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Why is this Vending Box Slabbed?

ICE9ICE9 Posts: 552 ✭✭✭
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I thought that GAI would only authenticate a vending box as "unopened" if they pulled it from a sealed case? This 68/69 Topps vending box has "Hockey" written in pen on the lid. This would mean that GAI opened the sealed case, wrote "Hockey" on the lid and then encapsulated?!?!?! Hmmm...
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  • roastedcatroastedcat Posts: 892
    GAI has been slabbing alot of vending boxes lately, I don't really care about the box, they should do wrappers, Thats more interesting.

    Jery
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  • phreakydancinphreakydancin Posts: 1,691 ✭✭
    Mastro calls it "Unopened". I don't think GAI labeled it as such on the flip.
  • mikeschmidtmikeschmidt Posts: 5,756 ✭✭✭
    I think it was on the theory that all the stuff from Fritsch is good...
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  • StingrayStingray Posts: 8,843 ✭✭✭
    So is it bumped down to a 7.5 because the box has been written on it with the word "Hockey"? If it was a card I am sure it would be down graded heavily if it was written on.

    Stingray
  • poppiepoppie Posts: 598


    << <i>I think it was on the theory that all the stuff from Fritsch is good... >>

    And that theory would be sound! Larry and Pork Chop know their busness as well as anyone ever in this business/hobby.
    My focus, 1970 Topps Baseball Raw and Graded, pre 1989 PSA Hockey and 1933 INDIAN GUM ! Yikes!!
  • packCollectorpackCollector Posts: 2,786 ✭✭✭


    << <i> I thought that GAI would only authenticate a vending box as "unopened" if they pulled it from a sealed case?
    >>



    that is what Mark M wrote in his book of how he thought it should be. Obviously not what GAI thought and put into practice as waiting for cases would cause them to turn away submissions.
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