I was one of the bidders on both boxes, but really baled on the full box as I suspected it would sell between $10,000 and $12,000. I was the third highest on the partial box, but just did not want to spend more than $5,000 on the box. I wanted to build in some profit on re-selling them
I would have sold the packs for a profit without even grading them. I leave that to the next owner.
I suspected that they were 2nd series packs, but the owner was very uncooperative when asked important questions. My key question was whether all packs contained gum in them, and whether that gum was unbroken. He responded that he did not have the time to check every pack. Really, how difficult would that have been to check all 73 packs? 5 to 8 minutes at most.
That kept me from bidding higher than $5,000 on the partial box.
I have bought 7 complete OS boxes in the past 2 months, and almost bought 2 more just recently, but I had to cancel a personal check when the seller ignored my telephone calls for 5 days.
Boxes are for sale if you keep searching everywhere but just plan on paying approximately double or more than they sold for 1-2 years ago.
But while I have your attention, I just want to thank the experts on this site (such as Dave) who unsparingly provide responses to the most difficult questions, even when there is no real reward for offering their knowledge.
One last thing: I hope that some of the packs do not get opened so they can eventually be bought up by pack collectors.
Happy hunting!!
Steve