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1986 Topps "Super" Jumbo Cellos
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I picked up this box a while ago, and until today, I didn't realize it was not the standard cello packs/box. As you can see, it has the same print as the 1986 wax boxes (rather than the generic cello box Topps used throughout the 1980s). And the packs are super thick, containing 50 cards and no gum....rather than the standard cello pack of 28 cards with gum. I couldn't find any of these boxes listed on ebay currently or in the completed listings. Was this perhaps a regional test packagaing issue?
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WTB: PSA 1 - PSA 3 Centered, High Eye Appeal 1950's Mantle
Is there a Topps product code on the box bottom?
I wonder if PSA would grade those, or if
they're too thick for the holder.
I've never seen these before either.
John
"America suffers today from too much pluribus and not enough unum.".....Arthur Schlesinger Jr.
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Base card next to the Super
Color film positive used to make Butler's Super:
Original camera-ready paste up for the Super's back
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Dodgers collection scans | Brett Butler registry | 1978 Dodgers - straight 9s, homie
<< <i>Sorry about that.
Gofstldbey >>
Oh Gargomel, that made me laugh pretty hard.
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.
Would love to have a few packs of those.
<< <i>Has there ever been a cello pack that came with more than 50 cards? >>
None of these are cellos in the strictest sense, but Score had 101 card blister packs (early 90s?), 88 Topps had some 90 card packs that were a weird cross between a rack/cello, 89 Topps had the same monstrosities with 100 or 101?, 91 Fleer had some 53 card packs, and I'm sure there's others I'm forgetting.
<< <i>Those definitely look familiar. I recall at least seeing them in Indiana and probably ripped a few of those back when originally issued. Perhaps another 'Michigan' test packaging?
Is there a Topps product code on the box bottom? >>
I don't know if this is the "product code' you are referring to, but this was the number printed on the bottom of the box: 1-373-37-01-6
I am still having no luck in finding any info about this box and its distribution. None of the card seller websites have any for sale and Google searches haven't helped either.
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<< <i>Those definitely look familiar. I recall at least seeing them in Indiana and probably ripped a few of those back when originally issued. Perhaps another 'Michigan' test packaging?
Is there a Topps product code on the box bottom? >>
I don't know if this is the "product code' you are referring to, but this was the number printed on the bottom of the box: 1-373-37-01-6
I am still having no luck in finding any info about this box and its distribution. None of the card seller websites have any for sale and Google searches haven't helped either. >>
That looks like a Topps product code. Some of the Topps test packaging never got assigned one. You might ping Steve at BBCE to see if he has any info on it.
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<< <i>Those definitely look familiar. I recall at least seeing them in Indiana and probably ripped a few of those back when originally issued. Perhaps another 'Michigan' test packaging?
Is there a Topps product code on the box bottom? >>
I don't know if this is the "product code' you are referring to, but this was the number printed on the bottom of the box: 1-373-37-01-6
I am still having no luck in finding any info about this box and its distribution. None of the card seller websites have any for sale and Google searches haven't helped either. >>
Definitely a Topps product code. The last number "6" designates the year of the design, with the preceding 01 meaning it is the original version and has not been revised. All packs and boxes intended for retail sale bear a product code.
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.
Btw, the seller of the auction that I won told me that he got them from a pharmacy as a kid.
I'm a new member, but found this thread as I read through the board. I think these cellos are neat. No gum, huge quantity of cards, and a different shaped box. I have a box of them, plus another 15 or 20 loose packs. Has anyone here seen any additional boxes, or even a case of them? I talked to Reed with BBCE and he hadn't even heard of them, much less seen any.
I remember opening those when I was younger
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Major_League_Baseball_players_from_Panama
I guess this would explain the 100 card jumbo racks that would come out the next 3-4 years after...at 100 cards a pack though why not save yourself the trouble and just get a factory set?
D's: 50P,49S,45D+S,43D,41S,40D,39D+S,38D+S,37D+S,36S,35D+S
Q's: 52S,47S,46S,40S,39S,38S,37D+S,36D+S,35D,34D,32D+S
71T: 061,070,141,239,330,384,465,493,496,529,530,532,535,541,544,545,549,552,571,583,590,594,599,611,620,
629,630,632,644,645,646,648,649,650,658,671,672,673,680,683,688,692,715,735,739,740,744,750
73T:61,62,63,64,65,66,67,68,80,213,235,344,379,433,453,480,497,545,554,580,606,613,630
95 Ultra GM Sets: Golden Prospects, On-Base Leaders, Power Plus, RBI Kings
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Interesting pack. Wonder how rare these are and how the collation is. I've gotten duplicates in a 15-card pack. If all 50 cards are different, you could build a set really quickly with a few of these.
buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball cards
also collecting Canadian silver coins
As I mentioned earlier in thread I picked up a large loose lot of these back in 2014. But never saw a full or empty box of them. For an 80s unopened collector they are def a cool addition. But really wish I had the box too.
John
Curious how many packs are in the box? 18?
buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball cards
also collecting Canadian silver coins
There are 24 packs to a box. The packs are in stacks of 4, in two rows of three.
kevin
Thanks Kevin, that's a hefty box. 1200 cards, which is about the number of cards from 2 wax boxes.
buying O-Pee-Chee (OPC) baseball cards
also collecting Canadian silver coins
This is my box. What do you bet that someone out there really would like that Pete Rose pack? Not for sale, but it was a fun bonus when I realized it was sitting right there on top. I haven't looked at the other packs, so no idea who is on the others.
That is awesome. Wish I had a box or 3.
John
I spoke with the guy I bought mine from a while after I started this thread. He lived in Philadelphia and used to do shows in the 1980s. He said Topps sales reps would walk the show floor and offer dealers various products....and said that is likely where he got his boxes from.