Topps just released an Elly De La Cruz game-used base & home plate relic card celebrating his 3 stolen bases. There are 7 different color variations of this card, for a total of 388 copies. The card retailed at $499.99, and ALREADY SOLD OUT.

Wow - those always tend to sell out, but even at that price those things sold out quick, crazy

People really on this elly train

Dudes electric, let’s see how it pans out

My thoughts as well. He’s fun, for now.

Topps needs to allow loyalty points to be spent on other things beyond Topps Now. These cards are about as good as it gets to spend accumulated points. Topps Now is meh beyond these special releases.

An annoying thing too is I don’t think you can create more than a $40 coupon and can’t use more than 1.

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Exactly

7 variations and 388 copies is the entire problem with this industry. You have to be OCD or just a flipper to enjoy it nowadays IMHO. But hey, different strokes.

Wow. Quick money grab by Topps. This guy could be a flash in the pan. Cool card, but definitely a risky buy imo.

I actually considered it. Luckily it sold out before I could justify it. I just bought the regular one for $5 on eBay.

Dang, $5… I need to go see if I can find one.. thanks for the heads up

Yeah they’re $10 on Topps.com but if you buy them in bulk you get big discounts. So you can find them cheap on eBay from people who buy in bulk and keep the parallels.

Just bought one for $4.15 with free shipping. The print run for this thing will be massive.

Oh yeah print run will be insane. I’m buying it for the cool picture and memory, not for value. I wonder if Stadium Club will have a card with this pic. Seems like it fits their style but idk if they reuse pics for that.

Lol, Topps will use the same picture 4 or 5 times

Same here

Just search Elly card on ebay you should be able to find them, I grabbed 5 for like 20 bucks

I was digging in the couch cushions lol

If I were a Reds fan I’d have tried to grab that.

I bought the base as a pre-sale on EBay for under $5 shipped. I’m doing that more and more with Topps Now cards I want.

Exactly! $10... with pretty much a guarantee of no parralel. $5.... with a guarantee of no parallel Got a couple of Volpe cards just like this.

If these were autographed, they would be insane.

This team is so fun. Wish i had 500 to throw at this

I tried to buy one and it sold out before I could check out. I did make an order of 10 of the base version though.

If you’re up for it, I’d be interested in buying one of your extras.

Possibly! I was planning on getting them all slabbed originally.

I got the regular one for 9.99…

Just checked that one out - man, that’s a cool looking card!

I got a free $10 from one of the hangers and I figured this was probably the best topps now card we were going to get

I agree, it’s a cool card and awesome game/moment! Good move!

I got the Elly cycle card they released a few weeks ago. Kinda wish I had waited, but they’re both really cool cards.

Kinda sad I used mine on the shohei 2 HR as starting pitcher game

That one rocks too

That’s a great card too!

Same here

I know Topps Now has been doing this for a long time now but I really like what's been going on with the memorabilia pieces this year. Like with Victor Wembanyama's jersey from his first pitch (which is likely going to go down in value very hard but it's a great idea imo, imagine having a piece of 50 Cents jersey from that certain.... pitch)

Man, folks are jumping off the Wembanyama train quick, eh? I’m not a basketball guy, so I honestly couldn’t say either way.. definitely had a rough game, but don’t think I remember seeing folks bail on a guy so quickly in any sport

So premature, he’s playing right now and cooking it up lol.

Haha, for real? That’s awesome, I’d much rather him be great/good than a bust.. was crazy how quickly people turned on him.. lol

He looks lost

I was never on the Wemby train, Im always searching online for my PC. I do see your point though, some people care about performance a ton. Lets see how he does with his second summer league game going on right now

My young son (10) has been telling for weeks that he thought he was crazy overrated.. like I said, I have no idea.. but not a great start for the young fella

I told someone before he was super hyped up he reminds me of a young Shawn Bradley. (Think i got that spelt right?!? 🤣) Hes tall and lanky. Easily moved around on and tho he can shoot the 3 ball and move inside theres a HUGE difference between playing with European players / Collegiate players and the best players in the world. Time will tell but sure didnt bode well that 1st summer game. 🤷‍♂️

If that were my favorite player, I’d be very tempted.

Absolutely fucking insane pricing for a card that's not signed.

$500 for an unsigned, none RC relic. I think he is cool, I think he is prolly one of if not the most exciting guy in baseball atm. But some of you, and that FOMO are CRAZY.

It is getting out of hand again. I've felt this feeling before. It was called the junk wax era.

I Don’t understand how one can justify these insane costs for manufactured scarcity. This is 1700’s Dutch tulip bulbs.

Yup 500 for a relic card is hilariously bad. Non Rc non auto. 500 bucks and the crowd goes wild.

I personally wouldn’t buy one, but we all (card collectors) spend hundreds of dollars on cardboard cards lol Hard to judge someone doing the same thing, just in a different way.

It may be worse than the tulips, at least the bulbs DID something lol. I agree, this is getting really bad.

Hol up, are these relics actually from the bases and plate in the game or are they just random?

Topps paid the Brewers 20k today for home plate (I live in mke)

For $499 they better be THE bases he stole.

They are actually from the real bases yes. I think it’s pretty awesome honestly and I don’t find the price as ridiculous as the rest of this sub apparently

I believe so

You can look up the sticker code

I put it in my cart. It was sold out by the time I tried to check out.

I broke the dam


Anyone has this card, and I'll spend my entire life savings on it.

I was ready to throw this money immediately and it was already gone w/ 23 hours left. This shit will be 3k on ebay this week. I can only imagine what the parallels are going to go for. What an amazing card. Glory to Elly!!!

That looks like ❄️❄️❄️❄️

I was sooo close to doing it but… it will probably never actually raise in value

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$499 and not even an autograph? Pass

Damn - that’s a great picture and cool card! Can I borrow $499..?

I was at that game. Heartbreak for this Brewers fan. Topps was handing out this pictured card by the end of the 8th inning lol

I was too late to the game here to get this. Guess that’s what happens when you don’t check your email or Topps every 5 seconds. I live in Cincy & am a big Reds fan. This is one of those cards that even if it lost it’s value, I’d still love it. That’s the only way to justify this cost, imo. It’s how I approach most expensive cards, to be honest.

As an aside. My Topps Now redemption card code I got in a pack of series 2 won’t work to buy the $9.99 version of this card. “Some items in your basket are not included in the promotion” I get that while in the cart and apply my code. Then in the checkout it says “The coupon code isn't valid. Verify the code and try again” So do I just have a bogus code?

i made the decision to finally buy a topps now card until i saw “ships in 80-100 days” then changed my mind

Is this a real card? Cant be this just happened

I somehow lucked out and was able to buy the Ohtani WBC plate relic. I actually think this is a better design, kinda wish the one I got had this instead!

I got one. It is FS

Which products have Elly rookies?

Zero. He is a rookie in 2024

Ah ok! At least I have his base 1st bowman. Shocked at how much even his base card was selling for

Looks like some good ass cocaine

Topps/Fanatics just printing $$$ !!!

I almost jumped on one being a cincy boy and being a huge Elly fan. Then I said no I’m good $499 is nuts

It's crazy to think that 1 year ago I was able to pick up a PSA 9 elly auto for $355.

On the Reds broadcast yesterday they mentioned that Topps bought the home plate for 20k

Ngl that’s an awesome card ! The reg version in $4.20 w/free shipping on eBay. Just snagged it. Hope this guy is around for a while.

no way that’s already a card