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banjar
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Finally the thread that nobody's been clamoring for - 2019 Topps High Tek! This cheap perfunctory set deserves its own cheap perfunctory thread. I realize nobody's talking about this crap set, but to heck with "them". When "they" zig, I zag baby.
First, what's the point of even doing Tek anymore? Yes there's still the acetate, and a futuristic design (I guess). But instead of different patterns and sparkly backgrounds and all the other features that made Tek unique (multiple 1/1's, stealth patterns, and so on), what you have is just simple colored parallels. Base, blue, white, green, purple, pink, black, orange, red, and gold. Just like every other damned Topps set: lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, and lame.
Second, I get the feeling that I'm not alone. Nobody likes this set. There's no chatter about it, and not many are ripping it. Ebay listings are meager at best, and just forget COMC and Beckett. The cards just aren't making it to the secondary market. A sure sign that this set is a true pig.
Third, sale prices are not strong. What inspired me to start this thread was winning the gold 1/1 Robbie Alomar tonight. For $43. I've picked up a good number of Tek 1/1 over the past few years, and the usual sale price is around $100. Unlike previous years where there were multiple 1/1 for the base design, there's only one 1/1 in 2019 Tek...and I got it for 60% less than the usual price.
Now you might ask, why the hell am I still buying Tek, and better yet, why am I complaining about it especially when prices are low? Well, I'm basically on autopilot. Since Tek came back in 2014 it's been the only set I'm guaranteed to chase each year. I'm chasing this set because I've always chased this set. But I'm not excited about it. When that gold 1/1 comes in the mail, I'm gonna put it in a holder, file it, and forget about it. And when the blue, pink, orange, and reds eventually pop up, I'll do the same and complete the rainbow with exactly zero joy in doing so.
2019 Tek is Zombie Tek, and I feel like a zombie just shambling aimlessly after it. Topps needs to either double tap this thing with two square to the head, or reanimate it with the life force that used to make it worthwhile. Zombie Tek is just such a cheap, lazy, and brain-dead set that it cannot be allowed to live another year.
First, what's the point of even doing Tek anymore? Yes there's still the acetate, and a futuristic design (I guess). But instead of different patterns and sparkly backgrounds and all the other features that made Tek unique (multiple 1/1's, stealth patterns, and so on), what you have is just simple colored parallels. Base, blue, white, green, purple, pink, black, orange, red, and gold. Just like every other damned Topps set: lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, lame, and lame.
Second, I get the feeling that I'm not alone. Nobody likes this set. There's no chatter about it, and not many are ripping it. Ebay listings are meager at best, and just forget COMC and Beckett. The cards just aren't making it to the secondary market. A sure sign that this set is a true pig.
Third, sale prices are not strong. What inspired me to start this thread was winning the gold 1/1 Robbie Alomar tonight. For $43. I've picked up a good number of Tek 1/1 over the past few years, and the usual sale price is around $100. Unlike previous years where there were multiple 1/1 for the base design, there's only one 1/1 in 2019 Tek...and I got it for 60% less than the usual price.
Now you might ask, why the hell am I still buying Tek, and better yet, why am I complaining about it especially when prices are low? Well, I'm basically on autopilot. Since Tek came back in 2014 it's been the only set I'm guaranteed to chase each year. I'm chasing this set because I've always chased this set. But I'm not excited about it. When that gold 1/1 comes in the mail, I'm gonna put it in a holder, file it, and forget about it. And when the blue, pink, orange, and reds eventually pop up, I'll do the same and complete the rainbow with exactly zero joy in doing so.
2019 Tek is Zombie Tek, and I feel like a zombie just shambling aimlessly after it. Topps needs to either double tap this thing with two square to the head, or reanimate it with the life force that used to make it worthwhile. Zombie Tek is just such a cheap, lazy, and brain-dead set that it cannot be allowed to live another year.
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