Are unopened mint boxes really unopened??

psxchelly · June 20, 2003 7:05AM

I noticed that there are quite a bit of unopened usmint boxes of proof sets on ebay.... and when you look back through their feedback, you notice that at some point the seller was also a buyer of the same *unopened* US Mint box.

I guess my question is are those blue USmint boxes openable without being noticed? I am not asking becuase i intend to do it, I just dont want to get ripped off....

I have, in the past purchased an unopened box, and noticed they are sealed with some wierd glue that looks like wax, but also have a mailing label on the outside. I just seems curious that someone would buy an unopened box, then sell it for basically what you paid for it.

michelle

Steve27 · June 20, 2003 7:26AM

I'm sure people have opened these and tried to reseal/sell them as unopened, but between the minor damage to the inner envelopes or boxes and the tape on the outer box I think you will probably be able to detect it.

MrMoo · June 20, 2003 8:02AM

Do you have pictures of the boxes, and close ups? Maybe I can help.

psxchelly · June 20, 2003 9:01AM

i dont have close up pictures. I was just noticing the stuff on ebay and was interested in taking a gamble on a box of 1979's

gsaguy · June 20, 2003 9:08AM

PSX,

Unfortunately, when there's a chance for monetary gain, almost anything can happen.

I've bought and sold a lot of unopened GSA boxes and I examine each one carefully before purchase in an effort to determine if they've been tampered with.

I've also bought sealed mint sets, let them sit in a box for years, and then sold them without opening a single one. So it does happen.

GSAGUY

cladking · June 20, 2003 10:29AM

I've never seen a mint box that there was any reason to suspect had been
tampered with. There was never much of a premium for most of these un-
opened until recently so it may start happening. Most of these boxes would
be difficult to reseal and the older ones often have post marks on each side
making it even harder.

Are unopened mint boxes really unopened??

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