Repacked Wax - Just The 70's

Back in September of last year (I've been slowly writing this post since November) I was taking a look at the website for Repacked Wax. Yes, the dismal beating I took from a box I bought previously had not deterred me from visiting the website now and then. Noticing that the 2nd Edition of "Just The 70's" had just been released (and I love 70's cards), I took the plunge.

I paid $129.99 (shipping was included). Quite steep I agree...but according to the description on their website they had acquired the following complete sets to put into these boxes.

1970 Topps (1 set)

1971 Topps (1 set)

1972 Topps (1 set)

1973 Topps (2 sets)

1974 Topps (2 sets)

1975 Topps (1 set)

1976 Topps (2 sets)

1977 Topps (3 sets)

1978 Topps (1 set)

1979 Topps (3 sets)

1979 Kelloggs (2 sets)

In addition, there was also going to be "some traded and misc./partial sets and singles and various extra stars". 

There were only going to be 100 boxes produced and each box would have 12 packs of 10 cards...so it comes out to just over a dollar a card. Every set was broken up and randomly spread across the 12,000 packs. So since every base card was included, you are going to get mostly commons. But there are a lot of decent rookie cards, 2nd year cards, etc., so you would think the odds of getting a few really good cards would be high, right?

Well, I'd seen three breaks of this on YouTube between ordering and receiving my box. None of the three produced any cards of note.

Wonderful.

In the "Swing and a Pop Up" world, this doesn't mean that I have a better chance of pulling something crazy because 3 of the 100 boxes are out of the way, this means those videos were probably going to be a preview of my box.

One thing you must keep in mind when you open a box of Repacked Wax or anything similar...you must have very, very low expectations. To me these are like those "Card Chase boxes" where for 20 bucks you get a bunch of packs that you could buy anywhere else for a fraction of that price. 

So is my prediction correct or do I just have a negative attitude? Let's find out!

Pack 1

1978 Topps Tigers Team Card

1977 Topps Butch Wynegar

1979 Topps Stan Papi

1973 Topps Mike Lum

1976 Topps Ted Simmons

1979 Topps Ron Guidry

1972 Topps Bill Sudakis

1971 Topps Rookie Stars Mike Davison/George Foster

1977 Topps Willie Montanez

1975 Topps Checklist cards 1 - 132

Not a horrible start...thanks to the George Foster rookie (although it does suffer from condition issues). The 1972 Sudakis is a high number.

Pack 2

1978 Topps Charlie Hough

1974 Topps Jerry Grote

1976 Topps Bob Montgomery

1979 Kellogg's Dave Parker

1977 Topps Bob Tolan

1972 Topps Boyhood Photos of the Stars Rick Wise

1971 Topps Dan Frisella

1975 Topps Dan Spillner

1977 Topps Mike Jorgensen

1979 Topps Bucky Dent (Rub in that 1978 Red Sox disappointment some more, why don't you)

My first Kellogg's card of the box.

Pack 3

1978 Topps Reggie Cleveland

1976 Topps Gene Tenace

1970 Topps Luis Aparicio

1977 Topps Bob Randall

1972 Topps Ron Woods

1974 Topps George Hendrick

1979 Topps Taylor Duncan

1971 Topps Baseball Coins Checklist 1 - 153

1975 Topps Jim Palmer

1973 Topps Duke Sims

Love the 1978 Topps Red Sox cards (although Reggie Cleveland only pitched 1/3 of an inning for the Red Sox in 1978 before being sold to the Texas Rangers in mid-April).

Pack 4

1977 Topps Jerry Reuss

1975 Topps Jim York

1979 Topps Tom Hutton

1970 Topps Danny Walton

1979 Topps Manny Sarmiento

1978 Topps Dick Pole

1976 Topps Tug McGraw

1973 Topps Royals Team Card

1972 Topps Denny Riddleberger

1974 Topps Traded John Curtis

Pack 5

1973 Topps Al Fitzmorris

1975 Topps Amos Otis

1978 Topps Larry Cox

1977 Topps Jason Thompson

1972 Topps Rollie Fingers

1970 Topps Red Sox Team Card

1978 Topps John Mayberry

1977 Topps Record Breaker Minnie Minoso

1974 Topps John Edwards

1973 Topps Bruce Dal Canton

The badly miscut Al Fitzmorris is a high number.

Pack 6

1978 Topps Ed Ott

1974 Topps Ken Singleton

1976 Topps Dick Pole

1977 Topps Dan Spillner

1979 Kelloggs Geoff Zahn

1972 Topps Sparky Anderson

1971 Topps Donn Clendenon

1975 Topps Dave Duncan

1977 Topps Jon Matlack

1979 Topps Joaquin Andujar

Another Kellogg's card!

Pack 7

1976 Topps Reggie Smith

1978 Topps Graig Nettles

1970 Topps Rod Gaspar

1977 Topps Don Carrithers

1979 Topps Burt Hooton

1973 Topps Jim Hardin

1973 Topps Luis Melendez

1974 Topps Rich Hand

1979 Topps Jim Essian

1975 Topps Steve Foucault

What? This pack had 11 cards? A bonus common!

1975 Topps Ken Rudolph

Pack 8

1978 Topps Rob Sperring

1976 Topps John Candelaria

1970 Topps Checklist 133 - 263

1977 Topps Al Cowens

1972 Topps Ray Lamb

1974 Topps Jim Northrup

1975 Topps Terry Hughes

1973 Topps Boyhood Photos of the Stars Jim Hunter

1979 Topps Dick Ruthven

1971 Topps RBI Leaders Bench/Perez/Williams

Pack 9

1979 Topps J. R. Richard

1975 Topps Dave McNally

1974 Topps Gene Michael

1972 Topps Frank Duffy

1977 Topps Tom Walker

1971 Topps Ernie Banks

1979 Topps Dave Parker

1970 Topps Bill Hands

1976 Topps Rick Rhoden

1978 Topps Jack Brohamer

SPOILER ALERT! - The Ernie Banks was the best card of the box.

Pack 10

1977 Topps Big League Brothers Paul Reuschel/Rick Reuschel

1975 Topps Don DeMola

1979 Topps Geoff Zahn

1971 Topps Tom Phoebus

1979 Topps Tony Scott

1978 Topps Paul Hartzell

1976 Topps Dyar Miller

1973 Topps Jimmy Stewart

1972 Topps Reds Team Card

1974 Topps Traded Ron Santo

Another high number courtesy of Tom Phoebus.

Pack 11

1978 Topps Tug McGraw

1977 Topps Tito Fuentes

1979 Topps Blue Jays Prospects Cruz/Kelly/Whitt

1973 Topps Dave Johnson

1976 Topps Dave Moates

1979 Topps Freddie Patek

1974 Topps Jeff Burroughs

1970 Topps Bob Didier

1977 Topps Jim Todd

1976 Topps Sal Bando

Dave Johnson is a high number.

Pack 12

1978 Topps Dave Goltz

1977 Topps Ken Brett

1979 Topps Ed Halicki

1973 Topps Bill Stoneman

1976 Topps Jim Barr

1979 Topps Skip Lockwood

1972 Topps In Action Pat Corrales 

1971 Topps White Sox Team Card

1979 Topps Tony Perez

1976 Topps Tippy Martinez

Pat Corrales is also a high number.

Here's the final tally:

1970 - 7 cards

1971 - 8 cards

1972 - 10 cards

1973 - 11 cards

1974 - 10 cards

1975 - 11 cards

1976 - 13 cards

1977 - 18 cards

1978 - 12 cards

1979 - 21 cards

Not surprising was that most of the cards were from the late 70's as most of the sets the cards were pulled from was that time period. What was not surprising was the lack of any star power. I didn't tally up how much value I got from the box but I'm pretty sure I fell short of the $129.99 I paid for it. All told, it was an enjoyable (albeit expensive) experience. 

Thanks for reading!

What I'm Listening To While I Post This 

Footloose - Kenny Loggins

Completed Set - 2008 Topps Update and Highlights

As someone who calls himself a set collector, it's astounding how few sets I've actually completed. 

It's been awhile since I've finished one, but I present to you 2008 Topps Update and Highlights.

This set is of particular note because I never actually bought a pack of this. It was entirely put together via repacks, boxes of commons and trading...

...and it only took fourteen years!

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What I'm Listening To While I Post This 

I Won't Back Down - Tom Petty

It's Not Always About The Hits VI

I've noticed that Target has been the only retail store that has cards back on the shelves. Walmart still has them at the service desk and Walgreens has them at the registers facing the cashier so you can't even tell what they have.

The best deal still is the 1500 box of "commons" for 10 bucks which I occasionally find at my LCS. Just like buying packs, some are duds and some are good. This post is very "scan?" heavy as there was quite a bit of variety in this one.

 Shall we begin?

1990 Score Baseball - 39 cards.

2015 Topps Series 1 Baseball - 177 cards.

2016 Donruss Optic Football - 2 cards.

2019 Panini Rookies & Stars Football - 26 cards.

2019 Panini Prestige Football - 14 cards. 

2005 - 06 Upper Deck Basketball - 5 cards.

2019 Topps Series 1 Baseball - 117 cards.

2005 Upper Deck Baseball - 1 card.

2007 Upper Deck Baseball - 9 cards. 

2006 Upper Deck Baseball  - 11 cards.

2017 Donruss Baseball  - 1 card.

2020 Gypsy Queen Baseball  - 1 card.

2017 Topps Gallery Baseball - 1 card.

2016 Topps Chrome Baseball - 1 card.

1994 Topps Finest Baseball - 2 cards.

1994 Collector's Choice Baseball - 2 cards. 

2008 Upper Deck Documentary Baseball - 2 cards.

1998 Fleer Tradition Baseball - 116 cards.

1996 Topps Stadium Club Baseball - 12 cards.

A bunch of Lee Smiths.

A couple of Tom Boltons.

And a lot..

...a real lot...

...of Frank Thomas.

With a couple of Derek Jeters at the end.

Those 1991 O-Pee-Chee Premier cards were once going for $18 each. Now you use them as shipping material.

And the player collections keep on coming...

...John Marzano 

Scott Hatteberg

Rich Gedman and a lone Marc Sullivan.

More Red Sox catchers...John Flaherty and Rick Cerone.

A bunch more Red Sox with a trio of Marlin uniform wearing Adrian Gonzalez.

Let's not forget about the silver parallel.

2017 - 18 Donruss Optic Basketball - 39 cards.

2018 - 19 Donruss Basketball - 4 cards.

1994 - 95 Fleer Basketball - 11 cards.

2021 Topps Update Chrome - 22 cards.

2016 - 17 Donruss Optic Basketball - 1 card.

2018 - 19 Donruss Optic Basketball - 4 cards.

2019 - 20 Mosiac Basketball - 68 cards.

2019 - 20 Panini Prizm Basketball - 27 cards.

2018 - 19 Panini Threads Basketball - 25 cards. 

2018 - 19 Panini Prizm Basketball - 12 cards.

2020 Bowman Chrome Baseball - 7 cards.

2020 Panini Prizm Football - 14 cards.

2020 - 21 Panini Revolution Basketball - 14 cards.

2013 Topps Pristine - 1 card.

2013 Score Football - 1 card.

2018 Panini Illusions Football - 1 card. 

2018 Panini Certified Football - 2 cards.

2019 Panini Contenders Draft Picks Football - 1 card.

2015 Topps Chrome Football - 8 cards.

2019 Panini Absolute Football - 1 card.

2020 Panini Phoenix Football - 12 cards

2020 Panini Illusions Football - 5 cards.

2007 Topps Football - 15 cards.

2011 - 12 Panini Contenders Hockey- 3 cards.

2010 - 11 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey - 54 cards.

2013 - 14 Upper Deck Series 1 Hockey - 48 cards.

2011 - 12 Upper Deck Black Diamond Hockey - 74 cards.

2011 - 12 Upper Deck Ice Hockey - 3 cards.

2018 - 19 UD Ice Hockey - 19 cards.

2016 Panini Collegiate Draft Picks Football - 10 cards.

2003 - 04 Upper Deck Basketball - 81 cards.

2020 - 21 Panini Contenders Draft Picks  - 16 cards.

2019 - 20 Panini Contenders Draft Picks  - 25 cards.

2020 Panini Mosaic Football - 14 cards.

Closing out this box were some assorted baseball...

...and a lot more football.

Quite a lot of variety here and to answer a question that was asked about a previous "It's Not Always About The Hits" post,

I am a set builder and set collector, so yes I do build sets out of these. I find it far cheaper this way. Granted they aren't really all commons, there are a lot of star cards and inserts too. The duplicate cards I don't need I use as trade bait or occasionally sell. 

Thanks for reading!

What I'm Listening To While I Post This 

Into The Groove - Madonna