Are these people NUTS???

[Swiski]

The footprints indicate that this sticker was part of the Lost Wackys "Walky" Packages sub-set that were mysteriously uncovered last week...

Seriously?! Can you post a link to the article about these "Walky" Packages?

[quas]

Seriously?! Can you post a link to the article about these "Walky" Packages?

I think that post was pulling our leg (by the foot).

[MoldRush]

The Big Baddy has little footprints in the border:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/394389650551

As a kid I was always big on cereal box prizes, as I’m sure many here also were.

Sometime during the OS run, maybe sometime after, not sure, Honeycomb cereal had a prize I was SO pumped about at the time - a ‘footprint roller’.  Footprints of any one of three different types, I’m thinking human, bear paws and bird’s feet, something in that vein, were molded in relief on a cylindrical plastic drum with a handle.  Together with a black ink pad, you could ink up the roller and then roll out a path of prints on paper.  Didn’t work particularly well because the plastic didn’t hold ink like a rubber stamp does, but you could at least get one or two sets of prints after each inking.  Anyhoo, that’s where I think the prints on the Big Baddy came from.

[vahsurfer]

Jeff That is HYSTERICAL!

George!!!!!!!!

Richard
#StayWacky

[lucidjc]

This really grinds my gears. They take a $2 pack, open it and try to sell the contents for STUPID money...Really?? assholes

https://www.ebay.com/itm/144884564610?hash=item21bbcb0282:g:eX4AAOSw18BgrHGa&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoDOTDqProYTwmzE2tku9NR46IlX6yaIsP9n0b23oYR593KTKIqP5OJdJjHwyiQFLAxUPdV%2F9GjiGi5cFFGIeppUNykuw6kDbZCP7jlMsAw39M8cUUb5lxH2mdmsvZj34%2FLTEQbYFrwECDWHJaE7G9R3iBoUHoYg48FmlgaxJoRtGaW24DREXZQ%2FSfqmkUZDdcbmidErEwBGIbzmS6yxvZgI%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR8yT3YOvYQ


Jim

[drono]

This really grinds my gears. They take a $2 pack, open it and try to sell the contents for STUPID money...Really??

And they want $5.60 to ship it!

[lucidjc]

Is this just a joke or fer reals?   Never been peeled from the wrong backing, I can see that.


https://www.ebay.com/itm/394420621138?hash=item5bd54d0f52:g:GA0AAOSwmthjoX~o&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4FrkSQoZaOR0mVSBLeqOaDStLfWZD1gJ%2BgPd10W1%2BTV9McSiIEmlQRkdxclwE4FK3KDH8yR5qsjUhMmccwh%2Fx%2Fd3ULr3wuPFqHm6%2F%2B8F67VaP9JUe2CRoAKLplNXvmFRgNWpOVLYhRaVrs%2BwpPsSTC4t%2FXcb0Lk9RYJ%2FyCiz0zjS%2FzerKS80DoOMtcSYED71GOaNOOfAYXVSDX0Zifm2o3z5j9893AAXavaBnKLxSF4fO1WeDJpvfapCoiRiKHu3WYUy33mAo2JjB9NXsyexPkhk2rGkWpIBSohiMBZgjno0%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9Dsz5u2YQ

[MoldRush]

After an infuriating first take, I tried to think about this from the perspective of a hypothetical seller who is simply completely ignorant about anything related to card collecting, grading, etc.  if ‘never peeled’ means ‘never permanently stuck’ and ‘minor edgewear’ is meant for the sticker alone, then this seller is at the very least oblivious to the basic notion that the condition of the entire card matters, not just the removable sticker part.  And FWIW, the condition of the Secrets sticker alone isn’t all that great either.  Above all, the $17 minimum bid classifies this seller as delusional no matter how much grace one might wish to extend.

I guess I’m nuts too for giving this way too much thought...

[JailOJohn]

Price gouging is one thing, but i think the total obliviousness about grade and terminology mean this person is ignorant/naïve. You would think he/she could check other auctions to make sure their asking price is within the market range…..

[MoldRush]

Price gouging is one thing, but i think the total obliviousness about grade and terminology mean this person is ignorant/naïve. You would think he/she could check other auctions to make sure their asking price is within the market range…..

Yes, clearly no attempt was made to self-educate whatsoever on this category of collectibles.  It kind of reminds me of the long period from early 80’s to late 90’s when I never thought I would never again see any non-reprinted titles.  At some point in the early 80’s I found a small metal box with a Bathless Ribbons and Mare Cigarettes stuck inside the lid - I carefully peeled them off, got them off in one piece albeit with some edge damage, applied them to a blank card, had to store them under pressure in a heavy book to flatten them and make them adhere, etc., and for years I valued them because they were all I had.  Now it’s just sort of a pathetic memory.  The sense I get is that in a similar way, this seller thinks they’ve stumbled onto something rare, one-of-a-kind, etc.  The main difference is that I was operating with blinders on in the 80’s - no Internet, no knowledge of The Wrapper, card shows, etc.  This seller has none of those obstacles.  Google WPs and there’s everything you could ever want to know.

[Corndog]

Here is another BARGAIN for us Wacky fans 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/125730909652?hash=item1d46256dd4:g:-vgAAOSwTE5jzF7s

[JailOJohn]

I dont see amy copyrights, so it looks like half of those are re-stuck….Yikes!

[freetoes]

I dont see amy copyrights, so it looks like half of those are re-stuck….Yikes!

They're just borderless. I never knew kids did that, but apparently it was quite common.

[bandaches]

They're just borderless. I never knew kids did that, but apparently it was quite common.

I peeled and stuck wackys all over the place but never did I strip off the borders and keep them like that.  No idea what the appeal would be to strip off the borders.

[RawGoo]

I peeled and stuck wackys all over the place but never did I strip off the borders and keep them like that.  No idea what the appeal would be to strip off the borders.

To get rid of the copyright, I assume.

[drono]

I remember doing that to one and thought it looked cool. I'm glad that I stopped at one.

[Plastered Peanut]

I peeled and stuck wackys all over the place but never did I strip off the borders and keep them like that.  No idea what the appeal would be to strip off the borders.

I originally created a "book" of wackys, with the stickers botch-taped to loose leaf notebook paper.   Later I decided they would be more desirable in their original "free range" form, and was horrified that the tape residue tore some of the borders while trying to remove them from the loose leaf paper.   So, removing the borders became "necessary" for aesthetic purposes....ouch.

[vahsurfer]

Dennis,

I am so glad you did not lick and stick your Ratz and Cracked Animals 1967 Cards!!!!
AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA

Richard
#StayWacky

[drono]

Dennis,

I am so glad you did not lick and stick your Ratz and Cracked Animals 1967 Cards!!!!
AHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHA

Richard
#StayWacky

If I'd had them in 1967, when I was only 3, I probably would have.  I remember my dad giving me a wallet when I was about 4 or 5, and I trimmed some of my football cards to fit in the plastic picture inserts.  One was a Joe Namath, but I don't think it was his rookie card. It was probably a 1969.

[vahsurfer]

Dennis - HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAAAHHAHAHAAH

Richard
#StayWacky

[70s_Kid]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/125730909652?hash=item1d46256dd4:g:-vgAAOSwTE5jzF7s&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4FLXBgWeC3CmrZtcI5cFWI8ZNL8U6aoMxIxaLsLAKMTknLYO8cqkx6HDIjRuxfIXGG%2BMhRKSrl69NDEZWcDwN%2F6Q5hZF01F9Qdq%2BjwBtKy9MNZKI3s9w4jG4ZaTEZD57P6Nec2lVqMokhVx974vg6gVZ2Ecxn2UwqXnFWhhPCoyJ%2F9LM0ELD%2FgG7dv1%2BLXUe5fEiJYlD4sEhD4j5m24nVPFCiLthfpFfGb0hvRRuwr7qLAt2kd7BnmRcrNIDfbvaGzbPyiIuycLvu9Rb9tkChCuu5WHpKMCtOKd%2FDfvXbWHL%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9ys26zCYQ

I would pay maybe 20 bucks for the lot to make magnets out of them

[70s_Kid]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/125730909652?hash=item1d46256dd4:g:-vgAAOSwTE5jzF7s&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAA4FLXBgWeC3CmrZtcI5cFWI8ZNL8U6aoMxIxaLsLAKMTknLYO8cqkx6HDIjRuxfIXGG%2BMhRKSrl69NDEZWcDwN%2F6Q5hZF01F9Qdq%2BjwBtKy9MNZKI3s9w4jG4ZaTEZD57P6Nec2lVqMokhVx974vg6gVZ2Ecxn2UwqXnFWhhPCoyJ%2F9LM0ELD%2FgG7dv1%2BLXUe5fEiJYlD4sEhD4j5m24nVPFCiLthfpFfGb0hvRRuwr7qLAt2kd7BnmRcrNIDfbvaGzbPyiIuycLvu9Rb9tkChCuu5WHpKMCtOKd%2FDfvXbWHL%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR9ys26zCYQ

I would pay maybe 20 bucks for the lot to make magnets out of them

As an 8 year old in 1973, I collected the stickers only.  I never stuck them.  I wish I kept the wrappers and boxes as I had no idea they would be worth anything decades later.... LOL

[lucidjc]

At some point, just throw the fuckin thing out!


Jim


https://www.ebay.com/itm/334734175767?hash=item4defb62e17:g:6qoAAOSwlCZjelGN&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoMumZ53iMUJLhGanW8xQF9nc98AiQN%2BzIoASRDIWn%2FFZ3aOtpEKrGBF0TwQZz54ALzuGzxxtoiB6Mbog%2FKGWj30PQCOdc7gX8i4k75lMQRaC10L7VVhTd%2F8jUIUNUyJHdBMcOvvDFRmw1R7beYV3pXmWIdvnRkqK5ygvqE%2B5hE9RfhR6D6OYADxyY3dvz%2FqPr5zelx5nNR1kYAnbO9CcCno%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6rOitvHYQ

[quas]

At some point, just throw the fuckin thing out!


Jim


https://www.ebay.com/itm/334734175767?hash=item4defb62e17:g:6qoAAOSwlCZjelGN&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoMumZ53iMUJLhGanW8xQF9nc98AiQN%2BzIoASRDIWn%2FFZ3aOtpEKrGBF0TwQZz54ALzuGzxxtoiB6Mbog%2FKGWj30PQCOdc7gX8i4k75lMQRaC10L7VVhTd%2F8jUIUNUyJHdBMcOvvDFRmw1R7beYV3pXmWIdvnRkqK5ygvqE%2B5hE9RfhR6D6OYADxyY3dvz%2FqPr5zelx5nNR1kYAnbO9CcCno%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR6rOitvHYQ

Even at that low price, you'd have to be half-Crocked to buy it.

[drono]

I'm sure that the seller uses the same description for all listings, but it's really comical for this one

Condition: Used
“Sticker as Pictured. I'm not a grading expert, no guarantee card will grade well.”

[Plastered Peanut]

I'm sure that the seller uses the same description for all listings, but it's really comical for this one

Condition: Used
“Sticker as Pictured. I'm not a grading expert, no guarantee card will grade well.”

Made me think of an advertisement I saw on TV the other day for a pound of Morgan Silver Dollars....in big font on the screen it said "Collector Grade!!!"

Yeh....."AG-3" is technically a "collector grade".   

[drono]

Factory sealed 1986 set?  So the factory took a team bag, sealed it, and then put a piece of tape over it?  Really???  I guess coolmccool has a factory that does this?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115709850969

[bigtomi]

I guess coolmccool has a factory that does this?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115709850969

Well, sure! 'cause he's coolmccool!! Also, how many f--king pictures of a little stack of cards are needed? 

[vahsurfer]

Dennis,

At least they did use a shrink wrap machine on it!!

Richard
#StayWacky

[JailOJohn]

Not sure if this is nuts or not….seller asking $675 for all monthly sets from 2021…All sets are still in boxes, so could chaser items make these sets worth this?

[drono]

Not sure if this is nuts or not….seller asking $675 for all monthly sets from 2021…All sets are still in boxes, so could chaser items make these sets worth this?

Or did the seller remove the chasers and reseal the sets? 

[lucidjc]

Or did the seller remove the chasers and reseal the sets?

I would expect them to be just base sets. At 60 bucks a set with goodies, I guess the out of print 12 base sets at that price while high, its not out of the ballpark. $2.81 a card.

[lucidjc]

What kind of shit-fakery is this?


https://www.ebay.com/itm/166045504392?hash=item26a9155388:g:UE4AAOSwWv5kQ24y&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwDF1jQGuqynHXdt8Cc7psFgFEgpVKRnAYm3XbwWNN16lY3oiHuaIdlHhCLRvq6lKWYXnfglFlf%2B%2Fy1En6%2BYEGFWt6NzB7re18g1rNyAXesVM%2BUQJC17%2Fnw3MyxvJKnHc3kVbdWRvRoGwuiZFBzmeWUE9YfcWQB4qjZyqahF%2BPkp49rW7izsKiMKmd75YR%2B3T4vTvx9Z96xmyjGtRGIKIln1OkwSXFNubRi%2Frz5Tya%2FiDSsPo%2BxhC4Kskm%2B%2FO0XnkIQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4aNwbX1YQ

[vahsurfer]

HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA

Richard
#StayWacky

[lcummins]

What kind of shit-fakery is this?


https://www.ebay.com/itm/166045504392?hash=item26a9155388:g:UE4AAOSwWv5kQ24y&amdata=enc%3AAQAIAAAAwDF1jQGuqynHXdt8Cc7psFgFEgpVKRnAYm3XbwWNN16lY3oiHuaIdlHhCLRvq6lKWYXnfglFlf%2B%2Fy1En6%2BYEGFWt6NzB7re18g1rNyAXesVM%2BUQJC17%2Fnw3MyxvJKnHc3kVbdWRvRoGwuiZFBzmeWUE9YfcWQB4qjZyqahF%2BPkp49rW7izsKiMKmd75YR%2B3T4vTvx9Z96xmyjGtRGIKIln1OkwSXFNubRi%2Frz5Tya%2FiDSsPo%2BxhC4Kskm%2B%2FO0XnkIQ%3D%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR4aNwbX1YQ

I must be missing something... what about this is fake?