First Buzz: 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards

BlowoutBuzz · 02-12-2018, 09:21 PM

First Buzz: 2018 Topps Allen & Ginter baseball cards >> BlowoutBuzz.com #collect

crtsports · 02-12-2018, 09:22 PM

I love A&G but I feel at times I am in the minority these days versus the majority.

tlschwerz · 02-12-2018, 09:26 PM

Man, these look really sharp.

Mister2Bits · 02-12-2018, 09:26 PM

I love Ginter, but that design is ugly. Might be the worst yet. yikes

coltsnsox07 · 02-12-2018, 09:30 PM

'Worlds Hottest Peppers' should be scratch and lick...

3124508 on COMC · 02-12-2018, 09:31 PM

"World's Hottest Peppers"- Always have to have something wacky. Looking at you "People on Bicycles".

ThoseBackPages · 02-12-2018, 09:33 PM

not sure what they can do different design-wise

all the years are blending together for the average collector

Giancarlo27 · 02-12-2018, 09:34 PM

Yet another product that desperately needs to die

kyleuk21 · 02-12-2018, 09:45 PM

The Stanton wood mini looks nice. I’ll be in on my fair share of woods when the time comes. Like this a lot More than the 2017 design.

tier1dc · 02-12-2018, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Giancarlo27

Yet another product that desperately needs to die

or put on a semi-annual release schedule.

nera20 · 02-12-2018, 09:50 PM

they need to cancel this product along with topps archives

mfw13 · 02-12-2018, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by nera20

they need to cancel this product along with topps archives

They need to cancel Ginter because they've run out of ideas.

Archives, on the other hand, still has plenty of potential.....quite a few vintage Topps designs that have yet to be used....

Giancarlo27 · 02-12-2018, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

They need to cancel Ginter because they've run out of ideas.

Archives, on the other hand, still has plenty of potential.....quite a few vintage Topps designs that have yet to be used....

Agreed. Archives offers something different at least by allowing fan favorite players who almost never have autographs in sets to sign, and on rarely/never used designs. Ginter has been the same near identical design for 13 years now and is starting to embarass itself with some of the "celebrities" and "sports icons" it includes in the checklist.

nera20 · 02-12-2018, 10:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mfw13

They need to cancel Ginter because they've run out of ideas.

Archives, on the other hand, still has plenty of potential.....quite a few vintage Topps designs that have yet to be used....

maybe i should say the archives signature sets the regular archives sets have some potential

Giancarlo27 · 02-12-2018, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nera20

maybe i should say the archives signature sets the regular archives sets have some potential

Archives signature series is even worse than Ginter

nera20 · 02-12-2018, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Giancarlo27

Archives signature series is even worse than Ginter

sure is the fan favorite autos in archives are nice and shortprint rookies are nice as well just WAY overpriced

ginter was a cool idea the first year or two but since not so much

beauspencer · 02-12-2018, 10:05 PM

I still love A&G. I'll be in for a case, but have a feeling Ohtani will have those presale prices starting at 1500. If that's the case, I'm out (like Bowman).

travuw · 02-12-2018, 10:08 PM

Ginter is tough to profit from (for me at least) but is the break I look forward to most. It's also the only set I collect. I like the eclectic subjects and the interesting card types like Rips and wood cards and the lovely framed autos. It's just a set that appeals to me, although Heritage is gaining ground.

Last year was rough in terms of market depreciation at release. It was not a particularly good design, but the hot box addition was a breath of fresh air. It was discussed on these boards quite a bit that they needed to nix the glossy 1/1's for something more dramatic - a superfractor or something really chaseworthy. No one cares about the glossies and it sucks to see that the preview doesn't really propose any changes. The sunken treasures set will be the hot insert this year and hopefully there are some other cool chase cards and the return of the case hit mini.

People on these boards seem to underestimate how popular this set is in my opinion.

kyle1707 · 02-12-2018, 10:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crtsports

I love A&G but I feel at times I am in the minority these days versus the majority.

I have been in since 2006

But I can’t keep going with this product

The topps.com Black with one auto was cool

Silver golds reds or what ever

Fun stuff.

But hobby with 10 thousand jerseys and 4 dollar autos

I just can’t keep going with this product

crtsports · 02-12-2018, 11:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyle1707

I have been in since 2006

But I can’t keep going with this product

The topps.com Black with one auto was cool

Silver golds reds or what ever

Fun stuff.

But hobby with 10 thousand jerseys and 4 dollar autos

I just can’t keep going with this product

I will hold out some hope for Ginter X though.

kyle1707 · 02-12-2018, 11:21 PM

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Originally Posted by crtsports

I will hold out some hope for Ginter X though.

Ya that’s a fun product

GoldPanner · 02-12-2018, 11:48 PM

Base set is slightly worse than usual, don’t really care but I hate the mini relics. P.S. (Yankee Ichiro eww)

MotorboatJones · 02-12-2018, 11:52 PM

I’m in on Ginter X. I’m out on Ginter.

natbornkiller · 02-12-2018, 11:53 PM

based on design on some
will there be "rolling paper" variants

GreatAlbert · 02-12-2018, 11:58 PM

One of my favorite products every year. Love the minis, but I know a lot do not.

To me, and I must be in the minority here, is twenty times better than flagship Topps. IMO flagship is complete junk and Ginter makes things interesting with different autos and chases within the product.

People ask for creativity, and Topps brings us this product every year and doesn’t fail to disappoint me. It is made to somewhat resemble the original product, but evolve over time, and I think they have done a great job with that.

Like I said, probably in the minority, but it is what it is.

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Giancarlo27 Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: NYC Posts: 11,169	Yet another product that desperately needs to die __________________ Collecting: Giancarlo Stanton, Sandy Koufax, Hideki Matsui, Topps Archives Autographs

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kyleuk21 Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Indiana Posts: 3,981 redlegs317 kyleuk21	The Stanton wood mini looks nice. I’ll be in on my fair share of woods when the time comes. Like this a lot More than the 2017 design.

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nera20 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 35,256	they need to cancel this product along with topps archives __________________ USA SHIPPING ONLY

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beauspencer Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 1,577 onemillioncubs	I still love A&G. I'll be in for a case, but have a feeling Ohtani will have those presale prices starting at 1500. If that's the case, I'm out (like Bowman). __________________ Madison (WI) Card Show - Saturday, December 27, at Alliant Energy Center. 250 dealer tables. Sports & Pokemon separated.

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travuw Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 173	Ginter is tough to profit from (for me at least) but is the break I look forward to most. It's also the only set I collect. I like the eclectic subjects and the interesting card types like Rips and wood cards and the lovely framed autos. It's just a set that appeals to me, although Heritage is gaining ground. Last year was rough in terms of market depreciation at release. It was not a particularly good design, but the hot box addition was a breath of fresh air. It was discussed on these boards quite a bit that they needed to nix the glossy 1/1's for something more dramatic - a superfractor or something really chaseworthy. No one cares about the glossies and it sucks to see that the preview doesn't really propose any changes. The sunken treasures set will be the hot insert this year and hopefully there are some other cool chase cards and the return of the case hit mini. People on these boards seem to underestimate how popular this set is in my opinion.

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GoldPanner Member Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: A Big Dark Forest Posts: 4,116	Base set is slightly worse than usual, don’t really care but I hate the mini relics. P.S. (Yankee Ichiro eww) __________________ Only ducks can truly perceive reality

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MotorboatJones Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Posts: 3,866	I’m in on Ginter X. I’m out on Ginter.

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natbornkiller Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: bkNY Posts: 22,814	based on design on some will there be "rolling paper" variants __________________ HAH HAH I STILL HAS THE RIGHT TO EDIT THIS !:eatit:

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GreatAlbert Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 5,452 greatalbert2013	One of my favorite products every year. Love the minis, but I know a lot do not. To me, and I must be in the minority here, is twenty times better than flagship Topps. IMO flagship is complete junk and Ginter makes things interesting with different autos and chases within the product. People ask for creativity, and Topps brings us this product every year and doesn’t fail to disappoint me. It is made to somewhat resemble the original product, but evolve over time, and I think they have done a great job with that. Like I said, probably in the minority, but it is what it is. __________________ IG: md_sportscards Set Collector, Bowman Prospector