Unopened Collectors - How many of you collect modern unopened?

NJ80sBBC

Hi All,
From 2011-2016 I was basically a pure play, late 70s, total 80s unopened collector. Sure I would buy a single here or there and would open a few boxes each year, but all from this time frame. Then me and the kids got caught up in my New York Yankees 2017 season and I started buying modern for us to bust. The kids were 5 & 7 and I coached their LL teams and they were hooked, but didn’t like dads old cards. Well, it didn’t take much for me to dive headfirst into modern last year, so several boxes of Heritage, Chrome and Archives were purchased. My goal was to rip it all, and we got through quite a bit. Then 2018 comes around and I go and do the same thing, just not as much Archives and ALOT more HHN. Now I’ve come to the realization that I have dozens of hobby and a couple hundred Blasters that I will probably never open. Has anyone else started out like me and incorporated modern into their 70s/80s unopened collections? I know that the possibility of auto redemptions will likely dillute value over time, but I am still leaning toward holding vs selling off what I don’t open. Thanks for sharing your experience/views on this subject.

John

softparade

Never question the power of unopened. That power is already being seen in 80’s over printed. 70’s unopened has exploded since the early 2000’s. If your set goals were reached on the new stuff I’d say tuck it away.

sushihotwings

There will always be demand for unopened wax, especially from years with a chance to grab a limited print insert of a rookie or superstar. I had been almost all 70s, 80s but have been delving into 90s boxes the past two years which has been a ton of fun and prices have been creeping and sometimes jumping higher in that short period of time. No reason to believe it won’t happen with the new stuff as well.

GreenSneakers

Much of modern unopened have auto/relics that require redemption. Those have expiry dates, which Topps most certainly holds too. (Plenty of stories about that on this board). For that reason, it just makes sense to rip. Now, does that mean fewer will exist in future to drive price up, esp if a sought after 1/1 never surfaces? Maybe, but I just rip, aside from the one pack per year I save for sentimental/display reasons.

Griffins

I keep a box of each year of Heritage. Goes well with the set.

rtimmer

I do for basketball

Stone193

I might be regretting some of the 90s wax on my shelf.

But, on the other hand? Very pleased with late 70s/early 80s wax.

Saving anything new? Pure speculation.

softparade

@Stone193 said:
I might be regretting some of the 90s wax on my shelf.

But, on the other hand? Very pleased with late 70s/early 80s wax.

Saving anything new? Pure speculation.

Humans can’t resist the speculative leap. Invariably, there is always a few big winners

Stone193

@softparade said:

@Stone193 said:
I might be regretting some of the 90s wax on my shelf.

But, on the other hand? Very pleased with late 70s/early 80s wax.

Saving anything new? Pure speculation.

Humans can’t resist the speculative leap. Invariably, there is always a few big winners

Can't argue with that Dan.

Speculating can be fun - as long as it's not the "rent" money.

JKT

Never been an unopened guy, but Im not afraid to admit that I am speculating on 2018 Heritage High Number and grabbing what I can afford to tuck away.