Break Out Topps Buy-Backs?

[insidethewrapper]

Was the whole set made available by Topps ?

[Woundedduck]

To the vintage collector, the modern holder has no significance. To modern collectors, a vintage card in a modern holder now becomes a 1/1. To some it will be worth more than the common T206 if not otherwise repackaged. Is it stupid? yes. Do I agree with it? no. I'm certainly not interested in a repackaged T206 common at a premium, but there are some that are. In the end, the seller can ask any price they want and it's not tough to find another example elsewhere if all you're interested in is the T206.

On a side note. I did see a repackaged T206 Cobb bat off in a booklet with a cut signature. The repackaging did command a premium for what the card and cut sig would have gone for separately, but I thought it was a cool idea.

[Jaybird]

They might command a premium but I suspect they are less liquid. Fewer people collect these and therefore that premium might be harder to realize.

[tbob]

I guess I am in the minority but I don't understand the appeal of the Topps Buy Back cards. What happened is Topps contacted dealers like Kit Young and bought up his G/VG cards and threw them in the "holders." I just don't understand the appeal.

[Gary Dunaier]

Originally Posted by tbob

I guess I am in the minority but I don't understand the appeal of the Topps Buy Back cards.

I would think the appeal is not necessarily to seasoned collectors, but to kids and adults who like to buy packs but aren't necessarily "in the hobby"... to them, pulling a genuine old card (no matter who the player is) from a pack probably would be a thrill.

You never know if a buyback card pulled today might be the first step in the journey of some great collection of the 2050s or 2060s.

[wastewater]

I have a VG Hugh Duffy in a buy back - I think it's kind of cool so have left it in even though all my other ones are graded.

[mighty bombjack]

Originally Posted by insidethewrapper

Was the whole set made available by Topps ?

Definitely not.

Has anyone seen one of these in a slab? Do they grade the holder and the card in combination, or...?