Couple questions regarding Steve authenticating boxes

lightningboy

I have a couple of boxes that I would like Steve (BBCE) to wrap. One is a 1985 Topps football wax that I bought opened and full. The other is a 1981 Football wax that I built primarily through packs I bought from BBCE.

1. Assuming Steve makes sure each and every pack is authentic and untampered, would he automatically put a black mark across the top if he can tell the box was built from various packs? Would he even wrap this product?
2. If he determined that 1 or more packs had been altered, would he inform you before shipping back? This way you could possibly buy from him to complete the box.

Just curious as I have never taken advantage of this service before. Thanks again, Tom

jfkheat

Steve will not put a black mark on the box. As long as all of the packs are good he doesn't really care where the packs came from. From my experience, if he finds a few bad packs he doesn't let you know which ones are bad. He will email you after he looks at the packs. If he tells you in the email that there are just a few bad packs you can ask him to replace the bad ones if he has the packs in stock. I just received an email a couple hours ago telling me that my latest shipment of boxes are all good.
James

lightningboy

Thanks, that was exactly the info I was looking for.

totallyradd

About how much does it cost for him to authenticate each box and wrap it? I've got a few boxes I wouldn't mind getting looked at.

Thanks.

jfkheat

<< <i>About how much does it cost for him to authenticate each box and wrap it? I've got a few boxes I wouldn't mind getting looked at.

Thanks. >>



5% of the value of the box plus shipping.
James

Webb63

FYI on the "black mark" you will see on wax and cello boxes: This is not synonomous with a box that was pieced together. I think there is a misperception about these "x out" boxes. These were returned to Topps and Topps then put the black mark on them so they could not be returned a second time. In many instances, dealers would return full, unopened cases and Topps would then open the case, pull out each box and mark them with an X or a line…repack the case and reseal it…factory sealed. While not as visually appealing, they're just as likely to be full original boxes as the non x outs are.

grote15

<< <i>FYI on the "black mark" you will see on wax and cello boxes: This is not synonomous with a box that was pieced together. I think there is a misperception about these "x out" boxes. These were returned to Topps and Topps then put the black mark on them so they could not be returned a second time. In many instances, dealers would return full, unopened cases and Topps would then open the case, pull out each box and mark them with an X or a line…repack the case and reseal it…factory sealed. While not as visually appealing, they're just as likely to be full original boxes as the non x outs are. >>



Webb is correct. Unless a non-x-out is from a sealed case, there is no way to know if a box is original and intact. In many cases, an owner of an X-out box will simply purchase a clean box and replace it, if not put the box together.