Topps Project 2020 is the worst product since 1991 Fleer

[vermonty]

Originally Posted by BabaORiley

Got a Blake Henderson instead of the Skee "Swagner" that I ordered. Figure I'll just pick the Skee up on the secondary and keep the Handerson as I did a semi-run of him during P2020. I pictured one Topps employee saying "OK, I need one of the cool dude with the shades" and somebody handing him the Blake Rickey.

That said, if you got an extra Swagner, I'd trade with you.

Thanks, I would trade an extra Wagner, too. I didn't like that card.

But the only extras I got were landing the Cutch foil and Gold Posey! I've been very lucky, but not that kind of lucky.

[BabaORiley]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

not even for free

I know the inclination is to think someone's being hyperbolic when they say they wouldn't take a card in this set for free, but as someone who is continually trying to find more creative ways to store purchases from this set, I'd also rather not have the headache of storing/cataloguing the Anderson even if it was offered for free. I'd probably ditch the box and then put it in with some Bowman paper "stars" that I'm holding for days when my 4-year old starts getting really interested in baseball.

Related, anyone else have multiple boxes worth of just the outer bubble sleeves these cards come in? My wife just avoids my "card room" because she wants to rage when she sees the boxes piled up.

[vermonty]

I also imagine package assembly a bit differently. The people putting cards in boxes never know what exactly is going in them, as they are already in their beige boxes and bubble wrap. So you go to the big Blake Jamieson Henderson bin, stuff 8 in a cardboard box, check off that the 10 pack is complete, tape it up and put a label on it.

[vermonty]

Originally Posted by BabaORiley

Related, anyone else have multiple boxes worth of just the outer bubble sleeves these cards come in? My wife just avoids my "card room" because she wants to rage when she sees the boxes piled up.

I've kept all the individual cardboard boxes but now toss most of the bubble wrap, per someone's recommendation here.

[BabaORiley]

Originally Posted by vermonty

I've kept all the individual cardboard boxes but now toss most of the bubble wrap, per someone's recommendation here.

I really need to bring myself to do this but I keep telling myself that they'll be so much easier to ship when I have the bubble sleeves. Eventually, my wife's gonna force my hand and I'll probably put them up on a neighborhood sale site for free to anyone selling crafts in the neighborhood.

On to today's cards...

I'm trying to be more positive so I'll just talk about the Soto. I like it, I know the writing will be too small, I wish one artist had made it known up-front that they would be doing a series of comic book cards and committed fully to that idea. That would be a really fun set of cards to own.

Scrolling back through gumstick's page to see how many comic book cards I missed, I stopped and truly laughed at the Action Bronson Henderson. It may be my single favorite BAD card in this set. It's utterly ridiculous and I can't help but love that it exists and that I ordered it. I wish it was released closer to this little lull in action so we could have all spent some time discussing it but I'm sure AB has something else up his sleeve that will get the board talking.

[vermonty]

Man I thought that Henderson was trash. My initial reaction was someone was making fun of Action Bronson.

I save a few of the bubble wraps, but they are in deep, out of sight storage [and again, most of it gets tossed].

[R A]

Re: Pose's Sparky

I wish Pose would chime in with some insight on his compositions. I'm not really pulling anything from this one yet.

All of the collage pieces seem to come from this photo...
https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/n...?adppopup=true

[goodsport97]

Originally Posted by vermonty

I've kept all the individual cardboard boxes but now toss most of the bubble wrap, per someone's recommendation here.

That's where I'm at as well. Was saving all the bubble wrap from 2020, but it got to the point where I kept accumulating more without ever actually using any of it.

Still keep the sleeves because I find them to be great when I sell/trade, but even those I'm stockpiling at a rate way faster than what I ship out.

[DioBrando]

Originally Posted by goodsport97

That's where I'm at as well. Was saving all the bubble wrap from 2020, but it got to the point where I kept accumulating more without ever actually using any of it.

Still keep the sleeves because I find them to be great when I sell/trade, but even those I'm stockpiling at a rate way faster than what I ship out.

I've never saved any of the bubble wrap, but I kept all of the P2020 sleeves. Doing the same with P70 but also writing what artist/card is in it. During the peak bubble of P2020 I remember seeing just empty sleeves selling on eBay and complaints about shippers not including them with the card

[xcr458]

How have we not gotten a degrom card yet. :'(

[JRX]

Originally Posted by xcr458

How have we not gotten a degrom card yet. :'(

I'm sorry, but there's just no room for him, Maddux and others, we need more Jerry Manuel and cards about Dogecoin.

[R A]

If you don't have anything nice to say...

Well, I do...

Claw Money's alignment of the diagonal lines and Aaron Judge's bat is enjoyable.

[ThoseBackPages]

i started throwing out the boxes long ago

[Silas Barnaby]

Originally Posted by BabaORiley

Eventually, my wife's gonna force my hand

Set the rules early.

[GumstickStudios]

Originally Posted by BabaORiley

I really need to bring myself to do this but I keep telling myself that they'll be so much easier to ship when I have the bubble sleeves. Eventually, my wife's gonna force my hand and I'll probably put them up on a neighborhood sale site for free to anyone selling crafts in the neighborhood.

On to today's cards...

I'm trying to be more positive so I'll just talk about the Soto. I like it, I know the writing will be too small, I wish one artist had made it known up-front that they would be doing a series of comic book cards and committed fully to that idea. That would be a really fun set of cards to own.

Scrolling back through gumstick's page to see how many comic book cards I missed, I stopped and truly laughed at the Action Bronson Henderson. It may be my single favorite BAD card in this set. It's utterly ridiculous and I can't help but love that it exists and that I ordered it. I wish it was released closer to this little lull in action so we could have all spent some time discussing it but I'm sure AB has something else up his sleeve that will get the board talking.

Thanks for your ambassadorship! Figured I'd get on page 3400.

And yes, that "Ricky" -- I have it too

[salthill]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

i started throwing out the boxes long ago

All three of them?

[Shinjoy]

This is what I was thinking of earlier when I mentioned Anderson's reputation as a "fuddy-duddy":
"Anderson brought his work ethic with him to Cincinnati, and some players called his spring training a “slave camp.” GM Howsam insisted on a clean-cut look for the team: no facial hair, no long hair, and suit jackets for traveling, which Anderson supported and enforced. He believed that mannerisms and dress carried over into a kind of self-discipline that helped his players work together as a team."
https://sabr.org/bioproj/person/sparky-anderson/

For example there was a strong contrast between the Big Red Machine and the scruffy Rollie Fingers A's.

When I thought of Billy Martin, I may have been thinking of this spat between Martin and Sparky. Although this time, I agree with Sparky that the A's were bush league to get Rickey the extra stolen base. It's like the baseball equivalent of missing a shot on purpose so that you could get a rebound for a triple-double:
https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/...on-and-the-as/

[Silas Barnaby]

Originally Posted by Shinjoy

and suit jackets for traveling

I remember Derrick Coleman gave the Nets a blank check and told them to fill it out at the end of the season for the fines he planned to accrue by wearing a sweatsuit on team travel days.

[Silas Barnaby]

Originally Posted by BabaORiley

I wish one artist had made it known up-front that they would be doing a series of comic book cards and committed fully to that idea. That would be a really fun set of cards to own.

Scrolling back through gumstick's page to see how many comic book cards I missed

Does this one count?

[PDCCollectibles]

One year ago today.....Fanny Pack made it's entrance....along with Shore Griffey.....annnnnd...supposed Gary V announcement was scheduled, lol.

[Shinjoy]

Originally Posted by Silas Barnaby

Does this one count?

That's a classic. Nice big font for old man eyes, too.

[justin80]

Originally Posted by PDCCollectibles

One year ago today.....Fanny Pack made it's entrance....along with Shore Griffey.....annnnnd...supposed Gary V announcement was scheduled, lol.

I think the Gary V announcement was pushed back to next week.

[ThoseBackPages]

my body is ready!

[Flip024]

Originally Posted by Shinjoy

When I thought of Billy Martin, I may have been thinking of this spat between Martin and Sparky. Although this time, I agree with Sparky that the A's were bush league to get Rickey the extra stolen base. It's like the baseball equivalent of missing a shot on purpose so that you could get a rebound for a triple-double:
https://www.vintagedetroit.com/blog/...on-and-the-as/

Thanks, I'd never heard that story before.

[cnote81]

Has anyone else gotten a FedEx shipping notice for economy shipping since that day that things went haywire? I ordered a single that was supposed to be Economy/Smart Post and just got a Fedex notice for a 0.4 lb package, which has never happened to me before.