tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post8214780515487491015..comments2024-03-28T13:44:09.103-04:00Comments on Night Owl Cards: Buybacks from the dumpsternight owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-34150012647027931702015-09-04T15:13:34.266-04:002015-09-04T15:13:34.266-04:00If they were smart, Topps'd limit buybacks to ...If they were smart, Topps'd limit buybacks to retail Opening Day.. a cheap set with a better chance of kids buying it. I can imagine a little kid being wowed by a vintage buyback common. But yeah, otherwise the appeal with collectors is very limited.defgavhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338984361942309651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-2462244563494705382015-09-03T11:25:01.137-04:002015-09-03T11:25:01.137-04:00Gee, where'd they go?Gee, where'd they go?night owlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673973790245316059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-9028673756519155302015-09-03T11:20:58.913-04:002015-09-03T11:20:58.913-04:00Them's some weird spambots hitting this post.Them's some weird spambots hitting this post.JediJeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261262040532716901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-66140592062711221092015-09-03T07:22:37.311-04:002015-09-03T07:22:37.311-04:00All of the buybacks should be lesser-condition or ...All of the buybacks should be lesser-condition or miscut cards, because Topps is damaging them with their foil stamp. From where I stand, it's the same as some kid having written his name on every card in his collection... just in a nicer way.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-56316184576418492982015-09-03T01:29:41.533-04:002015-09-03T01:29:41.533-04:00I am a buyer of boxes (disposable income permittin...I am a buyer of boxes (disposable income permitting). When I got back into the hobby in 1987, the first thing I did is something I always wanted to do as a kid--buy and open an entire box. In '87, they were, what, $14 or something? It is certainly the case that buying boxes, rather than random packs and blasters, is an easier and cheaper way to build a set, if that's your goal. If its more about fun? I can't think of too many things more fun than sitting down and opening 24 or 36 packs in one sitting. If "hits" are your goal, buy hobby cases.<br /><br />If you sit and do a lot of long-form math, you'll probably discover that the price per card for retail and hobby aren't that different (just a guess on my part). That does depend on the pricing policies of your local LCS, of course. Even if the price per card were shown to be higher on the hobby side, you still get more for your money buying hobby. Whether its specific inserts or players, the quality of the card itself, or even just the assurance that the packs haven't been searched, hobby is always the better buy.<br /><br />As to the "hits"... I'm not really "hit" focused. However, it can get a little depressing, when buying many loose packs, when the odds just don't catch up to you. You're listening to or reading about all these great hits people pull, and you've got none. A box has a certain number of "guaranteed" hits and then another number of likely lesser "hits", based upon pack odds. And any given box could be the one with the super-rare one-to-a-case rainbow foil, laser cut, atomic refractor on-card autographed rookie card that's selling for hundreds on eBay but will be worth about 3 bucks six months from now. I'm not a "hits" guy, but I just want to guarantee a few so I can say, yeah, I got one of those. Box buying does that for me.<br /><br />The buybacks are not considered a "hit" in the sense of a relic or autograph. I seem to recall they ran about 3 to a box of the flagship. In Heritage, they only show up as box-toppers and not very often at that (mostly, its those damn "advertising panels" that nobody likes or wants). Yeah, you get a little bit of a rush when you get a buyback--because its vintage--and condition is not a major issue. But the rush subsides quickly when you look at the foil stamp and think about how much more exciting it would be to pull a vintage card that hadn't been defaced. Pulling a buyback is cooler than a base card and cooler than most of the other inserts Topps saturates products in, but well short of the coolness of an auto or even the minor coolness of a carpet swatch. I don't think pulling a card like the Sprague and Thornton above would bother me. There are a lot of memories in that Thornton card. Most of the buybacks I've gotten have been in pretty good shape, though, and, honestly, the older the buyback, the better the condition (my experience only, I'm sure). I pulled a 1960 with corners so sharp they could carve a turkey.Stubbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07010142558613227433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2700049103080920994.post-9804371334370723792015-09-02T23:55:19.569-04:002015-09-02T23:55:19.569-04:00While searching for Vision buybacks I have happene...While searching for Vision buybacks I have happened across football card buybacks. The difference there (besides the obvious) is the foil stamp comes in multiple colors. AdamEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12107347958456472504noreply@blogger.com