Officially in the junk wax 2.0 era. Have to buy 14 blasters to get one numbered card. And they nerfed retail. 3 times harder now to pull hits in retail than hobby. First time the odds have been different like that.
I’m old I started ripping in 1981 but quit when JW era came, I restarted in 2020 and bought all retail and my pulls all sucked I’m only buying hobby for now on. Kinda switched gears back to vintage also This is definitely JW era 2.0
I don't understand why always the big deal with Topps series 1 paper, it's always printed a lot and is usually never good. I always wait until chrome comes out but buy what you like!
The aces with the curved corners and holo treatment is nice. That one definately looks more like a Panini insert, except with logos! very nice. Great first look, really appreciate the rip!
That's exactly what I'm looking for is price point. I heard anywhere from 20 to 35$s lol on ebay there 30$s plus 4 shipping so with that being said I'm guessing 25$s
WOW, the golds are 1 out of 99 packs! They printed this to the moon and back! Last years series 1 was 1 out of 38 packs to pull a gold and I thought that was high.
So last year was 1:38 and this year is 1:99 and it's because they've produced more cards, almost 3x more than last year? I was confused because I assumed they produced the same number of Cards as last year and made the odds harder for retail or something...but that's not correct is it?
@@StepHenSportsCards nope, they just printed more. Using the “Golds” as an indicator makes it easier to determine print run as they essentially make the same amount each year.
@@StepHenSportsCards rumor is that print runs are higher this year. There are some other UA-cam channels that break down the print runs and how many boxes are expected to be out there in all formats.
comparing pack odds from 2022 update to this, this is like 4 times over printed than series update..... looks like golds are gonna hold more value since you have to go through more product to get a gold parallel
Man I was going to order a case of hangers but definitely not anymore. It will be a miracle to get just a random gold out of 2023. I’ll keep buying singles and wait for bowman to come out.
@@StepHenSportsCards you can pull those cards out of all forms of packaging but not I’m not sure if they are true case hits this year due to them not being posted on the odds.
So it looks like Hobby odds are significantly better this year at the expense of retail. Wish I’d have known that before I pre-ordered blasters from Target. My mistake. Extra excited for my jumbos now though!
Remind of 83 and 84 Topps, which are two of my favorite Topps designs. Yeah, wish the patches were better quality, but overall looking forward to getting some blaster boxes myself. Thanks for the video.
Further proof Fanatics is ruining the hobby. Odds are a joke and I'm sorry it's going to be printed even more than Series 1 last year. The odds of pulls tell you all you need to know. Glad I stocked up on 22 Update
Thanks for posting. Waiting for mine to come in. Not loving the design so far and the blaster “relics” are not great. I hope the print runs are at least down and the rookies will have some value! Thx for posting
Topps is usually pretty good about releasing retail products at the same time as hobby boxes. Panini tends to send out retail products a few weeks after the hobby products come out.
@@randallrobertson3458 hey man when I wrote that comment I hadn't seen any odds so it was more about being excited for the content. But I agree fanatics is killing retail it's very worrisome.
Well a blaster get you a about a quarter of the 330 card set if you take away inserts. There is a pattern the cards are packs so you can easily get dupes when opening 2 or 3 blasters.
At least they spelled Yazstremski correctly for series one this year unlike in 2022 series 1 (yet Yazstremski was spelled correctly on his opening day card).
I'm not sure why, but this design does not feel "flagship" to me. It feels like an insert design or something that Big League would use. I think it is one of those love-it-or-hate-it designs. At least the names are horizontal, so that is a plus!
@@OgreBreaks Upon further review, I feel like the design could have been designed by early 2000s ESPN staff. It feel like the little player head at the bottom is about to tell us where they went to high school.
I was really looking forward to this release but them odds are doodoo lol I’m new to collecting but shout out to everyone explaining the techniques they use to calculate print runs
At those odds, I'm staying far away from this product, at least in blaster form. Hopefully the odds for other types of packs (hangers, hobby, etc) are better, but I doubt it.
I did with a lot of other rookies I feel that are on the same level as him. Just try to not take up too much time sleeving a ton on camera and draw out the length of my videos.
Wow nothing big other than a couple rookie base. Thought you would've gotten something #d. I'll need to see more breaks and see before I start spending that $$.
I like that Scherzer Aces insert #LGM but other than that, the base cards are hideous. They also really need to do away with these crappy fake relic cards, these may be the worst yet and no one likes them. Heck, the "patch" is even crooked on them. Thanks for the first look.
Will not be buying much of this short of maybe saving for one Jumbo Hobby. Seems to be the only way you can get anything but base!! Still good looking cards!
I kind of like the heads at the bottom corner. Just a little bit. You Said a Giant Pog, someone throw a Slammer on the Card lol jk. The Team Logo Patches reminds me of Coasters... The Inserts are kinda Meh, not much pizzazz to them. I Like the Look of the Aces Card tho. That's a Sharp Looking Card.
Thanks now I know I ain’t buying a single box WTF is this Topps oh my they should be fined for littering our streets when all the damn boxes that are going to be opened 😤🤯😱
Won't be buying any retail of this, I have bought tons of blasters, hangers, and fat packs every year including last year. But they are definitely waking me up to things. I think it's time to sell of everything I got and get out of this hobby. Too many anomalies. Said in 2020 cards will be a thing of the past soon and its coming true every day
Officially in the junk wax 2.0 era. Have to buy 14 blasters to get one numbered card. And they nerfed retail. 3 times harder now to pull hits in retail than hobby. First time the odds have been different like that.
But you what you didn’t realize is the rookie class is still good.
@@TheLegoBattlebotsLab - doesn't matter if you can't pull any of them, especially their parallels.
I’m old I started ripping in 1981 but quit when JW era came, I restarted in 2020 and bought all retail and my pulls all sucked
I’m only buying hobby for now on. Kinda switched gears back to vintage also
This is definitely JW era 2.0
Keep in mind series one is always the most over printed set of the year
I don't understand why always the big deal with Topps series 1 paper, it's always printed a lot and is usually never good. I always wait until chrome comes out but buy what you like!
The aces with the curved corners and holo treatment is nice. That one definately looks more like a Panini insert, except with logos! very nice. Great first look, really appreciate the rip!
No numbered cards or parallels, I guess it’s safe to say the print runs are still high.
Stars of the MLB is back and now have to flip the card every time thanks Topps.
Rutchmans from my little town. His whole family are great athletes. Cool that you got that card
Lol, did you say pogs 😂. Cool stuff finding this early!!
Yes I did!
Thanks for sharing this!
Thanks for the early look. I do like the overall look this year. Were those blasters $25.00?
That's exactly what I'm looking for is price point. I heard anywhere from 20 to 35$s lol on ebay there 30$s plus 4 shipping so with that being said I'm guessing 25$s
@@Notyouraveragewhiteguy Yes - I just went on line to Target and purchased 2 at $25.00 each.
Yes 25 per blaster at target. 12 dollars per hanger box.
WOW, the golds are 1 out of 99 packs! They printed this to the moon and back!
Last years series 1 was 1 out of 38 packs to pull a gold and I thought that was high.
So last year was 1:38 and this year is 1:99 and it's because they've produced more cards, almost 3x more than last year?
I was confused because I assumed they produced the same number of Cards as last year and made the odds harder for retail or something...but that's not correct is it?
@@StepHenSportsCards nope, they just printed more. Using the “Golds” as an indicator makes it easier to determine print run as they essentially make the same amount each year.
Rainbow foils have been what 1:4 or 1:6, now they're 1:10. The advanced stats are a great indicator of over production, they went from /150 to /300
Buy jumbo instead of retail
@@StepHenSportsCards rumor is that print runs are higher this year. There are some other UA-cam channels that break down the print runs and how many boxes are expected to be out there in all formats.
Nice rip! Cool cards! Love the content! I'm getting back into baseball and it's fun!
Nice to finally see these! Enjoyed the video
comparing pack odds from 2022 update to this, this is like 4 times over printed than series update.....
looks like golds are gonna hold more value since you have to go through more product to get a gold parallel
Skipping the blasters. Going to open a few jumbo hobby packs on release day and stick with hangers for retail.
Thanks for posting went hunting today no luck hopefully tomorrow product looks awesome 👍🏼👍🏼
Finally get too see what they look like! Thank you! Can’t wait for my 2 blasters coming Thursday!
Man I was going to order a case of hangers but definitely not anymore. It will be a miracle to get just a random gold out of 2023. I’ll keep buying singles and wait for bowman to come out.
Same. I'm not buying a single pack. Impossible to hit anything and astronomical odds. Better off playing the lottery.
Do they include 1 each of all the case hits in every case including hangers,. Blasters, megas, ect or would you only find those in Hobby cases?
@@StepHenSportsCards you can pull those cards out of all forms of packaging but not I’m not sure if they are true case hits this year due to them not being posted on the odds.
So it looks like Hobby odds are significantly better this year at the expense of retail. Wish I’d have known that before I pre-ordered blasters from Target. My mistake. Extra excited for my jumbos now though!
WE ALL LOVE THE NEW PRINT RUNS! Don’t listen to the naysayers sweetheart.
Omg you got it. Congratulations 🎊
nice, I couldnt find any anywhere around me but should be easy to find soon
They will be
Remind of 83 and 84 Topps, which are two of my favorite Topps designs. Yeah, wish the patches were better quality, but overall looking forward to getting some blaster boxes myself. Thanks for the video.
Think I'm buying singles or just buying jumbo packs
nice design, looking forward to picking some up. nice preview, thanks!
Nice Ogre! Thx for the video.
The 3 blasters I pre ordered from Target are coming Thursday, can’t wait.
I'm still rooting for a big Julio while you open these.....I'm not ready to move on lol
Further proof Fanatics is ruining the hobby. Odds are a joke and I'm sorry it's going to be printed even more than Series 1 last year. The odds of pulls tell you all you need to know. Glad I stocked up on 22 Update
I think the base looks corny but I really dig the rainbow foil as well as the inserts. Basically a 180 from last year 😂
Pack wrapping looks large
Thanks for posting. Waiting for mine to come in. Not loving the design so far and the blaster “relics” are not great. I hope the print runs are at least down and the rookies will have some value! Thx for posting
I didn’t even know blasters were available yet. I thought they came out a few weeks after Wednesday
Topps is usually pretty good about releasing retail products at the same time as hobby boxes. Panini tends to send out retail products a few weeks after the hobby products come out.
Target had them out on the shelves near me on Monday and Tuesday.
Holy smokes. Gold is 1 out of 99 packs! Damn that print run is high. But im excited for my hobby box lol.
Yeah golds are a tough pull for sure now.
Finally what we've all been waiting for! Love to see it man!
You've been waiting for Fanatics to ruin the industry? Looking like already 3 times the print run in just their first year. The hobby is fucked.
@@randallrobertson3458 hey man when I wrote that comment I hadn't seen any odds so it was more about being excited for the content. But I agree fanatics is killing retail it's very worrisome.
Thank you 🙏🍀
I saw the production numbers of 2023 MLB Topps Series 1 was 972,749 per player base card.
Oof.
I don’t know what the estimated number is but I would say it would be close to that. Last years series 1 was close to 750k I remember
I got 3 blasters and pulled a SSP Trevor Story, definitely easier to spot.
Nice pull!
Not one Julio or Bobby Witt 2nd year across two blasters?
Well a blaster get you a about a quarter of the 330 card set if you take away inserts. There is a pattern the cards are packs so you can easily get dupes when opening 2 or 3 blasters.
I'm 43, bite your tongue, the last thing the hobby needs is topps printing chase worthy pogs and slammer. Great looking set.
At least they spelled Yazstremski correctly for series one this year unlike in 2022 series 1 (yet Yazstremski was spelled correctly on his opening day card).
I'm not sure why, but this design does not feel "flagship" to me. It feels like an insert design or something that Big League would use. I think it is one of those love-it-or-hate-it designs. At least the names are horizontal, so that is a plus!
I feel what you are saying. I kinda agree slightly.
@@OgreBreaks Upon further review, I feel like the design could have been designed by early 2000s ESPN staff. It feel like the little player head at the bottom is about to tell us where they went to high school.
Nothing numbered out of 2 blasters?!? Not even a gold card? Print runs must be to the moon this year..
I’ll probably be holding off on 2023 Series 1
I think jumbo hobby boxes are gonna be the way to go
Like the new design on Stars of MLB
I can’t believe how much they printed. How in the world do we collect golds if you can’t pull one without buying 5 blasters.
I was really looking forward to this release but them odds are doodoo lol I’m new to collecting but shout out to everyone explaining the techniques they use to calculate print runs
Yeah they printed a decent amount it seems this year.
I like the design this year, something different.
How does a player qualify for the future stars on the card
At those odds, I'm staying far away from this product, at least in blaster form. Hopefully the odds for other types of packs (hangers, hobby, etc) are better, but I doubt it.
YESSSSSSSSSSSS DEFINITELY CRACKING THE WALLET
I was there today so I guess you brought it all lol, I met you at target 1 month ago
There was still more the half on the shelf when I left.
I just know I'll be sick of the Stars of MLB cards soon, but they do look sharp.... for now.
Gold 1 out of 99? Huge print run
i didnt know this was already out, thought you couldnt rip til wednesday!
It was on the shelves at target.
If you want to get rid of Albies, or O’Neil Cruz, just lmk
Pulled a 20/50 gerrit cole
Looking forward to finding some myself
You blew past Kyle Stowers rookie card. The guy will be a beast!
I did with a lot of other rookies I feel that are on the same level as him. Just try to not take up too much time sleeving a ton on camera and draw out the length of my videos.
Yikes… those odds are rough. Really rough.
So is it true that 2024 Topps doesn't have the license anymore, if someone could answer this question it will be awesome thank
Well Fanatics will hold the license for MLB cards AND they now own Topps so Topps cards aren’t going anywhere.
I definitely remember POGS lol
9:38 I was gonna say a pog too
Last week everyone was complaining about too many numbered cards. This week, there aren't enough.
There’s still too many you just have to spend $200 to get one now instead of $20 lmao
Like the cards. Looking forward to the break. Don't really care about the relics either way.
Great the time I get back into baseball, and it's wax era packs again. Jesus.
It’s is happening with all spots.
@@OgreBreaks geez, this is why I just stick to buying PSA 10's of rookies. It's much cheaper and way better reward
@@GoobNoob buying singles is always the best way to go!
Wow nothing big other than a couple rookie base. Thought you would've gotten something #d. I'll need to see more breaks and see before I start spending that $$.
I like that Scherzer Aces insert #LGM but other than that, the base cards are hideous. They also really need to do away with these crappy fake relic cards, these may be the worst yet and no one likes them. Heck, the "patch" is even crooked on them.
Thanks for the first look.
the relic itself doesnt suit the look of the card face at all. probably more value in turning them into custom cards
those pack odds look horrendous
Unfortunately they are this year.
how did you get that its not out yet!
Target near me put them out today.
How much a box?
24.99
Very disappointed that the Adam Wainwright card in this series is simply a stock photo seen on other cards.
I agree. They have been doing it more and more. Panini will also use the same picture with multiple cards as well.
Gold 1 in 99 😱😱😱
take as time you bro i a here to the cards
Will not be buying much of this short of maybe saving for one Jumbo Hobby. Seems to be the only way you can get anything but base!! Still good looking cards!
Jumbo is a win, retail not so much.
You way early gang !
5$ in cards for $50 I’ll have to keep passing and stick to vintage
I kind of like the heads at the bottom corner. Just a little bit. You Said a Giant Pog, someone throw a Slammer on the Card lol jk. The Team Logo Patches reminds me of Coasters... The Inserts are kinda Meh, not much pizzazz to them. I Like the Look of the Aces Card tho. That's a Sharp Looking Card.
And here it is, at least. The odds here look horrific
The odds are very tough now.
Hate the retail odds, hard enough to hit in retail, super stingy
They look a bit like a low end card...but thanks for openning..
i rate the design a 7/10 just from seeing it on video. Not the biggest fan of the big white borders
i find it funny that topps stole the design aces from mosaic pannini
Just like how they made the HFA cards look a little like downtowns as well.
This product makes the junk wax era a rare card. Won’t be buying any wax this year! Fanatics is destroying topps!
Yeah lots of printing is being done this year it looks!
The relics could be worse, their not to bad.
Exciting yet disappointing. Congratulations though good luck👍
The odds are way worse than 2022 update
Anyone gotten a Lumber card?
I have not with all that I’ve opened as of yet.
@@OgreBreaks ur time will come
Topps please end the manufactured relics
Thanks now I know I ain’t buying a single box WTF is this Topps oh my they should be fined for littering our streets when all the damn boxes that are going to be opened 😤🤯😱
Gold 1:99?????? All of those odds are hot garbage, they printed the crap out of this 🤮
Man I was excited for this but ya know after seeing it…I really do not like the design of the cards..
Won't be buying any retail of this, I have bought tons of blasters, hangers, and fat packs every year including last year. But they are definitely waking me up to things. I think it's time to sell of everything I got and get out of this hobby. Too many anomalies. Said in 2020 cards will be a thing of the past soon and its coming true every day
This set looks weak and still got those stars of the mlb cards u see in every pack.
Looks a bit weird to have the guys head in corner. I dont like it. Probably not buying any
I’m not the biggest fan either but they do it every 20 years
After watching the whole vid- i think the inserts are slick. I like those.
So stay away from retail. Jumbos and hobby look good.
Correct
Pretty underwhelming
I’d rather have a slab of gum than those crappy relic cards
Big L