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Just unpacked my latest repack picked up at Walgreens, and it delivered again on cards I didn't have or hadn't seen before. High points included the first 91 Topps glowbacks I had seen (which gave me an excuse to use the UV flashlight I just bought!), and what I think might be 87 Topps Tiffany cards. I say "might" because I'm wondering some marks on the fronts of the cards. 

A couple of the cards have some spots that look like they could be small bubbles under a cellophane or lacquer, or maybe they're marks from separating bricked cards. The other thing that I noticed is that the colors are darker, at least compared to the scans in the database, like a Phillies logo that's almost black.

Like I say, these repacks are always fun.

I love repacks.  I don't have any local stores that offer them, unfortunately. Always some unusual card that makes me glad I bought one, when I do find them.

Your Dollar Tree doesn't have repacks?

Not that I've ever seen.

I used to enjoy fairfield but recently they have taken packs out of the boxes. Kinda makes me sad when I buy them.

The repacks around here took a dive when COVID started and they haven't recovered. 

Bought one each of football and baseball recently.  Football was a loss - heavy on Sage.  Baseball wasn't muich beter, but it at least had some good players: Clemens, Sutton, Morris, Willie Wilson, etc.      

I love repackaged! I used to be able to buy them off Australian Amazon, but they stopped selling them. Last US trip I had no luck finding any. I love the variety you get in those things. 

I love repackaged! I used to be able to buy them off Australian Amazon, but they stopped selling them. Last US trip I had no luck finding any. I love the variety you get in those things. 

I found out that one of the kids in my youth group worked a summer job repacking cards. I pestered her with all kinds of questions, but she didn't know anything about cards. She thought is was funny that people knew anything about them, especially since that person was her youth pastor. 

My local store would sell mystery bags and mystery boxes that they would put together themselves. Each one would have at least one relic card, so you could count on doing okay with them. My son, who never did get into collecting like I thought or hoped he would, was a big fan of the mystery bags. The shop also has a consignment bid board. Every week there would be three or four boxes on the floor beneath the bid board also up for auction. They would be full of cards box purchasers would toss the base cards in while searching for big-hit SN cards. Since my son didn't care about the value part of collecting, I'd bid on these boxes and get them for $6 or $8. Then I'd get the same bags that the card store used and repackage mystery bags to bring home to my son every few days. Saved a lot of money that way.