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03-13-2018, 09:07 PM | #1 | |
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2018 Topps Now Black & White 1/1 Tracker
So this is happening with the first main set issues of 2018. Instead of a Golden Ticket a Topps Now Platinum Member will receive a one of one B/W version (stamped 1/1) and each member will have an option to have one of these cards autograph if Topps have or can get a autograph of the player. This is the new awards autograph program for 2018.
Foil Stamped 1/1 Black and White cards for all of the base cards Card will be a parallel of the base card Random selection At least 10 cards per member All members will get the same amount of the cards Bi-weekly email will be sent with the cards that you will be shipped 1 Golden ticket Can redeem it for an autograph on the 1/1 Black and White card Must have an autograph agreement with the player It can’t be redeemed if that card is a Topps NOW autographed card Quote:
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03-13-2018, 09:38 PM | #3 |
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If Topps has an auto—sounds like a sticker?
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03-13-2018, 10:37 PM | #6 |
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My understanding is that was the goal, but it didn't work as well as they hoped. As the 2017 Golden Ticket thread gets populated we will probably discover that many just ended up in the hands of existing Topps Now collectors. Jeeves said they are focusing on other marketing efforts in 2018. For example, when a walk-off is shown on TV they could say, "Wow, that's a Topps Now moment!" That could be an effective way to introduce the concept to more people than being lucky enough to pull a Golden Ticket. Topps has several other ideas along those lines to get the word out.
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03-13-2018, 10:43 PM | #7 |
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03-13-2018, 10:46 PM | #8 |
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Won’t be a sticker
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03-13-2018, 10:51 PM | #9 |
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As SPW said above...the Golden Tickets just didn’t work. The Topps Now Top Ten inserts in series 1 are doing a much better job. Other ways are a MLB spokesman (retired and active).
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03-14-2018, 12:51 AM | #10 |
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Cool, but why not give it out to a random purchaser of that card? (Says the non-platinum guy who is feeling very jealous after the summit).
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03-14-2018, 07:22 AM | #11 |
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Well the Platinum club has doubled in just one year. I think if they started giving them out randomly where is the incentive to spend $50k a year?
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03-14-2018, 08:52 AM | #12 |
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I am really looking forward to these. I love the strategy for the autograph 1/1 and I'll probably wait for later in the season.
As far as the distribution, if there are 900 TN cards this year, based on our guess of how many Plats there are this year, each will get randomly about 20 of the 1/1 variations. I can certainly live with that considering what I spent for about 10 cards from 3 Golden Tickets I bought on the Bay. |
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03-14-2018, 09:24 AM | #14 |
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I'm guessing that what I'm about to say is going to be fairly unpopular with this audience, which is (as of now) so heavily comprised of Platinum members. And before I say what I wanna say, I hasten to note that I totally get and respect the importance of the Platinum members in the overall TN distribution food chain, I've definitely benefited from buying cheaper from some of you due to your bulk purchasing, and I realize being a Platinum ties up a lot of capital and you need to be rewarded for that.
But here's what I want to say: If Topps keeps creating so many ultra premium cards that are only available to Platinum members, who then have an insane level of pricing power over the further distribution of those cards, it really dissuades pure collectors like me from wanting to try to keep up with annual set-building projects. I can live with it, I guess, if the Plats are only getting auto versions of cards that otherwise have a base, as maybe I can get myself not to care about the ultra exclusive auto version, but at least when there are cards that are "unique" in terms of the card photo/content that are not available through direct channels to average collectors like me, then that pretty much guts my desire to try to keep building annual Cubs sets, b/c then I have to go buy multiple "special" cards for hundreds or thousands each on the secondary market to feel like I have anything approaching a complete team set for that year. I'm sure Topps doesn't care, but if enough people have that response and don't keep chasing the daily cards, it isn't going to help them or the Plats in the short or long run. IMO, they need to do better at striking a balance in terms of how many of these exclusive special premium cards they make. Okay, Plat Pack, go ahead and shred me. |
03-14-2018, 10:51 AM | #15 | |
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I kind of go back and forth on this, and I don't see why Topps would do it given the killing they make off it, but I think I kind of like the idea of all the autographs being randomly inserted in base orders, too. I can definitely see why they're not though. EDIT: Compromise idea could be a certain parallel is pack-exclusive. Rare enough that it doesn't substantially increase the cost of the production for the card. Last edited by gamboooler; 03-14-2018 at 11:03 AM. |
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03-14-2018, 10:58 AM | #16 | |
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With the Platinum perks, I have zero chance. Getting harder and harder to justify buying directly from Topps. Some of the platinum members flip base cards immediately. All this does for the average buyer is drive the card value down to $4-$6 if they were planning on buying directly from Topps for $10. I would think that Topps would want to encourage more direct purchases and less of a distribution model, but maybe that’s not the case. If the 1/1s were random, I might spend more to buy from Topps to have a shot versus buying on eBay. Yes, not great for some Platinum members, but brings a cool new element to the regular purchasers. Also, there are lots of other Platinum perks that are pretty great. - Three sets of Platinum exclusive autographs last year, including WBC Jones, ASG Berlinger, and now Ohtani - Ability to reserve any auto/relic you want ahead of release - Direct relationship with Jeeves for customer service problems -ASG tickets and event - NY summit - Card of the month I get 4% off via points. Which I can also use to buy the card of the month. That is a nice perk. Especially compared to traditional cards where I buy a box and get nothing. I just don’t think a $50k spend should be viewed as a kickstarter with higher levels of perks, because you are still buying $50k value in cards. Assuming you believe Topps Now Card’s will keep their initial value, which in some cases is true and others not - like all baseball cards. I don’t disagree that Platinum members should be rewarded. I think they should. They are the heart and souls of the program, but I think Topps should be doing more cool ideas like the black and whites for direct buyers. I’m not mad that you and other Platinums get cool perks, but I think it’s in Topps’ best interest to be doing some wider incentives for direct purchasers. |
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I did carry through all the base cards in 2017 (buying most from Platinum member TwinsJake on eBay for $5.50 each on average), but I’m probably not going to try to be team set completist in 2018...unless they win the the WS again, in which event I may go back over time and fill in most or all of a season base set. I’m getting the 2018 RTOD and any other team sets throughout the year, and I will try to buy any and all postseason cards as they come out, but beyond that, my TN expenditures will be filling in autos and graded copies of cards from the 2016 set, as I think the 2016s (esp for Cubs) will always have the greatest long term value, and it is now a finite set on which I can’t get screwed by any Topps “special exclusive” shenanigans going forward. I’ve been a fan of this line since shortly after inception, and I’ve spent a good chunk of my collecting cash on it the last couple of years. I was open to continuing to try to get every Cubs card as it came out for years into the future (at least during the tenure of the current Cubs core). But after seeing how badly Topps overmilked Judge and Belly last year, seeing it happening again with Ohtani, and now all of these exclusive premium cards that only select folks have a shot at unless they pay thousands of dollars on the aftermarket, I simply don’t trust Topps enough here anymore to put myself in a position as a collector where I feel that I have to spend whatever to keep up with whatever they do, no matter what. Last edited by Darth Bryzzo; 03-14-2018 at 12:25 PM. |
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I’m surprised more collectors haven’t pooled their resources to get into Platinum as a group and then divvy up the rewards amongst themselves—they get cheaper cards AND a chance for loot
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03-14-2018, 12:58 PM | #22 |
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Well sorry to hear that what the Platinum's have gotten has turned you off...you get rewards points (I do not) so there are just different levels. Topps case buyers and Topps Now are different programs, one has rewards one doesn't. The rewards are simply (from how I see it) to keep us buying at that level and entice others to buy at that level. I'd be upset too but it just be that I was jealous and would either pick up my buying or continue to use my reward points.
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03-14-2018, 01:17 PM | #23 | |
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03-14-2018, 01:22 PM | #24 |
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And rewards were not promised...just happened to get a surprise for spending all I did. I like the rewards program but I am at the top of the food chain so I would. I can see how being lower down would be bothersome but it is ALL about the amount of money spent. If you are in my buyers club I do try and share the Platinum option to pre-buy low numbered autographs / relics with my buyers.
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