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Regarding the poll … what kind of monster could hate Fan Favorites? Greatest product … EVER.

YES!!!!!!!!!!! It’s about time!!!!!!!!!

Wait, you mean to tell me that Topps can do a full set with retired players??? AWESOME!!!

Sincerely,

JayBee Anama
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I like the idea of more odd ball Topps side issues and test issues… More 1975 mini”s anyone????

Does this mean that new Topps sets will only have new cards? I would love to see a 2012 archives set AND a 2012 current set with no re-prints and no legacy/homage type cards. Let the old cards stand on their own and give us new autographs of the old players – sounds awesome.

I think there should be a third option on the poll. I definitely do not hate this idea and quite frankly am a lot closer to love than hate. However, I am disappointed because when I first heard the new but old thing I was hoping for the return of Topps Total. Plus as a Rockies collector these type of sets don’t really apply to me.

Can’t wait to see when it comes out! I just hope Topps doesn’t make it too expensive and ruins a good product.

Awesome!!! Can Topps please do something like this with Football now! There hasn’t been a Topps Heritage Football since 2006. Topps Magic and Mayo were great but I haven’t seen or heard of a plan of any kind for a “throwback card” this year?

voted hate it – the autos are hard to appreciate when they blend in with the card image (no nice clean area on the card for the auto to see it and appreciate it fully) and also hate that there is no Fan Favorites base set. I loved original Fan Favorites for the base cards/subjects.

What set is that Mattingly from? That can’t be a finshed image can it?

Is this in place of Lineage? I’m all for Fan Favorites returning, but I Lineage to do so as well.

From what year is the Mattingly?

This looks awesome. My only hold up is wondering how much filler there will be.

And to the guy above. The autos in the pictures are computer generated.

It doesn’t have the name on the bottom in tiny type, but otherwise the Mattingly reminds me of the Glossy Send Ins from the 80s.

Id guess 1996 on the Mattingly.

I heard that most people hated Lineage this year-cuz they thought it was gonna be ‘different’ ?? Since I never invest in boxes (last one bought……2007, and yeah…..I sure miss busting wax, but thats how finances go), I just bought lots & singles…..and I actually thought I got hosed on the two parallel sets, cuz I jumped on auctions the first or second night they were out and paid a hefty price-since then, Ive noticed quite a few auctions that had lots & singles and they were ending pretty good…..so, Im still not sure on how Lineage was perceived, overall.

and Jim, Im going to say that Topps isnt going to stop putting the SP’s and the variations of the retired/deceased players in their base and probably too in their topps chrome product….like they have been last 3 years ( I personally like having the SP’s….cheaper than chasing auto’s all the time)

Steve-O

wow! awesome! A classic returns. One of my alltime faves. Bring back the basketball version too.

James,

Unless MLBP has changed their rules, the set is going to have to have plenty of current players in it. As stupid as it seems, topps cannot do a set of all retired/deceased players.

Charlie…..yeah, that is lame. But I received an e-mail several years ago from some mucky-muck at MLB …after Id sent one “complaining” about them telling us what we can & cant buy , after they’d yanked Donruss liscense……and to make a long story short–they said they’d do whatever they wanted, because whose gonna stop them ???????????