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AWESOME!

What a beautiful pack - congratulations! Gary Nolan is the Big Red Machine member hardly anyone ever talks about, but a Big Red Machine member nonetheless. And 1975 was their year.

Nice grab! I was thinking about bidding on that one. I have 5-6 graded mini cellos. Definitely my favorite pack 😍

My local Walmart has all their boxes behind locked glass cabinets. So many idiots out there nowadays. When people are not afraid of the consequences they do stupid things

Gave a video like. Really fun to see a '75 pack, love that set. Congrats on the fun addition to the collection, Brandon👊

I am old enough to remember paying the .25 back in 1975,

Hey Brandon, nice cards! Love the 75 set

Wow, great pickup!

yeah nice the blue/yellow is probably my favorite

That’s a great pack!!

I don't think I've ever seen a mini cello up close. Maybe at some long-ago National. That is just superb.

Niiiiiiice! Brett and Yount are both in there!

Nice work. Seems your purchases are getting better each video! What made you bid for that one vs buying the one on eBay with a buy it now price for less

Sweetness!

It would be difficult for me not to open the pack

Good luck in your new academic year! I think this is the first time I've ever seen you in a jacket.

Gave a video like. Thanks for sharing

They are everywhere.

I hate the mega markups from auction to EBay. Spoke with a hobby friend (Tim M) expert about this. Guess I never really paid attention before to this. I’ve always wondered what would ppl do if they came across a 72’ Topps BB cello box at a garage sell at an 80 yr old woman’s house. The packs/box looks clean, and she had a $50 price tag on the item. Would you buy it for $50 and run, or speak with her about the true value and offer to help sell the box? Would you say let’s go 50/50, or maybe take 6(?) packs as payment after authentication? Box would maybe fetch $100K, so might clear $30K after fees/taxes. Or you can take 6 packs free & clear-while also helping her authenticate/sell the remaining packs?

I never thought of this before, and I've seen thousands of cello pack: Do cello packs have actual roller marks?

2 nice packs.

Gave a video like. Great packs! Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to your next video, Brandon

I prefer OPC only for hockey packs, yet those are cool packs.

Niiiiice!

Two famous quotes that have long applied to this hobby/market are, "There's a sucker born every minute," and, "A fool and his money are soon parted." It's a condition we must accept, however grudgingly, as part and parcel of an unregulated market. I admit that a few times during the pandemic, I got nervous about something that looked good to me and paid more than I should have. (At least one is BBCE wrapped, thank goodness.) But in buying those things, I did it with an eye to stashing them for the long run, not trying to flip. And I think anyone who is going to shell out a vigorous chunk for an admirable collectible would do well to adopt this attitude. I've seen intelligent people urging this very point of view since 2022.

Just subbed! Your channel is fantastic! You are a true collector. Everyday people. Some card channels on RUclips are all about making big money. I can really relate to your channel. Got back into sports card collecting about 3 months ago. Hockey and baseball is what I collect. Looking forward to catching up on all your videos.

Gave a video like. Fun you got two Bo Jackson cards. I liked the Montana, Munoz and Howie Long cards as well. Enjoyed the video as always

Gave a video like. It really doesn't bother me much that people buy something like that and list their item to the moon. The minor annoyance for me is having to scroll past the items like this to find items that are at least in the ballpark to look at. If someone wants to tie up their funds in any item and relist it for over double what they just paid, that's fine with me. A bit silly to me, slightly humorous in a way that so many people seem to do this and like a said a minor annoyance for me personally. Wish there was a filter to remove the listing fluff, that would be a blessing. It's too bad eBay doesn't have a way we can hide certain sellers from our feeds like RUclips allows to select not interested or don't recommend channel, that would be tremendous.

I just enjoy it, I do it for fun and not for money.

It's never a bad time to look at baseball cards, but they cheer me up too.

The hobby is a sanctuary for me, a respite from the stupidity and stress of everyday life. Also, it scratches that collectors itch which I’ve always had. The investment potential is just a small part. Well said, brother!

Amen to that brother….totally get it🤙🏽

Well said Brandon. The hobby is a good stress reliever.

If you're teaching in college in one of the Southern states, I imagine there's frequent stress. As far as the value of this hobby, as I one told some teenage customers, "Boys, a good woman is still just a woman, but a good baseball card is an investment!" (Don't let your wife see this.)

Gave a video like. Having a hobby is huge for my overall quality of life. So many benefits. Thanks for sharing

Good talk

Fun rip! Enjoyed it

I've seen some guys try to chew the old gum to impress their girlfriends. Their girlfriends are never impressed. You did get a decent selection of stars and Hall-of-Famers.

Well he bought the top of a speculative overheated market and then after only 2 years sold as the market cooled and the economy slowed. Not a great investment strategy. Packs are potentially poor short term investments but solid long term investments. Check what similar packs were selling for 10 years ago. They are way up since then even after this correction in the market.

Great price! I distinctly remember opening one of them in 2002/3 with my buddy, Mike. I had just bought it from BBCE, and after a few beers I brought it out. Lot of fun. Think they were $100 back then.

I noticed the 76’ racks dropped quite a bit.

I think the crash in top-notch items that went sky-high during and right after the pandemic was inevitable. Besides professional speculators, there was too much uninformed money floating around. It took buyers awhile to realize it, which is normal with our economics. I think it'll be a couple years before we begin to see a reset in this high-dollar sector. But as we've mentioned in some of your previous videos, the market for modestly priced unopened seems to be picking up juice. You showed good examples!

Good looking out. I like the comparison.

Gave a video like. Awesome! Thanks for sharing

very cool…man i wish cards still cost that much lol

AWESOME!

Oh my gosh, I love those graded trays! FYI, I did see a non-graded supposedly sealed tray of three 79-80 Hockey packs (Gretzky’s rookie year, big bucks) that were subsequently opened and each pack had obviously been searched. Huge disappointment. But I think you are good with these graded trays. 👍

Wow, I'm familiar with what wax trays are, but I don't believe I've ever seen any that old! How were they configured in the case -- x number per box, then x number of boxes per case?

Love it. Wax trays are always very brittle so it's tough to find them in decent condition.

Great stuff