2005 TOPPS HERITAGE

kuhlmann

GUYS HERE IS THE WRITE UP ON IT WITH RELEASE DATE SET FOR FEB 16TH. STALIN HAS INFORMED ME THAT HE HEARD IT MIGHT OF GOT PUSHED BACK TO THE 26TH I HAVE NO INFO ON THAT YET. I WILL FIND OUT TOMOROW. BUT I AM CONFIRMED ON ALL YOUR ORDERS FOR THE 16TH AS OF RIGHT NOW.

2005 TOPPS HERITAGE BASEBALL (24/8)




THIS PRODUCT IS SOLD OUT!
Ordersdue before Tuesday December 28th, 2004
Releasing Wednesday February 16th, 2005

2005 Heritage Baseball celebrates 1956 with playersfrom today on designs from the original 1956 ToppsSet!

Configuration: 8 boxes per case/24 packs per box/8 cards per pack*
Each pack contains eight (8) Topps Heritage Baseball cards PLUS 1 stick of Bazooka Bubble Gum!


THIS PRODUCT WILL BE ALLOCATED!

BLACK BORDERED REFRACTOR PARALLEL CARDS!
NEW! HOBBY EXCLUSIVE CUTSIGNATURE CARDS OF PERSONALITIES FROM 1956!
RELIC AND AUTOGRAPHED CARDS!
BUBBLE GUM INEVERY PACK!

COMBINED INSERTION RATEFOR AUTOGRAPHED/RELIC CARDS - 1:36 PACKS!

BASE CARDS (475 total cards)
Current players on vintage paper stock featuring theclassic 1956 Topps card design!
475 Veterans, First-Year Players, Prospects, Managers, Team Photos, and League Presidents from 1956!

AUTOGRAPHED CARDS (63 total subjects) - INSERTED 1:163 PACKS!
Real One Autographs (BlueInk) (23) - 200 cards each!
23 RetiredPlayers from the original 1956 set have signed 200cards each!
Real One Special Edition (Red Ink) (23) - hand #'d to 56!
23 RetiredPlayers from the original 1956 set have signed inred ink!
Clubhouse Collection Autographed Relics (5) hand #'d to 25!
5 players from the original 1956 set are signing their game used relic cards!
Flashbacks Autographed Relics (10)- hand #'d to 25!
Don Larsen,who pitched a perfect game in the 1956 World Series and 9 other history making players are signing 25 of their Flashback cards!
Team Topps Legends Autographs (2)
A storied mysterypro from our Team Topps lineup has signed!

~;~RELIC CARDS (70 total subjects) - INSERTED 1:47 PACKS!
Clubhouse Collection Relics(15)
5 players from 1956 and 10 playersfrom 2005 on game used relic cards!
Clubhouse Collection Dual Relics (3) - hand #'d to56!
A 1956 and 2005 player from the same team are paired on dual game used relic cards!
~;~Flashback Relics (10)
1956 Highlights and stadium seat relics from the stadiums theywere performed in, including Ebbetts Field, Crosley Field and Old Yankee Stadium!

PARALLEL CARDS (330 total cards) - 4 PER BOX!<B>
~;~Chrome (110) - seq #' d to 1956
Chrome Refractor (110) - seq #' d to 556
Black Bordered Chrome Refractor (110) - seq#' d to 56

INSERT CARDS (35 total subjects) INSERTED 1:5 PACKS!
New Age Performers (15) - 15 stars of today!
Then and Now (10) - It's 1956 vs. 2004 - 2 players per card!
Flashbacks (10) - 10 highlights from the 1956 season!

NEW! HOBBYEXCLUSIVE 1 OF 1 CUT SIGNATURE CARDS
1956 Cuts - Cut Signatures (7 total subjects) - EACH IS A ONE OF ONE!
The contributionsof 7 important figures from 1956 are honored on authentic cut signature cards. Look for Presidents Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon; as well as J.Edgar Hoover and Eleanor Roosevelt! Hobby Only!

joestalin

storied mysterypro...holy crap, Bonds maybe?? Arod. I just got chills.

Georgetown has the 19th as the date on their site. Im not sure who has ordered from Chris but maybe we can all meet and have a live
break one night. we can keep track of cards pulled and nail the short prints on the first night. Of course mass trading and hanging out
at the nearest walmart will surely follow!

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh

Kevin

chicago111

Im not a big baseball card guy but this set sounds interesting.
From a investment point of view would this be a good set to grab and store away? From walmarts and the like?

Stone193

Thanx for the info Chris
I look forward to the posts - I think last year we wore everyone out to the point where they went down and bought some retail! Now that's a tribute to the product!

Sigs of 1956 celebrites? I'm not a big lover of cuts on cards - but of course if I got an Eisenhower cut, I wouldn't, like, throw it away of anything.

Kevin - Hope to see you over here extolling the nuances of Topps bubble gum and of course a report on your local "pack searcher" series! God I hate those guys!

Again, looking forward to the festivities! Hope we have a bunch of collectors involved.

your friend
Mike

joestalin

funny you bring up pack searcher, just when you thought they were somewhat intelligent they prove themselves wrong.

I went into target today and bought 5 packs of bowman chrome draft, I went to the card to do the ritual and saw that two of them
were partially opened. Oh I was cussing. I knew that it would look bad if I tried to return them so I just opened them and BAM
autograph. What an idiot, he can't even nail a graph even when he opens it! Watch out guys, always check this.

I still have 40 pounds of gum from the past 3 years if anyone is interested. Lets hope there is no Helton "SP" this year!

Thanks
Kevin
President
Heritage Freak Society

mudflap02

So what was the deal with retail packs last year as opposed to hobby?

Just better SPs?

Stone193

OK Kevin
We'll score one for the good guys! So, what was the auto?



I pulled this auto out of a blister retail B Heritage box.

Now in preparation for this year and the fact that you searched forever to pick up the "Purple" Helton SP, I am awarding you this!



Good luck! And happy hunting.

your friend
Mike

joestalin

Clint Negotte, nothing special but I can't believe the scum missed that one!

Mike, you in on the live break??

Kevin

easttexascardsandgames

Last year the retail packs when the product first came out were loaded. Some with as many as 3 SPs per pack. The Autograph and relic cards seemed to be easier to pull as well.

joestalin

yep second pack I pulled from retail had a Pujols/Musial double jersey numbered to 55...it was downhill after that. If you are going
to buy retail buy early!!!

Kevin

Stone193

<< <i>Clint Negotte, nothing special but I can't believe the scum missed that one!

Mike, you in on the live break??

Kevin >>


Just name the time and forum!

ajw

What will a box cost me at Walmart? Do you think I need to get there ASAP to grab a box on opening day?

easttexascardsandgames

Last year the Wal-Mart Boxes were 29.99. It will probaly be a week or so after the release that they get the boxes.

pandrews

thanks chris! i'm looking forward to it.. i got hooked on heritage last year..

easttexascardsandgames

yep second pack I pulled from retail had a Pujols/Musial double jersey numbered to 55

My best Heritage pull came late, but they seemed to be more frequent early.. My best was a Ernie Banks Autograph numbered 18/55.

Stone193

<< <i>yep second pack I pulled from retail had a Pujols/Musial double jersey numbered to 55

My best Heritage pull came late, but they seemed to be more frequent early.. My best was a Ernie Banks Autograph numbered 18/55. >>


Very nice pull!!
As was said, buy early - and remember the closed blister boxes - 29.99 are the better buy IMO. The boxes that are designed to sell as individual packs get picked over and not as good a deal. Plus, you get an extra pack in the blister retails - so that you pay for 10 at 3 bucks a pop and get an extra pack free! Also, last year, there was 1 SP per pack in those boxes all season long where it was slim pickens in the regular retail loose pack boxes.

In terms of bang for buck - this is a fun set - loaded with stuff - has some allure for the vintage guys - connects you with the player of today and only 3 bucks/pack!

I am looking to trade!
your friend
Mike

joestalin

whats nice is that the autos are hard to cherry pick, topps puts them in the middle so jerks can't find them. The GU can be picked but
who cares. I think the early 29.99 boxes are loaded and the auto odds have been much better every year I have bought this stuff, as
the month goes on the good cards dry up and usually what is left is a pile of sp's which isn't bad at all! I can still get 75% for the
2001 sp's I have and still 50% book for the other years. You can't find this in any sets period.

fun AND a good value....Im on board.

Kevin