1955 Topps Cello Ripped Open

[D. Bergin]

Nice! I ripped enough packs in my day to deduce, I probably shouldn't be ripping packs, unless I found myself caught right in the middle of Billy Ripken FF Fever.

[bbcard1]

do you think he did much better than $2000?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by bbcard1

do you think he did much better than $2000?

Probably a little, but not much. That Clemente is probably a 8 PD which is worth maybe $2000? The Mays an 8 OC, which is maybe worth $500?

[Republicaninmass]

Lots of low pop cards in there, if they had only been straight 8's all around!

[baseball tourist]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Probably a little, but not much. That Clemente is probably a 8 PD which is worth maybe $2000? The Mays an 8 OC, which is maybe worth $500?

There were two Mays.

[MW1]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

Probably a little, but not much. That Clemente is probably a 8 PD which is worth maybe $2000? The Mays an 8 OC, which is maybe worth $500?

An 8 PD Clemente would sell for much more than $2000. That's at least a $5000 card...maybe more.

[slidekellyslide]

So if this is all legit then Topps cello packs were a mixture of low numbers and high numbers in 55? Is there any other documented 55 cello rips? Also why wouldn't you take video opening a $1700 pack of cards?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by MW1

That's at least a $5000 card...maybe more.

I respectfully disagree. I think my guess was a best case scenario. What if there's a small surface wrinkle? Then it's a 5 PD. How much is it worth then?

I also agree with Dan, I'm a little skeptical of the whole thing. It's funny how every card was OC with the exception of the Clemente.

[MW1]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

I respectfully disagree. I think my guess was a best case scenario. What if there's a small surface wrinkle? Then it's a 5 PD. How much is it worth then?

I also agree with Dan, I'm a little skeptical of the whole thing. It's funny how every card was OC with the exception of the Clemente.

Even if the card were only graded a 7 PD, it would still probably reach $5000 but the corners look stronger than "NM." I was trying to be conservative in my estimate. The last two unqualified 8s to sell in auction realized over $35K and $44k. The Clemente rookie has risen considerably in value over the last two years as have many other key rc's from the 1950s.

I haven't opened any cellos from 1955 Topps but I have opened wax packs and the centering does indeed vary so yes, I would say that the Clemente could definitely be a legitimate card in that sequence.

[midwaylandscaping]

No pink elephants in that room

Edit: Or I should just say, I agree with SlideKellySlide, and i'll leave it at that.

[jason.1969]

Originally Posted by vintagetoppsguy

I also agree with Dan, I'm a little skeptical of the whole thing. It's funny how every card was OC with the exception of the Clemente.

Not sure I'm reading this right. Are you saying the pack had been opened before but that the real cards were replaced with 2 Mays cards and a Clemente RC?

Or that the guy who bought it didn't really get those cards and just pretended to?

[vintagetoppsguy]

Originally Posted by jason.1969

Or that the guy who bought it didn't really get those cards and just pretended to?

Come on, would it really be the first time a CU member faked a pack rip?

https://forums.collectors.com/messag...rd1=jordan+rip