1980-1981 Topps Basketball Unopened Wax Box (36 Packs) - BBCE - Larry Bird and Magic Johnson Rookie Year

Sold For:

$24,000

Year:

1980

Auction:

2022 June

Lot #:

63

Category:

Basketball Cards or Memorabilia

Complete original unopened wax box of 1980-1981 Topps basketball. The box houses thirty-six packs with each pack containing eight cards for a total of 288 cards. The 1980-1981 Topps Basketball set features the rookie cards of Hall of Famers Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Maurice Cheeks, Sidney Moncrief, and many other Hall of Famers, including Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, George Gervin, and Jack Sikma. While it is impossible to provide guarantees with reference to grading of unopened material, there is, of course, the very real possibility that within this box are ultra high-grade examples of these cards and others from the set. The entire box comes shrink-wrapped by Baseball Card Exchange (owned by Steve Hart, the foremost expert on unopened material). The box shows moderate shelf wear and has two original "$6.16" price stickers affixed. This is an outstanding unopened wax box from this legendary basketball set. Reserve $10.