2025 Topps Series 1 Too Early To Talk About It??

[JAM061200]

We're still 2 months away from this release but I'm interested to hear what everyone thinks of this upcoming release. We know Series 1 is the most produced Flagship series of the year, but there still stands to be some interesting RC's to chase in this one. Now before anyone gets their panties in a bunch, I'm listing rookies who debuted after June 1st who can potentially be in this release and who have had some success in the MLB or have had some prospect pedigree. Let me know if I missed anyone and your thoughts.

Norby
Henry-Malloy
Herz
Waldrop
Rice
Orelvis Martinez
Noel
Wood (Top Chase)
Brooks Lee
Hinds
Jacob Wilson
Nacho
Mayo
Del Castillo
Wagner
Sweeney
Jace Jung
Whitcomb
Crews (Top Chase)
Lowder
Dana
Saggese
Dustin Harris
Rocker
Luisangel Acuna
Yorke
Jobe
Alcantara

[mfw13]

The thing everyone should be talking about it why Topps/Fanatics has not released the design yet....

Last year, I believe the design was released sometime in November....Fanatics is really dropping the ball....as usual.....

[dcbaseballcards]

Originally Posted by mfw13

The thing everyone should be talking about it why Topps/Fanatics has not released the design yet....

Last year, I believe the design was released sometime in November....Fanatics is really dropping the ball....as usual.....

The 2024 design was first revealed January 11, 2024

[auctionjmm]

Originally Posted by mfw13

The thing everyone should be talking about it why Topps/Fanatics has not released the design yet....

Last year, I believe the design was released sometime in November....Fanatics is really dropping the ball....as usual.....

Originally Posted by dcbaseballcards

The 2024 design was first revealed January 11, 2024

That's how you know who the haters are. Pulling an arbitrary date out of the air and using it as their basis for saying Fanatics dropped the ball.

[mfw13]

Originally Posted by auctionjmm

That's how you know who the haters are. Pulling an arbitrary date out of the air and using it as their basis for saying Fanatics dropped the ball.

Hey....I'm in my fifties....memory isn't perfect any more....no reason to call me a "hater".....

Because the fact is....Fanatics IS way behind on releasing just about everything.

For the first time, Archives is not being released in the correct calendar year. Neither is Heritage High Numbers. And we haven't heard a peep about RIP or whether or not there is going to be mini HHN.

Instead we're getting bombarded with ancillary crap like the Chris Berman set and Wonderland, as well as unlicensed basketball products, all while major mainstream products are getting released later and later, and Fanatics is falling further and further behind schedule.

[jduds]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Hey....I'm in my fifties....memory isn't perfect any more....no reason to call me a "hater".....

Because the fact is....Fanatics IS way behind on releasing just about everything.

For the first time, Archives is not being released in the correct calendar year. Neither is Heritage High Numbers. And we haven't heard a peep about RIP or whether or not there is going to be mini HHN.

Instead we're getting bombarded with ancillary crap like the Chris Berman set and Wonderland, as well as unlicensed basketball products, all while major mainstream products are getting released later and later, and Fanatics is falling further and further behind schedule.

The industry as a whole has gotten behind from when things were traditionally released during Covid and I don't expect it to go back. I do expect a predictable schedule once they get football and basketball running though. It just might not look like things used to. I also think the days of press releases and sell sheets months before a release are gone and not coming back. I don't take that as a failure of Fanatics or a sign they can't handle things. It's just they've decided those weren't worth their effort. Judging by the constant fast sellouts, they are probably right. They also really have done a stellar job IMO the last two years shoring up many QC issues (not all, I won't buy Stadium Club wax ever again) and in card design. I also love the ancillary crap so am not angry at those, but it's not like Topps wasn't doing similar releases prior to the Fanatics purchase.

[Ephland]

Originally Posted by mfw13

Hey....I'm in my fifties....memory isn't perfect any more....no reason to call me a "hater".....

Because the fact is....Fanatics IS way behind on releasing just about everything.

For the first time, Archives is not being released in the correct calendar year. Neither is Heritage High Numbers. And we haven't heard a peep about RIP or whether or not there is going to be mini HHN.

Instead we're getting bombarded with ancillary crap like the Chris Berman set and Wonderland, as well as unlicensed basketball products, all while major mainstream products are getting released later and later, and Fanatics is falling further and further behind schedule.

I like how you were deadass wrong and 2 months off and still refused to admit as much.

[bub838]

Something, something, Brios, something, joke. Got that out of the way.

That list is terrible, as well.

[rudan007]

At the slow release rate they are currently going, it will probably at least be another month or 2 before they release any info.

[ThoseBackPages]

Bobby Baseball better be on the packaging!

[whitmm]

Could not care any less about the design not being out.

[bub838]

Originally Posted by whitmm

Could not care any less about the design not being out.

Don't you want to know how the design influences gambling?

[redauto5]

Originally Posted by bub838

Don't you want to know how the design influences gambling?

Hehehe oh He Of The Long Memory! Good one there, thanks.

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[whitmm]

Originally Posted by bub838

Don't you want to know how the design influences gambling?

Quiet, Fabianni's ears might start ringing and he'll show up to tell us how not knowing the design is brainwashing children into becoming gambling addicts.

[Rcoronoman]

Sasaki will be the top chase.

I’m most excited for Spencer Schwellenbach

[cbeauch87]

Originally Posted by Rcoronoman

Sasaki will be the top chase.

I’m most excited for Spencer Schwellenbach

He won't debut in time for Series 1. He'll be in Series 2.

[towerymt]

Originally Posted by Rcoronoman

I’m most excited for Spencer Schwellenbach

+1 setting the saved searches now

[mikejones]

Yes. Heritage High hasn't even been released yet. Let's talk about that.

[ThoseBackPages]

The NHLs "best" product, The Cup released late

the 2022/23 Season's version was released in September of this year

[jjcan]

I am pretty sure we are going to get some

Soto Met Rookie SP
Blake Snell Dodger rookies SP
Livy Dunn Pirates SP rookie
Maybe get some Shohei Wife Rookie card SP

Stuff like that to Make Series 1 the best 2025 Topps set ever.

When does the Stephen A. Smith Topps-X box come out ? Most important question.

[Osfan81]

Originally Posted by jjcan

I am pretty sure we are going to get some

Soto Met Rookie SP
Blake Snell Dodger rookies SP
Livy Dunn Pirates SP rookie
Maybe get some Shohei Wife Rookie card SP

Stuff like that to Make Series 1 the best 2025 Topps set ever.

When does the Stephen A. Smith Topps-X box come out ? Most important question.

Shhh…don’t give Topps any ideas. How much you wanna bet Livvy appears in a golden mirror image of Skenes or something else like a dual insert auto? I just hope the base cards don’t have black edges anymore. Either that or hopefully Topps figures out how to make a black edge withstand their packing. Although, I guess as I think it was Geoff Wilson that said it, PSA 10 pop report will be low despite high print run! 🤷#@♂️

[MiamiMarlinsFan]

Originally Posted by Osfan81

Shhh…don’t give Topps any ideas. How much you wanna bet Livvy appears in a golden mirror image of Skenes or something else like a dual insert auto? I just hope the base cards don’t have black edges anymore. Either that or hopefully Topps figures out how to make a black edge withstand their packing. Although, I guess as I think it was Geoff Wilson that said it, PSA 10 pop report will be low despite high print run! ��#@♂️

Base Flagship is printed to infinity and beyond. Even with a tricky to grade boarder, the pop counts for any big RC will be high, and will get even higher if any of the values for a bad PSA 10 begin to rise.

Also, in general, I wouldn’t bother paying attention to anything Geoff Wilson says.

[rwperu34]

Originally Posted by auctionjmm

We've just gotten to this weird point now where everything feels late and it's screwing the whole system up.

Originally Posted by whitmm

I have no problem with a 2024 product coming out in 2025. The baseball year isn't the calendar year. Debate over when the baseball season starts, opening day, the pitchers and catchers report, etc. The only thing I don't want to see is a 18 month release schedule that starts every 12 months. Not that it would affect my buying, as I buy older product all the time.

I agree with both of you, but to me the baseball card year clearly starts when Series 1 comes out. To me that should be when pitchers and catchers report.

[Dodgerfan74]

Looking forward to Los Angeles Dodgers World Series Champions cards

[awz50]

Crews will be cool, besides that meh