Topps 1989
1989 Topps Box
1989 Topps had 36 packs per box and 15 bubble gum cards per pack (as well as 1 stick of gum). The box top featured Jose Canseco, with Kirk Gibson, Gregg Jefferies, and Mike Greenwell featured on the sides. Suggested retail price per pack was 45¢.
The set has 792 cards. Tiffany versions were released only in factory set form.
Each box had four box-bottom cards:
SAVE THIS BOX!
Attention Retailer: There are 4 of a Limited Edition of 16 exclusive Baseball Cards printed on the bottom of this box (inside & out). Stock Topps Baseball Cards and collect the full Set; or save them for your customers who collect Limited Edition Sets.
1989 Topps wax pack
Set #1:
- A. George Brett
- B. Bill Buckner
- C. Darrell Evans
- D. Rich Gossage
Set #2
- E. Greg Gross
- F. Rickey Henderson
- G. Keith Hernandez
- H. Tom Lasorda
Set #3
- I. Jim Rice
- J. Cal Ripken
- K. Nolan Ryan
- L. Mike Schmidt
Set #4
- M. Bruce Sutter
- N. Don Sutton
- O. Kent Tekulve
- P. Dave Winfield
EXCLUSIVE CARDS ON BOX BOTTOM!
My particular box is Set #2
1989 Topps cards, front and back
Key rookies in this set in this set include Craig Biggio, Gary Sheffield, John Smoltz, Jim Abbott, and Randy Johnson. Other key cards include Mark McGwire, Barry Bonds, Nolan Ryan, and Roger Clemens.
There are also numerous error cards in the set that are still in demand. These include George Brett 33, Roger Clemens 778, Brian Holton corrected, and Paul Gibson P1.
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Barry Bonds #5 topps BARRY BONDS ERROR card perfect condition.
want to sell.
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I have set #3 with original plastic wraper 1. do you have any idea of value? 2. do you know any of the key rookies and or error cards in this set? thanks Mike
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1. I’m not sure if any of the wax boxes were originally wrapped in plastic (it might have been done later by someone to better preserve the box). Unfortunately, unopened boxes of 1989 Topps go for about $10 these days.
2. The best rookie in this set is Craig Biggio, which has a street value of about a dollar. The best errors belong to Bob Welch, Stan Jefferson, and Franklin Stubbs (you can probably pick them up on eBay for about 2 or 3 dollars each).
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Steve does the same hold true for 1990 topps bubble gum sealed box. They appear to be factory sealed with a celaphane plastic. Any good cards in this set?
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Cards from the 80′s and 90′s (especially late 80′s and early 90′s) are now considered “junk wax” because they were overproduced. Sorry to say, but they’re pretty much all worthless now except for a few notable exceptions, like the ultra-rare 1990 Topps Frank Thomas “no-name” error card.
You might be interested in a post I made last year: http://25yearsofbaseball.com/2009/05/08/25-years-of-baseball-topps-hobby-box-price-guide/
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Looks like my highly valued cards from the 80′s and 90′s are as valuable as I first thought
. Oh well, I will keep them for sentimental reasons instead then.