Topps Chrome Blasters SUCK

Craiggysanford · 08-06-2017, 06:17 PM

I've spent $120+tax on blasters in the past 24 hours at 2 different Walmarts mind you. The back 2 cards in literally EVERY pack(except the Sepia packs) the bottom right corners are pinched and peeling. Has anyone else had this problem with this year's Topps Chrome? I've pulled 3 Bellingers(2 base & 1 xfractor) & 2 base judges and they're all garbage. I want to call customer service, but I have the feeling they're going to tell me to eff off. Which will absolutely infuriate me. Any advice?

Edit: every blaster box was perfect. No dents or anything like that.

Edit 2: just called customer support. Referred me to the www.topps.com damage claim. But the guy said it should all be made right somehow. Just have to have, I believe, the receipt, code from the blaster, and code from the pack. I'll keep you all posted as the progresses. Could take up to 6 weeks though.

unclemonkey · 08-06-2017, 06:27 PM

I am having the same problem for the past month.

Just in the past week at least Two Bellingers and a Judge worthless.

10 boxes. Five boxes Walmart and five from Target.

Every fourth card in a pack if not more.

I'll participate in a couple group breaks but I'll do singles for the next several months until I see improvement.

Would box/pack serial numbers help?

Been buying Donruss as well and not a single problem i can recall

BlueMerle406 · 08-06-2017, 06:31 PM

I bought 4 blasters from Target and pulled a Ian Happ Auto Green Refractor #/99 and a Judge 87 Refractor. All cards in the blasters were clean with the exception of 1 base card with a dented corner. Sorry about your luck, I would be pissed as well.

Flkrsn5 · 08-06-2017, 06:33 PM

I've never seen the quality of a product this bad before, especially Chrome! The fact that the Bellingers have been bad as well as the Judges is upsetting. I chucked my Bellinger up as a loss, but if I were you I'd make the call.

vwnut13 · 08-06-2017, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Flkrsn5

I've never seen the quality of a product this bad before, especially Chrome!

Somebody wasn't collecting in 2010.

no10pin · 08-06-2017, 07:11 PM

Had an entire jumbo case like this. The first run of base was fine, the inserts/autos in the middle were fine, and in about 95% of the packs, the last 4-5 base cards had damage on the bottom right corner. No damage to the case, no damage to the box, and no damage to the packs.

I stopped after 6 packs in box 1 and 2 packs in box 2 to explore options. The only thing I can do is a damage report with Topps and send back about 300+ base cards, including 3 Judges & Bellingers. The place I bought them from would have bought them back at my original price, but I got in pretty early so I didn't want to do that.

Flkrsn5 · 08-06-2017, 07:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vwnut13

Somebody wasn't collecting in 2010.

Sure wasn't.

AllRise · 08-06-2017, 07:34 PM

I have found that a few cards have has surface damage. Dents and such. I had a Joc Refractor with two literal dents on the surface. There is no way this was possibly done other than by the manufacturer, as the other cards in the pack were all fine. Was ridiculous.

hairysasquatch · 08-06-2017, 07:52 PM

Friends don't let friends buy retail.

SirTommyWinAlot · 08-06-2017, 07:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Craiggysanford

I've spent $120+tax on blasters in the past 24 hours at 2 different Walmarts mind you. The back 2 cards in literally EVERY pack(except the Sepia packs) the bottom right corners are pinched and peeling. Has anyone else had this problem with this year's Topps Chrome? I've pulled 3 Bellingers(2 base & 1 xfractor) & 2 base judges and they're all garbage. I want to call customer service, but I have the feeling they're going to tell me to eff off. Which will absolutely infuriate me. Any advice?

Edit: every blaster box was perfect. No dents or anything like that.

It's in the way that you rip it, boy don't you know...

johnjay06 · 08-06-2017, 08:10 PM

bought 2 today. A few cards had dented corners, but the hits (a sepia Judge and a green auto Mancini) were perfect, thank goodness

Re2pect · 08-06-2017, 09:13 PM

Are most chrome's having one back edge that appears a bit crimped? OR is that just my stash? Corners and surface of my 4 blasters + packs were good.

vwnut13 · 08-06-2017, 09:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Flkrsn5

Sure wasn't.

Buy a box of 2010 Topps Chrome or 2010 'Bowman Chrome' if you want to see some terrible condition cards.

Craiggysanford · 08-06-2017, 09:51 PM

Omg, the centering was worse the stuff from the 50s!! But even with 20/80 centering, I was still stoked to pull Stanton and Strasburg RCs!! Lol.

Lonewolf · 08-06-2017, 09:51 PM

Most of the base in my TC blaster (the exterior of the box was perfect) had dinged lower right corners...c/mon Topps, where is the quality control?

Flkrsn5 · 08-06-2017, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vwnut13

Buy a box of 2010 Topps Chrome or 2010 'Bowman Chrome' if you want to see some terrible condition cards.

I have ripped some 2010 TC from some value boxes. They were pretty warped, other than that they weren't bad, although it was only a few packs.

Craiggysanford · 08-06-2017, 09:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SirTommyWinAlot

It's in the way that you rip it, boy don't you know...

Hahaha, ya know, I thought that after I noticed the first few.

Craiggysanford · 08-06-2017, 09:53 PM

We should all call customer service in the morning. They have to try and do something.

Bob Loblaw · 08-06-2017, 09:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vwnut13

Buy a box of 2010 Topps Chrome or 2010 'Bowman Chrome' if you want to see some terrible condition cards.

I miss curvy, cocaine-y cards.

possom813 · 08-06-2017, 10:13 PM

Only bought the one mega box for $35, had I known how hard they were to find I would have bought both.

Only 2 cards had any kind of noticeable damage, and it was a bubbly line up the left side

Hit a Judge Base, Bellinger X-Fractor, and Ziegler Red /5.

Pretty decent roi on that box.

Thatboybill · 08-06-2017, 10:53 PM

Bought a bunch only a couple cards had dings

sigmachi · 08-06-2017, 11:20 PM

Bought ablaster and 14 base cards had the bottom right corner badly dinged. The refractors and inserts were all fine

crtsports · 08-06-2017, 11:35 PM

I have a blaster case arriving this week, I'll report back if there is any damage but I would be surprised if there was.

StevenTormollan · 08-07-2017, 02:29 AM

Are the cards coming from jumbo cases in bad condition like this also ? Or just retail ?

Flkrsn5 · 08-07-2017, 04:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by StevenTormollan

Are the cards coming from jumbo cases in bad condition like this also ? Or just retail ?

So far it seems like it's just retail...rack packs and blasters. At least they've only been base cards so far. Has to be a manufacturer issue as they all seem to have dinged corners in the same place.

08-06-2017, 06:17 PM	#1
Craiggysanford Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southern Vermont Posts: 7,180	Topps Chrome Blasters SUCK I've spent $120+tax on blasters in the past 24 hours at 2 different Walmarts mind you. The back 2 cards in literally EVERY pack(except the Sepia packs) the bottom right corners are pinched and peeling. Has anyone else had this problem with this year's Topps Chrome? I've pulled 3 Bellingers(2 base & 1 xfractor) & 2 base judges and they're all garbage. I want to call customer service, but I have the feeling they're going to tell me to eff off. Which will absolutely infuriate me. Any advice? Edit: every blaster box was perfect. No dents or anything like that. Edit 2: just called customer support. Referred me to the www.topps.com damage claim. But the guy said it should all be made right somehow. Just have to have, I believe, the receipt, code from the blaster, and code from the pack. I'll keep you all posted as the progresses. Could take up to 6 weeks though. Last edited by Craiggysanford; 08-07-2017 at 08:35 AM.

08-06-2017, 06:27 PM	#2
unclemonkey Member Join Date: Aug 2017 Posts: 4,989	I am having the same problem for the past month. Just in the past week at least Two Bellingers and a Judge worthless. 10 boxes. Five boxes Walmart and five from Target. Every fourth card in a pack if not more. I'll participate in a couple group breaks but I'll do singles for the next several months until I see improvement. Would box/pack serial numbers help? Been buying Donruss as well and not a single problem i can recall Last edited by unclemonkey; 08-06-2017 at 06:42 PM.

08-06-2017, 06:33 PM	#4
Flkrsn5 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 4,603 Flkrsn5	I've never seen the quality of a product this bad before, especially Chrome! The fact that the Bellingers have been bad as well as the Judges is upsetting. I chucked my Bellinger up as a loss, but if I were you I'd make the call. __________________ PC: Cal Ripken Jr., Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Trout, Derek Holland & THE Ohio State Buckeyes INTERESTED IN: Prospect Autos

08-06-2017, 07:11 PM	#6
no10pin Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 16,835 no10pin no10pin	Had an entire jumbo case like this. The first run of base was fine, the inserts/autos in the middle were fine, and in about 95% of the packs, the last 4-5 base cards had damage on the bottom right corner. No damage to the case, no damage to the box, and no damage to the packs. I stopped after 6 packs in box 1 and 2 packs in box 2 to explore options. The only thing I can do is a damage report with Topps and send back about 300+ base cards, including 3 Judges & Bellingers. The place I bought them from would have bought them back at my original price, but I got in pretty early so I didn't want to do that. __________________ Always looking for more George Brett stuff. Need more rookies, low numbered inserts/parallels and on-card autos (no Panini).

08-06-2017, 07:52 PM	#9
hairysasquatch Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the Woods, Central NY Posts: 35,674	Friends don't let friends buy retail. __________________ I am going signature-free

08-06-2017, 06:31 PM	#3
BlueMerle406 Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: not too far, but too far to walk Posts: 225	I bought 4 blasters from Target and pulled a Ian Happ Auto Green Refractor #/99 and a Judge 87 Refractor. All cards in the blasters were clean with the exception of 1 base card with a dented corner. Sorry about your luck, I would be pissed as well.

08-06-2017, 07:34 PM	#8
AllRise Banned - PBM Join Date: Jun 2017 Posts: 1,472	I have found that a few cards have has surface damage. Dents and such. I had a Joc Refractor with two literal dents on the surface. There is no way this was possibly done other than by the manufacturer, as the other cards in the pack were all fine. Was ridiculous.

08-06-2017, 08:10 PM	#11
johnjay06 Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Louisiana Posts: 368 johnjay06	bought 2 today. A few cards had dented corners, but the hits (a sepia Judge and a green auto Mancini) were perfect, thank goodness

08-06-2017, 09:13 PM	#12
Re2pect Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 657	Are most chrome's having one back edge that appears a bit crimped? OR is that just my stash? Corners and surface of my 4 blasters + packs were good.

08-06-2017, 09:51 PM	#14
Craiggysanford Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southern Vermont Posts: 7,180	Omg, the centering was worse the stuff from the 50s!! But even with 20/80 centering, I was still stoked to pull Stanton and Strasburg RCs!! Lol.

08-06-2017, 09:51 PM	#15
Lonewolf Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: California Posts: 4,393	Most of the base in my TC blaster (the exterior of the box was perfect) had dinged lower right corners...c/mon Topps, where is the quality control? __________________ Money and Computers can't buy Championships

08-06-2017, 09:53 PM	#18
Craiggysanford Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Southern Vermont Posts: 7,180	We should all call customer service in the morning. They have to try and do something.

08-06-2017, 10:13 PM	#20
possom813 Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Cayuga, TX Posts: 2,317 punkin46 possom813	Only bought the one mega box for $35, had I known how hard they were to find I would have bought both. Only 2 cards had any kind of noticeable damage, and it was a bubbly line up the left side Hit a Judge Base, Bellinger X-Fractor, and Ziegler Red /5. Pretty decent roi on that box.

08-06-2017, 10:53 PM	#21
Thatboybill Banned - PBM Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Austin Texas Posts: 353 Roberclac3	Bought a bunch only a couple cards had dings

08-06-2017, 11:20 PM	#22
sigmachi Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Paragould, AR Posts: 5,193 J_J_Bodyhunting	Bought ablaster and 14 base cards had the bottom right corner badly dinged. The refractors and inserts were all fine __________________ Buying every single DEMARIO DAVIS 2012 National Treasure and low #'d auto that you can bring me.

08-06-2017, 11:35 PM	#23
crtsports Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Seattle Posts: 4,091 crt_sportscards	I have a blaster case arriving this week, I'll report back if there is any damage but I would be surprised if there was. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Project 70 & Content Creator on YouTube - Tuesday & Friday Shows https://www.youtube.com/crtsportscards ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

08-07-2017, 02:29 AM	#24
StevenTormollan Banned Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: United States Posts: 2,296	Are the cards coming from jumbo cases in bad condition like this also ? Or just retail ?