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mrmopar
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Like many other collectors, I find in necessary to leave things exactly as they were issued. This is a newer thing, of course. As a kid, I'd rip anything open I could get my hands on. As i have matured in my collecting, original issue condition holds an important part in my collection.
That is why certain things give me concern. One such problem/fear is a known issue with unopened packs that involves the gum sticking to cards and the sugar seeping into the cardboard, but also newer UV coated cards sticking together like glue, forming solid blocks. The longer something is held in that unopened state, the worse it will probably be when it is finally opened.
Another fear I have on certain things is, what if this is not an original "seal" and what is inside is not what I think it is. The following item is in that category for me. I had wanted a set of these 1963 Dodger "Large Head" pin-ups since I first saw them in one of the old annual guides. I was fortunate enough to find a sealed set that was affordable and bought it. It has sat as I bought it ever since. Now I can't help but wonder if this is in fact the entire set and not a few random singled stuffed into an original envelope and resealed. I want to open it, but at the same time I don't. One might also say I get no enjoyment out of this item with the pin-ups sealed and you are mostly correct. This is essentially a mailer. The true enjoyment doesn't come until the contents are unleashed! These are not overly tough to find, in fact one seller is selling at least 10 full sets, probably more, as 2 buyers have each puchased 10 sets each.
On the back, I can see there are pin-ups in the mailer, but not who they are or if there is a full set. I bought it believing it was a full set and wish to continue to believe that. What would you do?
Show off any oddball "unopened" stuff you also have. I won't anyone sharing exclude unopened cello and rack packs or factory sealed sets, but those get shown off all the time already. Looking for weird stuff, like this item.
Here is what they look like, by the way, and the entire checklist.
That is why certain things give me concern. One such problem/fear is a known issue with unopened packs that involves the gum sticking to cards and the sugar seeping into the cardboard, but also newer UV coated cards sticking together like glue, forming solid blocks. The longer something is held in that unopened state, the worse it will probably be when it is finally opened.
Another fear I have on certain things is, what if this is not an original "seal" and what is inside is not what I think it is. The following item is in that category for me. I had wanted a set of these 1963 Dodger "Large Head" pin-ups since I first saw them in one of the old annual guides. I was fortunate enough to find a sealed set that was affordable and bought it. It has sat as I bought it ever since. Now I can't help but wonder if this is in fact the entire set and not a few random singled stuffed into an original envelope and resealed. I want to open it, but at the same time I don't. One might also say I get no enjoyment out of this item with the pin-ups sealed and you are mostly correct. This is essentially a mailer. The true enjoyment doesn't come until the contents are unleashed! These are not overly tough to find, in fact one seller is selling at least 10 full sets, probably more, as 2 buyers have each puchased 10 sets each.
On the back, I can see there are pin-ups in the mailer, but not who they are or if there is a full set. I bought it believing it was a full set and wish to continue to believe that. What would you do?
Show off any oddball "unopened" stuff you also have. I won't anyone sharing exclude unopened cello and rack packs or factory sealed sets, but those get shown off all the time already. Looking for weird stuff, like this item.
Here is what they look like, by the way, and the entire checklist.
