Kurt Christensen is a farmer by trade, but he discovered a bumper crop of valuable basketball cards last weekend. Christensen, who runs the popular Vintage Wax and Packs group on Facebook, located and purchased a box of 1986-87 Fleer Basketball with 36 packs that had originally been purchased through a small Minnesota store in the year of issue. At the time, packs were … [Read more...] about Farm Fresh: 1986-87 Fleer Box with Price Stickers Uncovered by Iowa Collector
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The Hunt for Fresh Wax Keeps Iowa Farmer Kurt Christensen Busy
It’s one’s hottest markets in sports cards and Kurt Christensen of Ripping Vintage Packs is right in the thick of it. He’s gained the reputation of finding wax gold when others come up short. But, the Spencer, Iowa dealer says the magic is in relationships. “It’s difficult. You have to know people. So try to make friends with collectors. Anyone I see with boxes, I try … [Read more...] about The Hunt for Fresh Wax Keeps Iowa Farmer Kurt Christensen Busy
Ripping Vintage Packs Offering FASC Authentication, Wrapping Service
Ripping Vintage Packs, a company owned by collector Kurt Christensen, has opened a new authentication and wrapping service for unopened sports and non-sports boxes. Christensen will inspect wax, rack or cello cases to determine whether they are factory sealed. If so, boxes from the case can then be authenticated and wrapped as “from a sealed case (FASC).” If so, … [Read more...] about Ripping Vintage Packs Offering FASC Authentication, Wrapping Service