Reed Kasaoka is the head buyer of the Sports Division at Dave & Adam's. His primary responsibility is traveling all over the country, buying private collections out of people’s closets, bedrooms, attics, basements, garages, and storage units, as well as complete inventories of show dealers, shop owners, autograph dealers, and distributors. Reed comes up with some amazing finds – rarely seen unopened boxes, quality graded cards, certified autographed memorabilia, and much more.
We have tagged all of his acquisitions as a Reed Buy so you’ll know where to look first for all of his deals. Almost every item is “one-of-a-kind” – so when you see something interesting, don’t hesitate, because there are likely many other collectors who are thinking the exact same thing!
1990/91 Topps Hockey Wax Box (Factory Sealed) (Reed Buy)
36 packs per box, 14 cards per pack
Topps experimented with sealing boxes in type of wrap that is not quite shrinkwrap; it's cellophane that's folded like wrapping paper around a present then heat sealed.
Only a limited amount of product was sealed this way, presumably so wholesale stores would carry their products to be sold by the box, rather than the norm of by the pack.
Key Rookies:
Jeremy Roenick, Curtis Joseph, Alexander Mogilny, Mark Recchi, Mike Modano