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jbone17
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Gents, this is the email I sent to Topps regarding the unjustified price increase of 2018 Bowman Draft. Please feel free to do the same and let them hear about it!
I wanted to begin this correspondence by saying that I've been a collector of Topps Baseball Cards for the past 20 years. There's nothing better than opening a box of cards around the holiday season, especially Bowman Draft. As an avid collector, it's an even greater feeling to pull a low numbered card of a potential superstar.
When I first started collecting Bowman Draft Baseball Cards in 2004, I was only 14 years old. The price of a single box was fairly reasonable for a youngster like me. It was only $65 dollars. I spent my allowance on it. The price remained the same until a few years ago when the hobby boxes went away. The jumbo boxes replaced hobby, and although the price went up to $120 per box for 3 autographs, I felt the value was still there.
About two weeks ago, I was shocked and alarmed to see the price of jumbo boxes at $175 per for 3 autographs. Why is the price so expensive this year? It's incredibly difficult to justify this increase, given the lack of extra autographs that you're guaranteed. I'm gainfully employed and can afford this product if I so choose. Not to sound petty, but it's not me that I'm worried about. It's the future collector. It's a crying shame that Topps is putting the screws to the consumer. How do you expect future generations to afford your product?
For the first time since 2004, I will not be purchasing Bowman Draft Baseball Cards. Undoubtedly so, many people will purchase your product; however, it's principle that matters. Hopefully I'm not the only one that echos the sentiments raised above. Maybe then, Topps will care about the consumer as opposed to basking in the power of licensed monopoly.
Thank you for your time.
I wanted to begin this correspondence by saying that I've been a collector of Topps Baseball Cards for the past 20 years. There's nothing better than opening a box of cards around the holiday season, especially Bowman Draft. As an avid collector, it's an even greater feeling to pull a low numbered card of a potential superstar.
When I first started collecting Bowman Draft Baseball Cards in 2004, I was only 14 years old. The price of a single box was fairly reasonable for a youngster like me. It was only $65 dollars. I spent my allowance on it. The price remained the same until a few years ago when the hobby boxes went away. The jumbo boxes replaced hobby, and although the price went up to $120 per box for 3 autographs, I felt the value was still there.
About two weeks ago, I was shocked and alarmed to see the price of jumbo boxes at $175 per for 3 autographs. Why is the price so expensive this year? It's incredibly difficult to justify this increase, given the lack of extra autographs that you're guaranteed. I'm gainfully employed and can afford this product if I so choose. Not to sound petty, but it's not me that I'm worried about. It's the future collector. It's a crying shame that Topps is putting the screws to the consumer. How do you expect future generations to afford your product?
For the first time since 2004, I will not be purchasing Bowman Draft Baseball Cards. Undoubtedly so, many people will purchase your product; however, it's principle that matters. Hopefully I'm not the only one that echos the sentiments raised above. Maybe then, Topps will care about the consumer as opposed to basking in the power of licensed monopoly.
Thank you for your time.
