1969-70 Bazooka box question

rats60 · #1 11-06-2022, 10:35 PM

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Originally Posted by hcv123

Interestingly the 1968 Bazooka baseball boxes are most frequently found with 1 set of flaps cut off similar to the ATG box you posted. Unfortunately, there is no confirmed/confirmable reason for this. The flaps were cut off long before the grading companies existed - I know because I saw a number of them. When PSA started grading them they folded the flaps (that is what is going on with the graded box you posted) back on the larger (25 piece boxes), the 20 piece boxes were small enough to fit into their holders from the beginning).

I don't "buy" the kids gum theory. Sadly I don't really have a plausible theory though I have considered and asked the question before. All other years of boxes are usually found intact with flaps (I did own a set of 1963 boxes with just the very end of 1 side of the flap cut off).

This does of course make boxes with both sets of flaps much tougher and more desirable.

I remember buying these boxes in the stores and they were always sealed. Stores sold individual pieces of gum too, so there was no reason to open boxes to sell the gum individually.

rdwyer · #2 11-07-2022, 08:11 PM

Talked to (name withheld) at SGC. He said they would grade my boxes. I asked how much, and he said $22 each. So I ship them.

An hour later, he says they're oversized. Now they want $100 each! Thank you SGC, you just cost me $45 and I have to get them graded somewhere else. $1200? Last time I submit anything to them again. I hope they get a hernia shipping them back!

raulus · #3 11-08-2022, 08:46 AM

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Originally Posted by rdwyer

Talked to (name withheld) at SGC. He said they would grade my boxes. I asked how much, and he said $22 each. So I ship them.

An hour later, he says they're oversized. Now they want $100 each! Thank you SGC, you just cost me $45 and I have to get them graded somewhere else. $1200? Last time I submit anything to them again. I hope they get a hernia shipping them back!

Yeah�sadly, the jumbo items cost a lot more to get graded. I think there is an $80 tier right now at PSA, assuming you are willing to wait a few months.

I think the math breaks down as $50 for grading plus an extra $30 for the jumbo.

To my knowledge, PSA doesn�t let you submit jumbo items at the bulk service level.

Cliff Bowman · #4 11-08-2022, 03:49 PM

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Originally Posted by rats60

I remember buying these boxes in the stores and they were always sealed. Stores sold individual pieces of gum too, so there was no reason to open boxes to sell the gum individually.

I didn't know that. These were before my time, I was four in 1971. I always just figured they held 1 cent individual pieces of gum. What was the MSRP on a complete 1968, 1969, or 1971 sealed Bazooka box full of 25 pieces of gum? I don't think I have ever seen a 1959-1971 Bazooka box with a price tag or a price written on them.

raulus · #5 11-08-2022, 04:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Cliff Bowman

I didn't know that. These were before my time, I was four in 1971. I always just figured they held 1 cent individual pieces of gum. What was the MSRP on a complete 1968, 1969, or 1971 sealed Bazooka box full of 25 pieces of gum? I don't think I have ever seen a 1959-1971 Bazooka box with a price tag or a price written on them.

The box itself from the 1968 boxes has a half-circle spot with a blank, followed by a � symbol.

So I've got to think it would vary depending on the retailer.

And I suspect it also means that you're looking at somewhere south of a buck.

Update: At the same time, it does say, just to the side of that, that they are 1� pieces...

toppcat · #6 11-08-2022, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by raulus

The box itself from the 1968 boxes has a half-circle spot with a blank, followed by a � symbol.

So I've got to think it would vary depending on the retailer.

And I suspect it also means that you're looking at somewhere south of a buck.

Update: At the same time, it does say, just to the side of that, that they are 1� pieces...

I think it was 29 cents for the 25 pack.

hcv123 · #7 11-09-2022, 06:07 PM

it was 18�

raulus · #8 11-14-2022, 05:52 PM

Looks like there's an upcoming Huggins auction with some similarly positioned Bazooka boxes with the flaps cut off of one side, so just another data point to confirm the trend.

https://www.hugginsandscott.com/cgi-...l?itemid=63227

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