Xmas Rack Packs

[Dan 33]

thanks for the info I was alawys curious about the Christmas packs

[Griffins]

I consider them as legit as '70-'72 grocery cellos- in other words, complete fakes.
Disappointing that Legendary's copy doesn't point this out.

[ALR-bishop]

I am also surprised Anthony, that without qualification they state that they were packed in the 1950s and 1960s and are "untouched". I have seen them from 1952 through 1963 ( I confess I have put together a full run of them for fun). I had assumed they were packed in the late 60s or early 70s but have also heard the 80s. No one seems to have any real definitive answer. And, I have always thought it strange that although most descriptions say they were repackaged by a "retailer(s)", no one can pin down exactly who those retailers or retailer was and over what periods they were actually offered. I also suspect there may have been several repackaging efforts subsequently

I am amazed that Legendary is being as definite in their description as they are, without any further documentation of their claims

[lutherlafy]

I have seen these sell for crazy prices.
Those poor suckers through the years that buy these are not too smart.
Don't even think about buying one.
Anybody can make these up.

[ALR-bishop]

Everyone has their own opinion on these. I like Anthony have a regular Topps pack run ( 1951 to 2011), so these are just an oddity for me. But I guess I can plead guilty to being a "not too smart sucker". I have always understood them to involve repackaged, previously handled cards. The real question for me is when they were really packaged, originally, and who, if anyone , really retailed them

The reason I resurrected this thread though was to point out a major auction house is currently touting one and doing so with some fairly bold claims about it....with no real substantiation for those claims

[wfubob]

Any thoughts on buying the cards pulled from rack packs as common set fillers? In other words are the cards themselves legit, and worthy of purchasing at a price equivalent to, say, EX commons?