Topps NOW! is out. Yay.

[KvnKvnKvn]

No updates for the games yesterday. Thought maybe they would have cards from the early games already...

[rj.cataldo]

Not sure why people would think this is a bad thing? Topps can be BRUTAL, and I hate to defend them, but you simply don't have to buy it if you don't like, just like any product they put out. It's perhaps a bit gimmicky, but I think it is a decent idea.

I also think some of these cards, particularly some of less popular teams might not have huge prints because some people will lose interest or stop paying attention after a while. Nevertheless, it certainly doesn't hurt anything. There is a lot to be mad a Topps about, but I don't think this falls in that category.

[Carrbeaz]

Originally Posted by rj.cataldo

Not sure why people would think this is a bad thing? Topps can be BRUTAL, and I hate to defend them, but you simply don't have to buy it if you don't like, just like any product they put out. It's perhaps a bit gimmicky, but I think it is a decent idea.

I also think some of these cards, particularly some of less popular teams might not have huge prints because some people will lose interest or stop paying attention after a while. Nevertheless, it certainly doesn't hurt anything. There is a lot to be mad a Topps about, but I don't think this falls in that category.

Agree.

[corockies]

wtb Trevor Story 2 HR Topps NOW card, pst.

[rcgdodge]

I'll take a Harper card.....hello.

[notoriousrmb]

I'd be curious to see the print runs for the first 2 cards today, may influence future decisions to purchase.

[Bob Loblaw]

FYI, I didn't buy my 200,000 card allotment.

[finfangfan]

Topps must read the forums... Harper and Story are today's 2 cards.

https://www.topps.com/collectibles/t...0and%20Auction

[bcubs]

Not a bad idea. I'll bet the Harper and Story cards do well. For Story this will be his first "RC" logo card which might mean something to a segment of the collectors out there.

[sportcardtheory]

At $10 a pop, the buy-in will keep most away, but I kind of like this new venture by Topps. As long as they are honest about the numbers, etc, this could be a thing.

[tattoo44]

Liriano print run is 266
Royals print run is 356

[notoriousrmb]

266 and 356 for first two cards...not bad. Any bets on the over/under for the Story RC? I'd say 750.

[Metsfan1121]

I wish we could preorder and get the quantity discount. I have no need for doubles but would love probably one copy of 20 different cards. We should get a thing going on here where member X buys the 20 for $80 ($4 per card) and sells them to members for maybe $6 in a PWE. They'll make like $30 each time, and members who only want one get a 40% discount. Perhaps even work something out where they hold onto them until the end of month or season to save on shipping.

Edit: I'm willing to do it this way if anyone is interested... If 20 people send me $80, I'll purchase a copy of each of the top 20 most wanted cards and send each member a single copy of each. Each day we can vote (maybe in this thread) and if at least 10 people want that card, I'll order it. We'd need to work out the details but I could see this working, it's much cooler IMO at $4 a card then $10 a card to have one of each of the 20 best cards in the set

[Carrbeaz]

Woot, glad I ordered 10 of each yesterday. The legacy numbering on this will make these have much higher demand.

[notoriousrmb]

I bet by midseason, some of these pass 2k. RCs much higher.

[sportcardtheory]

Originally Posted by notoriousrmb

I bet by midseason, some of these pass 2k. RCs much higher.

Oh definitely. Imagine a Carlos Correa or Kris Bryant from last season? Yikes.

[corockies]

I just bought 5 of the Story cards

[Morgoth]

How Topps could screw this up:
1. Issue a complete set at the end of the year and not make the cards any different.
2. Having RC's appear on multiple cards all with the RC logo.

How Topps could make this an epic WIN
1. Serial number the cards

[notoriousrmb]

Then again, you are paying $10 for an unnumbered base card. Say a print run of a Correa-type talent hits 5,000 cards. How much would someone pay on the secondary market for that "debut" card?

It's not chrome, its not autographed, its not numbered. Just an announced print run of 5,000 cards.

Would there be much value over the $10 buy-in? If runs stay much lower, then yeah I could see the value going up. I would just think prospectors/gamblers may be ordering the RCs in bulk which would keep values down.

Case in point, 2014 Carlos Correa Bowman Chrome refractors. These are roughly $10 cards and you know the print run is in the thousands. AND its for a chrome card.

[RedsBaseball]

So what are your guys thoughts on today's cards?

The photography is pretty nice, especially on that Story.

Do you think these will command any value down the road since there is a limited print run? It's essentially just a base card though.

Also, how long do we have to wait for these? Does Topps print these the day after? Is that what they mean by printing on demand?

[stormshadow815]

With the bulk ordering discounts we should work on placing group orders rather then 1 @ $9.99.

[notoriousrmb]

Not to bash the group order thing, but who's to say the person receiving the order won't cherry pick the best condition cards?

[bcubs]

I just ordered 5 of each. It says they ship within 3-5 business days so we should start seeing them quickly. I'll bet the Story does exceptionally well on the secondary market since he won't have another "RC" logo card out for quite some time. Maybe Topps series 2?

[babybull]

Originally Posted by Morgoth

How Topps could screw this up:
1. Issue a complete set at the end of the year and not make the cards any different.
2. Having RC's appear on multiple cards all with the RC logo.

How Topps could make this an epic WIN
1. Serial number the cards

I would be ok with the serial numbers but we wouldn't see them in less than a week like we will now.

[Metsfan1121]

Originally Posted by notoriousrmb

Not to bash the group order thing, but who's to say the person receiving the order won't cherry pick the best condition cards?

Topps Base cards aren't really known for condition issues, but also cards directly from Topps come with that seal over the toploader so they are usually all in good condition. I'd be surprised if there was varying conditions between cards in a single order. If they're numbered we could work out where everyone gets a specific number in the sequence (i.e. we get cards 62-81 out of 208, you always get the 3rd card so you get 64/208)