2025 is still a ways away, and anything can happen. Topps is more than cards, though, with their candy division supposedly bringing in a lot more revenue, though who knows with a private company these days. If anything, they might license the name for cards, and Fanatics would be stupid not to try to get it. But either way, this seems like sad news for longtime collectors. As much as Topps gets wrong, which seems to be more and more the last few years, they get way more right. And they're still OUR card company and not having them make cards feels even more wrong.
Selfishly, I'm glad I will presumably get 4 more years of Heritage and the other brands I like. Maybe having an endpoint would be beneficial. People can just skip whatever Fanatics puts out (and judging by the Twitterstorm, at least their jerseys and other products seem to be overpriced, low-quality junk backed by horrific customer service), and collect a nice 75-year run.
Selfishly, I'm glad I will presumably get 4 more years of Heritage and the other brands I like. Maybe having an endpoint would be beneficial. People can just skip whatever Fanatics puts out (and judging by the Twitterstorm, at least their jerseys and other products seem to be overpriced, low-quality junk backed by horrific customer service), and collect a nice 75-year run.