Is this normal for wax boxes
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This is twice now that I’ve gotten a set of wax boxes and the same cards keeps showing up over and over again while there are certain cards that don’t show up at all. like I’m talking 10 to 12 duplicates of a card in a couple boxes with no cards of another number. Is it normal for a box to contain most of the same cards or is that a sign of tampering?
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Depends on the year and company. Card distribution for some years is terrible and not necessarily a sign of issues. 1981 Donruss is the one that I think of that has terrible distribution. The newer the cards it’s generally better. Even 1989 Upper Deck wasn’t the best distribution.
That’s generally why boxes certified from a sealed case sell for a premium. No chance of monkey business from franken boxes.
The repeating distribution can happen in FASC or Frankenboxes depending on the series. I cracked a case of 1989 Pro Set 2 FB and I would get 10-12 of certain rookie cards in a box. I would speculate that a 1989 Pro Set Series 2 FB Box that has a repeat is most likely factory original.
Yes, it's possible that could be legit but my first guess would be tampering.
They were 1987 Topps and 88 Donruss. Opened four boxes of Donruss tonight, not BBCE, and I do t think it was tampered because I got six Glavine and Seven Madduxes and four Graces. But no Bonds. And one Alomar. Not that it mattered, because they were almost all so terribly centered as to be worthless.
I bet in a 700 cards said, I did not receive a single copy of half of the players.
I’ve found it very rare that I get 3 or more copies of the same card in an 80s Topps baseball box. Maybe about 400 unique cards with about 1/3 of those duplicates - at worst.
Your Donruss boxes are typical though.
Yep. That sounds normal. I hear you'd do better with Fleer, but no reason to assume a second box will inlude the cards missing from the first box.
I had ripped one case of 88 Donruss in 1989. What you posted sounds about right. I still have 11 boxes out of the second case of 88 Donruss. Are you trying to put together a hand set? If so then the idea is to trade with your friends for the cards you and they need to put the hand set together. The boxes came right out of the factory case and they came out as you described. Same with the 87 Topps. I bought 5 vending boxes of 500 each, opened 2 of them and still got a lot repeat of minor players. Good luck with your hunt.
I once ripped two boxes of 1989 donruss cello and got four Felix Jose rated rookies in one pack. I think the entire box had about 16 total.
My experience with modern football is this and I can’t be 100% sure, just my theory. Buyer buy cases. Hits high dollar rookie autos in 3 or 4 boxes. Sells remaining boxes. Buyer of individual box hits nothing, figures he just got unlucky. Case buyer opens another case. Figures where the hot boxes are again. Wash, rinse, repeat.
So yes, getting 12 rookies of a back up guard and zero of the hot rookie QB is quite possible for us peons.
Anyone need 10 copies of a back up center??
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