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You're looking at the front and back panels of a 1968 Topps tray pack. I picked this up on eBay about four years ago and it's one of my favorites, despite being cardless. Funny thing is, I have never seen even a picture of a full 68 Tray Pack. Has anyone ever seen one? Or even a 71 or 73? Among the four packs of that era (with wax, cello, and rack packs), these packs were issued in the smallest quantity. I would love to hear anyones knowledge and or experiences
In regards to these packs.(Image)
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Isn't it possible for multiple series to be in the same rack pack from 71-73? Can multiple series also be found in cello packs from this time period? Also, from 1975-1977, is reverse collation possible on cello packs (one asterisk on top, two on the bottom)?
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Thanks for posting these! These are definitely items that most collectors in the US (including myself) have never seen before. Very unique.
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Thanks for the message. I remember myself seeing exact sequences of cards appearing in Topps wax packs when I started collecting myself in the late 70s. I think the 2 exact same cards in the same pack situation is just an anomaly that happens when 2 of the same sequences somehow appear in the same pack. Sequencing is…
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Yeah, those 79s are really cool! 78 and 79 were the only years I collected football, so they are kind of special to me too.
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I have the same tray pack run myself and it's one of the favorite parts of my collection! Unfortunately, I hate to tell you this, as, believe me, I know how it feels, but the Brett and Murray packs are no good. Neither card can be on top of a cello pack, due to collation patterns. You would think that since they were…
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Absolutely. It really pisses me off when I see packs like those cellos (in a raw state) on eBay and people bidding on them (from 1st hand experience I can safely say Ebay couldnt care less that this is happening). What is even worse is when I see AUTHENICATED altered packs like these! 99.5% of the hobby is going to say…
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Awesome packs. One of the best non sports sets there is!
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Yes, definitely. Unfortunately, most collectors aren't aware of card sequencing and can be duped easily.
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Love that Strawberry card! One of my favorites growing up a Mets fan.
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Hi, Thanks for sharing and welcome to the group! I just mailed my first submission to BBCE about 2 weeks ago (75 baseball Tray). The 78 and 79 football trays are special to me as those were the only 2 years I collected football cards. Too bad they stopped making them in 1980.> @76collector said: Words can't describe this…
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Hi there and these are great questions. As far as an 83 box going for $800, I think that is going to come down a little. I have always thought unopened individual packs from 81-85 were undervalued and are finally starting to get the recognition I thought they deserved. I think the industry in general had blown up in the…
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Love packs like this. Never seen this variation. I wonder if I put my red one out in the South Florida sun for about a week if it would look like this!
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Yeah, they are probably right. Correct me if I'm wrong, but the label on this pack looks like you can peel it off! That and the phrase "Investment quality" just doesn't seem like something a conventional card manufacturer would put on a pack. Still a sweet pack though!
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The "high number" thing is pretty bizarre. I don't know much about the Heritage sets, but I seriously doubt they were issued in different series.
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That 91 OPC pack is very interesting. The only OPC pack I have is a 91 wax pack that looks very similar to its Topps counterpart. I'm surprised this was graded as a wax pack. Do you know anything about it? Maybe it's Canadas equivalent to a grocery pack?
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I don't have any of the update packs. Technically, the 72 and 73 packs were issued in series, but, of course, we can't tell what series they are. I do have series 1 and 2 from 93 and on though.
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Nice! I would have done the same thing myself, but if i did, I would have to get a 71, which go for like 1k apiece. So, had to do 72 to the present.
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Geez. That kind of blows. Wonder why he did that.
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Love the 72 tray. Do you think you could post a picture of the back?> @MacrosB said: Love that 72 tray. Do you think you could post a picture of the back of this pack? I want to compare it to the back panel of the 68 tray I have.
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1952-1953 Topps Ted Williams 1984-1986 Topps Kevin Mcreynols
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Cool. Thanks!
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Yeah, that's a sweet pack. Mark Murphy said in his old price guide that these go back to the 50's. The oldest one I've ever seen a picture of was a 1961 (sold for 12k a couple of years ago). Probstein has been trying to sell a 1964 Beatles tray for years. It also has a sell sheet for 64 baseball trays. A sleeve of 24 is…
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You're looking at the front and back panels of a 1968 Topps Tray Pack. Picked this up on eBay about four years ago, and it's one of my favorites, despite being cardless. Funny thing is, I've never even seen a picture of a full 68 tray. Has anyone ever seen one? Or a 71 or 73? For those of you unfamiliar with these packs,…
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Is there anything on the back? Definitely the most intriguing pack yet.
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Stay classy, Collectors Universe. Thank you all so much for sharing pics of your awesome packs! My special thanks goes out to Blurryface for letting me know this pack existed (I think you're kind of a big deal).
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If you ever get tired of that Stargell pack, please let me know :)
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If so, Rose's card would be in mint condition, Fosses, poor.
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Sweet. Finally someone else besides myself has a 76 Cello as their favorite (mine is Reggie Jackson, 1st post of the thread).
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Just upgraded my 87 Gooden Cello and decided to open the old one. I thought it was tampered with as it had 2 pieces of gum. But, somehow, I got the Bonds card, which would indicate to me it wasn't. Anyone ever see these packs with 2 pieces of gum? Regardless of this, the gum was 33 years old and aged to perfection!
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Wow. Not too many of those packs floating around. Love the Yankee card too.
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Looking at this pack is pure torture. You have no idea how many potential trades went through my head in about 8 seconds after I saw this pack. Mets fan for over 40 years. If you ever go through your collection and come to the conclusion that this is not your favorite pack, please contact me immediately!!!
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Just checked her out on the internet. Confirmed.
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Sorry. 0 for 3.
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My apologies:)
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Love that 76 Tray pack. I have the other variation of that tray (the one that has the 74 wax wrapper on it). I have seen professionally graded packs naming this as a 74 tray. The 74 trays have a red top half of the tray in front and 3 packs for 10 cents as opposed to the 15 cents for the 76s. I mean, duuuuh.
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Kiss cards were also pretty cool. Here's some of my non-sport packs. For anyone wondering, yes, I do have a Menudo pack and no, I'm not ashamed.
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I think I have that same one (just too lazy to get up and check).
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My most sentimentally significant packs are the 4 1988 Topps cello packs with commons on top that I have kept unopened in my collection for over 32 years. Of course, if I sold them, I would probably have just enough money for that #3 meal at McDonald's.
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Thanks. I had no idea they had cards for this movie. These packs must be hard to find. I hope you didnt have to kick anyone in the ovaries to get it.
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Have never seen any of these packs before. Really cool. I dont think the 3rd pack is real though. Crack didnt come along until the mid 80s.
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UPDATE: That 86-87 Fleer Basketball case went for $1.8 million.
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Very jealous! Was a big WWF fan back then AND a card collector. For some reason, I never got around to pursuing these cards. Much regretted decision.
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I'm happy you posted this. Doc is my all-time favorite player. I'm up to 21 unopened packs with him on top. Here are a few: @tkersting said:
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Love what you have done with the wrappers. I can't believe that idea never occurred to me for my binders! Back in the early 90s, i found this company called "Ident-A-Pro" and got labels from them. When I was about to run out of them several years later, I called their 800 # and found it was now a # for, let's just say,…
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You have some great stuff there! I would find it very hard to choose a favorite one here too.
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I saw a cello on eBay for $3800 and a last series rack for $7500. They are really tough to find.
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Great packs. As a Met fan, very jealous of that 77 rack.
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Thanks. I never even saw a picture of the hockey pack before I bought it 4 years ago.