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1964 Topps Baseball “Gift Box” a Newly Uncovered Unicorn

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Topps came up with all sorts of ways to sell its baseball cards but here's one you may not have seen before.  I certainly hadn't. A member of the Vintage Wax and Packs group on Facebook shared this image of a 1964 baseball wax display box that was produced with gift givers in mind.  These weren't meant to be sold by the pack. The box contained 20 packs of … [Read more...] about 1964 Topps Baseball “Gift Box” a Newly Uncovered Unicorn

Ultra Rare 1959 Topps Football Vending Box a Hot Auction Item

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The mysteries of Topps’ packaging and production during the first decade of the company’s existence have persisted.  Records are scant. Recollections faded long ago.  Some things we know but others have presented themselves in intriguing fashion to this day.  Case in point... one of the lots in Heritage Auctions’ current trading card catalog.  Up for sale … [Read more...] about Ultra Rare 1959 Topps Football Vending Box a Hot Auction Item

Vintage Pack Facts: 1969-70 Topps Basketball

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The set was small but the cards were huge.  Topps' 1969-70 basketball release carries the rookie cards of a small army of Hall of Famers. In this edition of Vintage Pack Facts, sponsored by Vintage Breaks, we take a look at boxes and packs from Topps' first basketball card product in a dozen years. The cost of a pack of Topps sports cards had risen from a … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1969-70 Topps Basketball

Vintage Pack Facts: 1981-82 Topps Basketball

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Topps tried everything to get people interested in basketball cards during the tail end of what had been a decade-long deal with the NBA during the 1970s. In 1980, they went with a poorly received concept that put three players, separated by perforations, on a single card. In 1981-82, they created three different mini sets for the east, middle and western sections of the … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1981-82 Topps Basketball

Vintage Pack Facts: 1980 Topps Football

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Bored with your standard wax pack with gum?  In 1980, you had plenty of options for building a set. And let's face it, if you were collecting football cards in 1980, that was your goal. There were no fancy inserts or autographed cards. Just meat and potatoes cardboard. This time, though, there was more than one option for bubble gum--and more than one option if you didn't … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1980 Topps Football

Vintage Pack Facts: 1961 Topps Baseball

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The price of a pack remained the same, but any kids looking to put together a complete set of 1961 Topps baseball cards needed a lot of pennies, nickels, dimes and any other currency they could scrape up.  By the time the Yankees and Reds finished the '61 World Series, a total of 587 cards had been produced. Today, it takes commitment to piece together a set, but it can … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1961 Topps Baseball

Vintage Pack Facts: 1967 Topps Baseball

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Vintage Pack Facts hopes to shed some light on one individual release each week in terms of the variety of packaging methods used, prices at the time, a little about the set itself and more.   Topps expanded its set from 598 cards in 1966 to 609 in ’67 but youngsters wouldn’t know it until late in the year as it continued to produce cards in series that were time … [Read more...] about Vintage Pack Facts: 1967 Topps Baseball