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Post by gpkanonymous on Dec 7, 2014 14:45:55 GMT -5
I know. That's a good thing for us. Why should I have to spend 50-60$ on a hobby bonus card. I would rather spend 15-25$ on ebay and buy them
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Post by Spider-Fan on Dec 15, 2014 10:47:53 GMT -5
Topps add hobby box bonus cards both in hobby and retail some of us live in states where there is no card shop available to pick up hobby and retail is our only option. I'm at the point where I'm going to stop buying any GPK and strictly buy from ebay. I've spent 1000's of dollars on shitty odds plus with all these pack searchers now and days I just pick up hot packs for hits, which mean you lose a great customer and these searchers are getting the money when it can be your company. Regardless of whether or not you have hobby stores in your neighborhood, you are better off buying your hobby boxes online. The only real use for a hobby stores is if you just want to pick up a few packs here or there. My local hobby shop charges $3/pack ($72/box) for the new sets. Even if I have to pay shipping, its cheaper to buy online. |
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Post by Rob White on Mar 26, 2015 22:56:11 GMT -5
Damn Man - Get the Die Cut Goin! - We dont want full stickets we want cut stickers!
Thanks it!
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Post by Fermentis on Mar 27, 2015 8:59:35 GMT -5
yep, the lack of die cut and the ''flimsy''-ness of the new cards is my biggest issue
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Post by rosenhoot on Mar 27, 2015 10:16:09 GMT -5
Maybe you could release some of those "non-existent" B plates from the FB series out of the vault to celebrate 30 years??
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Post by Cory on Mar 27, 2015 14:52:52 GMT -5
yep, the lack of die cut and the ''flimsy''-ness of the new cards is my biggest issue I gotta buy a pack of these eventually to see how flimsy they are. My curiosity is piqued now.  |
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Post by billo on Mar 27, 2015 21:08:52 GMT -5
yep, the lack of die cut and the ''flimsy''-ness of the new cards is my biggest issue I gotta buy a pack of these eventually to see how flimsy they are. My curiosity is piqued now. I bought a blaster box, but didn't realize just how thin they were immediately. I usually just buy sets and stick them in pages. In my last pack i got one of the 85' topps baseball card throwbacks printed on something similar to what the 85' cards were printed on... felt like i was holding a piece of a cardboard box compared to the gpks! |
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Post by Fermentis on Mar 27, 2015 21:40:18 GMT -5
just cracked my boxes!
yes, i do indeed love the 85' back of card material. very cool!!!!
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Post by rosenhoot on Apr 3, 2015 23:29:00 GMT -5
Hey Topps: Please go back to ONLY making the two tiered jumbo packs. This fat pack jumbo pack is STUPID EASY to search, the back is almost totally transparent. Would have bought all 12 today from Target, but ALL PACKS (gravity feed too) ALREADY SEARCHED!! Blaster boxes from here on out  P.S. If I catch one of you assholes pack searching I'm going to sucker punch you in the back of the head and walk out before you get off the floor. I'm about ready to burn my bridges with retail anyhow, worse that could happen is an assault charge... and I'd be a GPK hero. |
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Post by Spider-Fan on Apr 6, 2015 18:28:34 GMT -5
Really, I thought these were more difficult to search. Two layers of plastic, more difficult to feel stuff. Those previous jumbos were hands down the easiest packs to search. A see-through white window and extra space in the pocket to fan out the cards. Pack searchers wet dream.
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Post by rosenhoot on Apr 6, 2015 21:58:11 GMT -5
To be fair, my memory could be failing me. The last "regular" jumbo packs I bought were from bns3 and I don't remember the backs being so transparent. I actually thought the fat pack had more space than the jumbo packs to move the cards around. It was like the packs were closed not sealed, but this could have been the result of the searcher diddling them around too.
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Post by Spider-Fan on Jun 15, 2015 20:53:33 GMT -5
FYI Alvin is no longer with Topps.
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Post by hicksy on Oct 12, 2015 14:57:27 GMT -5
What I would like topps to do, is make a rainbow set pack, let's say 9 colours , but not like golds and silver, hard to get.
1 of each colour in the same pack, that would make us collectors go for more sets and spend more money, that's what Topps is all about,
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Post by rusVan on Oct 12, 2015 22:42:48 GMT -5
What I would like topps to do, is make a rainbow set pack, let's say 9 colours , but not like golds and silver, hard to get. 1 of each colour in the same pack, that would make us collectors go for more sets and spend more money, that's what Topps is all about, in addition to those 9 border colors I would like to see symbols printed in the lower right corner of each card of each color. They should print symbols like a trophy, a wrench, the monopoly guy, etc. So then you could have more card to collect because you can have a set of reds with the wrench, a set of reds with the monopoly guy, and so on for each color and symbol. Man, we are talking about a master set that would consist of over 20,000,000 million cards!! Now that's real GPK collecting right there my friend!!! Where's that 'rock on' symbol at....oh there it is.......  I wish sports cards, and trading cards in general, didn't traditionally have borders, so Topps wouldn't have that .250 border space to exploit us.   Bleed the card images to the edge, fugg borders/frames/walls/compartments/categorizing/prisons... I thought GPK was about breaking down the walls?! Instead, its the walls and borders of the GPKs that define it.  Call me racist, but I only like cards with white borders.  |
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Post by hicksy on Oct 12, 2015 23:27:08 GMT -5
Gpk collectors pay a lot more just for plates and other single cards, when I say I want all them different colours, I don't want to pay silly money for them, that's why they should do a extra pack, as well as the normal stuff that do,
I use to go mad on the gold sets but I think they r on the way out,
f**k them golds now, u wouldn't believe me on how much it cost to collect fb3 compleat golds set+ all 10gold Adam bombs
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Post by hicksy on Oct 12, 2015 23:37:37 GMT -5
Can some one tell me how much it cost for 1 single gpk pack from Walmart,
I'm from the UK so don't know on the price.
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Post by hicksy on Oct 12, 2015 23:38:32 GMT -5
in addition to those 9 border colors I would like to see symbols printed in the lower right corner of each card of each color. They should print symbols like a trophy, a wrench, the monopoly guy, etc. So then you could have more card to collect because you can have a set of reds with the wrench, a set of reds with the monopoly guy, and so on for each color and symbol. Man, we are talking about a master set that would consist of over 20,000,000 million cards!! Now that's real GPK collecting right there my friend!!! Where's that 'rock on' symbol at....oh there it is....... you had to go and give them ideas well since we're at it, let's add back variations for each of those cards as well, maybe 9 different adam bomb character backs for each parallel color for 81 different parallels to chase. FUNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN GONNA BRING IN SO MANY NEW COLLECTORS... EVERYONE LOVES A CHALLENGE. I CAN'T WAIT TO FINISH MY SIMPLE RAINBOW FROM THIS PAST SERIES IN 10 YEARS!! |
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Post by hicksy on Oct 12, 2015 23:39:26 GMT -5
What stuff do u collect then mate
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Post by G.I. JASON on Oct 12, 2015 23:54:17 GMT -5
in addition to those 9 border colors I would like to see symbols printed in the lower right corner of each card of each color. They should print symbols like a trophy, a wrench, the monopoly guy, etc. So then you could have more card to collect because you can have a set of reds with the wrench, a set of reds with the monopoly guy, and so on for each color and symbol. Man, we are talking about a master set that would consist of over 20,000,000 million cards!! Now that's real GPK collecting right there my friend!!! Where's that 'rock on' symbol at....oh there it is....... I wish sports cards, and trading cards in general, didn't traditionally have borders, so Topps wouldn't have that .250 border space to exploit us. Bleed the card images to the edge, fugg borders/frames/walls/compartments/categorizing/prisons... I thought GPK was about breaking down the walls?! Instead, its the walls and borders of the GPKs that define it. Call me racist, but I only like cards with white borders. i'm a white border only supporter also ....but, what if topps did woodgrain borders like their 87 topps baseball set? i can see topps' minds blowing right now, they are screaming at the top of their lungs that woodgrain borders will be in the next series. i'm calling it here, now......WOODGRAIN borders coming soon. |
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Post by tommy4ya on Oct 13, 2015 7:00:51 GMT -5
I wish sports cards, and trading cards in general, didn't traditionally have borders, so Topps wouldn't have that .250 border space to exploit us. Bleed the card images to the edge, fugg borders/frames/walls/compartments/categorizing/prisons... I thought GPK was about breaking down the walls?! Instead, its the walls and borders of the GPKs that define it. Call me racist, but I only like cards with white borders. i'm a white border only supporter also ....but, what if topps did woodgrain borders like their 87 topps baseball set? i can see topps' minds blowing right now, they are screaming at the top of their lungs that woodgrain borders will be in the next series. i'm calling it here, now......WOODGRAIN borders coming soon. Well now we all know who to thank when we need the full cherry, oak and mahogany borders to complete the 975 card set. |
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Post by Smetchlock Smomes on Oct 13, 2015 9:13:47 GMT -5
Topps could also just do away with the background and just put all the art on the border and just place the 1/1 stamps in the middle in large font so we can read them when we start losing our vision. The wood grain border thing is brilliant. We just need to help topps come up with all the different grain variations. Here's 12 parallel ideas they can work from for the 31st anniversary of gpk next year. Or they can wait till 2017, 30 years since the epic 1987 woodgrain baseball card set that came out that year.  i personally prefer honduras rosewood myself.  wood grain refractors showing 2 pieces of wood in the card are a must  This could be how the gold cards look  TAKE NOTES TOPPS WE WILL GIVE YOU ALL OUR MONIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by Steve on Oct 13, 2015 10:25:56 GMT -5
Awesome idea with the different wood grain types, I say they should also do away with the characters and put different types of gpk logos on the whole card with different fonts. Each logo should come in different colors so we have subsets to complete along with the different wood grain subsets. And don't forget those symbols in the lower right corner also. Man I hope they use our ideas!! WooHoo!!! |
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Post by Smetchlock Smomes on Oct 13, 2015 17:00:54 GMT -5
Awesome idea with the different wood grain types, I say they should also do away with the characters and put different types of gpk logos on the whole card with different fonts. Each logo should come in different colors so we have subsets to complete along with the different wood grain subsets. And don't forget those symbols in the lower right corner also. Man I hope they use our ideas!! WooHoo!!! brilliant. anything with windsor font with a drippy design is all that's needed. Some words they can use for the logos: Topps Incorporated Buy me Kids By the balls pals Kiddie cards i hope they also stamp all the cards in different colors. Even more parallels for us to collect!!! I think wer're at 81x #of logos x#of colors for each logo x#of symbols used x#of colors used for each symbol x#of foil stamp colors. Did i miss anything? |
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Post by G.I. JASON on Oct 13, 2015 17:51:12 GMT -5
Awesome idea with the different wood grain types, I say they should also do away with the characters and put different types of gpk logos on the whole card with different fonts. Each logo should come in different colors so we have subsets to complete along with the different wood grain subsets. And don't forget those symbols in the lower right corner also. Man I hope they use our ideas!! WooHoo!!! brilliant. anything with windsor font with a drippy design is all that's needed. Some words they can use for the logos: Topps Incorporated Buy me Kids By the balls pals Kiddie cards i hope they also stamp all the cards in different colors. Even more parallels for us to collect!!! I think wer're at 81x #of logos x#of colors for each logo x#of symbols used x#of colors used for each symbol x#of foil stamp colors. Did i miss anything? you forgot the autograph versions. duh |
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Post by hicksy on Oct 22, 2015 23:21:39 GMT -5
Warning topps new binders r s**t, every one is damaged, and the new series looks like it's going to be the same as the 30th set
s**t s**t s**t
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Post by ANSestren on Oct 23, 2015 5:35:27 GMT -5
Warning topps new binders r s**t, every one is damaged, and the new series looks like it's going to be the same as the 30th set s**t s**t s**t Truth is GPK has been s**t since Flashback started. Only Chrome was good and Minikins was thoughtful for the Cheaptoy collectors. So far those two haven't had a next series announcement. Topps is really bad right now. I should at least be positive... they do have one saving grace and that is Joe Simko. He is the best artist currently in GPK and does some great work. Wished he sell more of his art though. |
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Post by hicksy on Nov 2, 2015 16:28:21 GMT -5
BINDERS BINDERS, what f**cking crap, if u like damaged binders get them from Topps, over 50% of them r s**t
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Post by GoreHound on May 5, 2016 17:28:12 GMT -5
Bring back die-cut and make the cards thicker again. dial back on the number of cards in each set to what the os sets had so the cost of die-cutting evens out.
remove colored border cards from sets and offer them on your website.
start producing trash boxes (helps pack searching and gives us more bang for our bucks)
make the new sets like the old series (how many cards were in a set, huge posters, comics on back, no filler cards)
start telling all major retailers to not accept returns on gpk because people now buy all the packs and take them home to be dissected and taped up after all the good stuff is taken out.
I really crave the simplicity of the os sets and i wont be able to own any of the os sets any time soon so having something similar would fill that void.
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Post by pewipo123 on May 5, 2016 19:05:15 GMT -5
Hell with topps...facebooked two artist who do the ans kids and they reaponded.. inboxed me and one even showed me how to use some basic photoshop tools.... TOPPS has NEVER reaponded to me personaly.. i have written them twice when i was a kid and all i got was a " general letter " thanking me for my intrest in gpks and be on the lookout for OS6..
HATS OFF to the new artist, addding me on facebook and even chattin for a while...
Kiss it topps..lol
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Post by DJR on Dec 29, 2016 22:43:49 GMT -5
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Bleed the card images to the edge, fugg borders/frames/walls/compartments/categorizing/prisons... I thought GPK was about breaking down the walls?! Instead, its the walls and borders of the GPKs that define it. 
Really cool box. I wish they had the Nasty Nick box too though