It was a vintage baseball card pack opening festival inside the I-X Center in Cleveland Friday afternoon. This one came with plenty of mystery but no real expectations. The idea came from rejection that turned into a little bit of marketing savvy and good old fashioned fun. A retired cardiologist from Bowling Green, KY decided to turn his collection of old cards … [Read more...] about No Pressure Rip: NSCC’s 1949-55 Rejected Vintage Pack Break Draws a Crowd
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Notes: Wilt Offer Declined; Topps Brings Inception to NFT; New Vintage Pack Breaker; Research Tool Gone; More
Collectable shareholders have voted to turn down a $2 million offer for the 1959-60 Wilt Chamberlain rookie uniform. The company says 82 percent opted to decline the offer from a private buyer that would have netted them a $4.94 profit for each $10 share purchased back on May 5. The uniform is still trading on the company’s platform with a current secondary market … [Read more...] about Notes: Wilt Offer Declined; Topps Brings Inception to NFT; New Vintage Pack Breaker; Research Tool Gone; More
Worth the Wait: 1960 Topps Cello Pack Break Yields Big Prize
Sixty years after it was boxed up and left the Topps plant during the Eisenhower administration, a Topps baseball cello pack finally revealed its contents Tuesday night. Still tightly sealed, the 12-card pack would have cost 10 cents in 1960. It was the star attraction in a five-hour pack breaking marathon conducted by Just Rip It. The company offered … [Read more...] about Worth the Wait: 1960 Topps Cello Pack Break Yields Big Prize
1958 Topps Football Cello Pack Rip Yields Plenty of Goodies
It's the type of vintage pack break that generates a buzz even among those who have no skin in the game. The 1958 Topps football set houses one of the hobby's top rookie cards with ten cards in each cello pack, there's a fighting chance that one could be inside. Last Wednesday, Just Rip It took a PSA 4 '58 cello and made it available to participants in their regular … [Read more...] about 1958 Topps Football Cello Pack Rip Yields Plenty of Goodies