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I could only imagine the adrenaline pumping through that guy's veins as he was opening that '52. You could just see how much he was shaking. Talk about exhilarating!
does the value of the 48 bowman take a hit because the box isn't in good shape?
seems weird the packs were "authenticated" by someone who hasn't seen those before. How can you be assured of legitimacy if there is no reference exemplar unless you are saying these packs and boxes have the typical box and pack characteristics of sports cards of that era.
btw, are the packs covered in plain paper wrappers or wax-like paper?
If you came across something like this, what would you do?
Considering it's a partial box and not a complete full box, I'd keep a few packs and auction off the box with the remaining packs.
I'd still be undecided what to do with the packs I keep, but the likely scenario would keep the packs in my collection and then donate them to the Hall of Fame or auction them off at a later date.
and, yes, it's amazing unopened material still exists like this somewhere. It's not like the 1940's and 1950's kids thought of trading cards as collectibles and stashed away unopened boxes and packs like we collectors did in the 1980's. I know I won't have a find like this at my childhood home - I was the only collector in the family, I didn't start collecting until 1981 and the childhood home was built for my dad/mom (thus single owner) and was built in the late 60's. The only thing you might find in my childhood home is some 1985-1987 topps unopened boxes that are probably buried in my closet and that won't be valuable material.