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...]
Abandoned Sports Cards Inside Detroit Warehouse
What do you get when you mix an old, abandoned warehouse in Detroit with baseball cards, a guy named Slanks and a British newspaper with a penchant for sexy headlines? You get a fun little story that almost writes its own jokes. It seems there are guys out there who will venture into those old buildings just to see what’s inside. They call themselves “urban explorers”. … [Read more...]
Unopened Boxes, Cases Prominent in New Collect Auctions Catalog
A Stan Musial signed, game-used bat, unopened boxes and cases dating back to the 1970s and high-grade complete sets are among the top items in Collect Auctions’ newest catalog. The auction is underway now. Among the top vintage wax is the holy grail of modern basketball boxes. A 1986-87 Fleer 36-count box being offered has already soared past $20,000 in early bidding. … [Read more...]
More Vintage Unopened, Lefty Grove Items at Collect Auctions
Bidding is underway in Collect Auctions’ final event of 2014 with more vintage unopened sports card cases and boxes, a signed Hank Aaron rookie card and over 800 other lots viewable at www.collectauctions.com. Once again, thousands of autographed sports cards, including sets and partial sets are up for grabs along with some one-of-a-kind Lefty Grove items. Untouched wax, … [Read more...]
Ramblings: Case Breaking Pavilion a Good Idea
There is always a tipping point when a concept or a type of merchandise has taken the hobby by such storm that a separate pavilion is created for the National. Sometimes the idea is one which makes perfect sense such as the separate Olympic memorabilia pavilion. Sometimes these rooms are created to deal with a new heavily collected item. Yes, beanie babies were so popular at … [Read more...]
A Football Card Blaster Box is Born
We're pretty sure it's the first time a major trading card company has actually offered an inside look at exactly how cards go from uncut sheets to packs to unopened cases. Panini America has been allowing unprecedented inside looks at the entire process of card creation for several weeks now, but its latest video is probably the most interesting. The company's blogger, … [Read more...]