2024 Topps Series 2 Set Review
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- Опубліковано 19 чер 2024
- 2024 Topps Series 2 has been out for a week and there are good, bad, and ugly things about this set. In this video the Spitballin' team will give their thoughts on 2024 Topps Series 2 and what they think of the product.
It being the 25th Anniversary of the ripken, the homage is something right up topps alley to do.
Chris here - totally. And honestly, I like it a lot.
@SpitballinCards I do also, even using the silly photo. I also thought print runs being similar to the original was a good idea, it didn't need to be a SP. And I like the 5 variations, playing off the original. Topps acknowledging something another company put out is also a good move. Fleer and donruss were huge in pushing topps to do better.
@@richardbianco9674 agreed all around!
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Phil with the Mobb Deep walk up music feels very Office Space / Michael Bolton driving in his car / Scarface opening credits ... and I ain't mad at it.
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Yeah that "Shook Ones" intro would be cold!
I thought Scott was holding a duster at first😂
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1. The short prints aren't even close to being short printed. No way I'll pay $50 for Chourio's card, but I might be in for $30-35 down the road.
2. The Chourio image is from the first week of the season, so they obviously they could have made better SSP images for Ohtani and Yamamoto.
3. I just wish they made HFA's in chrome too like football downtowns in Donruss and Optic. Would be a much better chase than Ultraviolet All-Stars.
Chris here - these short prints just keep showing up on eBay, so you’re right about the lack of shortness.
I have to stop thinking the Ohtani and Yamamoto SSP. just so disappointing.
Thanks for watching!
Can't believe nobody mentioned Hells Bells as the Entrace Song of Trevor Hoffman. I think that is the best ever. I read somewhere that the Yankees took the idea of Enter Sandman for Rivera from when they played the Padres in the 98 Series. Diaz current entrance song is probably the current best. As someone mentioned below, Wild Thing and Rickie Vaughn a definite honarable mention.
@@MG-FS_Sports_Cards Chris here - that’s a great call! Any member of AC/DC would work.
I think 2022 update was the last good set we’ll see for a while. Hits were there in all aspects of the product, the print run was better. Short print chasing was fun, the black border designs were perfect. Just bring me back to 2022 update 😢
Chris here - Julio and Witt rookies will make almost any product great!
Reliable Royce!
Scott going Godfather on us petting/holding the pup while holding court!!!
Hahaha - we should’ve asked for favors!
you guys are fantastic. truly.
@@brockpodgurski6144 thanks for watching!!
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Hilarious walk up song choices. Thought Phil was going to ironically say “Closing Time” by Semisonic
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When I was playing in college, my entrance music was rolling stones 'sympathy for the devil' ... I still can't believe no one has used it in the majors ever, lyrics work well (at least first verse and chorus) for a pitcher.
YES!! Chris here - that’s a great choice and you’re right, now I also can’t believe nobody has used it
On that gunner we pulled a gold out of 50 auto. I forgot that it was not his rookie. Someone can easily think they’re buying his rookie auto. Good stuff thanks for sharing 🤙🏻
Chris here - EXACTLY!!
It’s still a cool card, but damn!
Rickey Vaughn - Wild Thing come on everyone would want that auto
Yes!! Great scene, would be a great csrd
Glad someone mentioned it. One of the best entrance song ever in one of the best baseball movies ever.
ohtani and alonso also have second year rookie logo cards. its not an uncommon problem
Ugh! Why can’t topps figure this out?!
Yeah, the Ohtani card was even the 84 design.
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Nah Phils walkup songs were harddd. On point🤝
Hey guys, love your channel. I'm not an investment-type collector, I typically only collect Indians/Guardians cards for my rather voluminous PC, but I'm glad you brought up the mistake on the Gunnar Second Year Rookie Card.
I've always wondered if the 2023 Allen & Ginter non-mini cards of Steven Kwan were a mistake (they also have the RC logo). I thought it was weird to have the RC logo on both 2022 and 2023 A&G, so now I know it was a mistake. I of course bought the 2023 A&G's because of this logo so they got me.
Regarding the signature tunes inserts, as a big music fan, I also love this idea. The Kyle Tucker and Travis Scott one is pretty cool. As a Guardians fan, I would love to see an Emmanuel Clase and Lil Wayne one for the song "Fireman", which is Clase's walk-out song. At any rate, great material, love listening to you guys.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Chris here - sorry you were a victim of topps’ mistakes last year. It’s so frustrating. Seems like it should NEVER happen. And yet, it seems to happen at least a couple times ever year. 🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️🤷🏻♂️
Speaking of the Guardians, first that Clase card would be sweet and second, I think I’m long overdue a Jose Ramirez card.
@@SpitballinCards I've been trying to get my hands on a Jram 2014 Topps Finest Rookie Auto (serial numbered) for the longest time. Keep losing out. I think that's his best card since he didn't have a bowman's first, and it's a fabulous looking card. Just a recommendation :).
I love the home field advantage cards. They are very difficult to get a PSA 10. I have the Morel and it’s like pop 4. So they do make hundreds of them but very few get a 10. Great show!
Yeah I think we were a little harsh on them. Product is better with them. Definitely a great chase for the blasters too.
Chris here - those cards do look pretty cool, I’m just not usually an insert collector.
Nice gem!
That red stuff on the Gunnar is the mustache variation
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I pulled the black border Gunnar auto shown in this vid and was confused by the RC designation as well lol
@@TurdFerguson643 nice pull - even with topps screwing it up!
@@SpitballinCards thanks, I definitely won’t complain!
The only cards you should ever buy during new product release is low serial #ed parallels that have decent prices. Its gotten tougher every year since 2020 Covid to find individual player cards like Mothers Day Pink /50 and Fathers Day Blue /50. Increased print runs make many parallels rarer to pop up.
Definitely true with flagship
Chris here - absolutely true! The best/rarest parallels are even harder to pull with all these new colors and endless base cards.
Maybe Topps could come out with a super short print of Billy Chapel from: For the love of the game. It would be a very nostalgic, demanding collector’s card for many baseball fans who collect baseball cards.
@@seong2118 topps has made autos from movies before. The Major League and Bull Durham autos are very popular and hard to find.
UA-cam couldn’t help me out here, but Paul O’Neill used to walk up to the opening of “Baba O’Riley” by the Who during the Yankees heyday in the 90s. I have a vivid memory of watching a tight playoff game in the late 90s - think it was against Cleveland, but I could be mistaken - where you could literally feel the stadium shaking through your TV screen as O’Neill got ready in the on-deck circle and made his way to the batters box while that song played. Chills. I wish I could bottle up that feeling for posterity. Every 6 months or so, I type in searches on UA-cam to see if anyone captured that moment, kept it, and uploaded it. No luck so far.
Chris here - even as someone who is not a Yankee fan, that’s awesome. And for sure a Paul O’Neil/Pete Townsend dual on card auto would be popular!
That’s a great walk up song choice!
@@SpitballinCards By the way, your respective individual channels are great. But this one has quickly climbed to the top of my list for baseball and hobby content. Great discussions, chemistry, and flow. You all should be very proud. (Every once in a while, I think it’s important to offer praise for a job well done. Likes, views, and subscription numbers are great data points. But I hope you all know you are building something pretty wonderful here that many of us fans and collectors appreciate.)
Phil a real one for the shook ones reference
Sorry, late to the party, but excellent video. You guys bring up so many great points on Series 2. I usually just buy singles of Series 1 & 2 and open Update. In Update you at least have all the Debuts of all the good rookies. I put that set together along with buying the Factory Set from Topps. I really like the Home Field Advantage Inserts. They are one of my favorite baseball inserts and I like the fact that they are still affortable and the set can be put together at a reasonable price. If you want rare, the Legendary Home Field Advantage cards are really tough to pull as well as getting the HFA cards in a 10. They are condition sensitive because of the foil. For example, there has been about 500 Trout HFAs graded at PSA and only 46 10s. I think the Gem Rate on these all is probably in that 10-15% range. I was not aware of the Hidden Gem inserts, but those cards look really cool and what a great idea to put those in multiple sets. Until next time.....
When mark mcguire came to bat for St. Louis, they played Welcome to the Jungle by Guns n Roses. And Axel Rose or Slash auto with him would be sweet.
Also, Down with the Sickness by Disturbed would be and awesome walk up song. Those drums would get a pop from the crowd. Great video guys!!
Chris here - McGwire/Axel would be a must have card!!!
Elvis Andrus did Baby Shark ! Back when he was with the Rangers because of his kid 😂😎💯👌
@@johnnylv5452 that’s awesome! Wouldn’t be particularly valuable - because it’s Andrus - but would be cool!!
Holliday has Chipper Jones eyebrows and other traits in this card photo
It’s not a Great photo
Would like to hear your thoughts on the Gunner/Adley & Adolis/Duran Golden Mirror cards? Really good images IMO
Chris here - you know I love the Adley image especially. So cool.
The Adolis Gatorade bath is great too. That guy is HUGE.
Jeff and I broke down our favorite images in a blabbin video a couple weeks ago.
Derek Jeter and jayz
Arod and black rob
Those are 2 combos I would love
Chris here - those would be great!
My walk-up song....big shot by Billy joel. Of course, if I was a Yankee
Very New York choice!
The SPs are not short printed. I saw a ton at shops/shows last week in my area. Guy pulled a cut Holliday right next to me. I saw a dozen Holidays in person last weekend.
Yeah, you’re right. Probably similar to the Vlad NNO. Shorter than base, but not rare.
The best walkup song duo card ever would be Mariano Rivera and Metallica "Enter Sandman" card.
Chris here - I’m slightly partial to the Chipper/Ozzy combo myself, but the Rivera card would be incredible!!
I pulled a Ronald Acuna Platinum 1/1 auto out of my first jumbo pack. I figure everything else I open is downhill from there.
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You're probably right.
What?!?! WOW!!
Congrats!!!
And yes, no other pack will ever come close!
1) No Soto in the set and the incorrectly labeled RC are egregious issues.
2) Signature Tunes is a cool idea IF done right and I am really happy the autos are on-card.
3) Bryson Stott's walk-up is "A-OK" by Tai Verdes. My 3-yr old daughter sings it all the time and it is adorable.
4) My walk-up would be "Working Man" by Rush
Great episode guys!
Thanks for watching!
Thanks for the Stott song name. I couldn’t come up with it.
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OMG! Working man is a great walk-up! That opening riff by Lifeson is epic. Great workout song. I would drop some serious cash if there were a card with a Lifeson auto on it along with Geddy Lee. Especially Geddy since he is a big baseball fan and collector. Sadly, a Neil Peart auto would be unavailable.
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@@michaelgreene582 I didn't expect anybody to get how cool that would be as a walk-up song. Thanks for commenting!
@@michaelgreene582 This might be a situation where I'd be okay with a cut auto to make a card like that happen. It's a great idea!
for pure chaos my walk-up song would be Sunshine the Werewolf by The Dillinger Escape Plan
Chris here - never heard of this but I’m headed to check it out
@@SpitballinCards its not for everyone lol
My favorite thing about series 2 is that it saved me money not buying any of it. Also topps chrome with the increase in the set size and autograph signers, plus the increase in price is going to be a huge pass for me. Let the breakers buy it all at these prices since they have no other choice, and then I will buy singles from the people who instantly regret spending money on overpriced overproduced product.
Chris here - this sounds like the best strategy for the product! I’ll be doing the same.
The Statue of Liberty on Yankee cards is sick!! As a Yankee fan, agree I wish we had more players in the set. Grabbed Stroman which looks 🔥
Agree, very disappointed with the photos for Golden Mirrors... But Stroman's Golden Mirror is also probably one of the best ones.
because of the nature of human beings i feel like asking for more on card autos and less redemptions puts topps in an unachievable predicament
Chris here - this is a good point.
I guess we’ll see what kind of effort topps is willing to put in!
For the cards with the players and the musician behind their walk-up/entry song. What if they had a QR code or something similar on the back of the signed card that would take you to a specialized recording of that occurring during a game.
Chris here - fun idea! I wonder if cards will get more interactive like that as years go by. I’d love to hear some crowd noise with the songs!
I see Scott woke up and chose the 2007 World Series today
😂😂 better times for a Rockies fan!
The red mark was from the iPhone editing process. When cropping, I know I often accidentally trigger the marker/highlighter
Gotcha! Thanks!
Never seen so many sp’s up for sale. Was gonna buy a Jackson Merrill until I saw there are about 100 listed.
Chris here - there are soooo many.
Print runs seems much more like the Vlad NNO in 2019.
It’s driving attention to series 2, but long term values almost certainly won’t be there.
@@SpitballinCards Chris , why cant Topps turn some of these sp's into numbered cards? This would add value if we actually knew how many were out there
David Bednar & Tommy Shaw would be a grail card for me
Chris here - I love the different fan bases would be all over different card combos.
Bednar is so good
100% my walkup would be Sabotage by the Beastie Boys
Hell yeah, great choice!
Obie Trice Real Name, No gimmicks. Lol. Working on a jarren duran 1/1 auto
Chris here - that would be a good song choice!! If the crowd stared to sing along about trailer park girls…
@@SpitballinCards They go round the outside!!! 😂😂. I had my eye on that duran red ink auto that just sold, coulda had it but i rather have this 1/1 rc auto. its a complicated trade but were working it out
@@SpitballinCards keep duran lowkey, nobody has to know. I do think he might be one the best players in mlb but were not ready for that discussion.
@@timsfgiantsmem9382 if you believe that, his prices make him an easy buy! Someone in Boston has to step up and help Devers.
@@SpitballinCards Im working on it 1 card at a time ⏲️ with my budget.. snagged a topps gold label gold nugget black /5. ⚫ kool card 😎 at least it'll have melt down value if I'm wrong 😂🤣
Topps Ripped email today shows a Golden Mirror of Semien with the black border at the top. Maybe the all white border really was a printing error
Chris here - I haven’t seen any series 2 that aren’t all white yet.
Could you send me the image on IG if you get a chance?
#baseballcardaddict
I'd be a buyer for a Charlie Blackmon / The Outfield dual auto. Gonna guess Scott would be too.
Chris here - yeah Scott would be all over it!
Chipper Jones / Crazy Train. everyone knows that combo.
It’s a classic
I'd buy that immediately.
Gunnar and Gwen Stefani I’d be buying 100%
What’s his walk up song??
@@SpitballinCards Sweet Escape. Always gets the crowd going. Used it last year and he's sticking with it this year. Hmm but Akon actually sings the line in the song that he uses so might have to be a triple auto
@@MattHouston91 triple auto!!!!
Call me old school, but I’m not a big fan of non baseball players in baseball products, even if they’re autographed. Topps has been doing this forever, I remember pulling an autograph in co-signers of some random boxer. It’s a slippery slope to every product becoming Allen & Ginter.
If Topps removed the black from the borders on purpose it was probably because the flipper bros like Scott were complaining that with the black they weren’t worth grading 😂
Chris here - I have a hard time believing it was because of grading complaints. I mean, I sincerely hope it wasn’t. Maybe topps will tell us why eventually. Most likely not, but maybe!
You all should have the Brady bunch theme for your intro music
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I pulled the "Saw Cut" label version. The one that says saw cut but isn't cut. Been trying to figure out the deal with that one. If it wasnt for that, S2 would be meh imo.
Chris here - thanks for sharing that last night on Blabbin!
I think you should contact Topps Customer Service. Send them pics. Maybe they’ll replace the card for you if it’s not intentional.
Can we discuss tucked in jersey's? I believe I noticed one in this video. Thoughts? Good, bad, don't care.....
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Trevor Hoffman and Angus Young
Absolutely!
Not sure if you addressed this on a prior video but why don't the silver pack cards fetch a significant premium? At best you get 2 per jumbo. They are chrome Refractor like and are short printed and not the easiest to Gem
Card concept. Have ohtani and Yamamoto dual card one of one in topps Chrome update...blue ink auto in Japanese. Even 1 of 1 is handwritten on the back. Seems like a no-brainer I my book.
More likely than not you won’t get a serialized card and one rookie per pack on average from what I’ve seen. They’re okay but they were better pre-2020.
Chris here - my number one beef with the silver packs is that all the autos are stickers.
I’d much rather have a paper on card auto.
I also wouldn’t call the base cards there short printed. There are more out there than you think!
Thanks for watching!
Rivera - Sandman 😮😮😮
Chris here - how big would that card be?!
I’m sure that ozzy osbourne card would have some traces of cocaine.
Ps: If I were a closer, I would walk out to For Whom the Bell Tolls by Metallica.
Chris here - 😂😂😂 for sure the ozzy auto would have some dust…
I love lasers
@@dsphillips16 space lasers??
"Funk Face" would be cooler than "Fun Face" 😅
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Is the Holliday fun face card in retail? Or is it only in hobby?
Chris here - it’s in both!
Love listening to all you guys but Phil's "Shook Ones" reference cemented his alpha dog status
@@Mexable34 Chris here - thanks for watching. But now I must take Phil DOWN!
How limited was the CRUSHED insert from chrome last year?
@@timgossett2834 Chris here - I’m not sure, but they don’t seem particularly rare.
@@SpitballinCards thank you sir! I picked up a Luis Robert Crushed on whatnot a little bit ago. Nice looking card but I hadn’t really seen any others. Wasn’t sure if it was a case hit or not.
I dont think its so much a bad pic of Holiday as it is he just takes bad pics
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I overheard a Retired allstar, good player not great, talking with his agent about an autograph contract. It was for 2000 autographs at $3.00 an auto. I’m sure Ozzy Osborne would command a lot more.
It was for Topps cards.
The HFA cards have such poor quality control it turned me off to them
@@ayeitskq Chris here - I’ve heard they’re really tough to grade.
Fun card, wish they would have made the actual cut card through the bat but hey, Topps misses a lotta things. I mean ia it safe to say Topps has no one employed on the design team that collected cards in 1989?
@@TheCardDeal Chris here - I’d hate to think this is true. It can’t be true.
But I don’t know.
@@SpitballinCards Would be a fun topic IMO...Poor design innovation topic. The back of Home Field Advantage was used on 2 other card designs/lazy. The best insert or one of from 2023 Flagship Aces was done by Panini 2 years prior. HFA is a Panini Downtown design. The Holliday card should have had the cut version on opposite side, through the actual bat. A Fleer design, but I don't hate it. I can go on, I do like the traditional throwbacks, but those are recycled designs. 23 Bowman and 24 Bowman Spotlight I love. Heritage being traditional I love as well. I am just not a fan of using other people's designs. Good show, catch you on the next one.
@@TheCardDeal I agree on the bowmans spotlight cards. Those look great. I’m glad topps made them more rare this year.
The itsy bitsy spider by big bird
Chris here - I’d be concerned about anybody getting pumped up by that song!!
I do wonder why ain’t SP or SSP number.
Chris here - there’s kind of a coolness factor to not knowing exactly how many there are. A little mystery.
And also, it allows topps to print however many they want.
Chris being a braves fan, I’m not sure if he is intentionally mispronouncing Edwin Diaz’s last name, lol
We’ll never know…
Nothing against Mark Grace, but that’s the auto(sticker) I got in my jumbo box. I knew going in my odds of hitting anything good were pretty low.
Terrible!
Sticker auto in a jumbo box. Ugh. 🤮🤮
I'll blow the kids' college fund on a Rivera/Hetfield on card auto 1 of 1 😂😂
Chris are - it’s a better investment!
I've said it time after time, it's why I don't open packs anymore....Topps' quality control is absolutely horrible
Man those guys are not familiar with hip hop haha
Doesn't Juan Soto have a ssp? I think it's called platinum performers.
He’s got an SSP in series 1. A photoshopped card in a Yankee uniform.
No base card in series 2.
@@SpitballinCards oh ok cool
GUNNA HENDERSON AND GWEN STEFANI CARD 🧡🖤🔥⚰️
@@stretch_uno HELL YEAH!!
Chrome incoming..the rest is doo doo
Chris here - chrome box prices are absolute madness this year.
ua-cam.com/users/shortsZc0gfBAvIGk?feature=share - Big Error
@@kyleshipp OMG! That’s insane.
Topps gonna topps
Home Field Advantage cards are extremely popular. They're highly sought after by practically everyone but you 4. Fortunately, your opinions are just yours, so those that do enjoy them can find at least 4 more available of each player at auctions and card shows.
Resale value says otherwise
What about the legendary home field advantage? They seem very rare compared to the regular home field advantage.
Chris here - they do look good. Maybe we were too harsh on them.
But you’re right, 4 less people fighting for them!
@@SpitballinCards what are the pop count on the legendary home field advantage cards?
Metallica and Rivera! End of story.
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Fk face was a fleer card🤔 . Its gimmicky
@@richfrank1255 Chris here - a little gimmicky sure, but it’s a great call back to a famous card!
2024 Independence Day cards might be the sharpest yet.
It’s a great design. Finally back to some real flag graphics.
2018-19 still the best but these are the best since!
Whoever at Topps photoshopped that Holiday Fun Face card should be canned. It’s way over color corrected, like extremely. Heavy shadows, looks like 💩
Chris here - quality do the photo aside, I do really like the idea from topps.
@@SpitballinCards Definely a great idea I love it as well, I think they could have went less heavy on the shadow effect.
Topps has always been PLAYED OUT. Upper Deck , Leaf , Skybox ate Topps lunch
Ummmm.....No! Topps is the standard. Leaf, Skyboy, haha, your funny 🤣
Jackson Holliday is a weird looking dude. He looks like some mid 80s Hollywood special effects mask from total recall
Chris here - I’m getting Eric Stoltz in MASK vibes.