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12-22-2020, 12:58 PM
Bring back Starting Lineup's
Walking through the toy aisle, Christmas shopping for my nephews was about the most uninspiring I can ever remember. How many times are they going to rehash Star Wars figures, which now cost $25?
It's kind of cool to see a lot of the popular 80's toys make a comeback like Transformers, GI Joes, TNMNT, and He-Man, but seriously, everything is just being rebranded, relabeled, and repackaged. Nothing very original at all.
If Topps had any imagination, they could produce a product to reach consumers in the toy aisle very easily. Think McFarlane quality figures, with acetate style cards, to avoid dinged corners during shipping/handling.
They wouldn't even have to go crazy with inserts or parallels. Please I'm begging you, bring back the 80's!
All-time favorite insert card designs:
- 1991 Donruss Elite
- 1995 Studio Platinum
- 1994 Flair Hot Glove
- 1993 Ultra Award Winners
- 2001 Bowman Heritage Chrome
- 1994 Fleer All-Stars
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12-22-2020, 11:50 PM
RE: Bring back Starting Lineup's
jack pfiester Wrote:Walking through the toy aisle, Christmas shopping for my nephews was about the most uninspiring I can ever remember. How many times are they going to rehash Star Wars figures, which now cost $25?
Man, when they re-released the original trilogy in theaters I remember buying new figures for $5.99 apiece. $25???? No way a kid can build out a proper play set at that kind of price.
jack pfiester Wrote:Please I'm begging you, bring back the 80's!
I say let's think bigger.... bring back the 90's!!!
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12-23-2020, 11:27 AM
RE: Bring back Starting Lineup's
jplarson Wrote:Man, when they re-released the original trilogy in theaters I remember buying new figures for $5.99 apiece. $25???? No way a kid can build out a proper play set at that kind of price.
I say let's think bigger.... bring back the 90's!!!
Yes, the 90's were equally as awesome!!
Let's bring back food cards while we're at it. Do they even make King-B beef jerky or Honey Combs anymore?!
All-time favorite insert card designs:
- 1991 Donruss Elite
- 1995 Studio Platinum
- 1994 Flair Hot Glove
- 1993 Ultra Award Winners
- 2001 Bowman Heritage Chrome
- 1994 Fleer All-Stars
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12-23-2020, 12:10 PM
RE: Bring back Starting Lineup's
So I'm also a huge Star Wars fan, and when I go to Target or Wal-Mart for cards I usually also check to see what's new for Star Wars stuff.
And I can tell you this ... the Doosh Bag Network definitely has a Star Wars division, because there are never any new figures except one or two peg warmers that are still there every time I go.
Yet, astonishingly enough, if you go on Doosh Bay you can find dozens of "Target Exclusives" that are marked waaaaay up ... and just so happen to be the new/popular ones like the Mandalorian.
Hopefully the overall dooshery subsides a bit in 2021.
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12-23-2020, 07:49 PM
RE: Bring back Starting Lineup's
rjcj2017 Wrote:Hopefully the overall dooshery subsides a bit in 2021.
That's asking quite a bit, don't ya think?
All-time favorite insert card designs:
- 1991 Donruss Elite
- 1995 Studio Platinum
- 1994 Flair Hot Glove
- 1993 Ultra Award Winners
- 2001 Bowman Heritage Chrome
- 1994 Fleer All-Stars
