@galaxy27 said:
if i'm the owner of vintage unopened, this evisceration phase puts me in a state of elated bliss
I’ve definitely noticed price increases at BBCE, along with anything good being gone from the site quickly. I’ve also noticed a recent increase in ungraded rookies that goes through 2018. This isn’t buyers club type stuff. It seems like it’s just regular people trying to get their hands on things.
I visited the Fritsch website last night and noticed something interesting: not a single vending box from '70s baseball. Might be worth a call to see if they have any. I'm wondering if they are hanging on to their remaining '70s inventory, or if they are just depleted from that decade.
@waxman2745 said:
I visited the Fritsch website last night and noticed something interesting: not a single vending box from '70s baseball. Might be worth a call to see if they have any. I'm wondering if they are hanging on to their remaining '70s inventory, or if they are just depleted from that decade.
From what I hear, Vintage Breaks IS going to do some type of vending box break in the near future. Not sure it they have hit Fritsch up or not. I too had looked at their site for vending and didn't see anything older than 84, I don't believe.
The only vending I trust are BBCE wrapped FASC. I'm not even interested in the Fritsch vault stuff. You can never tell if they are factory untouched. They sat in their warehouse for decades, so who knows if they were picked through to build sets over that time. I don't suspect the stars were pulled but some of the boxes may have been disturbed at some point. Treetop posted on here several years ago about a 1971 Fritsch vending box he opened and he wasn't too pleased with it.
I should have been more specific - In this thread there was discussion about a 1960 Topps Baseball unopened vending box that sold for $18K. Does anyone know if the case was opened? That would be a great thing to watch.
@PROMETHIUS88 said:
This whole topic such as the 75 Topps and the post on the 71 Topps rack has really got me to thinking. At what point do buyers of the "breakers" just say "no"?
No way! Just say yes to packs and cartons of cards, whether you open them or keep them closed! It's packs and cartons of alcohol and cigarettes and other DRUGS that we should just say NO!
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I’ve definitely noticed price increases at BBCE, along with anything good being gone from the site quickly. I’ve also noticed a recent increase in ungraded rookies that goes through 2018. This isn’t buyers club type stuff. It seems like it’s just regular people trying to get their hands on things.
Always thought this stuff was for collecting/buying - pride of ownership.
The excitement and allure of unopened is just that: unopened - IMO.
I visited the Fritsch website last night and noticed something interesting: not a single vending box from '70s baseball. Might be worth a call to see if they have any. I'm wondering if they are hanging on to their remaining '70s inventory, or if they are just depleted from that decade.
buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball
From what I hear, Vintage Breaks IS going to do some type of vending box break in the near future. Not sure it they have hit Fritsch up or not. I too had looked at their site for vending and didn't see anything older than 84, I don't believe.
Great read. Does anyone know if this box was ever opened or resold?
The only vending I trust are BBCE wrapped FASC. I'm not even interested in the Fritsch vault stuff. You can never tell if they are factory untouched. They sat in their warehouse for decades, so who knows if they were picked through to build sets over that time. I don't suspect the stars were pulled but some of the boxes may have been disturbed at some point. Treetop posted on here several years ago about a 1971 Fritsch vending box he opened and he wasn't too pleased with it.
I should have been more specific - In this thread there was discussion about a 1960 Topps Baseball unopened vending box that sold for $18K. Does anyone know if the case was opened? That would be a great thing to watch.
No way! Just say yes to packs and cartons of cards, whether you open them or keep them closed! It's packs and cartons of alcohol and cigarettes and other DRUGS that we should just say NO!
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