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We had Christmas with our father tonight and BBCE present alert.

1980scollector1980scollector Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭
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My father drove down from the Cincy area this year to have Christmas this weekend. Our twin little boys had a basketball game today so he came down here.


Anyway, my brother knew I am working on buying one wax box each of cards I busted as a kid. I busted 1984-1992. The plan is to display each box and eventually have them all.


He bought me a 1983 Topps Baseball wax box. Those were the expensive ones back in 1984 that would set you back .75 per pack. In 1984, I bought him five packs of 1983 Topps(back in 1984 when I was seven) with my own money and he pulled a Boggs and Sandberg in his five packs.


I thought it was really cool because BBCE shrinkwrapped it for me so I can display it.


** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **

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  • RookieWaxRookieWax Posts: 1,066 ✭✭✭
    I know keeping the boxes closed/sealed is what most people do, but for me flipping up and folding the box top to display them as they were on a store shelf back in the year they were sold is the only way to fully enjoy them on display.
  • ToroToro Posts: 1,515


    << <i>Those were the expensive ones back in 1984 that would set you back .75 per pack >>



    How times have changed! I can see 30 years from now...."Back in 2013 a pack would set you back only $400." image
  • ThoseBackPagesThoseBackPages Posts: 4,871 ✭✭
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  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭
    Great deal Nathan!!! I hope your boys played well and the team won.

    BTW, how was the condition of the Boggs and Sandberg? Maybe you can get them graded for him now too.
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    And miles to go before I sleep."

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  • 1980scollector1980scollector Posts: 2,036 ✭✭✭


    << <i>Great deal Nathan!!! I hope your boys played well and the team won.

    BTW, how was the condition of the Boggs and Sandberg? Maybe you can get them graded for him now too. >>



    The boys played well and we won. We finished the season 8-0.


    I bought those five packs for him back in 1984. He sold his collection in 1989 so they are long gone.


    This year he got silver dollars.
    ** Working on the following sets-2013 Spectra Football Hall of Fame 50th Anniversary Autograph set, 2015 Spectra Football Illustrious Legends Autograph set, 2014-15 Hall of Fame Heroes autograph set. **
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