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Post by PezCrew on Aug 22, 2014 12:38:59 GMT -5
Saw it under the awards section, don't know much more than that right now. Stay tuned!
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Post by perm1979 on Aug 22, 2014 12:46:35 GMT -5
From the card sheet, still nothing on the Buxton EC award that has been out there all week.
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Post by PezCrew on Aug 22, 2014 12:54:29 GMT -5
Only 300 printed, odds are 1:125. Interestingly enough, Bunt raised the signature pack prices to 12,500 from the 10K it was a little bit ago.
Also, the article states that the Gwynn Dual and Swisher Dual were NOT part of the chase and that 5 more dual sigs will be coming. Thought this was quite odd.
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Post by agee1131 on Aug 22, 2014 12:55:44 GMT -5
Here Mikey goes again. Changing rules in the middle of everything.. #howhekeepajob?
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Post by guineapirates on Aug 22, 2014 12:59:30 GMT -5
Wow. So they raise the price of the sig pack and then completely eliminate the Swisher and Gwynn duals from the chase. That's awful and completely deceptive given their original posting around Father's Day that they would be part of the chase. Mike needs to be canned so badly that it's almost laughable.
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Post by perm1979 on Aug 22, 2014 12:59:43 GMT -5
Worse odds AND raise the price? Sounds about right.
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Post by guineapirates on Aug 22, 2014 13:00:35 GMT -5
Want to protest this crappy decision from Topps? Don't buy the Signature Pack. Avoid it at all costs and let it fester there like the Super Bonus Pack.
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Post by onegaucho on Aug 22, 2014 13:02:00 GMT -5
Only 300 printed, odds are 1:125. Interestingly enough, Bunt raised the signature pack prices to 12,500 from the 10K it was a little bit ago. Also, the article states that the Gwynn Dual and Swisher Dual were NOT part of the chase and that 5 more dual sigs will be coming. Thought this was quite odd. then i guess the "good" news for everyone is that more dual sigs are coming out? on a serious note, i think its fascinating some of the nuances of the digital card market. on the physical card side, the more sigs you have on a card, generally, the more it sells for. the complete opposite here. dual sigs (outside of the initial week's craze of overpaying) have consistently been underperforming (even if you take out the fielder dual "sig"). and on that note, topps has yet to figure out an appropriate way to make a bonus "stick" with us or at least hold some semblance of value. any ideas on how to make an award card worth the chase? id be interested in hearing them (maybe in a separate thread as i dont want to hijack this one) but i think it will always just be a matter of inserts being worth more prior to an award and ppl just moving on afterwards. |
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Post by PezCrew on Aug 22, 2014 13:08:08 GMT -5
Only 300 printed, odds are 1:125. Interestingly enough, Bunt raised the signature pack prices to 12,500 from the 10K it was a little bit ago. Also, the article states that the Gwynn Dual and Swisher Dual were NOT part of the chase and that 5 more dual sigs will be coming. Thought this was quite odd. then i guess the "good" news for everyone is that more dual sigs are coming out? on a serious note, i think its fascinating some of the nuances of the digital card market. on the physical card side, the more sigs you have on a card, generally, the more it sells for. the complete opposite here. dual sigs (outside of the initial week's craze of overpaying) have consistently been underperforming (even if you take out the fielder dual "sig"). and on that note, topps has yet to figure out an appropriate way to make a bonus "stick" with us or at least hold some semblance of value. any ideas on how to make an award card worth the chase? id be interested in hearing them (maybe in a separate thread as i dont want to hijack this one) but i think it will always just be a matter of inserts being worth more prior to an award and ppl just moving on afterwards. I might be cynical by saying the following, but maybe not. If you eliminate 2 of the dual sigs that have already come out, you now have 6 instead of 4 chances to get everyone all geared up to buy coins and chase the dual award. And by everyone, I mean all the new Android users that were not here on Father's Day. I'm pissed, I traded all of my regular sigs for the duals, including Gwynn & Swisher, so I could go after this award instead. What a slap in the face. |
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Post by jmg1mon on Aug 22, 2014 13:08:38 GMT -5
I'm done! This is ridiculous. You announce that the Father's Day duals are part of the chase. Hernandez/Cano comes out and you change it so that they aren't. Then you tweet that they are still a part of it. Then, you change again when this comes out? I'm finished! I will be giving updates in the next couple of days pending a discussion with Apple as to what I am doing with my account.
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Post by guineapirates on Aug 22, 2014 13:09:22 GMT -5
Well, on that note, anyone want to buy Jeter/Trout Sigs for $550?  |
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Post by jmg1mon on Aug 22, 2014 13:10:26 GMT -5
Only 300 printed, odds are 1:125. Interestingly enough, Bunt raised the signature pack prices to 12,500 from the 10K it was a little bit ago. Also, the article states that the Gwynn Dual and Swisher Dual were NOT part of the chase and that 5 more dual sigs will be coming. Thought this was quite odd. then i guess the "good" news for everyone is that more dual sigs are coming out? on a serious note, i think its fascinating some of the nuances of the digital card market. on the physical card side, the more sigs you have on a card, generally, the more it sells for. the complete opposite here. dual sigs (outside of the initial week's craze of overpaying) have consistently been underperforming (even if you take out the fielder dual "sig"). and on that note, topps has yet to figure out an appropriate way to make a bonus "stick" with us or at least hold some semblance of value. any ideas on how to make an award card worth the chase? id be interested in hearing them (maybe in a separate thread as i dont want to hijack this one) but i think it will always just be a matter of inserts being worth more prior to an award and ppl just moving on afterwards. It is fascinating. The more sigs, usually the value of the card/baseball appreciates. Here it always depreciates. |
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Post by ctsoxfan on Aug 22, 2014 13:17:41 GMT -5
Not trying to stir the pot here, certainly I'm well aware of the mid-game changes Topps has made this year to many awards - but I thought they were pretty clear that the Fathers Day duals were not part of any dual sig collection? I seem to remember that from when they were released. I'm not collecting them (don't like dual sigs) but are you guys sure they said the Fathers Day sigs were part of the collection?
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Post by guineapirates on Aug 22, 2014 13:21:15 GMT -5
Not trying to stir the pot here, certainly I'm well aware of the mid-game changes Topps has made this year to many awards - but I thought they were pretty clear that the Fathers Day duals were not part of any dual sig collection? I seem to remember that from when they were released. I'm not collecting them (don't like dual sigs) but are you guys sure they said the Fathers Day sigs were part of the collection? Someone posted the original article for the Father's Day dual sigs and it did state that Swisher and Gwynn Duals would count towards the 10. |
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Post by ctsoxfan on Aug 22, 2014 13:24:57 GMT -5
Not trying to stir the pot here, certainly I'm well aware of the mid-game changes Topps has made this year to many awards - but I thought they were pretty clear that the Fathers Day duals were not part of any dual sig collection? I seem to remember that from when they were released. I'm not collecting them (don't like dual sigs) but are you guys sure they said the Fathers Day sigs were part of the collection? Someone posted the original article for the Father's Day dual sigs and it did state that Swisher and Gwynn Duals would count towards the 10. Yep, I stand corrected (but not the least bit surprised). The article is still there, and it says "These cards ARE in fact a part of the ongoing Dual Signature series". Oh boy, here we go again. |
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