Atari Rescue Group Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I collect old (and new) Topps Wacky Packages sticker cards as well. Here's an auction that recently ended for a piece of original art for the parody of Cap'n Crunch cereal. Auction A few of the old titles get outrageous prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusk2600 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I collect old (and new) Topps Wacky Packages sticker cards as well. Here's an auction that recently ended for a piece of original art for the parody of Cap'n Crunch cereal.Auction A few of the old titles get outrageous prices. 1005687[/snapback] quite possible the highest amount of money blown on the stupidest item. thank god im not that bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Back in the early 90s Topps had an auction where these were sold off for around 500 each. One or two guys bought most of them up and the prices have soared. Garbage pail kids artwork are on the same path. The first year topps sold these they sold for 100-200 each (I bought 3) and now they sell for 500-5000 (I sold 2) depending on the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 Man. I remember those. Hillarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skem Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I have been trying to get an original art of a garbage pail kid, I dont really mind which series its from. As long as I like the picture, I bid on toppsvault auctions pretty often, but tend not to spend more than $1000 for an original art work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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yuppicide Posted January 24, 2006 Share Posted January 24, 2006 I have an uncut sheet of Wacky Packages from 1978 or something. I am not sure if it's the original or not, but it's probably the repro. In the late 80's or something like that Topps made some repros for put in loaves of bread as giveaways. Some bum or something found a huge stack of them in an empty office building, so they started surfacing and as a result the originals have went way down in price because you can't tell the difference. Some people have theories as to cutting technology was different, etc. From my memory these uncut sheets have been sitting in this store at a fleamarket for 15 or 20+ years now. I just never bought one until recent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Jeez. I mean, people with money like that to blow... where are they going to display that? In between the Monet and the Renoir in the den? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 One thing I've learned from eBay: I am never, ever going to throw away anything that might remotely be of value as a collectible without doing a little research first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 Spooky but makes me feel more normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted January 25, 2006 Author Share Posted January 25, 2006 (edited) Back in the early 90s Topps had an auction where these were sold off for around 500 each. One or two guys bought most of them up and the prices have soared. Garbage pail kids artwork are on the same path. The first year topps sold these they sold for 100-200 each (I bought 3) and now they sell for 500-5000 (I sold 2) depending on the series. 1005900[/snapback] I think that auction would be the legendary (to Wacky fans) Guernsey Auction. I believe that catalogs for that auction command a good price. GPK cards started after I stopped with the Wackys as a kid and I don't know much about those. Which ones did you buy? Original art for the stickers is too pricey for me, but I've gotten a few other Wacky items from the Topps Vault (a original line drawing and a color production process image from the old tattoos, and a color proof set for the only new sticker which was included in the one of the re-issued 1979-1980 Series. Still, this peripheral minor league stuff isn't cheap, as I paid from $60 to $200 for them. I have an uncut sheet of Wacky Packages from 1978 or something. I am not sure if it's the original or not, but it's probably the repro. In the late 80's or something like that Topps made some repros for put in loaves of bread as giveaways. Some bum or something found a huge stack of them in an empty office building, so they started surfacing and as a result the originals have went way down in price because you can't tell the difference. Some people have theories as to cutting technology was different, etc. From my memory these uncut sheets have been sitting in this store at a fleamarket for 15 or 20+ years now. I just never bought one until recent. 1005983[/snapback] The bread ones were in Wonder Bread about 1974. There's been a lot more on the market. I'm gonna guess the uncut sheet you have is the first re-issue series (from 1979) and has the serial code 4-483-05-01-9. If it is any other serial number then they would sell for $$$. (Sellers buy those sheets, cut them up, and sell them as singles--mostly to new collectors.) I still don't have one of those sheets. If they are in good condition I'd like to get one if it's isn't too costly. What's the price? The Wacky Packages site with the most info is this one. Edited January 25, 2006 by Atari Rescue Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 makes you wish that you too had one of these useless things just so you could go out and sell it to someone with more money than actual sense Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 I think that auction would be the legendary (to Wacky fans) Guernsey Auction. I believe that catalogs for that auction command a good price. GPK cards started after I stopped with the Wackys as a kid and I don't know much about those. Which ones did you buy? I had 3 of them. One of them I didn't care for at all and was a later release 8th series or so and quickly resold. The other was Losing Faith which I think is a series 4 I also sold that one. The one I kept I liked the best and got it free and then some after reselling the other 2. Bruised Lee ! I recently turned down two seperate emailed offers of 1800 as its my last one. Now if it one day gets the numbers that wacky packs get then its gone ! Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted January 25, 2006 Share Posted January 25, 2006 DAMN! when i was young i had a complete set! wish i knew what happened to them. Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 DAMN! when i was young i had a complete set! wish i knew what happened to them. Rick cards are quite cheap compared to the artwork. Series one might set you back $100.00 and the sets get cheaper from there. Not a big deal for a big money man like you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted January 26, 2006 Author Share Posted January 26, 2006 (edited) DAMN! when i was young i had a complete set! wish i knew what happened to them. Rick cards are quite cheap compared to the artwork. Series one might set you back $100.00 and the sets get cheaper from there. Not a big deal for a big money man like you 1006923[/snapback] The 1st series is actually the 2nd most expensive regular type of sticker set. The 16th Series was released in about 1977 -- about two years after the 15th Series was released. Most Wacky fans (myself included) had moved on and never even knew the 16th even existed. A little while ago nice 16th Series sets were going for $2000-$2500 or so, and maybe add one or two hundred dollars if you include the nine piece puzzle that has the series checklist on the back. Here's an auction for a harder to find right side puzzle piece. There is even a Wacky Packages book called The Wacky Packages Gallery That covers most released stuff through the 1990's. It is lots cheaper when you can find it on ebay compared to the price on the website though. Edited January 26, 2006 by Atari Rescue Group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 The 1st series is actually the 2nd most expensive regular type of sticker set. The 16th Series was released in about 1977 -- about two years after the 15th Series was released. Most Wacky fans (myself included) had moved on and never even knew the 16th even existed. A little while ago nice 16th Series sets were going for $2000-$2500 or so, and maybe add one or two hundred dollars if you include the nine piece puzzle that has the series checklist on the back. There is even a Wacky Packages book called The Wacky Packages Gallery That covers most released stuff through the 1990's. It is lots cheaper when you can find it on ebay compared to the price on the website though. I was talking gpks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted January 26, 2006 Author Share Posted January 26, 2006 Ok -- those GPK's will keep going up in the future though, especially those earlier ones. Topps has released new sets of GPK's as well in the last year or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted January 26, 2006 Share Posted January 26, 2006 wow thats a nice markup for a lot of wacky pack artwork Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted January 27, 2006 Share Posted January 27, 2006 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gpkart-l/dat...eportRows&tbl=9 Check this out. These guys track the sale of every GPK final artwork sold on ebay and in private hands. Man they are into it. They are ten times worse than us ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Weis Posted January 28, 2006 Share Posted January 28, 2006 DAMN! when i was young i had a complete set! wish i knew what happened to them. Rick cards are quite cheap compared to the artwork. Series one might set you back $100.00 and the sets get cheaper from there. Not a big deal for a big money man like you 1006923[/snapback] still wonder what happened to them. don't think i would sell them even if i did find them. (even if they were worth more) Rick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Rescue Group Posted January 28, 2006 Author Share Posted January 28, 2006 http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gpkart-l/dat...eportRows&tbl=9 Check this out. These guys track the sale of every GPK final artwork sold on ebay and in private hands. Man they are into it. They are ten times worse than us ! 1007789[/snapback] And here is the page from the Wacky web site mentioned earlier that tracks the Wacky art. Amazing what GPK and Wacky art is going for. Don't think the artists get a cut though. Topps typically pays them by the piece after supplying them with rough drawings done by others, but some of the current artists actually submitted art they created to Topps and they were used. Some of the current Wacky artists (including Jay Lynch who also worked on the old stuff) are members over at the Wacky site. Interesting to hear the stories and comments about what's going on with the issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted February 16, 2006 Share Posted February 16, 2006 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=6254530965 Check this one out. An unreleased artwork for a wacky pack spoof on DOOM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianoid Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 This wasn't his first: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=6241340507 Truly this is pop art. I can see the value still rising over time. Things qualified as art have a higher ceiling than our consumer mass market stuff we collect. We might be cognizant of the potential value of any original vid game related artwork we may stumble upon. It's all speculation of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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