Lot # 1971: 1985-1986 O-Pee-Chee Hockey Unopened Wax Box (48 Packs) - BBCE - Mario Lemieux Rookie Year

Complete, original unopened wax box of 1985-1986 O-Pee-Chee Hockey containing 48 unopened wax packs. This is only the eighth unopened wax box from this series we have offered in the past 22 years! The 1985-1986 O-Pee-Chee Hockey set includes the rookie card of Hall of Famer Mario Lemieux and many other Hall of Famers including Gretzky, MacInnis, Yzerman, and Bourque. Given the meteoric rise of high-grade rookie cards recently, including the incredible $78,000 public auction sale of a GEM MINT 10 O-Pee-Chee Lemieux in February 2021, it is hard not to consider the increased value prospects of a completely original unopened wax box of this classic issue. This box comes shrink-wrapped by Baseball Card Exchange (which is owned by Steve Hart, the foremost expert on unopened material). The store display box is bright and bold with light shelf wear, including a bit of creasing on a side panel.