Category Archives: Online Sets

It appears online GPK sets are once again ramping up. Topps today via their GPK Facebook page begin teasing Garbage Pail Kids Krashers Series 2 online set coming tomorrow. The picture posted appears to be a header card similar to the first series. This time Mad Mike, Live Mike, and Buggy Betty are all featured on the card. Joe Simko once again did artwork for the cards in the set. Simko also mentioned on his Facebook account today that there will once again be sketch cards available as part of the offering. Collectors can expect this to be an On Demand type of offer that will be limited based on the number of available sketches. Collectors will find all the set details when it goes live on Topps.com tomorrow.

After a nearly three break from selling GPKs online, collectors were ready to purchase the latest offering from Topps. Today Topps revealed the print run for 2021 Garbage Pail Kids x Complexland. The set sold a total of 1,071 copies. The set was created for last week’s Complexland Virtual Con. The sales results are solid for GPK and in line with online sales from earlier this year. Collectors now will wait to see if Topps finishes up the Bizarre Holidays series and what the next GPK offerings will be.

Update: Free shipping option is now available.
GPKs have returned to Topps’s online store. After months of “taking a break”, today Topps launched 2021 Garbage Pail Kids x Complexland. The set helps to commemorate the online virtual show going on this week. The set contains 10 cards, 5 new pieces available in a/b versions. Each set can be purchased for $19.99 or in a 10 set lot for $179.99. Shipping is free when choosing the SmartPost option. This is according to the listing, however the free option isn’t available on checkout. The set will be for sale on Topps.com for 7 days. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist and images of the cards.

1. Sold Out Sam
2. All Gone Alan
3. Complex Colin
4. Beast Boyd
5. New Kicks Kitt
6. Lace Face Grace
7. Connected Connor
8. Know Someone Nick
9. NFT Tim
10. Crypto Chris

Better late than never. After ending over a week ago, Topps finally revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Mar. Week 3. The set sold 511 copies. That number is down slightly from the first two sets in March, but falls right in line with the majority of sets. So how about the March Week 4 set? After 51 weeks, the forth set from March was scheduled to be the final set in the Bizarre Holidays year long series. However, Topps has not launched the set. Artwork for the set was completed by the original planned release date of 3/23, but now two weeks have come and gone with no GPK releases. No one is willing to talk about why the set hasn’t been released. Topps has not responded to a request from GPKNews on a reason why the set wasn’t launched. Collectors are left to speculate on why the set hasn’t launch, and when/if it will.

Controversy sells. After ending yesterday, Topps revealed the print run of 2021 Garbage Pail Kids The Shammy Awards. The set sold a total of 1426 copies. The sales is nearly 1000 more than last year’s Shammy set. Despite Topps pulling the BTS cards from the set, and offering refunds to anyone wanted it, the set still pulled in great sales. Wether it was the controversy around the set, or just the recent surge in demand for GPK, Topps has to be happy with the sales results of this yearly set.

The weekly holidays sets are almost complete, and collectors continue to make sure their sets are complete. After ending Tuesday, Topps revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Mar. Week 2. The set sold a total of 547 copies. This is up slightly from the previous week, and right in line with what recent sets have been doing. We are almost finished! Only two sets remain!

Update: Topps has contacted collectors who ordered the Shammy set and offered to refund collectors if they no longer want the set. If they decide to keep the set, it will be shipped with 10 cards now.

Topps decided this morning to remove a controversial card from its upcoming 2021 Garbage Pail Kids Shammys set. The card in question depicted the Korean K-Pop band BTS as bruised and beaten by a Grammy trophy as part of a whack-a-mole game. The card came under fire yesterday from people upset about the card depicting violence against Asians. The company received an overwhelming number of complaints via their social media and customer service channels. Topps has removed the image of the card from the listing for sale. The set is now being advertised as a 10 card set. Topps the released the following statement via their Facebook and Twitter accounts.

In what is now a yearly tradition, Topps today launched 2021 Garbage Pail Kids The Shammys online set. The set celebrated the Grammy Awards show that was held last Sunday. The set features 10 cards, 5 with a/b versions. Artwork for the set was completed by Joe Simko, Brent Engstrom, David Gross, and Neil Camera. The set can be purchased for $19.99 or in a lot of 10 for $179.99. Shipping is free when choosing the SmartPost option. The set will be on sale on Topps.com for 7 days. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist along with pictures of the cards.

•1A Tree-Swift
•1B Taylor Turf
•2A U.F. Bruno
•2B Lars Mars
•3A Buoyant BILLIE
•3B Island EILISH
•4A Medalling MEGAN
•4B Stunning STALLION
•5A HARRY Boa
•5B Wild STYLES