THE OFFICIAL 2016 TOPPS HERITAGE THREAD!

parker95

Hi gang! Welcome back to another year of Topps Heritage! I didn't see any official Topps Heritage thread started yet for this year so I thought I would go ahead and start one. My hopes are that the great people I have traded with and shared information with over the years are still around. Geordie, Zep, Walt, Knopflers, my brother Jim, Magellan (yes, my son is almost four and he still has that auto you sent him when he was born!, Mick65, ThoseBackPages, and several I am sure I have left out!

The official launch date for 2016 Topps Heritage is Wednesday, March 2nd. I went ahead and wrote a detailed preview on my blog that I would like to encourage each of you to check out which provides some pictures and other bits of information as we gear up to release day. Here is the link to that:

Craig's 2016 Topps Heritage Preview!


If you haven't bought your Topps Heritage yet for this year, here are the prices as of today at two of the leading distributors:

Blowout Cards: $744.95
Atlanta Sportscards: $704.99

Not sure why the price difference as these two are usually the same. It will be interesting to see how these prices play out as we inch closer to release date.



Here is a breakdown of what to expect in 2016 Topps Heritage this year. There is not a whole lot of difference from last year but 1967 Topps is one of my favorite designs! Maybe Topps will have a couple of unannounced additions to the product to make it even more attractive.

Configuration: 12 boxes per case. 24 packs per box. 9 cards per pack.

The fan-favorite 1967 design returns in this year's Topps Heritage Baseball. Current stars, MLB legends, and debuting rookies are showcased on these iconic cards. Highlights of this set include Real One Autographs, Clubhouse Collection Relics, Flashbacks Autograph Relics, and the all-new 1967 Topps Poster Box Loaders.


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

AUTOGRAPHED CARDS
ALL AUTOGRAPHS ARE SIGNED ON-CARD

Real One Autographs
Includes active and retired MLB players
- Real One Special Edition - Signed in Red ink. Hand-numbered to 67.

Real One Dual Autographs
Hand-Numbered to 25. HOBBY ONLY

Real One TRIPLE Autographs
Hand-Numbered to 5. HOBBY ONLY

Clubhouse Collection Autographed Relics
Hand-Numbered to 25.

Clubhouse Collection Dual Autographed Relics
Hand-Numbered to 10. HOBBY ONLY

Flashbacks Autographed Relics
Hand-Numbered to 25.

1967 BASEBALL Cut Signatures
All numbered 1 of 1.

1967 Celebrity Cut Signatures
All numbered 1 of 1.


RELIC CARDS

Clubhouse Collection Relics
Cards include memorabilia from game-used uniforms or bats from active and retired players.
- Clubhouse Collection Gold Parallel - #'d to 99.

Clubhouse Collection Dual Relics
Retired and active players are paired alongside game-used jersey and bat pieces. Numbered to 67.

Clubhouse Collection Triple Relic
#'d to to 25.

Clubhouse Collection Quad Relic
#'d to 10.

'67 MINT
Stars from 1967 and today featured alongside coins minted in that year. HOBBY ONLY!
- Nickel - #'d to 15.
- Dime - #'d to 10.
- Quarter - #'d to 5.
- Half Dollar - #'d 1 of 1.

1967 U.S. Postage Stamp Relics
Notable events and players are matched with stamps from 1967. #'d to 50.


INSERTS

New Age Performers (20)
Modern greats who have eclipsed the giants of the past.

Then and Now (10)
Cards will feature some of the top players from 1967 and their modern-era counterparts.

Baseball Flashbacks (10)
1967 MLB highlights.

News Flashbacks (10)
World news moments from 1967.


BASE CARDS

Base Cards (425 subjects) - Veterans, Prospects, and Rookies on the 1967 Topps design.
High-Numbered Short-Printed cards (75 subjects)

BASE CARD VARIATIONS

Throwback uniform Variations (20)
Action Image Variations (25) HOBBY ONLY!
TEAM NAME COLOR Variations (25) HOBBY ONLY!

BASE CARD PARALLELS

Red backs (500) - Base card backs are featured in red.
Mini (100) - #'d to 100.
Chrome (100)
- Chrome Refractor Parallel - #'d to 567.
- Black-Bordered Chrome Refractor Parallel - #'d to 67.
- Gold-Bordered Chrome Parallel - #'d to 5. HOBBY
- Hot Box Refractor - Found only in Hot Boxes.


BOX LOADERS

1967 AD PANELS
3-card strips from the 2016 Heritage Baseball base set. HOBBY ONLY!

1967 Topps Originals
Original cards from the 1967 Topps Baseball set with a foil stamp. HOBBY ONLY!

1967 Topps Poster Box Loader
20 subjects are shown on posters mimicking the 1967 Topps Poster design. Limited to 50. HOBBY ONLY!
- 1967 Poster Box Loader Autograph parallel - Up to 10 subjects with an on-card signature. #'d to 10.

1967 Topps Punch-OutS Box Loader
Styled after the 1967 Topps Punch-Outs game with 20 different subjects. HOBBY ONLY!
- Jumbo Patch Relics - #'d to 25.
- Autographs - Up to 10 subjects. #'d to 10.
- Autograph Jumbo Patch Relics - Up to 10 subjects. #'d to 10.



Would love to hear everyone's thoughts on this year's Topps Heritage! Let's get the Heritage party started!!

Craig from Texas

SOM

Nice job on your blog. Well-written and good looking.

Tere1071

Just curious, with the March 2 date, does that mean the cards will be distributed to the retailers on that date, or will they be available for direct purchase?



Tere1071 aka Phil McNear

DanBessette

Looking forward to this! I'm sure Yaz will be featured in some insert sets since 67 was his triple crown year, but has anybody heard anything specific?

ZTarg

This thread now weeps a little

psu92

A list of the possible variations.


Link

strat4454

boo hoo

sbfinley

Originally posted by: Tere1071
Just curious, with the March 2 date, does that mean the cards will be distributed to the retailers on that date, or will they be available for direct purchase?

Tere1071 aka Phil McNear

If you order from most of the larger retailers (blowout, D&A, etc.) you should receive shipment on release or next day usually.

parker95

The prices from a couple of distributors have jumped up in the past couple of days...

Blowout $774.95
Atlanta $769.99

Only two weeks until release day!

Craig from Texas

ThoseBackPages

Craig, is Conforto on the base checklist?

parker95

Topps has not yet released the checklist unfortunately. In years past, we would get a preliminary checklist that would differ slightly from the final checklist. Now, Topps won't release it until a few days prior to release.

Craig from Texas

parkerj

Hey phil mcnear! glad to see you on here!

ThoseBackPages

Yes, i've been told the checklist will be available a week in advance

Walt

I can't remember the last time heritage was good. Someone remind me.

Thanks
Walt

WillBBC

2015 High Number?

parkerj

Good answer! that was (and still is) a great rip - value heavy!

Tere1071

Thank you, Jim. This looks like it'll be fun.



Phil

parker95

Yes, 2015 Topps Heritage High Number was by FAR my best case ripping since 2008 Topps Heritage High Number.

Craig from Texas

bjbrall4

Only nine days until the projected release, and this is just the 18th post on this thread. Is the bloom off the rose for Heritage? I know I've gone from two eight box cases to one twelve box case to, this year, a blaster box case.

parker95

I don't think Heritage is any less popular. Hopefully, the regulars on this annual thread will show up soon!

Craig from Texas

ThoseBackPages

Checklist should be out this week!

vintagefun

I think it's less a function of the product, which I'm excited about, and more a function of the mass exodus this board has experienced in the last year. Specifically the last few months.

thebaseballcardkid

Originally posted by: vintagefun

I think it's less a function of the product, which I'm excited about, and more a function of the mass exodus this board has experienced in the last year. Specifically the last few months.

My personal reason is that Im not that excited about this years design. Versus how I really liked the '65s to name one favorite. Not to mention the usual reasons of time vs so much to collect. But Im sure Ill be putting my order in soon.

Tere1071

I just joined this board as I have trouble finding Heritage cards singles I need locally. I have seen that others have also commented regarding dwindling participation; why is that?

parker95

Some people don't like the 1967 Topps design although it is my favorite one from the sixties.

If you are looking for Heritage singles, I have some from all years at My Topps Heritage Cards

Craig from Texas

Originally posted by: Tere1071
I just joined this board as I have trouble finding Heritage cards singles I need locally. I have seen that others have also commented regarding dwindling participation; why is that?

BLUEJAYWAY

Originally posted by: vintagefun



I think it's less a function of the product, which I'm excited about, and more a function of the mass exodus this board has experienced in the last year. Specifically the last few months.

Do you have any reasons why this is so? The coin forum is experiencing the same thing. One would think with BB spring training starting interest/participation would pick up. Maybe it will soon.

LarkinCollector

#1 Forum software upgrade that went awry. Many non-techies couldn't figure out how to do basic stuff, since it required HTML tags being manually inserted to perform basic tasks like paragraph separation. Many long time active participants have either left or post only rarely here after finding other outlets where it was easier.

#2-5 Best left unsaid if I want to continue to have the privilege of posting here.

Griffins

Originally posted by: LarkinCollector
#1 Forum software upgrade that went awry. Many non-techies couldn't figure out how to do basic stuff, since it required HTML tags being manually inserted to perform basic tasks like paragraph separation. Many long time active participants have either left or post only rarely here after finding other outlets where it was easier.

#2-5 Best left unsaid if I want to continue to have the privilege of posting here.

+1, especially on 2-5.

Walt

Checklist out. Only two hofers on the real one checklist and one is Kaline. Not one card in sight of the guy who won the triple crown in 67. Pathetic attempt by the 20 year olds running topps these days.

ThoseBackPages

#ThanksTopps

bjbrall4

I couldn't access the first checklist at the Topps website, but the "Hertiage" checklist update only shows two rookie chrome cards. Does the original checklist show all 100 chromes? (Topps could at least spell "Heritage" correctly - or maybe that's another rare variation.)

vintagefun

WOW...No Yaz is a huge disappointment. Plus 1 Auto OR Relic per Box...Maybe I'm not as excited as I thought I was?

DanBessette

No Yaz at all? Wow, I had expected he'd have a big presence. That really changes things for me. Can anybody link the checklist?

LarkinCollector

Checklist

Two 'Then and Now' cards was all I saw.

Tere1071

Thank you for the heads up, Jim but I need SSP cards mostly. For example:



2009- Pedroia, Jeter, P. Martinez and Rios



2010- The color switches with the exception of Guerrero, Greinke and Sabathia- have those already, plus the Maris Chase set



2011- Guerrero variation, J. Robby Story 137b, Molina and Wright variations



2012- Image swaps- 52, 186, 246, 276 and 415



Starting with 20126 and going through 201 I need almost all of the variations. I will put a more extensive list in the buy/sell/trade section

ThoseBackPages

have you tried eBay?

magellan

magellan

There is an earlier thread Craig but that's ok. I ordered from Blowout 1/25 & got a 704.95 price from them at that time. BigT didn't even do presells this year.

magellan

That is pathetic especially considering Yaz is my favorite player.


Edited to say perhaps I should have combined posts.

Tere1071

I bought most of my SSP cards from eBay, I wanted to try another source-especially for trade. I will post a more extensive want list on the buy sell and trade section as this is more for discussion. As for the 2016 Heritage, I used to have a number of 1967 cards, never any high numbers, though and I am very interested in viewing this version to see the comparison.

ZTarg

Wont be long now. Soon there will be some a rippin' and a tradin'. Just remember...



Nobody

Admires Heritage

More than me.........I feel like I've been doing this stuff for

8 years

1 Month and

2 days

DanBessette

Nobody

Admires Heritage

More than me.........I feel like I've been doing this stuff for

8 years

1 Month and

2 days

Well played.

TNP777

Welcome, fellow collector!

Say, you remind me of a fella by the name of Pete Burns. That dude had a great collection, and was a pretty good DJ, too. Spun them records right round, right round.

bjbrall4

Maybe the Heritage excitement will ramp up tomorrow, but for today I'm going to the Reds-Indians spring training opener; maybe that will get the juices flowing.

bjbrall4

Ebay seller kittykatcards in Romulus, MI, is selling individual chrome, refractor, and purple refractors, so it seems someone has gotten a shipment delivered.

ThoseBackPages

Those Stand Alone RC SPs look amazing!

magellan

My case left The FedEx facility @ 8:33 this morning. This is from Blowout.

alma1960

Looks like I was on the wrong thread:

Case arrived:

Opened Box #1:
8 SP 426-500
2 News flashbacks
2 baseball flashbacks
3 new age performers
2 then and now
Chrome: Albert Pujols 107/999
Black Chrome Refractor: Matt Harvey 07/67
Autograph: Blue: Corey Seager RC

Probably pulled the only auto in the case in the first box

I'm back in 3rd grade again.

TNP777

Cory Seager? You could do a LOT worse. Scan that puppy!

TNP777

Speaking of Seager, I see that he (among others) is featured on both dual and single RCs. Two different sellers listed single Seagers as "SSP", which is a term that pisses me off. But, I digress. One sold at $175, but with two already listed, I'm doubting that these are really SSP-worthy. Me thinks I'll let the dust settle a little before venturing into the fray.

Walt

Rookie variations are 2 per case and 5 cards in the set.

First case I saw had zero autographs. Great first box. Black chromes are jumping out of boxes early. Remember when a box got you 3 chromes and a refractor?

Waalt