Are Stadium Club Rookies Up and Coming?

DevonMPalmer · 05-01-2020, 08:45 PM

I think the answer is no, but damn, as far as aesthetics go, these have to be #1.

Playing devil's advocate, who ever saw Topps Flagship being competitive with or possibly dethroning Bowman when it comes to RCs?

Just looking for a conversation. Thanks in advance!

majestik101 · 05-01-2020, 09:02 PM

Aaron Judge's SC rookie is a winner as far as I'm concerned.

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rngrdanny22 · 05-01-2020, 09:06 PM

Oh yeah!!

Hollywood42 · 05-01-2020, 09:14 PM

I don't think they're challenging flagship anytime soon, but the photography is definitely fantastic on these. I don't have many SC RCs in my Twins collection, but my favorite of the ones I do have is Garver-

I know these aren't RCs, but a couple other of my favorites that are too good not to share-

JWBlue · 05-01-2020, 09:41 PM

Best looking set.

Glebe · 05-01-2020, 09:47 PM

They're gorgeous.. I just wish they were action shots and the SP were pledge, taking a cut in the dug out, etc..

REGGIE206 · 05-01-2020, 09:52 PM

Hands down, Stadium Club has the best overall photography each year

goudeygum · 05-01-2020, 10:01 PM

Way undervalued. I think the serious collectors value Stadium Club. The quick flip guys only know flagship which is fine by me.

IgnatiusJReilly · 05-01-2020, 10:18 PM

Stadium club is way underrated. I think the full bleed makes getting a 10 grade tough, which has the unfortunate consequence of diminishing the secondary market interest. Personally, I love the on card auto RCs in the set.

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CicadaMound · 05-01-2020, 10:27 PM

Stadium Club is my favorite set, plus it's in a sweet spot of being profitable enough for Topps to produce every year but unpopular enough that I've nearly completed a 2018 set from clearance bins at Meijer and Big Lots. I was hoping to do the same with 2019, but that probably isn't guaranteed.

Meanwhile, in basketball...
https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1370609
https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1003066

To be fair, baseball stadiums offer more varied shooting locations than basketball arenas, but is Panini even trying?

MoreToppsPlease · 05-01-2020, 10:30 PM

Stadium Club doesn't need to exist...and it hadn't for a number of years for good reason - it's not needed and is easily replaceable.

There's no reason for it when flagship has cool photos - and it often does.

Perhaps this is being discussed because Heritage is in decline or will soon be and Topps wants a sturdy tripod of products to rely upon?

Hobby doesn't need more products, it needs far fewer. Topps can make SC easily redundant at any time and as unnecessary as a product like Finest or Ginter or GQ.

Flkrsn5 · 05-01-2020, 10:30 PM

I’ve always loved SC ever since I was young. The photography is amazing, the quality is great...they’re just really great looking cards. Unfortunately, I don’t ever see them surpassing flagship.

corockies · 05-01-2020, 10:58 PM

Under rated - SC foilboards /25
Criminally under rated - SC Chrome
Murderously under rated - SC Chrome Gold Refractors

pewe · 05-01-2020, 11:28 PM

It has a pretty hard core following, that I’m a fan of

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blaze · 05-01-2020, 11:33 PM

Nope.

pewe · 05-01-2020, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DevonMPalmer

I think the answer is no, but damn, as far as aesthetics go, these have to be #1.

Playing devil's advocate, who ever saw Topps Flagship being competitive with or possibly dethroning Bowman when it comes to RCs?

Just looking for a conversation. Thanks in advance!

BTW... Bowman RCs aren’t very popular, are they??? They tend to be like 3rd place behind Topps Chrome and Heritage these days, and that is just the autograph cards... and non-autos are mostly ignored. I have large collections of these Bowman RC because they are cheap, but I like them

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pewe · 05-01-2020, 11:37 PM

One thing to consider: does Stadium Club Update, being released this year, tip the scale? Others have suggested this was the only issue holding it back from becoming #2 behind flagship.

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MoreToppsPlease · 05-01-2020, 11:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pewe

One thing to consider: does Stadium Club Update, being released this year, tip the scale? Others have suggested this was the only issue holding it back from becoming #2 behind flagship.

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What would be the #2 it would be replacing?

whynotme012 · 05-01-2020, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rngrdanny22

Oh yeah!!

Nice

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Jasonheff · 05-01-2020, 11:53 PM

One of my favorite cards I own...so undervalued.

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mcholke · 05-01-2020, 11:54 PM

I have recently gotten on the Stadium Club bandwagon and slowly trying to track down some of these great photos, several are tough to find. I have started a PSA showcase to track what those nice photos in one place.

https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...gegallery/5940

DevonMPalmer · 05-01-2020, 11:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by REGGIE206

Hands down, Stadium Club has the best overall photography each year

This is as good as a card can get, IMO. Beautiful! This is my point - a card this nice should be far more desirable than any Topps Flagship, Update, Chrome or Bowman for that matter.

DevonMPalmer · 05-01-2020, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goudeygum

Way undervalued. I think the serious collectors value Stadium Club. The quick flip guys only know flagship which is fine by me.

It's a must for player collectors, hoping it makes a run for a more mainstream audience!

DevonMPalmer · 05-01-2020, 11:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corockies

Under rated - SC foilboards /25
Criminally under rated - SC Chrome
Murderously under rated - SC Chrome Gold Refractors

I could not agree more. These three parallels are my favorite in the hobby, superfractor rarity notwithstanding.

DevonMPalmer · 05-02-2020, 12:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pewe

BTW... Bowman RCs aren’t very popular, are they??? They tend to be like 3rd place behind Topps Chrome and Heritage these days, and that is just the autograph cards... and non-autos are mostly ignored. I have large collections of these Bowman RC because they are cheap, but I like them

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I have noticed this. Time's are a changin'.

05-01-2020, 09:14 PM	#4
Hollywood42 Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Minnesota Posts: 39,476 Hollywood42	I don't think they're challenging flagship anytime soon, but the photography is definitely fantastic on these. I don't have many SC RCs in my Twins collection, but my favorite of the ones I do have is Garver- I know these aren't RCs, but a couple other of my favorites that are too good not to share- __________________ Collecting the Twins All my PC wants/haves available at hollywood42cards.com

05-01-2020, 09:52 PM	#7
REGGIE206 Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Mukilteo, WA (hometown: Vallejo, CA) Posts: 9,752	Hands down, Stadium Club has the best overall photography each year __________________ INSTAGRAM: my_card_collection 📸

05-01-2020, 10:30 PM	#12
Flkrsn5 Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Middle Georgia Posts: 4,603 Flkrsn5	I’ve always loved SC ever since I was young. The photography is amazing, the quality is great...they’re just really great looking cards. Unfortunately, I don’t ever see them surpassing flagship. __________________ PC: Cal Ripken Jr., Ken Griffey Jr., Mike Trout, Derek Holland & THE Ohio State Buckeyes INTERESTED IN: Prospect Autos

05-01-2020, 11:33 PM	#15
blaze Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Minnesota Posts: 938	Nope. __________________ Always looking for high end Twins cards, especially MLB Logo Patches!

05-01-2020, 11:54 PM	#21
mcholke Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 1,550 bucki mcholke	I have recently gotten on the Stadium Club bandwagon and slowly trying to track down some of these great photos, several are tough to find. I have started a PSA showcase to track what those nice photos in one place. https://www.psacard.com/psasetregist...gegallery/5940 __________________ Collecting Tony Perez cards, baseball rookies and Ohio State football rookies

05-01-2020, 08:45 PM	#1
DevonMPalmer Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 122	Are Stadium Club Rookies Up and Coming? I think the answer is no, but damn, as far as aesthetics go, these have to be #1. Playing devil's advocate, who ever saw Topps Flagship being competitive with or possibly dethroning Bowman when it comes to RCs? Just looking for a conversation. Thanks in advance!

05-01-2020, 09:02 PM	#2
majestik101 Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Socially Distanced Posts: 43,209 majestik101	Aaron Judge's SC rookie is a winner as far as I'm concerned. Attachment 481142 __________________ "Watson alone sells for over $20" https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1182760 Last edited by majestik101; 12-01-2020 at 08:56 PM.

05-01-2020, 09:06 PM	#3
rngrdanny22 Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 12,372	Oh yeah!!

05-01-2020, 09:41 PM	#5
JWBlue Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 9,545	Best looking set.

05-01-2020, 09:47 PM	#6
Glebe Member Join Date: Jun 2019 Posts: 973	They're gorgeous.. I just wish they were action shots and the SP were pledge, taking a cut in the dug out, etc..

05-01-2020, 10:01 PM	#8
goudeygum Member Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Boston Posts: 57 goudey.gum	Way undervalued. I think the serious collectors value Stadium Club. The quick flip guys only know flagship which is fine by me.

05-01-2020, 10:18 PM	#9
IgnatiusJReilly Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Newbury Park, CA Posts: 1,982 Stonethecrow34	Stadium club is way underrated. I think the full bleed makes getting a 10 grade tough, which has the unfortunate consequence of diminishing the secondary market interest. Personally, I love the on card auto RCs in the set. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-01-2020, 10:27 PM	#10
CicadaMound Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Location: Ohio Posts: 550 CicadaMound	Stadium Club is my favorite set, plus it's in a sweet spot of being profitable enough for Topps to produce every year but unpopular enough that I've nearly completed a 2018 set from clearance bins at Meijer and Big Lots. I was hoping to do the same with 2019, but that probably isn't guaranteed. Meanwhile, in basketball... https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1370609 https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1003066 To be fair, baseball stadiums offer more varied shooting locations than basketball arenas, but is Panini even trying?

05-01-2020, 10:30 PM	#11
MoreToppsPlease Member Join Date: Dec 2018 Posts: 8,676	Stadium Club doesn't need to exist...and it hadn't for a number of years for good reason - it's not needed and is easily replaceable. There's no reason for it when flagship has cool photos - and it often does. Perhaps this is being discussed because Heritage is in decline or will soon be and Topps wants a sturdy tripod of products to rely upon? Hobby doesn't need more products, it needs far fewer. Topps can make SC easily redundant at any time and as unnecessary as a product like Finest or Ginter or GQ.

05-01-2020, 10:58 PM	#13
corockies Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 3,247 corockies corockies	Under rated - SC foilboards /25 Criminally under rated - SC Chrome Murderously under rated - SC Chrome Gold Refractors

05-01-2020, 11:28 PM	#14
pewe Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 26,641	It has a pretty hard core following, that I’m a fan of Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-01-2020, 11:37 PM	#17
pewe Member Join Date: Sep 2018 Posts: 26,641	One thing to consider: does Stadium Club Update, being released this year, tip the scale? Others have suggested this was the only issue holding it back from becoming #2 behind flagship. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

05-01-2020, 11:53 PM	#20
Jasonheff Member Join Date: Jul 2019 Posts: 396	One of my favorite cards I own...so undervalued. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk