O/T a bit. This really upsets me.

[kcohen]

These shenanigans are a logical result of the emphasis on inserts and chase cards and a general coarsening of society. As the modern card industry has turned into a version of legalized gambling, is it not to be expected that there are those who will try to game the "house?" Kind of like cards counters at the black jack table.

If such "collectors" are the future of the hobby, maybe it's time to get out.

[majordanby]

ive had this happen to me once. bought a pack back in the mid 2000's from a Target. Came back home, opened it up and found a couple of 1986 Topps cards mixed in. And they werent even mint.

As a kid, my local grocery store kept all the boxes and packs in a glass case behind a counter. You had to get a clerk to open up the case and he hands you the box or pack you want. They also did this at my local Coscto.

[GrayGhost]

My buddy has a hobby store and if someone wants a pack, he holds the box out and they pick one by pointing. and he gives it to them. He has had MANY top pulls of the newer stuff due to this and the fact that HE doesn't mess w stuff.