Topps Million Card Giveaway Question

[rsmath]

Oh, I'm just factoring in the fact that if money went to this, money didn't go to other stuff -- Yanno?

Let's look at the pricing here -- 1 per 6 packs, so is that 4? or 5? per box.

Now, let's add in the minimum 2.50 shipping on each card.
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Or it costs them only the cost of printing redemption cards with codes for the most part.

I bet they don't have a million cards for the giveaway, but rather rights to the cards, so they don't have any money tied up in redemptions other than an agreement to purchase the card if someone wants it in-hand.

I bet you'll register your code, get a randomly assigned card, and then for most cards it won't be worth $5 or whatever to have it delivered in-hand. If you are one of the lucky ones whose card is worth more than $5 and pay the shipping to have it redeemed, Topps will exercise their right with whoever they've lined up, purchase the card for the agreement price, then ship it to a collector who paid to redeem the card in-hand.

Everyone else will just have it in "street name" online at Topps and will never actually see the cardboard because the card is not worth shipping.

 

[pigskincardboard]

Or it costs them only the cost of printing redemption cards with codes for the most part.

I bet they don't have a million cards for the giveaway, but rather rights to the cards, so they don't have any money tied up in redemptions other than an agreement to purchase the card if someone wants it in-hand.

I bet you'll register your code, get a randomly assigned card, and then for most cards it won't be worth $5 or whatever to have it delivered in-hand. If you are one of the lucky ones whose card is worth more than $5 and pay the shipping to have it redeemed, Topps will exercise their right with whoever they've lined up, purchase the card for the agreement price, then ship it to a collector who paid to redeem the card in-hand.

Everyone else will just have it in "street name" online at Topps and will never actually see the cardboard because the card is not worth shipping.

It wouldn't surprise me if Topps pulled that and made the customer pay for shipping, which is about as bush-league as it gets.

When you read, "We're giving you back the cards your mom threw out" followed by "Use this unique code to unlock your original, vintage Topps card at www.toppsmillion.com, it shows you're probably right.

What the hell does unlock your card mean anyways.

Kudos.

 

[hofmichael]

Or it costs them only the cost of printing redemption cards with codes for the most part.

I bet they don't have a million cards for the giveaway, but rather rights to the cards, so they don't have any money tied up in redemptions other than an agreement to purchase the card if someone wants it in-hand.

I bet you'll register your code, get a randomly assigned card, and then for most cards it won't be worth $5 or whatever to have it delivered in-hand. If you are one of the lucky ones whose card is worth more than $5 and pay the shipping to have it redeemed, Topps will exercise their right with whoever they've lined up, purchase the card for the agreement price, then ship it to a collector who paid to redeem the card in-hand.

Everyone else will just have it in "street name" online at Topps and will never actually see the cardboard because the card is not worth shipping.

It wouldn't surprise me if Topps pulled that and made the customer pay for shipping, which is about as bush-league as it gets.

When you read, "We're giving you back the cards your mom threw out" followed by "Use this unique code to unlock your original, vintage Topps card at http://www.toppsmillion.com, it shows you're probably right.

What the hell does unlock your card mean anyways.

Kudos.

From my understanding you will have to pay for shipping.That sucks butwhat are you going to do?I won't opt to have anything worthless shipped.All cards will start in a an online account with the option to have them shipped to you is how I read rhe description.
Mike

 

[pigskincardboard]

Pretty frackin' Bush-League when you consider they require an credit-card to pay for shipping.

When you consider this is probably their cheapest product, and most likely to be purchased by minors, that seems like a great idea.

 

[rsmath]

Pretty frackin' Bush-League when you consider they require an credit-card to pay for shipping.

When you consider this is probably their cheapest product, and most likely to be purchased by minors, that seems like a great idea.

There are parents or older siblings who have credit cards that can be used to pay for shipping. The only question is if a minor realizes the value of money enough not to go pay $5 shipping for a 1988 Topps Jim Gott.

btw, another thing that makes me think Topps never did go out and buy a million cards for the promotion is that if they did, why not just pack out the normal sized cards and set up redemptions for the oversized cards?

 

[hofmichael]

Pretty frackin' Bush-League when you consider they require an credit-card to pay for shipping.

When you consider this is probably their cheapest product, and most likely to be purchased by minors, that seems like a great idea.

There are parents or older siblings who have credit cards that can be used to pay for shipping. The only question is if a minor realizes the value of money enough not to go pay $5 shipping for a 1988 Topps Jim Gott.

btw, another thing that makes me think Topps never did go out and buy a million cards for the promotion is that if they did, why not just pack out the normal sized cards and set up redemptions for the oversized cards?

That part didn't make a whole hell of a lot of sense to me either.

 

[justinmandawg]

They should have to disclose what they're actually putting in these and stated odds.

It's legally available upon written request, depending on your state.

Sure, they should breakdown a million items.

 

[200lbhockeyplayer]

I thought in the initial announcement, it mentioned that users would have the cards in their online account, allowing them to trade with others, etc...driving perhaps some users into eTopps.

Not that it matters all that much, because until the site opens, we won't know everything.

 

[pigskincardboard]

They should have to disclose what they're actually putting in these and stated odds.

It's legally available upon written request, depending on your state.

Sure, they should breakdown a million items.

That's what happens when you have a random drawing contest.

If they didn't want to do it this way, they should've just inserted a card per pack.

 

[justinmandawg]

They should have to disclose what they're actually putting in these and stated odds.

It's legally available upon written request, depending on your state.

Sure, they should breakdown a million items.

That's what happens when you have a random drawing contest.

If they didn't want to do it this way, they should've just inserted a card per pack.

Anyone expecting a list of a million items has a lot of time on their hands.

 

[pigskincardboard]

They should have to disclose what they're actually putting in these and stated odds.

It's legally available upon written request, depending on your state.

Sure, they should breakdown a million items.

That's what happens when you have a random drawing contest.

If they didn't want to do it this way, they should've just inserted a card per pack.

Anyone expecting a list of a million items has a lot of time on their hands.

You mean 10 minutes to write a letter?

 

[hofmichael]

They have stated publicly that they purchased at least 1 of every base card the ever made.I am not sure why you need a list.It is obvious that there will be many multiples and that they are likely going to be 80's and 90's cards.

 

[justinmandawg]

They should have to disclose what they're actually putting in these and stated odds.

It's legally available upon written request, depending on your state.

Sure, they should breakdown a million items.

That's what happens when you have a random drawing contest.

If they didn't want to do it this way, they should've just inserted a card per pack.

Anyone expecting a list of a million items has a lot of time on their hands.

You mean 10 minutes to write a letter?

How long does it take to read the list that includes a million items? Writing the unneeded letter doesn't take long at all.