Bowman $125 Guarantee

Jastermereel · Sep 19, 2011

I'm sure many of you will remember when Topps stuck a card in packs of Bowman in the late 90's (what year?) that if the set wasn't worth $125 in ten years (?) they would pay you the difference (or something). Anybody remember the terms of this offer?

TomMurry · Sep 19, 2011

I thought it was 125.00 to sell the set back to them after you completed it.

George_Calfas · Sep 19, 2011

Yes, if you requested the certificate

uniquebaseballcards · Sep 19, 2011

I've seen several blogs about this. I remember the program helped kick-start the notion that the cards would be worth something in the future as most people preferred to invest in other areas of the hobby - namely vintage.

http://tradercracks.blogspot.com/2008/08/bowman-125-guarantee.html
http://boblemke.blogspot.com/2009/06/remember-bowmans-100-125-guarantee.html

tribefan26 · Sep 20, 2011

I think it ran from 1998 to 2000. The terms were on the insert cards - you had to request a certificate in the year of manufacture that allowed you to sell th eset back in 10 years - I never got a certificate. I'm sure I have some of the redemption request cards around here somewhere.

Greg Cleveland · Sep 20, 2011

Read the fine print on the back of packs, and you'll see where Topps does NOT guarantee future value of any cards. Wording that is probably a result of that program.

GAbballplayer148 · Sep 20, 2011

They had these in '02 Bowman as well, those were some of the fist boxes I busted and I remember pulling a few of the "redemption" cards thinking it would be impossible to complete the set.

ThoseBackPages · Sep 20, 2011

i miss those days

tonsofcommons · Sep 20, 2011

I remember my buddy and I had an argument that the value of the set would never be below the stated $125 due to this offer.

gomatt · Sep 20, 2011

I actually was one of the ones that took them up for it. And yes, I did get a check for $125 from them. I didn't think the value would hold and it didn't. I'm fairly confident it was limited to one per household.

AMAZIN HOF COLLECTOR · Sep 20, 2011

gomatt said:
I actually was one of the ones that took them up for it. And yes, I did get a check for $125 from them. I didn't think the value would hold and it didn't. I'm fairly confident it was limited to one per household.

I have the certificate somewhere. I sent away for one. Only problem is 5 years later when they were due the set was still worth the $125 so I did not redeem it. ::facepalm::

Mudcatsfan · Sep 20, 2011

You also had to send in 5 bucks to reserve your "right" to cash out for $125 in the future.

I wonder how many 5 dollar reservations went unclaimed due to, forgetting about it, selling the set, whatever.

jacksoncoupage · Sep 20, 2011

AMAZIN HOF COLLECTOR said:
gomatt said:

I actually was one of the ones that took them up for it. And yes, I did get a check for $125 from them. I didn't think the value would hold and it didn't. I'm fairly confident it was limited to one per household.

Click to expand...

I have the certificate somewhere. I sent away for one. Only problem is 5 years later when they were due the set was still worth the $125 so I did not redeem it. ::facepalm::

If you find the certificate, I'd be interested in it if you want to move it.

AMAZIN HOF COLLECTOR · Sep 20, 2011

jacksoncoupage said:
AMAZIN HOF COLLECTOR said:

gomatt said:

I actually was one of the ones that took them up for it. And yes, I did get a check for $125 from them. I didn't think the value would hold and it didn't. I'm fairly confident it was limited to one per household.

Click to expand...

I have the certificate somewhere. I sent away for one. Only problem is 5 years later when they were due the set was still worth the $125 so I did not redeem it. ::facepalm::

Click to expand...

If you find the certificate, I'd be interested in it if you want to move it.

I believe it is in the box with the set.

Fandruw25 · Sep 20, 2011

gomatt said:
I actually was one of the ones that took them up for it. And yes, I did get a check for $125 from them. I didn't think the value would hold and it didn't. I'm fairly confident it was limited to one per household.

It says it right on the side of the 97 Bowman series one box that certificate redemption cards are seeded 1 in 4 packs and nothing about a per household limit. If people need pics let me know, I have the cards and the series 1 box and can take pics if needed.

Problem is you had between August 31, 2000 and December 31, 2000 to file a claim. 4 months, 3 years later is kinda sucky.

Welcome to our community

Be apart of something great, join today!

Bowman $125 Guarantee

Jastermereel

Active member

TomMurry

New member

George_Calfas

Well-known member

uniquebaseballcards

New member

tribefan26

Member

Greg Cleveland

Well-known member

GAbballplayer148

New member

ThoseBackPages

New member

tonsofcommons

Active member

gomatt

New member

AMAZIN HOF COLLECTOR

New member

Mudcatsfan

Active member

jacksoncoupage

Member

AMAZIN HOF COLLECTOR

New member

Fandruw25

Active member

Similar threads

Members online

Latest posts