2020 may have been the worst, but collectors think pretty highly of the cards. After ending yesterday, Topps revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids 2020 Was the Worst Week 1. The set sold 790 total copies. Those are very strong numbers for a non On Demand set. Collectors have the chance to complete their 2020 Worst set as the final week of the set is on sale now.
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Topps Reveals Print Run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Dec. Week 2
After ending on Tuesday, Topps revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Dec. week 2. Sales for the set totaled 465 copies. This is down almost 100 from the strong Dec. week 1 sales. However, sales still fell within the usual range for the weekly holiday sets. The sets continue to chug along through the ninth month.
Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids 2020 Was the Worst Week 2
Topps today launched Garbage Pail Kids 2020 Was the Worst Week 2. While it seems like this set could go on forever, this is the last planned Worst set for this year. This week’s set contains 10 cards, 5 with a/b versions. 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 for sale on Topps.com for 7 days. Topps will release the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist and pictures of this week’s set.
•6A Frank Fans
•6B Cardboard Carl
•7A Back Homer
•7B Quarantine Quinn
•8A Burger Bob
• 8B Pam Pancake
• 9A Tiger Kingston
•9B Joe Erratic
• 10A Brain CHIP
•10B Evolved ELON
2020 Garbage Pail Kids Sapphire Box Odds and Print Run
The surprise launch of 2020 Garbage Pail Kids Sapphire is starting to hit collector’s mailboxes. We now have a look at the printed odds on the box, and wouldn’t you know it, Topps makes it as confusing as ever! Thanks to ebay user cardsarewhatwedo for sending along the odds and pictures of his box break. Each box contains 8 packs of 4 cards, wrapped in unmarked silver wrappers. There are unnumbered Dark Blue base cards in each pack. The odds are printed along the side of the box. For some reason Topps left off the odds for the Light Blue /99, and Green /50 parallels. The odds printed on the box are:
- Orange 1:4
- Gold 1:7
- Purple 1:10
- Red 1:20
- Padparadscha 1:96
Now this is where it gets confusing. The side of the box says the odds are “per pack”. However, all the evidence suggests the odds are actually per box. Printed on the top of the box it says “2 Parallels Inside”. In addition, collectors breaking boxes today have all pulled between 2-3 parallels per box. When looking at the math and numerous box breaks, it’s apparent the odds printed are per box.
So let’s look at the print run. How many boxes did Topps make? Based on the odds being per box:
- Orange 166 cards in set * /25 = 4150 total Orange cards * 4 odds = 16,600 boxes
- Gold 166 cards in set * /15 = 2490 total Gold cards * 7 odds = 17,430 boxes
- Purple 166 cards in set * /10 = 1660 total Orange cards * 10 odds = 16,600 boxes
- Red 166 cards in set * /5 = 830 total Red cards * 20 odds = 16,600 boxes
- Padparadscha 166 cards in set * * /1 = 166 total Padparadscha cards in set * 96 odds = 15,936 boxes
It appears there are right around 16,600 boxes produced of the set. How many parallels can a collector expect per box?
- 34,030 total parallels in set / 16,600 boxes = 2.05 parallels per box
At 2.05 parallels per box, that comes out to right what is printed on the top of the box, “2 parallels inside”. So how many base cards are there?
- Base Cards 32 cards per box – 2.05 parallels per box = 29.95 base cards per box * 16,600 total boxes = 497,170 total base cards / 166 cards in set = 2,995 per base card.
So there are right around 3,000 of each base card printed. While that seems like a lot it pales in comparison to the 45,000+ of each base card in Chrome OS3.
Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Dec. Week 3
Who doesn’t like a good crossword puzzle?Today Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Dec. Week 3. This week’s set contains 10 cards, 5 with a/b versions. The set also comes with one blue parallel card. Each set can be purchased for $19.99, or in a lot of ten for $179.99. There are also 10×14 posters of each card available for $19.99. Shipping is free when choosing the SmartPost option. The set will be available for 7 days on topps.com. Topps will reveal the print run at the end of the sale. Here is the checklist along with pictures of the cards.
•11A Milt Chocolate
•11B Cherry Phil N.
•12A Roasting Roy
•12B Suckling Sam
•13A Decorating Dave
• 13B Gratreety Petey
• 14A Cross Ward
•14B Puzzled Pete
•15A Flash Dwight
•15B Bright Bryce
Topps Shares 2020 Garbage Pail Kids Sapphire Checklist
The first mystery behind the upcoming GPK Sapphire release has been solved. Today Topps shared with GPKNews the checklist for 2020 Garbage Pail Kids Sapphire. As advertised on the box, the checklist features every card from OS 1 & OS 2. All cards from 1a/b – 83a/b appear on the checklist, 166 cards in total. There are no inserts listed on the checklist. No other information on the set has been revealed by Topps. Its still in known if there are unnumbered base cards, or any of the odds on the parallels. GPK Sapphire was first available to 582 Montgomery Club members last Monday, then sold out to the general public in less than 30 mins. the following day. There is also no information when the boxes will ship from Topps. For now, the checklist can be seen in PDF form here.
Joe Simko Highlights Next Artist Collaboration With GPK Nation
GPK Nation has another full week of launches planned. Joe Simko is the next artist as part of their artist collaboration. Coming tomorrow, Tuesday, 12/15 at 1:00 PM EST will be the Roy Bot pin, featuring Simko’s artwork. Like previous pins, it will be limited to 200 copies. Then coming this Friday, 12/18 at 1:00 PM EST time, will be two new coins. The Hot Head Harvey and Roy Bot coins will also be limited to 200 copies.
GPK Nation also has an Adam Bomb Christmas ornament set to go on sale durimg Tuesday’s 1:00 PM EST launch. The ornament will be limited to 200 copies. It’s sure to be a busy week at GPKNation.
Topps Reveals Print Run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Dec. Week 1
December got off to a good start for the weekly holiday sets. After ending Tues., Topps revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Dec. Week 1. The set sold a total of 556 copies. Sales was almost 100 higher than the previous week’s set, and among the higher printed runs of the series. Can those numbers hold strong as the month continues?
Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids 2020 Was the Worst! Week 1
If there was ever a subject matter made for GPK, it is 2020. Today Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids 2020 Was the Worst Week 1. It looks like Topps will finish 2020 with another weekly set. The set contains 10 cards, 5 new pieces in a/b versions. Each 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 available 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 this week’s cards.
•1A Booger Bubba
•1B Oozy Oscar
•2A Horn Nate
•2B Murder Mike
•3A Zoom Zack
• 3B Unmute Luke
• 4A Off-Air Blair
•4B Ray Delay
• 5A Unaware UPTON
•5B Distract TED
Funko Shares Pictures of Upcoming GPK POPs
Pictures have surface online of the new batch of Garbage Pail Kids Funko POPs. Leaky Lindsay, Spilt Kit, Ali Gator, and Jay Decay will mark the next wave. No info has been release yet if there will chase figure. Figures are expected in stores in 2021.