I pick up most Topps NOW cards I want on eBay, although once in a while I'll order directly from Topps to support the company.
Last year, if I recall correctly (keep me honest if you remember differently), Topps NOW cards were shipped in a semi-rigid envelope, and the cards were in a soft plastic case without much more protection.
This year, a big bubble envelope arrived. I thought it might have been a redemption, but actually ended up being the latest Topps NOW I had ordered...Aaron Judge's shattering of the TV screen.
The card itself came in a bubble envelope, and within this smaller envelope. Props for presentation value.
Inside, the card was in a thick plastic case, with a piece of foam padding. It's actually TOO MUCH case. I would have been fine with a regular top loader.
Here's the card, front and back.
Topps definitely upped their shipping game, while keeping the price per card the same. That's a nice win all around.
Good on them for going the extra mile - they must have been listening to their customer base.
ReplyDeleteThey've been coming that way since about the All-Star break last year.
ReplyDeleteI usually order 10 of the Cubs cards and they did switch from a clamshell case to a snap case this year for those.
Thank you for that info. I ordered a few last August for Judge/Tyler Austin/Gary Sanchez, and don't remember them coming like this...so perhaps it was toward the end of the season and Playoffs.
DeleteI'm not sure if I'll ever actually order any of these Topps Now cards directly, but if I do... it's good to know that they'll be shipped properly. Kudos to Topps for taking the extra step.
ReplyDeleteIt might actually keep their costs down to overprotect the cards. A lot of the prospectors over on the Blowout forums mentioned last year that they were sending stacks and stacks of dinged Now cards back to Topps for replacement. The way it sounded, some of them were sending anything that they felt wouldn't grade 9.5 or higher back to Topps.
ReplyDeleteInteresting, thanks. Sounds like something that would be brought up on Blowout.
DeleteI wish I never resold my Liriano (card #1) from last year. That card is a few hundred bucks now. It came in a flimsy card saver inside a regular mailer. My WBC cards all came much better packaged to the way you are describing above.
ReplyDeleteGood job by Topps on listening to their customers.
Is it really?! I had no idea.
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