2022 Topps Chrome Update Sapphire--This Could Be the Product of the Year? (2022/2023) - Page 80

Archimedes · 01-23-2023, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

Why does Frito Lay have 12 bags of chips in a sealed case of barbecue potato chips? You are reading way too much into sealed boxes of cards as if they are different than other products.

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You're making the point that these were packaged this way from the printer so that Topps would open them and sell the individual boxes. I don't think the printer would send them in small boxes of 10 if that were the case. Maybe you're right but doesn't make much sense from a distribution perspective.

JoshMN · 01-23-2023, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

It's not that they don't know what they are doing. Just that cases of cards were never meant to remain sealed. They were designed to be opened and the boxes sold. A sealed case is just a shipping method to them.

But they are advertising sealed cases on their website now. It's not just a shipping method, even to them. They know sealed cases have demand.

Other areas of the business world would be squeezing some extra drops out of that lemon already, that's what I mean when I say Topps doesn't know what they are doing.

BambinoShuffle · 01-23-2023, 06:21 PM

Topps has a good idea of what they’re doing.

ThoseBackPages · 01-23-2023, 06:23 PM

Topps' staff is pretty bad at the hobby

you could probably count on both hands the number of employees that have a clue

cj828282 · 01-23-2023, 06:42 PM

100 box break going down at around 7 pm Eastern.

Turborush · 01-23-2023, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cj828282

100 box break going down at around 7 pm Eastern.

Where?

Bcr · 01-23-2023, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by cj828282

100 box break going down at around 7 pm Eastern.

I'm tempted to watch. Better the rich busting their boxes than me.

Bcr · 01-23-2023, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Turborush

Where?

https://twitter.com/PJHughes45/statu...48288739758088

ThoseBackPages · 01-23-2023, 06:56 PM

oh, that guy lol

Chris P · 01-23-2023, 06:57 PM

Not sure it's been mentioned but Jeremy Pena is a redemption. Someone pulles one on fb

ctizzle · 01-23-2023, 07:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cj828282

100 box break going down at around 7 pm Eastern.

I’m jelly

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seanbros55 · 01-23-2023, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bcr

https://twitter.com/PJHughes45/statu...48288739758088

We can all rest assured knowing that all of the “yet-to-surface” premier autos are in boxes headed to these high profile breakers.

cj828282 · 01-23-2023, 07:09 PM

Well odds would have 1-2 autos from the break. See what he gets. Bet he gets more than 2.

thenightman · 01-23-2023, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by cj828282

100 box break going down at around 7 pm Eastern.

Didn't he charge like $900+ per spot?

Badgers0821 · 01-23-2023, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by thenightman

Didn't he charge like $900+ per spot?

$900/spot for a 30 spot random team would be $270/box.

thenightman · 01-23-2023, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Badgers0821

$900/spot for a 30 spot random team would be $270/box.

zworykin · 01-23-2023, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris P

Not sure it's been mentioned but Jeremy Pena is a redemption. Someone pulles one on fb

https://twitter.com/InventSPC/status...63884382572544

BabaORiley · 01-23-2023, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by tevans333

For anyone wondering on the collation, I finished going through my base and in my case I did not get a single duplicate

Opened a sealed case of 10 boxes and also had perfect collation: no dupes at all. In my case, this was a bit dulling as my 1st box ripped was easily my best and the second easily my second best. I started a thread with pics but the last several boxes didn't really need pics so here goes:

Box 1:
J-Rod, Wander RD, Royce Lewis
Orange: Nick Lodolo RD
Green: Hunter Greene RD
Green: Aaron Bummer

Box 2: (knowing collation, should have quit after this one)
Witt, Jeremy Pena
Orange: Hanser Alberto
Green: Richie Palacios RC
Green: Chris Archer

Box 3: (the feint possibility of good color and/or auto kept me roped in)
Seiya and a ton of RD's (Witt, Tork, Pena, Cruz, Lodolo, Kwan, Thomas)
Gold: C.J. Abrams RD
Green: Ramon Urias

Box 4:
Melendez, Pujols "9th All Time..."
Gold: Hunter Strickland
Green Andre Pallante RC

Box 5:
Kirby, Greene, Abrams RD, Melendez RD
Purple: Matt Chapman
Gold: Kyle Schwarber

Box 6:
J-Rod RD
Gold: Garrett Stubbs
Green: Michael Lorenzen

Box 7:
Soto "100 HR's"
Green: Adam Haseley (only box with one color)

Box 8:
Alek Thomas, Abrams
Orange: Cooper Hummel RC
Green: Alex Colome

Box 9:
Tork, Arias, Lodolo
Green: Albert Pujols
Gold: Gabriel Arias RC

Box 10:
Ramos, Pepiot, Lewis RD, Greene RD, E. Cabrera RD
Gold: Tyler Naquin
Green: Luke Jackson

Final tally:
Green (11) - Best was Pujols, Hunter Greene RD
Gold (6) - CJ Abrams RD, Arias RC
Orange (3) - Nick Lodolo RD
Purple (1) - Matt Chapman

2 Boxes with 3 parallels
1 Box with 1 parallel

Still think it's a worthwhile rip at Original Price but that's a pretty lackluster 10-box case when you take a big picture look at it. Was a fun rip though I realized around box 4 that this was going to be a perfectly collated case and having hit the Julio, Wander, Witt and Pena by box 2 meant I was chasing color/autos.

QC was bad on these. Lot of vertical OC, lot of cards with old OPC fuzzy edges (especially lower edge).And collation was great which I always consider to be a bad thing.

Product of the year no more (for me).

cj828282 · 01-23-2023, 08:48 PM

In case anyone is interested. Live now:

https://www.instagram.com/philhughes65/live/

ctizzle · 01-23-2023, 09:09 PM

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In case anyone is interested. Live now:

https://www.instagram.com/philhughes65/live/

Any biggies yet?

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cj828282 · 01-23-2023, 09:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ctizzle

Any biggies yet?

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Gold Thomas and one baes Julio 44 from what I have seen. No autos yet that I can tell.

cj828282 · 01-23-2023, 09:17 PM

Several boxes with just 1 green parallel and not much base value. But there have been a few 3 parallel boxes as well.

Funkster · 01-23-2023, 09:18 PM

So, he hasn't really pulled anything of note yet.

zworykin · 01-23-2023, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ctizzle

Any biggies yet?

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No monsters in the first 30. No auto.

Gold Oneil Cruz RD, Gold George Kirby RC, Gold Alek Thomas RC, Green Torkelson RC, Orange MacKenzie Gore RC (I think? Coulda been RD)

Rich Hill Padparadscha

Funkster · 01-23-2023, 09:23 PM

Given he's almost on 40 boxes, thats not particularly exciting

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01-23-2023, 06:21 PM	#1978
BambinoShuffle Member Join Date: Sep 2021 Posts: 450	Topps has a good idea of what they’re doing.

01-23-2023, 06:42 PM	#1980
cj828282 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 13,967	100 box break going down at around 7 pm Eastern.

01-23-2023, 06:57 PM	#1985
Chris P Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 14,921	Not sure it's been mentioned but Jeremy Pena is a redemption. Someone pulles one on fb

01-23-2023, 07:09 PM	#1988
cj828282 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 13,967	Well odds would have 1-2 autos from the break. See what he gets. Bet he gets more than 2.

01-23-2023, 08:48 PM	#1994
cj828282 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 13,967	In case anyone is interested. Live now: https://www.instagram.com/philhughes65/live/

01-23-2023, 09:17 PM	#1997
cj828282 Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 13,967	Several boxes with just 1 green parallel and not much base value. But there have been a few 3 parallel boxes as well.

01-23-2023, 09:18 PM	#1998
Funkster Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,035	So, he hasn't really pulled anything of note yet.

01-23-2023, 09:23 PM	#2000
Funkster Member Join Date: Sep 2022 Location: Chicago Posts: 1,035	Given he's almost on 40 boxes, thats not particularly exciting