1975 Mini Wax Pack......To open or not to open?

BillBob

I have a 1975 mini wax pack I was going to sell on eBay and noticed they are going for about $45. I currently have 6 free grades from PSA from my subscription renewal. I would appreciate any advice on how to proceed. I have other cards I could submit, but most are Griffey Jr. rookies or pre 72 cards that can go in at the special price of $7. I am leaning towards opening the pack. Thoughts?

Mefer

While not currently working on a 75 mini set, I have opened, over the years, various wax and rack packs of minis. Not a large amount but from what I have seen, the cards are generally off center. Centering seems to be quite tough. As such, I would believe your chances of pulling a 9 or better from the pack, of any player, let alone a star, would be slim. However, the thrill would be priceless and you do never know. If you do open, post your results!

interchanges

No question about it, centering is a huge issue.
Just for kicks, I purchased a few 1985 football rack packs, with the sole intent of opening them. When I did, I wasn't much too pleased.
the cards were all doubled up and the centering was awful. It also dispelled another notion I had. Just because the top card is centered doesn't mean the rest are. It was still a fun 30 seconds though!

It's hard for me not to open them. There it is.......just sitting there.........every day............
There could be a ___________(enter most desirable card in set) in there!

Since the 75 packs aren't too expensive, I would do it. Just don't get your hopes up too high. Be prepared to unravel a bunch of off center commons.

Let us know if you do!

ROCKDJRW

Open It!! Let us know the results.

Stonegate

Hi Billbob,

Definitely open it -- there are so many of the mini-packs/boxes out there that the pack value is pretty low -- about the same expense as a tankfull of gas for the SUV - who knows, you may pull the Yount, Brett, Ryan or first or last Aaron! How about holding a Virtual Pack Busting tonight -- pick a time (say 7. P.M. Pacific Standard Time) and post the cards one-by-one as you pull them on separate posts so we can all experience the thrill? Good luck!

Kevin

Caramels

don't do it. You'll get two 8's and they will sell for 420 minus fees and risk of PSA creasing/crimping them unless you need the thrill of pretending you are in 1975 again (wish I was) .It will not be worth it from $$$ perspective!

gemint

I've opened one mini pack over the years and I got a Seaver that graded PSA 9!!! I also got a nice Billy Williams in the pack but have not yet submitted it. It's up to you but I'd say if you enjoy cracking vintage packs, the '75 mini is the one to open since they are so plentiful. I like the idea of virtual pack busting. Let us know what you decide to do. In fact, it would be cool to have an ongoing thread where people open their pack busting results as they open vintage packs (2003 Topps not included).

mrc32

DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

and tell us what you got...

LloydsBaseballCards

Life's short, crack it and have some fun!

spacktrack

If anyone wants to send me a vintage pack, I'd be happy to do a virtual bust. I'm thinking a box or two would provide more fun, so if you want to mail them my way, PM for an address.



spacktrack

uniship

OPEN THE PACK NOW!!!! THE SUSPENSE IS KILLING ME!!!!

chrisrenaud

Although this may sound like overkill, I recently opened up 12 boxes from a case as I really wanted to get close to finishing my set. I also bought 4 boxes from a source in Fort Washington. For whatever it is worth, the packs from the case had very few 9's, but they did have a huge ton of George Brett rookies and Thruan Munson's - the two cards always seemed to come together - and the high number cards - the rookies - were in great shape and wonderfully centered. On the boxes that I bought not from the case, there were more 9's and a few really nice Mike Schmidt's , but the rookies and high number cards - even thought there was only one series this year - were not in good shape.

So my advice is there is no guarantee whatsover, but open the pack to feel the thrill and relive memories, rather than performing an abstarct math/financial calculation over just a few dollars on whether ou get a low pop 9 or two sb

chrisrenaud

I was typing on a European computer and as such sorry about the typos in the last post / I meant two 8's, not two sb's

Wabittwax

Yeah, I say if you'll only be out a couple bucks, go for it, open it up, have some fun.

koby

Open it. Let us know what you pull.

mikeschmidt

Chris:

I would love to hear more about those Mike Schmidt cards -- particularly if they were 1975's --- I think I just noticed the population on that card in PSA 9 increase by one. Please PM or e-mail me.

Marc