Perhaps the most unethical thing I've seen in our hobby. Topps should be ashamed

[packs]

I've got high hopes for him. Sweet swing just hope his injury doesn't slow him down.

When I bought the box I was thoroughly annoyed that I pulled a Cutter Dykstra auto in the very first pack I opened. Then in my last pack I pulled Winker's Team USA card /25 and forgot all about that crappy Dykstra.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by packs

I've got high hopes for him. Sweet swing just hope his injury doesn't slow him down.



When I bought the box I was thoroughly annoyed that I pulled a Cutter Dykstra auto in the very first pack I opened. Then in my last pack I pulled Winker's Team USA card /25 and forgot all about that crappy Dykstra.

That's awesome! Yeah he's young and should project a little less power and speed than Joc


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[h2oya311]

Admittedly, I got completely lost after the words "Bowman Chrome"...

Unethical, yes, but "most unethical" in our hobby, I think not.

[Bicem]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Unethical, yes, but "most unethical" in our hobby, I think not.

if only!

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by h2oya311

Admittedly, I got completely lost after the words "Bowman Chrome"...

Unethical, yes, but "most unethical" in our hobby, I think not.

As far as the big card companies are concerned, I did miss a few decades, but what have they ever done where they deliberately misled the consumer like this? That's about as bad as it gets.

[packs]

Dang those are some rough hits. When 2006 Bowman Chrome Draft came out I must have spent like $125 on a box right after it was released hoping for the Longoria. I scored a Cody Johnson. Looked him up and saw he was a first round pick. Not bad right?

Well...Cody Johnson spent most of 2013 hitting a robust .229 in independent league baseball before getting the boot from the Atlantic League.

To be honest I haven't ever gotten the "hit" in any modern box. But I still like to gamble every now and then. Best pull I ever had was Jon Lester's rookie auto but then I sold it not long after his diagnosis. Would like that one back.

[HOF Auto Rookies]

Originally Posted by packs

To be honest I haven't ever gotten the "hit" in any modern box.

My best was a Joe D bat card when I was like 14 or so, then was so turned off my never getting anything in boxes I stopped buying them.



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[the 'stache]

Ya, they were pretty rough. Cutter Dykstra's two claims to fame are going to be his daddy going to jail, and dating Meadow Soprano. You don't want your two claims to fame being things other people did. In his seventh year in the minors, he made it to AA finally, where he rocked a fat .740 OPS. But you know that AA money supports a baby mama well, right?

I always wondered when she would dump him, but he knocked her up, and they have a kid now. I guess that Sopranos money is pretty fat. She can afford to be with a career minor league scrub. But Beau Kyle Dykstra will be making more than his daddy soon.

Edit: Wow, she dated Mark Sanchez, formerly of the Jets, before Dykstra. She has a thing for horrible athletes, it seems. Hey Meadow, I played some Park Rec baseball when I was 15.

[Rich Klein]

Who in the heck is Meadow Soprano and are her photos safe for work?

[bnorth]

Originally Posted by the 'stache

As far as the big card companies are concerned, I did miss a few decades, but what have they ever done where they deliberately misled the consumer like this? That's about as bad as it gets.

I would have to say this is not even in the top 10 worst things Topps has done.

Topps test Super Refractor sheets leaving by the truck load. Although Beckett giving # grades to handcut cards that are from those sheets is also pretty slimy.

Accidently releasing more than 1 1/1 card, this happens fairly regular.

Topps not serial #ing cards so they can release more that stated.

Topps not honoring redemptions because the person never signed the cards.

Seriously this list could go on and on. Plus anybody paying more than $20 for a card from a new product get what they deserve. When you can buy a nice Mickey Mantle card for less than a guy that has never played a Major League game you know someone is getting it without the aid of Vaseline.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by bnorth

I would have to say this is not even in the top 10 worst things Topps has done.

Topps test Super Refractor sheets leaving by the truck load. Although Beckett giving # grades to handcut cards that are from those sheets is also pretty slimy.

Accidently releasing more than 1 1/1 card, this happens fairly regular.

Topps not serial #ing cards so they can release more that stated.

Topps not honoring redemptions because the person never signed the cards.

Seriously this list could go on and on. Plus anybody paying more than $20 for a card from a new product get what they deserve. When you can buy a nice Mickey Mantle card for less than a guy that has never played a Major League game you know someone is getting it without the aid of Vaseline.

I agree that the redemptions not being honored really stinks, but they are supposed to substitute with a card of equal value. Not that it matters, because you might have bought the redemption for a certain player. And you should get that player. I don't know if that's unethical, though. Bad business practice? Yes. Unethical. Maybe. They shouldn't release a player as being part of a set unless they guarantee to sign.

Ya, I guess that is unethical now that I think of it. But I don't think it's as bad as knowingly pushing the 2014 Chrome cards when you have 2013 cards waiting in the wings that will completely destroy the value of the 2014 cards. That's theft, imo.

[Section103]

I wont necessarily get into details, but anyone who is buying cards from packs and expects those packs to be fairly, equally, and randomly distributed should give pause to think. I can not speak for every card company, but I can speak of one certain company which specifically did NOT distribute 2007 NFL Rookie auto cards (numbered to 10) in a fair manner. You can believe me or not. Im just here to warn you.

[the 'stache]

Originally Posted by packs

I've got high hopes for him. Sweet swing just hope his injury doesn't slow him down.

When I bought the box I was thoroughly annoyed that I pulled a Cutter Dykstra auto in the very first pack I opened. Then in my last pack I pulled Winker's Team USA card /25 and forgot all about that crappy Dykstra.

Why do you hurt me?

Your Cutter Dykstra recollection is bringing back bad memories of my own.

My first box of Bowman Chrome was the 2010 series. The auto I pulled? A Jhan Marinez refractor auto.

Hmm. Strike one.

So, a little later when the 2011 Chrome came out, I bought two boxes. Autos? A Cutter Dykstra refractor auto, and a Bradley Holt base auto.



Strike two and three. And...you're buying individual autos now.

But wait, you might be thinking. Surely I pulled a nice refractor card in those three boxes, right? Why, yes, I pulled a gold refractor Tops 100 from the 2010 box. Can't miss prospect. Book value at the time $50!

Woo hoo. At least I had that, right...?



/face palm. Not so much.

I don't know how I could have done any worse. But hey, $225 bucks spent, lesson learned.