2024 Topps products print run projections…

[gt2590]

New thread for new year…

These estimates do NOT include factory sets…

 

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[Philip J. Fry]

#1cardperchild
#nocardleftbehind

And my personal favorite:

#overproductionisbackbaby

 

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[gt2590]

He did adjust down his estimates on base…

 

[Topnotchsy]

Those are astonishingly high numbers.

 

[nosterbor]

That is why it is serial numbered cards for me!

 

[Topnotchsy]

Anyone see any data on what the quantities were in the late 80's? I assume still considerably higher, but curious on the comparison.

 

[Philip J. Fry]

That is why it is serial numbered cards for me!

Remember when #/10000 was limited?

 

[Dilferules]

Anyone see any data on what the quantities were in the late 80's? I assume still considerably higher, but curious on the comparison.

1987 through 1991, probably 5 to 10 times as much were printed for each base card. Minimum.

Conversely, the print runs for base Topps are much higher in recent years than they were around 2006-2016, in between when GU cards oversaturated the market and went cold without a good follow-up that appealed to casual collectors and the rise of popular base RCs and case breaks leading into the pandemic which caused people to look for hobbies that they could do from the house. The recession thrown in the middle of that low period didn't help.

 

[gt2590]

Obviously not Topps but feels related…

 

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[Dazed]

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2023?

 

[gt2590]

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2023?

I think that’s a revision of the ‘23 numbers.

Asked him on Twitter, waiting for reply…

 

[gt2590]

2023?

Yes, those are those revised 2023 numbers.

Sorry for the confusion!

 

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