Mastro offered this 1976/77 Topps basketball unopened vending case in their April 2006 catalog; what are the odds it's still sealed today? 
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Tony Galovich wrote a three-page article about "investing" in unopened card packs and boxes for the June 1992 issue of Alan Kaye's Sports Cards News & Price Guides; it brought about a lot of conversation on FB, so I thought I'd share the entire thing on the blog.
The 1992 Galovich Report On Unopened Material – Post War Cards
Hey…I found fiat that’s maintained its value!
Oh, this dollar bill happens to be signed by Mickey Mantle.
#Fiat #MickeyMantle #Money 
PSA has slabbed 141 1959 Topps Football Cello Packs; I have to presume a few of them are crossovers from when Mastro sold this lot of 36 GAI-graded 2nd-Series examples in August 2004
More on the blog:
#Football #SportsCards 
36 1959 Topps Football Cello Packs – Post War Cards
Before Cramer Sports Productions became Pacific Trading Cards, they competed with TCMA in the 70s to produce minor league sets; I ran across this ad for a set they made for the Tucson Toros in the Sept 1977 issue of The Trader Speaks.
More on the blog:
#Toros #Baseball 
1977 Tucson Toros Baseball Cards – Post War Cards
I came across a 1951 Bowman Baseball one-cent display box in Ron Oser Enterprises' April 2001 catalog, which inspired me to revive posts on the blog highlighting complete unopened product runs from various sets. This time, instead of dedicated pages, I'll be sharing them as blog posts with a bit of added commentary.
1951 Bowman Baseball Unopened Products – Post War Cards
Popsicle is Topsicle!
Thanks Bob Feller! 
Another incredible set I learned about by flipping through an old copy of The Trader Speaks (Sept. 1977) was the 1977 Tom Daniels Burleigh Grimes release. Grimes was the last pitcher allowed to throw to throw the spitball!
More about the set, including an example of an uncut sheet, here:
#BaseballCards #TheHobby #SpitBall 
1977 Tom Daniels Burleigh Grimes Baseball Cards – Post War Cards
Continuing what seems to be a "hobby hoarding" series dedicated to REA's July 2000 auction is this lot of 429 1970 Topps Super baseball cards.
#baseball #topps 
gm, good people!
This morning’s hobby research…Baseball Buttons! I think this display is from the ‘50s.
#Baseball #Buttons #Collect 
Today, here's a little hobby history courtesy of The Trader Speaks. It's an advertisement for the 1977 Indianapolis Indians baseball card set, confirming they were a Team Issue.
More about it on the blog, if you’re curious:
#Baseball #Indians #Indianapolis 
1977 Indianapolis Indians Team Issue Baseball Cards – Post War Cards
Before Memory Lane Inc. sold the lone PSA 10 1948 Bowman Yogi Berra RC for $192k in 2017, Mastro moved the gem mint example in their April 2006 Sports Catalog Auction. 
I've studied the unopened hobby niche for a while, and this is the first 1952 Topps Look 'n See One-Cent Display Box I've seen. It was offered for sale in an April 2004 auction catalog along with a five-cent wrapper. 
When REA, then a division of MastroNETInc. offered this 1927 Babe Ruth "Babe Comes Home" lobby card for sale in their July 2000 catalog, it was the only example of this particular type known to exist.
More here:
#baberuth 
1927 Babe Ruth Babe Comes Home Lobby Card – Post War Cards
I ran across this advertisement for what is now a Hobby Library essential, The American Premium Guide to Baseball Cards by Ron Erbe, in the October 1981 issue of The Trader Speaks.
More about it here:
#baseball #books #thehobby 
The American Premium Guide To Baseball Cards – Post War Cards
High on The Hobby Library want list is a 1945-46 Caramelo Deportivo Cuban League original album, ideally with a complete set inside; this one, from Mastro in June 2006, came with a near set (98/100).
More here:
#Cuban #TheHobby #Baseball 
1945-46 Caramelo Deportivo Cuban League Set In Original Album – Post War Cards
Weekend goals: RBI Baseball 2!!!!
#Nintendo #Baseball #NES 
Despite its short run of only nine issues, Topps Magazine produced a ton of amazing content, including this brief piece from Skip Rozin on New York heroes Willie Mays, Mickey Mantle, and Duke Snider.
More here: 
Topps Remembers Willie, Mickey & The Duke – Post War Cards
Here’s a unique unopened adjacent collectible that I highlighted in this morning’s newsletter, a 1977 Topps Wax Tray Ad Sheet.
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TCMA was ahead of its time, as evident in this advertisement from the June 1978 issue of The Trader Speaks, which offered a subscription to their 1978 Minor League card sets. 