Issues with BBC exchange

[maximus35]

Do you guys trust BBC exchange to buy sealed boxes from? How do you know they are not rewrapping wax packs? I've had issues 3x now. The first 2x I purchased sealed boxes certified by bbcexchange off members on eBay. Some packs were not even sealed and the good cards I got were all damaged.

For example I got 83opc baseball off eBay. The ryne sandberg had a small crease and the tony Gwynn had gum stuck to the back that seemed glued on.

Another box I bought off eBay was 89 upper deck. I pulled 2 Griffeys but again one had small crease and another had 3 dinged corners. I sent off to PSA and 1 got a 4 and the other a 7....kinda strange for pack fresh cards.

So I decided to go direct from BBC exchange website buying 82 topps football. The same thing happened again. The packs seemed like they were sealed with glue because there was glue over the top card in every pack and the packs were sealed tight as if they were glued.

Again, every good card I pulled had issues. Lawrence Taylor Had gum and glue all over it, Ronnie Lott had terrible dinged corners and Anthony Munoz had slight crease. How do pack fresh cards have creases?? Some packs weren't sealed all the way and one looked like it was sealed by a 2yr old. I refuse to buy anything else from these guys.

I was seeing if you guys had similar experiences???

[Leon]

Hi there
I don't have an answer but per our rules, highlighted at the top of every page. you are Mark N.ess

thanks
mgmt...

[Econteachert205]

I bought two boxes of 78 topps football from them in the late 90s and managed to not pull a Dorsett or Payton. Swore them off for life.

[botn]

I have known Steve Hart from Baseball Card Exchange for a very long time and I have only found him to be nothing but honest and accurate in all of his business dealings. In fact Mark's post above is the first time I have heard anyone say anything negative about Steve.

Cards coming out of unopened packs with dinged corners is a given. The older the issue the better chance that is what is going to happen and says nothing about the assessment Steve does to provide an opinion on the authenticity or originality of a pack. A flimsy box and wax wrapper are the only thing protecting a sharp corner. Over time, corners lose that battle.

If Mark wants pristine rookies from these issues it would be better for him to seek those in SGC or PSA holders in the grade he wants. Without seeing the packs that he opened I cannot speak to glue however I highly doubt Steve would miss glue on a pack and stake his reputation on something so obvious. And as for wax or gum on cards, that is expected if those cards were closest to the seal or where the gum is placed in the pack.

It is rarely financially viable to buy an unopened box or pack with the intent of opening it. The value in unopened is leaving them that way.

[Peter_Spaeth]

Originally Posted by Econteachert205

I bought two boxes of 78 topps football from them in the late 90s and managed to not pull a Dorsett or Payton. Swore them off for life.

528 cards in the set. How many in a box, 360? I would bet there is nothing unusual statistically about what happened to you.

About the last person in this hobby I would suspect of untoward dealings is Steve Hart. If he's bad, might as well give up.

[Econteachert205]

Yeah, no. 36 packs, 14 cards per pack. 504 cards times 2. 1008 cards total. No Terry Bradshaw either.

Originally Posted by Peter_Spaeth

528 cards in the set. How many in a box, 360? I would bet there is nothing unusual statistically about what happened to you.

About the last person in this hobby I would suspect of untoward dealings is Steve Hart. If he's bad, might as well give up.

[Republicaninmass]

Awfully tough to reseal 89 UD packs

[Peter_Spaeth]

http://www.robertedwardauctions.com/...pened-wax-box/

This says 360, but in any event, what's your theory, that Steve opened every pack to look for third year Paytons and Dorsett rookies and 8th year Bradshaws, pulled them, and then resealed them all?