Semi O/T:UD just lost the NFL as well

[Groat]

That's all understood, but how are places like Atlanta, D&A, and blowout supposed to survive with 50% less product to sell for each sport?

Or are we going to get MASSIVE overproduction now from each of the exclusive companies?

Combination of increased production, as well as finding ways to cut costs. It probably will result in physical location changes or job cuts. I really wouldn't be surprised at if some point over the next decade, Topps or UD started selling straight to customers. I don't think it will happen, but it just seems to be what we are trending towards.

I think that I'd be out of the hobby if the companies started selling singles direct to customers. Boxes would still probably be ok in my book, but have you seen the prices that UD chargers for their UDA stuff? Absolutely insane. I'm not really a big spender, and I'd end up just getting pushed out.

 

[mredsox89]

That's all understood, but how are places like Atlanta, D&A, and blowout supposed to survive with 50% less product to sell for each sport?

Or are we going to get MASSIVE overproduction now from each of the exclusive companies?

Combination of increased production, as well as finding ways to cut costs. It probably will result in physical location changes or job cuts. I really wouldn't be surprised at if some point over the next decade, Topps or UD started selling straight to customers. I don't think it will happen, but it just seems to be what we are trending towards.

I think that I'd be out of the hobby if the companies started selling singles direct to customers. Boxes would still probably be ok in my book, but have you seen the prices that UD chargers for their UDA stuff? Absolutely insane. I'm not really a big spender, and I'd end up just getting pushed out.

Not singles, didn't mean it to come out that way. I meant wax.

 

[011873]

I've grown really tired of hearing the too many products/overwhelming/confusing BS.

You don't have to buy every product made by every company.

The loss of UD for baseball and football is and will continue to be a devastating blow to high-end collectors.

I cant tell you how much I agree with this. Ive been saying it for years.
But on that note, I stoped buying the following products because theres "just too many to choose from and I NEED someone to tell me what to buy:"

Hot sauce
Cars
Soda
Chips (garlic? Reg? Salt and Pepper? my goodness)
Bread
Milk (what percent? Soy? Chocolate? Strawberry?)

Ive also stopped going to the following places, just too many of them:
Super markets
movies (and they all have confusing letters in a box like PG, R. Those arent even words. CONFUSING)
highways, do we really need so many in each state?
And I dont watch TV shows either, just too many of them.

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

Ironically, it would probably be best for collectors if manufacturers sold direct as fewer "middlemen" (ebay, PayPal, investors, distributors) would be involved. How much money do middlemen make on a decent card or product nowadays?

Can anyone imagine Topps (or Razor??!) with their own auction site?

I think that I'd be out of the hobby if the companies started selling singles direct to customers. Boxes would still probably be ok in my book, but have you seen the prices that UD chargers for their UDA stuff? Absolutely insane. I'm not really a big spender, and I'd end up just getting pushed out.

 

[leatherman]

I cant tell you how much I agree with this. Ive been saying it for years.
But on that note, I stoped buying the following products because theres "just too many to choose from and I NEED someone to tell me what to buy:"

Hot sauce
Soda
Chips
Bread
Milk

Tobasco sauce is the only hot sauce worth putting on everything. Texas Pete is good substitute for most things, but not eggs.

Diet Mountain Dew.

Lay's regular potato chips.

Wonder Bread.

Skim Milk.

 

[hofmichael]

I've grown really tired of hearing the too many products/overwhelming/confusing BS.

You don't have to buy every product made by every company.

The loss of UD for baseball and football is and will continue to be a devastating blow to high-end collectors.

I cant tell you how much I agree with this. Ive been saying it for years.
But on that note, I stoped buying the following products because theres "just too many to choose from and I NEED someone to tell me what to buy:"

Hot sauce
Cars
Soda
Chips (garlic? Reg? Salt and Pepper? my goodness)
Bread
Milk (what percent? Soy? Chocolate? Strawberry?)

Ive also stopped going to the following places, just too many of them:
Super markets
movies (and they all have confusing letters in a box like PG, R. Those arent even words. CONFUSING)
highways, do we really need so many in each state?
And I dont watch TV shows either, just too many of them.

I hope toilet paper choices haven't gotten the best of you :lol:

 

[011873]

Toilet paper? DONT GET ME STARTED.

Qilted?
With pictures of all sorts of things, flowers, bears, etc. CONFUSING.
1 ply?
2 ply?
single roll?
6 rolls?
12 rolls?
Scented? And what fragrance?
store brand or charmin or brawny and while Im at that, why am I wiping my butt with something a big burly man is advertising?

SCREW IT ALL IM USING 1991 FLEER FOR TOILET PAPER

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

Funny thing is that there are more different card issues than different brands of all the items you've listed, maybe even combined even though the hobby serves a much smaller consumer base.

I'd think more releases keeps cards constantly on people's minds, getting them to want to bust more wax, which is good for LCS owners like yourself and those wax busting and/or player collecting "junkies" who will buy anything, but I'm not sure if feeding these addictions are always best for the hobby as others seem to think. Seems that the licensing bodies agree.?

I cant tell you how much I agree with this. Ive been saying it for years.
But on that note, I stoped buying the following products because theres "just too many to choose from and I NEED someone to tell me what to buy:"

Hot sauce
Cars
Soda
Chips (garlic? Reg? Salt and Pepper? my goodness)
Bread
Milk (what percent? Soy? Chocolate? Strawberry?)

Ive also stopped going to the following places, just too many of them:
Super markets
movies (and they all have confusing letters in a box like PG, R. Those arent even words. CONFUSING)
highways, do we really need so many in each state?
And I dont watch TV shows either, just too many of them.

 

[ChasHawk]

I will guarantee you that there are more varieties of each of these 4 things individually than there are sports card products.

Hot sauce
Cars
Soda
Chips

 

[uniquebaseballcards]

OK, prove it

I will guarantee you that there are more varieties of each of these 4 things individually than there
are sports card products.

Hot sauce
Cars
Soda
Chips

 

[Bob Loblaw]

That's all understood, but how are places like Atlanta, D&A, and blowout supposed to survive with 50% less product to sell for each sport?

Or are we going to get MASSIVE overproduction now from each of the exclusive companies?

Combination of increased production, as well as finding ways to cut costs. It probably will result in physical location changes or job cuts. I really wouldn't be surprised at if some point over the next decade, Topps or UD started selling straight to customers. I don't think it will happen, but it just seems to be what we are trending towards.

I think that I'd be out of the hobby if the companies started selling singles direct to customers. Boxes would still probably be ok in my book, but have you seen the prices that UD chargers for their UDA stuff? Absolutely insane. I'm not really a big spender, and I'd end up just getting pushed out.

Just and Razor do it.

I don't think a lot of UDA stuff gets sold without massive coupons. The bottom line is that this hobby has flourished over the past 10 years because of eBay. If card companies cannot move product, the price will come down until it does move. I wouldn't worry about Topps selling a card for 10x it's eBay value.