tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post3684973613211659845..comments2024-03-24T13:24:23.142-05:00Comments on Dime Boxes -- The Low-End Baseball Card Collector's Journey: Keep the buybacks, ToppsNickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-63739246566951356472015-08-12T23:02:24.273-05:002015-08-12T23:02:24.273-05:00This post proves that great minds think alike, bec...This post proves that great minds think alike, because you took the words right off of my keyboard. Thanks for saving me a post.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-63163798743072171872015-08-11T10:43:09.785-05:002015-08-11T10:43:09.785-05:00I'm pretty sure A&G did insert original 18...I'm pretty sure A&G did insert original 1887 buybacks into packs for a while (they might still do it, as far as I know), and I'm 100 percent behind those because you'd have little chance of acquiring those anywhere else.<br /><br />The Lost Collector -- Your post and a few others I've read inspired this one.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13508921644099472101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-50299248078603554992015-08-11T08:46:36.676-05:002015-08-11T08:46:36.676-05:00I made a post with similar thoughts:
http://thelo...I made a post with similar thoughts:<br /><br />http://thelostcollector.blogspot.com/2015/08/i-hate-this-card-but-i-still-bought-it.htmlThe Lost Collectorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07281282785351456790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-64237607061963086612015-08-11T08:17:15.980-05:002015-08-11T08:17:15.980-05:00Yeah - framed ORIGINAL Allen and Ginter cards from...Yeah - framed ORIGINAL Allen and Ginter cards from the 1880's... that would be a hit. There can't be too many out there, so they would be a pretty rare pull.<br /><br />Any chance Topps actually did "buy back" a handful of originals and frame them? <br /><br />the 10th Anniversary of the reboot would be the time to do it...Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03580716283983922689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-63547312009127215972015-08-11T06:53:51.449-05:002015-08-11T06:53:51.449-05:00I agree. Maybe just find some original A&G ca...I agree. Maybe just find some original A&G cards and frame them like Topps T-206 brand did in the early 2000's. At least the original is not compromised. Sells are still strong on the secondary market for those as well. BobWalkthePlankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16011292576523365641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-28169472789259100572015-08-11T03:51:48.212-05:002015-08-11T03:51:48.212-05:00The buybacks are a total sham. Yes, it is the 10th...The buybacks are a total sham. Yes, it is the 10th anniversary, but instead of putting buybacks in a pack that aren't worth 10 cents and count as a hit, why not purchase the original Allen & Ginter cards from the early 1900s or whenever they were produced and make them the hit. If Topps really wants to push the whole anniversary thing, just do an insert set with the 2006 design and put some of today's players on it, or make an insert set with 300 cards or so and match card #1 from this year with card #1 from 2006 and so on. I don't buy packs much anymore (maybe a pack or 2 of a few products other than the flagship set every year) and this certainly won't make me want to buy any packs of Ginter. Jeremya1umhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17631055539594841302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-79358943463429349882015-08-11T01:35:01.519-05:002015-08-11T01:35:01.519-05:00The whole buyback thing is really silly. They RUIN...The whole buyback thing is really silly. They RUIN vintage cards buy stamping the current year, or "original" or "1000th Anniversary" or whatever on an original card. Making it seem like something it really isn't. If they really want collectors to chase these "buybacks" then they should put them in a penny sleeve that is slightly longer than the card at the opening end, and then heat seal the penny sleeve and toss the plastic sealed vintage card randomly into a pack.CaptKirk42https://www.blogger.com/profile/16039278539984069944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-35125883963440275292015-08-10T21:23:51.256-05:002015-08-10T21:23:51.256-05:00I too love the A&G reprints from their early d...I too love the A&G reprints from their early days; perhaps that would have been a good idea to bring back as an anniversary gimmick than stamping advertisement cards.Tony Burbshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17916383902665781661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-78727650747910325992015-08-10T21:19:56.463-05:002015-08-10T21:19:56.463-05:00For the first time in A&G's history I purc...For the first time in A&G's history I purchased more than one pack this year. I participated in Gint-A-Cuffs this time around, so that my headstone may someday truthfully say, "No Regrets."<br /><br />The buybacks were a sham. Completely. <br /><br />Nick, you're correct. No one I know is even remotely excited about them.<br /><br />I thought the 10th Anniversary creative juices would have been flowing at Topps. Instead of coming up with something to really excite the collector it was very much a sham.<br /><br />I'll go back to my old ways next year: buying one pack. I won't regret a thing.P-town Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07437348006643978055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5342310663064800554.post-11040129346708140982015-08-10T19:27:43.451-05:002015-08-10T19:27:43.451-05:00Preach it! I'm TOPPED off!Preach it! I'm TOPPED off!acrackedbathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056658025780679689noreply@blogger.com