Topps Project 2020 is the worst product since 1991 Fleer

[Oliroller]

If you hurry there is an Acuna AP just listed on ebay for $650

[Shinjoy]

Originally Posted by eldustino

My exclamation point at the end was supposed to make it so my comment was read as full-on sarcasm.

My buddy will actually not be happy about this being called a "1958 Topps" card, but I agree that the Kyle Lewis card Rochester teased, looks good, and will make my friend happy.

I'm in such an OMA trance that I need "/s" or eye rolling emojis to communicate sarcasm. OMA hasn't come out throwing uppercuts like this since his Willie Mays and Derek Jeter cards. Ichiro was good, but it was too safe compared to his Bellinger, Mays, and Jeter.

[Oliroller]

Originally Posted by Shinjoy

I'm in such an OMA trance that I need "/s" or eye rolling emojis to communicate sarcasm. OMA hasn't come out throwing uppercuts like this since his Willie Mays and Derek Jeter cards. Ichiro was good, but it was too safe compared to his Bellinger, Mays, and Jeter.

Keep it up Shin....

[kevbojones]

Today's Bellinger card kind of reminds me of a travel poster you would see hanging at an LAX terminal in the late 50s or early 60s.

Visit Bora Bora...or something like that

[AlexHunter]

Originally Posted by Shinjoy

Great news!!! I was #6 when I called up, but didn't have to wait too long. Hopefully Topps is stepping up their customer service game.

I've been waiting on a Panini Juan Soto redemption for over 6 months, so Topps is not at the top of my hate list.

Only 6 months!? Lucky!!!


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[WhoKilledTupac]

Originally Posted by kevbojones

Does today's Acuna hit 15000?

I will take the under. This card is incredible though, and I am glad people like this card, as a Pardee fan.

[1000 Sport Zonk]

Im curious if the D in "CODY" is a different shade of blue for a reason. Maybe its the identical Pantone to Dodger blue and the rest of the blue used is not??

Is there significance to G E being black?

[ThoseBackPages]

i am thinking of adding the Venom Acuna to the $10 list

[eldustino]

Originally Posted by Shinjoy

I'm in such an OMA trance that I need "/s" or eye rolling emojis to communicate sarcasm. OMA hasn't come out throwing uppercuts like this since his Willie Mays and Derek Jeter cards. Ichiro was good, but it was too safe compared to his Bellinger, Mays, and Jeter.

I like this SHINJOY!

I am also in a trance from the card, I will not blast the card itself [kind of, see second graph for some blasting] (also will not buy and didn't even pretend to want a Silver Frame /51), but to call it a 1958 is definitely problematic for this 'card guy.'

I would also like to take a chance to blast the photo selection for the "red" photo. Once again, (like the ichiro with blinking eyes, out of focus, overexposed one from p2020), he whiffs on image selection with the shadow over Cody's face. The image selection for the "blue" is fine, Cody admiring a home run ball, but then the tiny player in the middle is just pointless and distracting [ESPECIALLY how the shade of the square it is in is so easy to spot, I think that definitely should have blended].

I'm not mad! Just feel bad for any completionists of the "1958 Topps" cards in this set.

[Oliroller]

Originally Posted by eldustino

I like this SHINJOY!

I am also in a trance from the card, I will not blast the card itself [kind of, see second graph for some blasting] (also will not buy and didn't even pretend to want a Silver Frame /51), but to call it a 1958 is definitely problematic for this 'card guy.'

I would also like to take a chance to blast the photo selection for the "red" photo. Once again, (like the ichiro with blinking eyes, out of focus, overexposed one from p2020), he whiffs on image selection with the shadow over Cody's face. The image selection for the "blue" is fine, Cody admiring a home run ball, but then the tiny player in the middle is just pointless and distracting.

I'm not mad! Just feel bad for any completionists of the "1958 Topps" cards in this set.

He should have something on his IG about the card. Not up yet?

[Shinjoy]

Originally Posted by Oliroller

I want that Bellinger to grow on me. Come on Shin. Keep pumping...….

Here's what I'm asking myself: what do I want out of a 2021 OMA card of a player who is still establishing himself? I still want him to hit nostalgia, and make the card look "vintage" in some way. He found a creative solution. Plus, it (IMO) looks good since the fonts look good and the red, white, and blue simplicity is clean.

OMA is obviously not mailing it in, or just doing some simple Photoshop thing, or doing something predictable that you've seen before. Compare this to the Willie Mays card earlier in the week. Both are going for nostalgia, but OMA is on another level.

My reaction would be different if this were, say, a Larry Doby or Frank Robinson or Duke Snider card. But, we're talking about Cody Bellinger.

This is a really exciting card #1 for his set. We're lucky to be along for the ride.

<Breathes sigh of relief, I need a glass of ice water and a big lunch now. All that pumping is exhausting>

[THammers]

For those into getting these graded, how will they treat the Acuna when it seems off-center by design? Or will they actually be printed centered I wonder.

[JRX]

Why people are grading these is beyond me. They all get shipped in a case. Its not like randomly pulling from packs.

[Oliroller]

Originally Posted by Shinjoy

Here's what I'm asking myself: what do I want out of a 2021 OMA card of a player who is still establishing himself? I still want him to hit nostalgia, and make the card look "vintage" in some way. He found a creative solution. Plus, it (IMO) looks good since the fonts look good and the red, white, and blue simplicity is clean.

OMA is obviously not mailing it in, or just doing some simple Photoshop thing, or doing something predictable that you've seen before. Compare this to the Willie Mays card earlier in the week. Both are going for nostalgia, but OMA is on another level.

My reaction would be different if this were, say, a Larry Doby or Frank Robinson or Duke Snider card. But, we're talking about Cody Bellinger.

This is a really exciting card #1 for his set. We're lucky to be along for the ride.

<Breathes sigh of relief, I need a glass of ice water and a big lunch now. All that pumping is exhausting>

Well done! Not buying an AP, but I will purchase a base and hope for 19 more cards that generate pages worth of discussion.

[Farmkid]

Mailday! I just heard the USPS truck arrive! Project 2020 Card #92 just arrived. $8.32 (shipping and taxes included) well spent. #122 is enroute, I spurged on it $10.80.

[oplum29]

Originally Posted by Cardsfan79

Hit 4 Acuna AP’s

how the crap does that happen?

[Cliffroach]

Originally Posted by JRX

Why people are grading these is beyond me. They all get shipped in a case. Its not like randomly pulling from packs.

How will you differentiate yourself from the other 5,000 cards that look the same if you don't have it in a PSA 10 case? /sarcasmfont

[zetta1982]

If someone got an Acuna AP, I'd like to buy it.

[WhoKilledTupac]

Originally Posted by JRX

Why people are grading these is beyond me. They all get shipped in a case. Its not like randomly pulling from packs.

Aside from some wanting them in equal sized cases, have you seen some of the sales for the PSA 10's of these?
You can basically turn a $5 card into $75-150 (as I have seen with some of these) Ermsy Trout PSA is selling for a good chunk of change above normal price. But..... I saw the same card as PSA 9 sell for under the ungraded version. weird.

[1000 Sport Zonk]

Originally Posted by zetta1982

If someone got an Acuna AP, I'd like to buy it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Topps-Proje...UAAOSwQuFgQQ8K

[AlexHunter]

Originally Posted by WhoKilledTupac

Aside from some wanting them in equal sized cases, have you seen some of the sales for the PSA 10's of these?
You can basically turn a $5 card into $75-150 (as I have seen with some of these) Ermsy Trout PSA is selling for a good chunk of change above normal price. But..... I saw the same card as PSA 9 sell for under the ungraded version. weird.

The crapshow of grading in one post.


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[Colonel Kurtz]

Originally Posted by tblood

Were you though? Young Colonel Kurtz may have had the appearance of a 5yr old, but I think you came out of the womb as a 40yr old with an adjunct standing by eagerly awaiting your arrival. I can almost picture you laying in your Baroque-inspired crib just a few short days after being delivered; your adjunct sitting next to you with the finest Egyptian cotton burp cloth draped neatly over their shoulder as they furiously transcribe your diatribe on the delivering doctors performance and your plans to convince your mother to immediately start serving scotch or bourbon instead of warm milk.

Well done!

And not too far from my actual history.

COLONEL KURTZ RESUME

Age

2.5: Grandpa gave me baseball cards to look at. 1955-56-57 Topps.
4: Saw a Beckett magazine on the newsstand when my mother was dragging me around town. Convinced her to buy it for me.
4.0001: Checked the prices and saw that I am an investor!
5: Bored with investing and new cards weren’t as cool.
5-7: Discovered comic books. I liked the graphic layouts and colors. The stories were stupid.
8-12: Played sports.
12: Discovered girls.
13: Girls.
14: Girls.
15-25: Girls!
26-Present: One girl.
Present: Topps P2020! Nostalgia for my pre-school years!

[StonedCollector]

i was considering sending in a 1951 set once i get wave 4. but at $20 a card, no thanks.

[StonedCollector]

so week one i got 5 of 9 cards.
week 2 i got 5 of 15 cards.

its thursday, and so far i am ordering the pose rickey and the pardee acuna.
i am happy to see what i like trickling off a little.

that pardee acuna is really really good. may be my first 10 pack of project. we will see if anything good drops tomorrow first.

[Oliroller]

You all like the Pardee Acuna more than the Distortedd Pedro?