What 80's wax boxes had wrapping over the box?

MrNearMint

For the most part, the wax boxes that I see don't have any wrapping over them but occasionally I'll see an 80's wax box (any sport) that is wrapped in a cello wrapping. What years and/or sports boxes were wrapped (if any)?

billwaltonsbeard

none

MrNearMint

It must have been someone trying to protect the box or something by wrapping it.

Thanks!

jfkheat

Didn't some 1983 Donruss boxes come shrink wrapped?
James

ReggieCleveland

Didn't 89 UD come shrinkwrapped from the factory? I believe the 1989 Topps Michigan Test boxes were factory wrapped as well.

vintagefun

IIRC, I had an 87 Topps BB case that had boxes wrapped in cellophane. The few boxes I have left from the case don't have it anymore, but if I recall it was loose and a little brittle. I wouldn't stake my life on it, but I do vaguely recall a wrap on them that I removed when it ripped.

That being said, I'd defer to the group.

1980scollector

My recollection is that 1990 Upper Deck was the first.

tmgrnzx9r

<< <i>IIRC, I had an 87 Topps BB case that had boxes wrapped in cellophane. The few boxes I have left from the case don't have it anymore, but if I recall it was loose and a little brittle. I wouldn't stake my life on it, but I do vaguely recall a wrap on them that I removed when it ripped.

That being said, I'd defer to the group. >>



I think I have a few loose boxes of 87 topps that are wrapped in cellophane as well. I don't remember where I got them from but bought that was weird. If i get a chance I will try to post a picture of them.

dmurphy3mvp

There are 1986, 1987, and 1988 Topps Baseball wax boxes with a cellophane wrap (though not a shrinkwrap) that were distributed at retail stores or wholesale clubs. I think Topps needed to add the wrap to satisfy the retailers desire to do box-only sales. The wax case also has a different case code to differentiate between the regular version and the wrapped one.

MrNearMint

The reason I ask is because I bought a 1987 football wax box and it has a real loose wrapping on it. I thought it may have been from the guy I bought it from but sounds like it may have been from Topps.

Thanks guys!

tmgrnzx9r

<< <i>There are 1986, 1987, and 1988 Topps Baseball wax boxes with a cellophane wrap (though not a shrinkwrap) that were distributed at retail stores or wholesale clubs. I think Topps needed to add the wrap to satisfy the retailers desire to do box-only sales. The wax case also has a different case code to differentiate between the regular version and the wrapped one. >>



Reed,
Do you know if these are more or less desirable than the regular boxes? If the boxes/cases are wrapped, do they tend to sell for more? Are they that much more rare than regular issue? Thanks.

JustinsShoebox

<< <i>Didn't 89 UD come shrinkwrapped from the factory? I believe the 1989 Topps Michigan Test boxes were factory wrapped as well. >>



I thought this was the case as well with the 89 UD factory sets. I bought several over the years that did have wrapping.

Justin

dmurphy3mvp

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<< <i>There are 1986, 1987, and 1988 Topps Baseball wax boxes with a cellophane wrap (though not a shrinkwrap) that were distributed at retail stores or wholesale clubs. I think Topps needed to add the wrap to satisfy the retailers desire to do box-only sales. The wax case also has a different case code to differentiate between the regular version and the wrapped one. >>



Reed,
Do you know if these are more or less desirable than the regular boxes? If the boxes/cases are wrapped, do they tend to sell for more? Are they that much more rare than regular issue? Thanks. >>



I'd say they are quite desirable. When I was responsible for pricing items for sale at my previous employer, I'd price the wrapped boxes for double, and they would sell immediately. I'd usually only find them a box or two at a time. As far as the scarcity of the wrapped boxes, I'd say it's easily a few hundred times harder to find than the unwrapped boxes. You just don't see them very often, and the cellophane tends to be very brittle, so the survival rate of these boxes must be quite low.

IIRC, the case code has an added letter "J" - a regular 1987 Topps Baseball Wax Case code is #362-87, while the cellophane wrapped version is #362-87J.

tmgrnzx9r

Reed,
Thanks for your response. I'll have to dig through my boxes and try to get a picture up on here in a day or so.
Thanks again!!

LarkinCollector

89 Bowman Baseball wax boxes were wrapped.

jalovra

I do not know about the wholesale clubs, but I got mine in the Topps multi-pacs that they sold thru candy/cig wholesalers at the time. It included one box of cards and 6 or 7 other items from their inventory (push pops, ring pops, bazooka gum, etc). If I remember correctly, the multi-pac also included a complete set. My father owned a few gas/convenience stores at the time and it worked out well as the stores sold the candy and we were able to buy the boxes cheap. The cellophane is indeed very brittle.

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When my brother and I did shows back in the day, we were able to command a premium for them. I do remember them being in the 1988 multi-pacs, but do not know about 1986.