Cello Pack Fake?

[raulus]

Originally Posted by lampertb

I was just thinking about those Christmas cello packs today, as there are a few cellos for sale on Ebay. What was the deal with all those Christmas packs?

I think some enterprising entrepreneur bought up previously-opened and gently used cards, packaged them together in their own cello pack, stapled a gaudy paper label on top, and sold them to kids at premium outlets like K-Mart during the 80s.

[philliesfan]

The ones that really make me laugh are the ones with the 1950's style header card and 1985 cards. There is a football pack on ebay right now. It looks so out of place like that.
Bob

[savedfrommyspokes]

Originally Posted by raulus

I think some enterprising entrepreneur bought up previously-opened and gently used cards, packaged them together in their own cello pack, stapled a gaudy paper label on top, and sold them to kids at premium outlets like K-Mart during the 80s.

My K-Mart didn't offer anything like this in the 80s...perhaps the 70s.

The most interesting thing about this pack is I see no hole in the packaging to hang on a store's peg hook like regular issued rack packs have. My guess is a fantasy piece.

[raulus]

Originally Posted by savedfrommyspokes

My K-Mart didn't offer anything like this in the 80s...perhaps the 70s.

The most interesting thing about this pack is I see no hole in the packaging to hang on a store's peg hook like regular issued rack packs have. My guess is a fantasy piece.

Maybe growing up in a rural backwater, we were about a decade late on everything, at least at K-Mart.

Agreed that the lack of a hole to hang it on a peg is suspicious.

At the same time, for a fantasy piece, I have to wonder who would bother?!! It’s not like this is a fantasy T206 Wagner or a piece that would scratch an itch for many collectors.