This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 1/27/2012
A favorite with collectors since the very first days of its limited distribution, the 1975 Topps Mini set was actually a test issue exclusively sold in Michigan and on the West Coast to assess how collectors would respond to cards that were 20% smaller than the regular Topps issue (cards measure 2-1/4" by 3-1/8" as opposed to 2-1/2" by 3-1/2"). Up for auction is a completely intact, still-stapled, factory-issued, 16-count 1975 Topps Mini Wax Case. As the scan indicates, the case exhibits surprisingly little wear from sitting in storage for the last 35 years. Uncirculated within this case are 16 complete boxes, each housing 36 packs of 10 cards each for a grand total of 5,760 potentially MINT to GEM MINT 1975 Topps miniature masterpieces. Although not as limited as earlier Topps test issues, the PSA population report still shows many examples in this set that have never been slabbed PSA 10 GEM MINT, including Hall of Famers Rollie Fingers, Bert Blyleven, Dave Winfield, Mike Schmidt, Don Sutton, Pete Rose, Jim Palmer, and Nolan Ryan, among others, despite the fact that it remains one of the most collected sets of the entire decade.