1960 Topps Wax pack break- final results....
CDsNuts
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Over the past few months I've been posting results of various different 70s and 80s box/case breaks, and I figured I'd throw in this one for sh*ts-n-giggles. A while back I bought an ungraded 1960 Topps 2nd series wax pack (possible Yaz RC) for $230 delivered. I was planning on having it graded if authentic, and returning for a refund if not (the seller and I had an agreement). As I was inspecting the pack the glue came undone, and I was forced to open the pack. I ended up pulling a nice Mantle/Boyer Rival All Stars card (The only other card in the series besides Yaz that would have made it worth opening). I sent it in to PSA and got a 9 NQ to my delight. I was expecting a 9 OC or an 8, but I guess the grader was having a good day. Here's how I did overall:
Initial cost: $230
Grading: $0 (used my 6 free submissions)
Sales: Mantle/Boyer- $840
Wrapper- $70
Indians Team PSA 9OC- $12
Total profit/loss: +$692
This is by far the best I've done with anything I've opened, I only wish I had something to put in my collection from the break. If it was the Yaz RC there's no way I would've sold it, but since I feel everybody who has ever put on a Yankees uniform is the devil, I had no problems letting it go. Hopefully I can continue this good luck with my next purchase. Any suggestions as to what I should go for?
Lee
Initial cost: $230
Grading: $0 (used my 6 free submissions)
Sales: Mantle/Boyer- $840
Wrapper- $70
Indians Team PSA 9OC- $12
Total profit/loss: +$692
This is by far the best I've done with anything I've opened, I only wish I had something to put in my collection from the break. If it was the Yaz RC there's no way I would've sold it, but since I feel everybody who has ever put on a Yankees uniform is the devil, I had no problems letting it go. Hopefully I can continue this good luck with my next purchase. Any suggestions as to what I should go for?
Lee
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Lee,
Great news and congratulations. It seems like every time I come upon the top card in a set the card either has a stick of gum attached, woefully OC, or the only card in the pack dinged. Maybe I'm exagerating a little. I suppose I tend to remember the could have beens more rather than the really nice ones I've uncovered. I have gotten the only PSA 10s for the Fred Couples and Mark O'Meara rookie cards.
Thanks for sharing and good luck with your next adventure.
Vintage golf, 1981-82 Donruss golf, and a few other odds and ends.
I did great on a 1960's cello I opened a few years ago,
so I bought a few vintage wax packs and busted them but they didn't pan out.
What you're really doing is gambling when you open old stuff,
and the odds are highly stacked against you. Sure is fun though. Congrats !
"How about a little fire Scarecrow ?"
god I love that your doing this!!
GG
The funny thing is I didn't even mean to open the pack, yet this is the best I've done with anything I've opened since I started this craziness. I was actually planning on getting the pack graded and reselling, using the profits to buy some other unopened pack/box/case. As far as the sale price, this particular card is not all that hard to find in good shape (32 PSA 9 NQ in pop. I think), and I think most of the die hard Mantle fans and high grade set collectors have one by now. In fact, one of the guys on this forum asked what I wanted for it and I told him I expected $800-1000 for it on ebay based on how many had sold over the last 60 days. I think 1960 in particular is a year that a decent amount of unopened product has surfaced over the last decade; I could be wrong but it seems that way. I just wish I actually wanted to keep something that came out of the pack. I guess I'll just have to blow the winnings on some other hopeless box break.
Lee
your the man!!
GG
Lee
Keep em coming, and good luck!
GG
Sweet pull
Dan
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Mike
Maybe they weren't "searched", but because of the age of the packs, the seals were loose. I don't know this for certain - it would seem that 1960 packs are quite tough to find in the first place these days...
His id is main404. Clearly the packs were not searched. They were probably stored in a very dry environment and the glue just dried out. The cards were clearly untouched by human hands as all of mine had very sharp corners and perfect gloss; centering was the only issue. I asked if he had any more and I would've bought as many as he had, but he said he sent the rest to get graded. Guess he wised up. Let me know if you want me to take that Yaz RC off your hands.
Lee
This kind of shilling stuff has been done here before in this forum. I already offered my apologies if I'm incorrect. Doesn't seem logical a guy with 1800 feedback, selling lots of cards, could make an error such as this and give money away. I've seen a number of large feedback ebayers suddenly become scammers, come in for the kill, and burn lots of people. So it isn't "way off" like you thought. I hope you learned something.
Lee
Two questions:
Is there any way around the file size limitation?
and (most importantly)
How do you guys put a picture into the text of a message without attaching a file to the message?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
upload the picture to a site on the net. In the messge the fourth button from the left on the tool bar is the image tool. Click on it and paste the picture address where it prompts you to. I want to see this too!
Dan
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
Lee
Thanks,
Mike
I didn't realize what a pain in the a** it was to post scans. I read & post to the board from work and all image hosting sites are blocked by our firewall. I resized the scan file so that it was under 50kb and attached it.
I mostly read the boards and I guess that I took for granted the pictures that everyone posts from day to day. I really enjoyed the "My First Wax Pack" thead. Anyway...
Lee, the Yaz card will not pull a 9 like your Mantle/Boyer (although I think you did catch a break on the centering). It does have some print spots, but so does this one and the L / R centering is off. Is this worth getting graded? Does it have a shot at an 8 (like the one above)?
Mike
Mike
Lee
It had tons of print spots like a lot of cards from that year, but I did get about 200 bucks for it.
And the guy who bought it submitted it and got an 8.
and now you know the rest ..............................................of the story.
paul harvey, good..........................day!
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