Finally, The Angry Sports Card Guy owns a 1976 Jose Cardenal, big hair and all.
Thank you, Topps, for your Million Card Giveaway promotion.
It takes a lot to get TASCG to even smirk when it comes to card company promotions or gimmicks, but this one is pretty dandy.
Not everything about the Million Card program is awesome, nothing ever is. For every Mickey, Reggie or Nolan to be had, there’s thousands of pounds of crap cardboard emerging every day since the promotion launched in mid-February.
After three box breaks, TASCG has picked up 18 codes and “unlocked” those cards through the giveaway's Web site. No-names spanning five decades have dominated my online collection. That’s not the problem. My set actually improved when someone offered a 1966 Yankees team card for a late-50s common, a trade offer immediately pounced on by TASCG. Perhaps you can guess why?
TASCG’s inevitable rage surfaced during a further trip around redemptionville. There’s no way to know who has what, who wants what or, really, what cards have turned up.
Now, the latter gripe can be remedied by doing many searches of particular players or years. Fair enough, TASCG supposes. An inability to know who’s holding what is just plain silly. This isn’t “Go Fish,” it’s a really intriguing concept by Topps -- one that has some code card lots selling for $100+ on eBay -- which is bogged down by technology and ignorance to basic collecting common sense.
Think about it this way: TASCG is sitting happy with this ‘66 Yankees card and has seen a ton of lame trade offers. Wouldn’t it be nice for him, with a card people clearly want, to be able to peruse what potential trade partners have in their collections to see if a deal is possible?
Yes. Of course. Can’t do it. That would make too much sense, apparently.
Instead, TASCG has to put the‘66 Yankees on a virtual fish hook, throw it at specific cards and wait for: a) the other collector to see a trade offer has been made; b) want the card being offered up; and c) be willing to make a deal.
On this end, TASCG will never knows who an offer went to or, even worse, if the other person even saw it. Just like my high school days, give me the rejection up front, it’s easier to deal with.
TASCG has also run into a bunch of techy glitches -- you can't see what trades you've made, for one -- that frustrate the whole process. Maybe Topps didn’t know what kind of response it would get and the site has been overwhelmed, but TASCG thinks an ominous tone was set when Topps didn’t get the site running on time on launch day in February.
The Million Card program is why TASCG hasn’t bought any other 2010 baseball boxes. Hit me with those six code cards and let me see what other “treasures” can be uncovered before the giveaway goes away.
In the meantime, those of you in the market for a 1980 Richie Zisk, drop me a line.
Thank you, Topps, for your Million Card Giveaway promotion.
It takes a lot to get TASCG to even smirk when it comes to card company promotions or gimmicks, but this one is pretty dandy.
Not everything about the Million Card program is awesome, nothing ever is. For every Mickey, Reggie or Nolan to be had, there’s thousands of pounds of crap cardboard emerging every day since the promotion launched in mid-February.
After three box breaks, TASCG has picked up 18 codes and “unlocked” those cards through the giveaway's Web site. No-names spanning five decades have dominated my online collection. That’s not the problem. My set actually improved when someone offered a 1966 Yankees team card for a late-50s common, a trade offer immediately pounced on by TASCG. Perhaps you can guess why?
TASCG’s inevitable rage surfaced during a further trip around redemptionville. There’s no way to know who has what, who wants what or, really, what cards have turned up.
Now, the latter gripe can be remedied by doing many searches of particular players or years. Fair enough, TASCG supposes. An inability to know who’s holding what is just plain silly. This isn’t “Go Fish,” it’s a really intriguing concept by Topps -- one that has some code card lots selling for $100+ on eBay -- which is bogged down by technology and ignorance to basic collecting common sense.
Think about it this way: TASCG is sitting happy with this ‘66 Yankees card and has seen a ton of lame trade offers. Wouldn’t it be nice for him, with a card people clearly want, to be able to peruse what potential trade partners have in their collections to see if a deal is possible?
Yes. Of course. Can’t do it. That would make too much sense, apparently.
Instead, TASCG has to put the‘66 Yankees on a virtual fish hook, throw it at specific cards and wait for: a) the other collector to see a trade offer has been made; b) want the card being offered up; and c) be willing to make a deal.
On this end, TASCG will never knows who an offer went to or, even worse, if the other person even saw it. Just like my high school days, give me the rejection up front, it’s easier to deal with.
TASCG has also run into a bunch of techy glitches -- you can't see what trades you've made, for one -- that frustrate the whole process. Maybe Topps didn’t know what kind of response it would get and the site has been overwhelmed, but TASCG thinks an ominous tone was set when Topps didn’t get the site running on time on launch day in February.
The Million Card program is why TASCG hasn’t bought any other 2010 baseball boxes. Hit me with those six code cards and let me see what other “treasures” can be uncovered before the giveaway goes away.
In the meantime, those of you in the market for a 1980 Richie Zisk, drop me a line.
The Angry Sports Card Guy is a typical guy living in the Chicago suburbs. He resumed collecting in 2007, with the help of a young son who loves sports, a wife who doesn't like parking her car in the garage and a mom who want to get rid of all the cards he's storing at her place in California.
Among the other things TASCG found upon when returned to the hobby was this thing called eBay. Check out what he's offering here.
