Anyone Else Pissed At Topps About Chrome Mini?

arod305 · 03-01-2015, 08:37 PM

I know a bunch of us here bought numerous cases of regular chrome. Topps totally f'd it up and we all either lost our asses opening the product or selling it sealed. Then they load up their new product so it will sell. Good old fashion cut throat business by Topps. Destroy their old faithful product that sells no matter what. Then load up their new product so it sells well after release.

Touche Topps you got us all again you

IronMonkey415 · 03-01-2015, 08:43 PM

Only mad and jealous at the guy that pulled back to back Superfractor from the product.

It was Tom Brady and Matt Ryan I think.

purejd86p · 03-01-2015, 08:49 PM

Not mad at all!

big rob g · 03-01-2015, 08:51 PM

Not mad at all the more the better

jbittma1 · 03-01-2015, 08:51 PM

I skipped chrome this year. Glad I did. Got talked into mini and have enjoyed it

MI Rob · 03-01-2015, 09:00 PM

Solution: stop opening product. Viola!

anusinha · 03-01-2015, 09:04 PM

thats what happens with print to order. everyone orders a ton of cases of regular chrome thinking theyre geniuses who are going to flip it for retirement, and they all lose their ass. No one orders mini, the print run is low and the hits are stacked

da_bears · 03-01-2015, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by IronMonkey415

Only mad and jealous at the guy that pulled back to back Superfractor from the product.

It was Tom Brady and Matt Ryan I think.

Yea that was me outta 5 boxes total.

I'm not mad I got a couple cases of chrome and did ok. Saw the hype and glad I fell into it.

Take a few cards..sell them..use the funds at a LCS and try a few boxes

IronMonkey415 · 03-01-2015, 10:18 PM

Was the first one Matt Ryan I keep thinking either Ryan or Flacco?

UPDATE: It is Matty Ice.

Could be the 2 best back to back hits I've ever seen.

gorillaz · 03-01-2015, 11:01 PM

I liked mini over regular. At least the checklist isnt 75 auto subjects like chrome regular was.

pejc300 · 03-01-2015, 11:33 PM

Yes. I knew buying 11 cases would be a risk with the potential for some reward, but never imagined the thrashing we'd take. I'm also mad because the product just sucked. It was so predictable; 10 base autos and 2 colored refractor autos, usually of scrubs. I opened 6 cases and got 1 (ONE) red refractor /25.

BOOMER7 · 03-01-2015, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by arod305

I know a bunch of us here bought numerous cases of regular chrome. Topps totally f'd it up and we all either lost our asses opening the product or selling it sealed. Then they load up their new product so it will sell. Good old fashion cut throat business by Topps. Destroy their old faithful product that sells no matter what. Then load up their new product so it sells well after release.

Touche Topps you got us all again you

you can get cases for $550
that's about $100 below cost
be thankful you didn't PREBUY buy TC MINI.......lol

achilles01987 · 03-01-2015, 11:56 PM

Sucks that there are more supers out there. Watered down much?

panther252 · 03-02-2015, 12:01 AM

I can see how breakers who purchased a lot of regular Chrome at full price would be pissed. I'm more annoyed as a collector if anything lol. They're kind of redundant since they aren't even the full novelty sized mini, being like 3/4 the size of regular. Makes it seem sort of like an expansion pack to Chrome in a way, watering down each parallel, especially the 1/1s.

freethrowtommy · 03-02-2015, 07:51 AM

I like the idea of Mini, but they should have done regular Chrome right and f'ed up Mini with overproduction.

The price still seems high for literally less product per box.

fullmetal · 03-02-2015, 08:06 AM

Smart company that learned to pivot on the fly.

What is wrong with Chrome?

Remember, no product should return more than the purchase price. If it did/does the market would adjust upwards to correct for it because of increased demand. Every product in history should have a pretty similar total return percentage (based on the entire print run.) Buying in advance is like buying speculative futures and they come with increased risk.

indyguy · 03-02-2015, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by MI Rob

Solution: stop opening product. Viola!

Frank has nothing to do with this!

Morgoth · 03-02-2015, 09:56 AM

They are crappy mini versions that nobody ever really likes. In 20 years nobody but die hard completists will give a rats ass about those cards. People will bust and dump and it will be forgotten.

Jnb0123 · 03-02-2015, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Morgoth

They are crappy mini versions that nobody ever really likes. In 20 years nobody but die hard completists will give a rats ass about those cards. People will bust and dump and it will be forgotten.

Sorry but the days of truly collecting are gone. To many products. Most collectors are player collectors, or investors. I think these cards even though they are mini will hold there value just fine for those collectors. If I collect a certain player I am not shying away from a mini card. I would collect every card of that player. And if I'm an investor, I'm still buying because the cards are still pretty and have eye appeal. And if you put them in a nice Bgs case, what difference does it make? In 20 years nobody knows where this hobby will be! Just my opinion.

03-01-2015, 08:37 PM	#1
arod305 Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Midwest Posts: 8,043	Anyone Else Pissed At Topps About Chrome Mini? I know a bunch of us here bought numerous cases of regular chrome. Topps totally f'd it up and we all either lost our asses opening the product or selling it sealed. Then they load up their new product so it will sell. Good old fashion cut throat business by Topps. Destroy their old faithful product that sells no matter what. Then load up their new product so it sells well after release. Touche Topps you got us all again you __________________ Follow me on IG a.rod305

03-01-2015, 10:18 PM	#9
IronMonkey415 Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 44,118 ironmonkeyfromsf	Was the first one Matt Ryan I keep thinking either Ryan or Flacco? UPDATE: It is Matty Ice. Could be the 2 best back to back hits I've ever seen. Last edited by IronMonkey415; 03-01-2015 at 11:17 PM.

03-01-2015, 11:56 PM	#13
achilles01987 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 4,405	Sucks that there are more supers out there. Watered down much? __________________ COLLECTING HIGH END MINNESOTA VIKINGS CARDS AND MEMORABILIA!!! SKOL 😈😈

03-02-2015, 12:01 AM	#14
panther252 Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4,903	I can see how breakers who purchased a lot of regular Chrome at full price would be pissed. I'm more annoyed as a collector if anything lol. They're kind of redundant since they aren't even the full novelty sized mini, being like 3/4 the size of regular. Makes it seem sort of like an expansion pack to Chrome in a way, watering down each parallel, especially the 1/1s. __________________ I accumulate pieces of cardboard that happen to feature Luke Kuechly on them...

03-02-2015, 07:51 AM	#15
freethrowtommy Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 31,686 freethrowtommy	I like the idea of Mini, but they should have done regular Chrome right and f'ed up Mini with overproduction. The price still seems high for literally less product per box. __________________ Jordy Nelson PC: http://tinyurl.com/nelson87 Aaron Rodgers PC: http://tinyurl.com/rodgers12 And the Lord said unto John, "come forth and ye shall receive eternal life." But John came fifth and won a toaster.

03-01-2015, 08:43 PM	#2
IronMonkey415 Banned Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 44,118 ironmonkeyfromsf	Only mad and jealous at the guy that pulled back to back Superfractor from the product. It was Tom Brady and Matt Ryan I think.

03-01-2015, 08:49 PM	#3
purejd86p Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SacTown Posts: 4,490	Not mad at all!

03-01-2015, 08:51 PM	#4
big rob g Member Join Date: Apr 2014 Posts: 200 robgiancola89	Not mad at all the more the better

03-01-2015, 08:51 PM	#5
jbittma1 Banned Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 2,170	I skipped chrome this year. Glad I did. Got talked into mini and have enjoyed it

03-01-2015, 09:00 PM	#6
MI Rob Banned Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 8,250	Solution: stop opening product. Viola!

03-01-2015, 09:04 PM	#7
anusinha Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 13,697	thats what happens with print to order. everyone orders a ton of cases of regular chrome thinking theyre geniuses who are going to flip it for retirement, and they all lose their ass. No one orders mini, the print run is low and the hits are stacked

03-01-2015, 11:01 PM	#10
gorillaz Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 10,914	I liked mini over regular. At least the checklist isnt 75 auto subjects like chrome regular was.

03-01-2015, 11:33 PM	#11
pejc300 Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 10,751	Yes. I knew buying 11 cases would be a risk with the potential for some reward, but never imagined the thrashing we'd take. I'm also mad because the product just sucked. It was so predictable; 10 base autos and 2 colored refractor autos, usually of scrubs. I opened 6 cases and got 1 (ONE) red refractor /25.

03-02-2015, 08:06 AM	#16
fullmetal Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 13,249	Smart company that learned to pivot on the fly. What is wrong with Chrome? Remember, no product should return more than the purchase price. If it did/does the market would adjust upwards to correct for it because of increased demand. Every product in history should have a pretty similar total return percentage (based on the entire print run.) Buying in advance is like buying speculative futures and they come with increased risk. Last edited by fullmetal; 03-02-2015 at 08:08 AM.

03-02-2015, 09:56 AM	#18
Morgoth Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Posts: 3,924	They are crappy mini versions that nobody ever really likes. In 20 years nobody but die hard completists will give a rats ass about those cards. People will bust and dump and it will be forgotten.