1979 wrappers in 1980 box??? huh?

TZAHL

1980 ? Topps Box

grote15

I've seen packs like these before. Topps sometimes used previous year's wrappers if they ran short during production. There were a number of 1971 Topps wax packs with 1970 wrappers that Mark Murphy recently sold. Topps also used 1974 wrappers on 1976 Topps baseball wax packs, too.

TZAHL

So are these collectable?

Would they go cheaper than regular packs?

Legit auction?

bri2327

if anyone is interested I have a box of 1978 topps with 1988 topps wrappers

XanaduNow

<< <i>if anyone is interested I have a box of 1978 topps with 1988 topps wrappers >>



Yeah, absolutely. I'll trade you a box of '89 Score in '88 wrappers for them.

grote15

So are these collectable?

Would they go cheaper than regular packs?

Legit auction?

They are legit as long as they are untampered with or not resealed, in short, like any other raw wax purchase you'd make. I don't believe there is any real difference in value, as this was actually one of the years that are fairly well known where Topps used old wrappers.

Topps also used old boxes when they ran short, too. You can find authentic boxes of unopened 1977 Topps Baseball wax packs in 1975 wax boxes and 1985 Topps wax boxes in both 1981 & 1982 Topps boxes. Topps was notorious for recycling stuff like that during production late in the season.

Of course, if you ever find a wax pack or box in a future wrapper, that's certainly not a good sign.

detroitfan2

Here's some 1977/78 hockey that are apparently in 1976/77 wrappers (per GAI):

77/78 hockey boxes

As a side note, kind of lame how the GAI labels are floating in those boxes.

rbdjr1

I just posted a couple days ago, about "just ripping" a 1978 Topps Fun Packs Bag.

It was brought to my attention the 1978 hockey cards were in 1976/77 wrappers.

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edit: Link 2 other thread {1978 Fun Packs Bag!}

packCollector

another example is 73 topps football in 72 wrappers. these seem to be less desirable than the packs with the real 73 wrapper