I bought my first unopened GAI pack this weekend
Wondo
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It is not to rip, but to keep (for now). I got it from Steve Hart. 
1951 Topps Ringside Panel Pack 5 cents
1951 Topps Ringside Panel Pack 5 cents
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That is AWESOME. Congrats Wondo. I have been eyeing those on his site for quite some time.
Now rip it! C'mon, you know you wanna. Do it. We're all doing it. It makes you feel good.
How many cards are in that?
Arthur
I don't have many graded packs - they display very nicely IMO.
mike
There are two panels of two cards in the pack. According to Steve, he has had the only box known in the hobby. He broke and sold off the packs - mostly to Steinbrenner's son who ripped 'em. I am trying to see if it is as rare as Steve thinks, and would like to know if anyone else out there has any?
John
Packs do display quite well, and are very addicting, especially when bought from a good source like Steve. Here's a display I had a few years ago:
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
I'd be curious in finding out how one goes about getting a pack graded and what that would cost? I mean, all of my modern packs probably won't be worth anything, but I'm curious about how much the grading costs. They look really nice to display in those graded holders and seem a lot safer and secure that way.
On the other hand, if anybody knows of any "pack holders" that could be used to house and store these packs it would be helpful too. All this recent talk about packs has got me interested in adding packs of cards to my collection of complete sets.
awesome display picture too..
PSA Pack Grading
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
<< <i>I've been looking for a few years, and other than a few odd ones on ebay the only ones I've seen are Steve's.
Packs do display quite well, and are very addicting, especially when bought from a good source like Steve. Here's a display I had a few years ago:
After buying all those Bowmans in 50/51 as a teenager tocomplete my collections I can't remember at all what they looked like
Do you or anyone happen to have a pic ?
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I do have a few display boxes- I like these a lot, and they are considerably less expensive than packs- plus you don't have to worry as much about if they are real or not, since they the fakes are so easy to detect.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
..one day
Arthur
<< <i>Griffins, be honest .... does the thought ever creep into your mind "I guess I could open just ONE." >>
there is a box of unopened '61 Nu Card Scoops in there, I almost opened a few packs last nite but repressed the urge.
Wondo, are you going to open it or keep it intact in the long term? Going for any more packs now?
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
that is very COOL!
Do you stlll have it? I would never be able to have that much unopened stuff hanging around - too much temptation.
John
<< <i>Jdurg, the pack grading info is about 3/4 of the way down on this page, John.
PSA Pack Grading >>
Thanks a bunch. Hmmmmm..... Is it worth $14 plus a pack to keep them from ever being opened? I'll have to think about that.
I would love a colletion of unopen, well would love a Mazzaratti too. My father always said I had
champagne taste on a beer budget. I guess I'll stick to what I can afford. Un open boxes of
89 Topps.
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Griffins, that is one eye popping display. It must have taken you many years to hunt down all those boxes.
Do you have any protection around the boxes or are they just uncovered ?
-- Yogi Berra
Did you build the shelves yourself ? About how much do some early empty boxes run ?
I have the packs and a bunch more, sort of. I have scans of everything, but the packs have gone to the safety deposit box (all the pre '72 ones anyway). No worries with temptation to open them, and with a puppy in the house it was safer to get them put away. Plus no concerns about UV fading them.
The boxes were really easy to find- they took about a year, but I was sporadic about pursuing them. The older ones aren't pristine, but they still present well. I have them filled with a block of styrofoam and then shrinkwrapped. This is termite country.
The early boxes run from about 150. for a '51 Redback box to about $650. for a '56 topps box, the early Bowmans and Topps just a bit below that. I still need a '52 Topps box, and both '53 Bowman boxes and the '48 and '49, and those will certainly be considerably more. The '53 Bowman Color box has Dimaggio on it, and is very tough.
The display was built by a friend to hold my CD's. When I got rid of all of them in favor of having everything in itunes I found the shelves were the perfect size for GAI's pack holders. Now it stores disks of home movies and pictures, along with some sort of small china boxes my wife sort of collects just to p' me off.
Packs from the mid '60's and newer are probably at the lowest price they have been at for years, and this is a great time to start on a run. I believe once PSA starts including them in registry sets the prices will shoot up as the confidence that has been eroded by GAI's revolving stable of graders is built back. The boxes are reasonable as well, and make a great display piece.
Always looking for Topps Salesman Samples, pre '51 unopened packs, E90-2, E91a, N690 Kalamazoo Bats, and T204 Square Frame Ramly's
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<< <i>Jdurg, the pack grading info is about 3/4 of the way down on this page, John.
PSA Pack Grading >>
Thanks a bunch. Hmmmmm..... Is it worth $14 plus a pack to keep them from ever being opened? I'll have to think about that.
PSA had a special last month for 1972 and up, it was $10 a pack. I'm sure they will be running it again so stay tuned.
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
keeping my ears open for oddball cards of Rose from the 60's and 70's.
Griffins, that display is incredible. You have way more will than I do. If I took that picture, it would be a pic of a pile of wrappers.
Thanks for sharing everyone!
<< <i>Wondo, that is one sweet pack! Really nice pickup. Are you gonna keep it sealed or crack it? Who is in the set? >>
It will stay sealed. Guys in the set include Rocky marciano, Joe Louis, Sugar Ray Robinson, etc. There are 96 total.
I like this set a lot (more than the equally popular '48 Leaf and '56 Adventure) but the fact that there's no Jack Dempsey makes me angry.
Arthur