Sales of online political Garbage Pail Kids sets remain at record levels. Today Topps revealed the print run for GPK Disg-Race to the White House Set 3 Super Tuesday. The set sold a total of 1,689 copies. This is a few sets higher than set 2, and becomes the second highest selling online GPK set ever. Topps has to be thrilled with sales of the first sets in the series. Expect to see more political cards very soon.
Month: March 2020
Series 3 Garbage Pail Kids Die-Cast Cars Announced from Greenlight
Update 3/17 – The link on 3000toys.com now points to a Norman Rockwell set, and not GPK. It would appear either 3000toys jumped the gun on something, or just make an error. If more information is released, we will update. Thanks to James Berger for the heads up!
Die-cast retailer 3000toys.com has posted a pre-order for the next round of toy cars from Greenlight Collectibles. Garbage Pail Kids Series 3 Die-Cast cars will once again feature 6 new cars packaged with a GPK card. Details on the release are scarce. No pictures or info on the names of the cards was revealed. The cars this time around will be 1939 Chevrolet Panel Truck, 1955 Chevrolet Nomad, 1956 Ford F-100, 1968 Ford Club Wagon, 1971 Chevrolet Corvette, and 1972 Volkswagen Type 2 Double Cab Pickup. Rare Green Machine variations will be inserted randomly in the release. This third series of cars is scheduled for a July/Aug release.
FYE Launches Garbage Pail Kids Cereal Bar
FYE is back with the latest GPK consumable. FYE stores today begun selling Garbage Pail Kids Cereal Bars. The packaging advertises them as Crazy Crisps with Marshmellow Barf Bits. Retail price in the store is $7.99. Thanks to Collector Brad Lenheim who was first to spot these in the wild. The bars look very much like the cereal launched last year. Most likely you will be able to find these in stores across the country and online soon.
Topps Launches GPK Disg-Race to the White House Set #3 Super Tuesday
Topps today launched their next political based set, Garbage Pail Kids Disg-Race to the White House Set 3 Super Tuesday. The 12 card set has 6 new paintings with a/b versions, and continues the numbering from 12a/b-17a/b. The art for the set was done by David Gross (#12), and Neil Camera (#13-17). Each set can purchased for $24.99 or in a lot of 10 for $224.99. Shipping is free when choosing the SmartPost option. The set will be on sale for 7 days on topps.com. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is a checklist along with pictures of the cards.
• 12A Discharging DONALD
• 12B Pardon Me TRUMP
• 13A Power Point Pete
• 13B Bulletin Buttigeig
• 14A Take a Hike Mike
• 14B Low Blow Liz
• 15A Sunset Joe
• 15B Biden Farewell
• 16A Boogie Man Bernie
• 16B The Bernie Man
• 17A Baby Bloomer
• 17B Dislikin’ Mike
Topps & WAX Officially Announce Partnership for Digital Garbage Pail Kids
After their website was posted a bit early last week, WAX & Topps Digital officially announced today their partnership for digital trading cards. According to the press release, each Garbage Pail Kids card is a unique digital card. Collectors will be able to buy, sell, and trade these digital cards on WAX’s platform. The website topps.wax.io has since added a FAQ section. The company says the cards will launch in a few weeks. Here is the press release.
THE TOPPS COMPANY PARTNERS WITH WAX TO BRING GARBAGE PAIL KIDS COLLECTIBLE CARDS TO LIFE ON THE BLOCKCHAIN
GARBAGE PAIL KIDS INVADE THE BLOCKCHAIN!
TOPPS CONTINUES ITS CELEBRATION OF THE 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF GARBAGE PAIL KIDS
March 2nd, 2020 – New York, New York Today, The Topps Company and Worldwide Asset Exchange (WAX) have announced the introduction of Garbage Pail Kids trading cards featuring blockchain technology. This exciting partnership will feature a proprietary platform provided by WAX where collectors can buy, sell, trade and store Garbage Pail Kids digital collectibles.
Each Garbage Pail Kids card is a unique digital card. Collectors will be able to buy, sell, trade and store their Garbage Pail Kids blockchain collections on a dedicated Topps platform which uses the WAX blockchain to authenticate each card and its content. Every Garbage Pail Kids card on the platform will retain a unique code that will ensure its authenticity.
“Over the years, collectors of Topps trading cards have enjoyed the thrill of ripping open a pack of cards. This partnership allows us to bring that memorable collecting experience to an even wider audience. Our Garbage Pail Kids blockchain product will highlight recent advancements in technology and continues Topps’ history of developing innovative products,” said Tobin Lent, Vice President, General Manager of Topps Digital.
“We are excited to work with Topps to develop a new approach for collectors to engage and interact in a digital space. As the popularity of blockchain collectibles grows, Topps, as the leader in the space, is well-positioned to take advantage of our WAX platform features to provide a unique collecting experience,” said Evan Vandenberg, Vice President of Business Development at WAX.
The new Garbage Pail Kids digital cards will launch in the next few weeks and can be purchased at topps.wax.io using credit cards or the WAX Cloud Wallet available at all-access.wax.io. Visit topps.wax.io for more information and to sign up for the latest GPK product updates.
About Topps:
Founded in 1938, The Topps Company, Inc. is the preeminent creator and brand marketer of physical and digital sports cards, entertainment cards and collectibles, and distinctive confectionery products. Topps’ leading sports and entertainment products include Major League Baseball, Major League Soccer, UEFA Champions League, Bundesliga, Star Wars, WWE, UFC, Wacky Packages, Garbage Pail Kids, Mars Attacks and other trading cards, sticker album collections and collectibles. Topps’ digital trading card apps portfolio, which has been a hit with millions of fans around the world, currently includes Topps® BUNT®, TOPPS® KICK®, Topps® Star Wars℠: Card Trader, Topps® WWE Slam®, Topps® NHL SKATE™, The Walking Dead: Card Trader, Marvel Collect! by Topps and Disney Collect! by Topps! Topps’ confectionery brands include Ring Pop®, Push Pop®, Baby Bottle Pop®, Juicy Drop ® Pop, and Bazooka® bubble gum. Topps was acquired by Michael Eisner’s Tornante Company and Madison Dearborn Partners in October 2007. For additional information, visit Topps.com and Candymania.com.
About WAX (Worldwide Asset eXchange)
WAX is an all-in-one blockchain platform enabling developers to easily create, sell and trade digital goods to empower businesses to profit from the next era of digital commerce. For more information, please visit https://wax.io and follow along on Twitter, YouTube, and Telegram.