to rip or not to rip?? Your vote will determine!

flatfoot816 · November 14, 2008 4:30AM

Ok...let me start by saying I never open vintage wax or cello packs. Just love looking at them and saving them for my kids, grandkids, or for when I am on my death bed. But the temptatoin is really stong on this '69 basketball wax pack. I picked it up from the last Memory Lane auction. As you can see it is "graded" GAI-8, but the folks at GAI must have been moving again(LOL) and did not have a holder for it. Paid a very decent price of just over $700 for it..which is about $500 or so less than what it should have gone for.

Since I have 4 others that are slabbed, I am very tempted to pop this baby open. It has Lucius Allen on back, and #57 Joe Ellis on top.

Rip it or keep it??

The votes will carry the day--voting will be closed at 7PM on Sunday. If ripping is the vote, I will do so about 8PM on Sunday and will video it.

DES1984 · November 14, 2008 4:32AM

RIP

lsutigers1973 · November 14, 2008 4:32AM

I didn't even look to see what the pack was but I say RIP please!!

baseballjeff · November 14, 2008 4:32AM

Let her RIP!!!

cwazzy · November 14, 2008 4:33AM

I say yes. Good luck!

Chris

stevek · November 14, 2008 4:37AM

I can't stand to see an unopened pack...RIP iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiittttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RIP IT GOOD. LOL

corvette1340 · November 14, 2008 4:39AM

if you don't rip that and video it then I will be very disappointed.

123Slider · November 14, 2008 4:40AM

If you are looking for an excuse to Rip, everyone will certainly give you the go ahead. Most of us would have ripped it within seconds of having it in hand.

Good luck.

nightcrawler · November 14, 2008 4:43AM

Nice pack, and since you have 4 others that are slabbed, I'll add another RIP IT.

PoppaJ · November 14, 2008 4:44AM

Alcindor Rookie is 3rd card from top .... I just bet my son $50 that I'm right!

PoppaJ

flatfoot816 · November 14, 2008 4:48AM

crap--7 to nothing. Where are all you vintage keep it intact guys???????????!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BobS · November 14, 2008 4:50AM

if you wait until sunday, it will be 200 to none, so just rip it now damnit.

lostdart58 · November 14, 2008 4:50AM

...only because you have four other packs, I will say RIP IT!!.

....of course you are throwing away $700 for most likely a small return.

kidzfund · November 14, 2008 4:53AM

If it was the only pack you had, I would say to leave it alone.

But since it isn't - let it rip.

I think I used to have that exploding battleship...

Joe

julen23 · November 14, 2008 4:54AM

i say sell it & buy some chronic w/ funds,
b/c ripping & not getting anything but un-gradeable cards
is a major buzzkill

j

jimrad · November 14, 2008 4:54AM

Resist temptation

NOT !! Rip it ! !

thedutymon · November 14, 2008 5:06AM

Well.......................................................Ya Know...........................

Rip it

Rip

Rip

and then Rip

Neil

leathtech · November 14, 2008 5:06AM

Rip it I'm looking for a nice well centered Boerwinkle, Love, or Walker!!!!!

DavidPuddy · November 14, 2008 5:10AM

You've got others!

RIP IT!

jlzinck · November 14, 2008 5:13AM

Well seeing as you have some other packs already slabbed you should do the right thing and redistribute the cards to me as I only have about 3 basketball cards.

I will then rip it for you.

Treetop · November 14, 2008 5:13AM

Rip away !

If not, trade it to me and I'll rip it!!!~

ldferg · November 14, 2008 6:59AM

rip it

jmoran19 · November 14, 2008 7:02AM

rip it, rip it good...

leadoff4 · November 14, 2008 7:03AM

RIP... tonight at 8:00 instead of Sunday!

billwaltonsbeard · November 14, 2008 7:07AM

I say rip it.

Rip it louder than ripping a fart while sitting on a metal folding chair.

goose3 · November 14, 2008 7:07AM

do it tonite.

lsutigers1973 · November 14, 2008 7:07AM

Don't rip it. Send it to me and I will rip it!!

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · November 14, 2008 7:10AM

Leave it alone. Been resealed anyways. kidding.

Agree with others, since you have others, got it cheaper and since your contemplating opening it, you can afford to. Open it. Good Luck.

billwaltonsbeard · November 14, 2008 7:13AM

I have a question about pack grading.

Does the grade that an unopened pack receive have anything to do with the cards inside? For example, does the tightness of the seal of the pack (which could affect the corners of the cards) factor into the unopened pack grade?

fuj · November 14, 2008 7:28AM

Clearly this was the wrong group to ask if you were trying to keep this pack sealed!

With that said, I vote to RIP!

Uphill · November 14, 2008 7:39AM

Rip.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · November 14, 2008 7:39AM

I know that wear on corners can affect the corners inside. I opened a couple GAI 8 packs and some were dinged where the corners showed wear on the wrapper.

rube26105 · November 14, 2008 7:45AM

i have some of the ever ellusive 88 donruss and teenage mutant ninja turtles unopened haaaaaaaaaaaaa thats about it

TheVon · November 14, 2008 7:52AM

I say get it slabbed and turn a profit.

gumbyfan · November 14, 2008 7:55AM

Check my bucket.

stevek · November 14, 2008 8:12AM

I can't takes it any more - RIP the dam thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

stevek · November 14, 2008 8:14AM

<< <i>Ok...let me start by saying I never open vintage wax or cello packs. Just love looking at them and saving them for my kids, grandkids, or for when I am on my death bed. But the temptatoin is really stong on this '69 basketball wax pack. I picked it up from the last Memory Lane auction. As you can see it is "graded" GAI-8, but the folks at GAI must have been moving again(LOL) and did not have a holder for it. Paid a very decent price of just over $700 for it..which is about $500 or so less than what it should have gone for.

Since I have 4 others that are slabbed, I am very tempted to pop this baby open. It has Lucius Allen on back, and #57 Joe Ellis on top.

Rip it or keep it??

The votes will carry the day--voting will be closed at 7PM on Sunday. If ripping is the vote, I will do so about 8PM on Sunday and will video it.

>>

Rube wants to see that exploding battleship.

feevers3212 · November 14, 2008 8:16AM

Ripping it would be the highlight of my weekend.......sad thing to say. RIP IT!

flatfoot816 · November 14, 2008 8:45AM

here is 1 of my other packs--which will NOT be ripped as it is a nice pack with West on front....

nor will the '70 pack with Maravich on back be ripped---

mknez · November 14, 2008 8:48AM

rip it, i want to see the Alcindor RC!!

lsutigers1973 · November 14, 2008 8:49AM

Please rip. This pack would also be the highlight of my weekend.

1989FleerBillRipkencollector · November 14, 2008 9:03AM

Count me as this being a weekend highlight also. Unless this weekend I can fix my wifes car for under $20 like I hope.

flatfoot816 · November 14, 2008 9:03AM

...and so you all know, private messages are allowed and encouraged. I have received a number of them thus far and the results on ripping or not ripping are astounding!!

Predictions are also allowed. To sweeten the pot, so to speak, I will offer a prize for the person who correctly predicts what the best card will be.

If the vote is to rip it....To win, you must predict what the best card pulled will be. If there are multiple correct guesses, the tie breaker will be where the card is pulled. So to win, you must tell me what the best card will be and which card it will be starting from the top card--Ellis. Condition does not matter for this contest. If there are multiple correct answers, the 1st posted will win.

The prize--

a 1974 Topps Baseball Wax Pack--GAI-8. That MUST be ripped on this board...