Topps to be replaced as the BB Card Manuracturer

[Rich Klein]

I do realize this is primarily a PRE-WAR board but this is huge news so I do ask Leon for some forgiveness for discussing 2025 instead of 1925

https://www.actionnetwork.com/news/m...fanatics-topps

[Danny Smith]

This is really unfortunate news. Sad to see the end of an era. I truly thought Topps would have the baseball card license forever because of tradition. All about the money these days.

[Casey2296]

Michael Rubin strikes again, probably a good time to short MUDS.

[packs]

Yikes. Does that mean no more First Bowmans?

Regardless of design or player selection, I do not ever see myself getting excited to buy a pack of Fanatics.

[ASF123]

So, no more retro-design sets or inserts, unless Topps has nothing left but to license its copyrights to Fanatics.

[icollectDCsports]

Originally Posted by ASF123

So, no more retro-design sets or inserts, unless Topps has nothing left but to license its copyrights to Fanatics.

I think Topps has put out a decent product in recent years (some better than others) for their base sets, with some nice special issues via Heritage and Archives. I don't purchase many cards per year, but I do buy some new product and am sad to see Topps have to exit the scene.

[mrreality68]

Originally Posted by Rich Klein

I do realize this is primarily a PRE-WAR board but this is huge news so I do ask Leon for some forgiveness for discussing 2025 instead of 1925

https://www.actionnetwork.com/news/m...fanatics-topps

Hi,

Since Topps has been doing cards with MLB for over 70 years this is a huge shocker in some ways.

But since it is all about the money and Fanatics beats the best deal Topps could do it is not a surprise that MLB would follow the money

[todeen]

I've recently been turning to SGA team sets, and minor league sets. I wonder how the shakeup will affect that? Too expensive to buy modern anymore.

Also, if the card bubble bursts in 2023, wil Fanatics deal fall apart? Or will it become the new junk wax era?

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[Santo10Fan]

Topps claims that it was still in active negotiations within the last six weeks only to have the rug pulled out from underneath it. This one is gonna get messy.