What are some good unopened non sports cards to buy or invest?

spazzy

I have never been a big non sport unopened collector but have noticed that non sport packs have not traded for as near as the crazy prices out there for 70-80s sports card packs. I would think a pack of 1966 Three Stooges or Batman in cello or wax may be underpriced especially for the baby boomers out there. Packs like 1966 Green Hornet or even Wacky Packs should be very much desire. So I ask, what non sport packs would you collect in PSA holders or in boxes? I know this is not the non sport forum but I think Non sport crosses in with out collecting of sportscards. I would love a unopened pack of 1959 Three Stooges as one of my choices as well 1 pack of each series of Batman

DanBessette

Probably makes more sense to ask in the non sports forum, and not ask the sports guys.

Dboneesq

Some of the good, legit non-sport unopened packs that do not come along too often are:

'59 Stooges, as you mentioned
Gilligan's Island
Lost in Space
Brady Bunch
Addams Family
Beverly Hillbillies
1967 Wacky Packages - Die Cut

MULLINS5

<< <i>Probably makes more sense to ask in the non sports forum, and not ask the sports guys. >>



I have to wipe the dust from my computer monitor every time I visit that forum.

While not unopened, I think the 1940 Superman Gum set is good investment. I've been building a low grade PSA set for about six months and the cards always have a lot of bid activity. If you don't want to go for an entire set, card #1 "Superman" I think is a good investment. Also, the high number-low print cards sell for insane amounts. As I read in the July 2009 SMR which Jason (jjworm) graciously sent to me at no cost, cards 49-72 are virtually extinct.

It looks like you're into the older stuff, but I'd keep an eye out for remakes of movies. Follow iMDB and when you see a remake of something in the 70s-early 90s in in the works, buy some unopened and then sell during the hype of the release of the film.

Best of luck and share when you buy some

Patrick

ReggieCleveland

There are pros and cons to nonsport unopened. Some pros are that it's less likely to be resealed (with exceptions -- Hi captfisch!) because there's less likely of a chance that one or more single cards in the set are more valuable than any other. Obviously, not always the case, but with sports you have HOFers and key rookies that will command a premium over the cost of the unopened. Another pro is that if you're just in it to collect, you can get some really unopened for a fraction of what a sport equivalent would cost you. Nonsport boxes/packs, by and large, have much nicer packaging and display well. Another pro is that you can buy them on ebay. I wouldn't buy a 1979 Topps baseball box on ebay from a relatively unknown seller but I'd have no problem picking up a 1979 Topps Alien box under similar circumstances. Of course, this is all because demand is a fraction of what sports unopened brings. I wouldn't invest in nonsport unopened because of it. I'd also wager that less valuable nonsport unopened get ripped than sports because of the reasons mentioned above. So supply isn't dwindling like it is in sports.

A few exceptions would be something like 1977 Star Wars or difficult packs from the 50 and 60s. But I wouldn't buy a box of 77 Star Wars unless it were from Steve. There's a TON of resealed SW unopened out there.

I collect a lot of nonsport unopened but I don't consider any of it an investment. It's all stuff that I have a personal connection to (be it a film or a TV show or a toy I had as a kid) but it wouldn't take much for me to be priced out of it because the only reason I collect it is because the stuff is so cheap.

I've only had a few things get lost by the USPS in my life but one of them was a 1977 Mexican Topps Staw Wars pack. It still hurts to this day. Sure, not as much as jumping on a bike with the seat missing, but it hurts.

PaulMaul

Most of the more desirable non-sport material just isn't readily available. Take Wacky Packages. The 1979-80 material is always on ebay, but it peaked in value a long time ago. The die cuts and original series unopened packs, while not a good investment in the very long term, are still sought after and valuable but are tough to find anywhere.

Part of the "hotness" of baseball unopened in that it exists in large enough quantities to actually turn up once in awhile. Most of the wacky stuff, except for the most common series, barely exist in full box form and even packs are very tough.

2Clueless2

Best guess is that the 1977 Stars Wars wax boxes are about to explode.

lawnmowerman

I hear the C3PO boner card is a solid investment. In fact, one can say, it's a card on the rise.

BenG76

<< <i>It looks like you're into the older stuff, but I'd keep an eye out for remakes of movies. Follow iMDB and when you see a remake of something in the 70s-early 90s in in the works, buy some unopened and then sell during the hype of the release of the film.

Best of luck and share when you buy some

Patrick >>



This is a good idea. I noticed when BBCE sold some TMNT boxes recently they sold for more than I was willing to pay. I picked up a few Star Wars Return of the Jedi boxes recently. Star Wars stuff may jump a bit with another movie coming out next year.

gregmo32

The last thing those of us who collect non-sports cards want is for you sports-only people getting involved and ruining our still-affordable hobby.
Only nerds collect cards of people who don't play a sport. You all know this. Please stop reading this thread and talking about it.

"These aren't the cards you're looking for."

Dboneesq

<< <i>The last thing those of us who collect non-sports cards want is for you sports-only people getting involved and ruining our still-affordable hobby. Only nerds collect cards of people who don't play a sport. You all know this. Please stop reading this thread and talking about it. "These aren't the cards you're looking for." >>



Says the guy with a signature that states: I am currently looking for RC's of Wilt Chamberlain, George Mikan, Bill Russell, Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan in PSA 1, PSA 2 or PSA 3 condition. LOL

Gusto

Believe it or not some of the Garbage Pail Kids unopened material from 1985 has really taken off. Take a look a at some of the series 1 unopened packs/boxes. Not sure if it is a good investment at this point though.

gregmo32

There ain't nuthin in Room 237, but you ain't got no business going in there anyhow, so STAY OUT....

LarkinCollector

<< <i>The last thing those of us who collect non-sports cards want is for you sports-only people getting involved and ruining our still-affordable hobby.
Only nerds collect cards of people who don't play a sport. You all know this. Please stop reading this thread and talking about it.

"These aren't the cards you're looking for." >>


+1

gregmo32

C'mon Doug. Why are you blowing my cover?

Now I am going to change my signature line to the following,
”I am currently looking for trading cards with golden hued, metallic robots who are familiar with the binary language of Bochi, and who also, by some quirk of 1970's cardboard production, appear to have an erect metal penis and a really surprised look on their face.”

ReggieCleveland

<< <i>There ain't nuthin in Room 237, but you ain't got no business going in there anyhow, so STAY OUT.... >>



We've got canned fruits and vegetables, canned fish and meats, hot and cold syrups, Post Toasties, Corn Flakes, Sugar Puffs, Rice Krispies, Oatmeal... and Cream of Wheat. You got a dozen jugs of black molasses, we got sixty boxes of dried milk, thirty twelve-pound bags of sugar... Now we got dried peaches, dried apricots, dried raisins and dried prunes. You know Mrs. Torrance, you got to keep regular, if you want to be happy!

gregmo32

Fantastic, Reggie.

Have you seen the documentary, Room 237? If not, find it right away.

ReggieCleveland

I was very excited to see it. Started watching it and got about 10-15 minutes in before I turned it off. I should probably go back and give it a second try.