A comment from Jeremy asked how that compared to other years. What a great question! I went to my collection spreadsheet for the answer.
2009 - 213
2010 - 262
2011 - 496
2012 - 259
2013 - 238
2014 - 220
2015 - 298
2016 - 615
2017 - 468
2018 - 430
You can see how the total has really grown the past three years. The 2016 spike was because of the extra World Series things I picked up. But 2017 and 2018 are still pretty high compared to the other years.
I should also mention the reason for the spike in 2011. It wasn't due to any success on the field. The 2011 Cubs were not very good. Instead, the spike was because Topps was celebrating their 60th anniversary and they put out all those parallel sets. I was a sucker for them and ended up with five different parallels (Diamond, Cognac, Gold, Walmart Black, Factory set limited edition).
Below I've got the different brands that I picked up from each of the years. You can also see the growth there as Topps has really started cranking out the various brands.
I should also mention the reason for the spike in 2011. It wasn't due to any success on the field. The 2011 Cubs were not very good. Instead, the spike was because Topps was celebrating their 60th anniversary and they put out all those parallel sets. I was a sucker for them and ended up with five different parallels (Diamond, Cognac, Gold, Walmart Black, Factory set limited edition).
Below I've got the different brands that I picked up from each of the years. You can also see the growth there as Topps has really started cranking out the various brands.
2008
Topps - 51
Allen & Ginter - 10
Bowman - 16
Factory Team - 14
Finest - 5
Heritage - 39
Opening Day - 6
Stadium Club - 5
Topps Chrome - 9
TOTALS - 155
2009
Topps - 74
Allen & Ginter - 20
Attax - 11
Bowman - 19
Factory Team - 15
Finest - 8
Heritage - 37
T206 - 12
Topps Chrome - 10
Turkey Red - 7
TOTALS - 213
2010
Topps - 110
Allen & Ginter - 18
Attax - 9
Bowman - 29
Factory Team - 17
Finest - 4
Heritage - 19
Opening Day - 9
Pro Debut - 16
T206 - 13
Topps Chrome - 11
Turkey Red - 7
TOTALS - 262
2011
Topps - 274
Allen & Ginter - 35
Attax - 12
Bowman - 27
Factory Team - 17
Finest - 3
Gypsy Queen - 29
Heritage - 32
Lineage - 18
Opening Day - 12
Pro Debut - 18
Topps Chrome - 9
Topps Stickers - 10
TOTALS - 496
2012
Topps - 110
Allen & Ginter - 21
Archives - 10
Bowman - 22
Bowman's Best - 1
Factory Team - 17
Finest - 1
Gypsy Queen - 20
Heritage - 31
Opening Day - 5
Pro Debut - 7
Topps Chrome - 4
Topps Stickers - 10
TOTALS - 259
2013
Topps - 50
Allen & Ginter - 21
Archives - 15
Bowman - 35
Factory Team - 17
Finest - 3
Gypsy Queen - 28
Heritage - 35
Opening Day - 8
Pro Debut - 11
Topps Chrome - 3
Topps Stickers - 10
Turkey Red - 2
TOTALS - 238
2014
Topps - 58
Allen & Ginter - 17
Archives - 8
Bowman - 27
Factory Team - 17
Finest - 1
Gypsy Queen - 17
Heritage - 39
Opening Day - 6
Pro Debut - 11
Stadium Club - 5
Topps Chrome - 3
Topps Stickers - 10
Turkey Red - 1
TOTALS - 220
2015
Topps - 83
Allen & Ginter - 19
Archives - 10
Bowman - 21
Bowman's Best - 5
Factory Team - 17
Finest - 4
Gypsy Queen - 24
Heritage - 58
Heritage '51 - 6
Opening Day - 10
Pro Debut - 11
Stadium Club - 8
Topps Chrome - 12
Topps Stickers - 10
TOTALS - 298
2016
Topps - 134
Allen & Ginter - 30
Archives - 16
Bowman - 32
Bowman's Best - 7
Bunt - 15
Factory Team - 57
Finest - 9
Gold Label - 6
Gypsy Queen - 42
Heritage - 65
Opening Day - 15
Pro Debut - 14
Stadium Club - 11
Topps Chrome - 12
Topps Now - 140
Topps Stickers - 10
TOTALS - 615
2017
Topps - 132
Allen & Ginter - 34
Archives - 25
Bowman - 29
Bowman's Best - 3
Bunt - 17
Factory Team - 17
Finest - 12
Fire - 17
Gallery - 11
Gold Label - 9
Gypsy Queen - 15
Heritage - 81
Opening Day - 16
Pro Debut - 9
Stadium Club - 15
Topps Chrome - 16
Topps Stickers - 10
TOTALS - 468
2018
Topps - 146
Allen & Ginter - 38
Archives - 12
Big League - 19
Bowman - 16
Bowman's Best - 2
Factory Team - 17
Finest - 5
Fire - 10
Gallery - 12
Gold Label - 7
Gypsy Queen - 11
Heritage - 60
Living Set - 6
National Baseball Card Day - 10
Opening Day - 18
Pro Debut - 4
Stadium Club - 15
Topps Chrome - 12
Topps Stickers - 10
TOTALS - 430
Thanks!
ReplyDeleteGreat research. It supports my belief that Topps needs to cut down on the number of releases as well as the number of inserts and parallels. They need to learn from what happened in the 90's and think about the hobby's future instead of the here and now.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Fuji. So much of the Topps release is rehashed material (vintage remakes, Gypsy Queen, redone sets like Gold Label and Bowman's Best). Plus consider all of the high end materials not even on Paul's list like Triple Threads, Five Star, The Mint, Tek, etc...and he's not including Donruss, Panini, Upper Deck, etc that have cards floating out there without logos LOL
DeleteLove the stats!
ReplyDeleteMe, too! Also, I agree with Fuji about the number of releases and parallels.
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