Oldest Original Pack you Still Own?

gemint

Seeing the thread on the Registry forum about the first pack you remember opening inspired me to start this thread. What's the oldest pack you bought in the year of issue that you didn't open and still own? In my case, I unfortunately opened all of the older packs I bought as a kid. The oldest pack I kept was a 1986 Topps pack.

Further along those lines, what's the oldest pack you own that you bought at a later date? Mine is a 1951 Red Back pack followed by a 1959 cello.

Griffins

Bought as a kid and didn't open? I barely made it out of the store before I was ripping them open.
Oldest I have? '51 Redback, followed by a '59 Fleer, '60 Topps and Leaf packs.
'60's packs don't seem that tough, it's the 50's (with the exception of '51 RB) that are really tough.

ctsoxfan

I still had some 1981 Topps rack packs from back then, with minor stars showing (Ozzie Smith, Rose RB card, Fisk). They did not survive my renewed interest in collecting last spring, and I ripped them open. Funny thing, those above three mentioned cards only graded PSA 8's, despite coming straight from the racks.

coachh

I have some 1982 Donruss packs I bought in 1982. The oldest I have is 1951 Redback followed by 1971 OPC.

Machodoc

I'm in Griffin's camp. No pack I ever bought as a kid survived the trip home intact. I do however have dozens of packs from 1972 through 1976, including two whole boxes of 1975 minis. From 1977 through 1981 I have everything from rack packs to whole boxes of stuff, but nothing after 1981 because after 1981 why bother?

SUPERPUNK813

I don't have any packs from when i was a kid, Those have all been busted or sold long ago.


The oldest pack i own is a 1968 Topps Football wax pack.

theBobs

The only unopened pack I own is a 1987 Topps cello with Eric Davis on the top, and Strawberry on the bottom. I purchased it in 1987. All other packs are opened immediately.

Caricon

I have a test issue box of 1968 Fleer 3D Plastic Baseball Trophy cards. There is 24 packs per box. They would have sold
for .10 cents each. I had purchased this box on eBay a while back. I don't think I have any of the packs that I bought
as a kid anymore. They all got opened.