2016 Baseball Cards

[batmagadanleadoff]

Or the "CALL UP" font could the same one also used for the bottom line of text, only bigger and bolder.

[Zvon]

batmagadanleadoff wrote: Are there other ToppsNows with three lines of text?

I dunno.

I'll check my 4 Mets. Not on these.

[seawolf17]

The CALL-UP thing started midseason. I've seen a few.

[Zvon]

It's a sub series, I guess, because I see "CALL UP" is included for other cards on the checklist .

I decided I would get the card and I got to the webpage today before it expired, but got sidetracked. When I got back they had pulled it. So I missed out but no feeling of regret. Just meh. The hobby is getting so crazy. They sold 613 copies of TJs card. This will be a ultra rare Rivera card.

And talk about crazy. I was talking to my brother about Topps BUNT and folks take these cards very seriously. And valuable. My brother got a super rare 1/25 Trout/Aaron autographed card. Beautiful looking. But a digital card. Digital images of the autographs. Not real. Can only be viewed on a screen through the app.

My brother traded the card to another collector for 6 Mets BUNT cards, awesome looking (DIGITAL! NOT REAL!) cards that included Piazza relic and uni patch cards. A piece of his bat, and a piece from his uni, the M in Mets (koolest). Looks fantastic. BUT IT"S NOT REAL! Its a picture of these things. And folks are really into it. Into possessing these digital images.

I find this kinda wacky.

Also something my brother said and I agree: If these ToppsNOW cards are really limited run they should be stamped with the number, like for TJ they'd have a 5/613 on the card. I mean, we pay 10 bucks for a single card. Go that extra step.

Oh, and good thing I no longer collect everything that has "Mets" on it:

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bastages.

[seawolf17]

Zvon wrote: If these ToppsNOW cards are really limited run they should be stamped with the number, like for TJ they'd have a 5/613 on the card. I mean, we pay 10 bucks for a single card. Go that extra step.

Agree. I don't know what will make me jump in and finally buy one of these, because ten bucks continues to be just too steep for me.

[Benjamin Grimm]

It amazes me that people are willing to pay ten dollars for a single, brand-new baseball card.

Part of me thinks that all of these cards should be rounded up, put in a pile, and set on fire, like they do with rhino horns and elephant tusks that have been reclaimed from poachers.

[Guest Mets Guy in Michigan]

I've been buying the Bunt cards -- the cardboard versions. They're less expensive than the base brand and I kinda like the design. It's a mix of current and past stars, so Mets in the set include Gooden Straw and Piazza. I'm assuming Seaver is in there, but I haven't pulled one yet. I did get a cool Seaver at Shea insert card.

[Zvon]

My brother said they have the BUNT cards at Target. I'll check em out.


Who do they have in mind to buy these cards? The Rockefellers? (omg, I'm so old!)

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1 case has 4 boxes, 1 pack per box, 5 cards per pack.
Price per case=$4000, now on sale for $2,500.
Insane. Nice looking....but insane. These are numbered.

[fimg=300]http://cconnect.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/2016-Topps-The-Mint-Baseball-Franchise-Autographs-Cespedes.jpg[/fimg]

http://www.blowoutcards.net/images/ss/2016tpthemintBB.pdf

http://www.blowoutcards.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1_773&products_id=11684

[Zvon]

Bastages. I made two cards for the Grandy's game (1 for each HR) but they aren't done yet.

This is nice. Not even contemplating this one though.

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[Zvon]

SukmahsacTopps!

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[Zvon]

Nice. Mets history. Nothing for the walkoff. Yet.
The historic one would appeal to me more if I were to indulge myself. I won't.

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If the Mets secure the NL flag they will (hopefully) have a ToppsNOW team set, as has been released for the Cubs.
And this would be a must have for me. 15 cards. Fiddy bucks. Bas sTa Ges. This though, a Metset for the post, limited....I feel it'll be worth the $50.

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[seawolf17]

Zvon wrote: Nice. Mets history. Nothing for the walkoff. Yet.

Yep, they made one for the walkoff.

http://www.topps.com/collectibles/trading-cards/topps-now-featured/blonde-bombers-help-walk-off-philadelphia-philliesr-jose-reyes-asdrubal-cabrera-topps-now.html

[Zvon]

seawolf17 wrote: Nice. Mets history. Nothing for the walkoff. Yet. Yep, they made one for the walkoff. http://www.topps.com/collectibles/trading-cards/topps-now-featured/blonde-bombers-help-walk-off-philadelphia-philliesr-jose-reyes-asdrubal-cabrera-topps-now.html

Iceholes.

[fimg=300]https://www.topps.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/500x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/r/artbb-16c2s-16tn-0490-1.jpg[/fimg]

It's great though, that there are such things to celebrate.
I'll celebrate for free with these:

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[MFS62]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: It amazes me that people are willing to pay ten dollars for a single, brand-new baseball card. Part of me thinks that all of these cards should be rounded up, put in a pile, and set on fire, like they do with rhino horns and elephant tusks that have been reclaimed from poachers.

Which part?
And what do the other parts say?

Later

[Benjamin Grimm]

My left nostril thinks those cards are pretty cool, but the rest of my body thinks that this mass production of ten-dollar baseball cards is a scam and I wish I had a cut of it.

[Zvon]

Benjamin Grimm wrote: My left nostril thinks those cards are pretty cool, but the rest of my body thinks that this mass production of ten-dollar baseball cards is a scam and I wish I had a cut of it.

That's the thing with these. If Topps sticks to their guns, and they better cause I know at least one person who will sue them if they don't, and these are printed according to demand, then these cards are not produced on a massive scale. This makes them very desirable to serious collectors. Unfortunately, only to serious collectors w/$$ to burn or rich kids, if kids even bother w/baseball cards these days.

This card below, according to Topps only 188 were printed. Or maybe I should say distributed, because I doubt they shut down the press @188 on the bone. In any case, a serious Young collector (his mom probly bought 100 of em) might consider this card a prized possession in the players card collection.
[fimg=200]http://cdn.topps.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/500x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/r/artbb-16c2s-16tn-0424-1.jpg[/fimg]

Even the Colon HR card, which last time I checked was the best selling ToppsNOW card of all time at 8,826, is a very limited number in relation to the number of card collectors out there.

The $$ is the problem with these. They have decided that they'd rather sell a lesser amount of cards for more $$, as opposed to making them cost less so more people will buy them. And I imagine they are selling good enough that they don't give a rats ass what I think about the price and how they are screwing over the less fortunate.

All this card cost me is about 40 minutes of my time.

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[Zvon]

slow quiet grrrrrrrrrrrrrslowleyturingtobigpurpleYAY!

ON OCTOBER 1ST THE NEW YORK METS CLINCHED THE 2016 TOP NL WILD CARD SPOT! TO CELEBRATE, WE ARE OFFERING THIS SPECIAL 15-CARD POSTSEASON TEAM SET UNTIL OCTOBER 6TH. FOR EACH PLAYOFF SERIES THAT THE METS WIN, PURCHASERS OF THIS 15-CARD POSTSEASON TEAM SET WILL RECEIVE ONE EXCLUSIVE FREE BONUS CARD! A TOTAL OF THREE EXCLUSIVE FREE BONUS CARDS WILL BE CREATED FOR THE TEAM THAT WINS THE WORLD SERIES.
[fimg=400]https://www.topps.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/500x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/r/artbb-16c2s-16tnset-nym_primary.png[/fimg]

Extra cards. Now they gotta win!

http://www.topps.com/collectibles/trading-cards/topps-now-postseason-team-sets/when-the-mets-win-you-win-new-york-mets-2016-postseason-15-card-team-set-topps-now.html

Fiddy bucks. Three "call-up" cards included. Lugo, Gsellman, & T.J.. I can see "call-up" cards becoming a "thing".

I missed this one the other day. Was so busy I didn't even look to see if there was one. It's a nice card too.
If anyone ordered and has extras I'll trade a ToppsNOW Thor/Seaver for it.

[fimg=500]https://www.topps.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/small_image/500x/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/r/artbb-16c2s-16tn-0527-1.jpg[/fimg]

[seawolf17]

Yeah, fifty bucks is about forty bucks too much for that set, unfortunately. Sorry, Topps.