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01-10-2009, 10:51 AM #1
Pack/Wrapper Collector
Hey, I just started collecting wrappers a little while ago. I thought it would be a good way to sort of scrap book all of the wax that I have busted. I cut the wrappers down to size and throw them in a toploaders. They look pretty sharp. Anyways, I'm wondering if there are any other wrapper collectors out there, or people who have kept some wrappers. Being that I just started collecting them, all I have are from 2008 issues, and I'm looking for more. Below is a short list of what I have compiled thus far.
Pack/Wrapper List
Baseball:2008 Bowman2008 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects2008 Bowman Sterling2008 Bowman Sterling box topper2008 Topps Series 12008 Topps Update & Highlights2008 Topps Heritage High Number2008 Topps Chrome2008 Topps Co-Signers2008 Topps Moments & Milestones2008 Topps Allen & Ginter2008 Topps Stadium Club2008 Upper Deck Series 12008 Upper Deck Series 22008 UD X2008 UD Goudey2008 UD Baseball Heroes2008 UD Masterpieces2008 UD A Piece of History2008 UD Spectrum2008 UD Timeline2008 UD Premier2008 UD Sweet Spot2008 Ballpark Collection2008 UD Documentary2008 SP Authentic2008 SPx2008 SP Legendary Cuts2008 Donruss Threads2008 Donruss Elite Extra EditionBasketball:2008-09 Bowman Draft Picks & Stars2008-09 Topps2008-09 Topps Chrome2008-09 Topps Tip-Off2008-09 Topps Co-Signers2008-09 Topps Treasury2008-09 Upper Deck2008-09 UD MVP2008-09 SPx2008-09 SP Rookie Threads2008-09 Fleer2008-09 Fleer Hot Prospects2007-08 SPx
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01-10-2009, 01:59 PM #2
Nice collection thus far....I have been collecting wrappers since 2002. I buy recent issued packs as well as packs from the 80s just to keep the wrapper. I figured that one day they could be worth some money like the wrappers from the 50s. Never thought of cutting them down to fit top loaders, sounds like a good idea. I tend to keep mine in original state so in time if I get them encapsuled they might get a better grade.
As I bust packs and boxes I will keep out an wrapper or so if ya want. I only keep out the packs that are in the best condition.
BAM
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01-10-2009, 02:32 PM #3
Wow, you must have alot of wrappers then. I never thought about retaining them intact, or the long term potential of their value. I don't think any companies grade just the wrappers right now, do they? I guess I kind of just do it for the nostalgic factor - they look pretty tight in toploaders, stacked in a 2-row box. Yeah, if you have any extras when you break wax that would be sweet, I would trade for them. I've had a hard time getting some of the older ones, just because I don't want to invest the money, time, and space to break a box of junk and have to encorporate in all in the collection. Do you know of any good places to buy just single packs? Dave and Adam's Card World is the best I have seen thus far, but they usually carry just the issues from the last year or two.
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01-10-2009, 02:53 PM #4
I have a bunch of unopened packs from 1988 Score if you are interested. I could send you a couple or just one if you want for not much at all, lmk.
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01-10-2009, 05:16 PM #5
I usually just go into a local card shop and pick up a 25 cent pack. It doesn't hurt to sometimes take a chance at a pack of cards. I have pulled some really good cards out of a random pack and from there if I like the cards I start collecting the set. I might start posting them in my bucket. Just to have something new to collect. Also, they have a 4 x 6 or so size top loader for bigger cards so that way you don't have to cut the packs and you can fully flatten the wrapper inside of it.
When I bust more packs, I will save them up and once I have 15 - 20 of them, I'll let you know and send me an SASE and you can have them.
Another way to get more wrappers, just go into the card shop and if people bust in there, the owner might have a trashcan or a bin of them and he might give them away. I have gotten some that way and empty boxes. I have about 20 of those that are stackin up. But that is my preference, not everyone goes for the empty boxes.
BAMLast edited by BAM1984; 01-10-2009 at 05:20 PM.
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01-10-2009, 05:32 PM #6
Yeah, I thought about the wax box thing, but they just seem too bulky. And I never thought of just getting larger toploaders. Duh! But again, I'm just collecting them for nostalgic reasons - I don't expect them to really gather any value (and they won't when they're cut anyway). I just think it would be kind of cool to see in the longrun how much product I have busted. And I live in Minneapolis, which is not exactly a hot bed for sportscards. We have less than a handful of shops in the metro area, and most just carry new product, and the other shop I refuse to go to because the owner is a ™™™™™™ bag nerd who ignores his customers while he plays online poker and eats junk food. Anyways, yeah any wrappers you could spare would be sweet - perhaps we could put together a trade of some sort in the future.
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01-12-2009, 07:04 PM #7
Here is pretty much my wrapper collection, I am still lookin around for some of them that I have left in other boxes.BAMBaseball Wrappers:’88 Topps BIG’90 Score‘93 Pacific Series I’94 Fleer Ultra Series II‘95 Score Series I’95 Score Series II’96 Pacific Crown Collection’96 Upper Deck Series I’97 Pacific Crown Collection Hobby’97 Pinnacle Retail’97 Score Retail’97 UD Collector’s Choice Retail’98 Pacific Crown Collection Hobby’98 Skybox Molten Metal’98 Topps Chrome Series II Hobby’99 Fleer Tradition Retail’99 Topps Gallery Hobby’99 UD Choice Grand Slam Record Breakers Retail’99 UD Choice Home Run Heroes Retail’99 UD Choice Opening Season Super Stars Retail’99 Upper Deck Encore Retail’99 Upper Deck HoloGrFX Retail’99 Upper Deck MVP Retail’03 Fleer Tradition Hobby’04 Fleer Ultra Update Retail’05 Fleer America’s National Pastime Retail’05 Topps Rookie Cup Retail’05 Topps Updates and Highlights Retail’06 Fleer Ultra Retail’06 Topps ’52 Retail’06 Topps Turkey Red Retail’06 Upper Deck Series II Retail’06 Upper Deck Update Retail’07 Bowman Heritage Retail’07 Fleer Retail’07 Topps Allen and Ginter Retail’07 Topps Heritage Retail’07 Topps Opening Day Retail’07 Topps Turkey Red Retail’07 Topps Update Retail’07 Upper Deck Artifacts Retail’07 Upper Deck First Edition Retail’07 Upper Deck Series I Retail’08 Donruss Threads Hobby’08 SP Authentic Hobby’08 Topps Allen and Ginter Hobby’08 Topps Allen and Ginter N43 Insert Wrapper’08 Topps Chrome Hobby’08 Topps Chrome Retail’08 Topps Series II Retail’08 Topps Trading Card History Hobby’08 UD A Piece of History Retail’08 Upper Deck Documentary Hobby’08 Upper Deck Masterpieces Hobby’08 Upper Deck Spectrum Retail’08 UD X HobbyBasketball Wrappers:‘98-‘99 Skybox Metal Universe Retail’99-’00 Upper Deck Michael Jordan A Living Legend Retail‘99-’00 Upper Deck Michael Jordan Athlete of the Century Retail‘06-’07 Topps ’52 Retail’06-’07 Topps Turkey Red Retail’06-’07 Upper Deck Retail’06-’07 Upper Deck Rookie DebutFootball Wrappers:’97 Pacific Invincible Retail’98 Skybox Premium Retail’99 Upper Deck MVP Retail’06 Topps Turkey Red’06 Upper Deck Series I Retail’07 Fleer Ultra RetailHockey Wrappers:’06-’07 Upper Deck Series I Retail
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01-12-2009, 09:06 PM #8
I used to keep the wrappers of the packs that I pulled gu or autos from and put a sticker to decipher whether it was a gu or au.. But I stopped because they took up too much room and I accumulated way too many
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01-12-2009, 09:37 PM #9
I have a 2008 Upper Deck Sweet Spot Hobby Pack. LMK if you are interested I will ship it to you if you pay for postage.
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Originally Posted by BAM1984 
