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In case you missed it, Steve updated his BLOG today, interesting read!
Hello! It's been a long time since I wrote anything new on the Blog here at BBCE. I'm going to try to update it more often (whenever I can find a free minute or two!) You can also follow Reed's blog on facebook under Baseball Card Exchange. Reed updates his blog there much more often than I do. His blogs usually come from all the road trips he does for us buying inventory. I'll do my best to try to keep things updated here on new products, new interesting things and just basically whatever comes to mind.
First of all, I was out in California last week working for PSA. As most of you know, I do all the authenticating for PSA on unopened material. They had a TON of stuff out there for me to do and needed it done by the end of the 3rd quarter. Just let me say be very, very careful out there buying pre-1975 unopened material. I looked at quite a bit of it at PSA's headquarters and I would guess that 80-90% of it was re-sealed. It seems that eBay is the place most of this re-sealed stuff ends up at. Do your homework on this stuff before you make the leap on eBay. I also saw a large number of 1986/87 Fleer basketball packs that were resealed (or completely homemade!). People often ask me why my 86/87 Fleer basketball packs are $350.00 on my website when you can pick them up on eBay for $100-$200 per pack. Well, that is exactly the reason. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
Since the National Convention in early August, I think Reed has been on the road about 75% of the time! He mentioned to me that he slept in his own bed 6 nights in August alone. That is the main reason I hired him last year. I just simply cannot be out of the office that much. Plus with a 6 year old daughter at home, I need to be in my own house as much as I can. Reed has been all over the country buying all kinds of stuff. It has been keeping Rick, Mike, Andrew and myself busy all the time here at the office. We have been so busy since the convention that I have been here all day on weekends too! It seems we just can't keep up with all the business we do!
We added a bunch of new 1994-1999 unopened baseball products today and will add the same stuff in football over the next few days. Our inventory of 2000-2009 stuff has never been this full! There are tons of new baseball products from this era and mostly are high end! Coming in the next few weeks will a collection of unopened football wax boxes from 1968 through 1986. This collection is only missing a few years and will be sold on our website by the box individually. I will be picking these boxes up myself the week of October 17th on the West Coast. We also bought a collection of early 1980's baseball unopened cases that will be available later this month. If you have any specific needs please e-mail me and I can always have them drop shipped from the East Coast. This is where the cases are stored until I can get out there to pick them up. Thanks for listening! Steve
In case you missed it, Steve updated his BLOG today, interesting read!
Hello! It's been a long time since I wrote anything new on the Blog here at BBCE. I'm going to try to update it more often (whenever I can find a free minute or two!) You can also follow Reed's blog on facebook under Baseball Card Exchange. Reed updates his blog there much more often than I do. His blogs usually come from all the road trips he does for us buying inventory. I'll do my best to try to keep things updated here on new products, new interesting things and just basically whatever comes to mind.
First of all, I was out in California last week working for PSA. As most of you know, I do all the authenticating for PSA on unopened material. They had a TON of stuff out there for me to do and needed it done by the end of the 3rd quarter. Just let me say be very, very careful out there buying pre-1975 unopened material. I looked at quite a bit of it at PSA's headquarters and I would guess that 80-90% of it was re-sealed. It seems that eBay is the place most of this re-sealed stuff ends up at. Do your homework on this stuff before you make the leap on eBay. I also saw a large number of 1986/87 Fleer basketball packs that were resealed (or completely homemade!). People often ask me why my 86/87 Fleer basketball packs are $350.00 on my website when you can pick them up on eBay for $100-$200 per pack. Well, that is exactly the reason. BE CAREFUL OUT THERE!
Since the National Convention in early August, I think Reed has been on the road about 75% of the time! He mentioned to me that he slept in his own bed 6 nights in August alone. That is the main reason I hired him last year. I just simply cannot be out of the office that much. Plus with a 6 year old daughter at home, I need to be in my own house as much as I can. Reed has been all over the country buying all kinds of stuff. It has been keeping Rick, Mike, Andrew and myself busy all the time here at the office. We have been so busy since the convention that I have been here all day on weekends too! It seems we just can't keep up with all the business we do!
We added a bunch of new 1994-1999 unopened baseball products today and will add the same stuff in football over the next few days. Our inventory of 2000-2009 stuff has never been this full! There are tons of new baseball products from this era and mostly are high end! Coming in the next few weeks will a collection of unopened football wax boxes from 1968 through 1986. This collection is only missing a few years and will be sold on our website by the box individually. I will be picking these boxes up myself the week of October 17th on the West Coast. We also bought a collection of early 1980's baseball unopened cases that will be available later this month. If you have any specific needs please e-mail me and I can always have them drop shipped from the East Coast. This is where the cases are stored until I can get out there to pick them up. Thanks for listening! Steve
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<< <i>Does he get great deals when he buys from people like this? Why don't they just eBay it and maximize profit? Or is it such large bulk buys ( tens of thousands) - that he's getting a volume discount. It seems if you have a 68 wax box of football, you know what you got and what it's worth. >>
No ebay headache, cash in hand, no worries about returns, etc. I would be very hesitent to sell vintage wax on ebay because of the whole authenticating issues. Steve authenticates, pays cash and he deals with any potential headaches. Seems like good business to me.
list some highlights and post a link. This will give credit where its due, but more importantly eliminate any copyright infringement that this thread may fall under.
Thanks,
<< <i>If you like the site and wish it to continue might I suggest to highlight the article and post a link. It hurts the readers and if a good blog the poster by posting the entire thread. Why should i visit their site if I can read the entire thing here?
list some highlights and post a link. This will give credit where its due, but more importantly eliminate any copyright infringement that this thread may fall under.
Thanks, >>
You visit their site to purchase cards. The OP making the blog entry available for all to read without clicking a link may have given interest to a potential customer who may not have bothered to click a link to another site.
<< <i>If you like the site and wish it to continue might I suggest to highlight the article and post a link. It hurts the readers and if a good blog the poster by posting the entire thread. Why should i visit their site if I can read the entire thing here?
list some highlights and post a link. This will give credit where its due, but more importantly eliminate any copyright infringement that this thread may fall under.
Thanks, >>
Look out, we got the "internet police" on our hands. To be honest, I would have never even looked at that blog had it not been posted here.
I highly doubt Steve posts a blog on his site for the "web hits", but I could be mistaken.
Thanks for the post. BTW, have you gotten your packs yet???
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.
peace
<< <i>Hey Jeff,
Thanks for the post. BTW, have you gotten your packs yet???
You will be the second person to know when I do!
Tampa area
southern Geogria
Atlanta area
all over Tennessee
all over Kentucky
Columbus, OH
back to BBCE offices in IL
Also, I'll be picking up deals in NJ, PA, and WV from 11/7-14 and also taking it back to the offices.
If you have something to sell and want me to stop by, call or email me ASAP so we can schedule an appointment.
Reed Kasaoka
Buyer, Baseball Card Exchange
cell: (808) 372-1974
email: ReedBBCE@gmail.com
website: www.bbce.com
eBay stores: bbcexchange, bbcexchange2, bbcexchange3, bbcexchange4
<< <i>I'm home for about 10 days, but then it starts up again. Will be traveling the south from 10/17-30, sort of on this route:
Tampa area
southern Geogria
Atlanta area
all over Tennessee
all over Kentucky
Columbus, OH
back to BBCE offices in IL
Also, I'll be picking up deals in NJ, PA, and WV from 11/7-14 and also taking it back to the offices.
If you have something to sell and want me to stop by, call or email me ASAP so we can schedule an appointment. >>
Any 1980-1987 Topps football rack cases in any of those acquisitions, by any chance (fingers crossed)?
This next trip is turning out to be mainly vintage. I have 12-14 appointments scheduled so far, and even if I bought everything single deal (which is extremely unlikely), I won't need more than a 16 foot box truck. Even the early November trip doesn't have a lot of unopened, but it may have two store inventories with little wax but a ton of autographed material (cards, index cards, baseballs, bats, photos, etc.) I still have over 10,000 signed baseball cards from the 1950s-90s that I need to sort through during my "off" time!
Reed Kasaoka
Buyer, Baseball Card Exchange
cell: (808) 372-1974
email: ReedBBCE@gmail.com
website: www.bbce.com
eBay stores: bbcexchange, bbcexchange2, bbcexchange3, bbcexchange4
"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
Appreciate this post a lot!!!
aconte
<< <i>Not that I know of. I bought several 1982 Topps Football Rack cases and a 1987 Topps Football Rack case back in late August/early September. I think they are all gone.
This next trip is turning out to be mainly vintage. I have 12-14 appointments scheduled so far, and even if I bought everything single deal (which is extremely unlikely), I won't need more than a 16 foot box truck. Even the early November trip doesn't have a lot of unopened, but it may have two store inventories with little wax but a ton of autographed material (cards, index cards, baseballs, bats, photos, etc.) I still have over 10,000 signed baseball cards from the 1950s-90s that I need to sort through during my "off" time! >>
Yeah, I seen those 87 rack cases....someone had a quick trigger, and snatched them up before I could blink an eye. I will be watching though, day and night, forever.
We are running a new special today. I just bought several 1989 Upper Deck Lo number baseball foil cases today from a grocery store owner. All the cases were still factory sealed, except for 1 case. This case was cut open and had all 20 boxes (720 packs total) affixed with a price tag. We dont sell boxes with price tags on them. So we are going to sell these boxes for $49.00 each!!! These boxes are fresh and unsearched, but just have a price tag on each pack. This is cheap for anyone who wants to open these packs. Also cheap for anyone who wants to resell them by the pack. Thanks! Steve
<< <i>We dont sell boxes with price tags on them. So we are going to sell these boxes for $49.00 each!!! >>
You say you don't sell them, but you're selling them. Heheh.
A Bad Luck/Good Luck Story For You To Read!
I was in Philadelphia earlier this week buying a few small deals. I met a customer at an Outback Steakhouse to buy an unopened wax box. When we got through eating we went outside and I was going to start my drive back home. Suddenly, the customer I was with noted that I left my back window down in my Ford Explorer. I looked to see and noticed glass shattered all over the ground and all around the window. Holy Crap! Someone shattered the back window out while we were eating! My stomach dropped as I was worried what was stolen. It appeared the thieves got my luggage and my briefcase. However, my briefcase was sitting on top of a factory sealed 1977 Topps baseball wax case that I had picked up earlier in the day. So I guess the thieves opted for my dirty underwear and all my IRS paperwork that I had in my briefcase as that was what I brought along to work on. Good thing they left behind the 1977 Topps wax case and all the other cases I had just picked up! Back luck and good luck all in one single break in!
"What's the box underneath?"
"Baseball cards, ugh. No one wants that **** anymore."
GROUP BREAK!!!
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
<< <i>1977 TOPPS SEALED WAX CASE!!!!!
GROUP BREAK!!! >>
Haha. I was thinking this same thing when I read the blog yesterday.
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
I'm up for a group rip on the 77s...Steve also has a box of 78s, too!
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.
<< <i>
I'm up for a group rip on the 77s...Steve also has a box of 78s, too! >>
In for this.
We need something!!!!!
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
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.
Anything else that is of interest?
"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
Thanks,
David (LD_Ferg)
1985 Topps Football (starting in psa 8) - #9 - started 05/21/06
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.
Edit to add: If we decide to sell of full boxes, instead, I will take 1.
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.
Just waiting on an email, get Steve to knock em off the site, and we can get a thread going tomorrow night around 8:30/9 pm eastern.
This will be a nice little start to the year.
"Live everyday, don't throw it away"
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.
WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle