topps million card giveaway. Post what you got

[rymflaherty]

DOH! :benson: Not so lucky. Saw the recent posts and tried another redemption. Got
1977 Biff Pocoroba

tried another

1976 Al Downing

 

[Halonut]

So Bill...what do you think these "Card Unavailable" cards are?

I have a 1956, like your two 1952s.

prize cards? that would be a nice turn of events

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

So Bill...what do you think these "Card Unavailable" cards are?

I have a 1956, like your two 1952s.

prize cards? that would be a nice turn of events

I am hoping for that Blake...but for my luck, it will be an error and will be replaced with a 1983 Tommie Herr.

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

DOH! :benson: Not so lucky. Saw the recent posts and tried another redemption. Got
1977 Biff Pocoroba

tried another

1976 Al Downing

Apparently this run was short-lived. Especially if Bill unloaded a bigger batch from his stash.

That said...Bill's "theory" has indeed been proven in the last 15 minutes.

 

[Messier2]

We're back to the 70's and 80's guys...DON'T REDEEM!

Wait till the homepage shows a bunch of 50's cards...then redeem!

 

[rymflaherty]

We're back to the 70's and 80's guys...DON'T REDEEM!

Wait till the homepage shows a bunch of 50's cards...then redeem!

Another reason why this is a smart move by Topps.
Pretty sure quite a few people have picked up on the fact there seems to be a pattern or trend to how they're dispersed - all that means is all these people are going to be bringing up their site all throughout the day. Have to imagine all the increased internet traffic and page views has to be beneficial to them in some way.

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

So Bill...what do you think these "Card Unavailable" cards are?

I have a 1956, like your two 1952s.

prize cards? that would be a nice turn of events

I am hoping for that Blake...but for my luck, it will be an error and will be replaced with a 1983 Tommie Herr.

There are currently 91 "This Card Unavailable 1956" and a slew more of other years.

That said...I highly doubt that there are this many "prize cards."

 

[Bill Menard]

So Bill...what do you think these "Card Unavailable" cards are?

I have a 1956, like your two 1952s.

prize cards? that would be a nice turn of events

I am hoping for that Blake...but for my luck, it will be an error and will be replaced with a 1983 Tommie Herr.

There are currently 91 "This Card Unavailable 1956" and a slew more of other years.

That said...I highly doubt that there are this many "prize cards."

Want a laugh... in my account now I have 9 of the 1956 "this card unavailable"... the laugh - one of them says I have 2 copies of it :lol: Topps must know what the card is somewhere then. I mean if I have duplicates one of them, why not just tell people what the heck it is!

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

Want a laugh... in my account now I have 9 of the 1956 "this card unavailable"... the laugh - one of them says I have 2 copies of it :lol: Topps must know what the card is somewhere then. I mean if I have duplicates one of them, why not just tell people what the heck it is!

That's pretty entertaining that you have 8 different "this card unavailable" and doubles of one.

I'm sure you'll be contacting them tomorrow to ask what these cards mean. Hopefully it's something good...or at least not an error/glitch.

 

[notoriousrmb]

Not to be a downer, but I pulled this from the website:

When prompted, manually key-stroke the code from your MCGC (“Code") beginning on 02/15/2010 at 12:00:01 a.m. ET and ending on 02/01/2011 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. If the Code is accepted, a baseball card from among the 36,000 different base cards in the entire Topps baseball card collection (dating from 1952) will be randomly allocated to the inputted Code. The universe of base cards includes more than one (1) of certain cards as well as autographed cards, but EXCLUDES insert cards and other brands of baseball cards produced by Sponsor. A virtual image of the baseball card randomly allocated to your Code will be placed into your Account. One (1) baseball card per accepted Code. Receipt of baseball card subject to verification and compliance with Official Rules. If virtual image of baseball card cannot be placed into Account for any reason, baseball card will be forfeited.

Hope this doesn't mean those cards are lost :shock:

 

[Bill Menard]

Not to be a downer, but I pulled this from the website:

When prompted, manually key-stroke the code from your MCGC (“Code") beginning on 02/15/2010 at 12:00:01 a.m. ET and ending on 02/01/2011 at 11:59:59 p.m. ET. If the Code is accepted, a baseball card from among the 36,000 different base cards in the entire Topps baseball card collection (dating from 1952) will be randomly allocated to the inputted Code. The universe of base cards includes more than one (1) of certain cards as well as autographed cards, but EXCLUDES insert cards and other brands of baseball cards produced by Sponsor. A virtual image of the baseball card randomly allocated to your Code will be placed into your Account. One (1) baseball card per accepted Code. Receipt of baseball card subject to verification and compliance with Official Rules. If virtual image of baseball card cannot be placed into Account for any reason, baseball card will be forfeited.

Hope this doesn't mean those cards are lost :shock:

I hope not as well, but no biggie here if they are. I mean, I am pretty content with how I rolled out my redemptions and what they have yielded. I was happy to get some older cards of some past sox players that I otherwise would probably never have gone out of my way to get and will enjoy them when they arrive.

 

[Captain Feathersword]

Picked up a retail rack of 2010 Topps last night and got a:

1956 Ernie Oravetz

First one of the 50's. The frustrating part is you do not know who is trading their cards. I have a couple of trades out in favor of the other person and they are just sitting there. I've only been able to make one trade out of 8.

 

[notoriousrmb]

Figured I'd post my haul, who would have thought I'd have more from the 50's than the 80's-00's combined :lol:

Monty Basgall 1952
Monty Basgall / Second Base / Pittsburgh Pirates
Card ID Number: 12

Vern Bickford 1952
Vern Bickford / Pitcher / Boston Braves
Card ID Number: 252

Dave Philley 1953
Dave Philley / Outfield / Philadelphia Athletics
Card ID Number: 64

Paul Leslie Smith 1954
Paul Leslie Smith / First Base / Pittsburgh Pirates
Card ID Number: 11

Paul Minner 1954
Paul Minner / Pitcher / Chicago Cubs
Card ID Number: 28

Ted Kazanski 1954
Ted Kazanski / Shortstop / Philadelphia Athletics
Card ID Number: 78

Milt Bolling 1954
Milt Bolling / Shortstop / Boston Red Sox
Card ID Number: 82

Jack Shepard 1955
Jack Shepard / Catcher / Pittsburgh Pirates
Card ID Number: 73

Clyde Schell 1955
Clyde Schell / Outfield / Philadelphia Phillies
Card ID Number: 79

Windy McCall 1956
Windy McCall / Pitcher / New York Giants
Card ID Number: 44

Mayo Smith 1956
Mayo Smith / Manager / Philadelphia Phillies
Card ID Number: 60

Joe Frazier 1956
Joe Frazier / Outfield / St. Louis Cardinals
Card ID Number: 141

Billy Hoeft 1956
Billy Hoeft / Pitcher / Detroit Tigers
Card ID Number: 152

Wes Covington 1958
Wes Covington / Outfield / Milwaukee Braves
Card ID Number: 140

Bob Johnson 1963
Bob Johnson / Infield / Baltimore Orioles
Card ID Number: 504

Len Gabrielson 1965
Len Gabrielson / Outfield / Chicago Cubs
Card ID Number: 14

Ken McMullen 1965
Ken McMUllen / Third Base / Washington Senators
Card ID Number: 319

Dave Wickersham 1967
Dave Wickersham / Pitcher / Detroit Tigers
Card ID Number: 112

Dwight Siebler 1967
Dwight Siebler / Pitcher / Minnesota Twins
Card ID Number: 164

Jose Santiago 1968
Jose Santiago / Pitcher / Boston Red Sox
Card ID Number: 123

Larry Haney 1969
Larry Haney / Catcher / Seattle Pilots
Card ID Number: 209

Bob Lemon 1971
Bob Lemon / Manager / Kansas City Royals
Card ID Number: 91

Carl Morton 1971
Carl Morton / Pitcher / Montreal Expos
Card ID Number: 515

Stan Williams 1972
Stan Williams / Pitcher / St. Louis Cardinals
Card ID Number: 9

Tommy Davis 1972
Tommy Davis / First Base / Oakland Athletics
Card ID Number: 42

Luis Melendez 1976
Luis Melendez / Outfield / St. Louis Cardinals
Card ID Number: 399

Bill Bonham 1979
Bill Bonham / Pitcher / Cincinnati Reds
Card ID Number: 354

Lamar Johnson 1979
Lamar Johnson / First Base / Chicago White Sox
Card ID Number: 372

Wayne Garland 1979
Wayne Garland / Pitcher / Cleveland Indians
Card ID Number: 636

Bill Madlock 1980
Bill Madlock / Third Base / Pittsburgh Pirates
Card ID Number: 55

Tim Blackwell 1980
Tim Blackwell / Catcher / Chicago Cubs
Card ID Number: 153

Jim Kern 1982
Jim Kern / Pitcher / Texas Rangers
Card ID Number: 463

Joel Youngblood 1988
Joel Youngblood / Outfield / San Francisco Giants
Card ID Number: 418

Charlie Hayes 1993
Charlie Hayes / Third Base / Colorado Rockies
Card ID Number: 759

Ricky Ledee 2000
Ricky Ledee / Outfield / New York Yankees
Card ID Number: 422

Eric Chavez 2003
Eric Chavez / Third Base / Oakland Athletics
Card ID Number: 359

Tom Gorzelanny 2006
Tom Gorzelanny / Pitcher / Pittsburgh Pirates
Card ID Number: 315

Reed Johnson 2007
Reed Johnson / Outfield / Toronto Blue Jays
Card ID Number: 235

Aaron Hill 2007
Aaron Hill / Second Base / Toronto Blue Jays
Card ID Number: 394

Tony La Russa 2009
Tony La Russa / Manager / St. Louis Cardinals
Card ID Number: 401

 

[lordsepic]

[quote="A_Pharis":2ae3qw0u]

[quote="A_Pharis":2ae3qw0u]

[quote="A_Pharis":2ae3qw0u]

They aren't random. I believe it's been said that the numbers are predetermined... otherwise EVERYONE would just wait until the "run is up."

Maybe the "runs" are predetermined but the numbers sure aren't...I see no way I can pull redemptions from a Target in Illinois, a Wal-Mart in Missouri, a hobby jumbo from Blowoutcards.com and a jumbo from a local hobby shop and have all the codes give back '79 and '80 cards. Looks as if this run is going on for everyone right now, so waiting for the run to be up seems like a logical choice.

What does the location have to do with the card redeemed? Despite where the card is pulled, the majority of cards are going to be from a certain era. I guarantee you that no matter how long you wait, you will get the same card then as you would now. Each code is tied to a card. Seriously -- if it were random and you thought the bulk of the "mass produced" cards would be the ones to go first then everyone would just wait.

This is simply not true.

The codes are NOT tied to specific cards and everything that is redeemed is solely affected by WHEN you enter the code.[/quote:2ae3qw0u]


How so? In the same sense that slot machines run on timers? Whereas it can come down to the moment when you enter it making a difference from second to second?

Either way, if that were the case, then despite how long you hold your redemption you are still going to run the same odds. I doubt there will ever be a point where you'll have better odds of hitting a chase or early 50's card.[/quote:2ae3qw0u]

This is still wrong in relationship to this promotion topps is running. Adam, if you have been following along, then you'd know that Topps is now releasing the cards in waves by year. They are taking two years and mixing it up, primarily from those two years. They did 73 and 75s, then filtered those out while heavily releasing 79s and 80s. Looking at the release ratios, you can see a trend and a pattern to what they are doing. While I agree there is no way of knowing the actual # of cards Topps has to release for each year, you absolutely can look at the trends and see what the company is doing to manipulate the distribution of the cards. And I am 100% positive that is exactly what they are doing. The redemption cards are NOT tied to a particular card. No way, no how.

Basically, Topps gave out a lot of the early year stuff up front to stir interest and boy did they do that in combination with pushing the promotion through various outlets, including bringing on Cal Ripken Jr. to talk it up all over the TV and in newspapers. Now, they are settling in and just giving out the cards in a semi-random fashion. This is much different than a random number generator or "chance". That's not to say that the next card entered can't unlock a 55 Ted Williams. It could. But if you have 20 cards and you enter them all right now, I'd bet a $1000 in a heartbeat that the majority of them will net you 1979 and 1980 singles. So, the smart guy is holding his 20 cards (or 100 or 1000) until they start noticing a different turn of events in what Topps is releasing. The only way to do that is to check the site regularly throughout the day and see what's being given out.

For me, the hardest part of it all is the curiousity over the "Prize" cards, of which there are 2000, according to Topps, not me, that are the really good singles. They are doing nothing to promote what those 2000 are, have provided no list, and are not responsive to questions about this. There is no real way to look at what they have released from these, other than going through a list of 165K + cards that have been released so far and guessing what would constitute a prize card. I'd imagine the 54 Topps Teddy Ballgame is one of them, along with several Mantles they given out.

Edit - oh, and not everyone would wait b/c not everyone is smart enough to think it through and see what is really going on. They are too eager to pump that redemption code into the machine and see what they got, figuring they might get a big money card, even though a review of the board over the last 24 hours will show you they aren't giving out a single card from the 50's or 60's. At least if I saw that, I'd be dropping some code cards into the redemption box. But 79's and 80's all last night and all of today - give me a break. Topps needs to do something to break it up a bit![/quote:2ae3qw0u]

Yes but if the trend of those 2 years ends maybe that is where a good card pops up and unless you take a chance you may never get the between phase... this is possible right?

 

[ChasHawk]

Yes but if the trend of those 2 years ends maybe that is where a good card pops up and unless you take a chance you may never get the between phase... this is possible right?

He did see the trend shift and redeemed almost all 1950's cards because of it.

 

[notoriousrmb]

Yep, by monitoring the home page and looking for "runs" I was able to hit a bunch of 50's cards (exactly like Bill did) last night during a 20-30 min period. As soon as I put in a code and saw a '76 I knew the run was over, so I'm sitting on my last 10 codes until another good run hits.

Really the only way to hit these runs is to check the site all day every day every 30 mins since this past one did not last long at all. The majority of collectors will not want to sit and refresh the Topps screen all day so they will be happy with their 70's and occassional randoms they get. Most of us here though are probably a little "off" and will do as I did and wait for the hot streaks

 

[boomets]

1969 Jeff James
How do i donate it on the site?

 

[boomets]

1969 Jeff James
How do i donate it on the site?

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

In regards to the "this card unavailable" glitches...

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention, and for your interest in our new web-site ToppsMillion.com.

As with every new site, we are still working out some small, unexpected glitches. Currently some cards have been unlocked, listing the cards as “Unavailable”. This error has occurred only in limited accounts due a disconnect between the data tables during the redemption process. We apologize for any inconvenience; however, our technical teams are working diligently to resolve the issue. As soon as the connectivity is restored, the unlocking of the card will complete, and you will be able to view your unlocked card in your Topps Million Account.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service team (By Phone: 800-489-9149, or by Email:[email protected]) if you ever have any other questions, comments or suggestions. A customer service representative will be available to answer your questions between the hours of 8:30am-4:30pm (EST), Monday through Friday.

Sincerely,

Topps Customer Service team

 

[Bill Menard]

In regards to the "this card unavailable" glitches...

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention, and for your interest in our new web-site ToppsMillion.com.

As with every new site, we are still working out some small, unexpected glitches. Currently some cards have been unlocked, listing the cards as “Unavailable”. This error has occurred only in limited accounts due a disconnect between the data tables during the redemption process. We apologize for any inconvenience; however, our technical teams are working diligently to resolve the issue. As soon as the connectivity is restored, the unlocking of the card will complete, and you will be able to view your unlocked card in your Topps Million Account.

As always, please do not hesitate to contact our Customer Service team (By Phone: 800-489-9149, or by Email:[email protected]) if you ever have any other questions, comments or suggestions. A customer service representative will be available to answer your questions between the hours of 8:30am-4:30pm (EST), Monday through Friday.

Sincerely,

Topps Customer Service team

You da man! Thanks!