This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/2/2022
It started with the war-themed issues of the 1940s, continued into the 1970s with "Wacky Packages" stickers, and now the famed Garbage Pail Kids or "GPK" series tops the list of the most popular non-sports series in the hobby. Unopened wax boxes of 1985 Topps Garbage Pail Kids Series 1 like the one offered here are rapidly drawing comparison to the 1986 Fleer basketball box as the most coveted piece of unopened modern material in its classification. A satirical, tongue-in-cheek nod to the popularity of Cabbage Patch Kids dolls, Topps created a series dedicated to a mildly macabre version of the pudgy-faced critters that has become wildly popular among non-sports card collectors. The GPK series is the largest single-theme card set since the invention of bubble gum. While most of the cards from the 15 different series are fairly easy to find, it's the scarce 1st series from 1985 that carries a hefty premium. Offered here is a wax box of 1st series GPK cards, 48 packs with 5 cards per pack, inspected, wrapped, and sealed by Baseball Card Exchange. From "Nasty Nick" to "Drunk Ken" and the always popular "Adam Bomb," there are plenty of opportunities to raise some numbers at the top end of the PSA Set Registry.