Have you seen these before? They’ve been around for the last nineteen years, and this is the first time that I’ve spotted them. Its funny the kind of stuff you’ll come across when you’re researching for a blog post. Whenever I see a mainstream manufacturer issue a product that isn’t card related at all I have to stop and look. Especially when its something as obscure as this.
What we have here folks is Jersey Topps produced by the Topps Company in 1999. There isn’t a lot of information floating around about them. Mainly because they didn’t make it past the inaugural edition, and plus there really isn’t much to discuss in the first place.
Packaged inside each box is (1) mini replica jersey. According to the back of the box:
“We took the game’s best and cut them down to size to bring you these new collectibles. Jersey Topps are free-standing, miniature replicas of the authentic jerseys of six of the greatest players in Major League Baseball. They’re finely crafted from flexible vinyl to capture the real, lifelike details of your favorite player’s uniform the way no photo can!”
The checklist consists of:
- Mark McGwire
- Derek Jeter
- Sammy Sosa
- Cal Ripken Jr.
- Chipper Jones
- Ken Griffey Jr.
Despite existing for almost two decades, I wouldn’t be surprised if you hadn’t heard of them either. $10-$30 seems to be the going rate. No player collection should be without one… or a hundred.
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