I found a lot of 36 1991 O pee chee baseball cards (the canadian version) being auctioned on eBay (36 Unopened 1991 OPC O Pee Chee Wax Packs Fresh from Box | eBay). I already bought a sealed box and know how much original packs are worth, so I put in a bid.
I won the auction - the packs went really cheap and I was suspicious even when I was bidding that the packs may have been opened and resealed. So when they showed up today, the first thing I did was check for tampering.
I read that the best way to check wax for resealing was to look at the roller lines from where the factory rollers originally sealed the packs - if the lines don't line up, the packs were resealed. Actually, the roller lines seem to line up perfectly, but I stopped checking after about 3 packs because I noticed something even more (obviously?) suspicious. What I noticed is that the backs of the packs look like they were taped. All of them have the signs of taping. I assume they were taped after they were opened so the guy could make sure the roller marks line up while he resealed them. Can anyone confirm that there should not be any tape marks on the packs?
I'm going to return the packs with or without the sellers blessing, but I'd like to be more certain that the packs have been resealed before I leave negative feedback. There's no way there should be tape marks on the back of these packs, right?
By, the sellers eBay ID is eBay My World - the_bracken_collection
I won the auction - the packs went really cheap and I was suspicious even when I was bidding that the packs may have been opened and resealed. So when they showed up today, the first thing I did was check for tampering.
I read that the best way to check wax for resealing was to look at the roller lines from where the factory rollers originally sealed the packs - if the lines don't line up, the packs were resealed. Actually, the roller lines seem to line up perfectly, but I stopped checking after about 3 packs because I noticed something even more (obviously?) suspicious. What I noticed is that the backs of the packs look like they were taped. All of them have the signs of taping. I assume they were taped after they were opened so the guy could make sure the roller marks line up while he resealed them. Can anyone confirm that there should not be any tape marks on the packs?
I'm going to return the packs with or without the sellers blessing, but I'd like to be more certain that the packs have been resealed before I leave negative feedback. There's no way there should be tape marks on the back of these packs, right?
By, the sellers eBay ID is eBay My World - the_bracken_collection
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