2022 Topps Heritage Baseball Forum

I have been a big fan of the original 1973 Topps design so I thought I would give the 2022 Topps Heritage Baseball set a chance.  I bought a hobby box and got some nice (not great) inserts and I thought the card looked really nice (again big fan of the original set).  I started reading some of the review and I saw a lot of people saying don't buy this set.  I did not see a good reason, just a lot of "garbage" and "crap" comments.  Just wondering if it is just bad odds on inserts or if people do not like trying to collect sets with short prints?

If you were intrested in the inserts -

Rhys Hoskins Clubhouse Collection

Refractor Jared Walsh 16/673

Nolan Ryan Flashback

3 New Age Performers including a Wander Franco

1 Then and Now with Perez/Turner

and 2 News Flashbacks (which to me are just fillers).

The set is OK if you compare it to recent Heritage sets, but it is clearly lacking if you compare it to 1973 Topps.  The generic head shots of completely no name rookies and general lack of "character shots" that made 1973 Topps so special just made Heritage feel lacking to me.  Maybe I just set my expectations too high for Heritage sets, but I haven't really been impressed with one in years.

The "hit chasers" always bash Heritage while set bulldozers generally get the most enjoyment from it. Agree the photography/photo selection this year was terrible/boring 

I have purchased 2 hobby boxes, some retail hangers, and a few retail packs. 95% of the cards have significant noticeable fray, dings, etc... I honestly think 95% is being generous. I mean, it is AWFUL. I understand it's a black back card so you're going to notice the fray more, but when every card other than inserts is like that - no thank you. 

I am happy that almost every insert I have gotten has nearly 0 fray, thankfully. That includes standard inserts like New Age Performers, Then and Now, and:

• 3 chrome /999's
• 1 green /273
• 1 black paper /50
• 1 real one auto
• 1 relic
• 1 image SP

It's odd that the parallels, inserts from the same boxes/packs are NM but other cards aren't. Even the ones that also have black backs. 

The problems for me have nothing to do with this years set, but instead have more of an isuue with what Haritage has become the last few years. They went from 75 to 100 SPs per set. Then lowered your chances of getting a SP. So that with no duplicates, the amount of cards you had to buy to get all SPs just doubled. UD Hockey has done the same thing. To someone like me who is primarly a set builder it just isn't worth it.

Yeah, I think it's a matter of what type of collector you are. I personally think it's fine, but I also don't go too hard with it in regards to completing the set. I personally don't ever look at reviews because it's very subject to someone's expectations (which may or may not be fair and likely don't allign with mine).

Yeah I buy a few boxes take what I get and fill in the PC stuff here and there over time 

I bought some and thought they looked clean but I dont see any iconic images like the 73 Munson or Clemente.

I only get the Royals and Cardinal cards so I don't know how all the cards look.  Are you aware that card #50 in the Heritage is a reprint of Clemente's card #50?

Yes but a reprint is exactly that. A reprint.