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Trading Post => Buy Requests for Wacky Packages => Topic started by: All-Brain on October 06, 2015, 06:22:35 PM

Title: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on October 06, 2015, 06:22:35 PM
I'm hoping to fill a hole in the Reissue collection. Condition is really not that important. A wrapper would work but failing that an unopened pack is ok also.

Someone must have an extra they would part with :)
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: Paul_Maul on October 09, 2015, 06:52:37 AM

Someone must have an extra they would part with :)

No, probably not likely on the unopened pack, at least. These were a lot more available 15 years ago. Deep pocketed collectors have been trying to complete the sticker set, and many packs have been opened in the past decade. I was offered $750 for my pack last year. The wrappers you would think would surface if packs are being opened, but I haven't seen any lately.
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on October 09, 2015, 06:21:21 PM
No, probably not likely on the unopened pack, at least. These were a lot more available 15 years ago. Deep pocketed collectors have been trying to complete the sticker set, and many packs have been opened in the past decade. I was offered $750 for my pack last year. The wrappers you would think would surface if packs are being opened, but I haven't seen any lately.
Thanks for the information. I sold my wrapper a few years ago but cant recall who purchased it. It had a chuck missing in one corner. I think its the one Rusty is using as the example on his site. Pretty sure I sent him the scan.
I would buy that one back if I could recall who had it lol.
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: Tom Keen on October 14, 2015, 07:12:24 PM
Thanks for the information. I sold my wrapper a few years ago but cant recall who purchased it. It had a chuck missing in one corner. I think its the one Rusty is using as the example on his site. Pretty sure I sent him the scan.
I would buy that one back if I could recall who had it lol.
Isn't there a test wrapper on ebay?  I thought I saw one for around $80.
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: Paul_Maul on October 14, 2015, 07:19:35 PM
Isn't there a test wrapper on ebay?  I thought I saw one for around $80.

Probably an Irish test wrapper.
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on October 15, 2015, 03:48:14 AM
Probably an Irish test wrapper.
Yes, It was an Irish Test wrapper. I got excited for a moment the other day when I initially saw it but the realized what it was.
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: RawGoo on October 15, 2015, 04:24:43 AM
Yes, It was an Irish Test wrapper. I got excited for a moment the other day when I initially saw it but the realized what it was.

$80 would be a fantastic price for a 1979 Test Wrapper, wouldn't it?
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on October 15, 2015, 04:33:58 PM
$80 would be a fantastic price for a 1979 Test Wrapper, wouldn't it?

Yeah not bad, I think I sold my torn one for $50
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on January 29, 2016, 06:21:39 PM
BUMP.....

No 79 Test Wrapper for sale huh? Anyone?

Going stir crazy with no reissues around lol....
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: RawGoo on January 30, 2016, 04:09:04 AM
Sorry, no extra 1979 test wrapper.

PM me your address and I'll scare up some reissue singles for you.  I think you already got the last extra complete set I had, but will look around.
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: Fanatical_and_Sickly on January 30, 2016, 12:30:10 PM
Going stir crazy with no reissues around lol....
you could go after this auction and then roll around in reissue wrappers like they're a pile of money

eBay auction: #161946886835
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on February 02, 2016, 09:10:23 AM
Sorry, no extra 1979 test wrapper.

PM me your address and I'll scare up some reissue singles for you.  I think you already got the last extra complete set I had, but will look around.
You are very kind, I'm ok though I just won a couple of auctions and should have a couple hundred stickers on the way :)
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on February 02, 2016, 09:11:43 AM
you could go after this auction and then roll around in reissue wrappers like they're a pile of money

eBay auction: #161946886835
That too funny! Just before the fire I worked an off Ebay deal with a seller for a lot of over 400 wrappers and a dozen empty boxes.
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: Paul_Maul on February 02, 2016, 10:13:22 AM
Looks like the main serious re-ish registry collector is trying to liquidate everything. Assuming you're not willing to drop $5K I think it will be a hard sell.
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on February 02, 2016, 01:08:16 PM
Interesting auction for sure. $19.00 each is too high for me. I'm going to continue to build my set at the $6 per card level.

Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on April 03, 2016, 01:42:31 PM
I'm hoping to fill a hole in the Reissue collection. Condition is really not that important. A wrapper would work but failing that an unopened pack is ok also.

Someone must have an extra they would part with :)
Bump
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: Paul_Maul on April 03, 2016, 02:29:41 PM
I remember I got my unopened pack from Greg the first time I visited his apartment in Philly. I paid $200 for it. I was short on cash, but at least the local WaWa had no ATM fees!

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Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: bandaches on April 03, 2016, 06:36:42 PM
Were most of these packs killed to confirm the various theories as to the titles in this set?
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on April 03, 2016, 06:59:21 PM
I will be good with a wrapper and one sticker. I can frame them together.
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: Paul_Maul on April 29, 2016, 03:49:51 PM
Were most of these packs killed to confirm the various theories as to the titles in this set?

I think a bunch have been killed by those trying to put the set together, notably Eric R.
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on April 30, 2016, 12:27:13 PM
I got excited when I saw a post in this thread.......for  a second.......:(
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: Fanatical_and_Sickly on April 27, 2017, 07:23:03 PM
I'm hoping to fill a hole in the Reissue collection. Condition is really not that important. A wrapper would work but failing that an unopened pack is ok also.
i hope it was you that won this recent auction! eBay auction: #122424803150
Title: Re: 1979 Test Wrapper or Pack
Post by: All-Brain on April 28, 2017, 06:42:01 PM
i hope it was you that won this recent auction! eBay auction: #122424803150

Yes Sir! Finally.


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