Topps Now - Topps Living Set

[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.

[richardcards]

Been ordering from topps
Decided to try ebay for $5 after buying and completing order.
Seller sent me message that I would have to pay $8
because he thought card was going to rare.
Asked for refund very disappointing experience.

[Shankweather]

Originally Posted by richardcards

Been ordering from topps
Decided to try ebay for $5 after buying and completing order.
Seller sent me message that I would have to pay $8
because he thought card was going to rare.
Asked for refund very disappointing experience.

Wow he really wanted that $3

[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?

[bigfanNY]

I think over time the print runs will shrink. They are now 10x the average print runs of topps now. I just don't see that many collectors interested in complete sets if modern cards. I still pick up a few cards of Yankee rookies mostly but I am definitely not looking to put together a set.
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[iceman15658]

Great thread, I try and get all the Pirates Now and Living cards. Can't remember, When the first Liriano #1 NOW came out weren't they $20 for a period? Never really noticed it but the evolution of the packaging of the NOW cards from cardsaver with a seal to clamshell to toploader with a seal. I also noticed that some of the Living cards have some chipping on the bottom. Loved that big Bart in the post above too.