Please Topps

[C&C Collecting]

Since Topps has the exclusive rights they can make all the different types of cards to appeal to every collector. All I'm asking for is a set, heavy on cards...lesser known players, fringe players, etc. on simple cardboard. A set of close to 800 players that would be fun to put together. You can have your glossy sets of nothing buts stars and GU and autos. There is plenty of room for Topps to produce a set that recaptures a lot of old collectors who left because it is now impossible to collect everything like they were able to do back in the 1980's and 1990's. All I'm asking for is a set for the simple collector, something affordable, something to get kids into to carry on the hobby.

[propete23]

I did not know that Upper Deck is not going to have licencing anymore??? I guess my quest for every UD base set is going to stop at 89-09. I still am no where near completing this goal, but now it seems to have an end!

That sux because I always liked UD cards. They were the "hi end" stuff when I was a kid and could only afford a few packs. In fact, I still remember the day I pulled my first Griffey Rookie card. I think it was worth about 100 bucks then! He is and always will be my fav. player and always picked up his cards when I was out of the hobby.

Anyway, I agree that I would like to see a cheap set for fun to collect. I still buy boxes of UD and other older stuff online and try to make a set. It keeps my hobby expenses down, and always amuses me. Hi end "crap" isnt appealing to me. Who in their right mind buys a pack of cards for 100 bucks and gets one card??? That is just CRAP!!!!


Cardboard and wax stains remind me of little league, riding bikes, and my paper route as a kid! What great times with NO RESPONSIBILITY!!!

[indyreds]

UD may still produce cards without team or league logos on the cards. They also may still challenge in court and try to force right to produce the cards. I enjoyed having all the manufactures of cards going, but I am glad Topps won is any one company had to. They have been doing baseball cards since 1951 and should have been the one to continue. Maybe we will not have 100 cards of every player in their rookie season! I would be happy with one old time 792 Topps cards in a single set and maybe Bowman with only prospects running as a premium set! Imagine one XRC and one RC only for each player again!

[C&C Collecting]

They won't challenge in court because UD has the sole license from hockey and now has collegiate sports as well. They will be doing some new type of set next year without the team logo since they still have the MLBPA license to use the image of the players.