Inaugural Ask a Stupid Question Thread

[Jayworld]

I ending up buying several (over 150) of the Topps 2011 Update cards last August/September, and really enjoyed buying "new" baseball cards again, especially for the gold insert code cards, which I used online to trade for 1975, 1984 Topps Padres cards. Does Topps offer a similar program this year with code cards redeemable for virtual cards that can be traded online for vintage cards?

If so, I plan on getting some more update cards for this season.

Thanks!

[Jayworld]

What exactly are the 2012 Topps Archive Baseball Cards? I've seen them in the stores, and they seem to be current players on older year card designs. How far back, and what is the general year scope of the older designs, and are there older HOF players or just current players? Also, are there any "special" cards, such as autograph, parallel, etc.?

Thanks again for the help!

[ALR-bishop]

I don't collect these but did get the insert 3D cards that apparently came with them. I have a set of the 1968 3D cards and have always wondered why Topps never did anything like them again. The 15 card 3D insert set is pretty neat and mixes player from the 60s with current players

[Uppboys]

If I understood this post correct, you all are here to answer stupid questions, so here goes: I was at the All-Star FanFest Saturday and picked up the 2012Topps All-Star version of the complete set. It includes Harper #661. Can someone show me a scan of what card is in the set? I have seen three different #661s on eBay. I am attempting to not open it since the Topps officials said that there are only 600 of these sets.

Thank you.

[peterose4hof]

Originally Posted by Uppboys

If I understood this post correct, you all are here to answer stupid questions, so here goes: I was at the All-Star FanFest Saturday and picked up the 2012Topps All-Star version of the complete set. It includes Harper #661. Can someone show me a scan of what card is in the set? I have seen three different #661s on eBay. I am attempting to not open it since the Topps officials said that there are only 600 of these sets.

Thank you.

The Harper that comes in the Fan Fest All Star set is the same one that comes in other factory sets. (Pictured below) The difference between the Fan Fest All Star set and other factory sets is the 5 card pack of All Star cards which are exclusive to the Fan Fest set.

[HOF Yankees]

80s and 90s are a great investment correct???????

[peterose4hof]

Originally Posted by HOF Yankees

80s and 90s are a great investment correct???????

Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down there! Don't go throwing your hard-earned money away. To truly maximize profits, focus your attention on the ultra-rare 1988-1991 era and stockpile as many Score and Classic brand cards as possible. Let me also recommend a few rookies you might want to load up on:
Gregg Jeffries, Ricky Jordan, Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens, Brien Taylor and Todd Van Poppel.

[jhyde77]

Originally Posted by peterose4hof

Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down there! Don't go throwing your hard-earned money away. To truly maximize profits, focus your attention on the ultra-rare 1988-1991 era and stockpile as many Score and Classic brand cards as possible. Let me also recommend a few rookies you might want to load up on:
Gregg Jeffries, Ricky Jordan, Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens, Brien Taylor and Todd Van Poppel.

Especially cases of '91 Fleer. Since the boxes aren't really worth anything, warehouses will trash them to make room for better products. Also, anyone that has a box has opened it, because it isn't worth saving. So many years from now, few will have saved unopened '91 Fleer boxes and there will be a shortage for unopened box collectors.

[HOF Yankees]

Originally Posted by peterose4hof

Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down there! Don't go throwing your hard-earned money away. To truly maximize profits, focus your attention on the ultra-rare 1988-1991 era and stockpile as many Score and Classic brand cards as possible. Let me also recommend a few rookies you might want to load up on:
Gregg Jeffries, Ricky Jordan, Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens, Brien Taylor and Todd Van Poppel.

too funny, a great laugh

[cwazzy]

Here's my stupid question. Last year Roy Campanella had cards in almost every Topps product. This year he has nothing in any set (except for 4-5 cards in Panini products). Did Topps lose the right to produce his cards? As a Campy collector I enjoyed having him in products like Triple Threads and Sterling. It will be very disappointing if he is not in those products.

[7nohitter]

Originally Posted by HOF Yankees

too funny, a great laugh

Don't forget Kevin Maas....dude is gonna be a shoo in for the hall of Fame circa 2009 or so....

[WillBBC]

Originally Posted by peterose4hof

Whoa, whoa, whoa, slow down there! Don't go throwing your hard-earned money away. To truly maximize profits, focus your attention on the ultra-rare 1988-1991 era and stockpile as many Score and Classic brand cards as possible. Let me also recommend a few rookies you might want to load up on:
Gregg Jeffries, Ricky Jordan, Hensley "Bam Bam" Meulens, Brien Taylor and Todd Van Poppel.

First rule of Fight Club--don't talk about Bam Bam.

[Jantz]

The 2011 Topps Diamond Giveaway cards were a joke for two reasons.

I redeemed 22 cards and got cards going all the way back to the 60s. Instead of trading them I decided to have the cards sent to me, as Topps offered to do. After filling out the online form I found out that it was going to cost me $15 in S&H for the 22 cards.

The second reason was the fact that some of the cards sent to collectors were in terrible condition. I know a collector that received cards that were missing corners and creased so bad they would have been lucky to grade out a 1.


One nice thing about the 2012 Archives cards is that the autos are on the card and not those stickers.


Jantz

[peterose4hof]

Originally Posted by Jayworld

What exactly are the 2012 Topps Archive Baseball Cards? I've seen them in the stores, and they seem to be current players on older year card designs. How far back, and what is the general year scope of the older designs, and are there older HOF players or just current players? Also, are there any "special" cards, such as autograph, parallel, etc.?

Thanks again for the help!

My favorite part of this product is the inserts. In addition to the 1968 3D cards they also have 1967 Topps Stickers, 1969 Topps Deckle Edge, and 1977 Topps Cloth Reprints.

The base set uses designs from the following years: 1954, 1971, 1980 and 1984

The product has gold parallel cards that are inserted 1:12 packs (hobby)

The autograph cards are 2 per hobby box and there are relic cards (tough pull) as well. My only caution would be, the autograph checklist leaves a lot to be desired.

[peterose4hof]

Originally Posted by Jayworld

I ending up buying several (over 150) of the Topps 2011 Update cards last August/September, and really enjoyed buying "new" baseball cards again, especially for the gold insert code cards, which I used online to trade for 1975, 1984 Topps Padres cards. Does Topps offer a similar program this year with code cards redeemable for virtual cards that can be traded online for vintage cards?

If so, I plan on getting some more update cards for this season.

Thanks!

Topps changed their format this year. Last year's code cards were for the Diamond Giveaway and this year's version is called the Golden Giveaway. The only cards available this year are a new set manufactured exclusively for this giveaway program. They are no longer giving away various cards from Topps sets of the past. Here is an example of one of the Golden Giveaway cards...

The set includes current and past baseball players. Also, you do not get a card with each code entered. In fact only about 1 in 15 codes will yield a card. The rest will get you a virtual coin that is virtually worthless.