Hmmm. Getting Antsy about my unopened. Advise appreciated!
Rofles
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I love my unopened, though pails in comparison to a lot of y’all; but I’m getting antsy. Here’s what I have unopened:
1981 topps baseball vending case
1981 Topps baseball wax box
1986 topps baseball vending case
1986 topps baseball wax case (early serial numbered too, from what I’ve ascertained).
I want to rip it all to shreds!!!
Well, I want to go through my 81 vending case, see if I could put together a really nice, top-notch batch of cards to sub into PSA.
Or would I have a better shot at going through my 86’s?
I know I’d have To be EXTREMELY selective, but knowing my luck an unopened 81 vending bb case would go for like 25k or something in 5 years and I’d end up with one gem mint 10 card of pete LaCock or something. Thoughts? Fight the urge, or embrace it?!
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Fight it.
Leave them unopened. There are millions of 81 and 86's out there that are nice but not graded and probably won't be at todays prices or future prices. There are not a lot of unopened cases of 81 and mabe a little more 86's.
I have some 86 FASC Rack boxes (i like retaining black bordered cards....)
But I've never heard about the allure of early serial numbered cards in the 86 set.
What makes them desirable?
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Collector of 1964 Topps Stand Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game and 1969 Topps Decals
Registered Sets: 1964 Stand Ups, 1965 Embossed, 1968 Topps Game, 1969 Topps Decals
Rip and see
I busted two rack cases of 81's back in 2007 - didn't hit any (ZERO) HOF 10's. They were tough before the standards got tougher.
Keep them sealed. (and I love to rip too)
37 1 09192569 MINT 9 1981 Topps 32 Ken Oberkfell Card
38 1 09192570 MINT 9 1981 Topps 91 Tim Stoddard Card
39 1 09192571 MINT 9 1981 Topps 100 Rod Carew Card
40 1 09192572 MINT 9 1981 Topps 108 Bruce Benedict Card
41 1 09192573 MINT 9 1981 Topps 137 Hosken Powell Card
42 1 09192574 MINT 9 1981 Topps 139 Oscar Gamble Card
43 1 09192575 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 Topps 156 Bob McClure Card
44 1 09192576 MINT 9 1981 Topps 173 Bump Wills Card
45 1 09192577 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 1981 Topps 261 Rickey Henderson Card
46 1 09192578 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 Topps 240 Nolan Ryan Card
47 1 09192579 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 Topps 240 Nolan Ryan Card
48 1 09192580 MINT 9 1981 Topps 240 Nolan Ryan Card
49 1 09192581 MINT 9 1981 Topps 240 Nolan Ryan Card
50 1 09192582 MINT 9 1981 Topps 271 Bill Castro Card
51 1 09192583 MINT 9 1981 Topps 293 Charlie Lea Card
52 1 09192584 MINT 9 1981 Topps 302 Dodgers Future Star Perconte/Scioscia/Valenzuela Card
53 1 09192585 MINT 9 1981 Topps 302 Dodgers Future Star Perconte/Scioscia/Valenzuela Card
54 1 09192586 MINT 9 1981 Topps 302 Dodgers Future Star Perconte/Scioscia/Valenzuela Card
55 1 09192587 MINT 9 1981 Topps 302 Dodgers Future Star Perconte/Scioscia/Valenzuela Card
56 1 09192588 MINT 9 1981 Topps 347 Harold Baines Card
57 1 09192589 MINT 9 1981 Topps 365 Graig Nettles Card
58 1 09192590 MINT 9 1981 Topps 365 Graig Nettles Card
59 1 09192591 MINT 9 1981 Topps 387 Phil Niekro Card
60 1 09192592 MINT 9 1981 Topps 402 N.L. Championships Phil. Squeak Past Astros Card
61 1 09192593 MINT 9 1981 Topps 402 N.L. Championships Phil. Squeak Past Astros Card
62 1 09192594 MINT 9 1981 Topps 468 Johnny Wockenfuss Card
63 1 09192595 MINT 9 1981 Topps 478 Juan Eichelberger Card
64 1 09192596 MINT 9 1981 Topps 479 Expos Future Stars Tim Raines/Roberto Ramos/Bobby Pate Card
65 1 09192597 NEAR MINT 7 1981 Topps 479 Expos Future Stars Tim Raines/Roberto Ramos/Bobby Pate Card
66 1 09192598 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 Topps 479 Expos Future Stars Tim Raines/Roberto Ramos/Bobby Pate Card
67 1 09192599 NEAR MINT 7 1981 Topps 479 Expos Future Stars Tim Raines/Roberto Ramos/Bobby Pate Card
68 1 09192600 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 Topps 479 Expos Future Stars Tim Raines/Roberto Ramos/Bobby Pate Card
69 1 09192601 MINT 9 1981 Topps 482 Jim Gantner Card
70 1 09192602 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 Topps 515 Robin Yount Card
71 1 09192603 MINT 9 1981 Topps 519 John Tamargo Card
72 1 09192604 MINT 9 1981 Topps 519 John Tamargo Card
73 1 09192605 MINT 9 1981 Topps 540 Mike Schmidt Card
74 1 09192606 MINT 9 1981 Topps 540 Mike Schmidt Card
75 1 09192607 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 1981 Topps 582 Gaylord Perry Card
76 1 09192608 MINT 9 1981 Topps 597 Rafael Landestoy Card
77 1 09192609 MINT 9 1981 Topps 597 Rafael Landestoy Card
78 1 09192610 MINT 9 1981 Topps 620 Dennis Eckersley Card
79 1 09192611 MINT 9 1981 Topps 636 Al Hrabosky Card
80 1 09192612 MINT 9 1981 Topps 636 Al Hrabosky Card
81 1 09192613 MINT 9 1981 Topps 638 Checklist 606-726 Card
82 1 09192614 MINT 9 1981 Topps 647 Dick Drago Card
83 1 09192615 MINT 9 1981 Topps 647 Dick Drago Card
84 1 09192616 MINT 9 1981 Topps 690 Bob Watson Card
85 1 09192617 MINT 9 1981 Topps 710 Ron LeFlore Card
86 1 09192618 MINT 9 1981 Topps 710 Ron LeFlore Card
87 1 09192619 MINT 9 1981 Topps 715 Bill Madlock Card
88 1 09192620 MINT 9 1981 Topps 725 Steve Rogers Card
Bosox1976
Completely agree. I bought eight boxes of 81s around the same time and didn't get a single 10 either. Tons of 9s but zero 10s.
Obviously dont rip.
But that first PSA 10 fernado would be 100,000+ card I think
Ugh.. probably the biggest temptation right there!
@Bosox1976
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Oof! That’s tough! How recent is that submission?
I thought there was some Roger Clemens cards and others that have a blue streak in the top left/right that may have came from earlier print runs? 🤷♂️
Maybe just the wax box… 😖
The Fernando’s in that sub were as perfect as could be. Sold them for peanuts back then. Always regretted not trying them a few times.
Bosox1976
All of the Fernandos I have seen, If the front is dead centered the back is way , way, off centered dropping them from 10 to 9. I do not think these new graders would give a 10 the way they are grading cards now. But I hope I'm wrong.
Like the Beatles said…
Let It Be!
Live long, and prosper.
Go out a buy a few 81 vending boxes for 400 and rip those. Leave the case as is!
Or wrap your case and open just a few. But for sure don’t rip an entire one by yourself.
Thanks for the encouragement to keep the vending case intact! I will do that! I picked up the fasc 89 fleer rack box from last weeks BBCE sale, and im two rack packs in! Should hold me over for a while lol
Addict, lol.
Good luck on the 89.
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Rip dat muvva
It must be extremely difficult to collect unopened when you have a strong desire to rip.
They also said Looking Through a Glass Onion, but that's for another thread.
If you want to lose your desire to rip, go buy a single wax box, rip that, send them in for grading and see what grades you get back. That’ll eliminate any need to have raw cards for grading.
How are the fleer hits? A good rip?
Bosox1976
I would Advise you with this little bit of Advice, Don't RIP!
YeeHaw!
Neil
Just rip it! Rip it good!!! When a pack is held too long .. you must rip it ... And when the desire is too strong... You must rip it. Now rip it .... Do it straight.... Go fo it .... It's not to late.... To rip it ..... Rip it good!
Not bad! Ripken with a black box and Randy Johnson made an appearance! It was a lot of fun! Feeling good now! Lol
No Griffey?? I opened half of mine and no Griffey either…
I have at least 6 exactly like this. Dead center on the front and almost off the edge on the back. That card is tough just to get as a 9.
if you had vending boxes, id say rip. but since you have cases....leave them be. and as for the wax, leave them as well.
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