I accidentally got Topps Sterling confused with Bowman Sterling at the end. Topps Sterling is a great set. I would move it to B or B+ if I were to re-due the video and it is a very hit heavy product with a focus on only two cards per box. Sorry for that!
Stadium Club Chrome is the one hobby box I am willing to buy and open consistently the photography sets it apart and the lower print runs makes for reasonable value retention.
I disagree on the gap between stadium club and stadium club chrome. I get the appeal of wanting those cards as chrome but the glossy stock of regular stadium club elevates the photography in my opinion
This was a very thorough analysis. A few comments....I did not realize that Topps produced this many sets; they could honestly get rid of 20 or so sets to make collecting the others more managable. Alos, I would think that some of the players are getting bothered with signing so mnay autographs for so many sets, espeically the retired players. If they chose maybe 15 sets to put the autos in, this would enhance the fun of getting autos....Great job on going through all of these Scottie, and thanks for the great content.
Personally, anything after 1999 became a money grab. I used to put sets together whether it be Topps, Bowman, UD, Fleer or Donruss. Once the clock ticked 2000, suddenly sets were almost impossible to put together because of SP auto RC's that were considered part of the set. I tried eeking it out, but by '02 there was no chance for set completion unless you had hundreds or thousands of dollars to throw in.
Disagree on the Opening Day rating. You can put a simple master set together in a couple cheap hobby boxes and possibly pull one of the various SP inserts that are really supremely underrated (like Dugout Peeks, of which there are likely no more than 100 copies per card). There are so many quirky SP inserts in this product, it mirrors mid-to-late 90s style of product with either common inserts or SSP stuff with barely any parallels (one common parallel and one 1/1). The drawbacks are that it is so cheaply produced and printed (no foil and printing issues are more common)
This is a good video for me. I’ve only been back into the Hobby for a couple of years after being absent from it since about 1998. I don’t have a ton of knowledge on all of these sets and didn’t know most of them existed
This is a good channel to subscribe to. Always well thought out. Hobby changes fast. Few years ago you could buy a box and make quick money. That mostly has dropped as the box price quickly went up. People pay outrageous prices for prospects then the prices drop once the hype dies.
I will and forever rank topps as number 1 but my LEAST favorites will always be score, 90 donruss, 88 and 90 fleer just some awful junk wax that haunts my memories and eyes
Great vid. Agree with your rankings. But I still like regular old Stadium Club more than SC Chrome. There’s something about the feel of regular SC that takes me back to opening SC in the early 90s. It will always be my nostalgic favorite.
awesome vid scott! i agree wit most especially bowman best n stadium chrome great sets, You didnt mention my 2 favorite sets!! ha Toppstotal great parallels very shortprinted making cards values very good wit auto's, photo variations and parallels Also Tbt another short printed set with great variations, way too many sets im buying less modern because of this
when i seen your notification i thought for sure you were gonna talk about Tatis suspension, could be a good time to buy him he's only 23 and his injuries will heal wit a year off he'll be 100% next year!
nice breakdown. Just think, you didn't even cover any of the Panini products. They don't make rookie cards like they used to I guess. Too many choices now.
Great review in the future would love a further break down video of favorite sets in tiers based on cost. A-f rankings of product over 1k a box. A-f of mid tier ect…
I get so sick of people complaining about "too many 1/1s".... You would much rather have one of those than any other card, don't be ridiculous! And it's funny how with certain sets, having a lot of them is a good thing and then with certain sets, having a lot of them is a bad thing... So which is it??
Great summary. Didn’t realize they had that many sets! Interesting if Fanatics will cut the # down. My favorites are Stadium Chrome, Bowman Sterling and Topps Chrome. Also like the ‘old looking’ throwback sets.
Love to enjoy your clip as always. I mostly collect Ohtani’s gold base parallels year to year. But it’s too many to collect. Recently I focus on 2021 topps chrome platinum anniversary, which I think is memorable for long time :)
Don't forget about all the other "X" products that also came out, like Topps X Micky Mantle Collection, Topps Allen & Ginter X, Topps X Derek Jeter Captain's Crew and so forth... Lol so many. Nice reviews, but clearly way, _waaaay_ too much product to have come out. And that's not even counting the 'Living' sets like Topps Living and Topps Project 70. If both Topps and Panini can limit their products to no more than maybe twelve different products a year per sport that would be truly great. But unfortunately I can't see that ever happening with the way things are currently going.
Just proves way too many sets overall. I'd say the two main staples to me are still Bowman and Topps Chrome. I won't spend high dollar on prospects however so blasters are still the way to go because they provide value. The Tatis news unfortunately hurts the 2019 product but still have Austin Riley having an MVP type year overall.
Hi way to many As definitely disagree with topps series one and two the print run is so high in the future it will be junk wax like 80s and 90s I am a new subscriber and love the shows great info and great to watch keep them coming. Take care
I love Brooklyn collection for all the reasons mentioned. The only other theme from this that I disagreed with was sticker autos. If the predominant auto is a sticker, I think the ceiling is B+ (with Triple Threads probably being the sole one there). It was really interesting to see all the products out there though. Great job rolling through that.
Uhg...I'm just too old to keep up. Whatever happened to the phrase, 'less is more'? Feels like it should apply related to the many, many, way too many sets that Scottie just ranked out for us.
I have to disagree with sapphire. Sure they are high value now but they won't be years from now imo. Once they gave basically all of the chrome sets a sapphire edition it ruined it. Completely washed out
Great video. You don’t really realize how many different crap sets there are. There should only be like 10 sets out there each year instead of 100 sets. Way to watered down these days. A 1/1 card is cool but not worth much these days anymore
Your channel is good.But man to many sets these days.Now days people is just in for it for the money these days.Not how i was growing up back in 70's and 80's collecting Baseball cards for fun back then you just had Topps back then
Jesus christ, are they really trying to pump out even MORE versions of Topps Chrome? Every time they print a different version... Sapphire, Platinum, Ben Baller, whatever crazyness he said...galaxy?.. it knocks down the value of the base Topps Chrome for everything except the most high end cards out of that product. I don't understand how the people who buy all these non-retail releases aren't rallying together and boycotting this nonsense. I just dont get supporting this... You really think Topps Chrome rookie autos are the premier auto card? It seems to me like any rookie post 2017 it's all about the 1st Bowman Chrome auto. Genuine question, as I'm not deep into the baseball market, but I have followed it for years. Thanks for the content!
I accidentally got Topps Sterling confused with Bowman Sterling at the end. Topps Sterling is a great set. I would move it to B or B+ if I were to re-due the video and it is a very hit heavy product with a focus on only two cards per box. Sorry for that!
5:20 I think you meant 2020 topps stadium club Chrome for the soto shuffle card. unless there is one in 2021 I'm not aware of.
Thank u
Can we get an update to this
Holly crap, SO MANY sets...🤯🤯🤯
That Japan moo kid card has a pack crease on the top and bottom lol
Bowman’s Best ❤️
R we Turing into the early 90s again 😢
Great video! Just got back into collecting and this was incredibly helpful
Thanks Scottie
bowman chrome 2021 will be a legendary set
Stadium Club Chrome is the one hobby box I am willing to buy and open consistently the photography sets it apart and the lower print runs makes for reasonable value retention.
its awesome if i had any luck ripping packs i would buy a hobby ha ill get every pitcher base card in the league if i buy a hobby
Can you share a link for the best box to buy? It's so confusing.
What do you think of the Prizm HIGHSCHOOL cards???
Where does topps chrome cosmic rank?
I disagree on the gap between stadium club and stadium club chrome. I get the appeal of wanting those cards as chrome but the glossy stock of regular stadium club elevates the photography in my opinion
Where did your video go about Topps chrome update 2021??
This was a very thorough analysis. A few comments....I did not realize that Topps produced this many sets; they could honestly get rid of 20 or so sets to make collecting the others more managable. Alos, I would think that some of the players are getting bothered with signing so mnay autographs for so many sets, espeically the retired players. If they chose maybe 15 sets to put the autos in, this would enhance the fun of getting autos....Great job on going through all of these Scottie, and thanks for the great content.
yes, I'd like to see half these sets cancelled... but i doubt that'll happen this year. Way too much clutter.
Love the breakdown. I agree with 95% of it.
Let's lose 60% of these.
Maybe 75%
TLDW: Top tier, bowman and topps flagship and flagship chrome, all others, mostly trashbags unless you want high end relics and autographs.
My favorite is topps dynasty and Topps sapphire
Hey awesome video, an updated version would be amazing.
Wish you had S tier for things like topps chrome
Awesome topic and video, thank you for sharing your thoughts!!
Topps gallery?
Gypsy Queen is my favorite set every year, affordable hobby boxes, nice vintage design, on card autos, allot of parallels and solid stock cardboard.
Personally, anything after 1999 became a money grab. I used to put sets together whether it be Topps, Bowman, UD, Fleer or Donruss. Once the clock ticked 2000, suddenly sets were almost impossible to put together because of SP auto RC's that were considered part of the set. I tried eeking it out, but by '02 there was no chance for set completion unless you had hundreds or thousands of dollars to throw in.
My personal favorites are topps chrome black as well as just a standard flag ship and chrome, I enjoy finest and bowmans best as well
Fun video!
Interesting video I enjoyed watching your video thank you I look forward to watching more to see if the data adds up in the future of card collecting
Solid list! Stadium Club Chrome at A- is a W
So. Much. Product.
Disagree on the Opening Day rating. You can put a simple master set together in a couple cheap hobby boxes and possibly pull one of the various SP inserts that are really supremely underrated (like Dugout Peeks, of which there are likely no more than 100 copies per card). There are so many quirky SP inserts in this product, it mirrors mid-to-late 90s style of product with either common inserts or SSP stuff with barely any parallels (one common parallel and one 1/1).
The drawbacks are that it is so cheaply produced and printed (no foil and printing issues are more common)
This is a good video for me. I’ve only been back into the Hobby for a couple of years after being absent from it since about 1998. I don’t have a ton of knowledge on all of these sets and didn’t know most of them existed
This is a good channel to subscribe to. Always well thought out. Hobby changes fast. Few years ago you could buy a box and make quick money. That mostly has dropped as the box price quickly went up. People pay outrageous prices for prospects then the prices drop once the hype dies.
Random comment just to help support the channel.
I do that to sometimes 😛
Great video. Any chance of sharing the spreadsheet?
We always have a ton of Topps Gallery retail at our local store. Is it ever worth picking up?
I love your channel, I’ve learned so much about baseball and not just baseball cards since I’ve been subscribed.
Iam a set builder Topps 1.2.update & all subset no auto bowman & chrome, bowman sterling & best & Topps finest
What about topps project 100 set, are they worth buying ? I’ve been purchasing the rookies
I will and forever rank topps as number 1 but my LEAST favorites will always be score, 90 donruss, 88 and 90 fleer just some awful junk wax that haunts my memories and eyes
YO CHILL TF OUT TOPPS
I think you said sterling wasn't high end. But it was $1000 / box this past year. Great video. Hope you are settling in to your new state and home.
Great vid. Agree with your rankings. But I still like regular old Stadium Club more than SC Chrome. There’s something about the feel of regular SC that takes me back to opening SC in the early 90s. It will always be my nostalgic favorite.
I know what you mean I agree with you.
awesome vid scott! i agree wit most especially bowman best n stadium chrome great sets, You didnt mention my 2 favorite sets!! ha Toppstotal great parallels very shortprinted making cards values very good wit auto's, photo variations and parallels Also Tbt another short printed set with great variations, way too many sets im buying less modern because of this
when i seen your notification i thought for sure you were gonna talk about Tatis suspension, could be a good time to buy him he's only 23 and his injuries will heal wit a year off he'll be 100% next year!
What about topps high tek
They discontinued it :(
@@scottiebcards2354 what did you think of it? I have a super fractor auto of it.
nice breakdown. Just think, you didn't even cover any of the Panini products. They don't make rookie cards like they used to I guess. Too many choices now.
I actually think Allen and Ginter base set is still really fun. You can get some nice hits still even though the chrome set is better
SO MANY PRODUCTS! So much greed. Kind of wish one of the company's would only make one set. Charge appropriately and make a big checklist.
is the cards attic still open?
Great review in the future would love a further break down video of favorite sets in tiers based on cost. A-f rankings of product over 1k a box. A-f of mid tier ect…
#TeamTripleThreads!
Another great breakdown! I love the take on heritage! It is spot on! So difficult to pull something good!
I get so sick of people complaining about "too many 1/1s".... You would much rather have one of those than any other card, don't be ridiculous! And it's funny how with certain sets, having a lot of them is a good thing and then with certain sets, having a lot of them is a bad thing... So which is it??
Great summary. Didn’t realize they had that many sets! Interesting if Fanatics will cut the # down. My favorites are Stadium Chrome, Bowman Sterling and Topps Chrome. Also like the ‘old looking’ throwback sets.
Love to enjoy your clip as always. I mostly collect Ohtani’s gold base parallels year to year. But it’s too many to collect. Recently I focus on 2021 topps chrome platinum anniversary, which I think is memorable for long time :)
Don't forget about all the other "X" products that also came out, like Topps X Micky Mantle Collection, Topps Allen & Ginter X, Topps X Derek Jeter Captain's Crew and so forth... Lol so many.
Nice reviews, but clearly way, _waaaay_ too much product to have come out. And that's not even counting the 'Living' sets like Topps Living and Topps Project 70. If both Topps and Panini can limit their products to no more than maybe twelve different products a year per sport that would be truly great. But unfortunately I can't see that ever happening with the way things are currently going.
Just proves way too many sets overall. I'd say the two main staples to me are still Bowman and Topps Chrome. I won't spend high dollar on prospects however so blasters are still the way to go because they provide value. The Tatis news unfortunately hurts the 2019 product but still have Austin Riley having an MVP type year overall.
Hi way to many As definitely disagree with topps series one and two the print run is so high in the future it will be junk wax like 80s and 90s I am a new subscriber and love the shows great info and great to watch keep them coming. Take care
I love Brooklyn collection for all the reasons mentioned. The only other theme from this that I disagreed with was sticker autos. If the predominant auto is a sticker, I think the ceiling is B+ (with Triple Threads probably being the sole one there). It was really interesting to see all the products out there though. Great job rolling through that.
Let’s go
Uhg...I'm just too old to keep up. Whatever happened to the phrase, 'less is more'? Feels like it should apply related to the many, many, way too many sets that Scottie just ranked out for us.
I have to disagree with sapphire. Sure they are high value now but they won't be years from now imo. Once they gave basically all of the chrome sets a sapphire edition it ruined it. Completely washed out
I havent heard of 60% of this stuff..... its really getting watered down all this crap.... just an obtuse money grab.
🔥🔥💪🏼
This is the modern way to make print runs and availability seem scarcer. Not a fan.
Great video. You don’t really realize how many different crap sets there are. There should only be like 10 sets out there each year instead of 100 sets. Way to watered down these days. A 1/1 card is cool but not worth much these days anymore
Oh my god, talking about equality when it comes to classes in baseball cards.. that's how you know the PC thing is gone way too far
Platinum is a F- ... even if you hit anything it's probably damaged.
Wow, there are a ton of sets... And this is only Topps stuff. Yeesh.
Your channel is good.But man to many sets these days.Now days people is just in for it for the money these days.Not how i was growing up back in 70's and 80's collecting Baseball cards for fun back then you just had Topps back then
That's just wayyyyy too many products
agree
Jesus christ, are they really trying to pump out even MORE versions of Topps Chrome? Every time they print a different version... Sapphire, Platinum, Ben Baller, whatever crazyness he said...galaxy?.. it knocks down the value of the base Topps Chrome for everything except the most high end cards out of that product.
I don't understand how the people who buy all these non-retail releases aren't rallying together and boycotting this nonsense. I just dont get supporting this...
You really think Topps Chrome rookie autos are the premier auto card? It seems to me like any rookie post 2017 it's all about the 1st Bowman Chrome auto. Genuine question, as I'm not deep into the baseball market, but I have followed it for years.
Thanks for the content!
1. Too many sets.
2. Other than the major sets, I love topps archives. Most fun set, really enjoy going through various designs from different years!