Actually that is a good question Andy! A long time ago when I bought this set off of eBay, I was surprised to see it was shrink wrapped! As you can see, I have never opened it. Since I already had another set that was "opened", I used that set for my framed collection. (Plus, isn't a collectible worth more un-opened? ).

Did they come shink wrapped this way when purchased from the Hard Rock? I actually have been wondering about that for quite awhile now and have never seen one shrink wrapped...