Something is rotten in the state of… Topps

May 22, 2013

I’m sure I corresponded about this with Dave Jamieson after my recent purchase of a pack of 2013 cards and well before this NY Times story came out, but can’t seem to find a record in any of my e-mail accounts. Drives me nuts.

Anyway, has anyone else notice that Topps changed its card-numbering system? Used to be cards ending in number “00” were reserved for the best of the best (usually seven players), like Mays, Mantle, Aaron, etc. Then the next tier were those that ended in “50,” followed by “x0,” then “x5,” then everybody else.

https://i2.wp.com/img.comc.com/zoom-back/55cecdeb-521e-4656-8131-7a231b302b2c.jpg?resize=400%2C282

https://i1.wp.com/bradyscards.com/baseball/1962_Topps_Baseball_Cards/1962_Topps_back.jpg?resize=400%2C282

https://i1.wp.com/3.bp.blogspot.com/_935wAgojuqw/SYp75VGZVzI/AAAAAAAAArM/VSHcXUseLrI/s400/86+topps+back.jpg

http://lifetimetopps.files.wordpress.com/2013/04/1964-topps-venezuelan-rose-back.jpeg?resize=400%2C282

https://i0.wp.com/1.bp.blogspot.com/_W2Ncx2XIww4/S_IUlunObXI/AAAAAAAAG6M/edqxR-mMqbo/s1600/misc_1974_topps_morales_back.JPG?resize=400%2C282

That’s no longer the case, and it obviously has a few people upset.

To read their thoughts, you’d think this was on par with the use of the designated hitter or turf instead of real grass; I like it. Very retro.

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