Does anyone collect Unopened?

[TanksAndSpartans]

I've noticed this seems to be a really popular area of the hobby and also one I don't totally get. I think the main aspects are:

1) the fun of opening a pack and chance to "win the lottery" by pulling one of the more sought after cards in the set

2) investment: holding the item(s) according to the logic as more are opened over time, the supply of the unopened item(s) decreases and results in appreciation of the remaining unopened item(s)

3) just for the sake of collecting - certainly, in general at least, the further back in time (can you imagine unopened 35 Chicle?) the more rare an unopened item will be

Here is a link to 52 Bowman Large I just saw: http://www.legendaryauctions.com/195...LOT167886.aspx

Definitely surprised to see an unopened pack from this set (although I know nothing about this area of the hobby so maybe they aren't super rare?) and curious to see what it sells for as I can't even guess.

What I'm wondering is - does this interest people? Am I just pessimistic by nature to assume I'd wind up with off center commons with gum stains?

[jmoran19]

for FB I do from roughly the mid 60's to the mid 80's. Goal is to have at least one wax, one cello and one rack pack. Just need a 1970 rack pack to complete the feat from 1968 to 1984 I think.

Here is a pic of some. the 1970 and 1971 wax boxes are legit. The 1970 cello packs are fake.

In general if the card showing on the top of a cello pack or rack pack is OC the cards in that sequence (could be 5 or 7 or 18 depending on pack) will be OC

[TanksAndSpartans]

Nice display! So you have no plans to ever open, right?

[jmoran19]

Oh I've opened. At one point Ive had over 30 1970 and 1971 wax packs between the full boxes and ones I've picked up when I got into unopened collecting in the late 90's.

Would you like to see some results?

[TanksAndSpartans]

Definitely would like to see results. Do you think you'll open everything eventually or are there ones you won't ever touch?

[CowboysGuide]

Absolutely beautiful display!