Guy Opens a 1952 Topps Wax Pack

[samosa4u]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

It was 3 years ago

Well, I'm pretty sure there are lots of people who haven't seen it yet.

[CobbSpikedMe]

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Well, I'm pretty sure there are lots of people who haven't seen it yet.

I've never seen it before. Pretty cool. Thanks for sharing it.

[jgannon]

Yeah, I never saw that. Pretty wild. Thanks for sharing...

[todeen]

I've never seen this. I've also never seen the sheen on vintage cards like those had. They sure are pretty!

[1963Topps Set]

I had not seen it either. Amazing, no Hall Of Famers, just commons. Is it me or is that guys hands shaking like crazy?

[1963Topps Set]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlmqRP6-HDM

[hcv123]

Thanks for sharing. Yes, the guys hands are shaking like crazy. Yes it looked like he almost got the pack with the initial cut. A little quick math tell me that was quite the losing proposition. Am I correct that it would have been confirm-able that there were no high numbers in the pack (prior to opening)?

[Jim65]

I like that he doesn't talk. Most of these pack breakers never shut the hell up.

[toppcat]

Originally Posted by hcv123

Am I correct that it would have been confirm-able that there were no high numbers in the pack (prior to opening)?

100% correct

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by Republicaninmass

It was 3 years ago

Originally Posted by samosa4u

Well, I'm pretty sure there are lots of people who haven't seen it yet.

It's good to know the video is old, because when someone posts a "hey, check this out" video the presumption is going to be that it's brand new.

But, yeah, I hadn't seen it yet, so it was new to me.

And, man, was it ever visceral. How many of us have fantasied about opening up a '52 Topps pack? I know I have. Not that I could ever afford one, and I'm sure even those who could would think twice before doing so. So we get to see someone else do it, without incurring the expense or the disappointment in not getting any super valuable cards.

Too bad the guy didn't try the gum...

(Fun non-baseball fact: there's a guy on You Tube who posts videos where he actually opens cans and boxes of decades-old food products and tastes them. I'm sure he'd have sampled the gum. Incidentally, this guy's videos are not played for sensationalism or laughs, and he does not encourage people to do it themselves. If you're interested in this kind of thing, it's fascinating stuff. )

[jchcollins]

I'm guessing it was known that it was not a high series pack. I'm not sure any of those slabbed authentic as unopened are even known to exist? I would imagine that is a losing proposition. Unless you got a PSA 10 Mays out of the low numbered pack or something. Best bet for the $$ would have been to leave that sealed. Oh well, that's precisely why I don't do unopened vintage wax.

[packs]

Nobody likes a best bet. It's the outliers that make legends.

[jchcollins]

Originally Posted by packs

Nobody likes a best bet. It's the outliers that make legends.

This is true. I've never been mistaken for an outlier.

[packs]

Haha I do admit though that if I shelled out the cash for one of these I would never even think about opening it.

BUT let's say for arguments sake that I somehow stumbled onto an unopened pack of 1952 Topps cards from any series. I don't think someone could stop me from opening it vs. putting it up for sale.

[jchcollins]

This is interesting to me because an unopened pack just as an entity, is something different than the card or cards which might be in it. Ostensibly, the latter is responsible for the value of the pack. But if opened and the right cards are not there, that value can change dramatically. I've never been super lucky in contests and things like that, so as a result don't do Razzes, or buy expensive cases of new modern looking for rare autos and inserts. There are people who do this, and are wildly successful at it - but I'm not one of them. I'd rather pony up, pay the actual current $ value for whatever often mid-grade vintage card I'm after, and then just be happy with it. It lacks the edge / surprise of busting a vintage pack, but I figure it's cheaper for me that way.

Now, if you are into simply the "idea" of what might be - like perpetually - I guess I could see getting into unopened for unopened's sake. Interesting concept.