Monday, March 02, 2009

Insulting Our Collective Intelligence, One Gimmick at a Time.



The sad thing is, someone at Topps has convinced himself that collectors actually want these gimmicks.
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6 comments:

  1. BlueskyMarch 02, 2009 11:28 AM

    this is getting beyond ridiculous.
    Good gawd. Focus on making a good product and stop wasting time on stupid gimmicks.
    I WANT to support Topps, b/c I like their flagship set this year and Heritage and I can't buy any more UD this year b/c they screwed me with 2 hobby boxes, but if they keep this up... Where do I go? Razor? Tri Star? :)

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  2. OffyMarch 02, 2009 12:21 PM

    As a Red Sox fan, that is not a card that I want to see. As much as I love the trade that brought Beckett and Lowell here to win a World Series, I was really looking forward to seeing Ramirez in Fenway Park.

    It stinks that I'm buying Topps product because I currently dislike them less than Upper Deck.

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  3. mmosleyMarch 02, 2009 2:15 PM

    I think blogging set collectors don't like the gimmicks, but I do think that the companies know that other collector types buy more low-end product for the chase. This might be a short-sighted question but Who brings the card companies more $$$, set collectors or the chasers?

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  4. dealMarch 02, 2009 4:36 PM

    I think the Card COs. just want us to talk about the sets and cards. whether or not we say good or bad things about them - they like having the buzz.

    and it works. look at us - we are all posting about the weird variations, like we discovered a 52 mantle or something.

    The who cares respsonse to the Previous Glavine is the best.

    Oh yeah variation --- Yawn

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  5. dayfMarch 02, 2009 6:43 PM

    A shorter print variation of a short print. That's like, a pun or something.

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  6. Mark AubreyMarch 02, 2009 8:58 PM

    This is not new for Topps. See my post on the 1967 Topps Earl Wilson cards.

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