Original PB Pack Opened?

[Matt]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...#ht_605wt_1186

[rdwyer]

Too many things wrong here. No Bear on package. Tax stamp overprinting of 1912. Cards are not near mint. (Corner damage) Corner wear on coupon. Looks to me like someone put it together with a story. Ne1 else agree?

[Jason]

I thought the cards looked a little rough as well corner wise.Not what I would expect to see.

[NYHighlanderFan]

Not sure what to say about there not having a bear on the bag. I believe it clearly is either an error pack or had something to do with a promotion that is mentioned on the one coupon. The cards came out of it a long time ago, been handled, been taken in & out of a binder, etc...

I was in Baltimore for the national & saw the prices these boxes and packs have been priced at. But I didn't see one of these. Well, here's a pre-deregulation Polar Bear bag full with 100 year old tobacco and its T205 cards!

[Leon]

Originally Posted by NYHighlanderFan

Not sure what to say about there not having a bear on the bag. I believe it clearly is either an error pack or had something to do with a promotion that is mentioned on the one coupon. The cards came out of it a long time ago, been handled, been taken in & out of a binder, etc...

I was in Baltimore for the national & saw the prices these boxes and packs have been priced at. But I didn't see one of these. Well, here's a pre-deregulation Polar Bear bag full with 100 year old tobacco and its T205 cards!

So just a few questions. If this is your pack may we know where you acquired it? Was it unopened when you got it? Did you pull the cards out of it yourself? I collect the packs a little bit and am curious.

[Wite3]

Fairly certain those cards did not come out of that pack. The tax stamp looks wrong to me and the cards should actually be in worse condition. About 15 years ago, I watched a PB pack opened. It contained one t205 card and it was a mess...more like the coupon shown...staining much worse, card was tarnished more...corners nice but the card was bowed as well.

Think this is a put together...different elements from different packs/times.

Just my two cents though.

Joshua

[teetwoohsix]

I read the back of the black backed coupon and it talks about cutting the bear off the package to send in towards prizes.

What does the other side of that red backed coupon look like? I've never seen this before.

Sincerely, Clayton

[NYHighlanderFan]

I am letting this one go since picking up another 2.5 oz Polar Bear bag which still has the wax paper over it and an awesome unopened 1909 1 oz trial sample size bag over the past several years. I am selling it exactly as it was acquired from a Buffalo-area sportscard dealer but with the clear display case to keep it protected. Leon...I came over & introduced myself to you in Baltimore! I've never had enough guts to open any of my unopened stuff up. I am letting it go as-is instead of keeping the cards. Not sure about the bear missing but never seen another like it.