O/T a bit. This really upsets me.

[GrayGhost]

I know we talk bout forged autographs, doctored cards, etc, but this REALLY pisses me off. Especially in todays economy, and the way it is w people who buy the new product.

http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com...or-free-cards/

Great article and sadly, been true, for a long time...

[vintagetoppsguy]

I remember going to the department stores as a kid and searching the rack packs and cellos for stars/rookies on top or back. I really didn't think much of it back then and really don't today. After all, everybody had the same advantage - all things were equal. It was just a matter of who made it to the department stores first.

I look at pack searching a lot differently. They're taking the advantage away from kids with tools such as digital scales. Come on, that's ridiculous. Things like this only drive the kids away from the hobby. It's really sad what some people will do.

[timzcardz]

It is not limited to just reasealing packs with older commons.

I now of someone a few years ago that picked up a blaster box at Target or similar type store and when opening it at home found a bar of soap inside instead of cards. Plus, it had the manufacturer's shrink wrap on it too.

Some can take Topps or UD, etc., shrink wrap from a larger box, such as a hobby box, and re-use it to cleanly re-shrinkwrap a smaller box.

[vintagetoppsguy]

I'm glad I don't buy the shiny crap.

[GrayGhost]

True David, but many people do, and this is really sad. So much garbage to deal with in what IMO is the world's greatest hobby.

[novakjr]

I remember back in 1993(I was only 13), at Kmart I'd always con my mom into getting me a pack or two. Well, apparently someone had been opening all the packs right there in the store, and taking what they wanted. Maybe 8-10 packs worth were open... So I went to an employee and asked him about buying the pile, thinking I could get a lot of cards for less that way. They said that since they were opened they'd probably have to throw 'em out and that I could just have the opened ones.... Midway through the pile was a '93 stadium club first day issue of Cal Ripken. I was happy as hell.

[Tabe]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

I'm glad I don't buy the shiny crap.

Yeah, at least you're safe with the older stuff. No fraud or rewrapped packs/boxes of cards at all.



Tabe

[bbcard1]

Originally Posted by Tabe

Yeah, at least you're safe with the older stuff. No fraud or rewrapped packs/boxes of cards at all.



Tabe

Yes, and no need to worry about trimming, alterations, crooked grading companies, etc.....