you have to be kidding me!!

[colby2611]

the 2011 topps allen & ginter will actually have cards that you plant in the ground and the will grow flowers.it is called flora of the world. i just found it on topps face book page. SORRY , i will not be touching this stuff this year.

[YanksBillsFan]

Ummm...this is a joke right?

[colby2611]

no this isn't a joke. i could not believe it either

[YanksBillsFan]

Now we'll have old women pack searching at Target.

[NeonStatus]

Awesome idea. Better filler than the stupid chunks of cardboard that they put it with the cards.

These seeds should be random extra cards and not counted as "hits."

[colby2611]

The Flora cards will actually grow if planted (provided, of course, you care for them properly). They are inserted at the rate of about 1:24.

[nephinfan]

Gotta admit, that's pretty creative. I mean, they've done some pretty "off the wall" themes on inserts, so this doesn't surprise me too much. Back in the day, Allen & Ginter wasn't just producing cards depicting sports athletes. I still probably won't try any just do to the fact that most boxes' hits won't cover the cost.

[MASNAR]

Just another product from Topps that is worth something when you pull it then worthless after the season is over. *wink*

[redantshurt]

I love collecting and selling but Allen & Ginter is one I dread all year. I barely break even. I wish they would bring back Turkey Red.

[wilsonsingles]

Jack and Beanstalk beans will be a sp, and yes they really do grow.

[Chaddie84]

I wish they would bring back Turkey Red.
That set is fugly, but with less gimmicks.

[MASNAR]

Will they deliver certain seeds/cards to say California? White Widow 1/1 ? LOL

[Tyler]

If your card room is humid, you'll see these little suckers pushing up out of your toploaders :D

[bziddy]

Bring back Topps M&M

[cj52racers]

People are really not going to buy a product due to one insert? Odd, yes, but thats what Ginter is all about. Original Ginter was not just sports cards, it was a variety, which is captured pretty well by Topps. I always love this set. The new borders look beautiful and the autos look exciting to say the least.

[Res215dg]

Link please!

[MiamiFinFan13]

Now that's what u call biodegradable !!!

[WilsonValdez]

Link please!

Topps | Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/Topps#!/photo.php?fbid=10150107881984594&set=a.10150107881854594.288855.340373399593&theater)

[yankee_pride]

I don't care for A&G because I don't care for the non-sports cards but still I think it's a pretty dang cool idea to be able to tell people that your geranium used to be a baseball card. lol

[pmannings#1fan]

the 2011 topps allen & ginter will actually have cards that you plant in the ground and the will grow flowers.it is called flora of the world. i just found it on topps face book page. SORRY , i will not be touching this stuff this year.

The only card I want from that set is the Geronimo DNA relic card 1/1

[zlw1]

I can see it now! CASE HIT DOGWOOD! TreeJo!
Before you know it, we'll be trading plants for cards.

So who's going to be the first person to mail an entire plant to BGS for grading, and have it come back destroyed because snail-mail squished it. LOL

[death2redemptions]

Look out for the 1/1 cannabis seeds. When home grown there is great resale value (:

[pmannings#1fan]

Look out for the 1/1 cannabis seeds. When home grown there is great resale value (:

1/1 from the Dutch Seed Company lol!!! EXCELLENT:D

[death2redemptions]

LOL.

I wonder how well these would sell on E-Bay? Buying plant seeds

[jasonadkins]

I think it's a little goofy, but on the bright side, Topps is trying to get hype for the sports card industry to bring new people in to the hobby. Little things like this seem quirky or stupid, but there will be some tidbits about it on you 5:00 news, gardening magazines, etc. and it will raise a fwe eyebrows about the sports card hobby, which is good news for all of us to help bring more people back to it.

Now more importantly, how much is the Pacquiao AUTO going to sell for? Hopefully there are 100-200 made at least and not one of those Short Prints to 10 made.

Pacquiao AUTO (http://www.facebook.com/Topps?sk=wall#!/photo.php?fbid=10150107882059594&set=a.10150107881854594.288855.340373399593&theater)

[ReinholdMessner]

I can only imagine how the scam artists will try to fake these on Ebay... some kid will cut a hole in a card and throw some poppyseeds in there

[catcherball]

I love collecting and selling but Allen & Ginter is one I dread all year. I barely break even. I wish they would bring back Turkey Red.


If you collect to "break even" you in the wrong game

I think this idea is awesome and unique

[98whitesteed]

What a weird, yet kinda cool idea.

[mgugs46]

Wow, just when you think they can not possibly come up with something even more stupid - BAM - they do it.

[Abracadaver]

Look out for the 1/1 cannabis seeds. When home grown there is great resale value (:

1/1 from the Dutch Seed Company lol!!! EXCELLENT:D


These two made me laugh.

[chrisxacosta]

wait can we send in the flowers like the wrappers for exclusive cards. can someone find out

[IUjapander]

Might not want to buy any of these from overseas, or Customs/Homeland Security might have a chat with you :D

Prohibited and Restricted Items - CBP.gov (http://www.cbp.gov/xp/cgov/travel/vacation/kbyg/prohibited_restricted.xml#PlantsandSeeds)

Plants and Seeds
Some plants, cuttings, seeds that are capable of propagation, unprocessed plant products and certain endangered species are allowed into the United States but require import permits and other documents; some are prohibited entirely. Threatened or endangered species that are permitted must have export permits from the country of origin.


Every single plant or plant product including handicraft items made with straw, must be declared to the CBP officer and must be presented for CBP inspection, no matter how free of pests it appears to be. For information on importing plants or plant products visit the Plant, Organism and Soil Permits page. ( Plant, Organism and Soil Permits )

[stang66dad]

haha my gf is from the Philippines, she'll love this hahah... i kinda wish they used the photo of him throwing out the first pitch but i understand why they did that being typical A&G lol

[cdizz]

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall in that product development meeting:

Topps product development: Hmm what can we do to make this year's A&G even more exciting? How bout we put multicolored patches in there? Naw too easy.

How about another auto instead of 2 crappy relics? Naw that makes too much sense.

More cards of Topps employees? Well for some reason those didn't go over too well last time, don't know why, scratches head.

Well we did get a huge shipment of plant seeds that were delivered by mistake can we put those in the cards? Man that sounds great cards that you can plant! Where do they come up with this stuff??

[jimihat73]

I would have loved to be a fly on the wall in that product development meeting:

Topps product development: Hmm what can we do to make this year's A&G even more exciting? How bout we put multicolored patches in there? Naw too easy.

How about another auto instead of 2 crappy relics? Naw that makes too much sense.

More cards of Topps employees? Well for some reason those didn't go over too well last time, don't know why, scratches head.

Well we did get a huge shipment of plant seeds that were delivered by mistake can we put those in the cards? Man that sounds great cards that you can plant! Where do they come up with this stuff??

HAHAHAHA Love it!!
and i wont be touching it either... ughhh

[YanksBillsFan]

I can see a mom buying a box and complaining to Topps that she was short a seed card but got a useless signed card of an ugly Asian guy.

[SteakNchop]

I can see a mom buying a box and complaining to Topps that she was short a seed card but got a useless signed card of an ugly Asian guy.

:)!:D:p:rolleyes: