@swish54 said:
Stupid question here coming from someone who's never owned a pack of these, but can you not see through the pack to see the DS emblem on the top card?
That is what is so scary about DS. there is no definitive way to know without opening the pack. If I had a full box, I would always be questioning it. even if it were authenticated.
That is what is so scary about DS. there is no definitive way to know without opening the pack. If I had a full box, I would always be questioning it. even if it were authenticated.
It's like having a case of 1st edition Pokemon base set boxes BBCE wrapped..... You don't know if it's just GI Joe cards in there!!!
That is what is so scary about DS. there is no definitive way to know without opening the pack. If I had a full box, I would always be questioning it. even if it were authenticated.
It's like having a case of 1st edition Pokemon base set boxes BBCE wrapped..... You don't know if it's just GI Joe cards in there!!!
well, I wasnt going to come right out and say it, but since you already did...
I was actually thinking you could pull the real DS packs and replace with standard 91 Topps and more than likely your theft would never be found out.
truthfully, would it even really matter? The majority of unopened collectors will never remove the shrink wrap. The majority of those who do will then never actually open the packs themselves.
I would feel very very uneasy if I were sitting on any DS unopened.
That is what is so scary about DS. there is no definitive way to know without opening the pack. If I had a full box, I would always be questioning it. even if it were authenticated.
It's like having a case of 1st edition Pokemon base set boxes BBCE wrapped..... You don't know if it's just GI Joe cards in there!!!
well, I wasnt going to come right out and say it, but since you already did...
I was actually thinking you could pull the real DS packs and replace with standard 91 Topps and more than likely your theft would never be found out.
truthfully, would it even really matter? The majority of unopened collectors will never remove the shrink wrap. The majority of those who do will then never actually open the packs themselves.
I would feel very very uneasy if I were sitting on any DS unopened.
On a tangent, I feel the same way towards those that own wrapped factory sets from the 90s to now. Most will never open them, but if they do, they will likely realize all they've really ever owned was a worthless brick of now stuck together cards in a neat decorative box.
There have been a number of Desert Shield breaks over the years and each time the packs were completely legit packs containing Desert Shield cards. I do understand the concern about the packaging from those early days but for those who bought the packs direct from BBCE via past CU group breaks like those who posted packs above, I would not have any doubt the packs contained Desert Shield cards.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Wow I have two of those. I had planned on keeping one and opening one. Opening no longer an option. There are a lot of cards I would rather have for that price than these packs. May have to consign at The National.
It's interesting how some in the collecting world loves topps tiffany and desert shield and then frowns upon OPC. Makes freaking no sense. I like them all.
@olb31 said:
It's interesting how some in the collecting world loves topps tiffany and desert shield and then frowns upon OPC. Makes freaking no sense. I like them all.
Hey. I like OPC but don't care a thing about Tiffany or Desert Shield.
Did they stop authenticating? When we did the group break of that box, I'm pretty sure the authenticated box was up for sale and we decided to break the box when Steve said he woudl encase each pack, since PSA will not authenticate/grade a DS pack. $150 per pack, if I recall.
Did they stop authenticating? When we did the group break of that box, I'm pretty sure the authenticated box was up for sale and we decided to break the box when Steve said he woudl encase each pack, since PSA will not authenticate/grade a DS pack. $150 per pack, if I recall.
I think there was several CU-group BBCE rips with DS, but I believe I got mine in 2013. (If you scroll to the beginning of this thread, someone posted an invoice).
Did they stop authenticating? When we did the group break of that box, I'm pretty sure the authenticated box was up for sale and we decided to break the box when Steve said he woudl encase each pack, since PSA will not authenticate/grade a DS pack. $150 per pack, if I recall.
I think there was several CU-group BBCE rips with DS, but I believe I got mine in 2013. (If you scroll to the beginning of this thread, someone posted an invoice).
LOL, I just looked it up. Mine is the same as yours - 3/5/13 break, with the gold business card on back. Man, I miss those breaks.
That 3/5/13 break was right at the time when Steve was changing over to the BBCE shrink wrap. He told me that if I wanted to, I could send them back and he would re-wrap for free. If I recall, he was pretty excited about it. So, here is what my 4 look like from that same break:
@1all said:
That 3/5/13 break was right at the time when Steve was changing over to the BBCE shrink wrap. He told me that if I wanted to, I could send them back and he would re-wrap for free. If I recall, he was pretty excited about it. So, here is what my 4 look like from that same break:
@olb31 said:
It's interesting how some in the collecting world loves topps tiffany and desert shield and then frowns upon OPC. Makes freaking no sense. I like them all.
I remember the Topps Vault had a full box at auction a long time ago. I believe it sold for $2k or $5k. I dont believe I was in the 2013 break but he did mark an earlier break some years before as Desert Shield
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That is what is so scary about DS. there is no definitive way to know without opening the pack. If I had a full box, I would always be questioning it. even if it were authenticated.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
It's like having a case of 1st edition Pokemon base set boxes BBCE wrapped..... You don't know if it's just GI Joe cards in there!!!
well, I wasnt going to come right out and say it, but since you already did...
I was actually thinking you could pull the real DS packs and replace with standard 91 Topps and more than likely your theft would never be found out.
truthfully, would it even really matter? The majority of unopened collectors will never remove the shrink wrap. The majority of those who do will then never actually open the packs themselves.
I would feel very very uneasy if I were sitting on any DS unopened.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
On a tangent, I feel the same way towards those that own wrapped factory sets from the 90s to now. Most will never open them, but if they do, they will likely realize all they've really ever owned was a worthless brick of now stuck together cards in a neat decorative box.
There have been a number of Desert Shield breaks over the years and each time the packs were completely legit packs containing Desert Shield cards. I do understand the concern about the packaging from those early days but for those who bought the packs direct from BBCE via past CU group breaks like those who posted packs above, I would not have any doubt the packs contained Desert Shield cards.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
Just sold at REA for $1860 !
Nice! But stiill, nothing cool about it to me as it displays zactly same as a regular 1991 Topps.
I speculate if the DS packs had some differentiating marking factory printed on wrapper they would sell for more.
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
Wow, that is a big price. LOTS more than I would pay for that pack.
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
One that I sold to a board member a few years ago was then sold through Heritage for $1500 or so.
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Why did BBCE stop authenticating them?
It's the singer not the song - Peter Townshend (1972)
Wow I have two of those. I had planned on keeping one and opening one. Opening no longer an option. There are a lot of cards I would rather have for that price than these packs. May have to consign at The National.
It's interesting how some in the collecting world loves topps tiffany and desert shield and then frowns upon OPC. Makes freaking no sense. I like them all.
Hey. I like OPC but don't care a thing about Tiffany or Desert Shield.
Did they stop authenticating? When we did the group break of that box, I'm pretty sure the authenticated box was up for sale and we decided to break the box when Steve said he woudl encase each pack, since PSA will not authenticate/grade a DS pack. $150 per pack, if I recall.
I think there was several CU-group BBCE rips with DS, but I believe I got mine in 2013. (If you scroll to the beginning of this thread, someone posted an invoice).
LOL, I just looked it up. Mine is the same as yours - 3/5/13 break, with the gold business card on back. Man, I miss those breaks.
That 3/5/13 break was right at the time when Steve was changing over to the BBCE shrink wrap. He told me that if I wanted to, I could send them back and he would re-wrap for free. If I recall, he was pretty excited about it. So, here is what my 4 look like from that same break:
Cha-Ching
Still kicking myself for not getting in on that break when I had the chance.
I had a full box of those bad boy packs at one time.
I like all of them!!!!
George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.
I remember the Topps Vault had a full box at auction a long time ago. I believe it sold for $2k or $5k. I dont believe I was in the 2013 break but he did mark an earlier break some years before as Desert Shield