I'm shaking...in a good way...just secured a 2001 Topps Employee complete sealed set

[Ferg1945]

Originally Posted by no10pin

There's a stamp that's tough to see in some pictures. It's pretty clear in this one.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/BRUCE-BOCHY...s/163569863597

That's the face Bochy made when he heard the Giants hired Gabe Kapler to be the new Giants manager.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by TimBuckTwo

Okay. This is contrary to what you have heard here but is what happened to me with some early 90s Stadium Club with the coating. These too had a propensity to stick together.

I left my boxes in my garage where in the summertime it got fairly warm outside. This warmed I suppose the coating enough that the cards did not stick whatsoever. They spread apart like butter.

So I am and have been firmly in the camp against freezing them. As well, I had another box I kept inside my house from a 92 set. Never saw hot or cold. I sold it hoping there would be no issues. Gentleman who bought it was very pleased when he broke them and no issues.

So if stored well (perhaps you can find out) shouldn't be an issue. If you want to break open and find they are bricked, heat treatment.

we are talking about a 1K item here though

[Swipe79]

Whoops wrong thread.

[80pc]

Originally Posted by ScooterD

I bought one of these sealed on eBay about 10 years ago, and I ended up cracking it late last summer. Bricked, snowy, and the critical cards in the set had been replaced with base versions. Seal was intact, so someone was sneaky.... hope your result is better than mine.

I bought 2 of the limited edition version. I still have the wood boxes but not the packaging but when I opened it I remembered thinking these could easily be resealed. Cant remember what the particular issue was though. In any case, the cards were in terrible condition and mostly stuck together.

[base set]

Originally Posted by jjrpilot

Ugh...............that's not good.....gosh I hope that's not the case with mine...I looked at the pics again and the whole box is sealed but you can tell that it's old but still has the Topps little logo printed all over the plastic.

What other critical cards are there in this set other than the Ichiro?

I have always wondered that a little bit as I ponder my copies of them probably slowly bricking themselves together in a long box. I did hold a few packs that I ripped a few years ago with pretty poor results in terms of salvage-able cards. The printing plant that year really slathered on the gloss it seems. Though I also think the embossing might turn out to be a help with these.

I just looked (via COMC) at all the Rookies in it and the only non-Ichiro players who even made it to a ten year career would be: Adam Wainwright, Edwin Encarnacion, Jake Peavy, Travis Hafner. Grady Sizemore, and Milton Bradley.

Of course every set has Hall of Famers and almost-HOF players in it. I like the Mark McGwire card in this one.

[TimBuckTwo]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

we are talking about a 1K item here though

The box I sold was $700.

And if they are bricked they are bricked. Heat.

[gradedeflator]

Originally Posted by jjrpilot

Ugh...............that's not good.....gosh I hope that's not the case with mine...I looked at the pics again and the whole box is sealed but you can tell that it's old but still has the Topps little logo printed all over the plastic.

What other critical cards are there in this set other than the Ichiro?

I believe Pujols is in the set too, right?

good luck and congrats!

[jjrpilot]

UPDATE: It came today....ALL bricked and the Ichiro...was NOT Embossed...I'm soooooooo disappointed.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by jjrpilot

UPDATE: It came today....ALL bricked and the Ichiro...was NOT Embossed...I'm soooooooo disappointed.

crap

[REGGIE206]

Originally Posted by jjrpilot

UPDATE: It came today....ALL bricked and the Ichiro...was NOT Embossed...I'm soooooooo disappointed.

So heartbreaking.. I’m so sorry to hear, Josh.

[callou2131]

return it

[jjrpilot]

Originally Posted by callou2131

return it

Would they take it back? I opened the set and looked through the cards...I would have no way of proving that I didn't swap out the cards.

I'm leaning towards chalking this up to a $500 lesson...ugh

[ucLAkers]

Originally Posted by jjrpilot

Would they take it back? I opened the set and looked through the cards...I would have no way of proving that I didn't swap out the cards.

I'm leaning towards chalking this up to a $500 lesson...ugh

But what about the bricks? Card damaged?

[jjrpilot]

Originally Posted by ucLAkers

But what about the bricks? Card damaged?

Ya most have damage. Typical "snowing"

Ya most cards have the embossing but quite a few didn't. But regardless of the embossing or not they were all bricked

[rngrdanny22]

Was the Ichiro supposed to be embossed?

[joshua.roundtre]

I’ll purchase the Edwin Encarnación Hugh Quaylebaum card. Even if it’s damaged.

[jjrpilot]

Originally Posted by rngrdanny22

Was the Ichiro supposed to be embossed?

Yup every card was supposed to be

[ucLAkers]

Originally Posted by jjrpilot

Yup every card was supposed to be

Take pics now and chat with the seller before making any decisions. I sold a case of 2001 Topps Hobby Football a few years back. I didnt know at the time but the entire case was bricked. I ended up taking the return after 2 full boxes were opened.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by ucLAkers

Take pics now and chat with the seller before making any decisions. I sold a case of 2001 Topps Hobby Football a few years back. I didnt know at the time but the entire case was bricked. I ended up taking the return after 2 full boxes were opened.

: tears :

[natbornkiller]

i miss the days of topps employees use to sell wax locally cheap

[actionbryan]

I’m sure there is precedent for this on eBay on whether it is returnable.
I’ve seen listings for high end 90s basketball wax that state no returns on opened product even if bricked so I am sure eBay customer service has seen the situation before.

If you want to return, contact eBay. If seller had experience, they would have posted a policy on opened returns (may or may not matter to eBay anyway ) good luck

[jjrpilot]

I contacted the shop today and unfortunately there's not much they said they can do as it was a factory sealed set. They did say that they would reimburse me $75 bucks. So it's better than nothing.

If anyone wants a player from the set let me know and I'll see if I can find them. lol

[bchynoweth]

Originally Posted by jjrpilot

I contacted the shop today and unfortunately there's not much they said they can do as it was a factory sealed set. They did say that they would reimburse me $75 bucks. So it's better than nothing.

If anyone wants a player from the set let me know and I'll see if I can find them. lol

Sorry about the cards being bricked. I just sent a PM, would be interested in Frank Thomas.

Thanks, Brandon

[tonedef2oo8]

If bought on eBay or you used PayPal you can get a refund. It was not factory sealed. The store not being able to detect a open product is not your issue it’s theirs.

[actionbryan]

Originally Posted by tonedef2oo8

If bought on eBay or you used PayPal you can get a refund. It was not factory sealed. The store not being able to detect a open product is not your issue it’s theirs.

Maybe i missed it, it wasn't factory sealed?