2022 Topps Chrome Baseball Pre Sale.. thoughts? - Page 199

OneSickDegen · 09-23-2022, 09:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Pacmeyer

Plenty of candidates in the stock market thread.

haha for sure

OneSickDegen · 09-23-2022, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

But even they don’t have enough money left to buy chrome any more.

Add that to being laid off your job and that’s not a good recipe for moon prices for anything.

I think there are two kinds of people:

1. Those fun rip clecter bois who gobble up product and get excited for next product that live paycheck to paycheck and have the foresight of a gnat.

2. Those who have positioned themselves to be financially free and able to easily weather a brutal recession who come to the 2022 TC baseball Pre Sale thread to laugh and mock at #1.

fabiani12333 · 09-23-2022, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by OneSickDegen

Topps knows they can do whatever they want and shovel the slop to the hungry mouths of the sheep that line up and beg for it. Then the sheep will fight tooth and nail to defend their abusers. Being manipulated and clowned is something that's been accepted and welcomed by the consooomer so why would Topps ever change that model?

We can only watch in amazement

Ooh -- spicey. I like it.

The pandemic bubble created a lot more stakeholders that rely on Topps/Fanatics for their business/hustle. Put another way, it's like piglets needing to suckle on their big momma pig's nipples.

We're in a "market correction". It doesn't help things that Topps' brand is taking a big hit due to poor customer service and poor product quality.

Pacmeyer · 09-23-2022, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

But even they don’t have enough money left to buy chrome any more.

Add that to being laid off your job and that’s not a good recipe for moon prices for anything.

This Logofractor edition may just beat the odds and really take off with all the logobois falling over each other in the hunt for the JRod inaugural edition superfractor logofractor. You can just picture the flame emoji ebay title.

OneSickDegen · 09-23-2022, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

Ooh -- spicey. I like it.

The pandemic bubble created a lot more stakeholders that rely on Topps/Fanatics for their business/hustle. Put another way, it's like piglets needing to suckle on their big momma pig's nipples.

We're in a "market correction". It doesn't help things that Topps' brand is taking a big hit due to poor customer service and poor product quality.

Bulls make money
Bears make money
Pigs get slaughtered!!! oink oink

fabiani12333 · 09-23-2022, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by hermanotarjeta

But even they don’t have enough money left to buy chrome any more.

Add that to being laid off your job and that’s not a good recipe for moon prices for anything.

herman, you really hate the flipper boys. Always alluding to them having to work at McyDees.

I get it -- you yearn for the days of being able to open new product without having to pay inflated prices. But if the cards themselves are crummy and overproduced, is it actually fun regardless of the price?

Stech36 · 09-23-2022, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

herman, you really hate the flipper boys. Always alluding to them having to work at McyDees.

I get it -- you yearn for the days of being able to open new product without having to pay inflated prices. But if the cards themselves are crummy and overproduced, is it actually fun regardless of the price?

I’m really not sure who is more annoying, the “flipper bois” or the people who complain about them.

base set · 09-23-2022, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Pacmeyer

This Logofractor edition may just beat the odds and really take off with all the logobois falling over each other in the hunt for the JRod inaugural edition superfractor logofractor. You can just picture the flame emoji ebay title.

I quite look forward to this new product. We will get the ultimate super superfractor Rookie Card card.

Pacmeyer · 09-23-2022, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by base set

I quite look forward to this new product. We will get the ultimate super superfractor Rookie Card card.

Let's hope they actually look different enough to justify another set and not just throw a sparkly border on it Star Wars sapphire style.

Chrominator · 09-23-2022, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Stech36

I’m really not sure who is more annoying, the “flipper bois” or the people who complain about them.

Different levels of flippers but I'd address most of them as scalpers.

Flipping to me was a term for prospecting bowman 1sts and determining who would be going for a lot more the following season based on abilities, etc.

Buying something until it's OOS and then reselling to gen public for an exuberant markup, that's called scalping. And that's what these guys are doing.

I'm not talking ab neck beards doing the rain dance either.

I'm talking ab intellectually deviant folks letting their computers do all the work, and then coming on to BO and acting all coy about it.

oldgoldy97 · 09-23-2022, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

herman, you really hate the flipper boys. Always alluding to them having to work at McyDees.

I get it -- you yearn for the days of being able to open new product without having to pay inflated prices. But if the cards themselves are crummy and overproduced, is it actually fun regardless of the price?

I think it’s hermano...

iskey · 09-23-2022, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

I think it’s hermano...

Just don't call him Pee Wee

Chrominator · 09-23-2022, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by oldgoldy97

I think it’s hermano...

I believe "HermanoTarjeta" translates to Card Brother if I'm not mistaken.

Zauron · 09-23-2022, 10:02 AM

Almost to 200 pages now! Let's goooooo!

JoshMN · 09-23-2022, 10:06 AM

Surprised LITE boxes are still in stock. Have the degens maxed out, or did word not get around enough yet?

Zauron · 09-23-2022, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by JoshMN

Surprised LITE boxes are still in stock. Have the degens maxed out, or did word not get around enough yet?

The SP's might be in there, but that sku is terrible. This product is terrible.

Slackinoff · 09-23-2022, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ElecDreamMachin

The silver lining of this debacle is that it reminded me that I didn't get back into the hobby to invest but to collect (no judgment at all for people who invest). So I opened my $250 hobby box, and Shoeless Joe and the other baseball gods in the Big Cornfield in the Sky rewarded my repentance:

Nice!!!

JoshMN · 09-23-2022, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Zauron

The SP's might be in there, but that sku is terrible. This product is terrible.

Haha. Not your original meaning, but laughing to myself... they might be in there, but they might not...

hermanotarjeta · 09-23-2022, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by fabiani12333

herman, you really hate the flipper boys. Always alluding to them having to work at McyDees.

I get it -- you yearn for the days of being able to open new product without having to pay inflated prices. But if the cards themselves are crummy and overproduced, is it actually fun regardless of the price?

Of course it’s fun.

If a product’s supply outstretches it’s demand, prices stay cheap for everyone to enjoy.

The box break boards can be flooded with breaks and investor bois have less incentive to sit on boxes to flip.

How is that not good for the hobby?

Oh yeah, if you are in the hobby primarily to make money and to pull a fast one on the next guy, I can understand how that environment would not be desirable for you.

hermanotarjeta · 09-23-2022, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Stech36

I’m really not sure who is more annoying, the “flipper bois” or the people who complain about them.

How about the people who cheer against flipper bois?

Is that annoying to you as well?

I can see it being annoying if all your investmentz are dropping in value - anyone would be salty about that if my primary purpose was to make money.

Cardboard Dawg · 09-23-2022, 11:42 AM

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Originally Posted by OneSickDegen

Topps knows they can do whatever they want and shovel the slop to the hungry mouths of the sheep that line up and beg for it. Then the sheep will fight tooth and nail to defend their abusers. Being manipulated and clowned is something that's been accepted and welcomed by the consooomer so why would Topps ever change that model?

We can only watch in amazement

I'm enjoying the commentary from all sides on this one

I don't think I've heard anything positive from anyone about this years TC... lol

OneSickDegen · 09-23-2022, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Cardboard Dawg

I don't think I've heard anything positive from anyone about this years TC... lol

Other than the faux excitement from breakers that hit some rando vet gold auto with $6.79 I haven't heard anyone cheerleading this.

But there are a LOT of people trying to give Topps a pass for one reason or another.

Bcr · 09-23-2022, 12:04 PM

The amount of people who say "bois" on this forum is disturbing.

SupermanBrandon · 09-23-2022, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Bcr

The amount of people who say "bois" on this forum is disturbing.

You’re welcome!

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hermanotarjeta · 09-23-2022, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Bcr

The amount of people who say "bois" on this forum is disturbing.

Bois will be bois.

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JoshMN Member Join Date: Jan 2022 Posts: 1,578	Surprised LITE boxes are still in stock. Have the degens maxed out, or did word not get around enough yet?

09-23-2022, 12:04 PM	#4973
Bcr Member Join Date: Apr 2020 Posts: 2,749	The amount of people who say "bois" on this forum is disturbing.