1988 felt like a deep breath before the boom. The shelves were full, the gum was stale, and the hobby was growing but it hadn’t yet gone supernova. There were no holograms, no fancy parallels, no chrome…just pure junk wax. This was the year of Glavine and Alomar rookies, of overproduction and optimism, when collecting was still about teams, binders, and bubble gum. For Junk Wax Journey, 1988 is the bridge between simplicity and madness; a reminder of when the hobby was still innocent, before Griffey’s smile lit the fuse.
The Rookie level break is a balanced mix of flagship fun and oddball flair!
The Rookie level Chase Box for 1987 will have a 48-pack makeup consisting of the following products:
1988 Donruss
1988 Donruss All-Stars
1988 Fleer
1988 Score
1988 Fleer Star Stickers
1988 Topps
1988 Topps Mini League Leaders
1988 Topps UK Minis (aka Topps American baseball)
1988 Topps Big Series 1 / 2 / 3
Classic Red
Classic Blue
Donruss Baseball’s Best
Donruss The Rookies
Fleer Oddball and Retail Exclusive Sets
Fleer Classic Miniatures
Fleer Update
Score Rookie & Traded
Score Young Superstars Series 1 / 2
Topps Retailer Exclusives
Topps Traded
Various Food-Issue hand collated sets
Nostalgia Rips Mystery Packs
Wax Bounties are the biggest hits of the year. We allocate Wax Bounties using randomization, so no matter your team, you’ve got a shot at the year’s crown jewels. Keep in mind the Wax Bounties when your choose your team! For 1988, our bounties and related bonus rips will be:
Bo Knows a Bonus Rip (II) → Pull a 1988 Bo Jackson
Tom Terrific 2.0 → Pull a 1988 Tom Glavine
Spit Take → Pull a 1988 Roberto Alomar
Hype Machine → Pull a 1988 Gregg Jeffries
Junk Wax Jokers are surprise cards that trigger chaos. The Jokers keep everyone on their toes and make sure no break is ever predictable. Junk Wax Jokers also trigger a bonus rip, but they are not allocated randomly. Our 1988 Jokers and their bonus rips will be:
Schmidt Happens
Overrated Rookies
Midsummer Classic
Express Delivery
Bash Brothers
1988 felt like a deep breath before the boom. The shelves were full, the gum was stale, and the hobby was growing but it hadn’t yet gone supernova. There were no holograms, no fancy parallels, no chrome…just pure junk wax. This was the year of Glavine and Alomar rookies, of overproduction and optimism, when collecting was still about teams, binders, and bubble gum. For Junk Wax Journey, 1988 is the bridge between simplicity and madness; a reminder of when the hobby was still innocent, before Griffey’s smile lit the fuse.
The Rookie level break is a balanced mix of flagship fun and oddball flair!
The Rookie level Chase Box for 1987 will have a 48-pack makeup consisting of the following products:
1988 Donruss
1988 Donruss All-Stars
1988 Fleer
1988 Score
1988 Fleer Star Stickers
1988 Topps
1988 Topps Mini League Leaders
1988 Topps UK Minis (aka Topps American baseball)
1988 Topps Big Series 1 / 2 / 3
Classic Red
Classic Blue
Donruss Baseball’s Best
Donruss The Rookies
Fleer Oddball and Retail Exclusive Sets
Fleer Classic Miniatures
Fleer Update
Score Rookie & Traded
Score Young Superstars Series 1 / 2
Topps Retailer Exclusives
Topps Traded
Various Food-Issue hand collated sets
Nostalgia Rips Mystery Packs
Wax Bounties are the biggest hits of the year. We allocate Wax Bounties using randomization, so no matter your team, you’ve got a shot at the year’s crown jewels. Keep in mind the Wax Bounties when your choose your team! For 1988, our bounties and related bonus rips will be:
Bo Knows a Bonus Rip (II) → Pull a 1988 Bo Jackson
Tom Terrific 2.0 → Pull a 1988 Tom Glavine
Spit Take → Pull a 1988 Roberto Alomar
Hype Machine → Pull a 1988 Gregg Jeffries
Junk Wax Jokers are surprise cards that trigger chaos. The Jokers keep everyone on their toes and make sure no break is ever predictable. Junk Wax Jokers also trigger a bonus rip, but they are not allocated randomly. Our 1988 Jokers and their bonus rips will be:
Schmidt Happens
Overrated Rookies
Midsummer Classic
Express Delivery
Bash Brothers
