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BBCgalaxee
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Come this summer, it'll be five years since mlb announced topps will be the exclusive licensed maker of baseball cards.
We've all touched on this before but how do you feel about it now AND how has it impacted your collecting?
No surprise here that I own a card store and also no surprise that my sales have been negatively impacted.
For three decades, there were several companies making cards and for nearly twenty years, there were many many choices and variety for collectors to choose from.
And then, poof, one company making all niche products.
As a store owner, many times a month I have regulars who don't buy because there's nothing new out, or don't buy because it's another prospect or vintage or crazy high priced product....niche.
You can't go from MULTIPLE new baseball products EVERY WEEK for 15 plus years to TWO new ones a month.....and they happen to be niche-y.
Now, for the collector in me, it's hurt me as well.
Outside of bowman and eee products, I used to open stuff like Donruss, certified, prospect premieres, champions, diamond kings, sp prospects, etc etc.
Now, I only open MAYBE one or two boxes (with packs) a year and that's because I zero interest in topps niche products and $50 packs.
And it really is annoying because I want to open cards!!!!!
What do you all say?
We've all touched on this before but how do you feel about it now AND how has it impacted your collecting?
No surprise here that I own a card store and also no surprise that my sales have been negatively impacted.
For three decades, there were several companies making cards and for nearly twenty years, there were many many choices and variety for collectors to choose from.
And then, poof, one company making all niche products.
As a store owner, many times a month I have regulars who don't buy because there's nothing new out, or don't buy because it's another prospect or vintage or crazy high priced product....niche.
You can't go from MULTIPLE new baseball products EVERY WEEK for 15 plus years to TWO new ones a month.....and they happen to be niche-y.
Now, for the collector in me, it's hurt me as well.
Outside of bowman and eee products, I used to open stuff like Donruss, certified, prospect premieres, champions, diamond kings, sp prospects, etc etc.
Now, I only open MAYBE one or two boxes (with packs) a year and that's because I zero interest in topps niche products and $50 packs.
And it really is annoying because I want to open cards!!!!!
What do you all say?