Anyone changing their collecting plans when Topps is gone?

[darkhorse9]

I'm mostly a vintage collector, but I get a Topps base set every year. I've got every set from 1951 to 2021

I'm really thinking when Topps ends that might be a good time to end that run.

Anyone else thinking of changing their efforts?

[butchie_t]

I am of the same opinion. When Topps is done, so am I. 69 Topps Baseball is were I started, I cannot go any further back than that without some stars and planets aligning.

So I am good to concentrate on getting my 72 set finished along with 73 and filling some 90s - 2021 and later sets as they come out. And be done when Topps is done.

Even if Topps gets bought, I’m done…..it just won’t be the same.

[53toppscollector]

in my opinion, Topps products have been really hit or miss the last 10 years. A set like 2018 became a classic, but I thought 2021 flagship was terrible. There are so many products. Series 1, Series 2, Update, Chrome, Chrome Update, Chrome Black and that doesn't even get into things like Heritage, Hi Tek, Stadium Club, etc. I get that there needed to be more product as the hobby revived itself, but I think it ultimately just went the same way it did in the 90s. It feels like they spent less time trying to really make flagship important and more time on producing tons of different sets with rare autos and parallels.

I've always been much more into vintage, but I think I will probably just make my long term project now to collect full, or mostly full, sets from 1951-1980. There is no rush, it can be a lifelong project. Unless Fanatics buys Topps and continues to make a Topps branded product, I will have lost all interest in modern cards.

[mikemb]

I would buy factory sets each year but stopped about 10 years ago. I'd rather spend time and money on vintage.

Still would buy a pack or two each year, maybe Heritage, just to see what they look like.

So, I am done with modern cards.

Mike

[jayshum]

Originally Posted by darkhorse9

I'm mostly a vintage collector, but I get a Topps base set every year. I've got every set from 1951 to 2021

I'm really thinking when Topps ends that might be a good time to end that run.

Anyone else thinking of changing their efforts?

I also get a Topps base set every year and have sets from 1951 to 2021. I also have been buying the Heritage set every year since they came out. I guess I'll have to see what happens with Topps in the next few years before deciding what to do about continuing to buy the base set if there still is one.

[Harliduck]

I might go the other way. Im some 1952/53 cards away from having 1952-1990. I stopped in 90, and only have those later sets for nostalgia. I have long not been interested in modern although I did put a 2021 base set together from packs this year, not sure why. Seeing that there may be a clear ending soon, I may now go back and get all the sets 1991-2025 or whatever to complete the Topps run. Only base sets. I don't know, may be a waste of time as again, modern does not excite me at all. But I am still a collector.

[53toppscollector]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

I might go the other way. Im some 1952/53 cards away from having 1952-1990. I stopped in 90, and only have those later sets for nostalgia. I have long not been interested in modern although I did put a 2021 base set together from packs this year, not sure why. Seeing that there may be a clear ending soon, I may now go back and get all the sets 1991-2025 or whatever to complete the Topps run. Only base sets. I don't know, may be a waste of time as again, modern does not excite me at all. But I am still a collector.

the part of this that is unappealing to me is being able to just go buy a factory sealed set for less than $100. the thrill of putting together a vintage set is that you cant just go buy the whole thing cheaply. you can buy lots of late 50s/early 60s cards for $2-3 per card, but you'll get some ugly cards, which you then have to replace. slowly piecing together a set card by card, upgrading along the way, is the real fun in having complete sets, imo.

[Harliduck]

Originally Posted by 53toppscollector

the part of this that is unappealing to me is being able to just go buy a factory sealed set for less than $100. the thrill of putting together a vintage set is that you cant just go buy the whole thing cheaply. you can buy lots of late 50s/early 60s cards for $2-3 per card, but you'll get some ugly cards, which you then have to replace. slowly piecing together a set card by card, upgrading along the way, is the real fun in having complete sets, imo.

100% completely agree...and that reason is why I am continuing to do duplicate vintage sets...

I will admit though that I do love sorting a complete set, and putting them into a binder. Takes time, but satisfying. That's a lot of real estate though, 90 - 2025!

[mikemb]

Originally Posted by Harliduck

100% completely agree...and that reason is why I am continuing to do duplicate vintage sets...

I will admit though that I do love sorting a complete set, and putting them into a binder. Takes time, but satisfying. That's a lot of real estate though, 90 - 2025!

Yep that is the fun part.

Mike

[egri]

I haven't picked up a modern Topps product in years; I think the most recent thing was about 4-5 years ago I picked up a couple of 1980s wax packs for the fun of ripping them. The last time I bought something brand new from them would've been 11-12 years ago. I don't plan to change my collecting habits; the shiny stuff just doesn't appeal to me. I'm not a big fan of the Heritage products either; I'd rather collect the originals.

[todeen]

Personally, I collect players and not product, although I don't buy Panini. I'm getting into Jonathan India, he's got swagger. Topps base, Topps Chrome, A&G, Heritage, SGA, MiLB. I've got lots of options. Plus I collect as much memorabilia as I do cards. And if Fanatics does something interesting I'm all about that. I started buying Topps Now this year, and bought my first Project 2020 of Jarred Kelenic. Time will tell. I'm not doom and gloom about this, lots of potential upside if they don't botch it.

Some people brought up Fanatics might slab their own product, I wouldn't mind that.

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