Topps Now - Topps Living Set

[bigfanNY]

I looked at sales and it is clear that a small group of dealers are manipulating the prices of these cards. Example I bought 5 Altuve's on Saturday for 8 bucks apiece. Monday there are sales of 1 Altuve for $199. But there were a number offered under $15. So no "REAL BUYER" would pay $199 for a card they could buy fro. Another seller for $14. Not cool.

[insidethewrapper]

I thought ebay had a policy against "pre-sales" of an item. Is this no longer in effect ???? I see many dealers pre-selling the Living Topps Sets each week ? Acuna print run was 46,809 cards !!!

[dodgerfanjohn]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

I looked at sales and it is clear that a small group of dealers are manipulating the prices of these cards. Example I bought 5 Altuve's on Saturday for 8 bucks apiece. Monday there are sales of 1 Altuve for $199. But there were a number offered under $15. So no "REAL BUYER" would pay $199 for a card they could buy fro. Another seller for $14. Not cool.

The luster is already off, but apparently buyers aren't getting the message(lol). There are cards at auction with bids higher than the current BIN's on several of the cards.

[insidethewrapper]

It will be neat to stay with it and in 10 years the set will be at 1500 cards and growing.

[Shankweather]

Ichiro is in this week's Living set and the name on the card is "Ichiro Suzuki." He's been listed on Topps cards as simply "Ichiro" for years and now all the sudden he has a surname? So disappointing. He's Ichiro.

[packs]

I ordered the Ichiro card. Wish the image was better but it's a nice final card.

[rp12367]

Ichiro's first Topps RC had his full name and now his final card has it well, fitting bookend to his career.

[Shankweather]

Originally Posted by packs

I ordered the Ichiro card. Wish the image was better but it's a nice final card.

Yes I thought the spring training gear was strange, and his teeth look gray. Oh well, picking nits here since the whole set is mostly gorgeous.

[mrmopar]

Perhaps Sportscasters subscribers thought the same thing too?

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

It will be neat to stay with it and in 10 years the set will be at 1500 cards and growing.

[packs]

I snuck in just under the gun and picked up my first Topps Now auto. I know this isn't the Living Set, but I couldn't find a separate thread:

[Shankweather]

The first wide shot in the Topps Living set is Bartolo Colon and I'm just so happy.

[Shankweather]

So do you think Markakis will always be the most limited card at 2,678, and even common players will always have print runs of at least 4K-6K a year from now? 3 years from now?