tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post2532123089594618932..comments2024-03-24T13:24:23.142-05:00Comments on Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey: Looking into the crystal ballNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-9019370378735864612013-03-21T00:34:15.146-05:002013-03-21T00:34:15.146-05:00I second beefman. Bring back Topps Total.I second beefman. Bring back Topps Total.Metallattorneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697604772912635416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-67166209961762529592013-03-20T21:40:08.791-05:002013-03-20T21:40:08.791-05:00Ana Lu hit it right on ~ What they put out is OK, ...Ana Lu hit it right on ~ What they put out is OK, but it's going to be exactly the same year after year. The corporate committess have decided that Flagship, A&G, GQ and Heritage, along with Bowman, are what sells. That's what they're going to stick with. No retired player sets, no Top ## All-time sets, no over-the-top-artsy-shiny sets, no players-in-street-clothes sets. Nothing new or different for seven more years.<br />I'd draw the line at around 2007 for Upper Deck's downswing. 2005 All-Star Classics is one of the best looking sets ever. '05 HOF was nice. 2007 Sweet Spot Classic was excellent (though the autos have really faded). After that, we were left with three or four sets with "X" themes and other lousy ideas and ugly designs.GCAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14713246271197550543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-63417433993168051662013-03-20T09:05:36.172-05:002013-03-20T09:05:36.172-05:00I've always heard about baseball cards all my ...I've always heard about baseball cards all my life and finally when I get to finally buy some (thanks internet! thanks eBay!) I discover that is right in the beginning of a new era: Topps monopoly.<br /><br />Here in Portugal there is the same thing about stickers. There is Panini and stop. There were a couple of other brands like Merlin or Impala, but they simply disappeared. Panini is the biggest sticker company around so they have the majority of licenses to produce stickers.<br /><br />And because of that we get collections like football championships where year-after-year the albums are the same and the stickers are the same. With same photos and same design.<br /><br />I need to catch up with all the baseball cards' history so I try to get what I can. Mainly older sets. And that brings the variety of sets that existed in the past.<br /><br />Nowadays and until 2020 we will get only the same sets. Change the design a bit. But the same sets: flagship (series 1 and 2 and update), A&G's, GQ and Heritage. That's it? It will be ok for these first years..in a few more years it will be not enough.<br /><br />Just an other great post Nick.Ana Luhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03920996724958583647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-91910921804316564152013-03-20T05:26:12.366-05:002013-03-20T05:26:12.366-05:00It is a bit of a 'torn' feeling when it co...It is a bit of a 'torn' feeling when it comes to the monopoly of Topps. I'll just say this, and I'm sure you will agree, Nick.<br /><br />Bring Back Topps Total! And all will be good in the world...<br /><br />Nick Jbeefmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01846881597043194968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-63535463832510114112013-03-19T22:32:09.693-05:002013-03-19T22:32:09.693-05:00For someone like me who feels the need to collect ...For someone like me who feels the need to collect everything, I like the fact that there are less sets now. The late 90's were brutal. Every time I buy a repack I discover another set I did not know existed. <br /><br />I'll always buy Topps base first because that's what I grew up with. Regardless of how awesome/horrid the design is.Swing And A Pop-uphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15366868132258608938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-89433040792432337032013-03-19T21:38:17.054-05:002013-03-19T21:38:17.054-05:00I agree that there are pros and cons to the Topps ...I agree that there are pros and cons to the Topps monopoly. I don't mind it as much as some other collectors. One of the reasons I quit collecting in the late 90s to 2010 was because there were too many sets. The shelves were filled with products and I didn't know what they all were. It was harder to buy cards because you weren't sure what it was that you were looking at.<br /><br />I like your point on con #3. When a new set gets released now, you will see a million Topps Heritage reviews on blogs for example. I am sure that when new sets were released by several card companies the blog world saw more variety of set reviews.Spiegel83https://www.blogger.com/profile/04965039640352189372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-21824047549676680522013-03-19T19:17:22.656-05:002013-03-19T19:17:22.656-05:00While it's great from a buisness persepctive f...While it's great from a buisness persepctive for Topps it's horrible for the common collector. Binders are going to be a lot thiner these days and some people just appreciate different designs and outlines on Cards. As much as i like Topps i hate the Monopoly that they have on the Card game right now. I guess we just got to wait and see how this all plays out in the Long run.Brendan Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05307072945557940120noreply@blogger.com