BBCE with 1980 Topps BB boxes at $675

doog71

Wow! These look nice but I just picked one of these up on Ebay several months ago (with BBCE wrap) for $470.

These are going through the roof.

There was a 1979 Topps BB wax box that ended on Ebay recently at $751 (best offer). Looks like 1980 is creeping up to those levels.

mattinglymint23

They do look nice but it doesn't say sealed case in listing.

At that price a breaker would need to yield 5-30 gems to break even depending on the mix. Tempting but I can't do it...
Come on!
No I can't.
Do it...

jmaciu

I picked a 1980 Topps box from a sealed case from BBCE Monday afternoon for $650. I almost bought another today, but used restraint. I can't justify buying 2 at this point. The one I have is staying sealed.

PaulThePirate

'that be a load of whiskey, women, and scurvy.

soundgard

Does the BBCE require a special membership? I tried to purchase some items a couple weeks ago, but there was no way to pay at checkout? odd

1all

<< <i>Does the BBCE require a special membership? I tried to purchase some items a couple weeks ago, but there was no way to pay at checkout? odd >>


No special membership... But there is a special handshake.....


-Doug

ldferg

I noticed this too. The price was $300-325 a year ago.

mattinglymint23

This box will be 1000 by spring training.

ReggieCleveland

<< <i>This box will be 1000 by spring training. >>



Relax.

grote15

1K by next spring might be a stretch but can certainly see $800+. A BBCE shrinkwrapped 80 box actually already sold for $900 on ebay just recently.

1980 wax box

76collector

I just grabbed a couple of these.

1980 Topps Baseball Unopened Wax Box. Box contains 36 unopened wax packs. We got in a case today (Sept. 20th, 2013) and have clean, fresh boxes that look like the day they were made!


Saw one box on ebay with BBCE wrap that has been bid up to 500 with three days left. It looks like the corner is a little dinged on the one from Ebay . The new one's on bbce look perfect.

mattinglymint23

I picked one up too. I'm glad i did because now they are gone.

jmaciu

These sold out in less than a day. It should be interesting to see where the market goes for these! I wonder how many of these will get ripped and how many remained sealed?

grote15

<< <i>These sold out in less than a day. It should be interesting to see where the market goes for these! I wonder how many of these will get ripped and how many remained sealed. >>



I can tell you that at least one will remain sealed.

doog71

<< <i>1K by next spring might be a stretch but can certainly see $800+. A BBCE shrinkwrapped 80 box actually already sold for $900 on ebay just recently.

1980 wax box >>



Looks like that one actually sold for $800...still an amazing price though.

doog71

1981 Topps boxes don't contain a big RC like 1979 Ozzie or 1980 Rickey, but there are several popular RCs (Fernando, Raines, Gibson) and a design collectors really seem to like.

With 1980 Topps starting to (in my opinion) hit a price point where there may not be that much more increase in the near future, 1981 unopened still seems like a good bet.

BaltimoreYankee

The frenzy continues. Where were these buyers when they were $300 last year?

grote15

<< <i>The frenzy continues. Where were these buyers when they were $300 last year? >>



Buying at that point, as well (though not as much as I should have, lol). And though they may have been going for $300 on ebay a year ago for a raw risky box, I believe BBCE price was around $400, if I'm not mistaken. It's just getting tougher to find these boxes from 1980 and earlier, especially this clean from a case, which is really the primary reason I purchased one.

Sacaramanga

Yo six hunji for 1980 Topps boxes? Somebody be tripping hard. It's crazy difficult to even pull a 9 Henderson out that box and that's just half the cost. For real: cats be getting all types of silly on a few dudes hyping this unopened stuff. It's baby thighs, yo. Straight butterfly kisses and princess tricycles with sparkly glittery streamers and crap. Little ponies and what not. 600 on 1980 Topps is straight dummin like Funkdoobiest playas nahmean. Better off buying a 9 Rickey solo and an 8 ball and red Cisco. 1980 Boxes is corn starch with a side of formula yo. Trippin.

Dpeck100

<< <i>Yo six hunji for 1980 Topps boxes? Somebody be tripping hard. It's crazy difficult to even pull a 9 Henderson out that box and that's just half the cost. For real: cats be getting all types of silly on a few dudes hyping this unopened stuff. It's baby thighs, yo. Straight butterfly kisses and princess tricycles with sparkly glittery streamers and crap. Little ponies and what not. 600 on 1980 Topps is straight dummin like Funkdoobiest playas nahmean. Better off buying a 9 Rickey solo and an 8 ball and red Cisco. 1980 Boxes is corn starch with a side of formula yo. Trippin. >>




LOL

mattinglymint23

Laugh all you want - I requested double tape on my shipping box - easily 20% premium right there.

No joke these boxes are super clean. I will post detailed pics upon receipt. Easily 2 gem Rickey's per box.

jmaciu

I can tell you that at least one will remain sealed. >>



Tim, no more late-night pack rips?

grote15

<< <i>I can tell you that at least one will remain sealed. >>



Tim, no more late-night pack rips? >>



LOL, don't give me any ideas!

vintagefun

Missed the 80 wax, but would've had a hard time pulling trigger at that price considering I picked one up not long ago for 525.

I was pleased to see more 81 cellos though and scooped a box of those.

Though it seems at these recent prices ripping for subs and expecting return seems dicey at best.

If you don't find reward in the journey, your destination is likely to underwhelm.

Personally, I'd rather pull my own Rickey 7/8, and anything else I get, than to buy someone else's 9...despite any cost savings.

That being said, most of my recent purchases won't be ripped for another couple years, til the kid can hopefully enjoy it with me.

Either way, these are shiny new toys and I'm starting to enjoy my unopened collection more than my graded and raw collection, which is saying quite a bit.

mygotta

wow. they sold out at $675. I couldn't afford that price at the moment. Eh. I guess I will have to wait for another day they have them when the timing is better.

mygotta

<< <i>Missed the 80 wax, but would've had a hard time pulling trigger at that price considering I picked one up not long ago for 525.

I was pleased to see more 81 cellos though and scooped a box of those.

Though it seems at these recent prices ripping for subs and expecting return seems dicey at best.

If you don't find reward in the journey, your destination is likely to underwhelm.

Personally, I'd rather pull my own Rickey 7/8, and anything else I get, than to buy someone else's 9...despite any cost savings.

That being said, most of my recent purchases won't be ripped for another couple years, til the kid can hopefully enjoy it with me.

Either way, these are shiny new toys and I'm starting to enjoy my unopened collection more than my graded and raw collection, which is saying quite a bit. >>



I think its an investment price and not a ripping price. Obviously the chances of a PSA 10 Henderson are very slim. And even, say a PSA 10 Ryan or Rose for that matter would seem tough. At which case, what do you have? Just to have the cards, the entire set could be had for $100 or less depending on quality. So truly you are paying for unopened, not for the cards. Or in a special sense, the wax wrappers and original gum.

grote15

Another thing to take into account with these boxes is the fact that these were all super clean from a case and as an unopened collector that is definitely worth a premium to me over a random loose box of 1980 Topps baseball wax packs.

If your intention is to submit cards to PSA for grading, it's most certainly more cost effective to buy high grade raw lots anyway, if ROI is your primary concern.

Dpeck100

Sacaramanga already gone? His thread went poof.

ThoseBackPages

Great pickups fellas.

Nowhere but up for any pre-87 wax

lahmejoon

<< <i>Sacaramanga already gone? His thread went poof. >>



The man with the golden gun was pretty weak anyway.

tmgrnzx9r

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<< <i>I can tell you that at least one will remain sealed. >>



Tim, no more late-night pack rips? >>



LOL, don't give me any ideas! >>



Last time Tim did that, cu went down for 2 days!!!!

76collector

I plan on keeping mine sealed, but then again I've had those plans before and didn't have the will power to follow through with them. :-)

bigdcards

I'll keep mine sealed.......but when it gets here, I may open up the one I bought a couple years ago.

Nikklos

Can someone please rip one of these boxes and post the results?

MintMoondog

Congratulations to all who snagged a box or two. I missed out - was travelling between countries. 1980 remains relatively elusive. IMO there is very little risk of downside movement at that price.

mattinglymint23

<< <i>Can someone please rip one of these boxes and post the results? >>



You devil

esquiresports

<< <i>Another thing to take into account with these boxes is the fact that these were all super clean from a case and as an unopened collector that is definitely worth a premium to me over a random loose box of 1980 Topps baseball wax packs. >>



I just looked a my invoices and see that I picked up a 1980 Topps wax box 13 months ago from BBCE for $350. I purchased a second one from this case because I would like a cleaner copy for my display.

Carew29

Away from the boards for about 7 months and now all of the sudden 80's is hot? What happened? Any ideas what my 75OPC baseball (1 box) and 78OPC baseball (2 boxes) would go for? I need to get cards graded but i am still debating whether to depart with them or not.

flatfoot816

Away from the boards for about 7 months and now all of the sudden 80's is hot? What happened?

Dude you didn't hear about the Apocalypse?

mattinglymint23

The 80 wax box on eBay closed at 670 and it had a ding on one corner...

galaxy27

Amazing how a BBCE package always seems to be a panacea when you're pissed off. Had to jet home during lunch, and all I'm going to say is if you're awaiting one of these, prepare to be pleased. 9.5 on the corners, mattingly.

jmaciu

I have never bought any product from Steve that has disappointed me. Mine just arrived, so I will open the packaging when I get home, so I can view the box. For those who have already received their box, does it say "from a sealed case?"

mattinglymint23

It won't say sealed as the case wasn't actually sealed or opened by Steve. But he bought the case entact from a shop who had opened the flaps so technically not sealed. I don't mean to speak for Steve but I had asked him this and wanted to share.
While not from a sealed case - a clean entact case with extreme clean mint boxes.
And in the sealed shipping box we are talking 10x return easily given recent market activity

neildown

<< <i>And in the sealed shipping box we are talking 10x return easily given recent market activity >>



20x if you use Wes Spece and the throbber.

stevebay

Couldn't resist . . . committed the cardinal sin by opening up the shipping package!

mattinglymint23

Tsk tsk
But man look at this corners... You could pop gallons with those corners.
I would not last a day working at Steve's shop having to walk past boxes like that all day...

Stingray

I have been keeping an eye out on 84Topps BB boxes and those seem to be going up in price. BBCE did not have any for a while, but have them at $75/box.

jjworm

I just picked up one of the 1984 Topps wax baseball boxes and it was even sharper than the 1980 Topps wax box. If I remember correctly, the 1984 box states on the sticker it is from a sealed case.

mygotta

nice looking 1980 box!

vladguerrero

<< <i>nice looking 1980 box! >>



For sure, congrats

Stingray

<< <i>I just picked up one of the 1984 Topps wax baseball boxes and it was even sharper than the 1980 Topps wax box. If I remember correctly, the 1984 box states on the sticker it is from a sealed case. >>



Can I asked what you paid?? Seems like prices are going to be in the $100 soon??