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Factory Sealed '89 Upper Deck Case

ReggieClevelandReggieCleveland Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I've got a few friends who recently made a large "junk wax" purchase that included two factory sealed '89 Upper Deck cases. Since this is the type of thing that is right in this board's wheelhouse I thought I would pose a few questions on their behalf.

  1. Is it worth it to have the entire outer box wrapped by BBCE or is the factory seal good enough?

  2. What is a fair price for these?

  3. What's the best way to find a buyer?

Appreciate all the input. Thanks!

Arthur

Comments

  • TiborTibor Posts: 3,561 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Have BBCE wrap it as soon as possible. If you/they can deliver it in
    person so that the the seal remains intact. The seal could break during
    shipping and a great deal of value, especially for two cases will be lost. I'm
    not sure of the backlog BBCE has currently, but it might be a while before
    he gets to it. But by all means deliver it in person. If the seal is broken who's
    to say the contents weren't searched. Just saying.Then at a later date you
    can have BBCE seal the boxes with the sticker claiming FASC. As popular as
    JR. is there is only upside potential for the future.

  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited July 25, 2020 6:08AM

    Best way to mail it BBCE is fed ex. Make sure you double box it. I just had a 1981 Topps Case delivered to me this way and had 0 issues. Cost about 90.00 to ship it. One larger box on the outsided filled with peanuts. Then put the case in a second snug box and in the second box they stripped Styrofoam (or bubble wrap) and laced all walls with it on the inner second box and had 0 movement. Arrived perfectly.
    Also you need to know if it is a High or Low series case and those prices are almost 2x.
    Value probably 7-10k now depending on series.
    I would have the outside of the case sealed. Those cases back in the day were also tampered with a lot. Those packs are in sequence and someone can pull all the Jrs and seal the case back up. So needs to be authenticated period with that issue for top dollar.

  • ReggieClevelandReggieCleveland Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭✭✭

    So then, without a doubt, send it to BBCE? No way around that?

    Thanks very much for the replies.

    Arthur

  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,347 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There is a way around it but you will get less money as people might think it is searched.
    Very common case to search and seal back.

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