Fleer Factory Baseball sets

[camaro69]

I recently picked up a small bunch of baseball sets.Not sure why since I do not collect baseball.
But I noticed that there are 6 Fleer factory sets.But on the early sets there does not look
like there was ever any type of secure fastening for the set.I do not even see anything where
it may have been removed.The newer factory sets have a small Fleer sticker that ties the
flap to the bottom of the box. So my question is. Did all the Fleer factory sets have this
sticker/tape or was it something that the company started after the first couple years.
Thanks in advance for any information.

[steve B]

81 they shipped basically a vending case, with the boxes labeled A, B and C

A "factory set" was box a plus half of box B Or the other half plus box C

I think 82 was the same but I'm not positive.

[camaro69]

Originally Posted by steve B

81 they shipped basically a vending case, with the boxes labeled A, B and C

A "factory set" was box a plus half of box B Or the other half plus box C

I think 82 was the same but I'm not positive.

Steve, thanks a lot for taking the time to help. I guess I should have been more specific. Here are a couple example of what I was meaning.
Take note that the 1985 factory set does not look like any tape or label to seal the set. While the 1988 sets definitely have tape/label to
seal the sets.Thank you.

[steve B]

Ah, unfortunately I wasn't buying factory sets then, and didn't have a local shop to hang out at.

I don't even have factory sets for those years, so I can't compare them or check if the sealing stickers are likely to come off after a few decades.

[camaro69]

Originally Posted by steve B

Ah, unfortunately I wasn't buying factory sets then, and didn't have a local shop to hang out at.

I don't even have factory sets for those years, so I can't compare them or check if the sealing stickers are likely to come off after a few decades.

Thanks again for taking the time to reply. I am sure it does not mean a whole lot anyway. Take care and happy collecting.

[Aquarian Sports Cards]

there are definitely legit factory sets without the tape. We have handled them fairly frequently, but I can't tell you dates off the top of my head.