Historical Hockey Memorabilia Auction Spring 2021
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 6/30/2021
If fanatical Wayne Gretzky collectors would gather in a room with big-time unopened wax pack enthusiasts and images of the front and back of this piece be projected on a screen, “ultimate” would more than likely be one of adjectives joining the ooohs and aaahs, wouldn’t you think?! The Great One’s iconic rookie card shows through the bottom/back of this encapsulated 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee pack, with PSA assessing the bonanza’s condition at NM-MT 8 – wow. The wow factor is bolstered by the fact that the firm has only ever had eight such packs (with card #18 visible on the back) land at its headquarters since the company’s inception, with close to 500 “others” also in PSA holders. Thirteen other (less important!) cards join the Gretz rookie and a stick of bubble gum within the 20-cent pack, with parts of the blue border on both the left and right sides of Wayne’s card visible and shown in our close-up images. It’s difficult however to be certain or even to surmise about the exact centering. One thing is certain, there are only seven other similar packs in the entire PSA world and this one will be an ultimate feather in your cap, as well as a cornerstone for your Gretzky or unopened pack shrine.
*No dings to the corners of the pack are spotted, with light scratches to the front of the sturdy PSA holder also to mention.
It would be hard to put an estimate/fair market value on this rare pack in the current state of the hockey card/Wayne Gretzky rookie card market. There are no public sales records for similar packs to be found and the only other pack publically available for purchase is a PSA 7 pack for sale on eBay with an asking price in the six figures, while certified unopened 1979-80 O-Pee-Chee wax boxes have been soaring to six figure prices as well in the past year. As always, the three offered rare packs are offered with no reserves and were started with low opening bids to let our clientele bid on, and decide, the value of these scarce encapsulated treasures.
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