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What should I do with my 1975 OPC baseball wax pack wrapper?

EchoCanyonEchoCanyon Posts: 2,303 ✭✭✭
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Can a wrapper be graded?
Is there a market for these?

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  • ClemazClemaz Posts: 1,422
    Burn it, that way no resealers get a hold of it.
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  • elsnortoelsnorto Posts: 2,012 ✭✭
    Paging Gary/Stephanie. Gary/Stephanie, please pick up the nearest white courtesy phone.

    Snorto~
  • metalmikemetalmike Posts: 2,152 ✭✭
    Beatdown about to commence. You sir are a weirdo freak. See you at the Moeller show. yep
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  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    Unless you plan to keep it for your own collection, I'd trash it. Fraudulent people take empty waxes and reseal them with handpicked, jacked up common card stock. Therefore, do not try to profit off of empty wax, or you're supplying the means for countless people to get duped.

    I happen to collect empty wax, but I'll keep just one example of any given product during any given year. I keep them flat in mylar pages in a binder.

    Otherwise, don't aid and abed the fraudulent.
    Collector of most things Frank Thomas. www.BigHurtHOF.com
  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    To address your other inquiry, only factory sealed wax packs with undisturbed cards can be graded. Any pack with evidence of resealing or tampering of any kind will not make the grade.
    Collector of most things Frank Thomas. www.BigHurtHOF.com
  • CDsNutsCDsNuts Posts: 10,092 ✭
    I disagree. There are a lot of guys who collect wrappers and a 75 OPC is a tough one to come by. Plus, a 75 OPC pack only sells for about $40-50, so it's not really worth it for a guy to spend $10 on the wrapper and $5 for singles to make $30 (plus they gotta find the gum). Those guys tend to buy wrappers and singles in bulk unless it's a high dollar item.

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,839 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Agree with Lee here. Wrappers are collectable, like anything else card-related. We should never make concessions just because someone may or may not use an item to defraud someone else.


    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.
  • rube26105rube26105 Posts: 10,225 ✭✭
    i got a ton of old wrapers here somewhere-think my fave was an old fleer nonsport set wrapper-beautiful people?it was green and funny looking was all i rememberill see if i can find in em in all this mess-i know lee- i save everything lol
    randy
  • hotmushhotmush Posts: 657
    As an OPC set collector, I collect the full set of cards, any variations, the empty box (folded and pressed so it fits in the binder), three unopened packs, and all wrapper variations... OPC usually had 2-4 variations per year. Please don't trash it. I'll take it if you're going to do that.
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  • MorgothMorgoth Posts: 3,950 ✭✭✭
    Has anyone given the option for building a bar top yet?
    Currently completing the following registry sets: Cardinal HOF's, 1961 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, 1972 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, 1980 Pittsburgh Pirates Team, Bill Mazeroski Master & Basic Sets, Roberto Clemente Master & Basic Sets, Willie Stargell Master & Basic Sets and Terry Bradshaw Basic Set
  • dizzledizzle Posts: 1,051 ✭✭


    << <i>Has anyone given the option for building a bar top yet? >>




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