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Will Topps and Upper Deck ever Merge?

EmanEman Posts: 14
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And do you think it would be good or bad for the hobby?

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  • BunchOBullBunchOBull Posts: 6,188 ✭✭✭
    I hope not. Lack of competition is ALWAYS a bad thing for the consumer.
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  • ndleondleo Posts: 4,182 ✭✭✭✭✭
    No. Michael Eisner owns Topps now and he has more money that Upper Deck. Topps has a much stronger name in the market because of their history, they don't need Upper Deck.
    Mike
  • MorgothMorgoth Posts: 3,950 ✭✭✭
    It should be the other way around Topps buying UD. I actually preferred it when you had 3 to 4 really strong companies, I just wish they would limit the number of sets they could issue a year to 3 to 4.
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  • ndleondleo Posts: 4,182 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't think the hobby can support more than 2 manufacturers right now. Donruss is the third player out there. I can see them merging with one of the Big 2.

    We do need fewer products, maybe just 5 sets from each company per sport. I don't know of too many people that put together modern sets, especially in FB and BKB.
    Mike
  • bigfischebigfische Posts: 2,252 ✭✭
    Not anytime soon after the fallout from when UD recently tried to merge with topps.
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  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,490 ✭✭✭✭✭
    At this point in time in the industry, that's like asking if Coke and Pepsi will ever merge.

    mike
    Mike
  • LeiascardsLeiascards Posts: 3,233
    I wish Donruss would get their Baseball license back. Since they lost that both Topps and especially UD have taken a severe turn for the worse.
  • metalmikemetalmike Posts: 2,152 ✭✭
    I agree with Leiascards on this one. Donruss makes some nice cards esp. Americana.
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  • NHLfightguyNHLfightguy Posts: 525 ✭✭
    Someday i'm sure it will happen. Then we will see another player get in the game.
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