Found: 1952 Topps Baseball Case High Number

[r2678]

All I can say is if I had that empty box in my closet, it would be the first thing my girl friend would want to throw away.

[tachyonbb]

I would have to open most of them. Curiosity is my middle name.

I would give two packs to my wife with the instructions that these are for our two grandsons. No matter what, do not give them back to me.

A couple weeks later, I would fake a heart attack and ask her to bring me the two unopened packs. If she brings them she fails the test. If she does not bring them she passes.

Assuming that I am still living after the above test, I would then open most of the packs, savor the smell, arrange the cards in order and enjoy. I would then save the best for my grandsons and start to gradually sell the rest and put the money into their college fund.

When my first grandson turned 8 I would give him a pack, let him rip it open and play with the cards. Nothing like a mint Mickey Mantle to put in your bicycle spokes. I would have a pack for each of the boys to open on their birthday.

Someday my grandsons will tell their friends how their crazy grandpa let them use a mint (insert card here) in their bicycle spokes to make noise.

[Leon]

There are 25 offers so far. Some things don't get that many views!!

[Runscott]

With this many unopened packs available, it's a perfect time to play '52 Topps Roulette:

1. Each player besides the owner, agrees to contribute a 'per played pack' amount in advance
2. For each round, each player gets one unopened pack
3. Each player shoots his pack with a .44
4. After each player has blasted his pack, you each check for HOF'ers
5. Anyone who had the audacity to destroy a '52 HOF'er has to contribute the total retail value of all destroyed cards to the pot
6. If two or more people 'kill' a HOF'er, person who killed the more expensive one pays
7. Game ends when no one blasts a HOF'er, or when all packs have been destroyed.
8. If anyone blasts a Mantle, the other players have to each pay him retail value
9. Since it's impossible to tell grade after being shot with a .44, all are assumed to be 'NM'

'Missed' cards cost the shooter 1/2 retail value
'Unidentifiable' cards cost all other players 1/2 Phil Rizzuto value