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Originally Posted by freudianslip
Today, I picked up two RC-logoed Bellinger cards, both of the Topps Now (TN) variety which up to this point is a product I have not purchased before.
First, I bought the 2017 TN #85, Bellinger's 4/25/17 MLB debut card. With a print run of just 1555 and the fact that this card is Bellinger's 1st RC-logoed card ever issued, seems like it could have some very nice upside considering the extremely reasonable price I got it for.
Secondly, I picked up the 2017 TN #194, Bellinger's 5/28/17 TN Auto card commemorating his achievement as the fastest Dodger to reach 10 career home runs. Significantly, this is Bellinger's 1st RC-logoed, hard-signed (or sticker) Topps Certified Autograph card -- an attribute which gives it big-time upside. I picked up the base /99 for what I feel was a very, very nice price considering the above and the fact that the 15BC Auto is kinda getting out of hand.
TN is a really nice option for someone like Bellinger -- called up early in the new season (as opposed to a September call up the season before) and thus unable to be included in Series 1, Series 2, Bowman or Heritage.
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I'm a fan of Topps Now myself, but there will always be people saying "Topps Now doesn't matter. It has to be pack pulled." and I could understand that too.
#85 is a very good card with superb image.
I think that one will hold value. I wish I had bought more, but not doing so with the current market price (around $30?).
By the way, Topps Now base cards are sold as $9.99 a piece, or with volume discount of $6 per card if you buy 5, $5 per card if you buy 10, and $4 per card if you buy 20. So, that's how the resellers on eBay are making money.
The autos came out cheap (when considering the secondary market value) initially when Topps sold them on the website.
(They released his 2nd auto today on Topps Now again with higher price).
The #/99 was sold as $99.99 on the 1st release.
All the Topps Now autos have been on-card, and the Bellinger will be on-card as well.