Chatter on twitter suggests that Topps has lost it's NFL license.

ThoseBackPages · Jul 19, 2014

this is ****** up

gmarutiak · Jul 19, 2014

I wish there was some way that Topps could get screwed without collectors having to suffer.

allstars · Jul 19, 2014

Most likely pure rumor, in this hobby there's rarely length of time between such moves & official statements.

jmc280zx · Jul 19, 2014

allstars said:
Most likely pure rumor, in this hobby there's rarely length of time between such moves & official statements.

Unless the NFL changed their minds its not a rumor...

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allstars · Jul 19, 2014

jmc280zx said:
Unless the NFL changed their minds its not a rumor...

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The NFL announced this?

predatorkj · Jul 19, 2014

That sucks! I love TC and base topps sets every year!

shayscards79 · Jul 19, 2014

Pathetic. It sucks that exclusive licenses even exist in the first place.

BBCgalaxee · Jul 19, 2014

This is from 2009, whatever happened here?

http://www.beckett.com/news/2009/11/breaking-news-topps-loses-players-inc-license/

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corockies · Jul 20, 2014

Can't Topps just pull a reverse Panini and produce cards without team logos? Would be hilarious to see Topps cards for Denver Professional Football Team in my opinion.

cgilmo · Jul 20, 2014

BBCgalaxee said:
This is from 2009, whatever happened here?

http://www.beckett.com/news/2009/11/breaking-news-topps-loses-players-inc-license/

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Topps signs players individually

Card Magnet · Jul 21, 2014

cgilmo said:
Topps signs players individually

I thought Topps just signed a long-term deal with the NFLPA as a unit in 2012.

cgilmo · Jul 22, 2014

Card Magnet said:
I thought Topps just signed a long-term deal with the NFLPA as a unit in 2012.

The nflpa means nothing actually. Its all about logo use.

Card Magnet · Jul 22, 2014

cgilmo said:
The nflpa means nothing actually. Its all about logo use.

Hm, and here all these years I thought the NFLPA is what gave companies the right to use the names/likeness of the players in the association.

cgilmo · Jul 22, 2014

Card Magnet said:
Hm, and here all these years I thought the NFLPA is what gave companies the right to use the names/likeness of the players in the association.

It is. However it does not give them the rights to use team logos.

rsmath · Jul 22, 2014

cgilmo said:
It is. However it does not give them the rights to use team logos.

yep, that's why I laugh when I read about people wanting topps to release BC logoless football cards, because it's probably those same people complaining about Panini and their logoless cards.

While my Topps football tradition would come to an end, I hope Panini gets the NFL license so they can give some football collectors really well done chrome cards, not the phoned-in chrome usage that Topps has been doing the last few years.

Card Magnet · Jul 22, 2014

cgilmo said:
It is. However it does not give them the rights to use team logos.

Well I know that. I never brought up anything about logos :lol:.

You said Topps signs players individually, which I didn't think was the case since they have a licensing deal with the NFLPA. I had thought the NFLPA deal meant they weren't signing players individually (barring autographs, of course).

cgilmo · Jul 22, 2014

Card Magnet said:
Well I know that. I never brought up anything about logos :lol:.

You said Topps signs players individually, which I didn't think was the case since they have a licensing deal with the NFLPA. I had thought the NFLPA deal meant they weren't signing players individually (barring autographs, of course).

Its been on again off again for years

Card Magnet · Jul 22, 2014

Okay, gotcha.

DaClyde · Jul 22, 2014

Don't forget logoless is basically how Topps' football card career began. They can just resort to historically accurate "Heritage" designs from the 60s-70s.

BBCgalaxee · Jul 22, 2014

Just heard that after 2015 Panini will be exclusive

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