found out (here I believe) that the pack was most likely from around 1920.
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08-09-2012, 02:20 PM
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I opened a 1951 red back pack once. It had a nice Hodges and a Zernial. I owned a 1959 unopened 1 cent pack for a while. I sold it once I figured out Ray Narleski was the card inside after shining the brightest light I could find on it. Glad I didn't open that one.
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08-10-2012, 09:06 AM
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That's outstanding. I wonder if Topps has any more of those redemption pennants in their vault?
 This is a great thread, btw. I remember buying some unopened 78 cello packs in the mid-80s at a LCS when I was trying to complete my first set. Recently, I unearthed some 90 Upper Deck "Find the Reggie" boxes from my closet and busted them open. Did not find the Reggie, sadly.
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08-10-2012, 09:27 AM
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08-10-2012, 10:08 AM
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Wow that's awesome, good thing you kept them.
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08-10-2012, 10:17 AM
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08-10-2012, 03:53 PM
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Thanks guys........
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Fresh out of the 5-cent waxpack, these 5 cards were MINT. The Hal Jeffcoat & Billy Herman cards were hardly touched ; and therefore, still pretty sharp looking. The Ben Chapman (actually the picture is that of Sam Chapman) card was handled often. I traded the George Spencer card to my NY Giants buddy; and, later, I recovered it from him. And, the Mantle card was "loved", therefore quite worn. The diagonal line down from his left ear is a surface scratch (not a crease). I have a TRIVIA ? regarding this card's number "311"....what is the significance of this number ? I recovered all the sports and non-sports cards from my youthful collection (1947 - 1952) in 1977. TED Z
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12-20-2017, 03:38 PM
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In the early 1980's I opened several older packs.
1968 wax - pulled a Willie Mays 1959 cello - all commons 1962 wax - all commons 1971 rack - Munson, Jackson 1973 vending high number box - 3 full runs including 3 Schmidts plus extras 1975 rack - Ryan HL, Jackson 1954 Bowman Football wax - Creekmur (HOFer) 1964 Phila Football Cello - Horning, Warfield 1972 Basketball half box - 2 Ervings, Chamberlain, 2 Jabbars, and a lot of other stars. It was a lot of fun back then when older packs were affordable. Robert Last edited by philliesfan; 12-20-2017 at 03:39 PM.
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