1981 Topps Vending Case

BobH

Looks like the same case that was BIN for $1600 is now for sale on Ebay with a starting bid of $925. What do you 81 Topps baseball fans think the case will sell for?

LarkinCollector

Starting bid is still too high for my liking with the condition of the case. I would think $960 max for a clean non-BBCE case ($40/box).

1954

In my experience with vending cases the condition of the outer case is very important. Everytime I have opened up a case the corners were affected by the damage from the outer box. Usually in this senerio you will have 8 boxes that are well protected - those being in the middle of the case. Seeing the damage to this case from the OP, I would assume around four boxes will have damage to majority of the cards.

Shane

MiniDuff

Not to mention that 81 vending is horrific to begin with.

1954

True. Just opened a case of the 1981 and could not believe how bad the centering is on these cards.

Raulsmaster

Vending is the last thing you want to go to if you want high grade cards. I've had little success pulling anything more than a 9. The corners just aren't ever up to par. The only good thing is that there aren't any stains but that's about it.

CarlosDanger

It is my understanding that with the competing pressure from Fleer and Donruss in 1981 that Topps was in reaction mode and as a result quality control suffered. Various Topps employees describe that time as being very interesting.

CubsKiller99

Opened unsearched 36 vending boxes this summer.

Centering was horrific; card quality extremely variable due to thin card stock.

You may get a better case so good luck with it.

mattinglymint23

Just bought 3 off the BST
Don't jinx me!