Unusual 1978 Topps baseball wax rack..
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I was sorting through some 1978 Topps baseball rack packs today and came across this rack which I had originally set aside~on the back of the rack, there is a red band running the length of the rack. At first, I thought it may have been some kind of band that was affixed to the rack with some sort of adhesive, but the punch hole in the header card from the factory goes through the red band as well, which means it was there during production in the factory. I am wondering if anyone has ever since anything similar to this~I am also wondering if maybe this rack was packaged when the machine was very low on the cello wrapping and this is something you'd see "at the end of the roll," so to speak. In any event, it makes for a good conversation piece, LOL!
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.
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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.
<< <i>Pretty cool, never seen that on any year and I've busted a decent amount of rack in my day. Maybe someone on the assembly line got creative and used the red band as some type of seem used to attach the end of one roll and the beginning of the next? >>
Lee, that is an interesting hypothesis~I suppose the mystery is part of the charm in this case.
Mike, you are probably thinking of the this rack, as I bought it on ebay from a gentleman who had broken down a full box and was listing the racks individually. I can't recall the name but I believe you had bought a couple from him also. I also bought his empty 78 case. The rack is definitely not tampered with~all cards are in the correct sections, are razor sharp and all seals are intact. I will keep it sealed because of how unusual it is. I did rip a couple of the racks I bought from him a few months back and pulled a PSA 10 Pete Rose #100 from one of them.
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 did rip a couple of the racks I bought from him a few months back and pulled a PSA 10 Pete Rose #100 from one of them.
You sure it was #100? I think you have too much OPC on your mind! LOL
Doug
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<< <i>I thought I saw a few others on eBay at least 6 months or maybe even a year ago with the same red band. Only way to know for sure if it is legit is to rip it.
Personally, I think the red band was put on by Mike many, many years ago when he had to urge to rip, as the red would tell him to STOP! The fact that he had vintage sets in binders was just not enough to curtail him from ripping back in the day, so these "red bands" were put on there as an extra precaution.
Just a thought...
Jeremy
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.
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<< <i>I did rip a couple of the racks I bought from him a few months back and pulled a PSA 10 Pete Rose #100 from one of them.
You sure it was #100? I think you have too much OPC on your mind! LOL >>
You're right, Douglas! LOL!! I meant #20.
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>Very interesting Don ... thanks for the info. >>
He's being facetious, Douglas, LOL!!
Don, that piece sounds like it came right out of The Onion! Well done!
Jeremy might be onto something, though!
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.
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<< <i>Very interesting Don ... thanks for the info. >>
He's being facetious, Douglas, LOL!!
Don, that piece sounds like it came right out of The Onion! Well done!
Jeremy might be onto something, though! >>
I thought I might hook someone with that story...
I'm with your theory - the first thing I thought about is the "End" of the roll like when the credit card machine is low and you see "stripes" of colored ink.
<< <i>I thought I might hook someone with that story... >>
YOU DID!
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.
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<< <i>I thought I saw a few others on eBay at least 6 months or maybe even a year ago with the same red band. Only way to know for sure if it is legit is to rip it.
Personally, I think the red band was put on by Mike many, many years ago when he had to urge to rip, as the red would tell him to STOP! The fact that he had vintage sets in binders was just not enough to curtail him from ripping back in the day, so these "red bands" were put on there as an extra precaution.
Just a thought...
Jeremy >>
I can't believe someone figured this out. I was hoping Don threw everyone off the trail.
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.