And while I still have yet to find any 2015 Topps cards (I will make a trip to a Target near church...), I did finally open the 35 packs of 2013 Topps Update Series that I bought at the Dollar Tree.
Now these cards consist of 5 base cards. No inserts, no relics, no autographs. Just five cards. And with my luck, I wasn't expecting much in terms of quality hits. I mean, after all, I already have all 330 cards of the base set. What could I possibly get out of these packs?
Turns out...something.
As you may know, Topps inserted a lot...really...a lot of short-printed variation cards in the Update Series. Many of them were of the All-Star Game variety, featuring star players from All-Star Games past. Some were even super-short printed.
Now, I am not sure if I mentioned that in previous pack purchases that I did get a short print:
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| 2013 Topps Update Series Mariano Rivera #US313b |
Tonight, after opening 35 packs of 2013 Topps Update cards, I now have in my hands:
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| 2013 Topps Update Series Chipper Jones #US53b |
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| 2013 Topps Update Series Cal Ripken Jr. #US216b |
Neither are of the super-short print variety, nor is the Rivera from before, but they are SP's nonetheless.
I am looking to sell these babies as I have decided not to collect them. Although they are short-prints, and they are of retired All-Stars, to me, these are not even akin to the 2009-2012 short printed cards of the CMG players from 2009 through the Hall of Fame 5 from 2012 Topps Series 2.
So here is my call to sell. I'll start with this blog post, and then Twitter and Facebook to see if I can gauge some interest. I'm thinking at least $7.50-$10.00 per card would be a good starting point. If after a couple of days, I get no decent responses from either site, I'll throw them on the Bay.
Wish me luck.
Sincerely,
JayBee Anama
1 comment:
It's funny how cards just don't make it to Chicago as quickly as other places. I haven't been able to find anything 2015 Topps either.
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