As we enter the third month of bizarre holidays sets, Topps saw a steady increase in sales throughout May. Could the streak continue? Yesterday Topps revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays June Week 1. The set sold a total of 478 copies. This is down from last week’s high by over 100 copies. This sales level returns to early May before the recent gains. Will be interesting to see how sales progress throughout June.
Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays June Week 2
The ode to daily holidays continues to march on. Today Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays June Week 2. This week’s set contains the usual 10 cards, 5 new paintings with a/b versions. Each set also comes with 1 purple parallel card. Once again only 3 artists, Joe Simko, Brent Engstrom, and Neil Camera, crested the art for this weeks’s set. Each set can be purchased for $19.99 or in a lot of 10 for $179.99. There are also 10 x 14 posters 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.
•6A Corn Cob Rob
• 6B Corny Cory
• 7A HIppie Skippy
• 7B Flip Flop
• 8A Nat Nerd
• 8B Clark Can’t
• 9A SUMMER Salt
• 9B Footloose FRIDA
• 10A Toothie Ruthie
• 10B Dental Flossie
Topps Asks Collectors To Help Pick Characters for 35th Set
Today, on the official Garbage Pail Kids Facebook page they, Topps began asking collectors to help them pick characters for the Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 35th Anniversary set. According to the retail sell sheet, there is a Fan Favorites insert set that will be found in retail Fat Packs. Collectors will pull 2 cards per pack. Topps is looking for the top 10 vote getters from their survey for the set. The survey asks collectors for their 3 favorite garbage pail kids, when they started collecting, and their favorite memory. No info is listed for how long the survey will be available, so vote now to have input on the next set! Garbage Pail Kids Series 2 35th Anniversary is set to hit store shelves Sept. 23, 2020.
Topps Reveals Print Run for Garbage Pail Kids Gone Exotic 3
It feels like so long ago since Tiger King was released on Netflix, despite it only being two months ago. The love for the docuseries continues. Today Topps revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids Gone Exotic 3. The set sold a total of 1,193 copies. The sales number is a couple of hundred less than set 2, but still excellent results for an online GPK set. Only a few of this years political GPKs could rival this in sales. This set marks the end of line for Tiger King sets, or does it? While this might be the end of physical cards, the rumors making the rounds is Gone Exotic GPKs might be making an appearance as the next WAX digital card set. Nothing official to report from either company, just some hints being dropped from WAX on various podcasts. Regardless, this set, the brain child of artist David Gross, will go down as one of the best selling online GPK sets.
Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays June Week 1
Topps ode to odd holidays continues into its third month. Today Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays June Week 1. After selling consistently throughout April and May, collectors can expect to see the sets continue in June. This week’s set contains 10 cards, 5 new paintings with a/b versions. Brent Engstrom, Joe Simko, and Neil Camera painted this week’s cards. Each set also comes with 1 purple parallel card. The set can be purchased for $19.99 or in a lot of 10 for $179.99. 10×14 posters of each card are also available for $19.99. Shipping is free when choosing the SmartPost option. The set will be available for 6 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.
•1a Tatoo Lou
• 1b Re PETE
• 2a Scratched Sandi
• 2b Kate Hugger
• 3a Cheddar Chaz
• 3b. Cheesy Chuck
• 4a Junk Food JOHN
• 4b Joe Nuts
• 5a Leaky Lindsay
• 5b Yoyo Jo
Topps Reveals Print Run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays Week 5
Sales for the last holiday set of May ended earlier today, and sales continue to rise. Today Topps revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays May Week 5. The set sold a total of 600 copies. The gradual rise in sales for the holiday sets continued. The 600 total is a new high for any of the Bizarre Holiday sets, moving past the first set in April. Topps has planned to continue the holiday sets in June. However, no sales were posted today on Topps’ website. Instead Topps released a statement on all their social channels and their website denouncing racism and pledging to stand with those who are peacefully protesting inequality, racism, and injustice. No word from Topps when new online sets will launch.
Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids Gone Exotic 3
Topps is revisiting the Tiger King documentary one final time. Today Topps launched Garbage Paul Kids Gone Exotic 3. The 3rd set, based off of the hugely popular Netflix documentary, features 10 cards, 5 new paintings in a/b versions. New characters are featured in addition to a Nicholas Cage parody. Cage is signed to play Joe Exotic in an upcoming movie. Once again, artist David Gross painted all the cards in the set. Each set can be purchased for $19.99 or in a 10 set lot for $179.99. 10×14 posters of each card are also available for $19.99 each. 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 a checklist along with pictures of the cards.
• 11a ORTHO-JOHN-TIST
• 11b TOOTH FAIRY FINLAY
• 12a POLITICAL JUNKIE JOSHUA
• 12b DON’T VOTE DIAL
• 13a SAVAGE SAFF
• 13b SPITEFUL SAFFERY
• 14a NUTTY NICOLAS
• 14b TIGER CAGE
• 15a TY-GRRR
• 15b LOUNGING LEO
Topps Reveals Print Run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays May Week 4
As the holidays continue, the print runs rise. After ending yesterday, Topps revealed the print run for Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays May Week 4. The set sold a total of 562 copies. That marks the highest selling holiday set in May, and second highest overall, just behind the first set. It seems as the weeks go on collectors are connecting with the holiday theme. It doesn’t appear the holidays will be stopping anytime soon. Look for Topps to continue sets throughout June.
Topps Launches Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays May Week 5
Topps is wrapping up May’s holidays with their latest online release. Today Topps launched Garbage Pail Kids Bizarre Holidays May Week 5. This week’s set contains 10 cards, 5 new paintings with a/b versions. Each set also comes with 1 green parallel. Joe Simko, Brent Engstrom, David Gross, Joe McWilliams, and Neil Camera all did one card for this week’s set. Each set can be purchased for $19.99 or in a lot of 10 sets for $179.99. 10×14 posters are also 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.
•21A ADAM Bomb (Joe Simko)
• 21B Sunblock BILLY
• 22A Hanana Burger (Brent Engstrom)
• 22B Lilly Popeped
• 23A Hearing Aiden (David Gross)
• 23B Not Deaf Geoff
• 24A Drippy Dan (Joe McWilliams)
• 24B Sunny Sprinkles
• 25A No Smokin’ OWEN (Neil Camera)
• 25B Quittin’ QUINN
Topps Reveals Print Run for 2020 Garbage Pail Kids Kitchen
Last week, Topps debuted a new type of Garbage Pail Kids set. The artwork wasn’t a typical GPK, instead photographs of food augmented with faces on them. After ending yesterday, we found out what collectors thought of them. It turns out collectors liked the change. Topps revealed the print run of 2020 Garbage Pail Kids Kitchen to be 725 copies. No doubt this is an excellent sales number for the set. It’s a surprising number given the set was overwhelming panned in online GPK groups. The sales results could have a lasting effect on how Topps moves forward with GPKs. Not only the art, but also the distribution method of limiting “b” names to 1 per set.