A fresh grouping of vintage unopened wax, cello and vending boxes are on the auction block this week as Collect Auctions wraps up their final auction of 2017.
The lineup includes a 1988-89 Fleer Basketball unopened wax case (current bid $18,366); a 1978 Topps Football unopened 15-box cello case with the original Topps shipping label; a 1979 Topps Football unopened rack case (also with the Topps shipping label); a 1996-97 Topps Chrome Basketball factory-sealed box (Kobe Bryant); a 1993 SP Baseball factory-sealed box (Derek Jeter); a 1975 Topps Baseball cello box; a 1993 Topps Baseball Series 1 unopened wax case (Jeter); a 1973-74 Topps 
Hockey vending box (BBCE) and a 1973-74 Topps Basketball vending box.
Over 800 items are in the auction catalog.
Among the highlights in the memorabilia category are: a 1936 New York Yankee team-signed baseball with Lou Gehrig alone on the sweet spot; a Roberto Clemente twice-signed 1961 program; a Michael Jordan signed 1994 game-used Birmingham Barons base; a Ty Cobb signed oversized check display; a Mickey 
Mantle signed Louisville Slugger bat; a single-signed Mantle baseball inscribed “HOF 74″; another ball with his full signature, a; Thurman Munson signed “Dinner with the Yankees” ticket; autographed near sets of 1956 Topps, 1986 Donruss and 1989 Upper Deck Baseball; a 1934 World Series program autographed by Babe Ruth, Mickey Cochrane and Dizzy Dean; single signed baseballs from former presidents; multiple signed items from Muhammad Ali and sports artwork by Wayne Prokopiak.
The auction concludes on Thursday, November 30.
Visit the Collect Auctions website to register, view and bid in the auction or call Collect Auctions at 888-463-3063 to discuss consigning to future auctions.
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