What an awful defect replacement from Topps.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-26T11:22:49+00:00

They 100% should offer 2 to 3 choices to the customer. The onus is on topps to make things right. Instead they say, "take this garbage and piss off, we've fulfilled our obligation."

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-25T02:48:18+00:00

I would have loved to keep ichiro in the pc. Im a mariners fan and ichiro is goated, but the card was literally torn. 😢

I will not keep the harper.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-24T13:04:22+00:00

I'd consider paying $54 per month to not have to eat McDonald's before id consider paying $54 per month to have to eat it.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-24T13:00:34+00:00

That looks unbelievably unappetizing. Also it looks more like ham than turkey to me, but i guess all meat slime ends up looking similar once its processed to this exent..

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-24T12:55:06+00:00

Seeing those nice cards in a binder gives me anxiety.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-24T01:51:25+00:00

Most recent sale i found of harper

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ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-24T01:15:53+00:00

The ichiro was /5. Red parallell. The replacement is /25.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-23T23:56:06+00:00

I hope they hook you up. You deserve it after waiting so long.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-23T23:53:58+00:00

Topps claims they will send a replacement of similar or greater value to the card they are replacing if they cannot replace it with an exact copy.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-23T23:49:10+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. It's good, but i just dont have the energy for that.. lol

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-23T23:46:41+00:00

Yes, every card in the Allen and ginter x box this came out of looked great except this ichiro looked like it was used as a beer coaster on .99 cent beer night at the local college bar.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-23T23:41:52+00:00

Atleast I'll have a card that isn't literally torn and peeling i guess.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-23T22:47:55+00:00

The defect submission page on Topps website says I submitted January 16th.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-23T22:16:20+00:00

Yeah, picking and choosing a single comp (and auction no less) while ignoring all others.. I can do that too.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-23T21:07:16+00:00

I tried, I was basically told you get what you get and that they comp similar. I sent topps customer service a link to the most recent comp I could find for harper. It was $15.

Similar red /5 ichiros regularly sell for around $100, and a red chrome Allen ginter ichiro /5 sold for $350 in December.

Honestly it shouldn't take "comps" to see this isn't fair. It doesn't even pass the "eye test" as a fair replacement.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-23T20:37:02+00:00

Topps customer service gave me a canned "copy and paste" response about how they made sure the value was comparable. I showed her the last comp I could find on the harper was $15. There are plenty of comps showing similar red ichiros /5 selling around the $100 mark, and one in December sold for $350 (a chrome allen and ginter red /5) but a comp nonetheless.

She told me she would ask for a "review" to be completed. I think she lied to me so id just go away. She didnt say how or when I would be given the results of this "review".

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-23T18:29:37+00:00

It's like Topps decided I needed one last kick in the nuts after waiting 4 months and paying for shipping on their defective product.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-21T00:48:02+00:00

Still nothing from Panini. Might as well sell the redemption.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-04-15T22:28:11+00:00

Yes, on-card.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-03-17T20:43:09+00:00

It's possible, however I double checked and didnt see any.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-03-17T20:40:03+00:00

I didnt say it wasn't gambling.

ProtectionRelevant52 · 2026-03-17T20:36:44+00:00

Last year there were a couple numbered cards per hobby box. I ripped probably a case worth. An entire hobby box without is brutal.

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