woo hoo!! Cool new pickup for the Butler collection - Topps contract

TNP777

Just won it!

vladguerrero

VERY cool item for a player collector, congrats!

byronscott4ever

I love those.

thenavarro

Neat item. Is that really all the players got paid for being on the cards? $75 a year in 1988?? That's peanuts if that's all. Did they get a percentage of sales as well? Was it standard pricing or did stars get more?

Mike

fur72

I really like those things. I got out bid on a Leon Durham one a few years back and I am still kicking myself. And wow a whole $75 for one year of producing a card! These days Topps pay guys that much for one autograph.

TNP777

It's not just the $75, but the fact that he had to agree to use it towards something in the Topps catalog.

thekid8

Great pick-up --- I have been trying to grab a Gary Carter contract but I have been outbid a bunch of times.

Stone193

Congratulations Georgie - ya gotta love the toppsvault!

I once wanted a contract signed by Reggie - but it went for way too much money for me.

mike

Clemaz

That is cool. I would like to get one of Phil Garner's.

gumbyfan

Great piece, Geordie! I'd love a Gantner contract for my collection someday.

vladguerrero

<< <i>Neat item. Is that really all the players got paid for being on the cards? $75 a year in 1988?? That's peanuts if that's all. Did they get a percentage of sales as well? Was it standard pricing or did stars get more?

Mike >>



I remember seeing a Ted Williams from the 50's that was over $500 for the year (I believe he took payment in appliances! )

kwtoz

Thanks for sharing that item!

72skywalker

Cool, now you need his Donruss and Fleer contract.

WinPitcher

Nice item Gordie!


Mike N I think besides the 75.00 or whatever they would get they also would get a piece of the pie that the

players association would get from the companies too.


Steve

baseballfan

cool item

congrats

Josephcb09

Very nice Geordie.

You even managed to get one that covered all of hs Giants years.

Congrats

TNP777

<< <i>Very nice Geordie.

You even managed to get one that covered all of hs Giants years.

Congrats >>



Joe, I'm glad I can always count on you to point out the positive in any situation. Of course that was why I was so excited to pick it up!

hotmush

That is a wonderful piece and would look great framed next to all the permeations of his 1988-1991 Topps card (Desert Shield, CrackerJack, OPC, micro, glossy, cloth, etc).
Wow. 75 bucks per year? I wonder what they get now a days.

WinPitcher

Mush

At the height of the card craze I read when Marco Scutero was called up to the Mets he got 100k from the Players association

as his cut for all items that are licensed. It said how he and his wife were rolling around in piles of cash.


Steve

hotmush

Steve, as a Jays fan (and Marco fan) thanks for that info!
Fascinating!
But, of course, it's no wonder the price of card packs went through the roof and the many card companies out there went under with contracts like that.

corvette1340

I believe they were given a choice of $75 from the Topps Store or 100 '88 Topps Factory sets.

TNP777

<< <i>I believe they were given a choice of $75 from the Topps Store or 100 '88 Topps Factory sets. >>

hotmush

HA!

WinPitcher

Mush

It wasn't the contacts per say it was the license they had to pay to MLB and the MLBPA.

Scutero was a good (is) a good player, I think he tripled in his first MLB game.


(And won it too)


Steve

hotmush

AH! Thanks for clarifying, Steve.