Topps Million Card Giveaway Code Tracker

Note: It's the 15th now and there's still nowhere to enter codes. I can't even create a login. I'm going to bed.

The grand day is almost upon us, although I think it is a very ominous sign that the countdown is gone. I sure hope I'm able to redeem all these code cards on the 15th, otherwise I'll probably be reduced to signing up for ToppsTown out of desperation. In this post I shall track all my code cards with predicted and actual results. I'm pretty much expecting to get almost exclusively junk wax era cards, but who knows? One of those junkers might fill a hole in a set. At any rate, it will be fun to pull and redeem all these things in 2010. I also like the redemption cards themselves, it's a nice little insert set featuring some cool old cards! As I redeem the codes, I'll post my results so everyone can laugh at how crummy my cards are.

TMC-1 1952 Topps Roy Campanella

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1975 Bobby Valentine

TMC-2 1978 Topps Gary Carter

Ugh. five Carters and not one Campy.. I'm not feeling good about any of these.

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Prediction: 1992 Mike Heath

Actual:

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Prediction: 1988 Checklist 397-528 (Shawn Hillegas version)

Actual: 1988 Ellis Burks

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Prediction: 1990 Topps Donn Pall

Actual:

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Prediction: 1987 Topps Walt Terrell

Actual: 1987 George Brett

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Prediction: 1988 Topps Bobby Meacham

Actual:

TMC-3 1963 Topps Bob Gibson

A favorite pitcher from a favorite design. I think I'll get a decent card from a lousy set from this one.

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Prediction: 1990 Traded Dave Parker

Actual: 2003 Hideki Irabu

UPDATE: Traded for...

1996 Mark Lemke

TMC-4 2001 Topps Ichiro

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1973 Phil Gagliano

TMC-5 1969 Mickey Mantle

Mickey's last card. One of two Mantles in the insert set. Whatever I get will be a double.

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Prediction: 1989 Topps Terry McGriff

Actual: 1976 Leron Lee

TMC-6 1957 Topps Mickey Mantle

Don't have any of these yet.

TMC-7 1963 Topps Roger Maris

Why am I putting Topps in the title of all these cards?? They ain't giving away Donruss. Poor Roger looks forlorn on this card.

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Prediction: 1994 Matt Farmer draft pick

Actual: 1982 Lou Piniella

Traded for...

TMC-8 1974 Topps Thurman Munson

I got three of these. I'm a catcher magnet for this set. Well, EXCEPT FOR CAMPY

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Prediction: 1993  Mike Perez

Actual: 2005 Brian Jordan

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Prediction: 1988 Luis Quinones


Actual:

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Prediction: 1986 A's Leaders


Actual:

TMC-9 1985 Mike Schmidt

I know it's an extreme longshot, but I don't think Schmidtty would let me down. I believe I'll get my only non junk wax card from this code.

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Prediction: 1979 Topps Bobby Castillo RC

Actual: 2001 Wendell Magee Jr.

TMC-10 1970 Topps Carl Yastrzemski All-Star

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1973 Bill Bonham

Feel free to post your code wins in the comments, I'll link them here.

OH GOD I JUST NOTICED THIS

I've been refreshing www.toppscards.com obsessively hoping for something to happen, but it hasn't yet. The URL is listed as www.toppsmillion.com on the actual card, but that resolves immediately to toppscards.com. Someone planned things well. Since it's already February 15th on half the planet I should be able to enter codes by now, but I F5 to no avail. While staring at the splash screen I noticed something.

Now the first and probably only thing any true collector sees on that page is the gorgeous '53 Jackie right there in the middle of the screen. That's all I've been looking at. Didja notice what was behind that card though?

1989 TOPPS! Oh nooooooooooooooo!

That weird orange plaque/tombstone thing? All 1989 Topps. Every last card. There's actually ony 6 cards there, repeated twice. But every one of them '89. So what do ya think? Lazy design? The only cards they could find was a pack of '89 Topps and a Jackie? Or some truth in advertising for this giveaway?

I personally would take a mountain of '89 Topps if there was a lone Jackie thrown in there.