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Offline MoldRush

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #35 on: July 23, 2022, 06:17:04 AM »
I do high BIN with offers hoping to do off ebay deals.  I just sold a pile of ans unopened boxes that way.
Are you able to exchange contact info with a prospective buyer using the eBay messaging system?  I found several years back that eBay’s Big Brother police had ways of detecting the sharing of email addresses, maybe even blocking those communications, can’t remember for sure.

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #36 on: July 23, 2022, 08:29:31 AM »
Are you able to exchange contact info with a prospective buyer using the eBay messaging system?  I found several years back that eBay’s Big Brother police had ways of detecting the sharing of email addresses, maybe even blocking those communications, can’t remember for sure.
You have to be very careful and very slick about it But often it's folks known to me so eBay is a good advertising system.  Recently I ran the auction for ANS boxes as qty 4, he made offer on one hence i got his contact info, found his cell via basic internet search.
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Offline 70s_Kid

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #37 on: July 24, 2022, 02:37:46 PM »
I picked up a full box of Wacky posters back in the early 90's at a flea market in Florida for I think $30.  I wish I did not sell it, but I was about to ship off to Korea (I was in the Army) and sold most of my collectibles to have extra money in transition... I am glad I held on to my 1-16 with all var's and rares, wrappers and puzzles

Offline JailOJohn

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #38 on: December 07, 2022, 10:45:18 AM »
Does anyone have any info/experience on collation of these? Does a box of 36 packs contain a full set if 24? Referring to the 1974 boxes….Or am i crazy for considering buying packs or boxes only to open and assemble a set?

Offline drono

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #39 on: December 07, 2022, 12:35:52 PM »
Does anyone have any info/experience on collation of these? Does a box of 36 packs contain a full set if 24? Referring to the 1974 boxes….Or am i crazy for considering buying packs or boxes only to open and assemble a set?

I bought a full box in the late '90s for $175 but sold off a few of the packs, so I think I only have 30 left.  I'm not going to open them, and because they are folded, there's no way to tell what poster is in which pack.  The only full boxes I've seen lately are in the $700 ~ $900 range.  I think you could probably find the posters individually for less if you really shopped around.  However, it seems like both the supply and demand for those is really low right now, so it's difficult to gauge a price.  There appear to be more unopened packs on eBay right now than the posters themselves, and with the box itself probably selling for ~$100, unopened packs would be the way to go if you're going to open them.

This auction has 17 packs with popped seals (common problem on these) for $189, which is a terrific price.  There's nothing rare in these, so I doubt they were searched.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/115587061513
« Last Edit: December 07, 2022, 12:45:54 PM by drono »

Offline JailOJohn

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #40 on: December 07, 2022, 03:11:05 PM »
Yeah, i agree thats a fair price. Id hate to open 17 packs and get 11 of the same title, but life is a gamble….
« Last Edit: December 08, 2022, 08:49:08 AM by JailOJohn »

Offline drono

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #41 on: December 07, 2022, 08:34:07 PM »
Yeah, i agree thats a fair price. Id hate to open 17 packs and get 11 of the same title, but life isca gamble….

The same seller also has 18 packs without popped seals at $25 each.  That's 35 total, so they may have come from the same box, which would give you a better chance of a more random distribution.  Why not just ask the seller if they all came from the same box?  If the answer is yes, and you open them to find 11 of the same title, you'd be pretty sure they were lying.  Telling them that you intend to open them might ensure they'll be honest.
« Last Edit: December 07, 2022, 08:36:53 PM by drono »

Offline JailOJohn

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #42 on: December 08, 2022, 08:53:24 AM »
I understand that no seller can guarantee what titles are in unopened packs, and that the glue popping open is common for the posters…It is probably doubtful that a person opened the packs and re-folded posters. I guess since there are no “rare” titles in the 1974 series, the only danger is lots of duplicates…

Offline faustxxx

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #43 on: December 09, 2022, 04:05:45 AM »
     I'm curious about the glue, I was unaware there was any. Aren't these 74' packs all wax packs?

Offline bigtomi

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #44 on: December 09, 2022, 06:13:09 AM »
     I'm curious about the glue, I was unaware there was any. Aren't these 74' packs all wax packs?
I concur, there's no glue to pop. They're wax packs, heat sealed.

Offline JailOJohn

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #45 on: December 09, 2022, 08:04:44 AM »
My mistake to use the word “glue.” Seller’s language was that the seals are popped. He has clarified that the 17 packs with popped seals came from the same box as the 18 sealed packs. No word on what happened to the 36th pack… 

Offline 70s_Kid

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #46 on: December 09, 2022, 10:45:53 AM »
I had an unopened box of 73 posters back in the mid 90s....  I wish I didn't sell it...  :(

Offline bigtomi

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #47 on: December 09, 2022, 01:03:39 PM »
I had an unopened box of 73 posters back in the mid 90s....  I wish I didn't sell it...  :(
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Offline RunTony

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #48 on: March 09, 2023, 05:48:14 AM »
I have about a half-dozen of the 1974 ones still in the blue wrapper.  Pristine condition, or as near to that as you can call a folded up poster.  Are they worth much?

Offline Paul_Maul

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Re: Who collects the 1973/1974 posters?
« Reply #49 on: March 09, 2023, 06:19:52 AM »
I have about a half-dozen of the 1974 ones still in the blue wrapper.  Pristine condition, or as near to that as you can call a folded up poster.  Are they worth much?

Not really. There was a find of blue unopened material at some point in the last ten years, so that full boxes in the $600 range appear regularly on eBay.

 

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