1971 Topps Baseball Wax Box at BBCE
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Anyone notice Steve Hart's new addition on his BBCE website? A sweet 71 baseball full 4th. series wax box. Looks like a great rip candidate. Hope the buyer, or buyers, show some pics. I've been debating opening a 71 4th. series rack. Just can't bring myself to do it. Aaron and Ryan are possible. Too much $ for me, but would love to have that box.
Collecting 64, 66, 67, 70 & 71 Baseball. Cubs, wax, cello & rack baseball.
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Y'all and your brutal temptations. Makes me... unsettled.
66 and 67 OPC baseball packs
72 Topps Series one wax
1968 Topps Football Unopened Series 1 Wax Box
1969 Topps Football Unopened Series 2 Wax Box
Nice!
<< <i>I have an unrelated question. It says the box is unopened, but that the packs are NRMT-MT to MT. If the box is unopened, how can one tell the quality of the packs inside? >>
I believe the "unopened" is referring to the packs inside the box, and not the box itself
"Common sense is the best distributed commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it"
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<< <i>I have an unrelated question. It says the box is unopened, but that the packs are NRMT-MT to MT. If the box is unopened, how can one tell the quality of the packs inside? >>
I believe the "unopened" is referring to the packs inside the box, and not the box itself >>
Hmm. Let's take this a step further. If you are referring to the packs being unopened, and not the box, would it be theoretically (actually more than theoretically) possible for someone to insert 24 unopened packs of his choice?
The semantics of the advertisement seems like that the box is indeed unopened.
Now, I'm not trying to pick on the BBCE here. I've bought a few items, and many here have bought a lot more, without any problems. I just want to make sure we get our semantics straight here ...
"Common sense is the best distributed commodity in the world, for every man is convinced that he is well supplied with it"
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<< <i>I have an unrelated question. It says the box is unopened, but that the packs are NRMT-MT to MT. If the box is unopened, how can one tell the quality of the packs inside? >>
I believe the "unopened" is referring to the packs inside the box, and not the box itself >>
Hmm. Let's take this a step further. If you are referring to the packs being unopened, and not the box, would it be theoretically (actually more than theoretically) possible for someone to insert 24 unopened packs of his choice?
The semantics of the advertisement seems like that the box is indeed unopened.
Now, I'm not trying to pick on the BBCE here. I've bought a few items, and many here have bought a lot more, without any problems. I just want to make sure we get our semantics straight here ... >>
Steve from the BBCE has stated many times he needs to remove the packs and check for tampering and also identify what series the cards are from, seems like a common sense to me!
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<< <i>24 packs , having seen the box in person , the condition of the packs is phenomenal. >>
Thanks, John
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
<< <i>So since they're the same price, if you had to choose which pack to buy, would you buy a 1971 Topps pack, or a 1986 Fleer Basketball pack? >>
The 1986 has the Jordan rookie, so I would prefer that. It also has a better selection of star players. The 1971 needs to have its cards in NM-MT condition or better to make it worthwhile, especially for the Series 4. I'm not sure exactly who the star players are in Series 4.
I would slab all the packs. 71s are sooooooooooooooooooooooo condition sensitive, 24 nice PSA slabbed series 4 wax packs should be a much better investment, than a bunch of raw off-centered, "chipped-to-death" 1971 Topps cards.
Or maybe rip 4 and slab 20?
Or possibly rip 12 and slab 12?
damnit! rip them all!
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No way, just sub all 24!
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Quicksilver Messenger Service - The Hat (Live) 1971
As an unopened collector, I prefer cello packs with well centered cards on top if I'm keeping the pack sealed, but the centering on the top card does not determine how the cards behind it will be centered in most cases.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
The semantics of the advertisement seems like that the box is indeed unopened.
It is universally understood among collectors that the term "unopened" pertains to the packs inside the box, not literally the box itself as boxes from this era were not "unopened" to begin with.
Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball
Not 100% sure.
Steve
Current obsession, all things Topps 1969 - 1972
anyone else remember anything before 1980? I do remember as early as 1991 or 92 that the resealers were getting good with resealing the factory shrink wrapped boxes. just FYI
I have a question though when was the first 36 pack wax boxes 1977 or earlier?
well back to trying to invent the Time machine, go back and buy some of those old wax boxes
<< <i>It would be cool to organize a group rip of this stuff. >>
There are three guys on ebay paying huge prices for rare PSA 9's. If you were lucky
enough to get two 9's out of a pack, then the rip may pay itself off. That is a very big if.
Do an advanced search on 1971 psa 9's to see how these cards that are selling for anywhere from
500-1500 would otherwise sell for 150 if not for these three guys.
<< <i>There are three guys on ebay paying huge prices for rare PSA 9's. If you were lucky
enough to get two 9's out of a pack, then the rip may pay itself off. That is a very big if.
Do an advanced search on 1971 psa 9's to see how these cards that are selling for anywhere from
500-1500 would otherwise sell for 150 if not for these three guys. >>
Even if you got $1500 for two different PSA 9's you would not pay for the rip.
3000 - 10000 = -7000
Nice try though.
<< <i>I think he was saying if you got 2 nines out of a pack smart ass.......... >>
It's quite clear that I said "get two 9's out of a pack".
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