It's the nostalgia effect, certainly, and it makes a lot of sense for Topps to go down this path. And, let's be honest -- when Topps tries to make something look good and puts some effort into the idea, it can turn out well. I mean, it worked well enough that I bought one of those "Robin Yount for Mayor" wall hangings earlier this year:
Since I bought that piece, Topps has kept me on its mailing list for all of its website-only specials on these wall decorations. Each time I get one of those e-mails, I think, "I wonder if there will be something that I will want to get for one of my collections."
I guess, though, that Brewers fans have not embraced these items because, well, the Brewers have hardly any items in the "limited edition" wall decoration group. Here's a screen shot of that store on Topps with only the Brewers team selected:
And those three items -- including one Seattle Pilots vintage sign -- are the only three items for Milwaukee in their limited edition Wall Art store.
I refuse to think that Topps has made some irrational decision to eschew the small market Brewers (which finishes solidly middle of the pack in attendance in years when the Brewers are not good and in the top 25% to 40% of the NL when the team is good) but rather a decision based off past sales of Brewers items.
In comparison, Yankees fans should be more than happy with what is available in the wall art store for them. It's not that they are over-represented in light of the long history that the Yankees have in baseball....okay, maybe it is since it just seems that these wall art items are just another way for Topps to separate Derek Jeter fans from their hard-earned money:
I circled the "16 items" number for comparison versus the 3 for the Brewers. Hell, just on that one page alone, you can see three Derek Jeter items.
The real problem, though, is that Topps is starting to churn out too many of these "limited edition" pieces. They are getting lazy here too. They are getting so lazy, in fact, that they couldn't be bothered to proofread these items. Check out the first item in that limited edition Yankees list -- the Gossage/Sabathia print. Now, setting aside the fact that about the only thing that Goose Gossage and CC Sabathia have is common is that they both pitched for the Yankees, making this a pretty clear money grab based off the 1975 Topps colors, Topps couldn't be bothered to check spelling.
I'm sure Goose Gossage won't mind that his name is spelled wrong on the print. Not at all. I just wonder how many of these prints have been sold and shipped with "Go Sage" on them.
Like I said at the beginning of this post, while in card sets I get a bit upset sometimes when the Brewers are underrepresented or unrepresented, I'm fine with Topps ignoring the Brewers here.
I don't want to have to purchase a "Cecil Coper" print.
I guess, though, that Brewers fans have not embraced these items because, well, the Brewers have hardly any items in the "limited edition" wall decoration group. Here's a screen shot of that store on Topps with only the Brewers team selected:
And those three items -- including one Seattle Pilots vintage sign -- are the only three items for Milwaukee in their limited edition Wall Art store.
I refuse to think that Topps has made some irrational decision to eschew the small market Brewers (which finishes solidly middle of the pack in attendance in years when the Brewers are not good and in the top 25% to 40% of the NL when the team is good) but rather a decision based off past sales of Brewers items.
In comparison, Yankees fans should be more than happy with what is available in the wall art store for them. It's not that they are over-represented in light of the long history that the Yankees have in baseball....okay, maybe it is since it just seems that these wall art items are just another way for Topps to separate Derek Jeter fans from their hard-earned money:
I circled the "16 items" number for comparison versus the 3 for the Brewers. Hell, just on that one page alone, you can see three Derek Jeter items.
The real problem, though, is that Topps is starting to churn out too many of these "limited edition" pieces. They are getting lazy here too. They are getting so lazy, in fact, that they couldn't be bothered to proofread these items. Check out the first item in that limited edition Yankees list -- the Gossage/Sabathia print. Now, setting aside the fact that about the only thing that Goose Gossage and CC Sabathia have is common is that they both pitched for the Yankees, making this a pretty clear money grab based off the 1975 Topps colors, Topps couldn't be bothered to check spelling.
Like I said at the beginning of this post, while in card sets I get a bit upset sometimes when the Brewers are underrepresented or unrepresented, I'm fine with Topps ignoring the Brewers here.
I don't want to have to purchase a "Cecil Coper" print.
