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Some surprising ending prices on unopened

NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
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It does indeed seem that prices have stabilized from the hysteria of the past year or so. Was surprised to win a lot of 2 1979 vending boxes for $955 and a lot of 2 1977 vending boxes for $1825 in the PWCC auction.

But the end price of the 1980 Topps baseball vending box was a head-scratcher. $635. Nearly double what I've been paying. Someone must have wanted that box very badly. Maybe they were inspired by my recent rip thread!!

On a side note, I love 1977 Topps. First pack I ever bought was a 1977 cello with Chambliss showing from a bodega in the Bronx. But there isn't really a heart-stopping card when ripping like there is with 1975 or 1980, for example.
Nikklos

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  • spazzyspazzy Posts: 592 ✭✭
    Its really getting hard to justify the unopened prices for 1980 and up. There was a lot of it produced still and when you speak of a vending box going for $635, I would rather have 2 psa 9 rickey Henderson rcs or a vintage topps rookie card in high grade from the 60s. Once it is opened, you just cant get your money back when you decide the odds.
  • NikklosNikklos Posts: 1,411 ✭✭✭
    I have to think the $635 is an aberration considering the rest of the market. What did I pay, around $3500 for ten boxes in November and about a grand for another three the next month. Two people really wanted that box last night I guess.

    Like when I got $5 for my PSA 10 1984 Donruss Vance Law when the previous one went for $700. lol.

    As to the other point regarding buying graded cards versus unopened, that's definitely a matter of preference. Buying already-graded cards is not my thing and I would never even think of doing it. I like to rip and sub. Only reason I re-entered the hobby.

    Wait I take that back. Now that I have all this 1980 stuff, I have been mindlessly gobbling $6 PSA 10s in furtherance of my newly created 1980 registry set. It used to seem so silly to me but, man, I want to finish that set!
    Nikklos
  • RaulsmasterRaulsmaster Posts: 663 ✭✭
    just picked up an '80 vending for 60 lol...should be interesting

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  • LarkinCollectorLarkinCollector Posts: 8,975 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>just picked up an '80 vending for 60 lol...should be interesting

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    Congrats! It actually looks pretty good, though I'm not sure how you found that listing.
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  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,738 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Those prices for 77 and 79 vending were still pretty strong, imo. Not crazy high but not cheap. Last few 1980 BBCE vending boxes had been selling for about $350 or even a bit less on ebay.


    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
  • pjb103183pjb103183 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭
    Anyone notice the 78 opc box go for less than 800?
  • grote15grote15 Posts: 29,738 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>Anyone notice the 78 opc box go for less than 800? >>



    I was underbidder, lol.



    Collecting 1970s Topps baseball wax, rack and cello packs, as well as PCGS graded Half Cents, Large Cents, Two Cent pieces and Three Cent Silver pieces.
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