Is there much of a market for 800+ wrong backs from 1983?
I just acquired a huge collection recently and something got my attention yesterday. There is an 800 count box full of 1983 Topps and every one of them have the wrong back. I have so much material to go through but I was wondering if there was much of a market for these.
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I think this post most likely tanked the market for 83 wrong backs 😊. But it would be neat if you could build a full set of fronts with wrong backs
Not hard to find wrong backs on ebay, but other than those involving star cards have not seen great interest. However I don’t specifically collect them and maybe anyone who does will have a different perspective |
Player collectors like them. I only know one guy who collects them in set form. If you have a Wade Boggs I would be interested.
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It's like anything else, you could risk blowing them out on ebay, or wait for the one guy out there that actually cares!
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Boggs and Gwynn should get some attention.
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Wrong backs seem pretty common, at least for early '80s Topps. It is the wrong front cards that command such a premium.
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It figures I would have been thinking about this the wrong way all along
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As a player collector I LOVE wrong backs, but will generally not pay more than 2-3 times what the card goes for correct.
I'm sure the HOF'ers in the lot would easily sell for $5-20 eventually. Gwynn, Boggs, and Sandberg $20 or more I'd think. But it might take a while before someone bites. The commons, probably not much of a market. |
I would say they're worth sending the commons and semi-stars to COMC (yes, I realize they're backlogged) and pricing the commons at like $2.50 each and the semi-stars higher. The three HOF RCs in the set would probably be $50 cards, IMO, if they have the right front. Maybe $25 if it's the back of the card and some other front.
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PM sent thanks!
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I found several stars on the front like Mike Schmidt, Ozzie Smith, Reggie Jackson, and George Brett. I also found some with Wade Boggs on the back.
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Here is an example of a pair and by far the favorite cards in my collection. A pair consists of having both the card with the player on the front and having the card with the player on the back with the same 2 players on both cards. I you can get lucky and both player are stars that will get a really nice premium. |
If you have a Willie McGee wrong back, I would be interested
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Wrong backs just don't seem to be selling very well at the moment. They go in and out of being cool/valuable fairly frequently. |
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But here's what I can see from the 1983 set: Dale Murphy front ($8 in Nov2020) The majority of the ones in sold listings have gone for $8-10, even though they're commons. |
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