To rip or not to rip......UPDATE: Ripping

daddymc · April 18, 2009 4:19AM

I should know better than to ask this question here, but I have a small unopened pack collection sitting here that is starting to eat away at my will to preserve them in their current unopened virgin state. I was thinking about getting them slabbed at some point, but not really sure if that is worth doing for more than a couple of these. So here I sit debating whether to rip or not. It's a rainy day outside today, and the box of SPX I cracked earlier only scatched part of my itch to rip. So what are your thoughts, leave as is, rip them all, or save certain packs to slab and rip the rest. Let's hear it.

Oh, and here is a list of the packs I am talking about:

'78 Topps FB
'78 Topps BB
'78-79 Topps Hockey
'79 Topps BB
'80 Topps BB
'81 Topps BB
'81 Topps BB Cello
'81 Fleer BB
'81 Donruss BB
'82 Topps BB
'82 Fleer BB
'82 Donruss BB
'83 Topps BB
'83 Fleer BB
'83 Donruss BB
'83 Topps FB Cello
'84 Topps BB
'84 OPC BB
'84 Fleer BB
'85 Topps BB
'85 OPC BB
'85 Fleer BB
'85 Donruss BB
'86 Fleer BB
'86 Donruss BB
'86 Topps FB
'87 Topps BB

Dboneesq · April 18, 2009 4:26AM

Don,

I can't believe you even asked that question! LOL Now, if you were talking about packs that were each 10 - 15 years older, that's a different question. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO,

RIP AWAY MY FRIEND

RIP AWAY!

LMAO!

And be sure to post the results!!!

SoonerCowboy · April 18, 2009 4:27AM

Pack Teaser

daddymc · April 18, 2009 4:29AM

Doug - LOL, I know there really isn't anything here that I couldn't easily pick up next week if I wanted too. I was thinking about maybe sitting on the 78-79 Hockey pack, but those aren't hard to replace either.

bigwilli · April 18, 2009 4:29AM

I say rip and heres why....

I dont think any of those packs are worth too much so the resell value isnt too high . Although there are alot of nice packs there its
just not worth having packs slabbed unless they are 75's and earlier . Of course its just my opinion .

Good luck with whatever you decide.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 4:39AM

Who am I kidding?

Let the ripping begin. Scans to follow.

BunchOBull · April 18, 2009 4:41AM

ugh...you people make me want to rip something.

Good luck!

daddymc · April 18, 2009 4:41AM

The '78 Topps Baseball pack has fallen and a nice pull:

daddymc · April 18, 2009 4:47AM

'78 Topps Football:

daddymc · April 18, 2009 4:51AM

'79 Topps Baseball. Ugh. Ryan was the last card. Wax on front and a corner ding.

BunchOBull · April 18, 2009 4:52AM

It's always irked me that Murph was featured on two rookie catchers cards and it wasn't until '79 that he actually had a card with a good photo.

bman90278 · April 18, 2009 4:52AM

Rip!!!!!!!!!

If you happen to rip a 79 #318 Bob Welch that is PSA 9 worthy let me know.

brian

daddymc · April 18, 2009 4:53AM

<< Rip!!!!!!!!!

If you happen to rip a 79 #318 Bob Welch that is PSA 9 worthy let me know.

brian >>

Brian - Sorry no Bob Welch.

lsutigers1973 · April 18, 2009 4:57AM

I'll take a PSA 1 of either of the chicks in Brian's sigline.

Dboneesq · April 18, 2009 4:58AM

So far the rips are decent Don!

KEEP RIPPIN! LOL

BunchOBull · April 18, 2009 5:00AM

Sorry to derail, but the '78 rc catchers card had me thinking about this card:

Between it and my Puckett rookie that I pulled from a pack, I thought I was hot stuff in the late '80s (age 4 or 5).

edited to add:

I love that card...and I don't know why. I need to update it severely, but I'll never get shed of this one.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:03AM

I had the wrong year on the Hockey. It's 79-80 Topps. Nobody I've heard of in the pack. Are there any low pop cards I should look for? Nice looking cards though:

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:03AM

Bull - That is awesome that you've kept that card all of these years.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:07AM

1980 Topps Baseball yielded a pair of fearsome hitters:

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:13AM

Some very crisp '81 Fleers. Definitely some upgrades for the set I have.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:15AM

The '81 Donruss were garbage. The two HOF'ers have heavy damage. Pete was the wax card too.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:19AM

The '81 Topps Wax gives us another appearance from the Hawk and another chance to remember the Bird:

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:28AM

The '81 had some decent star power:

a RC and a Pete LaC@ck sighting:

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:33AM

A couple of OC HOF'ers out of 1982 Donruss:

and the lone HOF'er out of '82 Fleer:

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:37AM

No Ripken today. I would really like to pull a nice Ripken sometime. Might have to place an order with BBCE. Here's the results from '82 Topps:

Dboneesq · April 18, 2009 5:45AM

<< I had the wrong year on the Hockey. It's 79-80 Topps. Nobody I've heard of in the pack. Are there any low pop cards I should look for? Nice looking cards though:

>>

WOW! I just looked it up and saw that there are only 25 "10s" out of 7,428 cards graded!

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:47AM

Doug - Don't know if there are any 10's, but there are definitely a few 9's in the pack. I'll have to get the loupe out later.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:48AM

None of the big three RCs out of the '83 Baseball. The Ripken also has a bad bottom edge ding.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:52AM

Just in case you don't see enough of these guys on TV, 1983 Football presents:

bman90278 · April 18, 2009 5:57AM

<< I'll take a PSA 1 of either of the chicks in Brian's sigline. >>

Bill, It's 80 and sunny here at my place...Getting ready to put the kids in the stroller and walk to the beach. I will look for one of them for you. Do you want a blonde or brunette?

brian

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:57AM

Very happy with this pull from the '84 OPC:

bman90278 · April 18, 2009 5:58AM

<< Some very crisp '81 Fleers. Definitely some upgrades for the set I have.

>>

Very nice, I really like the early 80's Fleer cards. Good luck!

daddymc · April 18, 2009 5:59AM

<< 

<< I'll take a PSA 1 of either of the chicks in Brian's sigline. >>

Bill, It's 80 and sunny here at my place...Getting ready to put the kids in the stroller and walk to the beach. I will look for one of them for you. Do you want a blonde or brunette?

brian >>

I'll trade ya Pete LaC@ck for a brunette.

Good thing my wife isn't here.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:06AM

The '84 Topps highlights and another '84 OPC highlight:

And it must be Goose Gossage day. I've been thinking about starting a TTM project. Definitely alot of possibilities to TTM for Goose now, LOL:

Dboneesq · April 18, 2009 6:12AM

Don ... you made me go upstairs and pull out another '84 FB pack to rip. The best thing in it was the 25 year old gum! LOL

If you need anything from the POP REPORT just ask.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:14AM

<< Don ... you made me go upstairs and pull out another '84 FB pack to rip. The best thing in it was the 25 year old gum! LOL

If you need anything from the POP REPORT just ask. >>

Doug - I've got a '84 Topps FB GAI 9 pack sitting over here as well. I may rip that yet.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:14AM

I know it's not the pull it once was, but it was a thrill to pull one of these out of a wax pack anyway:

BunchOBull · April 18, 2009 6:16AM

This has been a fun rip thus far. Esp. the middle 80s stuff.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:19AM

<< This has been a fun rip thus far. Esp. the middle 80s stuff. >>

Thanks. I'm glad you are enjoying it. I'm having a blast!

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:20AM

From '85 OPC, Fleer, and Donruss. Poor Tony was the wax card:

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:25AM

A couple of crisp HOF'ers from '86:

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:28AM

Only one card worth scanning from '86 FB:

gumbyfan · April 18, 2009 6:34AM

Looks like you're having fun. Thanks for sharing!

Did you pull any minty Gantner cards?

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:35AM

And now the '87 Baseball:

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:36AM

That's it for now, unless I rip this too:

It was alot of fun and a trip down memory lane. I remember ripping almost all of these as a kid.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:38AM

<< Looks like you're having fun. Thanks for sharing!

Did you pull any minty Gantner cards?

>>

Gumby, just checked again and no Gantner cards. Sorry.

gumbyfan · April 18, 2009 6:44AM

<< Gumby, just checked again and no Gantner cards. Sorry. >>

Well, if you didn't pull any, you might want to talk to the person who sold you those packs. They must have been searched and resealed.

Thanks for checking!

Oh...please count this as 1 vote to rip that 84 Topps pack. Free those babies from their waxy tomb!

cyots82 · April 18, 2009 6:44AM

RIP THE 84 FOOTBALL!

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:50AM

One step closer. I could still send it to PSA.

daddymc · April 18, 2009 6:55AM

I don't ever remember ripping a Topps pack and seeing a piece of gum like this:

Bosox1976 · April 18, 2009 6:55AM

You're already a little pregnant...

To rip or not to rip......UPDATE: Ripping

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