51 Red Back Question

Fuzz

I know that these packs were literally found in cases many years ago. There was a long period of time when it seemed dealers couldn't give these boxes away. I know the packs are relatively common and the prices of the graded packs reflect that fact. High grade PSA cards go for a lot of dollars by comparison. Round cornered cards seem to hold up well and centering is always hit and miss, but that big of a hit. Is there a manufacturing problem or a aging issue with those packs that were found that would make them not pracitica to open for high grade cards? This is onee of the few times when it looks like it might be cheaper to open packs than to buy pre-graded. What am I missing?
Fuzz

Griffins

Paper wrinkles will kill you on that set.

mikeschmidt

<< <i>Paper wrinkles will kill you on that set. >>



automatic 5.

FWIW, 33% of cards ever graded from the Red Back set achieve a 5 or 6 grade, and I imagine that 98% of those achieve that grade simply because of the wrinkles.

Fuzz

thanks guys

packCollector

Having owned a bunch of those packs , they are similar to the rosen paris find where a large portion of them have some kind of damage to the cards from moisture or heat

Fuzz

In most cases the market prices material correctly.
It did not seem to make a lot of sense that the pack would be low with the cards so high.
I figured there must be reasons I did not know of because certainly i was not the first with this observation or idea.
Now it seems we all have a better idea.
Thanks,
Fuzz

bishop

Griffins....you will be worth less when you get wrinkles too

RipublicaninMass

<< <i>Griffins....you will be worth less when you get wrinkles too >>



not like a fine wine, getting more $$$ with age???

Griffins

<< <i>Griffins....you will be worth less when you get wrinkles too >>



Al, how did you deal with that way back when it started happening to you? I want to be prepared in about 10 years

bishop

sigh.....