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Were my packs opened before I bought them?

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Kahnadah

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Friday, December 2, 2022 7:01 PM
Hi all. I just bought some 21-22 UD Hockey cards from a 7-11. When I opened them, two packs had plain white cards with security tags on them. They have no other markings, just the plastic security sticker. Were these opened before I bought them? The packs were sealed, I thought, like normal but now I'm not sure.

pensfan_17

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Friday, December 2, 2022 7:31 PM

That's for security purposes. Just like if you buy card packs from walmart or target.

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nyygregory

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Friday, December 2, 2022 10:48 PM
I haven't opened any Upper Deck packs since they stopped making baseball cards, but they often used thick white dummy cards to throw off pack searchers. ------------------------------- Greg

Kahnadah

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Friday, December 2, 2022 11:18 PM
Is it something UD put in? I've never come across this before.

spazmatastic

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Friday, December 2, 2022 11:29 PM

Yes! UD randomly inserts "security tags" into retail packs. It's done the same way as the "dummy" cards to attempt to thwart pack-searchers. Just another security measure, but in this case, it's to prevent theft of packs from the stores. The "security tag" has to be disabled at the register so that it doesn't trigger a theft alarm as you leave the store. Your packs were not opened by anyone to insert the the tag. They went in before the pack was initially sealed. In blaster boxes (any sport or brand), that sticker is somewhere in the box and sometimes in the packs.

Kahnadah wrote:

Is it something UD put in? I've never come across this before.

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Kahnadah

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Friday, December 2, 2022 11:33 PM
Thanks spazmatastic! That's what I wanted to know. :)

spazmatastic

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Saturday, December 3, 2022 2:09 AM

Happy to help. I'm surprised you haven't come across them before though. I guess they did go away for a little while during the pandemic, but they were also hidden much better for a while before that. I think the card companies are wanting them to be obvious again now that the hobby has exploded in popularity the past few years.

Kahnadah wrote:

Thanks spazmatastic! That's what I wanted to know. :)

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Largest total PC card collections by Team, then Athlete (as of 3/22/24):

STL Cardinals (MLB) - 8810; Carolina Panthers - 2888; GB Packers - 1790+ cards

Mark Martin (NASCAR) - 2038 cards; Jimmie Johnson (NASCAR) - 1875 cards; Jeff Gordon (NASCAR) - 1594; Ricky Rudd (NASCAR) - 839; Ozzie Smith (MLB) - 707

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