1978 Fleer Football

[Beatles Guy]

Good evening. I'm not much of a football card collector but I have been given a chance to purchase a ten box wax lot of 1978 Fleer football. Since I am pretty much a novice, I was wondering if I can get some opinions on the popularity of this set. I've done some web searches but there isn't a lot of info out there about these. I saw several singles for sale on eBay but not too much in the way of packs or boxes. Any help would be appreciated.

[Blackie]

Jason im not sure myself. I remember the fleer action but not the 78 Fleer

[Beatles Guy]

Sorry, that's what they are, 1978 Fleer Action.

[Blackie]

Yeah those were neat cards. Wish i could help ya with values on those packs etc but im clueless on this issue. Probably be a neat pickup if the price wasnt too high.

[BigRedOne]

The Fleer Team action cards are very overlooked IMHO.

In the last few years I have been picking up and trying to complete a run of sets from 1976 -1986.

While the 1976 Fleer in Action card can be tough to find, I believe the others are fairly available.

I picked up both the 77 and 79 Fleer sets for very reasonable prices, I believe under $50 for the 79 and I' can't quite remember on the 77 set, Im sure it was under $100, Maybe like $79 buck or so? So I would think the 78's would be similar. The 78 cards are the same as the 77 other than the yellow border and the one extra Super Bowl card added for that year. I think that being said they may not be as popular as the 77's.

I bought up a bunch of 1980, 81 and 82 Fleer Action Team Wax Boxes for $30-$40 each. I would venture a guess that 78 Fleer Wax Boxes could be a bit higher, but I would think any thing over $60-$90. I could be wrong though.

The fleer Team Action cards for whatever reason have never really caught on and seem to remain under appreciated as they are great looking cards.

Maybe someone more knowledgable than me will chime in with other thoughts on the Fleer Team action Cards.


After all this said, I don't have the 78 set and would be interested in a few boxes of them myself.

Im not sure how serious you might be about the 10 wax box lot, But I would be interested in a few of them depending on the price and Seller.

Did he list a price?

In closing I don't believe anyone is going to get rich quick off of 1978 Fleer Team Action, But with the way wax is these day, ya never know.

Please PM me with more info and weather you move to but the lot.


John

[Beatles Guy]

The owner is a vendor that my wife sees at work from time to time. Story is that his family owned a store that shut down in '78 and these were never put out for sale. Nine of the ten boxes are sealed. He sent home a pack with my wife so I could take a look. I just want to make an educated offer to him. I'll be honest, they will be an investment for me as I really have no interest in collecting them. I will PM you and let you know if I pick them up.