Storage Auction Picker Buyer Tips Take A Closer LOOK! Vintage Electronic Ebay Games

[snowfreeze]

WIN: Good conscience.

[GrizzlyGroundswell]

Great video Redneckpicker!  Great resource as always!

[Bethintx1]

Cellophane is made of wood pulp and will turn yellow over time. Modern shrink wrap is made of oil by-products and is stretchier and clear. Think if the year the item was manufactured might have used the wood pulped based plastic, or if it is new enough to use the oil based plastic. Of course an electronic toy in this case would have used the oil based plastic. I'm just noting this for those who might find older items in shrink wrap.

[kardsharkz]

With Topps Baseball and Football cards you see what are called "X out boxes" and the retailers would have had a case of boxes of packs to sell. Say they had 3 or 4 boxes out and they were all half full. Baseball season is over so they combine the packs int a couple boxes and ship them back to Topps. Topps would mark the box with a huge black X on the top. So it is still all original unopened packs, just combined into a box. They also X marked the other boxes that came with them

[pattypatz1]

A shrink wrap heat gun and plastic could be picked up really cheap 2nd hand...Now theres another thing to be on the lookout for... Thanks for the tip

[scottsgaragesale]

I never would have thought about people shrink wrapping used items. Thanks for the tip. Careful inspection is the key to whatever you are buying. I can't tell you how many times I have bought something, only to get it home and find a flaw. I hate using shopping carts at thift stores, but I think I may start. It is alot easier to examing your find with your hands free.

[thisisunreal1]

You also have to watch for items that may have been returned to manufacturer as faulty or non-working. If not repaired, alot of these items don't end up in the garbage, they end up in the hands of "liquidators". Your checkers set had obvious signs of being previously opened but, alot of newer items that have been opened can be rewrapped with sometimes no signs that all was not right. I sold a very expensive phone in a "sealed" box only to find out from buyer that battery had been removed!Swivel!

[Ohio1TreasureHunter]

Thats an unfortunate part of this business. Paying attention to details is difficult to do at auctions because of the comotion, noise and fast pace. Good that you checked it out. I actually just bought a radio shack computer chess set today from the thrift store. :)

[ThePaperCastle]

Great vid. Good thing you noticed that. That could've been a nightmare if someone bought it thinking it was MIB. But hey, we've all been duped one way or another. Ironic, I was watching Storage Wars when I pulled up this vid...lol. Heather

[myhideaway08]

That is dirty pool!

[PickerNation]

YOUR BUDDY HESTER ....that is dirty pool

[rudemood2011]

Thanks for the tips!!!!!!!!

[in4fun]

Great Video. You did your home work and you showed all of us the clues. Thank you

[glamtownvintage]

I used to do gift baskets and I shrink wrapped them all, Its my opinion that heat was applied and that is why the cord was embedded (just my 2 cents) lol

But yeah looks like it was re-wrapped. Why would someone do that!? I don't get it.

[dreadnok320]

There is NO way those dents were made and that Super thin plastic was not damaged. Great eye. looks new . some one raped it oh yah junk wow. lesson learned. its happen to me it looks great when you get it home you see the real thing

[caddolakeproductions]

Its possible that was a store display or similar that was taken out of the box for demo then put back in the box.

[26thandcal]

Alot of re sale shops around here wrap their stuff like that so no one opens the box and lose pieces.Just a thought.

[theyankeepicker]

Great advice! Thanks buddy!!

[thevintagefetcher]

I'm also guessing, aside from the visual you made, that older celophane is different from todays plastic. Im no expert, but older celophane is indeed celophane, but todays shrink wrap has a more rubbery feel. Good aye, Good aye...cops, cops, copsssss

[Theredneckpicker]

@thevintagefetcher Yes..for sure..you can tell the tape on the corners was older..the shrink wrap was new for sure!!

[bowhunter2439]

Its just as easy to make an honest buck , than to be a piece of shit and pull lame ass trickery like that , always be aware of sharks , the water is full of them .... good vid....!!

[Theredneckpicker]

@bowhunter2439 In defense of that guy..he didnt know what was even there..i missed out on buying the lot..not his fault..it was mine for not looking closer...i did pull out the interior boxes (for the unit and mic) and they were perfect..just wasn't the real thing inside..again my bad for not taking 15 more seconds to look closely..lesson learned...