What is a wax pack, wax box, unopened box, cello box, etc..?
All the above terms deal with how cards are sold. WAX PACK: These are called wax packs because they are packed in paper (or a soft plastic) and sealed with hot wax. There are usually 12 or 15 cards in a pack. Issues that are still sold in wax packs are Topps Stadium Club and Fleer Regular issue. Wax packs can be searched and resealed, so be careful. FOIL PACK: These packs are made from foil to insure “tamper resistance”. There is no wax seal, but basically just a fusion of the foil. Typically, there are 12 or 15 cards in foil packs. Issues that sell in cards in foil packs are Upper Deck and Skybox Comic cards. JUMBO/CELLO PACK: These are larger packs, usually with about 24 to 36 cards in the pack. There is usually 1 special insert card per pack. May be either a wax or foil pack. WAX BOX, FOIL BOX CELLO BOX, JUMBO BOX: Just the box that contains the packs. For foil and wax boxes, there are usually 36 packs (although a couple of companies put 24 packs in a box) For Cello/Jumbo boxes, the
