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What produces best cards? wax, cello, rack?

shu4040shu4040 Posts: 982 ✭✭✭
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hey vintage guys, overall, what packs (pre 1980) produce the best condition cards? cello, rack, or wax (assuming the pack itself is in good shape) ?

Thanks

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  • bigwillibigwilli Posts: 910
    Racks will produce the best condition cards.

    Cello and wax are a toss up. Cellos can be wrapped tight producing dinged corners
    and wax has gum and sometimes can be wrapped tight.

    Racks should always be your first choice.
    A collector of all things Braves
    Always looking for Chipper Jones cards.
    Im a very focused collector of cards from 1909 - 2012...LOL
  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    First off, image to the boards!!!

    As far as your question goes, racks produce the best cards, then wax, and finally cello. JMHO.

    Looking forward to seeing you on the boards some more!!!
    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep."

    "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

    Collecting:
    Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
  • shu4040shu4040 Posts: 982 ✭✭✭
    Thanks guys, i actually purchased a 76 topps ryan front cello on ebay a few weeks ago and was surprised at just how tight the wrapping was. Didn't open obv, but got my thinking that those cellos just can't be producing the best condition cards.

    I know buying old packs to open is mostly a losing venture, but i've got the bug now so i guess i'm thinking rack if the goal is to produce the best cards.
  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Are you the one to get diveboy to accept your offer? If so, congrats!!! The Ryan was a little off-center but it was a nice looking pack.
    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep."

    "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

    Collecting:
    Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cellos from '73 through '79 are wrapped extremely tight, but you can still pull mint cards if the cards aren't crushed too badly.


    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.
  • shu4040shu4040 Posts: 982 ✭✭✭
    yep mike, that was me. we went back and forth for a bit. the ryan is def OC, but overall its a really nice looking pack.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,754 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Racks are definitely best source for mint cards, though if you know sequencing you can tell who is in pack.

    Edit: Did diveboy ever sell that PSA 9 78 cello with Ryan on top? If I recall, he was asking an insanely high amount for it.


    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.
  • twileytwiley Posts: 1,923 ✭
    Rack
    Wax
    Cello
    Vending

    in that order...
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Rack
    Wax
    Cello
    Vending

    in that order... >>



    +1
  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭


    << <i>yep mike, that was me. we went back and forth for a bit. the ryan is def OC, but overall its a really nice looking pack. >>



    I actually made him an offer when he first listed it which ended up being more than what you ended up getting it for. I guess he was a little too greedy for his own good. I'm glad it found a good home.
    "The woods are lovely, dark and deep.
    But I have promises to keep,
    And miles to go before I sleep,
    And miles to go before I sleep."

    "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans."

    Collecting:
    Any unopened Baseball cello and rack packs and boxes from the 1970's and early 1980s.
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