Best pack,you ever open!No inserts!

[mikemb]

It might sound silly but I think I was the most excited when I pulled Jimmie Hall out of a first series 1969 Topps pack.

My cousin and I collected baseball cards and we always traded our duplicates with each other. One day, we were trading and he needed a Jimmie Hall. I had one but no duplicate. I thought about it and broke my own rule and traded it to him, a card I only had one of. I thought I'd easily get another one.

As the days went by, got all the cards in the first series except Jimmie Hall. Would go to the corner store, lay my nickel on the counter, take my pack outside, open it up, put gum in mouth, not get Jimmie and threw cards (and wrapper) into garbage can on corner and go back in store.....

As a 12 year old I started to panic. Not only was the second series just about to start but my supply of nickels was going down!

Finally pulled him from a pack. Major relief. All was right in the world again.

Mike

[Leon]

Great story, Mike (and others too). Thanks for sharing...

Originally Posted by mikemb

It might sound silly but I think I was the most excited when I pulled Jimmie Hall out of a first series 1969 Topps pack.

My cousin and I collected baseball cards and we always traded our duplicates with each other. One day, we were trading and he needed a Jimmie Hall. I had one but no duplicate. I thought about it and broke my own rule and traded it to him, a card I only had one of. I thought I'd easily get another one.

As the days went by, got all the cards in the first series except Jimmie Hall. Would go to the corner store, lay my nickel on the counter, take my pack outside, open it up, put gum in mouth, not get Jimmie and threw cards (and wrapper) into garbage can on corner and go back in store.....

As a 12 year old I started to panic. Not only was the second series just about to start but my supply of nickels was going down!

Finally pulled him from a pack. Major relief. All was right in the world again.

Mike

[tedzan]

I know that some of you have seen this before on this forum....but, I think it's worth repeating for those who have not.

In the Fall of 1952, I opened up a 1952 TOPPS Hi# waxpack to find these 5 cards......







After 64 years they remain in my 1952 Topps 525-card (Master) set. Need 30 more mid-Series Gray-backs to complete.



TED Z
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[JasonD08]

Ted Z

What about the Sweet Cap pack? JK.....That is neat you kept those all these years.


Jason

[philliesfan]

I bought a cello pack of 1980 topps about three years ago. The cello on the back was loose so I figured it was searched..............until I opend it and pulled the Henderson rookie. It graded a PSA 9. Needless to say, I was very happy.

Also in the early 1980's at a local flea market, I opened a few packs of 1967 Fleer Football. The packs back then were only $5.00 I think. Pulled several stars but I can't remember which ones other than a Paul Horning.

Robert

I purchased two boxes of 1986 DonRuss in 1990 and pulled a Canseco and a McGriff in the same pack. As soon as I hit those two I told my buddy he could have the last two packs. Of course what does he immediately pull? You guessed it, another Canseco. I ended up pulling two Canseco's, two Fielders, and a McGriff. Sold the other box at a show a couple weeks later and purchased my first 89 UD Griffey and a box of 1990 Leaf which yielded me my first Frank Thomas. Man did I have the bug. Of course any one of these cards can be purchased for $10-$15 everyday all day on Ebay.

[argpdt]

About 10 or 12 years ago I bought one pack of 1986 Topps football at a card shop for 18.00 and pulled a Jerry Rice rookie. It was worth 100.00 at the time.