1992 Topps Gruesome Greeting Cards

 

If you're visiting this site then you are a fan of trading cards and know that Topps especially has released their fair share of non-sports sets. I can only imagine that the success of Garage Pail Kids led them to "think outside the box" while continue to push the envelope and that led to these Gruesome Greeting Cards. These are your typical trading card size, however each card is a booklet, or a greeting card. A small dot of glue was placed on the inside to keep them closed inside the small 3 card cellophane pack. While I personally don't remember these in the 90's, when I ran across two sealed packs at a antique store I knew they had to go home with me.

I don't recall any trading card post needing a warning, however in today's culture some people may find these cards/images offensive. Please note that these are satire and are only being shared for entertainment/archival purposes.

As the wrapper states, included in each pack is 1 Scratch 'n' Stink card. These cards feature an image on both panels of the inside and have a place for you to scratch and sniff...if you dare! Unfortunately, the glue on this card was extra tacky and took off parts of the image. Bummer. (...and no, I have not scratched or smelled the card!)

Even those these cards were released in 1992, they have more a 50's or 60's vibe to be. I say this because I don't believe kids were playing with marionette dolls or puppets in the early 90's. I found this card to be a little harsh, but this is nothing when compared to the next card.

When I opened up this card in the car riding home from our vacation, I'm pretty sure I was speechless. Man...that's rough. I'm not sure if that's really even funny...and this comes from a guy that isn't really politically correct either. What's your thought on this card? Did Topps push that envelope too far?

I've seen these cards listed over at TCDB.com before, but only the front and backs are scanned, not the inside. I'm a little curious now as to what some of the other cards look like, especially after opening this pack. It's a small set at only 44 cards and they can easily be had for less than $15 on eBay.

2022-23 Panini Prizm Basketball Blaster Pack

Greetings!

Hope everyone is doing well and are fully recovered from the Holiday season and New Years.  It was a good time overall and it seemed to go by quick, but that's usually how it is, isn't it?

There is one Target I know of where the trading card section is within the Toys section.  I'm not sure why it's set up this way; it's a regular Target (no grocery section) but other regular Targets have the trading cards by the registers.  I'm not sure of the stats, but I'm guessing that if the trading cards are stashed away with the toys, there's better odds that ne'er-do-wells can pack search to their hearts' content.

I don't get to this particular Target often as it's by my dentist and I don't head that way unless I have to.  

Once time there was a ripped open blaster of Prizm with cards scattered about on the shelf.  No, I didn't take any cards, but I did snap pictures of all the cards that were left on the shelf.  

Anyway, I had an appointment this week, which leads to this post, since I still had the pictures on my Drafts folder.  This isn't a pack per say, but I think it counts.

The blaster had 6 packs, with 4 cards in a pack.  There were supposed to be 3 Green Wave Prizm cards per blaster.  Here's what the hooligans didn't take:

#128 - Kawhi Leonard

#14 - RJ Barrett

Yep, all of the images will be at an angle so that you don't get constant shots of me holding my phone.

#15 - Quentin Grimes

#120 - Mikal Bridges

There's 300 cards in the set, containing rookies, veterans, and legends.  Here's the checklist if you need it.

#260 - Trevor Keels (RC)

#278 - Ray Allen

It's the standard Prizm design.  How many of you can look at a Prizm card and instantly know what year it came from?

#119 - Jason Preston

#186 - Eric Gordon

Basketball cards look better when the player has others around him.

#235 - Kennedy Chandler (RC)

#232 - Scotty Pippen Jr. (RC)

I was "today years old" when I found out dad Scottie Pippen's birthname was actually "Scotty."  Until today, I kinda assumed that Junior couldn't be applied to "Scotty" since his dad spelt his name differently.  It's like if there was a "Shawn Smith Jr." but his dad spells his name "Sean."

#44 - Bojan Bogdanovic

#116 - Reggie Jackson

#56 - Anthony Edwards

#161 - Max Strus

I'm surprised the Ant Man base card was still here; I'm pretty sure he was considered a good player a couple of years ago.  Then again, maybe the thieves weren't worried about base cards.

#206 - Jaren Jackson Jr.

#170 - Deni Avdija

I'm assuming these are 2 of the 3 Green Wave Prizms, although I don't see any waves.  If these 2 are Green Wave Prizms, why weren't they taken also?  There's only 3 in the box!

#17 - Anthony Edwards (Dominance)

This was the biggest surprise of the leftovers.  Why wasn't this insert of one of the game's bigger stars not taken?  I still think Edwards was considered to be a good player a couple of years ago.  

Sorry, no backs this time, but it's Panini, you can imagine a close-up player picture, a team logo, a line of stats, and a paragraph of a game highlight.

Anyway, those are the cards.  17 cards were left behind, meaning we'll never know the 7 cards the hooligans deemed worthy.  I'll assume there were "hot rookiez" and inserts involved.

Have a great 2025, and thanks for reading!