Hey guys, SHARE this video if you know anyone who buys or sells Topps Tiffany sets. These fake seals could potentially save someone from wasting a lot of money! These fooled me up to the very last second. Let me know in the comments if you've come across anything like this.

If you used Paypal you have 180 days. File a claim, return them, and get ALL your money back. Don't wait for the seller while he says "he will look into it." He is waiting for your claim period to expire.

I own a set of 87 i bought it in 92 it didn't come shrink wrapped, shrink wrap didn't even become mainstream sill early 1990s . The sets I've seen back then weren't shrink wrapped at all.

Wow! I opened a complete set of 1987 Topps and update tiffany this year. I feel very fortunate that I got an authentic complete version now. Thx for sharing!

I would have been a lot more skeptical of the Beckett seller! That extra sticker is not from 1987! Daryl Strawberry was a stud in 1987, why would they have left that card in the box? This scam happened much more recently than 1987.

These Sets did come 6 Sets per Case, also the 1987 Topps Tiffany Sets DID NOT Come in Shrink Wrap. 1984 through 1988 and 1990 Did NOT Come Shrunk Wrapped from the Factory. They were only Sealed by the Sticker. Once an Authentic Sticker is removed it will never adhere back to the box again correctly. The edges will always curl up if it's been opened/tampered with. Always throughly inspect the Sticker Seal to make sure there's no creases or bends on the Sticker and make sure it lays flat with No lifting on the edges. The only Year that came in Shrink Wrap was the 1991 Topps Tiffany and the 1991 Topps Traded Tiffany Sets. If you See a Shrunk Wrapped Topps Tiffany Set from 1984 thru 1988 and 1990 Do Not Buy them. That's a huge Red Flag when Buying Topps Tiffany Sets. The 1989 Topps Tiffany Sets and the 1989 and 1990 Bowman Tiffany Sets came Sealed in Cellophane Wrap. If you see one of these 3 Sets and in Shrink Wrap 99% of the time the Stars and Rookies will be missing.

Sorry man. You showed good restraint and professionalism. I would’ve lost it. Great advice on the videotaping!

That's rough, Matt. I don't think this would have been done by a Topps employee when they sold this back in 1987. They would have taken the Strawberry and Gooden as well. This had to be done after the fact. Those stickers are easy to reproduce. Not to mention the fact that it shouldn't have had shrink wrap on it. Let us know how it all works out.

Shrink wrap is dead giveaway. These sets didn’t come out of the case with shrink wrap. Also, these can be easily opened and closed from the bottom without breaking a legitimate seal. Best advice: don’t buy any of these sets-They’ve all been opened by now.

Man, that's really downright cold! Thanks for the warning, you know I'm into factory sets and that's scary to me. Now I'm afraid I need to open mine. But , mine are definately factory sealed. Your seals didnt look right. Mine are not seamed at all. If you see a seam in the plastic, it's been opened. I got ripped on a mini set once. Every Star card in the set was miscut or off centered. Obviously tampered with. I reported them , they disappeared off Ebay. Ebay wouldn't help. So be careful! If it's too good to be true it almost always is. Another is the bait and switch routine. I've been buying up certain raw RCs. Bought a lot of 5 which shown to be perfectly centered. When I got them they were all 70 /30 examples. I go back to the dealer and they magically disappeared again! That time I explained what happened and showed the video to Ebay and they refunded me and booted the dealer. I dont know what to do in your case. I would stick to reputable sellers that cant afford bad feedback or always check thier feedback listings. Alot of time you'll get warnings from other buyers. People are really shady, especially when it comes to cards I'm finding out. Even Topps can sell garbage and get away with it. Probably 40% of the sets put out were not worth the investment. I laugh at the guys who spend 4 to 5 thousand on a box and they get a Jansen,Keller, Beeks, and Briceno rookie autos. Probably 25.00 worth of cards. Sure , other guys pulled a Mike Trout, or a Ted Williams, but even that was not worth what they paid for the case. Stick to what you know is good. Let the whales blow thier money on that. I stock up on what players I believe to be a sure thing. But there is always a risk. That's why I buy CHEAP! I know newer ones were cello wrapped I'm not sure about 87 , seems they should be. But I dont know. I've got factory sealed sets from 1990 all the way up to now , missing a couple years here and there. All are sealed from the factory. Not like that though! I'm not sure about 80s. These were bought retail. Some may be different. I've seen different boxes from same years too. Colors different, extras are different too in some. Only way to know for sure is to contact Topps. They have a history of all thier issues and...mistakes too!

Not the Topps employee cuz how would the employee know in 87 which rookies are gona be stars and hall of famers?

Wow... CRAZY! Someone went to a lot of work to re seal that thing. I've never recorded an opening but I will now! Thanks for the great info👍

Dang I hate that Matt. It just takes a few scammers to mess up a good hobby. There's no hobby like ripping packs and looking for cool stuff. I hope you get your money back Sir.

That’s awful that’s happened to me twice this year on 1987 topps I am just done trying to find the best deals and paying the premium now with more trusted dealers or bce certified sets there’s a lot of con artist out there hope you get your money back on those.

Great Analysis, thank you for detailing everything so well. It all seems so obvious later on, so giving a real-time example is vital.

I have a 1989 Tiffany set that I never opened. I have had it almost 30 years. Mine came in a generic white host box that contained the original sealed Tiffany box. I still have it stashed away and haven't even seen it in over 20 years.

Sorry about the scam brother. The ones I found on ebay are NOT shrink wrapped. I'm sure you will get sorted out soon with the seller. Thanks for the video

Beware of the Bookstore at 3rd street and Fairfax in Los Angeles.

Wow. So sorry...but THANK YOU for posting this and bringing to our knowledge. Super helpful!! Also - I wasn’t aware PSA was raising their prices. I have 50-100 cards I’ve been wanting to get graded, so I need to get them sent in! I appreciate you and all your good work you do for the hobby. Thank you!🙏

Sorry for the bad brake. I'm very familiar with the tiffany sets of the 80's. #1 thing that sticks out is the sets were NEVER shrink wrapped. Hope that helps

Thank you for the video. I just purchased two boxes on ebay and I could tell from the weight and the shifting of cards that some were missing. Interesting to see that you had a similar issue. Thanks again for posting it.

Sorry this happened to you. I have always been a little paranoid buying sealed stuff from ages ago. This just confirms it. Thanks for sharing!

I really don't think this was Topps employee though... back in the day they wouldn't know what cards would be the big hits down the road. This is somebody, recently, who had a case - went through and cherry picked the good cards and went to a LOT of work to make it look originally sealed👍

I never bought any of the Tiffany sets due to the price. I appreciate you sharing this info with us. Hope you can get your money back. This seems to be 100% seller issue. If he didn't do it, why was he asking only $99 for a set? Thats super cheap. Pisses me off. Some ass holes always finding ways to ruin the hobby.

So glad you got your money back and get to keep the cards, I've been burned by online sales and never recouped...and the fact that this was from a major company made it even worse....keep on keeping on!!

Very informative. Thank you for sharing. Hope you were able to get your money back. Best of luck!

Wow. Thanks for sharing the info, those seams are definitely something to look for. I recently shared a video on a fake BBCE “authenticated” box I received...Info us collectors NEED to know!! Thanks Matt

Thanks for sharing this important video. Could've been more worse such as replacing all the tiffanys for the regular cards. That could probably happen to the fleer glossy , be careful boxed set collectors.

That is absolutely terrible. TYVM for sharing this with our community.

Thanks for sharing! My initial guess was the seller too, especially with that header. Hopefully you’re able to get a refund!

Thanks for making this and shedding light.

The first red flag you should have noticed was the price. You'll be lucky to get one of those sets Factory sell for $300. The second red flag isn't your fault but it was the shrink wrap. The Topps Factory sealed boxes came in shrink-wrap with Topps printed all over it like Panini does.

Thank you for sharing this! So crazy! Right away that sticker over the other sticker didn't look right!

I bought fifteen cello/rack packs from 19-20 Prizm basketball from Walmart last week. I got home and opened them, I found 225 cards from 03-04 topps basketball. ALL Paul Pierce and Steve Nash cards, the worst feeling ever. As soon as I opened the first pack I realized it was way, way to light. Someone opened them and returned them, worse was that Walmart would not refund my money..

What a dishonest, disappointing thing to do, especially to someone who is as giving as you. We bought 2 complete sets of, 1987 Topps factory sealed boxes from, Bidville about 16 yrs ago, only opening 1 box that is loaded, including the, Barry Bonds #320 error card. In fact we bought a lot of card sets from them, and never was there a problem in our purchases, nor a bad report about them, to my knowledge. They went out of business a while ago, why? I don't know for sure, but it was said there was too much competition in the market. But wow I wish they would reconsider, and come back especially since the market has been tainted with dishonesty. I think we'll just stick with buying from obscure sellers, who are like they were, when we find them. When that happens,Matt I'll give you a heads up, in the meantime, hope you get the mess straightened out. Wish you the best thanks for the info, will pass it on.Happy New Year to you and your family. Vik!

They put extra seals tightly on hoping that you'll just cut it open and won't notice that you've been swindled!

Just found your channel. Sorry, if this is a repeat. But, in 1987, the sets were NOT shrink wrapped. They only had that seal!

Sorry that has happened to you brother. Beckett should be held responsible they permitted the individual to sell products through their company and get paid.So it is their fault they have let an individual sell fraudulent products through their company. And Beckett should also be a suspect they have hired an individual from the pawn stars television show who has been caught selling fake items now they have hired him to work at their company.So Becketts trust should also be in question.

That's an absolute shame man! I hope you got your money back ! Im sure PWCC had their hands on this set at one time!!

Thanks ,for this video !

Great video! Keep them coming!

That is brutal. Tks for the heads up I was starting to look for some online

Just a heads up on these old sets they didn't come shrink wrapped, they came out of the case with the sticker seal only. My Father and I used to have a card shop from 1986-2000 in West St. Paul, MN. Topps didn't wrap the sets or boxes for many years I think the first boxes that were sealed were the retail sets and then in the late 90's they started wrapping boxes. I love your video's and im sorry you got screwed over. the other thing most people can do is get any 792 card topps set and weight it. all the sets from 1984-they started doing 2 series they have 792 cards so they will weigh close to the same every year. good luck all and happy collecting. the Fleer Glossy in the tins were wrapped in plastic we had the 1987 fleer glossy and update tins. but I have nothing left from those days, I have always been the person that loves to open packs and my luck has always been on point. but id never keep anything, sometimes I kick myself I had 10 86-87 Jordan rookies I bought at shinders for 2.95 each

Smh… Thats brutal man. :/ Hope you get this sorted out. And thanks for making others aware.

How about the other sets matt, are they all like the one you opened? Thanks for sharing! Happy Holidays

Nice vid lots of good info have you tried to weigh the other boxes compare to this one

Just from the way the plastic looks and sounds I can tell its fake. Thats resealed blaster plastic for sure. A lot of us have been victims of this at one time or another. I would highly highly highly doubt a topps employee did this. Standard scumbag reseal job.

I've had 2 new " sealed" blaster boxes one at target and one at Walmart that had been resealed returned and I bought them they looked new till I ripped open the pack and they didnt rip,lol super glued example was a 2020 donruss blaster box and inside the 2 possible hits had 2 1990 score baseball cards in it with in penny sleeves.i havent bought any retail since,buyer beware,PSA collector you rock bro keep it up,my first comment o you tube ever

I thought these weren't shrink wrapped at all..........

I believe you where scammed by the seller sets didn't come shrink wrapped plus they come in numerical numbering so that should tell you where the scam happened seller bought sets at different times opened then resealed the seller is a doosh bag!!!!

Good thing you decided to peel the sticker rather than cut through it. You still would eventually find out it’s been searched but spotting the difference in the original and fake seal is important too

Topps factory is located near Philadelphia. My uncle had mafia connections and knew everyone. He had “connections” there at the factory. There was shady business going on there so wouldn’t surprise me this happened to you

It's 35 years old....who knows how many sins are committed over that many years. That's why it's crazy to buy unopened packs from the 60s....even certified. Unless I saw them come our of the case.....and even then. Mining sets or packs for gold is a tuff MOS

WOW...love the wax lately. GREAT F.Y.I. Thanks

The very first card you pulled out was #666! Your cursed man......

Glad I saw this I have the Tiffany sets 87-90 none of mine had the plastic on it when I got them but it may have been taken off. But whoever did this took there time and honestly probably thought no one would ever open forgetting about us grading fanatics. I buy old sets all the time looking for good rookies to grade just because there’s not much value without a high grade.

What I can't believe that I just wanted to start to by Tiffany cards in the Box but now I have to think about it That's why I only Purchase PSA card's. Thanks for the heads up man.😎⚾️💯

Damn matt this is card gate!!! Merry Christmas has anyone ever told you that you look like Russell Wilson? Do a video on daryle strawberry matt

Topps never shrank wrapped the early sets, I Don't even think they used shrink until the 1990s/2000s, and even then, they used the Topps logo all over the shrink.

Sorry to hear that. I just opened some fake packs in one of my videos and the packs were opened and resealed with glue. It was quite obvious. Even shrink wrapped stuff I’ve seen been tampered with. Buyer beware!

Very informative, thanks for sharing

One of my favorite sets ever, even just the regular set! Sorry this happened.

Know idea why I haven't subscribed to your channel yet, as a poor collector with nothing of value its nice to see people cherish the hobby as well that actually have good cards and such. Plus all the great advice and warnings for people with morals in the hobby

Bro thank for the info and sorry that happened to you. I brought a complete topps set from from 1989 or 1990. The box was jam pack that i couldnt get my finger into corner of the box on each end. I dont remember if it had a topps seal on it.

Oh~!my. Thank you for sharing such important information.As a person collecting sports cards in Korea, this is really important information👍👍👍💕💕

At least he left you the Tom Lawless. That guy is an American Hero.

Damn man, i am sorry for you. Thanks for Sharing.

Sorry that happened. Unfortunately, there are a lot of scammers out there. Hopefully you can get refunded on this. Anyway, thanks for sharing so that people know. I will share it on twitter to help spread the word.

In my experience they never came shrink wrapped and were numerical six box cases..Hope this helps brother. Keep up the good work.

Factory sealed sets are in numerical order. If not they have been handed!!

I'm so sorry that you had that to you. I had bought a set of 89 upper deck, and it was sealed when I was looking for the Ken Griffey jr. Rookie because I wanted to get it graded too. But when I opened the box the Ken Griffey jr. was completely bent and creased to hell. I was so pissed off and I went to the store and demanded to get my money back. Do you know what the owner of the store did? He destroyed the rest of the set and refused to pay me back for the set, so I called the police and they did nothing to help me. The cops just told me that he doesn't have to pay me back because he didn't know that the cards were damaged, when I told them that he did it. So the card shop owner lied to the police about it. And since I was a minor they thought I was making it up. 6 months after that I saw the owner and I said "You have destroyed my dreams of Collectables. You shouldn't be in this kind of business. And you are fraud!" He looked at me and just smiled. "Well that's good thing because you are just a kid." Fast forward 5 years he sold the card shop to my friend who took over for another 10 years. I told him what happened. He told me the reason why he got out of the business is because someone came in stole most of his collection of Mickey Mantles and other vintage cards. And had a heart attack 3 months after the robbery. After that his wife made him sell the store for 50k less than what he bought it for. They caught one of the guys behind the robbery the only reason why he rob him is because he was doing shady things. They never caught the other person behind the robbery. Scott my friend that brought the store stayed open for another 10 years then sold to my other friend Chris and he was in the Army. Stay open for 5 years then he was the last one that owned the store. I don't know what happened to the original owner after that. But my friend Scott made me get back into the hobby because he gave me the complete set factory sealed of upper deck and gave me 3 extra Ken Griffey jr. rookies to make up for my loss. I still have them today. So I hope that you can get better deals next time. If you need anything let me know bro. Best of luck, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Ps. My birthday is New year's day.

Classic move from these sellers back in the 90's. Dang experts at the seals both boxes and packs.

It's such a shame bro. Sorry about your purchase. I got burned on Ebay on a 1984 fleer update set. They advertised it as factory set, unopened. The Clemens, puckett and Gooden cards were missing. I hate people sometimes!!! I've collected from 1980 to 2002. I would never deceive anyone if I sold my cards, it's so wrong and unethical.

Broken seal underneath is a dead giveaway...I hate that buddy

Some times the seller realizes he got snookered and tries to pass his misfortune on to you.

Please don't blame a Topps employee. These cards were worth very limit money in 1987 and it is highly unlikely someone there would have done this. If the seller really did not know and he has a warehouse full of cards it may be one of his employees doing this.

The fact no NY teams were pulled, leaves out any Yankee or Met fans...

Those sets were not shrinkwrapped. The ones you bought were sealed to help conceal the tampering with plastic wrap and a new sticker. You will have to open the other sets and see whats not there.

Sorry to hear about your loss, I would be flipping out like Ric Flair on coke! Keep us updated on this.

I feel for you man, those tiffany sets are Awesome. Hope someone catches the rascals. Seals yes, shrink wrap no.

So sorry you got scammed. Seems like a lot of unsavory people are out here looking to benefit from the collector sport. I myself purchased Tiffany Cards from 84-87 , both complete sets and traded cards directly from Topps. I opened 1 set and put the rest away since then. Recently I called Topps to find out if they had a record of my purchase or even the price that these cards sold for. I was told they did not keep these records. Well I did want to sell, but I know a lot of people will be skeptical, especially after seeing the misfortunes that this gentleman has gone through. I will browse back periodically. You guys be safe and stay aware of the potential scammers that lurk about...…...

Love your videos - sorry to hear about the "Fake" part :-)

This is pretty crazy... I was thinking about buying a box of these. I also just bought a different set opened... and now I am going to go through it just to make sure it has the cards its supposed to. Man this is a great video. Sorry it happened to you though. It looks like the originals come in box without shrink wrap.

The first card he pulled out of the box was the 87 topps Von Hayes. Should have known it was gonna be a disaster. That's 87 topps card #666.

Hey, Matt. It makes me so sad and angry that someone would do this to a person who's spending his hard earned money on these awesome sets. Whoever has done this to you and every other person who bought these sets should go to jail! That's stolen property, in a sense. I was thinking of buying a Tiffany box after your first video. I don't know now if I should. Who is this guy you bought from so I don't make the same mistake? This is appauling! Sorry for your loss, my friend. Merry Christmas and happy New Year to you and your family! I hope 2020 is a great year for you. Keep 'em comin'! Cheers!

Bonds’ Rookie card is in the 1986 Topps Traded, and 1986 Topps Traded Tiffany sets. Bonds 1987 Topps card is a regular card.

Thanks for sharing and sorry that happened to you.

Shake your other three sets. Is there noticeable movement in the box? Chances are you can tell if more cards are missing from those...

That sucks your hard earned money. I'd be upset as well. Collecting and buying boxes of cards can get pricey.

I purchased product direct from Topps back in the 80's. These sets were NOT "factory sealed" in cellophane. They just had the gold label sticker "seal".

Great video! Got to get the word out

Hey PSA Collector, first off, sorry to see that you got sold some tampered sets. Hopefully it all works out for you and someone is held responsible in the end. Very recently I purchased a 1989 Upper Deck Baseball complete set on eBay. I'm waiting for it to arrive, which should be within a few days. I'm glad I came across your video because I am going to record the opening of the box, from delivery package to the cards themselves. Here's a question and hopefully you can advise: I'm thinking of sending the seller a message through eBay BEFORE I open the box and asking them if there's anything I should know about the box or if there has been any type of tampering with it, that they should let me know before I open it. I'm planning on letting them know that I am going to record every step of opening of the box and that if there's any findings tampering, resealing, or altering, that I am going to file a claim and expose them. FYI, I paid just a bit over $100 for the complete set. Do you think that's a good approach? Sorry for the long message, but I hope to get your feedback on this. Thanks in advance.

The sound of that plastic wrap is a dead giveaway. After watching many scam videos and authentic opens, you can really hear the sound difference

It's hard to go through what you went through. We probably will all get into some small or big scam when collecting. We still have over 99 percent integrity. I wouldn't let these things get to us. We can get our money back. And we can be better more honest collectors ourself when we learn from things like this. God Bless you Matt

The latest scam I've seen is blaster retail boxes where they open all the packs take out the rookies , etc,etc and reseal the blaster box return to store and the store puts it back on the shelves.

You can open these boxes up from the bottom and search / remove cards without affecting the seal.

That didn't happen at factory. It's sad that there's people doing this. Imagine how many other products they scammed. Thanks for video.ill just stick with my LCS and card shows for now on.

Gloves make it too easy to drop stuff. Clean, dry hands are the way to go. Good video.

Its sad but its getting to the point where you cant Trust anyone in the hobby anymore.

Bro it’s over 30 years god knows how many hands those boxes went through and you gotta figure back in 87 who knew bonds was gonna be great maguire all those cards who knew that happened over time like I said I bought mine from topps factory in Brooklyn didn’t come with that plastic wrapping nothing just the seal and they put it in the white cardboard outer box