Hobby Box question

[conor912]

Originally Posted by Zach Wheat

Just curious...did you get any "star" cards? Or what you might have anticipated? One of the items collectors look for when trying to determine if a box has been opened and pre-sorted is if the star cards were pulled.

I think that might go a long way towards answering your question.


Z Wheat

Yes, I found stars but Im not sure that searching would have anything to do with it anyway. In hobby boxes, the corners of the cards sit tight right up against the inside corners of the thin, flimsy box. I have to assume that corner damage is prevalent in a large percentage of them, particularly as they get older and handled more.

[steve B]

Ok, I wasn't aware there were specific hobby boxes in the late 80's. And unfortunately I bought a lot of cards in the late 80's

What did I miss?


Steve B

[DaClyde]

Originally Posted by steve B

Ok, I wasn't aware there were specific hobby boxes in the late 80's. And unfortunately I bought a lot of cards in the late 80's

What did I miss?


Steve B

I'm thinking it's just a misuse of terminology. There weren't "hobby" boxes back then, just boxes.

[mawitzi]

You might be talking about vendor boxes. If the cards were not in packs it was a vendor box. I bought a vendor box of 1983 topps this year. The cards were mostly exmt condition due to the corner damage.