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07-13-2012, 10:07 AM
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I bought some 1979 Topps wax packs on ebay about 8 or 9 years ago. When I was buying them, I planned to keep them sealed, but I got bored one day and, well, now the world has 20 fewer unopened 1979 Topps wax packs. I got a couple of Nolan Ryans but no Ozzie Smith.
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07-13-2012, 10:23 AM
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I turn the big 5-Oh in a couple of weeks. This past March I bought an unopened 1962 Topps baseball pack off ebay. On my birthday I am going to let these cards see the light of day after 50 years in darkness.
I just hope it is a legit unopened pack so I at least have a chance of pulling a HOF card.
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07-13-2012, 01:09 PM
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07-13-2012, 03:24 PM
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Anthony, does that mean
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I once opened a 1952 pack. I'm still mad at myself....
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07-13-2012, 06:52 PM
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Keep us updated and good luck!
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07-13-2012, 07:08 PM
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I have opened 1960 packs
When I was working part-time for John Broggi back in the day, he got part of the Alan Rosen Paris Tennessee find of 1954 and 1955 Bowman packs and 1960 Topps packs.
I opened one 1960 Topps pack, pulled a Mantle and quit. At the time, that pack was 28 years old Rich
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07-13-2012, 07:41 PM
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I have a few boxes of unopened 1984 Topps lying around, and in the spirit of the evening I thought I'd open a few packs. First card ... Dale Berra. So much for nostalgia.
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07-13-2012, 09:16 PM
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Maybe a year or so ago, perhaps two, I found unopened packs of 1982 Topps in one of those vending machines that sell packs of cards. Usually the oldest I'll see is '86, and there are plenty of '88s and '89s.
Anyway I bought a few of those '82 packs - I think they were $1.00 apiece, maybe they were $2.00 - and I opened 'em - and I pulled a "Future Stars" Cal Ripken rookie.
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07-13-2012, 09:59 PM
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Not terribly vintage but I have an old countertop Donruss display that holds three boxes of wax packs. It's sitting on my dresser and it has a box of 88 and a box of 89 Topps in it. Every now and then I pull a couple packs out as I walk by and tear them open like I was a kid again. It's awesome. I know I'm not going to pull anything of value, but it's the thrill of just opening some wax from my childhood that I'm searching for. And I get it every time.
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08-14-2012, 05:42 AM
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When I was really into sending cards to PSA around 2000-02 I ripped a few dozen old packs over that two year span including 1961 Fleer FB, 1962 Topps FB, 1968 Topps FB, 1971 and 1972 Topps HKY and 1972/73/74/75 BKB packs. I now kick myself in the a$$ every time I think about doing that!
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10-05-2012, 10:43 AM
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about 6-8 months ago i was at a local card shop and he had a box of 1979 o-pee-chee for around $5-$6 a pack and said what the heck and bought a couple hopeing to pull one of my childhood favorites the wizard ozzie smith and by a stroke of luck i pulled a ozzie smith rc in his padre uniform and its not worth much but man was i happy and walked out with a smile.
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07-13-2012, 09:51 PM
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08-09-2012, 10:17 AM
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At the end of July on my 50th birthday, I did open the 50 year old 1962 Topps pack. A little dissapointing as I got no Hall of Famers or star cards. I did get a Santo sticker but as you can see, the gum got to it first.
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08-09-2012, 12:07 PM
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1951 Topps Red Pack..... I think two commons were in it.
I also opened a pack of Polar Bear tobacco thinking I would find a T206 in it. Nothing but loose tobacco. Later I found out (here I believe) that the pack was most likely from around 1920.
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08-09-2012, 01:20 PM
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I opened a 1951 red back pack once. It had a nice Hodges and a Zernial. I owned a 1959 unopened 1 cent pack for a while. I sold it once I figured out Ray Narleski was the card inside after shining the brightest light I could find on it. Glad I didn't open that one.
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08-10-2012, 08:06 AM
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That's outstanding. I wonder if Topps has any more of those redemption pennants in their vault?
 This is a great thread, btw. I remember buying some unopened 78 cello packs in the mid-80s at a LCS when I was trying to complete my first set. Recently, I unearthed some 90 Upper Deck "Find the Reggie" boxes from my closet and busted them open. Did not find the Reggie, sadly.
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08-10-2012, 08:27 AM
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08-10-2012, 09:08 AM
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Wow that's awesome, good thing you kept them.
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08-10-2012, 09:17 AM
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07-13-2012, 11:21 AM
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07-13-2012, 11:34 AM
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About 5 years ago, I came across a bunch of worthless unopened packs from the 70's. Some of them included the gum. So, when I opend the packs, I decided to try the gum. Just imagine chewing a piece of chalk that was grounded up. Had to quickly wash my mouth out with the closest liquid that I could find.
Definitely not the memory I had when I was a kid and the gum was fresh.
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07-13-2012, 12:00 PM
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'86 topps football
So about ten years ago I thought it would be cool to get an unopened pack of '86 football because the set is loaded with HOF'ers and includes the great Jerry Rice. I ended up purchasing a rack pack for about $15-20, which I thought was easily worth it. After going through the first two sections of the pack with no luck I didn't expect anything good in the last. Weird enough I pull a Rice RC in the middle of the last pack and it looks great! I couldn't believe I actually pulled the gem of the set! It made my day to say the least. I later sent it in for grading and received an 8.5 from Beckett...I still have the card.
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07-13-2012, 12:28 PM
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My dad bought me a pack of 1951 red backs at the '91 National. He told me that if I keep it sealed long enough it would be valuable someday... I quietly opened it in the backseat on the way home. I saw a Monte Irvin and a Hank Bauer. I put them back in and folded the pack back up. That's how it sits today. One of my favorite memories for sure! I told my myself that one day I'll be able to afford some of the great cards I saw that day.
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