tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post1606497214159276666..comments2024-03-26T01:25:08.843-07:00Comments on Getting Back into Baseball Cards....in Japan: Calbee Series 3 - Rarer than Other Series?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-81500227815157417562014-10-19T17:23:30.653-07:002014-10-19T17:23:30.653-07:00That is interesting that the convenience stores ar...That is interesting that the convenience stores around you don`t stock them at all. Around here in Nagoya they are a bit hit and miss. 7-11s, Circle Ks and Lawsons in my area stock at least Series 1, while the Family Marts don`t stock Calbees at all. Like I said in the post, by the time Series 3 has rolled out not a single one of them sell them anymore.<br /><br />That is interesting about Topps. Actually the last time I tried to collect an MLB set was in the 1990s so I am way out of touch with current trends. That is pretty cool though, that you can get a rough idea of the relative print run based on how easy it is to get the serial numbered inserts.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681778110046124243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4243926228844409495.post-3059202690081183302014-10-19T07:44:20.777-07:002014-10-19T07:44:20.777-07:00I'm quite sure your reasoning is exactly it. S...I'm quite sure your reasoning is exactly it. Series 1 sells well because it's the new season, but of course Series 2 doesn't hit the shelves til 1 is gone. Interest dwindles and the end of the year has less demand. <br /><br />The convenience stores I frequent usually don't carry chips with cards - baseball or otherwise. However, the local grocery stores have kept up a stock all season, and there are some Series 3 still on the shelf. I'm sure they only ordered one or two boxes of the third series.<br /><br />I believe today's flagship Topps isn't issued in equal quantities between the three series (counting Update). I've noticed changes in overall odds for serial-numbered inserts that should have remained consistent over the year if the print runs were consistent. It's not a big difference, certainly not like the past. And it's a minor adjustment to the base cards of the least-sensitive issue... the serial-numbered cards keep the same print runs which is really all that drives modern card values, I think.Ryan Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12670458381967699663noreply@blogger.com