2022 Topps Chrome Update Sapphire--This Could Be the Product of the Year? (2022/2023)

[87toppsproject]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

FedEx is always worse than USPS.

100%!

I am still waiting on two 2022 Topps Update boxes from Topps.. Scheduled delivery date was 11/07/2022.

[notfast]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

FedEx is always worse than USPS.

100%

Mine has been lingering around 75mi away for 4 days.

[Badgers0821]

Originally Posted by chewy106

My Hunter Greene redemption is out for delivery today...was mailed from OR 2 days after my TCUS boxes were mailed from FL. FedEx is somehow worse than USPS, didn't think that was possible.

In my opinion USPS gets a bad wrap, I exclusively use them and have had very few issues.

[Badgers0821]

Originally Posted by Philthy

My 3 personal boxes were pretty bad, but I hit a monster in a break. Can't wait to have the card in-hand.

That’ll do, very nice!

[Stack]

Decided to open 6 out of the 20 boxes I have. I think I did okay so far. Taking a lot for me to not rip the rest lol.

Box 1



Box 2



Box 3



Box 4



Box 5



Box 6 (loved this box)

[Funkster]

Your 3rd box had four color?


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[Stack]

Originally Posted by Funkster

Your 3rd box had four color?


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Yes, was surprised with that as well.

[RainCityShecks]

Box 6 was pretty nice. I'm not sure how you're currently resisting.

I've got 5 on the way (Thur). I'm both regretting not buying 10 and happy I didn't buy 10 at the same time.........

[JoshMN]

Originally Posted by Stack

Decided to open 6 out of the 20 boxes I have. I think I did okay so far. Taking a lot for me to not rip the rest lol.

Box 1



Box 2



Box 3



Box 4



Box 5



Box 6 (loved this box)

I had a killer box that was very similar to your box 6: julio, witt, and melendez were in there and it also had a Roberto Perez parallel (green). Your base cards are much better centered than mine, but I'm not complaining (my other parallel in that box was a Julio /50).

[Stack]

Originally Posted by RainCityShecks

Box 6 was pretty nice. I'm not sure how you're currently resisting.

I've got 5 on the way (Thur). I'm both regretting not buying 10 and happy I didn't buy 10 at the same time.........

Yeah it's hard..i'm trying to concentrate on work lol. Yeah Box 6 was great considering they are all their real RC's and not debut versions.

Originally Posted by JoshMN

I had a killer box that was very similar to your box 6: julio, witt, and melendez were in there and it also had a Roberto Perez parallel (green). Your base cards are much better centered than mine, but I'm not complaining (my other parallel in that box was a Julio /50).

Damn nice! that's a great box.

[BabaORiley]

The FedEx Eagle has landed and I'll do a box by box breakdown as I open (there may be gaps as I've got some other stuff to do) but I'll post in the box break section for anyone interested.

Box 1 was nice enough that I briefly considered selling the other 9 but I prefer to rip wax and am more of a collector/hoarder than flipper. Still considered it...

Anyway, Box 1:


I'll post the rest in the Box Breaks section.

[SmokeyJ]

Originally Posted by Stack

Decided to open 6 out of the 20 boxes I have. I think I did okay so far. Taking a lot for me to not rip the rest lol.

So, did you get any Jeremy Pena cards?

[Seatown206]

Nice first box! Thanks for posting.

Originally Posted by BabaORiley

The FedEx Eagle has landed and I'll do a box by box breakdown as I open (there may be gaps as I've got some other stuff to do) but I'll post in the box break section for anyone interested.

Box 1 was nice enough that I briefly considered selling the other 9 but I prefer to rip wax and am more of a collector/hoarder than flipper. Still considered it...

Anyway, Box 1:


I'll post the rest in the Box Breaks section.

[Stack]

Originally Posted by SmokeyJ

So, did you get any Jeremy Pena cards?

Being an Astros fan, it will be nice to add to the collection

[Archimedes]

Originally Posted by JoshMN

I'd agree with that assessment. Topps didn't list the 10 box orders as sealed cases like they have done with other products recently. These might be considered "sealed cases" in the same way the first JRod PSA 10 listed on Ebay will be considered an "Ebay 1/1".

I mean, it's still a sealed case if you're delivered a sealed case. Someone paid $2500 for one on eBay while boxes are going for $210-230. So, there's a premium.

[JoshMN]

Originally Posted by Archimedes

I mean, it's still a sealed case if you're delivered a sealed case. Someone paid $2500 for one on eBay while boxes are going for $210-230. So, there's a premium.

Someone also paid almost 4k for the first Julio Logofractor posted on Ebay so I'm not sure that a single sale proves your point.

In my view, the thing you are calling a "sealed case" is actually just a "sealed box". Everything Topps sends comes in a sealed box (all jokes and random anecdotes aside, everything I have received from Topps came in a sealed outer box when I received it). Whether that sealed box is a sealed "case" in the hobby sense of the word is another story.

[PumpnDumpling]

Originally Posted by JoshMN

Someone also paid almost 4k for the first Julio Logofractor posted on Ebay so I'm not sure that a single sale proves your point.

In my view, the thing you are calling a "sealed case" is actually just a "sealed box". Everything Topps sends comes in a sealed box (all jokes and random anecdotes aside, everything I have received from Topps came in a sealed outer box when I received it). Whether that sealed box is a sealed "case" in the hobby sense of the word is another story.

It actually is a "case" though, was tempted to not bust mine for all of 2 minutes

[Pacmeyer]

Originally Posted by Archimedes

I mean, it's still a sealed case if you're delivered a sealed case. Someone paid $2500 for one on eBay while boxes are going for $210-230. So, there's a premium.

Those buying individual boxes are better off. What's to stop anyone from slapping the photocopied label on a different carton?

[PumpnDumpling]

Originally Posted by Pacmeyer

Those buying individual boxes are better off. What's to stop anyone from slapping the photocopied label on a different carton?

..... how would one photocopy the printed verbage on the case indicating it is a sealed case of said sku?

Gonna photocopy the sealed invoice too? Just not feasable, those buying cases will be fine as long as buying from trusted sources

[Pacmeyer]

Originally Posted by PumpnDumpling

..... how would one photocopy the printed verbage on the case indicating it is a sealed case of said sku?

Gonna photocopy the sealed invoice too? Just not feasable, those buying cases will be fine as long as buying from trusted sources

Doesn't look like a typical Topps case but has the printed labels and I'd assume most sellers would remove the invoice before shipping.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by Pacmeyer

Doesn't look like a typical Topps case but has the printed labels and I'd assume most sellers would remove the invoice before shipping.

It has all the usual markings of a sealed case. Not sure why it matters if a company prints the info directly on the box, or attaches a sticker with that info printed. It's still a sealed case in every sense of the word. They literally put the "10/8" designation indicating 10 boxes with 8 packs inside the case. It meets every definition of a sealed case I've ever seen.

[Pacmeyer]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

It has all the usual markings of a sealed case. Not sure why it matters if a company prints the info directly on the box, or attaches a sticker with that info printed. It's still a sealed case in every sense of the word. They literally put the "10/8" designation indicating 10 boxes with 8 packs inside the case. It meets every definition of a sealed case I've ever seen.

I didn't say it doesn't meet some definition of a sealed case. I'm saying the barcode label can be reproduced and put on a different carton since it's not printed directly on the box. Printing the barcode directly on the box is obviously more difficult to reproduce.

[Bob Ross]

[The Accountant]

Originally Posted by Bob Ross

lowest offer on the market... lol

[KhalDrogo]

I think BO’s original offer on 2019 Sapphire was $90. And it was so egregious, that they immediately upped it and offered to give anyone who committed at $90 the new price.