Unopened Investment - What woukd you choose

balco758

Which option would you choose from a pure investment POV - assume 10 year time horizon and all BBCE wrapped:

Option 1: (1) 78 Topps wax box
Option 2: (1) 79 OPC wax box + (1) 78 OPC wax box
Option 3: (6) 81 cello boxes
Option 4: (1) PSA 9 cello pack from each yr 1974-82

I started to vote for Option 1, then went to Option 4.....then 3, then 2....decided to get some opinions. Asking for a friend.

vintagefun

Torn between 2 & 4...leaning towards 4. But if 2 was tape intact and wrapped maybe 2.

waxman2745

I'm torn between 1 and 4. I'd have to say option 1 because it has 24 cello packs. Option 4 is only 9 packs, where only the earlier years will command big money.

tulsaboy

For the money, couldn't you get more than 6 1981 cello boxes? What's a BBCE 1978 Topps wax box running now? Maybe $2500?

Desert_Ice_Sports

None of them (if that's a viable option)... I think the best investment would be in a box (or packs) from a popular set with multiple key rookie cards... Like '75 Topps.... I mean, no one really cares about the 1981 Topps set now, so why would they in the future??

70ToppsFanatic

I still think every after 1977 is mass produced and there’s a lot of it out there. From an investment standpoint I don’t see the same kind of upside in it as I do for 1977 and earlier.

I also don’t see the same caliber or quantity of RCs and ATGs in the 1978-1981 timeframe. Other than known print issues limiting the populations of High-end Molitor/Trammel, Smith, and Henderson RCs there’s just not the same kind of chance at hitting a major card I’d you are aiming to sell out to a vintage breaker.

So I’d go with #4 and earlier.

dan89

4

softparade

Definitely #1

Eddie Murray Rookie HOF
Paul Molitor Rookie - HOF / Alan Trammell Rookie HOF - DUAL HOF ROOKIE CARD SICK
Jack Morris Rookie HOF
Lou Whitaker Rookie - He's going to get in
Lance Parrish Rookie
Nolan Ryan #400 - Incredibly tough in high grade

This set is a beast! I know, I know, I am biased but even so I choose the '78 Wax box all day, night, and year.

DotStore

Given those choices, and assumed budget, I would probably go with a 1980 Topps Baseball Wax Box (BBCE)

softparade

Also I view anything 1985 and earlier as investment material if you are planning to hold for 15 to 20 years. Yes there is a bunch out there but once the 70's and early 80's are gobbled up by the monster the mid 80's are next. The late 80's maybe 100 years from now lol

PADIdiver

I'm not sure.. various years is likely more stable price-wise as investment is distributed but gains may also be muted.

slum22

If you are looking at a 10 year time horizon, I would consider moving out of baseball and looking into 90's basketball (especially 96 to 98). You are going to see more and more money moving there as kids of that generation find themselves back in the hobby.

daddymc

@slum22 said:
If you are looking at a 10 year time horizon, I would consider moving out of baseball and looking into 90's basketball (especially 96 to 98). You are going to see more and more money moving there as kids of that generation find themselves back in the hobby.

Shhhhhhhhhh.

softparade

Baseball isn’t going anywhere. Unopened baseball will continue to flourish. The hobby would be crippled without it’s rock solid significance.

ndleo

@softparade said:
Baseball isn’t going anywhere. Unopened baseball will continue to flourish. The hobby would be crippled without it’s rock solid significance.

Baseball will always be the foundation of the hobby, but you could argue to the most significant products from the mid-1990's to modern are all in football or basketball. There is a ton of growth left in that era.

handyman

Put all your money on Red and go with the 1978 Box.