Legion
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Post by Legion on Oct 29, 2021 20:02:36 GMT -5
money.yahoo.com/wwe-leaves-topps-panini-amid-095540316.htmlLeaving Topps for Panini, who already handle their European card game, Stax. This is part of a wider re-emergence of the trading card market, which has gone insane in the last year or so, be it sport or non-sport. Big money, short term deal though, which protected Panini from a bubble burst, and gives WWE the chance to return to Topps, stick with Panini in the future or jump to another company. In a side note, this huge expansion in trading cards happened before, in the 90s, and the when the bubble burst, it burst HARD.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Oct 29, 2021 20:06:01 GMT -5
Trading cards, hm? Like NFTs, but on paper or something.
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Perd
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Post by Perd on Oct 29, 2021 20:19:18 GMT -5
This clearly calls for a new round of firings.
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Legion
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Post by Legion on Oct 29, 2021 20:20:29 GMT -5
I think the big thing with trading cards right now is the chase cards have evolved from just foil stuff to actual collectables - following the evolving of Marvel cards doing the same sort of thing.
Topps got Jerry Lawler to do some sketch cards, they got loads of signature cards and the rookie card appeal of NXT series cards, plus weird cards like bits of trunks cut up and in squares or the ring mat from big matches.
There are some interesting bits and pieces in there, if you buy them by the case load.
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Post by Gus Richlen Was Wrong on Oct 29, 2021 20:23:46 GMT -5
I think the big thing with trading cards right now is the chase cards have evolved from just foil stuff to actual collectables - following the evolving of Marvel cards doing the same sort of thing. Topps got Jerry Lawler to do some sketch cards, they got loads of signature cards and the rookie card appeal of NXT series cards, plus weird cards like bits of trunks cut up and in squares or the ring mat from big matches. There are some interesting bits and pieces in there, if you buy them by the case load. Speaking as someone who has TRIED to get newer NFL cards (or at least very late 90s onward), caseloads are money sinks. |
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Oct 29, 2021 21:25:05 GMT -5
Trading cards, hm? Like NFTs, but on paper or something. What will they think of next? |
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nm
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Post by nm on Oct 29, 2021 21:30:41 GMT -5
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Post by RadcapRadsley on Oct 29, 2021 22:43:50 GMT -5
Record Profits? Yet they have Sonia Deville doing double duty as a ref because they don't want to pay an extra person for even a 1 day job.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 29, 2021 23:57:11 GMT -5
Someone get Don West on the phone. Gem Mint 10!
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Post by Clutchhausen on Oct 30, 2021 0:11:23 GMT -5
Someone get Don West on the phone. Gem Mint 10! A THOUSAND PACKS, MAN! |
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Oct 30, 2021 0:11:51 GMT -5
Someone get Don West on the phone. Gem Mint 10! A THOUSAND PACKS, MAN! Factory set!!!! |
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Oct 30, 2021 4:37:24 GMT -5
Say goodbye to affordable boxes of WWE cards. Topps was always really good about that with WWE, with the exception of the higher end stuff like Undisputed and Transcendent. Boxes usually ran for $50 to $100 (for a hot product like Women's Division), which is nothing in the hobby today. Now you're gonna see WWE Prizm for $700 a box. Yeah, I'm pretty much gonna be done collecting any cards except for entertainment and AEW. money.yahoo.com/wwe-leaves-topps-panini-amid-095540316.htmlLeaving Topps for Panini, who already handle their European card game, Stax. This is part of a wider re-emergence of the trading card market, which has gone insane in the last year or so, be it sport or non-sport. Big money, short term deal though, which protected Panini from a bubble burst, and gives WWE the chance to return to Topps, stick with Panini in the future or jump to another company. In a side note, this huge expansion in trading cards happened before, in the 90s, and the when the bubble burst, it burst HARD. The Panini trading card division could bring in nothing, and it wouldn't hurt Panini. It's been reported that their card division doesn't even bring in half of what the sticker division brings in. |
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Post by Dean-o on Oct 30, 2021 8:02:36 GMT -5
Someone get Don West on the phone. Gem Mint 10! Buy 10 of ‘em!! |
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Post by Fundertaker on Oct 30, 2021 8:02:42 GMT -5
Yeah, when I think Panini I think stickers. Particularly their football/soccer ones.
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Post by ToyfareMark on Oct 30, 2021 11:58:31 GMT -5
Is this physical only? Not really wanting my WWE Slam collection going into the Topps Archive.  |
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Post by marvelocity on Oct 30, 2021 12:03:50 GMT -5
I still follow the trading card industry, but not nearly as much as I did in the 90's and early 00's. I do not like the exclusive deals of today, I much preferred when I could get cards in the same year from Topps, Upper Deck, Fleer, Donruss, etc.
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Post by r. on Oct 30, 2021 12:07:07 GMT -5
They always make money. It's why I'm looking into buying WWE stocks. They never lose.
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Post by Rolent Tex on Oct 30, 2021 14:06:53 GMT -5
Is this physical only? Not really wanting my WWE Slam collection going into the Topps Archive. I think our collections are boned. Pretty sure Topps only does online apps for cards it has physical licenses for as well. |
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Post by ToyfareMark on Oct 30, 2021 18:05:42 GMT -5
Is this physical only? Not really wanting my WWE Slam collection going into the Topps Archive. I think our collections are boned. Pretty sure Topps only does online apps for cards it has physical licenses for as well. They did hold on to Huddle for awhile after losing the physical NFL license so who knows? |
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Post by Rolent Tex on Oct 30, 2021 19:15:26 GMT -5
I think our collections are boned. Pretty sure Topps only does online apps for cards it has physical licenses for as well. They did hold on to Huddle for awhile after losing the physical NFL license so who knows? I forgot about Huddle. It had so many bugs that I gave up on it. |
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