And it gets trickier the later in the calendar year that it gets. I agree! But this decision has to be made further in advance, not just a month or two ahead of time or it risks moving everything else in the calendar.
#Deeper look update#
I know the easy answer for many is Topps should push Update back in the calendar. Retail has been practically non-existent and prices are way above MSRP. Cards are in hot demand, and companies can’t even print enough to keep them stocked. Things are so strange in the trading card world due to the last 18 months. The rest of the Update has already been shipped to the printer at this point and they’re just waiting for this last pieces.īut Topps couldn’t even wait that long this year. There is a significant lead time with any product, but usually the last moment to ship out the last base card form (what becomes an uncut sheet) for Update is closer to August 1 to get All-Star Break and traded player content into the product. While I don’t have direct knowledge, what this says to me is Topps was completely under the gun to get this Update completed. The insert was likely the last piece of the project needed to be sent to the printer, likely the last or one of the last pieces needed for pack out. To me, this says the cards had to get to the printer sooner than in years past. This year, they are actually an insert, not a subset. Previously, the All-Star and Home Run Derby cards were a subset in the base set (I’ve picked the photos for these cards during my time working for Topps). Third : The creation of the All-Star cards is interesting. While these players do have Topps Now cards in their new unis, many collectors probably feel this is not a proper substitute. But Albert Pujols has a card on the Dodgers because he signed with Los Angeles back in May.
No Rizzo on the Yankees, no Bryant on the Giants, no Scherzer on the Dodgers, no Schwarber on the Red Sox. Second : There aren’t any players that were traded at the deadline with a card in Update.
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