file this one under small victories.
this is a 50th anniversary buyback from 2024 topps heritage
that i added to my steve garvey collection shortly after the set's release date. it features the buyback foil stamp oriented as if the card were a portrait design rather than landscape. it works with the card in a binder, but it seemed lazy by topps to not take the time to stamp cards correctly. it was something that i think i first noticed in 2021.
well, here is the same card, bought back and stamped, but released with 2024 topps heritage high numbers
from what i can tell, topps maintained the "correct" stamp positioning for landscape cards in 2025 and i hope it continues into the future. it's the simple things i suppose.
I never realized they oriented the stamp to the photo. Cool to have both.
ReplyDeleteWow. Topps went back and fixed something? Kudos to them.
ReplyDeleteI still need one of those buybacks -- in any direction.
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