Topps Living Set

[byronscott4ever]

Originally Posted by kidfan9

I just saw that too. Seller is making out like a bandit! What will print #7 go for!?!?!

777.77

[jaredkelley]

Originally Posted by Joliet Jake

1969 Topps Football

All of those designs are sweet but I'm intrigued thinking about Living Set artwork on a mostly borderless design like the '69 Topps Football.

[TASS]

Originally Posted by jaredkelley

Good news: Topps talked with their software team about limiting the per customer quantities of prints. The next round of prints will now limit the customer's cart to a 10 print max. Topps plans to monitor the print sells and is willing to lower the cart maximum if needed, as well as additional measures as needed.

It's a start in the right direction. (However, I still think Topps will ultimately have to consider attaching the max limit to the customer rather than the cart to really slow down the bots. But they are definitely willing to make these changes in the future.)

It also sounds like they will go back to variable print pricing based on the demand for the player. (No more $20 prints for Mantle-like superstars)

A second change I requested was that Topps send me unnumbered artist proofs of my Living Set fine art prints, which I can then hand number myself. This will ensure the copies I get from Topps aren't taken from the /100 edition, leaving more /100 copies available for collectors to purchase. It's not a huge change, but it will benefit the collectors when those prints that sell all 100 copies come around.

Good stuff Jared!!

Great job on the Living Set / David Ortiz, I picked up additional copies and would like to get a few signed.

Please let me know the info. if you are still signing via SAE etc.

Thanks in advance

[jaredkelley]

Originally Posted by TASS

Good stuff Jared!!

Great job on the Living Set / David Ortiz, I picked up additional copies and would like to get a few signed.

Please let me know the info. if you are still signing via SAE etc.

Thanks in advance

Thank you! I love painting the hall of famers, and since they don't show up as often as I'd like, it's a real thrill whenever I get assigned one.

Yes - I still offer artist signings on my site, but I'm lousy at hyping it. Here's a link: artist-signed cards

In the past, I've been able to sign and ship them the same day I receive them.

[Joliet Jake]

Originally Posted by jaredkelley

All of those designs are sweet but I'm intrigued thinking about Living Set artwork on a mostly borderless design like the '69 Topps Football.

I wasn't considering the design layout from an artist perspective. I do like that last two years of GWTG since they went borderless, as it allows the collector to see more of Jennis' work.

Would you prefer to do portraits or action shots if the choice was yours?

[jaredkelley]

Originally Posted by Joliet Jake

I wasn't considering the design layout from an artist perspective. I do like that last two years of GWTG since they went borderless, as it allows the collector to see more of Jennis' work.

Would you prefer to do portraits or action shots if the choice was yours?

I think the portrait style would be more efficient for the artists. The "Living Set" has become a style over the years, with all the Living Sets basically showing portraits rather than action shots. I can see Topps wanting to stick with that just for continuity's sake.

But there are so many awesome action plays in NBA and NFL that it could be amazing to see depicted. To see Dwight Clark's "The Catch" moment or the '88 Jordan Slam Dunk Contest would be insane to see captured on a card.

[jaredkelley]

Back in 2013, I painted "The Catch" for Sportkings' Memorable Moments insert set. It was 4 pieces painted directly on-card. Wonder if any a collector ever collected all 4 pieces?

[Joliet Jake]

Originally Posted by jaredkelley

I think the portrait style would be more efficient for the artists. The "Living Set" has become a style over the years, with all the Living Sets basically showing portraits rather than action shots. I can see Topps wanting to stick with that just for continuity's sake.

But there are so many awesome action plays in NBA and NFL that it could be amazing to see depicted. To see Dwight Clark's "The Catch" moment or the '88 Jordan Slam Dunk Contest would be insane to see captured on a card.

I agree with the massive potential that comes with depicting action shots, but I can understand wanting to ensure quick turnaround times and provide a sense of continuity within the set and between all of the Living Sets.

Originally Posted by jaredkelley

Back in 2013, I painted "The Catch" for Sportkings' Memorable Moments insert set. It was 4 pieces painted directly on-card. Wonder if any a collector ever collected all 4 pieces?

That's a fantastic insert. Were all four pieces 1/1?

[Gama]

Originally Posted by jaredkelley

I think the portrait style would be more efficient for the artists. The "Living Set" has become a style over the years, with all the Living Sets basically showing portraits rather than action shots. I can see Topps wanting to stick with that just for continuity's sake.

But there are so many awesome action plays in NBA and NFL that it could be amazing to see depicted. To see Dwight Clark's "The Catch" moment or the '88 Jordan Slam Dunk Contest would be insane to see captured on a card.

One of my favorite sets has many iconic moments painted, 2008 Upper Deck Masterpieces Football, moments like "The Catch" the "Immaculate Reception" or the "Tuck Rule".

[jaredkelley]

Originally Posted by Joliet Jake

I agree with the massive potential that comes with depicting action shots, but I can understand wanting to ensure quick turnaround times and provide a sense of continuity within the set and between all of the Living Sets.



That's a fantastic insert. Were all four pieces 1/1?

Yes - all were 1/1s. There were several of these memorable moments I painted and I can't recall ever seeing one fully assembled by a collector.

[Joliet Jake]

Originally Posted by jaredkelley

Yes - all were 1/1s. There were several of these memorable moments I painted and I can't recall ever seeing one fully assembled by a collector.

What other players were included? I'm having trouble finding the set on TCDb.

[jaredkelley]

Originally Posted by Joliet Jake

What other players were included? I'm having trouble finding the set on TCDb.

It was 20 different sports moments. My memory is fuzzy on the details....I am pretty sure they were included in one of the Sportkings series, but perhaps they were some kind of special redemption?

I uploaded all of them to a Facebook album. Let me know if you can't access it:

Sportkings Memorable Moments Cards

[Joliet Jake]

Originally Posted by jaredkelley

It was 20 different sports moments. My memory is fuzzy on the details....I am pretty sure they were included in one of the Sportkings series, but perhaps they were some kind of special redemption?

I uploaded all of them to a Facebook album. Let me know if you can't access it:

Sportkings Memorable Moments Cards

Those are great, Jared!

I’ll have to dig a bit on TCDb and see what I can find.

[ewokpelts]

Originally Posted by Joliet Jake

I think the only sport we disagree on is baseball.

I figured if I'm going to post examples, might as well be teams I root for.

I’d like to see a set based of the 1980 topps set, but that’s three players per card

[Joliet Jake]

Originally Posted by jaredkelley

It was 20 different sports moments. My memory is fuzzy on the details....I am pretty sure they were included in one of the Sportkings series, but perhaps they were some kind of special redemption?

I uploaded all of them to a Facebook album. Let me know if you can't access it:

Sportkings Memorable Moments Cards

There aren't any images on TCDb, and none of the cards exist in any collections. I'd be curious if all of these cards have been found.

[kidfan9]

Hey folks working at Topps….VIN SCULLY!!!!!!!

[eldavojohn]

Originally Posted by kidfan9

Hey folks working at Topps….VIN SCULLY!!!!!!!

He is a legend but he is definitely not elligible for Living Set.

I know I'm alone here but I hope they keep living set how they said it would stay and don't modify it to cash cow more retired players or include mascots/managers/owners/broadcasters/etc.

They already did masked/unmasked for Kylo Ren in star wars just to make more money ...

[jaredkelley]

Originally Posted by Joliet Jake

There aren't any images on TCDb, and none of the cards exist in any collections. I'd be curious if all of these cards have been found.

After I uploaded the Memorable Moments images to Facebook, Dr. Brian Price commented:

"Jared for many years after the product was released I tried to buy any of these that I could get my hands on but the ones for sale were few and far between. I have some but put them away, I am now going to look for them and see what I have. I forgot how great these cards were. Wish I didn't sell the Sporkings brand in 2014, would love to still be making these cards. Thanks for publishing the images brings back some great memories."

I wonder how many of them he tracked down. I used to see 1 or 2 on ebay a few years ago, but that's it.

[Kek5270]

A DiMaggio sold back in May. Very cool set. If the link doesn't work search sold listings, title is '2013 Jared Kelley Sportkings Series F Original Art Card of Joe DiMaggio #d 1/1'

https://www.ebay.com/itm/18541656685...mis&media=COPY

[ewokpelts]

Originally Posted by jaredkelley

After I uploaded the Memorable Moments images to Facebook, Dr. Brian Price commented:

"Jared for many years after the product was released I tried to buy any of these that I could get my hands on but the ones for sale were few and far between. I have some but put them away, I am now going to look for them and see what I have. I forgot how great these cards were. Wish I didn't sell the Sporkings brand in 2014, would love to still be making these cards. Thanks for publishing the images brings back some great memories."

I wonder how many of them he tracked down. I used to see 1 or 2 on ebay a few years ago, but that's it.

There are multiple darth Vader cards. And I’m not counting the anakins.

[jaredkelley]

FYI - The eBay auctions for the these artist-signed prints ends tomorrow at 6pm PST. The Dontrelle Willis prints are the only prints that will feature a foil color other than gold. (If you win one, message me and I'll give you the story behind it.)

[jaredkelley]

Here's the tentative release schedule for the rest of my artist-signed prints on eBay. Hopefully this will help those of you waiting on a particular player.

The last prints (#498 Matt Manning and #500 Josh Gibson) will end on Christmas Day.

8/21/22
398 Nick Madrigal
399 Adam Wainwright
401 Bobby Dalbec

8/28/22
404 Luis Garcia
405 Kirby Puckett
408 Joey Bart

9/4/22
410 Willie Stargell
411 Julio Urías
413 Cristian Javier

9/11/22
416 Carlos Rodón
417 Taylor Trammell
420 Jarred Kelenic

9/18/22
422 Alex Kirilloff
424 Adolis García
425 Lance Lynn

9/25/22
428 Trevor Rogers
430 Akil Baddoo
431 German Márquez

10/2/22
434 Tommy Edman
436 Jake Cronenworth
438 Jazz Chisholm

10/9/22
439 Kyle Schwarzer
442 Logan Gilbert
443 Julio Franco

10/16/22
446 Miguel Cabrera
447 Starling Marte
450 Max Scherzer

10/23/22
451 Luis García
454 Jonah Heim
455 Kolten Wong

10/30/22
458 Yuli Gurriel
459 Huascar Ynoa
462 Albert Pujols

11/6/22
463 Eddie Rosario
466 Jorge Soler
468 Tanner Houck

11/13/22
469 Robin Yount
472 Bailey Ober
474 Triston McKenzie

11/20/22
476 Ke’Bryan Hayes
477 Dave Winfield
479 Jonathan India

11/27/22
482 Dave Stewart
483 Brooks Robinson
486 Mike Moustakas

12/4/22
487 Josh Hader
490 Dante Bichette
491 John Kruk

12/11/22
494 Liam Hendriks
495 Wander Franco

12/18/22
498 Matt Manning
500 Josh Gibson

[BoofBonser26]

Originally Posted by BoofBonser26

Still waiting on 3 orders from Wheeler, oldest is also #500.

Since I posted on this earlier, wanted to update that I received 2 orders together a few days ago. It's definitely way longer than I expected I'd be waiting (even knowing it'd be a long wait), but everything did come through.

[Chihuahuas]

Originally Posted by jaredkelley

Here's the tentative release schedule for the rest of my artist-signed prints on eBay. Hopefully this will help those of you waiting on a particular player.

The last prints (#498 Matt Manning and #500 Josh Gibson) will end on Christmas Day.

8/21/22
398 Nick Madrigal
399 Adam Wainwright
401 Bobby Dalbec

8/28/22
404 Luis Garcia
405 Kirby Puckett
408 Joey Bart

9/4/22
410 Willie Stargell
411 Julio Urías
413 Cristian Javier

9/11/22
416 Carlos Rodón
417 Taylor Trammell
420 Jarred Kelenic

9/18/22
422 Alex Kirilloff
424 Adolis García
425 Lance Lynn

9/25/22
428 Trevor Rogers
430 Akil Baddoo
431 German Márquez

10/2/22
434 Tommy Edman
436 Jake Cronenworth
438 Jazz Chisholm

10/9/22
439 Kyle Schwarzer
442 Logan Gilbert
443 Julio Franco

10/16/22
446 Miguel Cabrera
447 Starling Marte
450 Max Scherzer

10/23/22
451 Luis García
454 Jonah Heim
455 Kolten Wong

10/30/22
458 Yuli Gurriel
459 Huascar Ynoa
462 Albert Pujols

11/6/22
463 Eddie Rosario
466 Jorge Soler
468 Tanner Houck

11/13/22
469 Robin Yount
472 Bailey Ober
474 Triston McKenzie

11/20/22
476 Ke’Bryan Hayes
477 Dave Winfield
479 Jonathan India

11/27/22
482 Dave Stewart
483 Brooks Robinson
486 Mike Moustakas

12/4/22
487 Josh Hader
490 Dante Bichette
491 John Kruk

12/11/22
494 Liam Hendriks
495 Wander Franco

12/18/22
498 Matt Manning
500 Josh Gibson

Much appreciated - thanks so much for posting that info

[Joliet Jake]

Thank you for posting the release schedule, Jared. There are a handful of prints I’m hoping to pick up.