A 1952 Topps pack brick tops REA's record summer catalog
A "brick" of eight unopened 1952 Topps packs sold for $1.1 million USD at REA, a new vintage comp.
Original source: Sports Collectors Daily
By Jeff Newman
Why it matters
Sets a new floor for high-end vintage product. If the packs are ripped, we could see new all-time great grails enter the luxury market.
REA's Summer Catalog Auction closed over $18M USD. The headline lot was a 1952 Topps "brick", eight factory-sealed five-cent wax packs still in their cellophane wrap.
The packs surfaced in a Seattle grocery-store find in the 1990s.
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