1980s Wax Packs and some CU fun

ajw · July 2, 2006 6:07AM

Lothar and I were chatting today about how much fun it can be to bust open a pack or two from the 1980s. We were reading The Baseball Card Blog and talking about some of the great sets from the decade. That got me thinking...and I have an idea. Here's the deal:

I buy one Topps wax box for each year from 1980 to 1989. Thirty five other board members that want to have a little fun each send me $30 (roughly, I'll need to do the math to be exact) and I send each of them one Topps wax pack for each year from 1980 to 1989. Then, every Sunday, we all bust one pack, starting with 1980 and going through the decade. We can post our favorite pulls, talk about our memories about busting those packs 20 years ago and just have a good time.

What do you think? I quickly priced the boxes at BBC Exchange and it seems that, with shipping (from BBCX to me, and from me to you) it will come to about $30 a guy. That gets you ten wax packs and a whole bunch of fun. (I'll call BBCX next week to see if they can cut us a deal, so this price could go down a bit...or it could go up a bit depending on shipping costs.)

So, who thinks this sounds like fun? Am I crazy? How cool will it be to bust packs looking for those great cards you remember as a kid? If this is a success, we could do the same with Donruss or Fleer down the road.

Let me know if you're interested.

AJW.

I'm going to edit this message with a list of board members that want in. Please let me know if you either want to be added or removed from the list.

Looks like we have a full roster. I'm sorry that the boxes don't have 40 packs, but we had to have a limit. If you wanted in but didn't make the list, check out VintageJeff's football thread.

In:
1 AJW............................PAID.....Received
2 Lothar.........................PAID.....Received
3 MontanaFan................PAID
4 Bosox1976..................PAID.....Received
5 Mcholke.......................PAID.....Received
6 Digdug........................PAID.....Received
7 VintageJeff...................PAID.....Received
8 Wizardsguild................PAID.....Received
9 ToppsCo1lector............PAID.....Received
10 ralstonpurina.............PAID.....Received
11 Stone193..................PAID.....Received
12 Buccaneer..................PAID.....Received
13 NJMeathook................PAID.....Received
14 rana............................PAID.....Received
15 rvc...............................PAID.....Received
16 Elemenopeo...............PAID.....Received
17 shambo2000..............PAID.....Received
18 milbroco......................PAID.....Received
19 theczar......................PAID.....Received
20 mealeworm................PAID.....Received
21 ArchStanton...............PAID.....Received
22 Beardown51..............PAID.....Received
23 Spahnfan...................PAID.....Received
24 zef204.......................PAID.....Received
25 goose3......................PAID.....Received
26 fsjeter........................PAID.....Received
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28 DerekD......................PAID.....Received
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31 MajorDanby...............PAID.....Received
32 Downtown1974.........PAID.....Received
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34 yankeeno7................PAID.....Received
35 SoFLPhillyFan............PAID.....Received
36 JW.............................PAID

Please let me know if you have any questions or don't want to participate.

AJW.

montanafan · July 2, 2006 6:17AM

count me IN!! sounds like great fun.

added: the hardest part will be not ripping all the packs on the first day. hehe.

Bosox1976 · July 2, 2006 6:22AM

Sounds like 10 weeks of fun. Count me in too.

mcholke · July 2, 2006 6:35AM

Great idea, count me in for some pack ripping fun

digdug · July 2, 2006 7:03AM

count me in.
sounds like a blast

Lothar52 · July 2, 2006 7:14AM

Yeap... I was already in but count me officially

VintageJeff · July 2, 2006 7:17AM

Lothar twisted my arm, I'm in.

Wizardsguildcards · July 2, 2006 7:45AM

Sounds interesting.. Count me in..

ToppsCo1lector · July 2, 2006 8:13AM

Look at my screenname....I'm pretty sure you know my answer(IN)

ralstonpurina · July 2, 2006 8:39AM

Count me in also. You may want to shop a little, and see if we can get a good price. BBCX is first on the list, but there are few other I'd deal with, maybe we can get a price for a little good press here on the boards.

I'd love to do this with just about anything pre 1985.

montanafan · July 2, 2006 8:52AM

I'd love to do this with just about anything pre 1985.

football? any way to mix in some football?

Stone193 · July 2, 2006 8:56AM

I would say...

Let's see how many want in...

Consider stopping at 1985 or 6?

And do the math?

Anything beyond 85 is just...well...uninteresting?

mike

ToppsCo1lector · July 2, 2006 8:59AM

^^
I agree at stopping around 86. Maybe some Topps football from the early 80s as well?

VintageJeff · July 2, 2006 9:02AM

I'll agree. Who doesn't have a box full of 88's and 89's? I love the 87's but hell I have some unopened cellos sitting here. 86 is real cheap but a fun rip.

ajw · July 2, 2006 9:12AM

Hey guys, I'm not real interested in football, but maybe that'd be good for a second round if this one's a hit. As for doing the post 85 years...the boxes are so cheap that I figured we should just include them. I think 86-89 will be a total of about $3.00 per person at the very most. Probably more like $1.50 a person. For such little cost, why not?

It seems like we're well on the way to 36 interested guys, which is great.

Buccaneer · July 2, 2006 9:16AM

Yes but when you get to week 7 or 8, everyone will stop posting their breaks and all of the readers will stop reading.

montanafan · July 2, 2006 9:17AM

Buccaneer · July 2, 2006 9:19AM

Oh, count me in if it's not much more over $30.

NewJerseyMeatHook · July 2, 2006 9:26AM

Sounds GREAT! Count me in, too!

Might be easier to PayPal the funds to you, eh?

rana · July 2, 2006 10:05AM

I'd join. I'd even go back to 78-88, but 80-89 or 80-86 is fun too.

rvc · July 2, 2006 10:38AM

sounds like a great idea. while you guys get organized check out the vintage forum where i've been ripping some 79-80 opc hockey packs

ralstonpurina · July 2, 2006 11:14AM

Who's open to raising the stacks? I hate to undercut this great thread, but it may be mor fun and intresting to break say 77 to 85. I'm sure it'd be alot more expensive, but maybe worth it. The most fun I ever had was busting a 75 OPC wax pack. Got nothing star wise, but I ended up with an Indians team card - PSA 10.

digdug · July 2, 2006 12:10PM

lets get this started.
I have the itch

Elemenopeo · July 2, 2006 12:36PM

I'm game. Sounds like a smile.

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shambo2000 · July 2, 2006 12:43PM

I'm in. How about starting at '89 and going backward? That should keep the interest.

milbroco · July 2, 2006 12:49PM

If there is room....I will go in. Will be a lot of fun!
Thanks,
Bob

theczar · July 2, 2006 12:53PM

what the heck i am in.

if someone wants to do football or hockey i will join that also.

thanks

mealeworm · July 2, 2006 1:08PM

Count me in... I like the 77-86 idea even though it will be alittle more

ArchStanton · July 2, 2006 1:09PM

Count me in.

I think it would be more fun ripping from newest to oldest, too. Either way - I'm in.

Beardown51 · July 2, 2006 1:15PM

Sounds like fun, count me in.

Spahnfan · July 2, 2006 2:51PM

If you have room, count me in. 1980 to 1989 is OK, but I like vintage cards, so I wouldn't mind the late 70's to 1986.

zef204 · July 2, 2006 3:15PM

Count me in!

And I like Shambo's idea of starting with 89 and going backwards. That will let guys get warmed up that don't scan and post often also keep us all interested until week 10.

Great idea BTW!

montanafan · July 2, 2006 5:06PM

this is great.. if this is as successful as i think it might be, we should do it periodically with different sports and era's.. we should end up with lots of nice gems... this can't be anything but good. great idea about working backwards through time to keep interest up

Wizardsguildcards · July 2, 2006 11:09PM

I like the idea of going backwards as well.

goose3 · July 2, 2006 11:44PM

Hell even I'd try this.

fsjeter · July 3, 2006 12:36AM

Sure! Why not? Add me to the list. I like the 77-86 idea but I'm in either way. Next time I say we do 83-87 Donruss and Fleer (5 years of each).

Scott

ArnyVee · July 3, 2006 1:06AM

If there's room...I want in!

Let's do late 70s to 80s and start from newest to oldest! Maybe do a poll?

ajw · July 3, 2006 1:47AM

I just edited the first message with a list of guys that are in. So far we've got 27. Who else wants a piece of the action?

I agree that starting with the more recent packs and working back is a good idea. While I like the idea of going into the 1970s, each year will really add to the total cost. Adding 1977-1979 will add nearly $50 per person to the cost. Personally, this sounds like a fun thing for $30, but at $80 I'd drop out. If there are others that want to do it later, I'd love to see the cards and read the posts, but I'll probably just be a spectator.

I'm going to make a few phone calls today to see what kind of deal we can get.

AJW.

rana · July 3, 2006 1:58AM

If you get down to needing only a couple more people, I'll be happy to go in for 2-3 sets of packs.

HoofHearted · July 3, 2006 1:59AM

ajw,

This sounds like fun. There're some nice RCs in the '80s to provide some excitement. Add me to the list!

Thanks for taking care of the business-end of things!

DerekD · July 3, 2006 2:14AM

Count me in.

ralstonpurina · July 3, 2006 3:11AM

For me it isn't needing or overtly wanting the 77 to 79s, I just really want the 87 to 89. Either way, I'm still in.

ralstonpurina · July 3, 2006 3:12AM

Or even chopping off the later years, and replacing them with earlier offerings of donruss or fleer. I would rather have a cheap pack of 81 fleer or donruss, then a pack of 88 topps.