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1979 Topps Hockey Wax Tray rip

jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭
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There has been some discussion on the 79 Hockey wax trays - were they real?
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Positive transactions with: Bkritz,Bosox1976,Brick,captainthreeputt,cpettimd,craigger,cwazzy,DES1984,Dboneesq,daddymc,Downtown1974,EAsports,EagleEyeKid,fattymacs,gameusedhoop,godblessUSA,goose3,KatsCards,mike22y2k,
MULLINS5,1966CUDA,nam812,nightcrawler,OAKESY25,PowderedH2O,relaxed,RonBurgundy,samsgirl214,shagrotn77,swartz1,slantycouch,Statman,Wabittwax

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  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭
    Steve Hart told me that he isn't 100%
    But there have been so many baseball and football trays why not hockey?
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    Positive transactions with: Bkritz,Bosox1976,Brick,captainthreeputt,cpettimd,craigger,cwazzy,DES1984,Dboneesq,daddymc,Downtown1974,EAsports,EagleEyeKid,fattymacs,gameusedhoop,godblessUSA,goose3,KatsCards,mike22y2k,
    MULLINS5,1966CUDA,nam812,nightcrawler,OAKESY25,PowderedH2O,relaxed,RonBurgundy,samsgirl214,shagrotn77,swartz1,slantycouch,Statman,Wabittwax
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    I hope there's a Wayne in EACH PACK! image
  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭
    image
    Positive transactions with: Bkritz,Bosox1976,Brick,captainthreeputt,cpettimd,craigger,cwazzy,DES1984,Dboneesq,daddymc,Downtown1974,EAsports,EagleEyeKid,fattymacs,gameusedhoop,godblessUSA,goose3,KatsCards,mike22y2k,
    MULLINS5,1966CUDA,nam812,nightcrawler,OAKESY25,PowderedH2O,relaxed,RonBurgundy,samsgirl214,shagrotn77,swartz1,slantycouch,Statman,Wabittwax
  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I hope there's a Wayne in EACH PACK! image >>



    I would be happy with a card or 2 worth grading to help mike22y2k get to #1
    Positive transactions with: Bkritz,Bosox1976,Brick,captainthreeputt,cpettimd,craigger,cwazzy,DES1984,Dboneesq,daddymc,Downtown1974,EAsports,EagleEyeKid,fattymacs,gameusedhoop,godblessUSA,goose3,KatsCards,mike22y2k,
    MULLINS5,1966CUDA,nam812,nightcrawler,OAKESY25,PowderedH2O,relaxed,RonBurgundy,samsgirl214,shagrotn77,swartz1,slantycouch,Statman,Wabittwax
  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Hey Jim,

    I'm real curious what cards come out of that tray and the condition of them. Do you know how these packs were sequenced? That would help in determining if they weren't tampered with as your odds of hitting Gretzky in any pack is small.

    Here's hoping for the best. image
    "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.
  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭
    image
    Positive transactions with: Bkritz,Bosox1976,Brick,captainthreeputt,cpettimd,craigger,cwazzy,DES1984,Dboneesq,daddymc,Downtown1974,EAsports,EagleEyeKid,fattymacs,gameusedhoop,godblessUSA,goose3,KatsCards,mike22y2k,
    MULLINS5,1966CUDA,nam812,nightcrawler,OAKESY25,PowderedH2O,relaxed,RonBurgundy,samsgirl214,shagrotn77,swartz1,slantycouch,Statman,Wabittwax
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭
    And ... And ... And??????
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭
    image
    Positive transactions with: Bkritz,Bosox1976,Brick,captainthreeputt,cpettimd,craigger,cwazzy,DES1984,Dboneesq,daddymc,Downtown1974,EAsports,EagleEyeKid,fattymacs,gameusedhoop,godblessUSA,goose3,KatsCards,mike22y2k,
    MULLINS5,1966CUDA,nam812,nightcrawler,OAKESY25,PowderedH2O,relaxed,RonBurgundy,samsgirl214,shagrotn77,swartz1,slantycouch,Statman,Wabittwax
  • thunderdanthunderdan Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭
    Good luck, Jim. May you pull a nice, minty, musty Gretzky RC
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  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭
    Pack 1
    Positive transactions with: Bkritz,Bosox1976,Brick,captainthreeputt,cpettimd,craigger,cwazzy,DES1984,Dboneesq,daddymc,Downtown1974,EAsports,EagleEyeKid,fattymacs,gameusedhoop,godblessUSA,goose3,KatsCards,mike22y2k,
    MULLINS5,1966CUDA,nam812,nightcrawler,OAKESY25,PowderedH2O,relaxed,RonBurgundy,samsgirl214,shagrotn77,swartz1,slantycouch,Statman,Wabittwax
  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭
    Pack 2
    Positive transactions with: Bkritz,Bosox1976,Brick,captainthreeputt,cpettimd,craigger,cwazzy,DES1984,Dboneesq,daddymc,Downtown1974,EAsports,EagleEyeKid,fattymacs,gameusedhoop,godblessUSA,goose3,KatsCards,mike22y2k,
    MULLINS5,1966CUDA,nam812,nightcrawler,OAKESY25,PowderedH2O,relaxed,RonBurgundy,samsgirl214,shagrotn77,swartz1,slantycouch,Statman,Wabittwax
  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭
    Pack 3
    Positive transactions with: Bkritz,Bosox1976,Brick,captainthreeputt,cpettimd,craigger,cwazzy,DES1984,Dboneesq,daddymc,Downtown1974,EAsports,EagleEyeKid,fattymacs,gameusedhoop,godblessUSA,goose3,KatsCards,mike22y2k,
    MULLINS5,1966CUDA,nam812,nightcrawler,OAKESY25,PowderedH2O,relaxed,RonBurgundy,samsgirl214,shagrotn77,swartz1,slantycouch,Statman,Wabittwax
  • 54topps54topps Posts: 1,145 ✭✭✭
    That was fun to watch. Sorry no star power. Sharp looking card though.
  • mlbfan2mlbfan2 Posts: 3,115 ✭✭✭
    Three Atlanta Flames stickers, eh?
  • thunderdanthunderdan Posts: 3,036 ✭✭✭
    Your thumbs are sublime! How often do you trim your nails?

    Edited to add: Have you ever considered being a hand model?
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  • twileytwiley Posts: 1,923 ✭
    I couldn't get past :30 the clicking and vibrating camera. Sorry the video was hurting my eyes. Hope you had a fun rip!
  • jeffcbayjeffcbay Posts: 8,950 ✭✭✭✭
    Great videos! Man, that was a thrill, even if you didn't land the big one. Thanks!
  • jimradjimrad Posts: 2,777 ✭✭✭


    << <i>I couldn't get past :30 the clicking and vibrating camera. Sorry the video was hurting my eyes. Hope you had a fun rip! >>



    Yeah my iphone camera is on the out. Good thing the new iphones are almost out!
    Positive transactions with: Bkritz,Bosox1976,Brick,captainthreeputt,cpettimd,craigger,cwazzy,DES1984,Dboneesq,daddymc,Downtown1974,EAsports,EagleEyeKid,fattymacs,gameusedhoop,godblessUSA,goose3,KatsCards,mike22y2k,
    MULLINS5,1966CUDA,nam812,nightcrawler,OAKESY25,PowderedH2O,relaxed,RonBurgundy,samsgirl214,shagrotn77,swartz1,slantycouch,Statman,Wabittwax
  • mike22y2kmike22y2k Posts: 325 ✭
    Jim

    Packs look real nice. Cards are in really good shape compared to the 3 packs I've opened. Must be because of the case.

    By comparing your rip with all the 3 pack trays I've ripped and the unopened boxs I can say that these were no doubt made by hand in some way. I can't say who built these but the one thing that is for sure is that the cards is 3 packs do not in anyway resemble packs from any box that I've opened. In an unopened box 5 cards from each sheet are cut and between them an insert is placed. The sequence of the cards in these 3 packs is fairly random except all the double and triples.

    Thanks for ripping these cards. It's great for all of us watching for the big hit.
    Working my way to #1 1979 Topps Hockey
    I know it's going to be tough!
  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭


    << <i>I can say that these were no doubt made by hand in some way. I can't say who built these but the one thing that is for sure is that the cards is 3 packs do not in anyway resemble packs from any box that I've opened. In an unopened box 5 cards from each sheet are cut and between them an insert is placed. >>



    A short read regarding wax trays.
    STAY HEALTHY!

    Doug

    Liquidating my collection for the 3rd and final time. Time for others to enjoy what I have enjoyed over the last several decades. Money could be put to better use.
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,392 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I want a 1969 Football tray! Drooooooling!

    Great rip! Wish you hit a gretzky. Next time hopefully
  • onlyanumberonlyanumber Posts: 2,433
    I remember getting the '79 Hockey trays as report card gifts from my grandmother. They were available in 5 and dime stores in Queens...whether or not Topps packaged them...
    Next MONTH? So he's saying that if he wins, the best-case scenario is that he'll be paying for it two weeks after the auction ends?

    Forget blocking him; find out where he lives and go punch him in the nuts. --WalterSobchak 9/12/12



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    Looking for Al Hrabosky and any OPC Dave Campbells (the ESPN guy)
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,392 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Cool infor on the 1979s with personal info! Thanks for the report!
  • GarabaldiGarabaldi Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭
    To bad no Gretz.
  • gemintgemint Posts: 6,126 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Where there really wax trays prior to 1967? That's the earliest pack I ever have seen and that was only a photo (I think it was in Mark Murphy's book).
    https://ebay.com/sch/gemint/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=
  • packCollectorpackCollector Posts: 2,786 ✭✭✭
    nice rip and kudos for doing the right thing with suspect packs. I for one have opened many a crap for the pure sake of disposing of it

    one thing to add, I had a couple 72 hockey trays which steve hart and bobby (forgot last name but producer of hockey pack guide) discussed at length and concluded were legit based on the packaging and codes on the wrap so you can add that to the list
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