Topps Press Release about the Strasburg Mini (sorry)

cgilmo · Jul 1, 2010

So sorry for the new thread, but we have new information...

This came from Topps PR today.

CONFIRMATION OF STRASBURG’S ALLEN & GINTER CARD

Topps is confirming that Stephen Strasburg’s Allen & Ginter base mini card (# 401) falls at the same rate as any one base mini card in the product. The difference between Strasburg and the other subjects in the base mini set is that Strasburg’s card does not have any parallels (Allen & Ginter Back, Black Bordered, No Number, Bazooka Back, Silk, Wood and Printing Plate).

In addition, there are a limited number of Strasburg autographed cards available in the product. They can be found via redemption and one (along with a copy of every other autograph in 2010 Allen & Ginter) will be given to the person who cracks this year’s Ginter Code.

Strasburg’s base mini card and autographed card can be found in both hobby and retail boxes.

nyc3 · Jul 1, 2010

Nice thank you

schmidtfan20 · Jul 1, 2010

What are they smoking over there, do they think we are dumb? This just isn't the case. A guy opened 25 cases
and didn't pull one, he pulled several copies of every other mini. Topps doesn't even know what is in its products.

Bob Loblaw · Jul 1, 2010

miguelcabrera · Jul 1, 2010

Jeff N. said:

lol @ card talk on facebook and whose brain pederson

daveyou · Jul 1, 2010

chris, no red ink #/10 im assuming?

thanks

dave

cgilmo · Jul 1, 2010

daveyou said:
chris, no red ink #/10 im assuming?

thanks

dave

no parallels for anything stras

miguelcabrera · Jul 1, 2010

if strasmus had a wooden 1/1 that thing would sell for close to 30k id guess

topprospectalert · Jul 1, 2010

Just drove by Walmart and there are 10 pack searchers camped out with tents in anticipation of the retail release j/k

daveyou · Jul 1, 2010

cgilmo said:
daveyou said:

chris, no red ink #/10 im assuming?

thanks

dave

Click to expand...

no parallels for anything stras

gotcha

thought that was only for his base stuff...

thanks

dave

BunchOBull · Jul 1, 2010

So, if true, we're looking at a $100 card. Woohoo. I'll probably keep mine then.

Bob Loblaw · Jul 1, 2010

[youtube:1w2hte11]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMjDZHZ_isA[/youtube:1w2hte11]

miguelcabrera · Jul 1, 2010

BunchOBull said:
So, if true, we're looking at a $100 card. Woohoo. I'll probably keep mine then.

its a nice card

Bob Loblaw · Jul 1, 2010

BunchOBull said:
So, if true, we're looking at a $100 card. Woohoo. I'll probably keep mine then.

It's not true.

schmidtfan20 · Jul 1, 2010

Jeff N. said:

That is great, but that wasn't what he was saying before the product hit. The guy said it WASN"T an SP. He
flat out lied, but so many collectors these days have the IQ of wood, that it doesn't bother most.

Bob Loblaw · Jul 1, 2010

schmidtfan20 said:
That is great, but that wasn't what he was saying before the product hit. The guy said it WASN"T an SP. He
flat out lied, but so many collectors these days have the IQ of wood, that it doesn't bother most.

Topps Before Release: Not an SP.

Topps after release on FB page: SP.

Topps Press Release as a few hours ago: Not an SP.

miguelcabrera · Jul 1, 2010

Jeff N. said:
schmidtfan20 said:

[quote="Jeff N.":za30y1i1]

Click to expand...

That is great, but that wasn't what he was saying before the product hit. The guy said it WASN"T an SP. He
flat out lied, but so many collectors these days have the IQ of wood, that it doesn't bother most.

Topps Before Release: Not an SP.

Topps after release on FB page: SP.

Topps Press Release as a few hours ago: Not an SP.[/quote:za30y1i1]

either way if its an sp or not by my calculations if its not an sp there is still probably under 800 of these made, so still very limited

Bob Loblaw · Jul 1, 2010

Jeff N. said:
schmidtfan20 said:

[quote="Jeff N.":ascskbms]

Click to expand...

That is great, but that wasn't what he was saying before the product hit. The guy said it WASN"T an SP. He
flat out lied, but so many collectors these days have the IQ of wood, that it doesn't bother most.

Topps Before Release: Not an SP.

Topps after release on FB page: SP.

Topps Press Release as a few hours ago: Not an SP.[/quote:ascskbms]

Topps Twitter 19 hours ago: SP.

"So now I've been told the Strasburg A&G minis were short printed. This is news to a lot of people around here. Sorry for the confusion.
about 19 hours ago via TweetDeck"

A_Pharis · Jul 1, 2010

Maybe the only one wrong was the guy posting stuff for them on FB, and he's the one telling other reps there that it is SP. If that is the case, only 1 person is wrong, and BNB are just a victim of bad collation.

SeattleSports · Jul 1, 2010

I believe them when they say it wasnt a short print. But what they really should be saying is,

"Sorry, we realized that the cases that were shipped to distributors were packaged before Strasburg was added to the product. Please go to your local card store and pay ridiculous mark ups for direct orders from Topps."

I've heard of Hobby/Retail exclusive, but it sounds like this is a card store exclusive. What a joke.

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