Our Wax Value Index was built for the moment a product drops. But here’s something we can’t talk about enough: it works just as well years later.
Prices shift all the time. When they do, so does the math on which format makes the most sense. That’s the whole premise behind Wax Rewind, our series for paid subscribers where we revisit older releases and find out whether there's still value hiding in the wax.
Each installment, we’ll drop the index, walk through the initial appeal, dig into the odds, and give you a clear-eyed read on whether it’s still worth the rip.
Three years later, the value on 2023 Topps Chrome Baseball has completely reshuffled. The format that made the most sense at launch isn’t the move anymore — and the one we’d buy today might surprise you.
Let’s get into it.
