Which Wax Box? '89 Score FB or '78/'79 BSKT

60sfan

Both Wax Boxes are priced at $300.

Which one would you rather have? '89 Score Football or '78/'79 Basketball.

lightningboy

Tough call as the 89 Score is stocked with great rookies and is extremely popular. However, the supply should be enough to keep with demand. The basketball on the other hand is probably much more limited and with the surge of interest in unopened and in particular vintage unopened, I'd rather have the Basketball for the long run.

slum22

<< <i>Tough call as the 89 Score is stocked with great rookies and is extremely popular. However, the supply should be enough to keep with demand. The basketball on the other hand is probably much more limited and with the surge of interest in unopened and in particular vintage unopened, I'd rather have the Basketball for the long run. >>



+1

I love the Score set and it is loaded, but as already stated the print run
difference between the two pushes me to the Basketball.

Steve

Maurice

Definitely the 1978 Topps basketball. 1970's basketball is undervalued.

1989 Score football is glorified junk wax.

Stingray

<< <i>Definitely the 1978 Topps basketball. 1970's basketball is undervalued.

1989 Score football is glorified junk wax. >>



+1

olb31

Basketball all day. What does a psa 10 aikman go for like $125, sanders around $200, the rest around $50 or less.

Webb63

quick correction - the $300 basketball box is actually 79/80. The 78/79 box is $395...both awesome boxes though and getting tougher and tougher to find in nice shape.

Raulsmaster

Really either way it's more upside w/ the bk box. More upside = more fun!

Baez578

Basketball all the way for the reasons already stated.

olb31

The 78 has several good rookies. I would go for that one.

larryallen73

Those hoops boxes seem like good deals compared to the baseball prices of that vintage. I would snap those up!

TheCARDKid

I've always liked busting late 70's basketball wax. Only 132 cards in a set. Lots of rookies and stars. The condition of the cards is pretty good too. They aren't as horrendous as some of the mid to late 70's baseball sets. Like diamond cuts or severe off centering is pretty rare.

89 Score FB kind of reminds me of 88/89 Fleer basketball. Seems overvalued at the moment for what you get.

bigdcards

Purely for investment, I'm going with neither. I have a score box, but I just like it and don't see it as an investment for the reasons others have stated.

But I'm skeptical on 70s BK as well. Who is the potential buyer down the road? Is there a reason the nostalgia for this set will go up in the future? I feel like the '70s crowd is already back in the game and I don't think the generation getting back into the hobby now will every care about late 70s BK boxes. I have access to a 78/79 wax box fairly cheap and I can't seem to pull the trigger.

ldferg

I'd go with bkb over the 89 score FB.

slum22

Seems like a blowout in favor of either the 78/79 or 79/80 basketball box vs the 89 Score FB.

Since it looks like Vintage BK won in a TKO over Modern Football I'd like to introduce another challenge. I hope the OP doesn't mind if I jump on his thread with my own debate topic:

1983 Topps Baseball from sealed case($200) or 1983 Topps Baseball Michigan Wrap from sealed case($210)

vs.

1978/79 Topps Basketball ($385) or 79/80 Basketball ($300)

You can pick one, two or just rank. Yes, price should be factored into the decision.

My ranking: 1. Michigan 2. 78 BK 3. 83 BB 4. 79 BK

Steve

miklia

60s, the sample of responses here might be a bit weighted in favor of more vintage in general. having bought and sold both the late 70s BK and 89 score boxes over the last 5 years, I can say that the latter are much easier to sell and have appreciated much more rapidly in recent times. The market says that 89 Score is the winner, at least for now. and Bigdcards makes an important point regarding collector demographics, which also favor the score boxes.

Mapleleaf

79/80 BB is only $300? I gotta buy me some of that!

thehallmark

<< <i>Definitely the 1978 Topps basketball. 1970's basketball is undervalued.

1989 Score football is glorified junk wax. >>



I agree with this.

It's really pretty amazing/insane that 89 Score prices have remained high over the years. Consider that those boxes almost always yield PSA 9+ quality cards. The PSA 10 populations for the big cards are extremely high. The supply of unopened is plentiful. The demand is moderate. Not to mention the biggest RCs (Aikman and Sanders) are awful looking headshot cards. All of this and the boxes are STILL $300-$425 depending on your source.

These boxes should have dropped 60% a long time ago.

shu4040

"But I'm skeptical on 70s BK as well. Who is the potential buyer down the road? "

- Considering the amount of younger buyers VERY heavy into modern basketball cards - ever check out the Blowout cards bkball forum?

I think at SOME POINT (could still be years...) those buyers will migrate down into the affordable 70s and realize how cool it'll be to pull potential 10s of Kareem, Dr. J. Walton, Moses, rookies of Bernard King, and DJ etc.

Cakes

<< <i>Definitely the 1978 Topps basketball. 1970's basketball is undervalued.

1989 Score football is glorified junk wax. >>



I agree about 1970's Basketball but you should also consider 81 Topps Basketball, the second year cards of Magic and Bird are also undervalued and it also has the McHale rookie.

UnwoundSage

If you are just busting looking for cards to grade, you can get 3 unopened factory sets of the 89 football with supplemental set for less than $300.

mygotta

<< <i>

<< <i>Tough call as the 89 Score is stocked with great rookies and is extremely popular. However, the supply should be enough to keep with demand. The basketball on the other hand is probably much more limited and with the surge of interest in unopened and in particular vintage unopened, I'd rather have the Basketball for the long run. >>



+1

I love the Score set and it is loaded, but as already stated the print run
difference between the two pushes me to the Basketball.

Steve >>



++1

corncobb

Im a Football guy. Definately the 89 Score

Big80s

I love '89 Score Football as much as anyone, but 70s basketball wax (especially late 70s) is a steal at the current prices.