Topps kicked off its 2020 Series 1 baseball release with a “Million Card Rip Party” in Dallas Tuesday as case breakers, situated above the playing field at AT&T Stadium, dug into boxes of Series 1, set to officially release on Wednesday.
Topps turned it into a live event, with interviews and video of breakers streamed online beginning in mid-afternoon and lasting into the evening ( video stream is below).
It took over nine hours to reach the one million mark, with the broadcast ending just after midnight.
Over 21,000 jumbo packs of cards were delivered to the stadium in time for the event. Video of in progress breaks and Topps commercials filled the void between interviews with Topps management and breakers.
2019 National League Rookie of the Year Pete Alonso made an appearance, doing a few interviews, chatting with breakers and opening packs.
Pete Alonso is in the building! @Topps #MillionCardRipParty @blowoutcards #blowouttv pic.twitter.com/DGiZYvw8EC
β Matty T (@Matt_BlowoutTV) February 4, 2020
After interviewing @Pete_Alonso20 during their #MillionCardRipParty, @Topps presents the #Mets star with a huge version of his 2020 Series 1 baseball card. pic.twitter.com/11gz8uMChU
β Ted (@tlschwerz) February 4, 2020
2 hours into the #MillionCardRipParty … Here is live shot of the room.#mlb #topps pic.twitter.com/DfgoRIRfxA
β BreakerCulture.com (@BreakerCulture) February 4, 2020
Breakers showed off some of the cards they pulled.
#MillionCardRipParty only 4 of 5 in the world. π pic.twitter.com/pkjgK60MXY
β Chris J. (@CardsInfinity) February 4, 2020
A pair of Yordan Alvarez autos hitting in the Launch Pad. @Topps Series 1#MillionCardRipParty #Boom pic.twitter.com/4UIxuFN7Nb
β Bomber Sports Cards (@BomberBreaks) February 4, 2020
First huge pull at the @Topps 1M Card RIP is a Jr 1/1 Patch auto from the @TopShelfBreaks booth. #thehobby #tradingcards #collect #MillionCardRipParty pic.twitter.com/pt7biQDXDL
β Beckett Media (@beckettmedia) February 4, 2020
You can find boxes and sets of 2020 Topps Series 1 for sale on eBay here.
Watch live:
You can check out breaks of Series 1 here.
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