Baseball

An authenticated unopened inaugural edition 1981 Fleer Baseball Wax Box is an unavoidable obligation for any vintage unopened enthusiast. Fortunately this item can still be acquired without breaking the bank!

A fun fact regarding the entry into the Baseball Card industry in 1981 by Fleer (And Donruss), 1981 was the only year that either company produced their wax packs of sports cards with bubble gum.

Due to a complicated “exclusive rights” court saga where Topps was awarded the exclusive right to produce and distribute “baseball cards and gum”, beginning in 1982 the lawyers for Fleer & Donruss found a loophole that enabled the respective companies to continue manufacturing baseball cards by replacing the gum in their wax packs with stickers (in Fleer’s case) and puzzle pieces (in Donruss’ case).

The 81 Donruss Baseball Series includes MLB all time great Rickey Henderson’s first Fleer card along with the rookie card of MLB HOF hitting guru Harold Baines.

Other notable rookies include Mike Scioscia, “Fernand” Valenzuela, Jeff Reardon, Wally Backman, “Dan” Ainge (Yes the NBA lifer), and Kirk Gibson.

This box has been BBCE authenticated, wrapped, and labeled.