Holiday Rack Packs?

[mferronibc]

Thanks for the info everyone. Have to say honestly as a new collector it’s a little bit of a turn off when you post something and have people complain that your question was old hat and could have been answered with a search. I appreciate the links to discussion that was already had and learned a great deal by reading the, but to spend the time and effort posting an eye-roll complaint I think is in poor taste to the community here. Just my 2 cents.

[Promethius88]

Originally Posted by mferronibc

Thanks for the info everyone. Have to say honestly as a new collector it’s a little bit of a turn off when you post something and have people complain that your question was old hat and could have been answered with a search. I appreciate the links to discussion that was already had and learned a great deal by reading the, but to spend the time and effort posting an eye-roll complaint I think is in poor taste to the community here. Just my 2 cents.

And there's this...

[JollyElm]

I will actually answer what the OP asked...

A while back, I had a sizable CC gift card to play around with, so I said 'what the hey' and actually bought a pair of 1972 'Holiday Packs.' I knew it was a bad move, but took the gamble anyway, because hope is a dangerous thing. I've been collecting 1972 high numbers in PSA 9 condition (as well as upgrading the centering of my non-graded sets), and the pair I bought had both the Joe Morgan and Steve Carlton Traded cards visible with nearly perfect centering. A high grade, properly centered Morgan is one of the toughest cards to find in the set. Wicked tough. The other cards shown were high numbers as well. After opening the packs (I believe I have a video of it?), I found the cards to be as advertised. Really, really nice shape, centering all over the place and no possibility of being 9's. Perfect for a binder set. The problem was on the inside of the packs, as I knew it would be. Beneath the marquees name high numbers were low number commons, the Sparky Lyles and Alex Johnsons of the world. In conclusion, for the amount I paid, it was a complete bust. Yup, it bears repeating. Hope is a dangerous thing.

[swarmee]

Originally Posted by mferronibc

Have to say honestly as a new collector it’s a little bit of a turn off when you post something and have people complain that your question was old hat and could have been answered with a search.

I read this as "I'm too lazy to do my own research. Please coddle me." This board has been going on for 20 years or more. Do a search, find a thread, and bump it if you need more questions answered. Doing anything on the internet requires a thick skin.

[JollyElm]

Hey, Matt, when you're doing your searches, also search for how to employ the 'ignore' function so you don't ever have to slog through the posts of dipsh_ts here.

[mferronibc]

Yeah I’m staring to learn it’s the same people over and over. Definitely don’t appreciate being called lazy and I don’t need a history lesson on the integrity of the message board. It’s supposed to be fun and connect people maybe even make friendships. I appreciate all the positive vibes from most!

[Griffins]

Matt, it may not be to silence your questions in favor of a search, but rather to give you even more background and other peoples perspectives than the ones posted in your thread.
In this particular case Al is one of the most generous people you'll meet in many ways, but especially in sharing knowledge. You can't be expected to know that and I know it seems like you were being shot down (I've been there, as I suspect we all have) but considering the source I think it was an effort to give you as much possible information as one could find on your query.

I"ll add that Xmas racks are fairly worthless IMO, and other than a novelty item in a display I would not place any value on them other than for the handful of commons they contain. And suspect the commons you can't see in there are worse than the ones you can.

[ALR-bishop]

Thanks Anthony. I think Matt and I are good

[tulsaboy]

There was a guy at the National that had a whole table full of them. Dozens and dozens of them. I even kinda looked behind his table a bit to see if I could find the raw materials he was using to make them.

I was surprised to see them there, but he was only charging a few dollars for them. So for folks who wanted to spend a couple bucks and "open" packs with old cards in them, no harm no foul. But as they are not original manufacturer's packs, and are not even period pieces, I think they are novelties at best.
kevin