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1979 Topps Unopened

Socalguy1967Socalguy1967 Posts: 138 ✭✭
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I was thinking of picking up a box of 1979 Baseball from BB Card Exchange. I've never bought an older box so have no experience and was looking for some insight to what I'm getting in to. The price of a cello box and wax box are about the same. My goal is to open the box and send cards in for grading. What are the pros/cons of wax/cello for getting cards graded.

Thanks for your input.....

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  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,251 ✭✭✭
    Cons on wax....every pack will have a wax stained card. So, you can pretty much junk 36 cards unless the wax is on the front then it can be removed with pantyhose.

    Cons on cello....the way they are wrapped, they can have multiple cards with bent/damaged corners.

    Rack is the best way to go. But if your choices are wax and cello, I would go with wax for sure, even if cellos have more cards to a box(but I dont know if that is the case or not).
  • calaban7calaban7 Posts: 3,018 ✭✭✭
    BB card exchange is topps are far as reliabilty. Fast service, no garbage. I bought some 84 Topps recently and thru half the box , not one double. It really nice to know these have not been played with or doctored. Buy with confidense. I know this doesn't really answer your question but most here would say the same.
    " In a time of universal deceit , telling the truth is a revolutionary act " --- George Orwell
  • tennesseebankertennesseebanker Posts: 5,433 ✭✭✭
    The 79's are really super tough to find in high grade in any type of un-opened product.The quality of the card in 79 just wasnt very good and centering is a beast. If you have the choice between wax and cello go with the wax, Cello's are wrapped too tight most of the time to produce many high grade cards. If I were you I would buy a few wax packs, a few cello packs, and a few rack packs, before I bought a whole box of one product, Then you could see the difference between the three.
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  • packmanpackman Posts: 948
    Good luck with the 1979 cards. I have three sets on the 1979 Topps Registry. Most of my sets are from self-submissions from rack cases, vending and wax boxes that I opened. The card stock from 1979 is not very good. As a result there can be a lot of wrinkles on the card. Some print runs are better then others. In addition, the centering and tilts are brutal. However, when you pull a mint card from a pack, it is a great feeling.

    With that said, if you are planning on doing this for a quick sale, I would pick a different year. However, if you are doing it for your personal collection, then my order of preference from BBCExchange is as follows: rack (from a case - not individual rack packs); vending (from a case); wax (from a case); and then cello. Most people would have wax before vending. However, I have had far better luck with vending from 1979 than wax. The one problem with vending is the cards are pretty uniform with centering. Thus, if you start pulling some cards and the centering is bad, then it will be bad through out the box.


    David
  • MikeyLikesItMikeyLikesIt Posts: 501
    My experience on this subject is not as vast as packman's but I did buy 4 racks from BBC Exchange a few months ago. They were very nice cards from which I was able to pull 4-5 commons that came back from PSA as 10's, some stars that came back as 9's (including the tough Winfield) and about 10-15 additional commons that came back as 9's.

    I have read that there was an obvious sequence in the racks which enabled many to know where the Ozzie RC would be, although I highly doubt you have that to worry about with BBC Exchange.
  • Writer11Writer11 Posts: 738 ✭
    SMR article on 1979 Topps. Take a look:

    SMR - 1979 Topps Article
  • Writer11Writer11 Posts: 738 ✭
    Sorry, try this link:

    Revised Link
  • spazzyspazzy Posts: 592 ✭✭
    Well said everyone.....I am a collector of 78 and 79 baseball. Sometimes you can find some great deals on graded stuff on ebay before you start sending it in. Use your doubles to trade or sell...Spazzy
  • julen23julen23 Posts: 4,558 ✭✭
    i'd go w/ wax, regardless of year, personally.

    roll the dice, but be confident in buying from bbce, much safer than 99.9999% of other alternatives.

    julen
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  • RonBurgundyRonBurgundy Posts: 5,491 ✭✭✭
    I'd buy 'em already graded because it's a money loser to do it any other way with 79's. If you don't care about money, have fun!



    Ron
    Ron Burgundy

    Buying Vintage, all sports.
    Buying Woody Hayes, Les Horvath, Vic Janowicz, and Jesse Owens autographed items
  • 80sJunkie80sJunkie Posts: 1,314
    Heres a tip steve has some pristine wax boxes right now. Ask anyone who was in on the last baseballl rip those 79 packs were so sweet I ordered another box from him to stash. The 79 boxes he has right now look like they were made yesterday.
  • jerrywest45jerrywest45 Posts: 166
    If you are looking to fill sets, etc., wouldn't vending boxes be much cheaper. On BBEX, are the vending boxes sealed in some way. Or do you just have to trust the dealer?
    Trying to complete 1960, '61 and '68 Topps baseball sets...raw
  • originalisbestoriginalisbest Posts: 5,965 ✭✭✭✭
    Nice thing about BBCE is dealer trust is NOT an issue - he is as good as everyone says.
  • yankeeno7yankeeno7 Posts: 9,251 ✭✭✭
    I know a lot of people fear vending...but I LOVE it!!
  • PuertoRicanFogBankPuertoRicanFogBank Posts: 200
    Purchased two rack cases from Dave and Adams and about four vending from BBC. Very pretty cards. Will be unloading some of the doubles in lots on eBay real soon.
    NewJerseyMeatHook II
  • PuertoRicanFogBankPuertoRicanFogBank Posts: 200
    er . . . rack boxes.
    NewJerseyMeatHook II
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I'm not sure whether I'm gonna go down that road or not - myself.

    I had a rack case - sold a box to a boardmember.

    Have two rack boxes, two wax boxes and a vending case of 79T.

    I thought I could put together a nice set from that many cards but in the years that I have bought vending boxes - I'm just not sure?

    mike
    Mike
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