I am not an unopened material collector, but I have also noticed some high asking prices for these years. My thought as to why the 79-80 unopened Topps material has skyrocketed is because the older material (up through 78) has become more limited in supply and collectors have moved onto years with more abundant supplies. Likely this increase in demand has been the cause of the price increase.
Several years back I bought a group of 86 Topps wax boxes and paid $5/box. Now they are selling for closer to $25/box. So to answer your question based on my experience, yes, 81-83s likely will see an increase in value in the coming years (once the "supply" of 79-80 "dries" up). However, with the 81-83s having an even greater supply than 79-80, the likely increased demand probably will not send the price as high as the 79-80 material.
Last edited by savedfrommyspokes; 06-23-2014 at 06:59 PM.
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