Bowman Wrapper Update From Topps

[Jaypers]

Per their Twitter account:

@toppscards Mail arrived in Duryea, appears keeping USPS in business. Any more wrappers sent in at this point will unlikely be redeemed. We expect all wrappers that arrive by today & possibly tomrrw will be handled, outside that unlikely but will share more exact #s when have

 

[jbhofmann]

I have no horse in this race, but it seems like this contest only furthers the divide between huge case busters and the collector....

 

[A_Pharis]

I have no horse in this race, but it seems like this contest only furthers the divide between huge case busters and the collector....

I agree.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Who the hell wrote that? You'd think someone with their Twitter password and permission to speak for Topps would know basic grammar and punctuation

 

[vwnut13]

Cello Pack = Searchable = Low Value

 

[P_Manning 18]

Who the hell wrote that? You'd think someone with their Twitter password and permission to speak for Topps would know basic grammar and punctuation

140 characters... sometimes you have to shorten words to get the message out. tomrrw & #s if those are spelled out they'd have to use 2 tweets.

 

[Jaypers]

Cello Pack = Searchable = Low Value

Actually, they're not cellos after all. They tweeted a pic last week - it's a foil pack.

 

[Derek2011]

WTF.....not even live for a week and it's probably done??!!

 

[excel_B]

Just mail any if you have some. Perhaps there are some extras laying around in Duryea?

 

[Keyser Soze]

140 characters... sometimes you have to shorten words to get the message out. tomrrw & #s if those are spelled out they'd have to use 2 tweets.

Not what I was referring to, I know the difference between shortening and bad grammar. They used very odd phrasing that actually used more characters because of unnecessary words. An example of what I meant, instead of:

Any more wrappers sent in at this point will unlikely be redeemed. (unlikely be redeemed?!)

use

Any wrappers sent at this point are unlikely to be redeemed.
or
Any wrappers sent at this point are likely to go unredeemed.

Second options don't sound retarded AND used less characters.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Actually, they're not cellos after all. They tweeted a pic last week - it's a foil pack.

They're certain to be like the redemption packs from 2010 Bowman Chrome, which were foil also. http://www.ebay.com/itm/2010-BOWMAN...0871586679?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item3a691c9f77

 

[lisu]

I think that the fact that people got their cases before live date is what messed this up for everyone else. I'm sure a lot of rippers had their wax before the live date. Topps should have limited how many packs people could get.

 

[marterburn]

I know there's ways around honesty, but i wish they would limit packs to say, 50/address. That would cut down the mass breakers eating up 80% of the packs, and give joe collector a chance at the 'value added' that topps advertised.

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[jubei777]

crap. i picked the worst week (last) to be out of town. heading into the LCS today to do my case of jumbos. oh well.

 

[A_Pharis]

I know there's ways around honesty, but i wish they would limit packs to say, 50/address. That would cut down the mass breakers eating up 80% of the packs, and give joe collector a chance at the 'value added' that topps advertised.

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Could you imagine the threads about "Topps Screwing Their Biggest Breakers" if that were the case? Holy cow, you'd be able to fill the Grand Canyon with all of the tears.

 

[marterburn]

Could you imagine the threads about "Topps Screwing Their Biggest Breakers" if that were the case? Holy cow, you'd be able to fill the Grand Canyon with all of the tears.

These packs are value added, not the impetus for breakers to break. So I think getting the packs into many different hands would give a more positive response to a broader base of customers

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[LazerShow15]

I am still sending them in, Topps will make it right. Mine went out today PRIORITY.

 

[Russ S.]

My 7 packs worth went out Friday priority. Topps got them today!!

 

[Sjrmn91]

140 characters... sometimes you have to shorten words to get the message out. tomrrw & #s if those are spelled out they'd have to use 2 tweets.

HOLY CRAP! God forbid they use more than 140 characters to properly convey a message to their customers.

Sounds like there was some lack of planning done on the part of Topps. Good luck to everyone!

 

[WaxPax]

From Topps facebook page...19 mins ago....

Bowman Wrapper Redemption Update-

We hope all you enjoyed Bowman Baseball to date, the initial feedback received has been positive and we are hopeful the product will be a success for all of you. This year we added a special wrapper redemption program to Bowman, the first 10K that sent in wrappers would receive a special blue wave wrapper redemption pack with a chance for autos. The initial response has been great, we expect all wrappers that arrive by 5/14 & possibly 5/15 will be handled, outside that very unlikely we will have more inventory to handle any wrappers.