What would you do?
maddux69
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I have had a sealed 1982 Topps Traded set for a while(some of you already know where this is going), and it has been staring at me on my desk for quite a while. The tape is intact so I am sure it has never been opened. Do I hold onto it and let it appreciate since many are still being opened, or break it open in hopes of a PSA 10? A quick check on eBay and there are only a few true sealed sets up for sale. Many of them have been opened and sold with the Ripken often times in NM condition. I like the rarer factory sets, so it would be at home alongside the 1988 Score Rookie and Traded Glossy Set. So tuck it away out of my sight or tear into it?
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You could always open it and begin the search for another unopened one after.
All depends on whether you are an unopened collector. If so, I would keep it sealed. Tho I concede the entertainment value of ripping sometimes gets the best of me too.
As an example, I know that 83T Gwynn has done well, but my boxes have not succumbed to rips.
I’m sure you will be happy either way and I’m probably in the minority with my “keep it sealed”
Vote.
John
The $ is in a PSA 9 or 10 by far. I don't think the sealed box is "rare" at this point yet. A Psa 9 goes for more than a sealed box, let alone a 10. Depends what your needs for your collection are.
No offense to you, as I'm sure you're completely legit, but if I'm buying an '82 TT set I'm buying a BBCE sealed set, not one that just "still has the tape intact."
Get it wrapped (which I'm not sure they'll even do) or rip it. Just my $0.02.
Arthur
If it has been eating at you for a long time, just enjoy your set and open it to see what awaits. Why let the next guy have all the fun. We only live once. Now if it was something as rare as the 48 bowman box, my opinion would differ.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
Keep sealed & bump a 9.
I recommend keeping it sealed. You can only unseal, but once it's opened, you cannot reseal. You can't put toothpaste back into the tube.