Some great posts on this thread. Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) & PSA/DNA Authentication Services, Professional Sports Memorabilia Authentication. 1970 Topps Hockey Wax Pack Unopened Vintage NHL EX-NM-MT Condition Orr Hull Howe. Only, Henry just heated up over the next six years or so en route to breaking Babe Ruths all-time home run record. We have a great online selection at the lowest prices with Fast & Free shipping on many items! Does your favorite Burlap Beauty fall here among our list of the most valuable 1968 Topps baseball cards? (1) 1988 Topps Football Wax Pack - Bo Jackson RC, Chris Doleman RC? High number cards, those numbered #498 to 598, were printed in smaller quantities and do carry price premiums versus other cards in the set. View cart for details. This burlap beauty of The King sells for $275-325 in PSA 7. Wax Pack Gods, 100 Most Expensive Magic The Gathering Cards Sold on eBay in the Last 30 Days, 1989 Upper Deck Baseball Cards 28 Most Valuable Wax Pack Gods. Find out for yourself with our FREE checklist to guide you step-by-step. As you can see, this set is loaded with Hall of Famers and stars as well as some great rookie cards and variations. It's the same cycle. 1968 Topps. Last time I checked you had no say on when you were born. Bench easily goes down in history as one of the game's all-time greatest catchers but because his popularity didn't quite reach the heights of Nolan Ryan, his rookie card can be had for much less. I think the point was those packs would have been valuable had he kept them unopened, unlike people who grew up in the junk wax era whose packs would still be worthless if left unopened. Saline Fiddlers To Host Trivia Night Fundraiser March 11, Saline Spring Craft Show Feature: Donnibelle Studio. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Copyright 2022 by Old Sports Cards, LLC, World Series Game 1-7 and Summary (#151 - 158). The subsets for the 1968 Topps set are League Leaders (1-12), World Series Highlights (151-158), and the Sporting New All-Stars (361-380). Do you consider 70s junk wax? Possibly recently retired who, with too much time confined in his house (like most of us these days), stumbled upon a box in his attic with some cards which prompted him to do some googling and found this site. The 1968 Topps Baseball Card Set features 598 standard size cards, which measure 2" by 3", printed with an unique burlap frame. This Ryan stands on the shoulders of cards like 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle, 1963 Topps Pete Rose, 1984 Donruss Don Mattingly, and a few others in that regard, after all. There are many of us that opened 1986 Fleer basketball back in the day when it was cheap and considered junk. . As Topps usually did with their test packs, the cards are wrapped in a plain white sealed envelope with a label pasted to the front. The item pictured is the one you will receive. Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, Which is the Ugliest Barry Larkin Rookie Card of All? Since we were able to acquire an opened test pack, also featured in this auction, we can confirm that the pack consists of three cards, a stick of gum and a booklet on how to play better basketball, just as advertised on the label. PSA | Original Topps 1968 1st Series Baseball Unopened Wax Pack Graded GAI At 9.0 Mint, 1968 Topps Baseball Wax Pack 1st Series - GAI 7.5, 1968 TOPPS BASEBALL WAX PACK GAI GRADED MINT 9, 1968 TOPPS BASEBALL WAX PACK PSA GRADED 8 NM-MT, 1968 TOPPS FOOTBALL EMPTY WAX BOX , GREAT GRAPHICS, SUPER BOWL I SCENE, PACKERS. Donning his Pittsburgh Pirates gear, Clemente stands at bat staring intently off into the distance. LETTER TO THE EDITOR: In Support of Saline Police Dispatchers. Offered is a special cello pack from 1968 that features the Chicago Cubs' 500+ home run Club representative Ernie Banks as the top card and is in immaculate condition! I've recently been grading and reselling the ones I don't want. 1968 Topps NFL Football unopened 5 Cent Wax Pack graded 7.5 Near Mint+ by GAI! His quick election to the Hall of Fame and the golden light cast by the succeeding years have only served to make Clemente more popular than ever. document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) Mile High Card Co. Software Copyright document.write(new Date().getFullYear()) Simple Auction Site. Willie Mays baseball cards are always among the keys to any set in which he was included since he was arguably one of the top five best baseball players who ever played. You know the story on Pete Hit King, gambling scandal, banned and disgraced, perpetually outside of Cooperstown. 1968 Topps Tom Seaver (#45) After Pete Rose turned the hobby on its ear with his 1963 Topps rookie card, and before Ryan became the Kardboard King, the 1967 Topps Tom Seaver rookie card was untouchable. Theres not other specimen among 1968 Topps baseball cards that even comes close. FREE VALUABLE BONUSES! Which Was Your Favorite Old-Time Baseball Cards Publica 1987 Topps Baseball Cards 25 Most Valuable R 1978 Topps Baseball Cards The Ultimate Guide, 1968 Topps Johnny Bench Rookie Card (#247), 1968 Topps Super Stars (Mantle, Mays, Killebrew) (#490), 1968 Topps Baseball Cards Complete Your Set U-Pick - Free Shipping, 1955 Bowman Baseball Cards 12 Most Valuable. I mean, just a year before, Topps had issued one of the most classic and understated designs in their history, and then in 1968 burlap?!? Ok I'll go ahead and say it; rmilin, you are an idiot. See the difference? ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240, I look forward to his edgy new discussions. You are from the junk wax area you bought junk while I was buying gold see the difference? And speaking of Mays, you can never go wrong with a base card of the Say Hey Kid. Officer John Belknap says Saline Police dispatchers do much more than answer phones and send cops out on service calls. Rare 1968 Topps Unopened The Flying Nun Wax Pack in NMT condition. Perfectly said, I agree with every word Nam said. This one also features the Topps All-Star Rookie logo and a nice posed shot of the Hall of Famer with a baseball in his hand. Ruby Ellen Phillips, age 96 passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 12, 2023 after a long and courageous battle with Alzheimers disease. 1968 TOPPS FOOTBALL EMPTY WAX BOX , GREAT GRAPHICS, SUPER BOWL I SCENE, PACKERS, 1968 TOPPS NO. Today, his RC sells for $600+ in graded NM condition. (Note:The following sections contain affiliate links to eBay and Amazon links for the cards being discussed.). Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) & PSA/DNA are divisions of Collectors Universe, Inc. Get free collecting news from leading hobby professionals, in-depth articles, breaking news, insightful videos & more! That just shows you how valuable his cards can be when his "cheapest" card is almost at the top of this list. If the winning bidder was determined to open it and land some significant specimens that could garner the GEM MINT flip, and that would be a big decision to make considering how few of these unopened wax boxes are still in existence, it could prove to be a worthwhile gamble. I notice this idiocy is never discussed by any of you on how collectors made baseball cards worthless because of your thinking that they would be valuable one day and would oneday send junior through college. The Sporting News All Stars subset returned after a hiatus. Sure, I know a lot of people back in the 80s that stashed away sets of mass produced stuff, but youre not going to find those people here. Many people think the 1968 Topps series is one of the easier collections from the decade to find GEM MINT examples but the PSA pop report numbers tell a different story as less than 3% of all submission to PSA came back GEM MINT. I'm trying to figure out why anyone cares what cards you opened as a youngster? Got it. 280 MICKEY MANTLE SGC 7.5 PACK FRESH, 1968 Topps Game #1 - #33 - Complete your set. @nam812 said: Need Help? Today, the Ryan rookie in PSA 7 condition typically brings nearly $3000 or more. 320 W Michigan Ave dtkk49a Posts: 2,484 January 26, 2014 8:46AM Thats what this Hank Aaron card reminds me of a man whos been working hard at his craft and needs to cool off. Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA) & PSA/DNA are divisions of Collectors Universe, Inc. Get free collecting news from leading hobby professionals, in-depth articles, breaking news, insightful videos & more! How many of you actually bought a 1968 Topps baseball wax pack for 5 cents like I did? Instantly recognizable due to their burlap-colored borders, the 1968 Topps baseball card set is packed with Hall of Famers and anchored by two key rookie cards. Quick Links: It reminds me of the Franklin mint plate scam of the 90's yes your rare Wizard of Oz collector plate will be worth 1 million dollars oneday when these plates make great skeet shooting material. In fact I must of bought 20 wax packs for a total of 1 dollar. What a great look at Pete Rose standing in a batting pose doing what he did best: getting ready to hit the baseball. Many collectors feel that the design of this set is one of Topps' least favorable of the 1960's but personally, I love them. My generation is experiencing what the old timers did. The 1968 Topps Mick features a classic late-career batting pose, but slides all the way to Number Two on this list, thanks to Mr. Ryan above. Grading Original Photograph Authentication . The other key rookie card in this set would belong to Johnny Bench. Emmitt was MY guy. Look for Rookies including Tom Glavine and Hall of Famers and Superstars including Cal Ripken, Nolan Ryan, Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds and Many More . Original owner. And it seems that a smile is worth just as much as a college degree in the work force these days. No I dont have them I opened them back in 1968 but at least I bought them you never did that was the point I was making. 1968 Topps All Star Baseball Plaks. PCGS | This one purports to show Willie just a couple of years past his peak (though its really the same pic Topps used on his 1965 card), packing a big bat over his shoulder. This thread has me baffled. Almost like the real product but funnier. Obviously I don't know the OP, but he strikes me as a guy right around 60ish - maybe an 8 year old in 1968 who remembers using his whole $1 allowance on 20 packs one summer. Number of bids and bid amounts may be slightly out of date. You were so busy hoarding the baseball cards and making them worthless you completely dropped the ball on the basketball cards and avoided them which actually that act is what made them so valuable today. And thats the purpose of this piece, to run down the most valuable 1968 Topps baseball cards, based on current PSA 7 prices according to the PSA Sports Market Report Price Guide. There can be a place for you here as stated. True, the burlap borders do easily show wear and tear but I think it's always nice to mix things up once in a while and Topps easily accomplished that in this case. Oh well.. Dude, you are so confused about what site youre posting on. Robison Bahnmiller Funeral Home Contributor. Somebody bought packs of cards back in 1968 (I didnt realize people walked the earth way back then). Possible stars/HoFers include a dozen different League Leaders, Robinson, McLain, Seaver, Mays, Mathews, Carew, Stargell, Gibson plus one or more scarce lettering color variations. Lastly, my dad grew up in the 50s and was fortunate enough to open packs from 1952 - 1959. Never one to miss an opportunity to make us happy, Topps was pretty good about snapping pics of these meetings and pushing them out on cardboard. 2018 Topps Silver Pack Chrome Blue Refractor 126 Ernie Banks (#/149), Cubs HOF. 1988 Topps Baseball Cards Unopened Vending Box of 500 Cards! Steve Hart of Baseball Card Exchange, the foremost authority on unopened material, has examined the pack and verified its authenticity. I love those old cutoff uniforms of that era and Rose's red undershirt mixed with his Reds uniform give this card strong eye appeal. Saline Mon. And thats just one set. My neighbor bought 2 boxes of 1986 Fleer Basketball in 1986 for about $10 a piece. He was a huge Yankee fan. This set was quite large as it contained a total of 598 cards. Within the set were also several different subsets, including: While the hobby may have mixed opinions on the aesthetic appeal of this set, there's no doubting that it contains huge star power and great value overall. In fact I must of bought 20 wax packs for a total of 1 dollar. I'm sure there are collector's still around who opened 52 Topps as a kid.now what? The 1968 season was kind of a down year for Aaron as he failed to do what he so often did season after season: hit above .300, hit 30+ home runs and drive in 90+ RBI. 1983 Topps Baseball Wax Pack - One sealed pack - Shipping discount available! The card wasnt rare, really, but whenever one appeared at a card show, an audible group gasp filled the air as everyone rushed to see it. Between this trio of bombers, they hit a jaw-dropping 1,769 home runs with Mays topping the list: Had Killebrew played on a larger market team, we would likely hear a lot more about him. MIKE CLEVINGER 2021 TOPPS CHROME 35th ANNIVERSARY Red /5 SILVER PACK #86TC-29, 2018 Topps Silver Pack Chrome Green Refractor 126 Ernie Banks (#/99), Cubs HOF, 1975 Topps Baseball "MVP's (3) Year "Value Pack") (1952, 1959, 1968) "NICE", Dick Rich Allen Phillies White Sox 1968 Topps Game Card Inserts #23 A14, (1) Unopened Mint Wax Pack 1968 Donruss "The Flying Nun", 2017 Topps Heritage Hobby Box-Topper PACK 1 Original 1968 Card NEW, 1968 TOPPS TOM SEAVER, #45, SGC 6.5, ROOKIE CARD, HOF (Free Shipping on Any 3! For more recent exchange rates, please use the. This is one of the most significant discoveries to hit the basketball card hobby since we first learned of this test set's existence and stands as the most unique unopened pack of the entire hardcourt world. The official price guide for PSA-certified collectibles. Get the best deals for 1968 unopened pack at eBay.com. The leader in unopened vintage product for over 30 years! His playing ability keeps his popularity extremely high with players and he's always among the keys to the set. But when you are a kid, you don't look at it like that. I am quite old, but not old enough. 1980-81 TOPPS BASKETBALL WAX PACK - SUPER clean! And have always enjoyed having a good troll to lively up the place so long as it doesn't go overboard. Expect to pay $350-450 for one in graded NM condition. 1968 TOPPS BASEBALL WAX PACK PSA GRADED 8 NM-MT $5,500.00 jerseygirl13dee (383) 100% or Best Offer +$35.99 shipping 12 watchers Sponsored 1968 Topps Football 5 Cent Wax Pack Sealed Unopened PSA 6 Brand New $1,999.00 one-of-ones (15,103) 100% or Best Offer +$10.00 shipping Sponsored 1968 Topps Football Wax Box Empty- Near mint mint Condition GAI 8.5 After Pete Rose turned the hobby on its ear with his 1963 Topps rookie card, and before Ryan became the Kardboard King, the 1967 Topps Tom Seaver rookie card was untouchable. VINTAGE SEALED BASEBALL CARD PACKS FROM AN ESTATE SALE! So there you have it, the ten most valuable 1968 Topps baseball cards. BBCE authenticated and sealed. Copyright 1995-2023 eBay Inc. All Rights Reserved. . The burlap version is a $250-300 item in PSA 7. 1968 Topps Football 5 Cent Wax Pack Sealed Unopened PSA 6, 1968 Topps Football Wax Box Empty- Near mint mint Condition GAI 8.5, 1968 Topps Football unopened wax pck GAI 7.5, 1979-80 Topps (1) Hockey Wax Pack ?Possible Gretzky #18 RC(Read Description). Best to know the uptrending deals on the market! Our community is loaded with great guys that have a seemingly endless knowledge of every era and niche of collecting, and there is definitely a place for you here rmilin, but you have to act more like a contributor and less like a teacher. You collect what you like. All rights reserved, This lot is closed for bidding. Sealed away within the confines of the very active and artistic display box is a collection of 24 absolutely pristine wax packs from the 1st series of the 1968 Topps collection. Once you do that you will realize that not only are you not at the top of the leader board here, but you are actually struggling to make the cut. 1968 Topps Football Wax Pack GAI 9 !!! We now know that test packs actually do exist, the contents of the packs and the likely date of production. Dont rip them, they probably have fake Mantles in them. NFL. 1968 Topps #490 Super Stars Estimated PSA 9 Mint Value: $750 This is a fantastic card depicting three of the game's all-time greats in Harmon Killebrew, Willie Mays and Mickey Mantle. Estimated White Letters PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $4,000, Estimated Yellow Letters PSA 8 NM-MT Value: $25. Certification numbers appear in the lower right of the encapsulated label or on the oval DNA sticker. Pitchers with 300 Wins and Their Baseball Cards. 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