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
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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