These Topps Vintage Christmas Rack Packs on ebay

nendee · March 3, 2011 9:26AM

Ok, I'm sure this might have been discussed before - but when I first got back into collecting, I bought a few of these. Now, I think I was just a sucker. Does anyone have any opinion or know if this is just a total ripoff?

There is an example auction in the link below:

Christmas Rack Pack

Tedw9 · March 3, 2011 9:37AM

They are repackaged cards, packaged by someone else other than Topps. From what I have read, most of the cards are VG to EX. I've never heard of anyone cracking one open, so I can't speak to anyone pulling a star card. But my best guess would be there would be NO stars in there.

If you do a search of the forums, you will see this discussed before and nothing good said about them.

nendee · March 3, 2011 9:40AM

Thanks Tedw9!

nendee · March 3, 2011 9:50AM

Actually, disregard this entire thread - found the old threads. Sorry!

RipublicaninMass · March 3, 2011 9:56AM

money losing proposition. There was some listed with stars on top/back but they might have been packaged that way on purpose to increase sales either back in the day or more recently. I got burned on a 56 rack pack, commons no better than PSa 5's

MithrilMan · March 3, 2011 12:04PM

For fun I bought a 1954 version of one of these packs off of Hunt Auctions several months ago. I think it was like $250. Yes, overall a money loser imo, but not by too much. I think I may have gotten a few 8s, but this is the only one I submitted.

stevek · March 3, 2011 9:53PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfjHKTh8yj0&feature=related

...and this is probably one of the better results

vladguerrero · March 4, 2011 12:52AM

<< <i>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfjHKTh8yj0&feature=related

...and this is probably one of the better results >>

Guy from the video... "I would not have thought 50 years old plastic would be this pliable and resilient still, hmmm" ... I wonder why it is!

vladguerrero · March 4, 2011 1:07AM

The previous Youtube video suggest the following as well, I found it humorous, beware language... might as well start the video at the 3:47 mark to the end.

52 style 2007 topps box rip

vladguerrero · March 4, 2011 1:19AM

One last video...

Mr. Mint telling a story about buying 90 1952 Mantles from one guy? 90? (75 Mint cards + 15 beaters)

Mantles

stevek · March 4, 2011 1:44AM

<< <i>

<< <i>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SfjHKTh8yj0&feature=related

...and this is probably one of the better results >>

Guy from the video... "I would not have thought 50 years old plastic would be this pliable and resilient still, hmmm" ... I wonder why it is! >>

I think at that exact point he realized he got snookered, although he didn't want to admit it.

One error in judgment he made in his "evaluation" was the rusty staples - they are quite easy to fake.

fkw · March 4, 2011 3:12AM

You guys are funny

The Christmas packs are vintage. They are aftermarket repackaging of 1-12 years old cards. they are from the mid1960s and contain cards from 1952 to about 1963.

Sold in toy stores even up to the 1970s.

Buy them for the cards, not that fact they are unopened, .....they are not a Topps product even though the cards are.

chadridge · March 8, 2011 6:56AM

Here is another one.

1956 Topps Xmas pack

I was thinking about it for around $100. Even then, knew I would likely get screwed. $300 is unimagineable to me, I could go get 12 commons slabbed PSA 7 and still have $100 left over. And looking at the visible cards, they are absolutely not 7's. The only hope here is that you pull a star out of the middle, but since these are re-packaged, I'd guess those are some long odds.

Just me, or is this a crazy price?

Griffins · March 8, 2011 7:12AM

I'm just shocked FKW referred to something created in the '60's as vintage

chadridge · March 8, 2011 12:53PM

FYI... it's up to $400 now. WOW

Ironmanfan · March 9, 2011 2:59AM

I was at the Hunt Auctions/Philly Show on Sunday and Hunt Auctions themselves had a stack of these racks in their "For Sale" Display case near the front entrance

IMF

These Topps Vintage Christmas Rack Packs on ebay

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