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OMG can't believe what I just saw!!!

BIGBEN7BIGBEN7 Posts: 395 ✭✭✭
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Just received Larry Fritsch Christmas catalog and they had for sale Topps Unopened Vending Boxes which they received directly from Topps during those years. 1971 Topps Baseball Series 1 $18,000, Series 2 $9000 Series 3 $10,500, Series 4 $11,000 and other years. They also had early Football, Basketball and Hockey. I know Baseball Card Exchange is great but not as good as Larry Fritsch since there is no middle man. These were purchased directly from Topps and not a third party.
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  • GoDodgersFanGoDodgersFan Posts: 1,392 ✭✭✭
    image Man, that is some serious change. Awesome stuff.
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Series 1 is just 36.00 a card but you have to buy 500 at once!
  • tunahead08tunahead08 Posts: 1,063 ✭✭✭
    Wow, I think the 1968-69 Hockey Vending box is even more impressive!
  • fkwfkw Posts: 1,766 ✭✭
    the late Larry Fritsch hoarded a ton of Topps stuff, he (Jeff) has much more of this stuff... believe me

    He is sure making a killing on the unopened pack/box fad now

    IMO the Fritsch company blows.. Ive has to send back at least 75% of the stuff Ive bought from them (him), mostly overgraded/altered not as described, but really cant say much for the last 10 years as I will never do business with that family again. plus.... I hate all the fake reprint crap they put out now...
  • TreetopTreetop Posts: 1,474 ✭
    I bought a "unopened" 1971 vending box years ago from Larry through Mastro. GAI certifified unopened.

    Bullchit...thing was searched inside and out. cards upside down, different series, whatever. I'm guess having vending boxes sitting around for 30-40 years, someone is bound to search, with or without Larry's or anyone elses knowledge...
    Link to my current Ebay auctions

    "If I ever decided to do a book, I've already got the title-The Bases Were Loaded and So Was I"-Jim Fregosi
  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,391 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Mastro hugh?
  • SmuggoSmuggo Posts: 425 ✭
    Larry Fritsch
    I'll echo Frank's sentiments - I would generally have to return about half of what I ordered at any given time due to gross overgrading
    On the bright side they did introduce me to various grades that I wasn't familiar with like NRMT+ w crease or EXMT with pinhole
    Collecting Pre-War, Pre-War HOF Types, Pre-War Postcards
  • otwcardsotwcards Posts: 5,291 ✭✭✭
    How good is a vending box when 3 cards from a 1972 box I bought several years ago had wax stains?!?!? Just because it comes from Fritsch (via Topps) doesn't guarantee it hasn't been played with!!!
  • ToroToro Posts: 1,515
    'So what you;re saying is a picture of the top of an opened vending box to check for "the pattern "will do wonders for authenticity.
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