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1975 Topps Baseball Wax pack Tray

Cooperstown1989Cooperstown1989 Posts: 11 ✭
edited March 19, 2022 11:58AM in Trading Cards & Memorabilia Forum

Anyone know the current market value for either a 1975 Topps Baseball or 1974-75 Topps Hockey Wax pack tray? Thanks

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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Cooperstown1989 said:
    Thanks! Appreciate the information. Recently came across one.

    That's a very rare tray. Nice pickup!

    Make sure it has the correct backing though. There are some fakes out there.

    Tray should look like this:




    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @Cooperstown1989 said:

    That's the correct tray you want to see. Nice!

    I don't collect hockey so I'm not sure on value of that one.



    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • coinspackscoinspacks Posts: 1,010 ✭✭✭✭
    Answer ✓

    https://www.bbcexchange.com/Ultra-Pro-Toploader-Rack-Pack-Holder-1

  • softparadesoftparade Posts: 9,276 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 20, 2019 6:00AM Answer ✓

    @Cooperstown1989 said:
    What is the best way to protect the trays? Is there a protective tray? Thanks

    Send it in to BBCE and have Steve Hart authenticate, slab, and wrap it. Increases value and greatly increases protection. The rack "rubber" if you will

    ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240

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  • Cooperstown1989Cooperstown1989 Posts: 11 ✭

    Thanks! Appreciate the information. Recently came across one.

  • Cooperstown1989Cooperstown1989 Posts: 11 ✭

    That’s the back on mine. Thanks!

  • Cooperstown1989Cooperstown1989 Posts: 11 ✭

    Thanks. I also came across a 74-75 Topps Hockey tray. Any idea on market value?

  • Cooperstown1989Cooperstown1989 Posts: 11 ✭


  • PROMETHIUS88PROMETHIUS88 Posts: 2,885 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Keeping or selling the wax trays? Just curious...mostly.

    Promethius881969@yahoo.com
  • Cooperstown1989Cooperstown1989 Posts: 11 ✭

    Keeping for now. Thanks

  • Cooperstown1989Cooperstown1989 Posts: 11 ✭

    What is the best way to protect the trays? Is there a protective tray? Thanks

  • Cooperstown1989Cooperstown1989 Posts: 11 ✭

    I purchased the Ultra Pro Toploader Rack Pack holder from BBCE. Will that work well, also?

  • paulb71paulb71 Posts: 319 ✭✭✭✭

    Just curious, but why would it not be legit to have the sports card locker advertisement on the back of a 1975 bb wax pack tray?

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @paulb71 said:
    Just curious, but why would it not be legit to have the sports card locker advertisement on the back of a 1975 bb wax pack tray?

    That cardboard tray backing wasn't used till 1977.



    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • paulb71paulb71 Posts: 319 ✭✭✭✭

    Thanks ,
    I wonder why they would of used the sports card locker advertising on the backs of 74 wax packs and 75 packs but not on the cardboard backing of wax trays until 77.

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 19, 2022 12:38PM

    @paulb71 said:
    Thanks ,
    I wonder why they would of used the sports card locker advertising on the backs of 74 wax packs and 75 packs but not on the cardboard backing of wax trays until 77.

    These are the tray backings used during the 1970s:

    1974 (also seen for 1972 trays)

    1975-1976

    1977 (bar code printed on tray)

    1978 (Topps began printing bar codes on cellophane beginning that year; in some cases covering up the code on the leftover 77 trays earlier that year)



    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • GroceryRackPackGroceryRackPack Posts: 3,203 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Cooperstown1989 said:

    Hey Cooperstown,
    Pretty Nifty Wax Tray!
    :)

  • KendallCatKendallCat Posts: 2,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great discussion and thanks for refreshing it. Value wise what are wax trays currently selling for these days from 1974-1977? I know they have risen quite a bit the last 6-8 months.

  • paulb71paulb71 Posts: 319 ✭✭✭✭



  • paulb71paulb71 Posts: 319 ✭✭✭✭

    @KendallCat said:
    Great discussion and thanks for refreshing it. Value wise what are wax trays currently selling for these days from 1974-1977? I know they have risen quite a bit the last 6-8 months.

    I have not seen a 74 bb tray for sale in the last 2 years

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 19, 2022 8:58PM

    @paulb71 said:

    @KendallCat said:
    Great discussion and thanks for refreshing it. Value wise what are wax trays currently selling for these days from 1974-1977? I know they have risen quite a bit the last 6-8 months.

    I have not seen a 74 bb tray for sale in the last 2 years

    They are super tough and it's been a lot longer than that...the ones I've seen listed claiming to be 1974 trays have been 1976 trays misidentified as 1974 trays due to wrapper similarities but 74 trays consist of 10c packs (instead of 15c) and have a different tray backing. I have one with each wrapper variation. GAI goofed and mislabeled a number of them in this fashion and also holdered several bad 1975 trays with the wrong tray backings, also.






    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @paulb71 said:


    Both the 75 and 76 trays sold for discounted prices due to wrapper tears in the packs in the tray.



    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • KendallCatKendallCat Posts: 2,999 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited March 20, 2022 6:23AM

    Thank you for chiming in Tim. What do you think 75 and 76 trays go for today - $6000 and $2500 respectively?

  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,693 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @KendallCat said:
    Thank you for chiming in Tim. What do you think 75 and 76 trays go for today - $6000 and $2500 respectively?

    My pleasure, KC. A bit lower than that, I'd say $5500 and $2200.



    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • KendallCatKendallCat Posts: 2,999 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks Tim. Of course when you factor in the gas to and from the post office you can another $100-200 to the price.

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