The Official 2007 TOPPS HERITAGE Thread

Very run of the mill Box 13:
12 SP
3 yellow name
1 yellow team
2 FB
1 TN
2 NAP
2 chromes
1 refractor
4 Mantles
1 Arod

I need a big pull !!!!!!!!!!!

Here's the first "cutup" card that I like:



mike

Thought I'd revisit the idea of "super" short prints. I have now busted somewhere in the neighborhood of 17 boxes of '07 Heritage. I have yet to pull any #330 LoDuca, #374 Jose Mesa or #483 Jeters. Seems like I can pull certain SPs at will, but those three are just impossible. Only reason I have one of each is because of trading. For me, it isn't regional either, because my case came from Georgia, while my blasters were all local. Anyone else who has busted a fair amount have those few cards that just don't come up?

Geordie

You guys are pulling some nice Auto's! I have not pulled one yet, but I am not giving up. I have opened 8 hobby boxes, 20 blasters and one of those 24 pack retail cases. Not only have I not pulled an Auto, but I haven't pulled a black refractor either.

My wife is on her way to Target right now and hopefully they will have some blasters. I have checked every day and so far they have not had any. My local Walmart's must be out as they have not had any for 2 days now.

I have multiples of those 3 also but no Griffey card and no Red Sox team card after almost 2 complete retail cases.

<< <i>Someone mentioned the Griffey SP was impossible and I pulled 3 so ......... who knows >>



I still have not pulled a Griffey. It is interesting that you mentioned regional and I live in Cincinnati. I should have pulled at least one by now. I just tallied it up and I have ripped 376 packs.

My wife just called me from Target and they have 6 boxes of Heritage Maybe I will have better luck with the Target boxes.

Dave,

You have the luck of the Irish brother! Sweet Sweet auto!!!!!

<< <i>Nice Wright! >>




Wow Beef, you have made some good headway on your set.

Hey guys, just stopped by and picked up another blaster at Target. There were at least 5 more, nobody but me takin' them. For $21.64 + postage I'll ship 'em.

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<< <i>No, I NEED CHROMES!!!

They are mine softparade! >>



I was afraid of that!

Also, I need Clubhouse Collection cards! I hope to have my complete trade list done in a few days. Meanwhile, I have a LOAD of Sp's to trade on my list above on this page.

Dan >>



Do you have achecklist of Clubhouse Coll?

Well, I haven't posted a list yet, so here it is. My needs, followed by my availables.

Geordie

2007 Topps Heritage Chrome needs
3 4 5 6 8 11 14 16 17 18 19 25 30 31 32 33 34 35 39 42 46 48 50 54 58 60 61 65 66 77 79 83 84 86 89 90 92 93 98 102 107 108

2007 Topps Heritage Clubhouse Collection needs
Hank Blalock, Pat Burrell, Chris Carpenter, Eric Chavez, David Eckstein, Todd Helton, Torii Hunter, Francisco Liriano, Victor Martinez, Yadier Molina, Melvin Mora, Magglio Ordonez, Placido Polanco, Magglio Ordonez, Jorge Posada, Edgar Renteria, Brian Roberts, Alex Rodriguez, Ivan Rodriguez, Johan Santana, Jeff Suppan, Miguel Tejada, B.J. Upton, Ben Sheets, Chase Utley, Jose Vidro, Adam Wainwright, David Wright, Delmon Young

2007 Topps Heritage Flashback Seat Relic needs
Richie Ashburn, Jim Bunning, Al Kaline, Stan Musial, Brooks Robinson, Red Shoendienst, Hoyt Wilhelm, Eddie Yost

2007 Topps Heritage SP availables
13 14 22 23 31 40 41 50 58 67 68 76 77 85 95 103 104 112 113 121 131 140 149 159 168 186 194 204 213 221 230 231 239 257 258 275 276 293 294 302 312 320 347 348 356 365 366 384 392 393 410 419 429 437 446 455 456 465 473 482

2007 Topps Heritage Yellow Letter availables
8 46 53 57 60 61 70 78 87 92 101

2007 Topps Heritage Yellow Team availables
11 20 35 50 52 58 79 81 85 100 108

2007 Topps Heritage Chrome availables
/558: 25 34 57 96
/1958: 21 36 70 81

2007 Topps Heritage insert set availables
Flashbacks: 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10
New Age Performers: 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 12 14
Then & Now: 2 3 5 6 7 9 10
Mantles: 1 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 12 13 15 16 17 22 23 25 26 29 30 31 35 38 39 40 42

I am a slacker guys, (have a newborn to attend to!) still just my SP list




SP's I NEED

41, 103, 176, 339, 347

AVAILABLE SP's

4, 5, 13, 14, 23, 32, 40, 50, 76, 86, 94, 121, 130, 139, 149, 167, 186, 195, 203, 204, 212, 240, 248, 249, 257, 258, 266, 267, 276, 284, 285, 302, 303, 312, 321, 330, 338, 348, 374, 375, 383, 392, 393, 402, 410, 411, 420, 428, 429, 438, 464, 465, 474, 482, 483, 491

Bunker, it my be a regional thing, I lilve near St. Louis and have yet to pull a pujols. If you have an extra Pujols I have a Griffey for you.

Geordie,

I included the Carpenter GU in my shipment to you. You can tick that off the public list.

Kurt

<< <i>Geordie,

I included the Carpenter GU in my shipment to you. You can tick that off the public list.

Kurt >>



Thanks, Kurt!

I have pulled 3 Jeter, 3 Griffey, 3 red Sox Team ........ those are the SP's I have noticed being mentioned as possible super SP's. I don't buy it .... I pulled 93 of the 110 SP's from two retail cases. Not too shabby

Edited to say that I have not gone through any yellow variations yet .... just SP's ...

Kevin,

I have or had 3 Jeter, 3 Griffey, 3 A-Rod all from retail ..... so, who knows.

I have not yet pulled the print splattered [spotted cards from my dups, but I have the following off-center cards set aside. These are recurring o/c's. I have been able to upgrade most of them so there are properly centered cards distributed..
o/c 7 8 9 9 11 35 51 52 53 81 88 98 114 141 141 143 144 151 178 196 199 206 207 208 208 214 217 217 224 232 243 243 244 252 252 253 280 286 288 296 298 305 315 322 323 325 326 349 359 361 376 385 396 432 439 441 449 461
These are to be upgraded from my base only set 36splatter 61 spot 166 spot 218 spot 326 spots 342spots 451 spots 460 spotsx3
I have some sp's which are o/c or print splattered too. I'll requote this post when I get around to listing the sp's/Vars

For those of you contemplating sending cards back to Topps, please note that their current replacement policy [which I strongly disagree with] requires the following PROOF OF PURCHASE. A UPC from the box you are claiming the damaged cards came from, a sales receipt for the purchase of those cards and package wrappers for those damaged cards.

Rant aside, it is my contention that my possession of a damaged card is sufficient "proof of purchase"....Topps needs to improve quality control so that these bad cards do not get out and revise their replacement policy to make it unequivocal that they will make good on the bad cards sent back, no questions asked... Are you reading this thread Mr Eisner ? ? ?
Regards,
Charlie G
ps, I have found that the quality of cards from the four blasters was much better than the nine Hobby boxes I opened.




<< <i>Im not sure if anyone has sat down and looked at condition but here are the cards with the biggest problems so far:

31 Perez..Always a red mark to the left of the head
40 Codero roller marks
67 Mora roller marks
131 Kendrick roller marks
140 Damon...spots and bleeding along the right border
146 Delywn Young...very sloppy..anyone have a mint copy?
204 Spots
217 spots
260 Lowell...o/c always

Kevin >>

Your point is understood, but off center and print splatter occur before the cards go into a pack I pay for, and if it is bad and I bought it sight unseen, then I have a right to be made whole [ get the cards replaced]. Dinged corners and cutter clamp damage also occur before the cards go into the package too as well as during shipping and handling before purchase. It is a 50-50 toss-up if Topps can demonstrate that the card was undamaged before it was purchased by me sight unseen.
If I am a collector and I want my damaged cards replaced, I send in twenty five or less and I want a card for card replacement.
Topps can adjust their policy for "hundreds of dinged corners' and require more stringent proof of purchase for "big lots" but what is right is right and possession of a damaged card [particularly o/c and print splatter or cutter clamp marks] is sufficient proof. An occarional dinged corner should be a no question replacement...





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<< <i>Rant aside, it is my contention that my possession of a damaged card is sufficient "proof of purchase"....Topps needs to improve quality control so that these bad cards do not get out and revise their replacement policy to make it unequivocal that they will make good on the bad cards sent back, no questions asked... Are you reading this thread Mr Eisner ? ? ? >>



One reason why they may have changed the policy is that people were intentionally dinging Heritage base (common) cards a few years ago. Topps was including Short-Prints within the replacement cards they sent...so people were sending hundreds at a time looking for free SPs. >>

One reason why they may have changed the policy is that people were intentionally dinging Heritage base (common) cards a few years ago. Topps was including Short-Prints within the replacement cards they sent...so people were sending hundreds at a time looking for free SPs.


Are they being strict on this this year? They have said things in the past about it but they have never given me a problem. I suppose I can print off my Paypal receiept if they want to see that I ordered 2 cases. Who knows if I can find the box they came out of.....I opened 20......

Turn the card to see if there is an RFID coil on the card [about 1 1/2" square with a spiral wound antenna.] That is the shop-lifting deterrent. It is not on every one of the fillers, but enough to be a deterrent.
On the Blasters you will find that RFID on the inside on the cardboard packing.



<< <i>A Question for all of you: I just found retail packs at target and busted some. They all have the extra filler card from Topps....with some message for kids on it (i forget just now). When i received my retail case last week, none of the packs had that filler card. The blasters from Target also did not have that filler card. Does anyone know the reasoning behind this card? Are the retail cases sent to target/walmart/etc different (with possibly different collation) than the ones released through dealers that I received (via lockwood108) last week? >>

yes, there is an rfid tag.

however, that confirms the fact that topps knows which "retail" cases actually are destined for retailers....since the "retail" case I got from my dealer had none of these shoplifting deterrents.

So, the retail case I get (and presumably many of you) are different than the retail cases sent to retailers.