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Genuinely not seeing how it’s a weird take.
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You stated it takes magic. I'm telling you it's takes knowledge of what you're buying.
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I’m speaking more to what the actual methodology is that he claims to use. Would love to hear it but I’m pretty sure that’s never discussed.
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Some of those details are actually discussed in one of the videos in this very thread. But there are numerous details that can be used to authenticate a wax pack. However, just as having the ability to determine fake late 90's basketball inserts isn't discussed widely, as it can be used as an advantage by fraudsters. I'm sure the same applies to wax packs from back then. There are a social media groups that have members with the knowledge to explain it.
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You mention Fritsch as really the only other authority that doesn’t just specialize in specific brands. Maybe I just need to read up on the history of BBCE. Could be missing the secret sauce here.
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Fritsch is not an authority per se, they just own a lot of unopened that came straight from the factories going back to the 70s. They are pretty secret on what they have in their inventory.
Reed from DACardWorld is another individual I haven't mentioned yet. He has tremendous knowledge on all things unopened. He just hasn't started a company wrapping boxes.
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There was also a certain Rattle video where he highlighted what Hart deemed rock solid attributes in determining the authenticity of the Pokemon stuff, meanwhile a relative layman knew it signified nothing.
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BBCE f*cked that up big time and rightfully so, effected his reputation. I don't believe he had ill intent though. For the other actors in that debacle, that's a different story. He should've stayed away from doing that case particularly with questionable provenance.
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That only makes sense, but most aren’t educated enough and it seems reasonable at this point to give a bit less blind faith.
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There are other options out there a previously mentioned. I'm good with the ones I choose. Personally, I don't have much of anything unopened and would only buy from reputable sources anyway if it was that old.