1983 Topps Original Vending Case (24 Unopened Boxes) - BBCE - From a Sealed Case (FASC)

Sold For:

$8,700

Year:

1983

Auction:

2024 Fall

Lot #:

1943

Category:

Postwar Baseball - 1970s to Present Cards

Original vending box case of 1983 Topps baseball (factory seals broken), featuring twenty-four unopened boxes, each containing approximately 500 cards for a total of 12,000 cards. These twenty-four boxes represent a complete original case. The 1983 Topps set, which is one of the most popular sets of the 1980s, includes rookie cards of Hall of Famers Wade Boggs, Tony Gwynn, and Ryne Sandberg, as well as numerous other stars and Hall of Famers, including Nolan Ryan, Pete Rose, and Cal Ripken. Each box comes shrink-wrapped by Baseball Card Exchange (owned by Steve Hart, the foremost expert on unopened material) and is noted to have originated from a sealed case (FASC designation on label). A tremendous opportunity to acquire this extraordinary group of unopened vending boxes, representing a complete case from the popular 1983 Topps baseball issue! Total: 24 unopened boxes plus original outer case. The size/weight of this item requires that there will be an additional shipping charge for this lot. Opening Bid $2,500.