1952 Topps Hi # Empty Wax Case - $50K!

[sflayank]

shipping cases are very underpriced as a rule since in theory there is only 1 for every 24 boxes...but based on experience its more likely that only a few of each have been saved and are quite rare...a 52 case i would pay $2500 for in this condition....if there were as many collectors of the boxes and the case as there are of the cards..it probably would be more than 10k

[ALR-bishop]

Pretty beat up thing to have on display in my view. If I had it you could have it for $ 2,000 Larry

[sflayank]

it looks pretty good in scan
no missing flaps...pretty decent
u know i collect the master set...all wrapper variations all box variations and case variations
the 52 box sells for 1000-4000 and this at least 24x as rare and i suspect 100s of times rarer in actuality

[ALR-bishop]

I am with you on the set in master form, and packs and wrappers. I leave the boxes to you...which is good, one less collision course for us...and we have had a few

[sflayank]

still looking 4 hocus focus box

[jakeinge]

Originally Posted by sflayank

it looks pretty good in scan
no missing flaps...pretty decent
u know i collect the master set...all wrapper variations all box variations and case variations
the 52 box sells for 1000-4000 and this at least 24x as rare and i suspect 100s of times rarer in actuality

Here's something to think about when you're laying in bed tonight.... If one of these surfaced and was full of untouched wax boxes (I can only dream), what would it bring at auction?

[ALR-bishop]

But then my dream turns to a nightmare when I open the box and it is filled with untouched 1991 Topps boxes

[Leon]

For 50k I don't think I will be adding it to my cart.

[esquiresports]

The last 1952 Topps empty wax box only brought $650. Wax boxes (arguably) make for nice displays and make an oftentimes recognizable visual connection. No kids ever saw the case boxes, so there's no connection there. They also lack nice graphics. A case box may be at least 24 times more rare, and more likely hundreds of times more rare, but I don't see it bringing more than a small multiple more than a single box. The only example I could find that is on point is a 1956 Topps case box sold in 2000. It went for $412. That is 13 years ago but at the top of a prior card bubble.