2023 Bowman Pre-Order?

[brothertona]

Saw this on Twitter - looks like Topps has teasing preorders for 2023 Bowman baseball - hobby, jumbo and blasters.

Wondering what the price will be and if this is the plan going forward?

https://twitter.com/SatchelPrice/sta...595691521?s=20

[cj828282]

No distributors have sell sheets or pre-sale pricing yet so probably more of this going forward.

[MattKC]

This is up on Topps:

Coming Soon: 2023 Bowman Baseball Pre-Order
Beginning Monday 3/27, 2023 Bowman Baseball will be available for pre-order purchase in Hobby, Jumbo, or Value Box configurations, while supplies last

Given the SW pre sale this week it looks like they are at least testing this, if not officially moving to a pre-order system. I would imagine missed production dates would be more of a concern in this environment, unless they refuse to give a date of release during the pre-sale.

Follows the model of Fanatics going to more direct sales vs through distributors and resellers. Why sell to distributors at $50/box when you can sell direct @ $80. Still lets them dump the crap that doesn't sell on the distributors to clear out.

[ThoseBackPages]

free loan

[cj828282]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

free loan

Disty's been doing it for a long time. I think they held my money for 2021 TC Platinum for over a year.

[bustsomewax]

So is this the first major release that cuts distributors out? Very interested to see pricing.

[Bcr]

If the plan is to get these shipped out to customers for release day then this is actually great.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by Bcr

If the plan is to get these shipped out to customers for release day then this is actually great.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by cj828282

Disty's been doing it for a long time. I think they held my money for 2021 TC Platinum for over a year.

this is true!

[KhalDrogo]

Nothing wrong with a pre-order.

Disappointed Fanatics abandoned their Dutch auction plans. Guess they thought the market would remain in an indefinite heater.

[theshowandme]

No way its at your door on release day

[Bcr]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

I mean let's wait and see. They usually make us preorder on the release day so I'm hopeful this is a step in the right direction.

[Americards]

Originally Posted by cj828282

No distributors have sell sheets or pre-sale pricing yet so probably more of this going forward.

will probably get the allocation on or before Monday

[yoadrian49]

how many boxes per household? two like SW?

[RainCityShecks]

This is an interesting development. Puts everyone on even ground for initial pricing. If you can punch your order through, and not have it cancelled! Topps website is going to get mobbed.

[premium1981]

Originally Posted by RainCityShecks

This is an interesting development. Puts everyone on even ground for initial pricing. If you can punch your order through, and not have it cancelled! Topps website is going to get mobbed.

I don't think it will priced low enough to crash the site. Should be around what it normally is, if not a tad higher. They just want to take the profits for themselves, instead of giving it distributors and beyond.

[mcwildcats]

Originally Posted by premium1981

I don't think it will priced low enough to crash the site. Should be around what it normally is, if not a tad higher. They just want to take the profits for themselves, instead of giving it distributors and beyond.

Is the expectation this is only going to be available for pre-order from Topps? Surely the big players like Blowout will have this available for pre-order afterwards.

[KhalDrogo]

Originally Posted by mcwildcats

Is the expectation this is only going to be available for pre-order from Topps? Surely the big players like Blowout will have this available for pre-order afterwards.

Not if Fanatics thinks they can sell the entire production themselves. With what they paid for the licenses, they better get to that point soon. They need to milk every dollar they can.

[mcwildcats]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Not if Fanatics thinks they can sell the entire production themselves. With what they paid for the licenses, they better get to that point soon. They need to milk every dollar they can.

Yeah I hear ya. Going to be interesting if this is how it goes.

[JAM061200]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Not if Fanatics thinks they can sell the entire production themselves. With what they paid for the licenses, they better get to that point soon. They need to milk every dollar they can.

What were Jumbos and Hobby's going for at release last year?

[kyle1707]

Originally Posted by cj828282

No distributors have sell sheets or pre-sale pricing yet so probably more of this going forward.

Welcome to the future

No clue what all sports marketing or southern hobby have for pre orders ?

I’m assuming blowout and Dave adams Steele city have nothing yet


All I know is there is a lot of people in this hobby who made fortune over last few years. And all that will be coming to an end over next few years

Because fanatics would be fools not sell everything themselves just like this

As big as they are. Why would they want distribution?

[glassofwater]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Nothing wrong with a pre-order.

Disappointed Fanatics abandoned their Dutch auction plans. Guess they thought the market would remain in an indefinite heater.

That died the way zerocool was killed and absorbed into topps

[Jolten Joe]

[cj828282]

As Mike Mahan stated last week at the Chicago show: Fanatics wants to bring people closer to the athletes, bring people closer to the cards. Not going to happen if prices stay high. Will be interesting going forward.

[Mandy1320]

Doesn't this destroy the chances of seeing odds before they go on sale? Barring some back door dealings...