The Official 2021 Topps Heritage Thread - Talking and Trading
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I understand that 2020 Heritage High number hasn't even been released yet like it usually is every August, but I have waited too many years for the 1972 design.
What prompted this thread today is that blowout is having a 10% off sitewide black Friday sale, so I just pre-ordered their last 2 cases of 2021 Heritage for $989.96 each. I am very excited to have 2 cases of the 1972 heritage coming.
The days of getting cases of heritage for 6, 7, or even $800 each are long gone and never coming back, so I've (kinda) made my peace with the $1,000 plateau.
Anyone else excited about the 1972 design?
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Sorry to say ...
No trading partner this year (2021) - 1972 was never one of my favorites...
Will open a pack or two for anticipation of the upcoming baseball season ...
If I need a heritage fix, I'll need to jump back to the 1967 series (my all time favorite year) or 1965 (2nd favorite) and see what assemblages I can acquire. Or add the Greatest Moments to my 2020 (1971 set)
Don't expect to find any diamonds this late in the game -
These acquisitions are strictly semimetal.
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I'm a low life retail slug. I'll be trolling all the Wal Marts and Targets I can.
And 2020 High Numbers are released on New Years Eve I think?
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
So am I Dan, but this is 1972. 1972 is for me what 1978 is for you.
Ahhhh that's all you had to say for me to understand!
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
Topps would be wise to take next year off re: Heritage.
Kiss me twice.....let's party.
I’ll be in because I’ve been collecting Heritage for 8 years so why stop now. But I don’t like the 1972 design.
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Ya, my 10 year ritual of stashing an unopened hobby case of Heritage is coming to a close. I'm giving it up, prices up to high and it seems the runs are getting bigger with way to many chase cards. Of all of the thousands of packs I've opened up, I have only pulled one hot box and three so-so autos. I'll work on the set to keep a run going. The 60's were my hey day, so the 70's can take a back seat to me still buying unopened, vintage stars, and raw HOFer's.
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Hell yes! Love the 1972 design! Retro autographs give me a warm, fuzzy feeling!
Looking forward to it myself.
don’t mind the ‘72 design but heritage seems to be so watered down now. was hoping they’d correct the ship this year w the 71s but ended up being disappointing again.
may take the few hundred I throw at heritage this year and open some 72opc. probably have better results! 😉
I guess it's time for the 1960's guys to step aside and let the 1970's guys in!
I will be ALL OVER the next NINE years 1972 through the 1980 design.
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
I'm in, probably do my normal amount. So I will be ready to trade.
$1,100 cases due out 03.03.21:
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
BASE CARDS
500 modern stars of Baseball appear on cards featuring the iconic 1972 Topps Baseball design. Includes short printed cards, #401-500 (1:3 packs).
Base Card Parallels
Base Card Variations (Select subjects)
Look for more unannounced surprises!
Base Card Chrome Variations
100 of the most collectible cards get the CHROME treatment.
Limited Parallels:
INSERT CARDS
New Age Performers
25 modern players whose performances have eclipsed the giants of the past.
Then and Now
Comparing 1972 stars with their modern-day equivalents.
Baseball Flashbacks
Relive highlights from the 1972 season.
News Flashbacks
World news moments from 1972 receive their own cards.
NEW! The Great One
A 21 card set celebrating the life and career of The Great one, Roberto Clemente.
AUTOGRAPHS
Real One Autographs
On-card autographs of current and retired MLB greats.
Real One Special Edition Autographs
Signed in red ink and hand numbered to 72
Real One Dual Autographs
Hand numbered to 25 or less HOBBY ONLY
Real One Triple Autographs
Hand numbered to 5 HOBBY ONLY
NEW! Rangers Inaugural Season Autographs
Featuring players from the 1972 Texas Rangers with on-card autographs. Limited to 100 or less per subject.
AUTOGRAPH RELICS
Clubhouse Collection Autographed Relics
Featuring game-used relics and on-card autographs. Hand numbered to 25 or less
Clubhouse Collection Dual Autographed Relics
Pairings with game-used relics and on-card autographs. Hand numbered to 10 or less - HOBBY ONLY
Flashback Autographed Relics
Celebrating moments from the 1972 season with retired greats’ on-card autographs and game-used relics.
RELICS
Clubhouse Collection Relics –
Game-used uniform and bat pieces from leading MLB stars.
Clubhouse Collection Dual Relics – Hand-numbered to 72
Clubhouse Collection Triple Relics – Hand-numbered to 25
Clubhouse Collection Quad Relics – Hand-numbered to 10
1972 Mint
Featuring coins minted in 1972 with stars from MLB. HOBBY EXCLUSIVE
1972 U.S. Postage Stamp Relics
MLB greats from yesterday and today alongside postage stamps released in 1972. Numbered to 50.
1972 Baseball Cut Signatures – Numbered 1 of 1
1972 Celebrity Cut Signatures – Numbered 1 of 1
NEW! The Great One Buybacks
Original Roberto Clemente Topps cards will receive a special foil stamp.
HOBBY BOX TOPPERS
NEW! Oversized 1972 Topps Baseball
50 select base cards receive oversized versions. Limited to 1000 each.
NEW! 1972 Topps Baseball Posters
Inspired by the original 1972 posters featuring current and legendary ballplayers. 1:2 boxes
1972 Topps Baseball Originals
Buyback cards from 1972 Topps Baseball featuring a foil stamp. 1:2 boxes
No mention of In Action cards. If they do not have In Actions will be a disappointing release. Preordered one box like I always do.
My guess is that the Action cards are part of the regular set, although they are still running the Action variation cards.
Base Card Variations (Select subjects)
Mini Base – numbered to 100
Throwback Uniforms – ULTRA RARE
Action Images – HOBBY EXCLUSIVE
Nickname Variations – Limited
Look for more unannounced surprises!
I don't mind the 72T design but the price?
Might do retail instead of hobby? When it goes live on Topps.com, the price is better but I believe people are using bots or something and I've never been able to catch it before it sells out. I remember paying 600 for a case back in 2004 or so? We had a member named Kuhlman who had a shop and sold cases at a fair price.
A few years ago I pulled a Trout relic and this one from the year before last was a super pull that went to PSA. The hunt always brings me back each year.
Me too, Mike, I love Heritage. Good to see you around again!
“The hunt” is right. I was lucky enough to pull 1/1 superfractors from retail in 2018 and 2020.
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I've been a RETAIL HOUND DOG for a few years now. And why I bought a very near complete 2020 High Number Master Set instead of ripping! No retail? I haven't been a fan of Heritage Hobby for awhile now. You are pigeon holed into average output per case and that's a huge LOL as compared to cost IMO. Retail has rarely let me down.
DISCLAIMER I'm not talking about HUGE hits. Retail delivers more bang for the buck when it comes to Sp's, chromes, relics, and base blue autos than hobby does in my real experience.
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
Retail purchases may be tough this year with all the retail flippers running loose and camping out at the venues.
I hope so and you are probably right - so In Action cards and Action cards of regular cards as well. That’s a lot of Action for one set!
Hoping players that change teams in Series 2 have the Traded stamp on them and are put together in the set numerically.
A real life Mike sighting! Glad to see you post, buddy!
Only 6 weeks away!!!
Only 5 weeks away!!!
Not liking the landscape with retail hoarding. I'm probably just going to cheap out this year and buy a master set and upgrade the worst of them.
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
Hiya Dan
I have a friend here who just buys the "master" set every year and a factory Topps set.
I did have a moment myself...
Not sure to put it in the epiphany, come to Jesus moment or what?
But, I was looking at all the "excess" I have from either buying retail or a hobby case - bottom line? I've got way, way more cards than I know what to do with and after over 30 yrs of collecting? I'm getting way too old for all this.
Here's just the tip of the iceberg:
So, unless I want to buy packs just for entertainment to see what I can pull? Fine.
But, the excess? Will just have to find its way to Goodwill, I guess?
Goodwill??!!
Great idea!! Headed there asap!!
Goodwill is my last name Mike! LOLzzzzz J/K
since there is no retail. Much less stressful!
SO great to see you stop by Mike! For high numbers I just bought a set
And no such thing as too old! Hope you are enjoying your retirement.
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
Thanx Dan.
When I stack all the boxes in one area to do something with them? I'll take a pic.
Have no idea how many - way into the 10s of thousands!
Yes, retirement is great; today is Sunday - no thoughts of how I'm gonna drag my tired ass out of bed on Monday morning and God knows what to expect?
Only 3 weeks away!!!
Just 2 weeks away now!!
Less than a week away. Who has product ordered?
Looks like the release date has been pushed back to 03/19 instead of 3/3.
Booooo
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
Pushed back again to 3/26.
"Supposedly" 1 week away now.
I’m reading that retail has already been released, hobby released 3/26. I checked my local walmart, but none in stock.
Yaz Master Set
#1 Gino Cappelletti master set
#1 John Hannah master set
Also collecting Andre Tippett, Patriots Greats' RCs, Dwight Evans, 1964 Venezuelan Topps, 1974 Topps Red Sox
It's a shame, the Walmart shelves have been barren for months now!
I always try to buy some of the Heritage each year but I hardly ever hit anything worth a damn.
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The retail situation is the very reason I am sitting this one out.
ISO 1978 Topps Baseball in NM-MT High Grade Raw 3, 100, 103, 302, 347, 376, 416, 466, 481, 487, 509, 534, 540, 554, 579, 580, 622, 642, 673, 724__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ISO 1978 O-Pee-Chee in NM-MT High Grade Raw12, 21, 29, 38, 49, 65, 69, 73, 74, 81, 95, 100, 104, 110, 115, 122, 132, 133, 135, 140, 142, 151, 153, 155, 160, 161, 167, 168, 172, 179, 181, 196, 200, 204, 210, 224, 231, 240
That's the way it is at Target by my house also unless you hit it right when the guy comes - now there's a sign - limit to 3 per person.
If any of you watch the "rip" shows - Jabs always shows pics of stuff @ the Walmarts near him?
I say he's dropped a couple of 20s into the hands of someone at the store and gets texts when they're about to shelve the stuff each week?
I've decided - right now - not to do anything with Heritage this year.
Rip city. Coming at ya.
that random grouping was sp's, The refractor Suarez is also a high # sp. #404
72T fans should really like this set.
Graphics are really nice.
A Robinson cano card??
these were purchased off Target.com and delivered today for those who are curious.
I will be on the lookout, but If anyone gets their hands on hobby boxes I will be in the market for 2. I buy 2 every year, 1 to rip and 1 to keep.
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Thanks for the post. They look good.