Topps Three Kings Program

[premium1981]

Originally Posted by THE(NEXT)LEVEL

How about throwing some hobby peasants a bone? Would be a bigger deal if it was a chase involving the whole collecting community and not just the whales.

Then you would complain that the bone was cheap and only for peasants. There are chases all over the hobby that you can go after. If you are broke, that is a you problem, not a hobby problem. When Topps cranks the presses to help the "peasants" so boxes don't skyrocket people complain that the print runs are too high. There is literally nothing that they can do to please everyone. But for some reason, its only the "peasants" who complain non stop. Enjoy the mass number of singles on ebay and collect within your budget. Don't worry about the things you can't afford.

[hermanotarjeta]

The hobby fascism is strong in this thread - they should rename the program 10x kings.

[seanbros55]

Originally Posted by no10pin

Seems like a fun idea if it is managed properly!

Insert Ray Liotta gif here...

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Not dumb at all. I used to love the chases like this back in the 90s-00s. Just something fun for supercollectors. I literally see no negative side of this. If this upsets you, you should reevaluate some things.

It's dumb -- just look at the card; it looks cheesy.

It's also not really obtainable for average collectors -- why should they bother caring about it?

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by TheHeel

Topps is smart for this. There will always be people that will go chasing. It may even push values for those three cards up.

Topps is not smart -- the modern hobby is just stupid.

Topps can come up with the dumbest crap, but there will still be people lining up for it.

[ThoseBackPages]

there is no denying this will pump up the price of hobby scrubs' supers

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by peterose4hof

Totally agree.

People! Stop bitching about everything.

Some of us still consider this fun. If you don't, then move on.

Topps gives consumers 1) higher prices 2) less value 3) AI-slop designs 4) low-effort gimmicks 5) less direct access to new product

But long-time hobbyists should stop bitching?

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

there is no denying this will pump up the price of hobby scrubs' supers

Why would anyone want a three kings card of a hobby scrub if they don’t want their supers in the first place?

This is another case of fanatics catering to the addicts and obsessive-compulsive, ie the easy money.

Short term financial strategy, long term loss of more collectors.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

Why would anyone want a three kings card of a hobby scrub if they don’t want their supers in the first place?

This is another case of fanatics catering to the addicts and obsessive-compulsive, ie the easy money.

Short term financial strategy, long term loss of more collectors.

addiction

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

Why would anyone want a three kings card of a hobby scrub if they don’t want their supers in the first place?

This is another case of fanatics catering to the addicts and obsessive-compulsive, ie the easy money.

No -- this is another example of Topps coming up with another low-effort gimmick so they can claim they are adding value to the hobby and enhancing the experience of hobbyists. In actuality, they are just doing as little as possible to sell out product -- they treat their customers as pay-pigs who will eat up any slop they give them.

This is just PR fluff.

[hermanotarjeta]

Fanatics would serve the hobby better by finding a way to eliminate redemption cards all together than catering only to the whales and addicts.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

Fanatics would serve the hobby better by finding a way to eliminate redemption cards all together than catering only to the whales and addicts.

Can someone explain to me how Topps/Fanatics is catering to whales?

Doesn't catering to the biggest spenders -- aka whales -- mean providing premium products and services for higher prices? All I see is dumb gimmicks and inferior products for higher prices. It seems to me that Topps assumes their customers will buy anything, no matter the quality or value they get.

[CicadaMound]

Kinda neat, but wow are they upping the ceiling on the hobby. They're going to have massive problems with enforcing the "one owner" thing though.

[jlzinck]

Oh good now we have another reason for morons to yell "LET'S F'N GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" when they hit one in a break

[Asian62150]

Originally Posted by Jaypers

I like this idea. However, I don't see how Topps can actually stop unscrupulous people from "loaning" one person their grails so he can claim the reward card, then give them back afterwards. Some people have no morals, and such a thing could mess this up for everyone, should Topps decide to put a stop to this program.

If Topps wanted to, they could. They set the rules, they can pretty much do whatever they want.

They could always do something like personalize the card to say "Congrats Bob Sakamoto" on the Skenes card.

But we all know Topps doesn't want to do that, and whoever gets the Skenes 3Kings doesn't want that, either.

All parties want to be able to say "this card sold for $________!!!!!"

EDIT: Nvm. Topps does say that there can be only one owner of all 3 cards.

[ThoseBackPages]

will DICKS now chase the other two Skenes?

[KhalDrogo]

Weird chase.

Skenes, Cowser, and Busch are the only players I see with all three pulled. Many players don’t have a BCA. So for some, it’s a non-existent opportunity. For others, you’re waiting indefinitely for a card to surface. Just makes no sense to me since the scarcity will remove this from ever being in the spotlight. The card shouldn’t even be produced until all the challenge is completed.

[fabiani12333]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Weird chase.

Skenes, Cowser, and Busch are the only players I see with all three pulled. Many players don’t have a BCA. So for some, it’s a non-existent opportunity. For others, you’re waiting indefinitely for a card to surface. Just makes no sense to me since the scarcity will remove this from ever being in the spotlight. The card shouldn’t even be produced until all the challenge is completed.

Because it's meant as PR -- it has little practical significance to consumers.

Topps wants to show the public they are coming up with fresh new ideas, so they create stupid gimmicks like this one. It has no substance to it -- it's just PR fluff.

[SaveMeTheGum]

Wow, they actually made a card uglier than the Rookie Debut Patch autograph.

Also, what happens if you sell one, do you have the give the 3 kings card back? And what if you sell all three but keep the 3 kings card. Can the new owner now ask for their own 3 kings card? This is so confusing...

[nevermore]

Although this doesn't cater to the average collector, as a player collector, a personalized inscription as well as a chance to meet the player is a neat opportunity.

Will see how this plays out with upcoming NBA and NFL licenses.

[THE(NEXT)LEVEL]

Originally Posted by premium1981

Then you would complain that the bone was cheap and only for peasants. There are chases all over the hobby that you can go after. If you are broke, that is a you problem, not a hobby problem. When Topps cranks the presses to help the "peasants" so boxes don't skyrocket people complain that the print runs are too high. There is literally nothing that they can do to please everyone. But for some reason, its only the "peasants" who complain non stop. Enjoy the mass number of singles on ebay and collect within your budget. Don't worry about the things you can't afford.

Way to take it to the extreme, and let me finish by saying, I am not broke junior. I wasn’t referring to me, I was referring to a large portion of collectors that don’t drop 10s of thousands on cards. In this case it caters to the .1%

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Can someone explain to me how Topps/Fanatics is catering to whales?

Doesn't catering to the biggest spenders -- aka whales -- mean providing premium products and services for higher prices? All I see is dumb gimmicks and inferior products for higher prices. It seems to me that Topps assumes their customers will buy anything, no matter the quality or value they get.

Wait, you mean, you have no interest in baseball cards pulled by Major League Baseball players labeled in slabs?

You are in the wrong hobby, son.

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by THE(NEXT)LEVEL

Way to take it to the extreme, and let me finish by saying, I am not broke junior. I wasn’t referring to me, I was referring to a large portion of collectors that don’t drop 10s of thousands on cards. In this case it caters to the .1%

We were told the poors were lazy and entitled, they don’t deserve expensive baseball cards.

They certainly don’t deserve to complain about it - shoot, too busy whining and not busy enough looking for a higher paying job.

[SaveMeTheGum]

"Each Three Kings reward can only ever be claimed once for each athlete – i.e., it doesn’t reset. Once a player’s reward has been earned, it’s locked forever and that player’s cards are no longer eligible.
If you’re thinking about buying grail cards to chase a reward, make sure to confirm that the reward is still available first. Don’t rely only on the tracker. We recommend reaching out to our Customer Service team to double-check availability before making a purchase."

Translation: Don't trust us, we're incompetant.

[sixtyfeet]

No one is going to ask how on on the day the program is announced the card they use to announce the program is already signed/personalized to someone who has the requisite cards? (and also claimed a second one)??