A $1,500 sealed box led me down the Fournier rabbit hole—early stars, sticker mysteries, and how condition and authenticity still matter.
Posts published in “Unopened”
Packs, boxes, cases—and everything that was never meant to be opened.
I’ve never seen a BBCE-wrapped 1974 Topps Baseball Vending Box, but in August 2004, Mastro sold a half case of 12 encapsulated by GAI (only…
Back in 2001, Ron Over Enterprises offered a 6-box case of 1993 Finest Basketball, a product that’s nearly impossible to find sealed today. In 2023,…
In March 1998, Ron Oser Enterprises offered this circa 1935 R108 Pulver Pictures Wham Gum wrapper for sale, described as the most desirable 1930s non-sport wrapper in…
In 1999, Mastro sold this 1970 Topps Football box for $1,973. A quarter of a century later, in September 2024, BBCE sold a box for…
You’re not going to see many mint 1965 Topps Tall Boy 5-cent Display Boxes on the market; I scanned this one from Mastro’s December 2007…
Old catalogs, new discoveries! From the October 2007 Classic Collector Auction Catalog: 1984 Topps Gremlins Rack Pack Display Box Production Artwork and Color Proof Sheets.…