Topps Project 2020 is the worst product since 1991 Fleer - Page 3553

ThoseBackPages · 07-03-2021, 02:55 PM

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Originally Posted by 1000 Sport Zonk

Jim Thome? Im sure you love the guy and he was a good player, but within the line of snubs hes a ways back.

no, Frank Robinson

VinnyH · 07-03-2021, 03:18 PM

I ordered 5 of the Card 301 - 1975 Juan Soto by Snoop Dogg and noticed the package is 1.4 lbs. Now I’m hoping there’s a foil in there since 5 - P70 cards only weigh 14 ounces.
Fingers crossed,
Vinny

Randallk34 · 07-03-2021, 03:33 PM

Thome the roid head lol

PoPCulture · 07-03-2021, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by VinnyH

I ordered 5 of the Card 301 - 1975 Juan Soto by Snoop Dogg and noticed the package is 1.4 lbs. Now I’m hoping there’s a foil in there since 5 - P70 cards only weigh 14 ounces.
Fingers crossed,
Vinny

I hope you get 1 Vinny and I’m not sure how accurately they measure weight in these shipments so take this for what it’s worth. All of my 1.40 boxes have had just the 5 cards in them. The 2 foils that I have received with 5 card orders have all weighed 1.60

Silas Barnaby · 07-03-2021, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by VinnyH

I ordered 5 of the Card 301 - 1975 Juan Soto by Snoop Dogg and noticed the package is 1.4 lbs. Now I’m hoping there’s a foil in there since 5 - P70 cards only weigh 14 ounces.
Fingers crossed,
Vinny

Good luck!

Oliroller · 07-03-2021, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Soxfanguy

I think baseball people would prefer Ken Phelps

https://mobile.twitter.com/gummyarts...54970554368000

Best Ken Phelps!

VinnyH · 07-03-2021, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by PoPCulture

I hope you get 1 Vinny and I’m not sure how accurately they measure weight in these shipments so take this for what it’s worth. All of my 1.40 boxes have had just the 5 cards in them. The 2 foils that I have received with 5 card orders have all weighed 1.60

Thanks, I figured someone here had a reference point to a heavier package.
I won’t hold my breath.

Vinny
Update: no foil but not surprised

vermonty · 07-03-2021, 05:11 PM

On the flipside, I ordered a five pack weighing 1.1 lbs per the FedEx shipment facts, so unless I was shorted--which has happened before--these tenths of ounces aren't very informative. Fingers crossed. For all we know the plastic holders or even the cardboard delivery boxes weigh less suddenly [or more].

GumstickStudios · 07-03-2021, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Soxfanguy

I think baseball people would prefer Ken Phelps

We would, but Frank says otherwise...

ewokpelts · 07-03-2021, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Randallk34

Thome the roid head lol

Classic country bumpkin that can hit a ball a country mile type Of player.

Silas Barnaby · 07-03-2021, 11:07 PM

I don't think I would purchase a Ken Phelps, Jay Buhner or Jim Thome card.

BabaORiley · 07-03-2021, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Soxfanguy

I think baseball people would prefer Ken Phelps

I mean, I wouldn't HATE an Alvin Davis or Mark Langston card. And I can't recall if he ever suited up for the Mariners but I also used to have an irrational like of Danny Tartabull.

I agree that Frank Robinson is the biggest snub. I also believe that Eric Davis and Dale Murphy are the two overlooked 80s stars that are just waiting to overachieve on PR's. There are thousands of kids who grew up on TBS or WGN as their primary source of MLB. I watched both but preferred the Murph to anything the Cubs offered, though I'd almost definitely buy a Shawon Dunston or Leon Durham card. He was not only my favorite player as a kid, I'm not sure anyone has come close to replicating that weird baseball magic I felt watching Murph. Maddux and Acuna come close but the nostalgia factor is very real.

As for Davis, WGN AND TBS fans both saw enough Eric Davis to know he was incalculably cool. I was one of probably 17 million kids in middle America that imitated his move of slapping his glove on his thigh before catching a fly ball.

Silas Barnaby · 07-03-2021, 11:15 PM

I would like a Kevin Mitchell barehanded catch card.

TacBacJack · 07-04-2021, 12:12 AM

People keep suggesting players they wouldn't buy cards of anyway.

salthill · 07-04-2021, 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by TacBacJack

People keep suggesting players they wouldn't buy cards of anyway.

People keep suggesting players other people wouldn’t buy cards of.

BabaORiley · 07-04-2021, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Silas Barnaby

I would like a Kevin Mitchell barehanded catch card.

Good call. Kevin Mitchell was briefly a god.

Oliroller · 07-04-2021, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TacBacJack

People keep suggesting players they wouldn't buy cards of anyway.

This is true. Just make sure your artists do their Tatis, Acuna, Vlad Jr, and Ohtani cards and then it's all basically the same.

ThoseBackPages · 07-04-2021, 09:34 AM

Hoping for John Stearns this week!

80s Kid · 07-04-2021, 09:38 AM

332 - 1988 Roberto Clemente by Quiccs - PR: 2247
333 - 2021 Brooks Robinson by Blake Jamieson - PR: 1585
330 - 1967 Shohei Ohtani by Matt Taylor - PR: 3013
331 - 1970 Ted Williams by Ron English - PR: 1056

Print runs stayed over 1k.

DioBrando · 07-04-2021, 09:38 AM

Card 330 - 1967 Shohei Ohtani by Matt Taylor - PR: 3013

Card 331 - 1970 Ted Williams by Ron English - PR: 1056

Card 332 - 1988 Roberto Clemente by Quiccs - PR: 2247

Card 333 - 2021 Brooks Robinson by Blake Jamieson - PR: 1585

ThoseBackPages · 07-04-2021, 09:41 AM

WOW!!

cardsforever · 07-04-2021, 10:22 AM

Even though I am not involved in Project70 ( Yes, I did buy some early cards and the most recent Griffey auto), but I would buy a Frank Howard card.

As a Yankees fan since 1962, I always looked forward to the Yanks playing the Senators and watching Frank Howard hit.

TacBacJack · 07-04-2021, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Oliroller

This is true. Just make sure your artists do their Tatis, Acuna, Vlad Jr, and Ohtani cards and then it's all basically the same.

Honestly I'm a bit frustrated because at this point only the big 5 Hobby elite cards are selling right now. The artists are considering dropping more "interesting" card choices just because PRs are down in favor of those.

It's a commercial decision, and personally I'm sad that there won't be a Benny Agbayani or Steve Carlton anymore, but it's not my effort being put into the artwork. This board and social media seems to like their work, but the PRs just aren't there anymore. Art quality seems not to matter anymore. It's just the player now.

Oliroller · 07-04-2021, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

Hoping for John Stearns this week!

Maybe Stearns and Frank will drop the same day!

ThoseBackPages · 07-04-2021, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TacBacJack

Honestly I'm a bit frustrated because at this point only the big 5 Hobby elite cards are selling right now. The artists are considering dropping more "interesting" card choices just because PRs are down in favor of those.

It's a commercial decision, and personally I'm sad that there won't be a Benny Agbayani or Steve Carlton anymore, but it's not my effort being put into the artwork. This board and social media seems to like their work, but the PRs just aren't there anymore. Art quality seems not to matter anymore. It's just the player now.

$20 is too much for a base card

07-03-2021, 03:18 PM	#88802
VinnyH Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 10,197 vjweb VinnyH	Wondering… I ordered 5 of the Card 301 - 1975 Juan Soto by Snoop Dogg and noticed the package is 1.4 lbs. Now I’m hoping there’s a foil in there since 5 - P70 cards only weigh 14 ounces. Fingers crossed, Vinny __________________ I admit, I like collectibles for the action. Buying, selling, prospecting, gambling, etc., are parts of the fun. I will say that being older than many here I just can’t justify sticker autos. Give me a nice on-card auto and I feel that little connection to the signer.

07-04-2021, 09:34 AM	#88818
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 90,096 ThoseBackPages	Hoping for John Stearns this week! __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

07-04-2021, 09:38 AM	#88820
DioBrando Member Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 2,591	Card 330 - 1967 Shohei Ohtani by Matt Taylor - PR: 3013 Card 331 - 1970 Ted Williams by Ron English - PR: 1056 Card 332 - 1988 Roberto Clemente by Quiccs - PR: 2247 Card 333 - 2021 Brooks Robinson by Blake Jamieson - PR: 1585 __________________ 1312 no gods, no masters

07-04-2021, 09:41 AM	#88821
ThoseBackPages Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Long Island Posts: 90,096 ThoseBackPages	WOW!! __________________ Pumpers Paradise #YouCryIBuy Four things that we cannot change each others minds about: Politics, Religion, Third Party Grading, and 2021 Bowman's Best Rookie Cards

07-03-2021, 03:33 PM	#88803
Randallk34 Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 2,000	Thome the roid head lol

07-03-2021, 05:11 PM	#88808
vermonty Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Vermont Posts: 1,392	On the flipside, I ordered a five pack weighing 1.1 lbs per the FedEx shipment facts, so unless I was shorted--which has happened before--these tenths of ounces aren't very informative. Fingers crossed. For all we know the plastic holders or even the cardboard delivery boxes weigh less suddenly [or more].

07-03-2021, 11:07 PM	#88811
Silas Barnaby Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Bogeyland Posts: 8,238	I don't think I would purchase a Ken Phelps, Jay Buhner or Jim Thome card.

07-03-2021, 11:15 PM	#88813
Silas Barnaby Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Bogeyland Posts: 8,238	I would like a Kevin Mitchell barehanded catch card.

07-04-2021, 12:12 AM	#88814
TacBacJack Member Join Date: Mar 2021 Posts: 297	People keep suggesting players they wouldn't buy cards of anyway.

07-04-2021, 09:38 AM	#88819
80s Kid Member Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: The desert Posts: 1,088 azchristopher27	332 - 1988 Roberto Clemente by Quiccs - PR: 2247 333 - 2021 Brooks Robinson by Blake Jamieson - PR: 1585 330 - 1967 Shohei Ohtani by Matt Taylor - PR: 3013 331 - 1970 Ted Williams by Ron English - PR: 1056 Print runs stayed over 1k.

07-04-2021, 10:22 AM	#88822
cardsforever Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Posts: 1,833	Even though I am not involved in Project70 ( Yes, I did buy some early cards and the most recent Griffey auto), but I would buy a Frank Howard card. As a Yankees fan since 1962, I always looked forward to the Yanks playing the Senators and watching Frank Howard hit.