The first NBA wax to contain David Robinson RC and Jordan #200

Why it matters

1989 to 90 NBA Hoops Series 2 wax carries Jordan's #200 card (widely considered his best-photographed basic base card of the era) and the David Robinson rookie at #138 (Series 1). The two series wax boxes taken together represent the peak of pre-Fleer-Ultra NBA cardboard. Robinson's rookie has stayed near the top of NBA rookie chase for thirty-five years, and the Jordan #200 is a top-condition-sensitive card that top-pop PSA 10 collectors continue to hunt. The sealed wax market for late-1980s basketball is thinner than baseball, which makes authenticated sealed boxes correspondingly scarcer.

How to identify

1989 to 90 NBA Hoops wax box, 36 packs. Series 1 contains Robinson rookie #138; Series 2 contains Jordan #200. BBCE authentication is available. Confirm original 1989 to 90 issue (not the 1990 to 91 or 1991 to 92 follow-ups).