Topps Living Set - Page 261

hairysasquatch · 07-31-2018, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by okumeister

Quick takes:

Lots of helmet work this week.

Zit on Lindor's face adds a human touch.

Kind of wish they hadn't broken from the standard ordering pattern for the National.

BH34 · 08-01-2018, 07:39 AM

TLS Day!

Lineup Guesses:
Andrew Benintendi
Francisco Lindor
Austin Meadows

lol

bigsmooth · 08-01-2018, 07:47 AM

Tim Tebow confirmed...

okumeister · 08-01-2018, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BH34

TLS Day!

Lineup Guesses:
Andrew Benintendi
Francisco Lindor
Austin Meadows

lol

Maybe Topps will announce those 3 cards as National exclusive, and have something completely different for the regular weekly offerings

monkeymcgee · 08-01-2018, 08:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by okumeister

Maybe Topps will announce those 3 cards as National exclusive, and have something completely different for the regular weekly offerings

I'm going to trust the "no gimmicks" mantra. If they pull that, I would be really disappointed.

editorgaw · 08-01-2018, 08:23 AM

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16316274335....R1.TR8.R1.TR8

Rhys Phillies · 08-01-2018, 08:30 AM

I’m curious if the completed auctions will increase and new sales records are obtained during the National and soon after. I’m starting to picked up multiple cards of the early releases.

Americards · 08-01-2018, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by editorgaw

https://www.ebay.com/itm/16316274335....R1.TR8.R1.TR8

Can we just keep these in the B-S-T thread please.

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BJC · 08-01-2018, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BH34

TLS Day!

Lineup Guesses:
Andrew Benintendi
Francisco Lindor
Austin Meadows

lol

Meadows in Rays Jersey?

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BH34 · 08-01-2018, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by okumeister

Maybe Topps will announce those 3 cards as National exclusive, and have something completely different for the regular weekly offerings

Quote:

Originally Posted by monkeymcgee

I'm going to trust the "no gimmicks" mantra. If they pull that, I would be really disappointed.

Though I will be attending the national, I agree with monkeymcgee --
I think the most important thing for this set is No Gimmicks.
I love the set and (almost) everything about it, and hope to collect it forever.
BUT, once there is an 'exclusive', or an auto, or an error correction, or basically anything that requires me to buy (or feel the need to own) anything other than the three weekly cards, I'm out.

mwheeler27 · 08-01-2018, 09:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BH34

Though I will be attending the national, I agree with monkeymcgee --
I think the most important thing for this set is No Gimmicks.
I love the set and (almost) everything about it, and hope to collect it forever.
BUT, once there is an 'exclusive', or an auto, or an error correction, or basically anything that requires me to buy (or feel the need to own) anything other than the three weekly cards, I'm out.

Errors should be corrected, in my opinion.

Regarding everything else you said, I agree 100%

mwheeler27 · 08-01-2018, 09:26 AM

I will even go one step further...

If errors continue to happen without being corrected, I will take that as Topps having not enough pride in their own product, and not enough care for their customers, leading me to no longer being a customer of this product.

I see absolutely no excuse for the errors that are out there now. This is NOT a labor of love. They are NOT losing money or breaking even on this product. They should take more care in making sure blatant errors don't exist with the Living Set.

BH34 · 08-01-2018, 09:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mwheeler27

Errors should be corrected, in my opinion.

Regarding everything else you said, I agree 100%

I absolutely understand the expectation for topps to provide a quality, accurate product to the customer.

I guess I see it this way:
If topps decides, you know what, the typos are unacceptable.
I feel like the solution there is to actually spend the time spell checking and having someone look over the copy/text, not by retroactively correcting errors when/if they happen.

Logically, if you (or 'they') think about the time, money, and resources required to make the business decision to 'correct errors', they can eliminate that need by spending the extra 5-10 minutes proof-reading each card (30 minutes per week!) prior to printing.

In the end, error cards do not need to be a problem -- they can be prevented from ever existing in the first place.
It's up to topps to solve it internally, just like they seem to have solved (for the most part), the shipping/cardstock problem.

monkeymcgee · 08-01-2018, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mwheeler27

I will even go one step further...

If errors continue to happen without being corrected, I will take that as Topps having not enough pride in their own product, and not enough care for their customers, leading me to no longer being a customer of this product.

I see absolutely no excuse for the errors that are out there now. This is NOT a labor of love. They are NOT losing money or breaking even on this product. They should take more care in making sure blatant errors don't exist with the Living Set.

I'm with you about the pride element (although having had to read my rants on this subject before, I'm sure you all are aware of that

). However, I agree with BH34 that errors that make it into the wild should stay that way. The errors need to be fixed before these go out.

I've actually decided to start moving my extras. I'm losing confidence in the set, but I'm continuing with the weekly additions unless the gimmicks start or these errors continue to be so frequent.

mwheeler27 · 08-01-2018, 09:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BH34

I absolutely understand the expectation for topps to provide a quality, accurate product to the customer.

I guess I see it this way:
If topps decides, you know what, the typos are unacceptable.
I feel like the solution there is to actually spend the time spell checking and having someone look over the copy/text, not by retroactively correcting errors when/if they happen.

Logically, if you (or 'they') think about the time, money, and resources required to make the business decision to 'correct errors', they can eliminate that need by spending the extra 5-10 minutes proof-reading each card (30 minutes per week!) prior to printing.

In the end, error cards do not need to be a problem.
It's up to topps to solve it internally, just like they seem to have solved (for the most part), the shipping/cardstock problem.

I agree and that's my point. If they don't care enough to spend an extra 30 minutes per week making sure these types of errors don't exist, I'm not sure I should care enough about this product to be a collector of it.

How I see it...I'll be collecting something that the creator cares little for and take almost no pride in. That's not something I actually care to collect.

But maybe that's just me. I'm still here for now. I hope to be here for as long as the set exists. I won't ever be married to it though.

SaveMeTheGum · 08-01-2018, 02:52 PM

LOL... oops on the Meadows -- bad timing.

Soxwin05 · 08-01-2018, 03:25 PM

https://twitter.com/HOMAGE/status/1024746784550277122

Well this is interesting.

Rhys Phillies · 08-01-2018, 03:28 PM

[QUOTE=Soxwin05;13780609]https://twitter.com/HOMAGE/status/1024746784550277122

Well this is interesting.

I want a shirt. The PR on this weeks cards is going to be crazy high.

Soxwin05 · 08-01-2018, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Soxwin05

https://twitter.com/HOMAGE/status/1024746784550277122

Well this is interesting.

Even more interesting......they seem to already have some of them in hand.

https://twitter.com/HOMAGE/status/1024754883038244864

monkeymcgee · 08-01-2018, 03:37 PM

Edit: I'm "not being fun" again. Please ignore.

poppincurbs · 08-01-2018, 05:56 PM

Just got my LS set at the National, no golden ticket

kidfan9 · 08-01-2018, 06:36 PM

If someone gets a golden ticket and the signed print is of Ted Williams...I WANT IT!!!

hairysasquatch · 08-01-2018, 06:48 PM

Golden ticket?

salthill · 08-01-2018, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by hairysasquatch

Golden ticket?

Some boxes (sold at the National) have a “golden ticket” to win a print signed by the artist.

poppincurbs · 08-01-2018, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by kidfan9

If someone gets a golden ticket and the signed print is of Ted Williams...I WANT IT!!!

It’s Lindor they said

08-01-2018, 07:39 AM	#6502
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08-01-2018, 08:23 AM	#6506
editorgaw Banned Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 556 lovetosellbaseballcards topps*now	Ends today!!! https://www.ebay.com/itm/16316274335....R1.TR8.R1.TR8

08-01-2018, 09:26 AM	#6512
mwheeler27 Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: NorthEast Kansas Posts: 18,419 mwheeler27 mwheeler27	I will even go one step further... If errors continue to happen without being corrected, I will take that as Topps having not enough pride in their own product, and not enough care for their customers, leading me to no longer being a customer of this product. I see absolutely no excuse for the errors that are out there now. This is NOT a labor of love. They are NOT losing money or breaking even on this product. They should take more care in making sure blatant errors don't exist with the Living Set. Last edited by mwheeler27; 08-01-2018 at 09:28 AM.

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08-01-2018, 05:56 PM	#6521
poppincurbs Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 3,758	Just got my LS set at the National, no golden ticket __________________ PC: Don Mattingly Prizm Golds /10

08-01-2018, 07:47 AM	#6503
bigsmooth Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: United States Posts: 1,598	Tim Tebow confirmed...

08-01-2018, 08:30 AM	#6507
Rhys Phillies Banned Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 566	I’m curious if the completed auctions will increase and new sales records are obtained during the National and soon after. I’m starting to picked up multiple cards of the early releases.

08-01-2018, 03:25 PM	#6517
Soxwin05 Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 568	https://twitter.com/HOMAGE/status/1024746784550277122 Well this is interesting.

08-01-2018, 03:28 PM	#6518
Rhys Phillies Banned Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 566	[QUOTE=Soxwin05;13780609]https://twitter.com/HOMAGE/status/1024746784550277122 Well this is interesting. I want a shirt. The PR on this weeks cards is going to be crazy high.

08-01-2018, 03:37 PM	#6520
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08-01-2018, 06:36 PM	#6522
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08-01-2018, 06:48 PM	#6523
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