75' Topps BB Wax Box on EBay
Jlondon71
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$12,499 for a full, unopened box of wax packs 😦. Wow, this just blows my mind. I know this is a pie-in-the-sky number...but, man this is getting out of control. Any opinions on the "actual" value of this box? If a 75' Mini is $3000 then shouldn't this box be in the $6-$7K range? Love to get some feedback from you guys.
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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.
<< <i>maybe I am old fashioned but I can't even remotely understand how 1974 and 1975 wax packs can be worth and selling for almost 300 a pack. It just does mesh with my mind nor does there seem to be any logic to it that I can wrap my mind around. >>
I hear you, Duncan--it's hard for me to wrap my mind around 78 boxes going for $2,500, too, 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.
Dave
<< <i>$12,499 for a full, unopened box of wax packs 😦. Wow, this just blows my mind. I know this is a pie-in-the-sky number...but, man this is getting out of control. Any opinions on the "actual" value of this box? If a 75' Mini is $3000 then shouldn't this box be in the $6-$7K range? Love to get some feedback from you guys. >>
I would say a Mini box would always go for more than a 75 regular box.
<< <i>I think in the current market a full 1975 regular box should be in the 8000-8400 range. >>
In that case, though, David, a 74 box should retail for about the same, but I believe they go for a bit more. 75 regular wax packs actually command more than 74 packs in the current market and there have been more 74 box sales in recent years.
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.
In 1993 - Tuff Stuff had the mini's at 150% - I remember some as high as 2X.
I'm guessing there was way more of the product than they thought back then?
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.
been sparse. You could count each year by itself on a single hand.
However, you also need to consider that 1974 is a much scarcer year in wax than 1975 based
on the production. The 1974 full set packaging took up a bunch of the 74 production. There was
no equivalent in 1975 (the minis were a separate production done on a limited scale).
As a consequence, all other 1974 packagings had reduced volumes when compared to other
years in that era. Ever notice how uncommon it is to find 74 racks and cellos too?
While 74 lacked the superstar RC power of 75, it makes up for it on its scarcity.
Raw 1975 wax packs can still be had for $200 (that's how the 36th pack for the box
currently listed on eBay was added to complete the box a few weeks ago).
And for what it's worth, I put the current market value of a 74 box at about 9000-9500.
The real questions that need to be considered on boxes like these are:
1) Are there potential buyers out there who have grown impatient enough waiting
for boxes like these to come available that they are willing to overpay just to get the
boxes now?
2) How much of a premium are they willing to pay?
3) What premium (if any) does the BBCE authentication give to the offered item (see my other thread)?
Food for thought.
Dave
David, I would agree with you price estimate of 9K-9500K on the 74 wax box, with a regular 75 box at around 9K, imho.
In either case, no way to know for sure if box is fully intact and original unless it's marked FASC. The 75 box in the OP is not fully original, but authentic.
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.