1958 topps baseball empty box

justinstaff · October 16, 2007 10:06AM

hey guys, new user here, ive watched and read EVERY forum for months and im a big time collector of baseball cards from 1909 to 1973. anyways with that being said, i have a 1958 topps box completely intact that i dont know what to do with, and im not to sure of its value, id give it a 5 on a 1 to 10, theres no writing on it or anything. do you know anyone who would be interested in even buying or trading some vintage cards for this, thanks again guys, im sure ill be posting alot on here in the upcoming months
justin

zep33 · October 16, 2007 10:12AM

Welcome to the board Justin

I'd just like to see a pic of it - sounds like a cool item

justinstaff · October 16, 2007 10:15AM

yah, im gonna take a picture of it, i gotta wait for my girlfriend to bring back the camera tonight. i just dont want it to get 2 dollars on ebay and i know nobody would pay tons of money for just a box (although ive never seen one before). i just dont see much of a market for it

originalisbest · October 16, 2007 10:26AM

You'd be surprised. Describe it accurately on eBay and you should get some strong bids.

Recently a single 1953 5¢ wrapper fetched northwards of $600. Your empty box might not fetch that, but it certainly would do better than $2.

JeremyDie1 · October 16, 2007 10:27AM

It all depends on what somebody is willing to pay. If someone collects 58' Topps and would like the box he may give you a fair price. I know I collect some sets where I needed and wanted to have a opened wrapper and box.

originalisbest · October 16, 2007 10:30AM

To give some perspective on '58s, for a '58 5-cent wrapper I've paid about $45 on eBay in the past. I would expect to pay more for a decent '58 box, intact/not crushed/torn, etc.

jrinck · October 16, 2007 10:31AM

I'll give you $3 for it. Hurry, before the GF gets home.

justinstaff · October 16, 2007 10:34AM

hey, yah i just looked and saw a box in psa 8 just went for a little over 500 in psa 8, which i guess on there box standards would make it a psa 3 or so, i do have a question though, i scanned it, and it takes the photo to my scans, i try to attach the file and it does nothing, any clue how to fix this.

JeremyDie1 · October 16, 2007 10:38AM

Tranfer the pics to photobucket. Then copy and paste to image thing in the reply box.

Griffins · October 16, 2007 10:43AM

A box in PSA 8? PSA doesn't grade boxes. GAI 8 is possible though, as global grades them.

Is it a nickel box or a penny pack box? I'd certainly be interested depending on which one, and I'm sure a few others will be as well.

justinstaff · October 16, 2007 10:45AM

its a nickle box, i didnt mean psa, i just for some reason automatically think psa when i think of grading (thats a good thing i guess)

justinstaff · October 16, 2007 10:47AM

if anyone is interested in a trade for some old cards than im possibly up for it, i cant get the stupid thing to load, but if you have an email then ill email you the pic, since im new, if someone who has a good reputation around here is interested, ill send it first (seems only the right thing to do). im hoping the nickle box is worth more than the penny

goose3 · October 16, 2007 10:49AM

email me the pic and I'lll post it.

justinstaff · October 16, 2007 10:59AM

now the email wont let me send it because its over 10 mb, its like 12.4.

originalisbest · October 16, 2007 11:05AM

Keep at it - goose is a cool guy and will post it for you if you can get it down to size.

Do you have any kind of photo editing program you can use to crop the image, or otherwise get the file size down?

stown · October 16, 2007 11:07AM

Photobucket.com

kuhlmann · October 16, 2007 11:10AM

try www.resizepic.com

goose3 · October 16, 2007 11:14AM

<< Keep at it - goose is a cool guy and will post it for you if you can get it down to size.

Do you have any kind of photo editing program you can use to crop the image, or otherwise get the file size down? >>

you're going to kill my rep with that kind of talk.

justinstaff · October 16, 2007 11:17AM

i jus sent the pic goose

rube26105 · October 16, 2007 11:18AM

there a whole lot less of thes boxes and wrapper than the cards out there that for sure,nobody ever thought to keep em back then,i threw away a whole closet full of folded up boxes from 70s up about 10 years ago,i hate me sometimes lol-remember meadow gold ice cream boxes in 86i think i was,id make my wife go buy all the boxes of ice cream in 50 mile radius when i was stillin army lol,i had prob 10,000 popsickle wrappers,all hof guys now i think,i havnt saw one in years

goose3 · October 16, 2007 11:24AM

I'm having a hell of a time with it.

it came as a .tif file and I can't get it to upload or change to a JPG

any ideas?

cool box though

justinstaff · October 16, 2007 11:27AM

good luck bro, i had to kill to send you that. yah its ok, any guess on value

originalisbest · October 16, 2007 11:28AM

goose, I'll PM you my email - I can make it into a jpg for you.

stown · October 16, 2007 11:34AM

goose3 · October 16, 2007 11:39AM

put that sucker on ebay and let people duke it out!

stown · October 16, 2007 11:44AM

<< put that sucker on ebay and let people duke it out! >>

That's a really cool and unique item.

Best of luck with whatever you decide to do

justinstaff · October 16, 2007 11:48AM

thanks guys, if anybody has offers on it for trade let me know, otherwise i guess ill through it on the bay or something, thanks guys for posting it. ive been surprised how responsive you guys are

JeremyDie1 · October 16, 2007 11:50AM

AH! Good work guys. Thats what I call teamwork. I imagine that box would get some goods bids on ebay. Cool item!

goose3 · October 16, 2007 11:50AM

you should go into your "PROFILE" and enable your private messages.

justinstaff · October 16, 2007 12:29PM

hey goose i turned on my pm, let me know if anyones interested, thanks

zep33 · October 16, 2007 12:32PM

Cool - looks like the Heritage box

Goot · October 16, 2007 12:47PM

<< Cool - looks like the Heritage box >>

I think the heritage cards look like the 58s too right. Amazing concept.

...sorry

zep33 · October 16, 2007 12:52PM

<< 

<< Cool - looks like the Heritage box >>

I think the heritage cards look like the 58s too right. Amazing concept.

...sorry >>

Then how did they know in 1958 what the Heritage cards were gonna look like in 2007?

Explain that one Mr. Smarty Pants

Goot · October 16, 2007 12:55PM

<< 

<< 

<< Cool - looks like the Heritage box >>

I think the heritage cards look like the 58s too right. Amazing concept.

...sorry >>

Then how did they know in 1958 what the Heritage cards were gonna look like in 2007?

Explain that one Mr. Smarty Pants

>>

GOOD question!

RetroCards · October 16, 2007 1:05PM

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Neat! I've never seen an original 1958 box! Here is the 2007 Topps Heritage box as a comparison.

goose3 · October 16, 2007 1:08PM

too bad the 07 heritage weren't 5c/pack

SlangNRox · October 17, 2007 3:59AM

Too bad I can't get 58 topps for 5cents/pack now.

originalisbest · October 17, 2007 7:56AM

Looks like actually quite a beautiful box, and should get a strong price on eBay. Let us know how you do!

justinstaff · October 17, 2007 8:16AM

yah that would be nice, but im looking to fill in some sets of mine for trade kindof, mainly my 1959 set, im only missing less than 100 for it and the only requirements i have for the cards is that there are no creases, stains, or ink marks on it
thanks

justinstaff · October 25, 2007 11:16PM

whats up guys, just letting you know i just decided to put it on ebay and hope for the best, it ends tonight, heres the link, please bid, and if you win ill throw in a little bonus, talk to you guys later
thanks

stown · October 25, 2007 11:33PM

Link

Not to be rude but your feeback sucks.

nam812 · October 25, 2007 11:47PM

With that feedback you will only get about 50% to 75% of what a seller with solid feedback would get for it. I thought about buying it so that I would scoop up the money your feedback will surely leave on the table, but that feedback history shows that I may not receive it. LOL

justinstaff · October 25, 2007 11:55PM

just showing the link, 3 people asked for it but theres no need to bring up feedback. im thrilled with 96.3 feedback, i get awesome money for my stuff (so far atleast). but i got the box for 5 bucks, so really, it doesnt matter what it goes for now i guess, after all, if someone wants a 96.3 percent chance at a 1958 box than hopefully they will bid (big hopefully) later guys

dontippet · October 25, 2007 11:59PM

I agree, I'm leary of the feedback as well. But, on the other hand, this is a piece of cardboard, not an electronic game. This piece of cardboard, as pictured, is obviously not in pristine condition, so I wouldn't be too concerned about this item. I would be concerned though, if I thought I might need customer service with this item. Basically what I'm saying is that all I need the seller to do is ship the item to me. I don't have to worry about DOA or its condition.

justinstaff · October 26, 2007 12:03AM

true, video games are a pain to sell, electronics break so easily its rediculous (such as nintendos and such). anyways, i hope to have your bids, if not, thansk for atleast reading my posts

justinstaff · October 26, 2007 11:57AM

5 minutes left

CDsNuts · October 26, 2007 5:19PM

I think people are talking about the fact that you don't respond to emails or offer refunds for broken games. It doesn't really matter what you're selling as long as you tell the truth about the item and offer decent customer service. 96.3% is a pretty bad ebay rating and 7 negs is a high tally for less than 200 transactions. Your box would have gone for $200+ if you were around 99% which is where most of the guys on this board are. Just something you might want to think about in the future.

Lee

justinstaff · October 26, 2007 5:42PM

i disagree, simple math would say the same, 96.3 percent chance of everything being fine and it hacks off 60 percent off what it should, i dont i did unbelievable. but what is really sad about these boards, is i had 3 offers. THE HIGHEST BEING 30, and thats before anyone knew i even had an ebay account. So whats even worse than my feedback is that people wrote me offering 20 dollars, and had the nerve to say that that is more than fair. No offense to most of you, but dont write me trying to straight up lie about the value of something when you know what your telling me is crap. That box would have not got for 200 dollars if bill gates and warren buffet got into a nuclear ebay war for it in my opinion.

justinstaff · October 26, 2007 5:43PM

disregard that "i dont i did part" i was typing an IM and it got typed on here accidentally, later

CDsNuts · October 26, 2007 6:14PM

To put it another way, if a seller does not meet at least 95% feedback over a 90 day period, his account will be suspended by ebay for violating their seller non-performance policy:

eBay requires sellers to maintain minimum standards in buyer satisfaction. Our goal is to ensure that the marketplace is a safe and reputable place for the community to buy and sell. We have found that 1% of eBay sellers are responsible for 35% of bad buyer experiences on eBay. This not only impacts buyers, but is harmful to other sellers and the eBay marketplace as a whole.

Sellers receiving this notification have been identified as part of this bottom 1% of sellers as measured by Feedback and Item Not Received complaints over the past 90 days. If more than 5% of a seller/s buyers are dissatisfied, as measured by negative and neutral Feedback left or Item Not Received complaints during a 90 day period, the seller is in violation of the Seller Non-Performance policy.

If all your transactions happened in a 90 day period, you would be dangerously close to being suspended by ebay for being a crappy seller. If you ran a small business and 4% of your clients were dissatisfied, you would not be in business long.

CDsNuts · October 26, 2007 6:27PM

Just for your info:

http://cgi.ebay.com/1971-Topps-Baseball-Display-Box-Lot-B_W0QQitemZ110167075075QQcategoryZ26358QQssPageNameZMKTRSRCH:CLIST:ITQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/1962-Topps-Baseball-Nickel-Wax-Pack-Display-Box_W0QQitemZ300161568291QQihZ020QQcategoryZ26358QQssPageNameZMKTRSRCH:CLIST:ITQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/1961-Topps-Baseball-Nickel-Wax-Pack-Display-Box_W0QQitemZ300161567400QQihZ020QQcategoryZ26358QQssPageNameZMKTRSRCH:CLIST:ITQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Maybe $200 is a bit high, but $150 is certainly a possibility.

1958 topps baseball empty box

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