Pack searcher gets his...

[telemakhos3]

Hey all,

Funny story for you. I went to my local 'Buck or Two' yesterday to pick up some more bubble mailers, and it just so happens that they put 5 or 6 new boxes of product out while I was shopping. Literally as soon as the boxes were on the rack, a greasy older guy with thick glasses walked up to the rack and started feeling the packs.

I went about my shopping like normal, and stood by the balloons and watched.

He took pack after pack, felt them (for what I'm not sure), and put what I imagine were 'bad' packs back in the boxes. He put his 'good packs in a pile to the side.

I knew that mall security was at the information booth right in front of the dollar store, so I simply walked up and took his stack of packs. He reached for me and caused a bit of a commotion, but when I pointed out the security guard in front of the store he let me go and I ended up getting the packs.

This is what was in them:

1999-2000 Upper Deck series 2: 1999-00 Upper Deck Game Pads CJGP Curtis Joseph
2003-2004 Upper Deck Ice: 2003-04 Upper Deck Ice Authentics IA-RD Rick DiPietro
2003-2004 Beehive: 2003-04 Beehive Jerseys JT37 Mario Lemieux
1999-2000 Upper Deck MVP: Silver Script Grant Fuhr (Woo Hoo!)

Just thought it was kind of funny that it backfired on him and I have a pile of new goodies to show for it.

 

[jaywings19]

Don't mean to rain on your parade... but all you did was do what the pack searcher intended to do... rip off anyone buying the packs in those boxes.

 

[Kariya44]

That is pretty funny. But like Jay said you did the same thing that other guy was about to do. I can't help laugh though.

 

[MGiuseffi1969]

I just feel sorry for the 8 year old kid who could have pulled one of those great cards. I am glad the pack searcher didn't get them, but in the future just tell him he is an *** hole and move on. Mike

 

[telemakhos3]

But if I wouldn't have taken them, he would have anyways, and that is why I did what I did. I wouldn't have done it otherwise. I have an extreme hatred for pack searchers and this guy has ripped other collectors and I out of these cards for as long as we've been buying there. I always buy from that store and pull crap - now I know why.

Its better to try to teach him a lesson than let him get away scott free...

 

[Kariya44]

I just feel sorry for the 8 year old kid who could have pulled one of those great cards. I am glad the pack searcher didn't get them, but in the future just tell him he is an *** hole and move on. Mike

That could also be a bad thing too. An 8 year old kid pulls it and he's like, what's this? Then he just chucks it on the ground. Who knows. At least they went to good hands.

 

[The Great Zo]

Yeah - the way I read the story is that it's not a hobby store - can't give the packs to the store owner and say "these got searched" and expect the person to even care. Given the options available, I think buying them was the best.

 

[LetsGoBuffalo]

Yeah - the way I read the story is that it's not a hobby store - can't give the packs to the store owner and say "these got searched" and expect the person to even care. Given the options available, I think buying them was the best.

I agree. Either the sleezebag gets them, or a reputable collector gets them. I think I'd take the latter.