A 2011 Topps Question

[Tim Carroll]

I just checked ebay for 2011 Topps, and I saw several base and insert cards. A question: Have card companies in recent years allowed tobacco or alcohol advertisements in the backgrounds? I know that the '89 Fleer Randy Johnson was a major card that had a Marlboro ad in the background. The reason I am asking is......I saw (2) base cards in 2011 Topps that boldly display Budweiser ads. I'm not offended or anything, I just know how Topps likes to ad some "spice" to their sets (Pauley Walnuts, anyone?). The cards in question are:

Kyle Drabek http://cgi.ebay.com/KYLE-DRABEK-201...0643351947?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item19c2db918b

Brian Fuentes http://cgi.ebay.com/2011-Topps-Base...0340781335?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item53e5fbf917

In general, I see a ton of big advertisements in the background of 2011 Topps (Chevron, Mastercard, just to name a couple). I haven't purchased much Topps in recent years. Are ads something they have had in the backgrounds?


Tim

 

[seawolf17]

I doubt it's anything they're doing consciously, I just think it's hard to take pictures of baseball players in action without getting an advertisement in the back. If you think about it, that's part of what the ads are for; so they get caught on camera while you're looking at the players.

I'd think the increase on the cards is simply a byproduct of the increase of ads in general. Every blank space (the back of the dugout, every wall, those running scoreboards around the edge of the seat levels) has an ad on it now, so they're naturally going to appear on cards more.

 

[Tim Carroll]

I doubt it's anything they're doing consciously, I just think it's hard to take pictures of baseball players in action without getting an advertisement in the back. If you think about it, that's part of what the ads are for; so they get caught on camera while you're looking at the players.

I'd think the increase on the cards is simply a byproduct of the increase of ads in general. Every blank space (the back of the dugout, every wall, those running scoreboards around the edge of the seat levels) has an ad on it now, so they're naturally going to appear on cards more.

Makes total sense, and I actually considered that. Like I mentioned above, I haven't really paid attention to Topps in recent years. I just kind of figured that the way technology/photoshopping, etc. the way it is today, a card company would be able to easily remove ads (or give the companies options to pay for the card space). When I saw the Budweiser, it just made me curious as to if Topps was putting something controversial on there as sort of a "chase" card.


Tim

 

[BiggioDiogu759]

I like that the ads are back...In the very early days of baseball, you had as many if not more ads than you see now.