It was billed as a
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Million Card Giveaway. Th promotion seemed simple enough: Topps supposedly bought back the cards your mother threw away and stashed them until collectors unlocked the cards via their Web site and then asked for them to be shipped.
The condition of some of these cards have left some collectors less than satisfied. But what’s a bigger sin is that some collectors are not even receiving the cards they unlocked or traded for.
About a month ago I received my initial package from Topps and in my post I noted that one cards, probably the most valuable card, that I unlocked was not shipped. Instead, the shipping list stated that the card was back logged.
Initially, I was curious how a card was backlogged when the premise of the giveaway was the Topps had re-purchased these cards to giveaway. And then about a week ago I started receiving comments and messages regarding the same card I didn’t receive, the 1961 Topps Phil Rizzuto MVP card.
Collectors who contacted me stated that they received a single 1954 Topps common instead of their Rizzuto, no one seemed happy. And then on Tuesday I received my envelope from Topps. I filmed my opening of the envelope as you can see above and received the same thing — a 1954 Topps common. (sidenote: the video sucks because I accidentally covered the microphone while shooting with my iPhone.)
It’s ridiculous that Topps was unable to secure a card that as been out for five decades. And to think that collectors would be OK with a older common is a smack in the face. And to make matter worse MY 1954 Topps Frank House card is creased and looked like someone stepped on it. I’m not sure what condition others collectors have been receiving.
The end results of the MCG go to show that Topps cannot be trusted with its buy back program. Who knows how the current promotion — the Diamond Giveaway — will turn out. Maybe those who unlock real rings will get a nice vintage silver plastic ring with a spider on it instead of their newly created ring holding gemstone.
To be continued …
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