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Nice Ted, my fathers 52T Mantle was picked by him from a pack in 53', he was 9 or 10, small town Listowel Ontario. Great stories everyone.
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Fresh out of the 5-cent waxpack, these 5 cards were MINT. The Hal Jeffcoat & Billy Herman cards were hardly touched ; and therefore, still pretty sharp looking. The Ben Chapman (actually the picture is that of Sam Chapman) card was handled often. I traded the George Spencer card to my NY Giants buddy; and, later, I recovered it from him. And, the Mantle card was "loved", therefore quite worn. The diagonal line down from his left ear is a surface scratch (not a crease). I have a TRIVIA ? regarding this card's number "311"....what is the significance of this number ? I recovered all the sports and non-sports cards from my youthful collection (1947 - 1952) in 1977. TED Z |
1951 Topps Red Back pack. Although I've never opened it I've thought about it many times. It's the only unopened pack I've got and I think it's pretty neat. Relatively inexpensive too.
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Haha...well this thread just cost me about 15 bucks. I collected cards alot as a kid but havent messed with them much since late 90s. I just bought 3 packs of 1982 topps off ebay on an impulse. I just saw them and knew the Ripken RC is in the set. Anyone tell me if 15 bucks shipped is a bad deal for these (assuming they are authentic)?
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1983 Topps Wax Box
Last night I opened a wax box of 1983 Topps. I was hoping for the Gwynn, Boggs and Sandberg RCs.
About halfway through, I opened a pack and the Sandberg was the card facing the wax - and contained wax residue. Then I flipped the cards over and the Gwynn was on the other side - with a stick of gum firmly stuck to the back. Damnit. I did get a Boggs - very OC unfortunately - and another Gwynn - OC as well. Didn't get another Sandberg, but plenty of other HOFs. Fun stuff opening old wax. Last week I opened a box of 89 Topps and 12 packs of 90 Donruss. Even though these cards aren't 'worth' anything, they were the ones I collected as a kid. So the nostalgia was worth it. Have a box of 1984 Topps wax and a 1982 Topps cello box sitting on my table calling my name... |
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1975 Topps regular mini's are about as far back as I can go. I have pulled anything all that out of the ordinary, but enjoy busting the 80's wax to this day. |
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nice! I love it. It is a Mantle with a rare wrong back error. The card just got better! |
I bought a 70 Topps pack a few years back. Complete junk, possibly had been tampered with. At the same time I bought a 75 Topps mini pack and got a way off center Winfield.
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Your story brought back memories. My son was born in 1983 and we did a baseball card birth announcement. I bought boxes of 1983 Topps wax packs, opened them, and stuck in our son's card and resealed them to give out. I got multiples of Gwynn, Boggs and Sandberg, but didn't keep any of them. The fun was giving the packs to people (gum included) and watching them open them because they had no idea our son's card was inside! Kevin |
Kevin - Great story!
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When I was really into sending cards to PSA around 2000-02 I ripped a few dozen old packs over that two year span including 1961 Fleer FB, 1962 Topps FB, 1968 Topps FB, 1971 and 1972 Topps HKY and 1972/73/74/75 BKB packs. I now kick myself in the a$$ every time I think about doing that!
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The oldest (legit) packs I've opened were '75 Topps and I've opened quite a few of them. I opened a rack pack last year (from BBC) and in just one sleeve, got Aaron, Blyleven, Gibson, and the Yount RC. Sent the Yount to PSA and got a 9.
Opened some '81 football recently and got a Montana RC in the first pack. I've gotten two Ozzie RCs in '79 Topps. I have a pack of '73 Topps but it's staying sealed because it has Killebrew on the back. Gotten lots of Ripkens in '82 Topps (one got a 9) and the trifecta in '83 Topps. |
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1970 Toopps Packs
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this year, i bought a 1953 Xmas rack pack.
But i remeber i opened one of those 5 cent packs, having 1 card, forgot the year. |
about 6-8 months ago i was at a local card shop and he had a box of 1979 o-pee-chee for around $5-$6 a pack and said what the heck and bought a couple hopeing to pull one of my childhood favorites the wizard ozzie smith and by a stroke of luck i pulled a ozzie smith rc in his padre uniform and its not worth much but man was i happy and walked out with a smile.
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Ted, what is the significance of the 311?
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In 1984 I made a 1951 Topps Red Back set out of packs. There was a find and they were pretty cheap. I also opened 1954 and 1955 Bowman and 1955 Topps packs out of the Paris, TN find and 1961 Fleer basketball which were plentiful in the late 80s.
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I had a 1959 One Cent pack for a while but I never opened it. I did discover though that if you held it up to a bright enough light you could see through the wrapper. There was Ray Narleski staring at me through some wax. I left him right where he was.
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About 10 years ago my father found 6 unopened 1972 cello packs in the basement. He used to get the Sunday papers and bring me back cards. he must have bought these and forgot. There were a large number of really nice cards but no major hits like a Fisk rookie. I still have them all.
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I'm guessing that the significance of 52T Mantle #311 is that Mantle's batting average for the 1952 season coincidentally ended up at .311
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Searching the cabinet for something to eat in early 80's, found a box of 1962 Junkett Jello with a coin. Opened it and got Brooks Robinson. My stepmom never threw anything out.
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My brother pulled a Blanda rookie out of a 1954 Bowman pack in the early 90's
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311 = my birthday, one of my favorite bands, and, apparently is a code for the Ku Klux Klan (KKK = 3x the 11th letter in the alphabet). I only learned about the KKK connection after someone pointed this out to me when I was playing on Pokerstars back in the day with my userid of h2oya311 . My guess is that none of these are the significance that Ted speaks of with respect to #311 of the '52 Topps set.
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Pulled an Eddie Murray re out of a 78 Opc pack a few years back
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Few years back pulled a Rickey Henderson RC out of a 1980 Topps pack.
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Mantle hit .311 as the other gentlemen mentioned in 52.. Have a few 51 Red Backs I keep mulling over opening one but can't see through the wrapper, except one you can see the red back so I am guessing players are folded in...
Also have a 55 Topps rack with a Mays on the back and wonder whether there is a Clemente hiding in there too... much tougher decision... Have done some 75's and remember doing well... Certainly remember the 85 Gooden rookie was always in the rack packs with the Joe Altabelli All Star card on the front...Also had the McGuire tracked too but forget who the All-Star card was the tip-off.. |
In 1990 I bought one pack of 1984 Topps and got a Don Mattingly Rookie. I was so pumped. My buddy bought a 1980 Topps rack pack and pulled a Rickey Henderson rookie. We were 12. It was so fun! We should have kept going as the guy we bought from had older stuff as well
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In the mid 1970s, I opened an entire box of 1957 Topps football. I paid $15 for it. It was filled with cello packs, along with rookies of Unitas, Starr and Hornung. I probably could buy a house today with the proceeds from selling it — if I hadn't opened it. I was about 14. About the same time, I also opened a pack of 1951 Bowman football and got Buddy Young and a stick of gum that turned to powder in my hand ...
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In the early 1980's I opened several older packs.
1968 wax - pulled a Willie Mays 1959 cello - all commons 1962 wax - all commons 1971 rack - Munson, Jackson 1973 vending high number box - 3 full runs including 3 Schmidts plus extras 1975 rack - Ryan HL, Jackson 1954 Bowman Football wax - Creekmur (HOFer) 1964 Phila Football Cello - Horning, Warfield 1972 Basketball half box - 2 Ervings, Chamberlain, 2 Jabbars, and a lot of other stars. It was a lot of fun back then when older packs were affordable. Robert |
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A few of the exhibit cello packs back in the 90s Pulled Mays and Mantle. There was a pack with Mantle on top, probably out of my price range then...and now |
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1972 Topps ..... O. Cepada
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The oldest pack-age I opened was BOND BREAD in the Fall of 1947. Here are some of the cards from my complete set......
http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...ookiestars.jpg I got my first colorful cards BB in the Spring of 1949 from LEAF penny packs...... http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...baberuth49.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...DiMaggio50.jpg http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...illiams50x.jpg And, the most memorable is this 5-cent pack in the Fall of 1952...... http://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...wrapper100.jpg http://i529.photobucket.com/albums/d...mmantle52t.jpghttp://photos.imageevent.com/tedzan7...fhermspenc.jpg TED Z T206 Reference . |
The oldest one for me would be the first pack I ever bought. 1969. Got a Reggie Jackson. Of course, it was new at the time.
Oldest by age when I opened it would probably be the 1991 Topps I opened this summer. |
Whats the oldest unopened pack you ever opened and any luck?
I started collecting in the late 80s and as you all know nothing of any value. Had a lot of fun opening wax with my younger brother. We would buy hobby boxes at kMart....well Mom would buy them for us. Always excited when she would get us an Upper Deck box.
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1980 Topps Ricky Henderson RC - I was only 9 years old and already hooked by the hobby - by 14 I was selling at shows! Crazy how the years just fly
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1966 Batman Black Bats; followed by Red and Blue.
First sports card packs were 1967-68 Topps Hockey. First baseball card packs were 1968 OPC baseball. Don't remember who I got, as it was in the 60's. However, I do recall little to no premium on stars, as our objectives were to complete sets, something I still prefer to do today. |
A few years ago I bought a pack of 1982 Topps from a supermarket vending machine and pulled a Ripken "Future Stars" rookie. Don't remember what I paid for the pack but it wasn't any more than a dollar.
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