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Is the box paper or vinyl ?
3 Mar, 2023
2023-3-3 11:34:35 PM UTC
Wasn't this just selling for $800 in January? Lord have mercy. $1100 starting bid.
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2023-3-3 11:36:58 PM UTC

billhinge wrote:

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Is the box paper or vinyl ?

This is the vinyl variant box, not the textured paper you see on some variants of the '76 Deluxe. My copy is the vinyl variant and looks exactly like this.
3 Mar, 2023
2023-3-3 11:37:58 PM UTC
Is the vinyl considered more rare, thus raising the price?
3 Mar, 2023
2023-3-3 11:41:06 PM UTC
I thought paper was only the first, how do we ever know the tissue paper is genuine, carbon dating?
3 Mar, 2023
2023-3-3 11:57:23 PM UTC

billhinge wrote:

I thought paper was only the first, how do we ever know the tissue paper is genuine, carbon dating?

There's some debate in the community about whether the vinyl box is a true '76 variant or if the textured paper box is the only originally issued box by GA&U. While we have only seen the textured paper box on the 1st print. We have seen many vinyl boxes with 1st prints as well as the re-prints starting in '79 onward.

Could be that GA&U made both kinds of boxes and issued 1st prints in '76 with both (my belief) or could be that a lot of dealers are assembling sets with later boxes and 1st print books, I think that's unlikely though based on observations over the years.
4 Mar, 2023
2023-3-4 12:17:25 AM UTC
Ah OK, there is a dealer version thats been on sale for a while at £1450 with a paper box
Be interesting to see if this goes for more or less
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