Topps complete set “bricking”

[Zach Wheat]

Originally Posted by homerunhitter

Someone just posted on Facebook that anything printed after 1991 Topps has potential to “brick” because that when Topps changed from cardboard to white card stock.

Interesting. I always assumed bricking was due to the UV coating Topps started adding. I have always been concerned my 1991 Topps Desert Shield packs would deteriorate due to the gum inside

[deweyinthehall]

Just received a sealed 2001 Topps factory set - two big bricks. I knew I was taking a chance.

They're in the freezer now.

I looked for quite a while for hand-collated sets but only found a couple and they were just the first series, which doesn't have the Ichiro.

Sigh.....

[deweyinthehall]

Originally Posted by deweyinthehall

Just received a sealed 2001 Topps factory set - two big bricks. I knew I was taking a chance.

They're in the freezer now.

I looked for quite a while for hand-collated sets but only found a couple and they were just the first series, which doesn't have the Ichiro.

Sigh.....

So, I would up placing small brick in the freezer but found it didn't help. What I wound up doing was patiently pulling 790 cards apart one at a time. It worked - I had to order perhaps 12 to replace some that came apart with some snowy remnants but other than that no issues. Happy one of the replacements wasn't Ichiro.

This being said, I've been watching some box and pack break vids on YouTube to get an idea of which color checklists were packed into which type box and some folks pull cards apart trying to separate them - like when Jabs opened that 1972 OPC box.

I would NEVER open a Traded Pack looking for a Pujols, that's for sure.