Topps Ring & Trophy "Relic" Cards

bigunitcards · Oct 16, 2014

As I watch all the Topps Update 'relic' cards flood eBay, I'm amazed at how coveted these cards are to sellers when setting starting prices. This isn't piece of a game used jersey from an All-Star game. It's not even a jersey from a batting practice photo op at an All-Star game. It's not even a jersey from an actual MLB game. It's not even a piece of a jersey from 'no specific game or sport or spatial realm'. It's a piece of plastic that looks like a ring. They're cool cards and all I like them, but #'d/99 & starting price is $49.99OBO? Starting price $12.99 for an unnumbered insert from a low-end product like Update or Series 1/2? I just bought an RJ jersey card #/36 from Triple Threads for $5.00. Each card in a box of TTT ends up costing like $10 at $140+ per box.

I just find it funny how the masses how bought into these cards as being very 'valuable'. I'll be buying mine for less than $5 delivered in a week or 2. End morning rant.

smapdi · Oct 16, 2014

These are frustratingly popular, and prices reflect that. Value is, of course, subjective and relative, but sometimes things sell for more than other "equal" things.

WillBBC · Oct 16, 2014

I feel like nobody's going to give a damn about anything Topps puts out that isn't Bowman/Bowman Chrome related 20 years from now. Everything from say, 2007-2013 is pretty much just a rehash of another lousy product. I don't see us having a 'show off your late 2000s/early 2010s' inserts thread, ever.

Sure, a bunch of autographs will hold value but I don't see many people trying to track down any base or non-autographed insert from this era in the future. Ever.

Dilferules · Oct 16, 2014

I think people are completely over non-patch GU. When you think about it, even though there are a lot of these "manufactured relic" cards at least they are somewhat original when compared to the eight hundred billionth plain swatch jersey card of the same player. Plus they are thick as hell, and as we know from Five Star, thick = expensive!

predatorkj · Oct 16, 2014

WillBBC said:
I feel like nobody's going to give a damn about anything Topps puts out that isn't Bowman/Bowman Chrome related 20 years from now. Everything from say, 2007-2013 is pretty much just a rehash of another lousy product. I don't see us having a 'show off your late 2000s/early 2010s' inserts thread, ever.

Sure, a bunch of autographs will hold value but I don't see many people trying to track down any base or non-autographed insert from this era in the future. Ever.

I think there are some good insert sets but they are few and far in between. Anything acetate seems to be well loved as do diecuts.

bigunitcards · Oct 16, 2014

predatorkj said:
I think there are some good insert sets but they are few and far in between. Anything acetate seems to be well loved as do diecuts.

I agree about acetate, hence I hold out hope that Tek in a few weeks will make a bigger than expected impact. Can't wait for that checklist to pop up.

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JoshHamilton · Oct 24, 2014

I love them. I think there are about 8-10 Marlins ones. A few World Series patches, some team logo and stadium ones, and a few others.

For a team who rarely has high end "real" jumbo patches produced by Topps, they're fun to collect and display

rsmath · Oct 26, 2014

JoshHamilton said:
For a team who rarely has high end "real" jumbo patches produced by Topps, they're fun to collect and display

Rarely? It seems Giancarlo Stanton and Jose "TJ" Fernandez are in every topps issue featuring jumbo patches. Maybe you meant jumbo Marlins patches that would be affordable like Garrett Jones or Henderson Alvarez.

I like some of the relics (like a Nationals patriotic-designed interlocking DC manuf relic) but I do agree Topps seems to be going overboard with the embroidery machine (or 3d-printer).

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