Breaking
Down The Best Baseball Wax Boxes In The 1980s
The
1980s were certainly an exciting time for anyone who really got into collecting
baseball cards. There were a lot of options popping up all over the place, and
plenty of baseball wax boxes were around to be collected. While some are more
valuable than others, there are usually certain years people point to for
collectors to try and target. It might come down to a certain player that makes
a person select a season, or maybe they just want the best overall value.
Either way, here’s a closer look.
Rookie
cards are always going to be enticing for people to go after when collecting
baseball cards. That is why a lot of people believe that the 1983 season is a
pretty good one to target. Tony Gwynn, Ryne Sandberg and Wade Boggs were all
rookies at the time, and the 1983 Topps set had very good options for those 3.
There were also some other valuable cards scattered in that set, and that makes
the wax box pretty valuable in general.
The
year before 1983, there were several other valuable wax boxes. Cal Ripken Jr.
headlined that class of rookies in 1982, and he always seems to be one of the
more valuable options available in any card collection.
Finally,
there are some people who are going to gravitate towards a newer generation of
players since they are still popular with even the younger collectors. The 1989
season for Topps and Upper Deck can still be found without having to spend a
lot of money. Rookie such as Ken Griffey Jr., Randy Johnson, John Smoltz and
Craig Biggio were all found in that set.
As
is the case with a lot of cards, the prices seem to go up more and more the
older the wax boxes are. Since there is not really a huge difference, investors
seem to focus more on their personal favorites instead of trying to make a huge
profit.
