Topps Signs Gavin McKenna to Autograph Deal

[RGM81]

Yes you read that right.

This will complicate things.

https://www.facebook.com/Topps/posts...7E6uVLyS9ztQTl

JUST IN: We've signed Penn State Hockey prodigy Gavin McKenna to a trading card and autograph deal.


Look out for some incredible game-used relics inside trading cards coming soon!

[pwaldo]

Looks like Fanatics trying to turn the screws into Upper Deck to push them out of the NHL business. This is basically a big game of the Risk board game with Topps/Fanatics controlling too much to not steam roll the rest

[mooneyes]

I don't want to buy a pack of Topps with only one player in it! lol

This happened before didn't it? I forget the player but the product was horrible.

[doniceage]

Well should be interesting to see how it plays out. Wonder when there. will be no competition and it will be deems that it is a monopoly.

Don

[RGM81]

I don't want to buy a pack of Topps with only one player in it! lol

This happened before didn't it? I forget the player but the product was horrible.

Kappo Kahko

[RGM81]

I've heard that this deal may only be applicable for his US college career....ie. this season.

[pwaldo]

I've heard that this deal may only be applicable for his US college career....ie. this season.

That makes more sense. Topps could also shove his autographs into products like Allen & Ginter which is full of other sports and non sports autograph subjects

[creasecollector]

It will get a few nice cards onto the market for stuff you don't see (NCAA mem, etc), and once he's in the NHL he'll get his usual NHL stuff, so this is a good short-term thing that will get some nice stuff onto the market for collectors to go after. Nothing wrong with this in my eyes.

I beleive they've already acquired his first game-used jersey and one of his sticks too. So look out for those memorabilia cards. They've already posted mock-ups which look nice.