sliqwill
05-22-2007, 09:21 PM
If anyone has any questions on Etopps, feel free to shoot me a PM and i can update this thread with those questions. I want to try to keep this thread as just informational, so please dont post comments.
What is Etopps?
Etopps is a brand of cards made by Topps, but they are mostly online. They can be bought/sold on www.ebay.com or www.cardtarget.com. Also cards can be traded on the Etopps website www.etopps.com. These cards are kept in a warehouse unless you request delivery. Cards are typically offered on Mondays at IPO (Initial Player Offering) starting at 1pm east coast time.
What are these Etopps Autos/How do I get an Etopps Auto?
Etopps autos are offered directly through the Etopps site. To get the card that is up for autograph, you must first have that card in your portfolio. Then when the offer becomes active (usually the auto is announced on the homepage 2-3 days in advance), follow the procedure it states and in several weeks your card will be delivered via UPS with a COA.
What are all these acronyms?
CT- Card Target www.cardtarget.com
CTM- Card Target
RP- Reward Point given for spending money at IPO can be used in Catalog
PB- Performance Bonus given for owning a player card who reaches his target, same as RP can be used in catalog
RRO- Restricted Rookie Offering (limited time offer card 1 hour - 3 days)
SDA- Seven Day Average, its the cards week price average on CT
7DA- Seven Day Average
IPO- Initial Player Offering
TP- Trade Post (its a section of the Etopps site)
Pumper- Artificially inflating the price of a card, price manipulation
Dump- Manipulated card being posted all over the trade post
Pump and Dump- Manipulting a price through Ebay to trade at inflated value
What is the Big League Challenge?
From what I've seen, its a fantasy baseball team drafted from cards in your current portfolio from 2006 or 2007 Baseball. Weekly prizes are awarded to the top scoring guys, with the season leader winning a case of Topps Sterling. I dont know too much about this, as I am mainly a Football guy.
Are they going to do this game for football?
That is the speculation at this point, but nothing has been announced as of yet. However, if you have the money to 'risk' to pick up some decent players, the earlier the better. The 2006 baseball prices have gone up quite a bit in anticipation of this game, so I would suspect the same to happen for football if/when announced.
Several times you have mentioned Card Target, what is that?
Card Target is an offshoot of Etopps, but is not directly affiliated with the site. CT allows you to purchase a card NOW at a set price. Most of the time this process takes place through the Etopps TP by the CT site. If you dont have cards to 'make the trade' CT will set up a 1 day auction on ebay and bid on it for you, then close bidding.
Reward Points are now available to trade, i dont know too much about this as i spent all mine
Selling on Cardtarget
Once you have set up a Cardtarget Account, go to Portfolio, Market Tools/My Portfolio, click on the credit card shaped thing that says "Refresh" then you will be taken to a new screen, click the red text to return to your portfolio. You should then have the card in your account. Click on the card and the buy/sell stats will open. You can click the "Sell Now" if you like the price, or under the "Buy Now" there will be a "Create Custom Sell Order." You can then set your sell price in there and wait. If it sells you will get an email, or you can keep checking the screen to see if it sells.
*if you are having problems with your dropdown menu disappearing when you go to select the next item, right click then scroll to what you need and left click*
What is Etopps?
Etopps is a brand of cards made by Topps, but they are mostly online. They can be bought/sold on www.ebay.com or www.cardtarget.com. Also cards can be traded on the Etopps website www.etopps.com. These cards are kept in a warehouse unless you request delivery. Cards are typically offered on Mondays at IPO (Initial Player Offering) starting at 1pm east coast time.
What are these Etopps Autos/How do I get an Etopps Auto?
Etopps autos are offered directly through the Etopps site. To get the card that is up for autograph, you must first have that card in your portfolio. Then when the offer becomes active (usually the auto is announced on the homepage 2-3 days in advance), follow the procedure it states and in several weeks your card will be delivered via UPS with a COA.
What are all these acronyms?
CT- Card Target www.cardtarget.com
CTM- Card Target
RP- Reward Point given for spending money at IPO can be used in Catalog
PB- Performance Bonus given for owning a player card who reaches his target, same as RP can be used in catalog
RRO- Restricted Rookie Offering (limited time offer card 1 hour - 3 days)
SDA- Seven Day Average, its the cards week price average on CT
7DA- Seven Day Average
IPO- Initial Player Offering
TP- Trade Post (its a section of the Etopps site)
Pumper- Artificially inflating the price of a card, price manipulation
Dump- Manipulated card being posted all over the trade post
Pump and Dump- Manipulting a price through Ebay to trade at inflated value
What is the Big League Challenge?
From what I've seen, its a fantasy baseball team drafted from cards in your current portfolio from 2006 or 2007 Baseball. Weekly prizes are awarded to the top scoring guys, with the season leader winning a case of Topps Sterling. I dont know too much about this, as I am mainly a Football guy.
Are they going to do this game for football?
That is the speculation at this point, but nothing has been announced as of yet. However, if you have the money to 'risk' to pick up some decent players, the earlier the better. The 2006 baseball prices have gone up quite a bit in anticipation of this game, so I would suspect the same to happen for football if/when announced.
Several times you have mentioned Card Target, what is that?
Card Target is an offshoot of Etopps, but is not directly affiliated with the site. CT allows you to purchase a card NOW at a set price. Most of the time this process takes place through the Etopps TP by the CT site. If you dont have cards to 'make the trade' CT will set up a 1 day auction on ebay and bid on it for you, then close bidding.
Reward Points are now available to trade, i dont know too much about this as i spent all mine
Selling on Cardtarget
Once you have set up a Cardtarget Account, go to Portfolio, Market Tools/My Portfolio, click on the credit card shaped thing that says "Refresh" then you will be taken to a new screen, click the red text to return to your portfolio. You should then have the card in your account. Click on the card and the buy/sell stats will open. You can click the "Sell Now" if you like the price, or under the "Buy Now" there will be a "Create Custom Sell Order." You can then set your sell price in there and wait. If it sells you will get an email, or you can keep checking the screen to see if it sells.
*if you are having problems with your dropdown menu disappearing when you go to select the next item, right click then scroll to what you need and left click*