Now I'm not having fun. Not at this moment.
My first box of Murad came with a redemption for a Robin Lopez auto. Here's what I was looking at when I opened that pack.
Now I had no reason to doubt that this card would arrive. It's even listed on the checklist as being an auto in the set.
So today I get the package from Topps. I'm pretty stoked to see my first auto from Murad. I figured it wouldn't take long, it's a year-old set. But what I saw when I opened the pack defied all sense.
I didn't get a Robin Lopez Murad auto.
I didn't even get a Robin Lopez auto.
Nor did I get a different Murad auto.
The card I got was so inexplicable. So devoid of similar value. So nonsensical it's still blowing my mind.
I got the letter that says they couldn't fill my redemption. And then enclosed in the letter was this clunker.
Saer Sene? Sonics? Are you kidding me?
Now, it's a Topps Finest auto, but this card, or rather this sig, carries no value. When's the last time you heard Sene's name come up on SportsCenter?
Now fellow collectors, I pose this question. Is there a Robin Lopez Murad auto? How am I going to complete the set if the cards listed on the checklist don't really exist?
I'll write Topps and let them know I want an accurate list. I've still got another box of Murad coming this next week. I'm not soured on the set. I still love the set. I'm just not real in love with Topps right now.
If anybody out there is a Sene fan - or knows said fan - write me and you can have the card I got. No trades, no payment. You could just probably have it.
6 comments:
from my own experience, as well as hearing other bloggers, it's better to call them rather than write.
They seem to give better, more understanding service that way.
What Canuck said, PLUS, bring up the substitution they sent.
Normally, they aim for same value...obviously, they failed here.
I would honestly ask for a different Robin Lopez auto at least.
Thanks guys. I've not dealt with many redemptions, so I had no idea this was even a possibility.
I'll be more cautious in the future.
I really just want to know if there is a Robin Lopez auto for the set. That's my main concern. I want to build the set. Plus a Lopez auto won't cost me but 5 or 10 bucks, so it's not a huge loss.
In the future I'll call. Good advice.
There's no Lopez auto. There were 3 or 4 redemption cards where the cards were never produced most likely due to Topps losing the NBA license. They didn't want to put any more money into paying people to sign sheets of stickers.
Offy,
Do you know where a definitive list is to which autos made it in the product?
That kind of pisses me off that they couldn't update the checklist on their website.
Now that I think about it, I don't think they followed through on any of the redemption cards. You might want to send an e-mail to Topps Customer Service to find out exactly which cards weren't produced. I had redemptions of Robin Lopez and Mario Chalmers that weren't fulfilled. D.J. Augustin was another one. Kosta Koufos another. Michael Beasley redemptions were sent substitutions as well. I'm not sure what others there were.
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