tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post3121290345022699117..comments2024-03-28T09:03:24.735-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: Card collecting for me will end in 2041night owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-91724486642972444022017-03-17T09:15:56.743-04:002017-03-17T09:15:56.743-04:00When I was a kid, opening a pack of Topps flagship...When I was a kid, opening a pack of Topps flagship meant being greeted by the welcome smell of gum. Now it smells like petrochemicals. EPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908902928061654354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-26477366410010507322017-03-17T05:02:53.118-04:002017-03-17T05:02:53.118-04:00A case of 2024 sounds like a lot of fun. I'm ...A case of 2024 sounds like a lot of fun. I'm definitely going to go after that set... but I'll probably just buy a completed set off of eBay.Fujihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00749100861086458307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-53216075165268080572017-03-17T04:42:27.156-04:002017-03-17T04:42:27.156-04:00This is why I hate 2013 Topps Heritage. It's 1...This is why I hate 2013 Topps Heritage. It's 1964 Topps on an Allen & Ginter card. Also I think I'm stopping before they get to 1970.maddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08493650721714521989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-64334641660864611422017-03-16T23:54:09.306-04:002017-03-16T23:54:09.306-04:00When you're right, you're right. The reas...When you're right, you're right. The reason I don't like flagship is primarily the design and also the "all action" photography. But, as much as I tell others I like Heritage because of the vintage designs and the posed photos, the card stock has A LOT to do with it (and, yes, Comishbob, Heritage stock is, indeed, a tad thicker and sturdier than the vintage cards they emulate; I checked that out the first time someone complained about the thin-ness of Heritage).<br /><br />The obvious proof, to me, that the stock makes the card, is that I gaze ever so fondly at my Heritage cards all the time--even the ones from a decade ago. But the (recent years--not the original and Fan Favorites editions) Archives cards--which also have Vintage card designs and posed photos--those I dismiss like a bad smell. Love the vintage designs in Archives (and I do like the autographs of lesser stars),but the cards themselves? Feh.Stubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010142558613227433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-27831876005742366652017-03-16T23:30:18.960-04:002017-03-16T23:30:18.960-04:00One thing to realize that we are now 25 years into...One thing to realize that we are now 25 years into the new upgraded card stock, and this will eventually become the norm (if cards will survive in the year 2025) as the traditional stock will become the minority years. John Batemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14159036395402962119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-76963711943222136372017-03-16T22:30:10.913-04:002017-03-16T22:30:10.913-04:00I totally understand this. I really don't coll...I totally understand this. I really don't collect either one because I have a lack of storage space so I tailor my collecting for that. But to me Heritage would be a much more desirable set to put together if I was going to do it. My one issue with Heritage is that I prefer action shots over posed shots. But I feel like the quality of the cards themselves is slightly more important than the picture on them.Need More Cardboardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540048778639635835noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-65280249376749107822017-03-16T21:25:37.241-04:002017-03-16T21:25:37.241-04:00It's not just the cardboard (albeit) it is MAJ...It's not just the cardboard (albeit) it is MAJOR, the 500 card set is so much better than countless flagship, of course with 401-500 being SP's which sucks bigtime, then the high #s come into play it is still more appealing than the old flagship. I've completed the base 400, and oh boy have 4 of the SPs already including Bryant. Way more excited with that than waiting on Series 2 before the Update Flagship. With Heritage bam 1 series then the high #s. I vote for Heritage as being the new Flagship too, now to trim the SPs and lose the variation BS.Johnnys Trading Spothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05202597965281782849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-19604456795582991912017-03-16T21:25:30.014-04:002017-03-16T21:25:30.014-04:00I meant to mention...I'll be 89 in 2041. Pleas...I meant to mention...I'll be 89 in 2041. Please remember to send me your Orioles. My kids will forward them to the home. I hope.Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-78272332138953571752017-03-16T21:24:22.061-04:002017-03-16T21:24:22.061-04:00heritage is hands down my favorite set each year a...heritage is hands down my favorite set each year and something...the only thing in baseball cards that i truly look forward too. card stock is definitely one of the reasons why i love the set, but mostly because it's the "throwback" design with new players and Topps doing their due diligence in matching what made the original set special. i just wish the photos were a little more crisp, which i think they've done a better job of this year. also love the on card autos of the retired players...one of the coolest aspects in my opinion. cardboardhogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12122498339986632824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-29472572845980745322017-03-16T21:23:38.905-04:002017-03-16T21:23:38.905-04:00I like Heritage even though I don't buy much o...I like Heritage even though I don't buy much of it. I'm more in the 'nostalgia' camp (I ignore the variation/goofy parallel aspect) but the cardboard is most certainly one of the reasons I like it. <br /><br />This is interesting...I just picked up a '17 flagship card, an original '60, '68 and a '17 Heritage. The Heritage stock is actually thicker, or at least sturdier than the two vintage cards. That might have to do with the amount the vintage have been handled thru the years. But the '17 Flagship card feels 'fragile' compared to all of them. Commishbobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18069472376708715755noreply@blogger.com