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Suggestions for Purchasing Wax Boxes

Banner21Banner21 Posts: 4 ✭
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I was looking for advice on some good "fun" wax boxes to purchase and open with the possibility (however slight) of landing a few valuable cards. Prefer baseball but open to other possibilities. Looking mostly in the range of $100-$200 per box but willing to go higher. I realize much of this is based on personal preference, however, any suggestions are welcome. I'm a bit naive on the concept that wax boxes have been "pored over" already. Is it imperative to only purchase authenticated boxes? What's the risk otherwise. Thanks!

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  • miwlvrnmiwlvrn Posts: 4,266 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If you're in that price range and also sticking with baseball, I think 1980's OPC & Leaf are fun choices.

  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,437 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 2, 2018 5:04PM

    Hiya Banner and welcome buddy!

    In the 200+ range would be 1983 Topps - you've got 3 HOF RC's in Ryno, Boggs and Gwynn along with a host of nice cards of HOF'ers.

    I'll have to add - the operative word might be "valuable?" Hard to find a box in the 100 -200 range to land a super valuable card. Any of the RC's if in 10 are quite nice IMO.

    Mike
  • Banner21Banner21 Posts: 4 ✭

    Thank you so much for the suggestions. 1983 Topps looks very tempting, the prices are a little less for 1985 but I like the 1983 design a bit better. Still looking into the OPC and Leaf's. The core of my "youth" collecting was in 1974, 1975 (mini), and 1976. Of course, there was no way I would have NOT opened those packs/boxes then! Those boxes now are way above my budget. I came back to the hobby in 1989 and stocked up on 1987 wax boxes (ugh!).

  • TheThrill22TheThrill22 Posts: 976 ✭✭✭

    Welcome! O Pee Chee boxes and cards are fun to collect and can often times be had for a fraction of the cost of Topps. You came to the right place to get opinions too!

  • Banner21Banner21 Posts: 4 ✭

    Follow up. Decided to spring for a Hobby Box of 2018 Topps. That has been quite rewarding opening a couple of packs a day to check out what is current. Then, I found a decent price on a BBCE box of 1983 Topps (they've gone up in price last couple months it seems) from BBCE. That is in transit to me and I look forward to busting it open. Or keeping it sealed. I don't know. But thanks again for the suggestions.

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