1969 Topps Baseball Rack Packs- Are they legitimate?

[Mitochondria]

Update- Two 1st Series rack packs and two 2nd Series rack packs passed the authentication test. The 1969 rack pack with the Rose leader card did not.

Steve Hart (BBCE) characterized the multiple “bubbles” that I see as “frosting” that suggests that the pack may have been resealed. He stated you could find multiple series in the same pack, but not in the same slot as evident in the “Rose Leader” (1st series card) pack; the back of that card compartment/slot is #171 Glenn Beckert (2nd Series card). The area in between the card compartments in the “Rose Leader” rack pack is too narrow for 1969. The authenticated rack packs have a wider separation. Steve did not mention this, but the authenticated rack packs seem to have a thicker and more durable material than the non-authenticated rack pack when you feel it in your hands. I want to be clear that I can see microbubbles under 30X magnification in the authenticated packs, but they are no where near the extent in the pack that was not authenticated. I appreciate the feedback I received in analyzing these rack packs from the members as well as the perspective of Steve Hart (BBCE). None of the rack packs are for sale and I will not return the rack pack that was not authenticated, but rather keep it as an expensive lesson for what to avoid in the future.


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