2010 Bowman Pics! (Strasburg/Ackley/Tate Autographs!)

[Lars]

Re: 2010 Bowman Pics!

Maybe Topps is also banking on the casual collector's confusion.

If Strasburg shoots up through the minors, plenty of his cards will generate hype - my guess is he will be plastered on the PD box, pack, ad material et al.

Maybe Strasburg will have a couple of cards in PD, besides an auto.

If Strasburg lives up to the hype, anything with him in 2010 will sell like hotcakes.

But if they can buy a blaster or hobby of Bowman with Chrome and get a Strasburg auto in a pro uniform, why would they want to buy a box of minor league players that they have never heard of. I just feel Topps/Bowman is shooting themselves in the foot if they put autos in both.

Having Strasburg in Pro Debut is a big plus, seeing PD is a minor league release and it has that stigma going against it.

It may sway the casual collector who doesn't do 'minor league cards' into buying a blaster or two or even a hobby box or two, if they just want a shot at a Strasburg.

If they wanted to milk the most out of Strasberg they would have only put base in the 2010 Bowman with Chrome, but put his first autos in the Topps minor league release. Then put his prospect auto in Bowman Chrome, followed by his green "rookie" auto in Draft.

By bringing out an auto in the initial Bowman release, I feel it will really lower the sell-ability of the Topps minor league release.

But on that note, I like the looks of it, and I like that they don't have the facsimile autos of the vets.

 

[sheetskout]

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OMG! Dope!!


Those look outstanding.

 

[P_Manning 18]

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Is this how they will spell his name? ::facepalm::

 

[masonphillip]

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Well this certainly puts a damper on EEE seeing Tate and Ackley getting Bowman autographs.

Which was clearly Topps' intention all along.

Still, if you think these two will be the be-all and end-all of EEE's value, you're crazy. :mrgreen:

No, I don't. Considering supposedly you will get one of each per case they won't have that much value. But clearly it takes away value from those cards.

Not sure it does that much.

Heyward had a base chrome (07 draft) and an auto (08 Bowman w/Chrome) and his Elite autos still sell very well...and they weren't even on-card.

http://completed.shop.ebay.com/i.ht...ard elite&_fln=1&_trksid=p3286.c0.m283&_rdc=1

 

[Superfractor]

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Is this how they will spell his name? ::facepalm::

Why does the image keep getting erased? Or is it just me? Can anyone else see the Donovan AU?

 

[sebpoo]

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Is this how they will spell his name? ::facepalm::

Why does the image keep getting erased? Or is it just me? Can anyone else see the Donovan AU?

http://twitpic.com/xp8w5

 

[kentuckyderby]

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Not sure why people ripping on Topps complaining that Topps will overproduce Stras autos and include him in every product
Of course they are
Of course they should

EEE will start strong and eventually level out -- just like BDP --- just like most products
The fact that Ack, Tate, etc included will hurt more but not totally destroy the value

People who hate Topps will eventually buy Topps because this hobby is an addiction and too hard to stay away
People who will buy Topps will bad mouth product to buy low

 

[bballcardkid]

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This is beautiful. I have always wanted Bowman to release a base Bowman Auto in the base Bowman product and a corresponding Bowman Chrome auto (with the same photo) in the Bowman Chrome product. This doesn't necessarily look like that, but it's a good start. Hopefully Topps will deviate from the normal parallel repetoire with the Base Bowman cards and finally add a base Bowman Gold auto parallel numbered to 50 and a base Bowman Red auto /1. I actually might have to save my nickels and dimes and pick up a case of this stuff.

 

[bigpapiMA32]

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sexy

 

[RandomH]

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Nice stuff. How much do you guys think this is gonna cost per box right out of the gate?

 

[Great Dealz Rob]

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I love the Ackley mockup, but not as crazy about the Tate. Excellent design IMO. As stated many times in this thread, Topps would be foolish to not milk Starsburg.

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

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Topps is always going to put some of the most-sought out cards in each of their brand lines in order to get people to buy all of them. They don't want people loyal to any one brand of theirs, they want people to be loyal to *every* brand of theirs.

Maybe Topps is also banking on the casual collector's confusion.

If Strasburg shoots up through the minors, plenty of his cards will generate hype - my guess is he will be plastered on the PD box, pack, ad material et al.

Maybe Strasburg will have a couple of cards in PD, besides an auto.

If Strasburg lives up to the hype, anything with him in 2010 will sell like hotcakes.

But if they can buy a blaster or hobby of Bowman with Chrome and get a Strasburg auto in a pro uniform, why would they want to buy a box of minor league players that they have never heard of. I just feel Topps/Bowman is shooting themselves in the foot if they put autos in both.

Having Strasburg in Pro Debut is a big plus, seeing PD is a minor league release and it has that stigma going against it.

It may sway the casual collector who doesn't do 'minor league cards' into buying a blaster or two or even a hobby box or two, if they just want a shot at a Strasburg.

If they wanted to milk the most out of Strasberg they would have only put base in the 2010 Bowman with Chrome, but put his first autos in the Topps minor league release. Then put his prospect auto in Bowman Chrome, followed by his green "rookie" auto in Draft.

By bringing out an auto in the initial Bowman release, I feel it will really lower the sell-ability of the Topps minor league release.

But on that note, I like the looks of it, and I like that they don't have the facsimile autos of the vets.

 

[brianga26]

THE LIKE US.. they REALLY LIKE US!! Thank you Topps for taking your head out of your butts and listening to what people want in the hobby!!!

 

[jcmint]

This absolutely will affect the Elite this year. Great timing by Topps too. Right before Elite drops. This can not be a mistake.

 

[Jaypers]

This absolutely will affect the Elite this year. Great timing by Topps too. Right before Elite drops. This can not be a mistake.

Obviously it's not a mistake; it's smart marketing on Topps' part. It's a bit early to say just how much EEE will be affected until we see a full checklist.

However, this news isn't coming out of the blue for savvy people. We knew Topps had already signed both Tate and Strasburg to contracts before today, and we also knew Topps would withhold at least a few of the bigger names from 2009 products to give 2010 Bowman a boost.

 

[P_Manning 18]

Well lets just hope that Topps finds a way to actually spell Donavan's name correctly. ::facepalm::

 

[isotopes4]

checklist yet?

 

[Jaypers]

checklist yet?

Not yet, looking forward to it.

 

[Tick-Tock-Man]

checklist yet?

Not yet, looking forward to it.

Dose anyone now when it comes out?

 

[thenumberonemetfan]

So whats the deal with the fugly Tate?Sticker/trapped?