Just for Fun - T206 Hypothetical

[usernamealreadytaken]

Lookin for what you would do: You buy an old desk at an estate sale. While shuffling through some old "stuff" in the drawers, you find an unopened Sweet Caporal cigarette pack in great condition with a Dec. 1909 tax stamp on it. What would you do? Try to sell it, or open er' up???

[FrankWakefield]

Offer it to Mr. Canfield, that's what I'd do with it... see what he could offer in trade. He'd appreciate it more than most folks, if I had one that's where I'd try to send it. Maybe I could swap it for an few opened packages...

[pgellis]

I'd open it up. I wouldn't be able to take the suspense of what might be in there.

I would then send it into be graded only to have it come back with "evidence of trimming".

[nebboy]

100% Open it

[T206Collector]

...or ultrasounded.... or whatevered.... and if there is a card in there, I have it encapsulated and sold. Probably an old general, or a fish or something....

[ctownboy]

I would find a way to make sure there was a card inside. Once proven a card was inside, I would take the unopened pack, securely put it into a little larger box and then put those boxes in my safety deposit box at the bank.

Later, if I needed the money (or my Niece or Nephews have inherited my colleciton) the intact cigarette box could be sold (and hopefully will be even MORE valuable since SO MANY PEOPLE just can't stand not knowing what is in a 100+ year-old unopened box).

David

[drdduet]

Open it, and probably get a flounder or striped bass.

[canjond]

Thanks Frank!

Edited to fix the error Rob pointed out...

[Rob D.]

Originally Posted by canjond

Thanks Frank!

Careful, Jon, if you start using the quote feature, Frank might change his mind. (And I don't even want to think what will happen when you cite the wrong quote.)

[iggyman]

Rob, has anyone ever told you that you look very similar to Jim VB???

Lovely Day...