Topps 1992
1992 Topps wax box
The 1992 Topps Baseball wax box comes (presumably) factory-sealed in a cellophane wrap. It has 36 packs of 15 cards each, suggested retail price 55¢. Like the 1991 Topps packs, the wrap is a translucent plastic instead of paper. The box comes with an insert poster for the set.
This is the first year in which Topps got rid of the gum because they would stain the cards and ruin their “value”.
There are no box-bottom cards here. Instead, there are pictures of the cards on the box — Devon White is shown prominently in the display backboard. Also shown are Nolan Ryan, Hal Morris, Andy Van Slyke, and Howard Johnson. There is a big advertisement for a Topps Match the Stats Game promotion, where you could win a $100,000 card show buying spree or special Topps Gold series cards.
1992 Topps wax pack
The 1992 Topps set totals 792 cards and was issued in wax, rack, and jumbo packs or factory sets. Subsets include Future Stars, Record Breakers, All-Stars, Prospects, Checklists, and Manager cards. This was the first year Topps used white stock for their base set. It was also the first year to feature color photos on the card reverse (of the player’s home stadium) as well as a full color backside overall. Size: 2.5 x 3.5 inches.
The complete set has a book value of $10-$25, with topp cards being the Manny Ramirez Rookie, Cal Ripken/Lou Gehrig, and Brad Ausmus Rookie. Other cards to look for are Nolan Ryan, Shawn Green Rookie, Barry Bonds, Cliff Floyd Rookie, Don Mattingly, Mark McGwire, George Brett, and Roger Clemens.
1992 Topps #315 Juan Samuel
1992 Topps also features Topps’ first gold parallel set as random inserts in packs. The gold set also has a Brien Taylor autograph card listed with print run of 12,000. I’m not sure if these can be found in packs or only in the factory gold sets.
I bought this wax box for about $20 on eBay.
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NEEDS PICTURES OF BASEBALL CARDS:
ROBERTO KELLY 1992#266 TOPPS
“”"”"” “”"” 1988 #635 DONRUSS
“”"”"” “”"” 1990 #6 SCORE
DON MATTINGLY 1990 #2 SCORE
“”"”"”"”"”"” 1992 #300 TOPPS
DAVID CONE 1990 #11 TOPPS
DAVE RIGHETTI 1990 #16 SCORE
BUCK SHOWALTER 1990 #201 TOPPS
DARRYL STRAWBERRY 1989 #382 BOWMAN
“”"”"”"”"”"”"”"” 1989 #139 TOPPS
JIM RICE 1989 #18 TOPPS
BILL BUCKNER 1989 #147 TOPPS
MARK McGWIRE 1992 #450 TOPPS
“”"”"”"”"”" 1988 #220 TOPPS
WILLIE RANDOLPH 1990#183 UPPER DECK
TOMMMY JOHN 1988 #401 DONRUSS
JIM RICE 1989 #18 TOPPS
KIRBY PUCKETT TOPPS #2
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