still buy current cards?

[sockwell123]

Past couple of years getting back into cards if I don't just buy the set and throw it on a shelf...I'll buy a few inexpensive varieties of topps from Target for $20 since I don't have a shop nearby..rip em. Put em in pages. Throw it on shelf.
Do you still buy new? I'm not concerned with hits personally If they show up cool..

[steve B]

I buy some of the current cards. Usually Topps Platinum, but this year I bought some of the Valor too. Fun sets, but rarely worth what I have into them buying at retail. (And I haven't completed any yet. )

I don't have them organized much, but have a decent pile of extras to swap.

Steve B

[vthobby]

I stopped into my local shop today (Main Street Sportscards) in Winooski, VT and saw a guy buy about 10 packs of 2015 Topps Baseball. He pulled a redemption card for a signed Mike Trout!!!

He then switched up and bought about 10 packs of chrome maybe? and he got a Jeter numbered to 25!!!!!

I then thought, damn, I wished I had bought those! You never know.

Pretty cool to see though.

Peace, Mike

[sockwell123]

Usually I don't finish the set either. I like to switch it up from vintage every so often and see what's new.

Others pull stuff like that. not me.. The only time i've gotten a redemption card.. took a while to get it but this is what i got..

I'm not sure if the guy is still playing or not...

[vthobby]

That is a problem with redemptions, they take forever and in some cases, the company has to give you "fair" value since the player never signs for whatever reason. This never ends well for the consumer!

Mike

[jiw98]

I have been doing the Topps Chrome for the last several years. A lot of fun to just rip open the packs, but I don't seem to get that big hit either. I put the set together then on the shelf it goes.Tons of unorganized extra cards. I tried to do all the inserts one year, but Topps just puts way to many in the set for me.