Topps Living Set

Stone193

And here's the next 3 sets:

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I added a bit more definition and size - will redo others down the road.

Since they're in a set of 3 per week - I'm going to refer to Topps "Living" as a series rather than set.

robert67

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Kep13

Kershaw and Yelich in newest trio opened up today...

robert67

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Stone193

Here's someone selling #1-90

Be interesting to see what it goes for? Still 5 days to go.

I'm assuming the BIN is still up since the reserve hasn't been met yet?

krisd3279

I'll be interested to see what this goes for.

Unfortunately I'm missing 7 of the cards from the first 3 weeks (including the low print run cards). I picked up the Judge and Ohtani for a good deal as soon as I could, but I missed the release and was late to the party. I have been buying the rest of them every week. I'll fill in the missing cards if I see a good deal.

robert67

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Stone193

Who would you like to see as that card?

Hiya Robert

Was wondering if there's players they can't get permission to make?

Looking forward to Mantle and Maris, Rose for sure - plenty of favorites for me.

I know some don't like the set but I'm glad I did the run from day 1.

robert67

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DoctorK

My understanding is the Mantle estate has a deal in place w/ Panini. Therefore, no Mantle card unless/until Topps gets those rights back. With Rose being banned from MLB, I doubt we see one of those either.

I would like to see Ruth or Trout as #100.

Sdub

@DoctorK said:
My understanding is the Mantle estate has a deal in place w/ Panini. Therefore, no Mantle card unless/until Topps gets those rights back. With Rose being banned from MLB, I doubt we see one of those either.

I would like to see Ruth or Trout as #100.

Judge was #1 and Syndergard #50?? Seems like they are not putting much thought into who the number is. My first guess would be a vintage guy like Jackie, but the first two significant #'s are modern, and there are not many vintage players in this series to date.

burghman

Jackie Robinson was #42, so they’re lining some guys up with meaningful numbers... I’d expect 100 to be a big name and I agree that a vintage name would be nice. Maybe Nolan Ryan (though not very vintage)?

Stone193

Here's the current Checklist:

March, 2018

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1 Aaron Judge, New York Yankees – 13,256
2 Joe Panik, San Francisco Giants – 3,650
3 Nick Castellanos, Detroit Tigers – 3,639

21

4 Rhys Hoskins, Philadelphia Phillies – 5,446
5 Ian Happ, Chicago Cubs – 3,042
6 Nick Markakis, Atlanta Braves – 2,678

28

7 Shohei Ohtani, Los Angeles Angels – 20,966
8 Russell Martin, Toronto Blue Jays – 3,953
9 Jackie Bradley Jr., Boston Red Sox – 3,959

April, 2018

4

10 Derek Jeter, New York Yankees – 10,692
11 Alex Gordon, Kansas City Royals – 4,143
12 Jean Segura, Seattle Mariners – 4,052

11

13 Bryce Harper, Washington Nationals – 9,515
14 Mallex Smith, Tampa Bay Rays – 4,529
15 A.J. Pollock, Arizona Diamondbacks – 4,221

18

16 Jose Altuve, Houston Astros – 6,185
17 Chris Taylor, Los Angeles Dodgers – 4,837
18 Paul DeJong, St. Louis Cardinals – 4,936

25

19 Ronald Acuna, Atlanta Braves – 46,809
20 Jose Ramirez, Cleveland Indians – 9,671
21 Matt Olson, Oakland Athletics – 9,631

May, 2018

2

22 Albert Pujols, Los Angeles Angels – 9,403
23 Amed Rosario, New York Mets – 7,637
24 Chase Headley, San Diego Padres – 6,752

9

25 Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle Mariners – 10,713
26 Yoan Moncada, Chicago White Sox – 6,382
27 Jose Berrios, Minnesota Twins – 6,065

16

28 Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics – 6,851
29 Rafael Devers, Boston Red Sox – 8,403
30 Brandon Morrow, Chicago Cubs – 5,585

23

31 Charlie Blackmon, Colorado Rockies – 6,585
32 Ozzie Albies, Atlanta Braves – 14,036
33 Lewis Brinson, Miami Marlins – 5,549

30

34 Gleyber Torres, New York Yankees – 28,550
35 Adam Duvall, Cincinnati Reds – 5,766
36 Jordy Mercer, Pittsburgh Pirates – 5,731

June, 2018

6

37 Manny Machado, Baltimore Orioles – 6,516
38 Christian Villanueva, San Diego Padres – 5,296
39 Eric Sogard, Milwaukee Brewers – 4,690

13

40 Scott Kingery, Philadelphia Phillies – 7,277
41 Joey Rickard, Baltimore Orioles – 5,791
42 Jackie Robinson, Brooklyn Dodgers – 13,147

20

43 Juan Soto, Washington Nationals – 28,572
44 Bartolo Colon, Texas Rangers – 5,630
45 Brad Peacock, Houston Astros – 5,440

27

46 Hank Aaron, Milwaukee Braves – 11,233
47 Jordan Hicks, St. Louis Cardinals – 6,099
48 Kevin Pillar, Toronto Blue Jays – 5,505

July, 2018

4

49 Miguel Andujar, New York Yankees – 12,794
50 Noah Syndergaard, New York Mets – 6,167
51 Austin Hedges, San Diego Padres – 5,354

11

52 Max Scherzer, Washington Nationals – 6,277
53 Walker Buehler, Los Angeles Dodgers – 7,503
54 Mitch Haniger, Seattle Mariners – 5,187

18

55 Ted Williams, Boston Red Sox – 10,927
56 Brian Anderson, Miami Marlins – 5,218
57 Sean Manaea, Oakland Athletics – 4,792

25

58 Giancarlo Stanton, New York Yankees – 7,626
59 Freddy Peralta, Milwaukee Brewers – 4,915
60 Pat Neshek, Philadelphia Phillies – 12,736

August, 2018

1

61 Francisco Lindor, Cleveland Indians – 6,714
62 Andrew Benintendi, Boston Red Sox – 6,239
63 Austin Meadows, Pittsburgh Pirates – 5,639

8

64 Ryne Sandberg, Chicago Cubs – 7,212
65 Dustin Fowler, Oakland Athletics – 4,808
66 Yasiel Puig, Los Angeles Dodgers – 4,886

15

67 Anthony Rizzo, Chicago Cubs – 5,568
68 Daniel Murphy, Washington Nationals – 4,586
69 Willy Adames, Tampa Bay Rays – 4,974

22

70 Bo Jackson, Kansas City Royals – 7,321
71 Jake Arrieta, Philadelphia Phillies – 5,060
72 Dereck Rodriguez, San Francisco Giants – 5,798

29

73 Cody Bellinger, Los Angeles Dodgers – 5,273
74 Lourdes Gurriel Jr., Toronto Blue Jays – 5,094
75 Joe Mauer, Minnesota Twins – 4,725

September, 2018

5

76 Roberto Clemente, Pittsburgh Pirates – 10,922
77 Tyler O’Neill, St. Louis Cardinals – 4,851
78 Avisail Garcia, Chicago White Sox – 4,520

12

79 Jacob deGrom, New York Mets – 5,302
80 Victor Robles, Washington Nationals – 6,104
81 Jed Lowrie, Oakland Athletics – 4,348

19

82 Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds – 4,915
83 David Bote, Chicago Cubs – 5,345
84 Trevor Story, Colorado Rockies – 4,576

26

85 Don Mattingly, New York Yankees – 6,785
86 Nick Williams, Philadelphia Phillies – 4,733
87 David Wright, New York Mets – 5,524

October, 2018

3

88 Manny Machado, Los Angeles Dodgers (October 3, 2018) – 4,802
89 Jack Flaherty, St. Louis Cardinals (October 3, 2018) – 4,754
90 Adrian Beltre, Texas Rangers (October 3, 2018) – 4,585

10

91 J.D. Martinez, Boston Red Sox – 4,532
92 Francisco Mejia, San Diego Padres – 5,096
93 Evan Gattis, Houston Astros – 3,990

17

94 Christian Yelich, Milwaukee Brewers
95 Clayton Kershaw, Los Angeles Dodgers
96 Ryan McMahon, Colorado Rockies

24

97 Chris Sale, Boston Red Sox
98 Dominic Smith, New York Mets
99 Ender Inciarte, Atlanta Braves

krisd3279

A little over 4 hours until card #100 drops. I'm hoping for someone that played in the 80's. I have a stack of monster boxes full of overprinted cards. It would be nice to have a nice low print run card of one of the players I liked as a kid!

krisd3279

So I got this. Still a few minutes before it is up on the website.

Stone193

Be interested to see how people feel about her job with the Babe?

krisd3279

Any guesses on the volume we might see with this one? Previous vintage players were around 11k (Aaron, Williams and Clemente). The overall record so far is Ronald Acuna with over 46k. I'll throw in for 1!

PROMETHIUS88

Zero surprise that it was Ruth

burghman

They also have limited “posters” of the first 5 cards (incl Judge). The 1 of 1s are all sold, but some x of 100 still remain.

Stone193

Here's the next 3 sets.

Not sure why they include Dominic Smith? Maybe they know something I don't? Didn't hit well in his ML appearances with the Mets.

Stone193

Here's the latest 3 sets - I think she did a really good job on Ruth and Ripken.

toadstrangler

gorgeous stuff... I'm tempted even though I missed the 1st 110 plus cards

Stone193

@softparade said:
gorgeous stuff... I'm tempted even though I missed the 1st 110 plus cards

I'd say that ship's sailed for now Dan.

But, I'm sure down the road full sets will get cheap.

Tho, in a way? I feel I suckered myself.

15 bucks plus free ship seems cheap enough until one considers that after a year - that's 52X15 = 780!

toadstrangler

@Stone193 said:

@softparade said:
gorgeous stuff... I'm tempted even though I missed the 1st 110 plus cards

I'd say that ship's sailed for now Dan.

But, I'm sure down the road full sets will get cheap.

Tho, in a way? I feel I suckered myself.

15 bucks plus free ship seems cheap enough until one considers that after a year - that's 52X15 = 780!

Yikes. You putting the breaks on?

robert67

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Stone193

For Dan and Robert.

Am continuing to do the run - hardly call it a set since we don't have an "end date."

The cards I've been receiving lately have been very nice - both in centering and the pesky colored border area.

Considering what it costs just to go around the corner, I'll continue to pay the 15 banana tariff right now.

krisd3279

Nolan Ryan this week

Stone193

And here's the next 3 sets - I'm partial to the Kiner - very nicely done.

I wasn't excited about the Ryan rendering - next 3 to come. Did not buy extras.

robert67

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Stone193

@robert67 said:
Mike, I may have missed this, but are you putting the cards in a binder or storing them another way?

I agree, I had hoped Ryan's first card would have been as a Met or Angel.

They're in 9 card sheets - as scanned.

I enjoy looking at the binder.

Will be interesting to see how long this thing lasts?

Merry Christmas buddy.

robert67

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Stone193

Next 3 sets up.

I wasn't really excited about the job she did on Ryan; liked Thome far more.

*note: the distortion/glare you're seeing is because they're scanned in a 9 card sheet

toadstrangler

@Stone193 said:
Next 3 sets up.

I wasn't really excited about the job she did on Ryan; liked Thome far more.

*note: the distortion/glare you're seeing is because they're scanned in a 9 card sheet

That doesn’t look like Nolan Ryan at all. All good. Even the best have bad days at work.

GreenSneakers

I think Mayumi called in sick the day they had to draw Nolan.

backbidder

I tried jumping in on these, but my with my busy schedule I couldn't keep up with placing an order every week so I gave up in December. I'm disappointed because I really like them. I wish Topps offered a subscription service where they would just charge me automatically and ship each week.

Stone193

@backbidder said:
I tried jumping in on these, but my with my busy schedule I couldn't keep up with placing an order every week so I gave up in December. I'm disappointed because I really like them. I wish Topps offered a subscription service where they would just charge me automatically and ship each week.

If you check eBay, most of these cards can be picked up for in the 5 buck range with many offering free ship.

I find it hard to remember to order also. I too wish they offered me a subscription - or just an email warning to order the next set of 3.

Sdub

I like following this thread and seeing the updated groups. Very cool artwork. I'll check some out at the National this year.

daltex

@Stone193 said:

I find it hard to remember to order also. I too wish they offered me a subscription - or just an email warning to order the next set of 3.

Do you not get one? I get a notice when the new cards come out and another when the offering period is about to end. Maybe you need to check your mail preferences with Topps.

Stone193

@daltex said:

@Stone193 said:

I find it hard to remember to order also. I too wish they offered me a subscription - or just an email warning to order the next set of 3.

Do you not get one? I get a notice when the new cards come out and another when the offering period is about to end. Maybe you need to check your mail preferences with Topps.

Have had a problem getting email from them Alex - talked to customer relations and they couldn't figure out why.

If there's a mail preference - will have to check - turns out my wife gets an email which she has now dropped.

Thanx.

edit: did check account info and the email address is correct - have no idea why I don't get emails from Topps?

GreenSneakers

I get emails from them every time new block of 3 is available and another email when that block ends ... and Ive never bought a single one from the series

I cant believe they didn't offer a subscription ... I was looking for it at the beginning, and almost bought the first Judge set ... but knew that I would eventually miss a buy and that my OCD would lead me to bug out

they lost a lot of money over not having a subscription service ... cant believe they didn't do it and didn't fire whoever s job it is to think of that stuff

krisd3279

It looks like Topps has a new website today. It seems OK so far, but I noticed my full order history isn't loaded up there. I use that as a quick check to make sure I don't forget to order for the week since they don't have any type of subscription.

Stone193

Has anyone noticed today that Topps no longer has free shipping on this item?

What's more?

On a $14.99 item, they want $9.09 in shipping & handling!

That's 60%.

Can I get a big wow!

LarkinCollector

They have to pay for the new website design somehow.

krisd3279

I got free shipping on my order on the 18th so if they changed it that wasn't part of the new website. I haven't picked up this weeks Living Set yet so we'll see what happens.

Stone193

@krisd3279 said:
I got free shipping on my order on the 18th so if they changed it that wasn't part of the new website. I haven't picked up this weeks Living Set yet so we'll see what happens.

Hiya Kris

Correct.

My last order - including cards 133-135 was free - it's the latest with a really nice job done on Rivera IMO.

edit: talked to Topps - website has been fixed. If anyone purchased and was charged S&H? They can get a credit/refund.

edit: placed order - selected "free" shipping and still got billed on my PayPal. This sure has gotten complicated.

Had to talk to another rep - took store credit for the S&H for my next week.

Also, just wanted to say that I think they did a nice job on Mariano this week.

Stone193

Here's the next set of Topps Living cards.

I like the Bryant; the Thomas is OK.

Stone193

Another 3 weeks has come and gone.

I especially like the job she did on Mariano.

toadstrangler

@Stone193 said:
Another 3 weeks has come and gone.

I especially like the job she did on Mariano.

Mariano looks like he has lipstick on.

Stone193

Mariano looks like he has lipstick on.

It's a bit "red" Dan.

Didn't really make note of until you pointed it out.