2025 Topps Shoebox Treasures #15 "Black & White" #/75

 

Card Review: 5.7

This is yet another of the endless variations of the excellent 2025 Topps Shoebox Treasures card, and like all the other variations, it's not as nice as the original.  This one is actually one of the worst.  I like it a little better than the "Sepia" variation, but not much.  At the end of the day, and this isn't unique to this set (which I actually like as a set quite a bit), I'm just left confused and asking "why?"  

Why does anyone need all these endless variations and inserts, and what becomes of them?  I opened two fat packs of 2026 Topps this year, and probably pulled cards from 9 different insert sets.  Are people actually collecting them as sets?  As for the variations, I'm the first to admit I'm a little weird when it comes to player collecting, but are there really that many of us out there?  In another 10 years is a 2021 Topps Garrett Hampson sparkle variation of his base card numbered out of 5 going to be more in demand than just his regular base card?  I doubt it.  It's all just trash, regardless of how clunky and impenetrable the top loader with a number on top you store it in is.  On the other hand, there will probably still be a few people building the 2021 set who need the Hampson.  My point is, who asked for this?  Just give me some gum to smack while I sort my pile of new cards sequentially by the number on the back.

Number of this card in my collection: 1