1979-80 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Forum

Back in the day how many packs did I open? Only 20 cents a pack for 14 cards. What a deal.

https://www.ebay.ca/itm/1979-80-OPC-Sealed-Wax-Pack-With-Camera-Ad-Wrapper-14-Cards-Inside-Sold-As-Is/254906422839?ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649 

What do you think the odds are the pack has been opened and resealed?

Exactly why they are saying sold as is, but why worry about the packs we opened as kids when you can just print your own anytime and cha-ching https://www.ebay.ca/itm/TOM-BRADY-2000-STAR-Rookie-Card-RC-Patriots-Buccaneers-Superbowl-Champs-MVP-HOT/163463432169?_trkparms=aid%3D1110018%26algo%3DHOMESPLICE.COMPLISTINGS%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20200220094952%26meid%3Dc2b2548c46ba4690ad2bc8768536e28c%26pid%3D100008%26rk%3D6%26rkt%3D12%26mehot%3Dpp%26sd%3D254906422839%26itm%3D163463432169%26pmt%3D1%26noa%3D0%26pg%3D2047675%26algv%3DItemStripV101HighAdFeeWithCompV3Ranker&_trksid=p2047675.c100008.m2219 (damn integrity always gets in my way lol)

Or you can blatently counterfeit them and sell them as novelty cards:

2000 Upper Deck Victory #326 Tom Brady Rookie Novelty Card - Mint - NE Patriots | eBay

There is no reprint label on this. I have an original and they look identical, right down to the text spacing and copyright on the back. The blue shading on the back border looks a little different but I don't know if that's just due to the picture. 

Maybe I'm missing something but without being able to look at the cardstock to see if there's a difference, the buyer(s) could re-list it as an original and you would never know the difference.  

I know there is a really good chance...I'll say 99.9%...that I will never open a single pack of 79-80 Topps or O-Pee-Chee. Only slightly more likely that I will get an empty pack for my pack collection. 

Here's an ebay seller (matka-8529) who's distributing counterfeits by the dozens:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/5x-WAYNE-GRETZKY-Bobby-Orr-Lemieux-Brett-Hull-Roy-ROOKIE-Card-REPRINT-Lot/313426579521

Funny how ONLY the Brett Hull has the FORGERY stamp - which apparently is also "reprinted".  

Also has a large supply of Jordan RCs...