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Has anyone ever opened a 1957 cello pack?

handymanhandyman Posts: 5,380 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Recently or remember how the cards came out(centering variance, big pulls, and any other details. Mainly the 1st series packs? I have one in nice condition cards look mint but who knows on centering . I'm debating opening it as there are like 10-15 big hits in this series like Ted Williams, Berra, clemente,mays,Aaron, don dry scale rookie, frank Robinson rookie, Ernie banks and several others. Are there any videos of a pack like this being opened? What should I do?

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  • swish54swish54 Posts: 707 ✭✭✭✭

    There's no way I'd open that pack. It's been saved for 60 years!

  • Dand522612Dand522612 Posts: 417 ✭✭✭

    Any pictures? Would be a tough call. How long I have had it, what unpaid for it. Do I have cajones of steel.

  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭

    Is yours slabbed or raw?

    STAY HEALTHY!

    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.
  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,414 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Unfortunately, when people open this type of pack they are normally disappointed with the results.

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • handymanhandyman Posts: 5,380 ✭✭✭✭✭

    "Is yours slabbbed or raw"
    It is unopened at this time.

  • DboneesqDboneesq Posts: 18,219 ✭✭

    But is it raw or in a slab?

    STAY HEALTHY!

    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.
  • mikelowell25mikelowell25 Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭

    Don Dry scale--is that Don Wet Scale's cousin?!?!?! :#

    No seriously Derek--as Doug asked, is it graded or raw??? Can you post a pic of the front and back so I can see it and how the seal looks??? I'm pretty familiar with 50's cello packs. Opened a 59 about six or seven years ago and got three 9's and some 8's.

  • PiggsPiggs Posts: 1,938 ✭✭✭✭

    @Dboneesq said:
    But is it raw or in a slab?

    I'm guessing raw. Love to see a photo

  • cpamikecpamike Posts: 5,566 ✭✭✭

    @mikelowell25 said:
    I'm pretty familiar with 50's cello packs. Opened a 59 about six or seven years ago and got three 9's and some 8's.

    You bastard!!

    As I grudgingly insert handshake here.

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  • 3BoyzTrading3BoyzTrading Posts: 798 ✭✭

    Break it, dont worry about anyone else! haha. If the front centering is the same as the back, you should leave it sealed. I'm NOT familiar with 50's cellos but I busted a pack of 59's also! :)

  • mikelowell25mikelowell25 Posts: 1,252 ✭✭✭

    @cpamike said:

    @mikelowell25 said:
    I'm pretty familiar with 50's cello packs. Opened a 59 about six or seven years ago and got three 9's and some 8's.

    You bastard!!

    As I grudgingly insert handshake here.

    Hi Michael! Unwilling handshake accepted! :)B):p

  • georgebailey2georgebailey2 Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭

  • mlbfan2mlbfan2 Posts: 3,115 ✭✭✭

    @craig44 said:
    Unfortunately, when people open this type of pack they are normally disappointed with the results.

    But sometimes you pull two Mays and a Clemente.

  • ssollarsssollars Posts: 933 ✭✭✭✭

    If I was into baseball and had a '57 pack, I'd definitely open it :)

    From my experience, most of the time at least for '58, '59 and '60 FB cellos there doesn't seem to be much correlation between the centering of the top and bottom cards and what remains hidden inside!

  • craig44craig44 Posts: 11,414 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @mlbfan2 said:

    @craig44 said:
    Unfortunately, when people open this type of pack they are normally disappointed with the results.

    But sometimes you pull two Mays and a Clemente.

    This is true. I saw that pack and was amazed. The clemente was so nice even with the ink stain

    George Brett, Roger Clemens and Tommy Brady.

  • packCollectorpackCollector Posts: 2,786 ✭✭✭

    did you just buy the pack with the aparicio on top? I was waiting for an ebay bucks bonus day once he finally dropped the price and I would have probably opened it :smiley: I witnessed one opened by a friend and the centering fluctuated, the best hit was a minor star but I don't recall who. I know of another that yielded a williams and aaron , and the centering fluctuated , the williams graded an 8. of these 2 packs , 1 was sealed the long way and the other from the ends.

  • packCollectorpackCollector Posts: 2,786 ✭✭✭

    I have opened a ton of 58 and 59 football cellos and centering almost always shifts through the pack. since the cards are basically 2 sets of cards(6 from each sheet pass) , the top and bottom stacks are rarely related in terms of centering.

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