87-88 Fleer Factory Set?

[steve B]

It's impossible to tell on this one, but I've seen other "factory" sets that were done a bit later I believe for HSN or QVC or a similar thing.

But their packaging makes it clear they were manufactured in quantity by someone.
93-4? classic set of some kind in a plain white box with the set name printed on in black then shrink wrapped.

A signature rookies set that was mostly sold at retail. In a card box for delivery, and it includes an autographed card that wasn't issued with the regular boxes.

It might be something like that, or the simple answer, it's just a hand collated set someone shrink wrapped.

If you do open it, check the cards closely for small differences. Some of that sort of thing was done as a special print run, and might be identifiable as different.

[hharm3]

Originally Posted by steve B

It's impossible to tell on this one, but I've seen other "factory" sets that were done a bit later I believe for HSN or QVC or a similar thing.

But their packaging makes it clear they were manufactured in quantity by someone.
93-4? classic set of some kind in a plain white box with the set name printed on in black then shrink wrapped.

A signature rookies set that was mostly sold at retail. In a card box for delivery, and it includes an autographed card that wasn't issued with the regular boxes.

It might be something like that, or the simple answer, it's just a hand collated set someone shrink wrapped.

If you do open it, check the cards closely for small differences. Some of that sort of thing was done as a special print run, and might be identifiable as different.

I think we're going to open it. My son just wants to see the cards. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't ripping off and throwing away a "valuable" piece of plastic. Right now we can only see the Magic Johnson sticker and the checklist.

[aro13]

Back in that era of collecting dealers used to often wrap their complete sets like that for sale.

[steve B]

Originally Posted by hharm3

I think we're going to open it. My son just wants to see the cards. I just wanted to make sure I wasn't ripping off and throwing away a "valuable" piece of plastic. Right now we can only see the Magic Johnson sticker and the checklist.

That's what I would do. Even if it is special in some way it will probably be nearly impossible to tell while it's wrapped.

I would compare cards just to see if there's anything interesting going on.

But as ARO mentioned shrink wrapping was pretty popular back then with some dealers.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by steve B

That's what I would do. Even if it is special in some way it will probably be nearly impossible to tell while it's wrapped.

It's Schrodinger's Stack: unless unwrapped it is simultaneously special and not special.

[hharm3]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

It's Schrodinger's Stack: unless unwrapped it is simultaneously special and not special.

Genius. Original or just something I've never heard.

[steve B]

The most genius part is using stack instead of set. Because we also can't be sure it's a set until it's unwrapped....

[hharm3]

Originally Posted by Exhibitman

It's Schrodinger's Stack: unless unwrapped it is simultaneously special and not special.

Happy to report that the cat is alive and the Jordan is off-center so you know it's original.