2017 TOPPS NOW Baseball Only Please Thread.

[Darth Bryzzo]

Originally Posted by joejoemay

Yes I go to the zoo once a year to keep the wife happy...she loves the place. I mean with the stench and monkeys grabbing themselves, what's not to love!

Now that you’re acclimated to stench and primates grabbing themselves, sounds like you’re totally ready for your trip to NYC.

(I kid bc I love. I love visiting Manhattan, especially when I’m doing so on someone else’s dime.)

[joejoemay]

Originally Posted by Darth Bryzzo

Now that you’re acclimated to stench and primates grabbing themselves, sounds like you’re totally ready for your trip to NYC.

(I kid bc I love. I love visiting Manhattan, especially when I’m doing so on someone else’s dime.)

Well someone else's dime is a room for one night and some free drinks the night before the meeting.

Though I am looking forward to it...let me know if there is anything I can bring up besides the autograph issues.

[wilsonj12]

Originally Posted by joejoemay

...let me know if there is anything I can bring up besides the autograph issues.

This may be too specific of a comment / feedback and a first world problem, but as a team focused collector (Cubs) I would like to see more variety in the autos / relics for a team.

Base relics are great and will continue to be appropriate for many of the games. I was happy to see jersey, socks, and ball relics last year - I hope more of that continues.

I love Kris Bryant, but a Kris Bryant RTOD auto at this point is ... meh. (Still waiting for him to sign post season sets from last year too). Same with Baez, Rizzo, Contreras, Happ, Heyward, and Russell. I loved seeing Wade Davis auto last year. I would love to see Epstein, Maddon, Lester, Hendricks, Darvish, Morrow this year ... or anyone else (priced appropriately). Are they looking at ways to mix it up for teams that have been blessed with a lot of autos to date?

[HadWayTooMuch]

JoeJoe, my main complaint is the length of time it takes to reveal the print runs.

When they sell 254 cards of a player, why does it take 12-24 hours? The fun in Topps Now is the instant gratification. I realize I won't see the card for 2-4 weeks, but giving me the print run in an hour or two is almost as good!

[joejoemay]

Originally Posted by HadWayTooMuch

JoeJoe, my main complaint is the length of time it takes to reveal the print runs.

When they sell 254 cards of a player, why does it take 12-24 hours? The fun in Topps Now is the instant gratification. I realize I won't see the card for 2-4 weeks, but giving me the print run in an hour or two is almost as good!

At the top of my list...

[BigEd]

Just received this from Topps. Anyone else? It took 6 months to tell us it would be delayed, but at least they've acknowledged it at this point.



Dear ,

We appreciate your order of the TOPPS NOW® Los Angeles Dodgers Postseason Autograph Set.

Unfortunately, we will be unable to ship the merchandise listed above until April 6th, 2018. If you don’t want to wait, you may cancel your order and receive a prompt refund by calling our toll-free customer service number, 1-(800)-489-9149.

If we do not hear from you before we ship the merchandise to you, we will assume that you have agreed to this shipment delay. Remember, if you want the merchandise, don’t call.

We appreciate your patience here! Please feel free to contact customer service if you have any additional questions.

Thank you,

Topps Customer Service Team
1-800-489-9149
Support@topps.com

[gamboooler]

Originally Posted by BigEd

Just received this from Topps. Anyone else? It took 6 months to tell us it would be delayed, but at least they've acknowledged it at this point.



Dear ,

We appreciate your order of the TOPPS NOW® Los Angeles Dodgers Postseason Autograph Set.

Unfortunately, we will be unable to ship the merchandise listed above until April 6th, 2018. If you don’t want to wait, you may cancel your order and receive a prompt refund by calling our toll-free customer service number, 1-(800)-489-9149.

If we do not hear from you before we ship the merchandise to you, we will assume that you have agreed to this shipment delay. Remember, if you want the merchandise, don’t call.

We appreciate your patience here! Please feel free to contact customer service if you have any additional questions.

Thank you,

Topps Customer Service Team
1-800-489-9149
Support@topps.com

Came to post the same thing. I was under the impression these were ready to be shipped, don't think I'll wait another month. Will be taking my refund tomorrow... I think.

Also, kudos to Topps. This is how it should be done. I really do appreciate them taking strides to make the process better for buyers.

[joejoemay]

Got it for all missing autographs...including MAYWEATHER

[tkraft24]

Originally Posted by gamboooler

Came to post the same thing. I was under the impression these were ready to be shipped, don't think I'll wait another month. Will be taking my refund tomorrow... I think.

Also, kudos to Topps. This is how it should be done. I really do appreciate them taking strides to make the process better for buyers.

Agreed, glad Topps is doing this. Hopefully this sticks as a policy moving forward.

[kpete42]

Originally Posted by joejoemay

...let me know if there is anything I can bring up besides the autograph issues.

2 things I'd like:

I think the baseball relics are really cool. I'd like to see them do more of those. Especially if a pitchers does something crazy like a no hitter and they are able to make baseball relics from a ball that pitcher pitched in the game.

I'd also like to see them replace the /25 parallels with a green background instead of purple.

I was going to mention the print runs being posted right away as well, but I see that has already been brought up.

[kpete42]

Originally Posted by Wiz

Not that good at this. There are 3 dents in the front. Tried to capture it in the second pic
Attachment 408151

Attachment 408152

Hmmm. I can't see the dents in the pics, but I do think that card looks freaking sweet.

If you ever want to sell it....

[Skodie1]

Still waiting on 2 Cleveland Indians post season sets for my son!! Anyone else still waiting?

[tscbaseball]

We appreciate your order of the TOPPS NOW® On-Card Autograph of Cody Bellinger (RC) Sets Franchise Rookie HR Record Card.

Unfortunately, we will be unable to ship the merchandise listed above until April 6th, 2018. If you don’t want to wait, you may cancel your order and receive a prompt refund by calling our toll-free customer service number, 1-(800)-489-9149.

If we do not hear from you before we ship the merchandise to you, we will assume that you have agreed to this shipment delay. Remember, if you want the merchandise, don’t call.

We appreciate your patience here! Please feel free to contact customer service if you have any additional questions.

Thank you,

Topps Customer Service Team
1-800-489-9149
Support@topps.com



Trying to decide if I'm still wanting this card or had just gotten caught up in the moment.

[Platman]

Originally Posted by Skodie1

Still waiting on 2 Cleveland Indians post season sets for my son!! Anyone else still waiting?

I have a few Tribe sets to be shipped, and just like tscbaseball posted above, I got the same alert those sets will not ship until April 6.

I also got that notice for Bellinger, the Dodgers Postseason Auto Set as well as the All-Star Rookie Team Auto Set.

[wilsonj12]

I got the same for the Cubs post season set (waiting on 2).

Interesting that they can all somehow ship on April 6th?

[joshmets31]

^just got the same email.....ill be waiting....if anyone wants to buy a team set dodgers cheap pm me

[Fsegaud]

So what happens to the cards that buyers cancel their purchase for?
Print runs remain the same for sets?

If someone cancels and they were going to get a /49...does someone that is supposed to get a /99 get "upgraded"?

Can someone at the summit ask how distribution of autos is arranged for sets such as RTOD or post season...do they use a computer to randomly assigned cards to buyers? Is it done soon after cards sell out or time expires or much later? Do autos like the HOFer's go out based on order of purchase? Will there ever be some autos for MLS...even an abbreviated amount of cards like only /1, /5 and /10 at reasonable prices that ensure they are sold?

[TwinsJake]

Originally Posted by Fsegaud

So what happens to the cards that buyers cancel their purchase for?
Print runs remain the same for sets?

If someone cancels and they were going to get a /49...does someone that is supposed to get a /99 get "upgraded"?

Can someone at the summit ask how distribution of autos is arranged for sets such as RTOD or post season...do they use a computer to randomly assigned cards to buyers? Is it done soon after cards sell out or time expires or much later? Do autos like the HOFer's go out based on order of purchase? Will there ever be some autos for MLS...even an abbreviated amount of cards like only /1, /5 and /10 at reasonable prices that ensure they are sold?

I love the MLS auto idea. I would have popped on a LAFC auto for their first franchise game and win.

[Asian62150]

Anyone remember which autos were in the Cubs and Dodgers postseason sets? Thanks.

[jdcooldude]

now to wonder if that date of Apr 6 is set in stone as the latest shipping day...?

back to my assumption that they went out to the spring training camps to get these cards signed and they're padding for QC purposes. by that date, the season will be underway and they will have had the chance to catch the players either in FL or AZ.

let's hope we all get our cards by then!

[jdcooldude]

Originally Posted by Asian62150

Anyone remember which autos were in the Cubs and Dodgers postseason sets? Thanks.

Cubs were Happ, Baez, and Bryant

I believe LADs were Kersh, Cody B, and Alex Wood?

[SoftMuscle]

Originally Posted by jdcooldude

I believe LADs were Kersh, Cody B, and Alex Wood?

Yeah that's right

[andyhdz]

So nobody's mentioned that all these delays are probably the fault of the players right? The Astros postseason cards and autos came out a while ago. Maybe some downtrodden Dodgers needed time to go through their 5 stages of grief first?

[rutgersjpm]

Originally Posted by andyhdz

So nobody's mentioned that all these delays are probably the fault of the players right? The Astros postseason cards and autos came out a while ago. Maybe some downtrodden Dodgers needed time to go through their 5 stages of grief first?

I'm wondering if it's one of the two things...

A) Kershaw is taking his sweet old time
B) There was a Cody B. QC issue

We haven't seen a single Kershaw auto and I can't help but wonder why Cody B's ROY autos have shipped but not the record breaking HR and only a few of his postseason set autos.

It is what it is. I don't get all the Topps hate. It seems pretty reasonable to me that signing thousands of cards aren't exactly a high priority for these players and Topps isn't in the position to make them do it.

[tkraft24]

Originally Posted by andyhdz

So nobody's mentioned that all these delays are probably the fault of the players right? The Astros postseason cards and autos came out a while ago. Maybe some downtrodden Dodgers needed time to go through their 5 stages of grief first?

It’s true but that’s Topps problem; not the buyers. Regardless, I think Topps has learned some hard lessons this offseason. Lessons they didn’t learn after the long RTOD delays last season. It took consumers being fed up and taking refunds to create change.

If Topps gives a timeline for shipping, they have to stick to it or be willing accept refunds. I’m sure they’ll be more realistic about timelines moving forward and take offseasons into consideration. All in all, I think the autograph program will only get better as Topps puts the growing pains behind them.