2017 Topps Transcendent Party Profit/Loss

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Can you make money going to the the Topps Transcendent Party? For the second year in a row I came out ahead, even with the cost of the pass doubling.

Total Sales: $6,884.77
Cost of Pass: $5,000
Total Fees: $979.33
Flight Cost: Southwest Points
Hotel: $0
Transportation: $50
Food: $15

Total Profit: $840.44

Last Years Party Re-Cap (Updated)

Full list of Cards Sold

Anthony Rizzo 1/1 Autograph $175.00
Clayton Kershaw 1/25 Transcdent $147.00
Raffle Boxes $750.00
1951 Aaron Judge Tran $75.00
1952 Aaron Judge Tran $310.00
1953 Aaron Judge Tran $175.00
1955 Aaron Judge Tran $150.00
1956 Aaron Judge Tran $70.00
1958 Aaron Judge Tran $70.00
1959 Aaron Judge Tran $90.00
1960 Aaron Judge Tran $140.00
1960 Aaron Judge Tran $80.00
1961 Aaron Judge Tran $70.00
1962 Aaron Judge Tran $79.00
1963 Aaron Judge Tran $80.00
1964 Aaron Judge Tran $50.00
1966 Aaron Judge Tran $75.00
1968 Aaron Judge Tran $70.00
1970 Aaron Judge Tran $70.00
1971 Aaron Judge Tran $74.99
1972 Aaron Judge Tran $70.00
1973 Aaron Judge Tran $70.00
1975 Aaron Judge Tran Highlihgts $50.00
1975 Aaron Judge Tran $75.00
1976 Aaron Judge Tran $80.00
1977 Aaron Judge Tran $75.00
1978 Aaron Judge Tran $75.00
1979 Aaron Judge Tran $75.00
1980 Aaron Judge Tran $75.00
1981 Aaron Judge Tran $75.00
1982 Aaron Judge Tran $70.00
1983 Aaron Judge Tran $75.01
1984 Aaron Judge Tran $110.00
1986 Aaron Judge Tran $125.00
1987 Aaron Judge Tran $62.00
1987 Aaron Judge Tran $75.00
1989 Aaron Judge Tran $75.00
1990 Aaron Judge Tran $72.99
1990 Aaron Judge Tran DEBUT $41.00
1990 Aaron Judge Tran RB $41.00
1991 Aaron Judge Tran AS $36.00
1991 Aaron Judge Tran $40.00
1992 Aaron Judge Tran $40.00
1993 Aaron Judge Tran $37.66
1993 Aaron Judge Tran $75.00
1994 Aaron Judge Tran $37.66
1995 Aaron Judge Tran $37.66
1995 Aaron Judge Tran $44.00
1997 Aaron Judge Tran $40.00
1998 aron Judge Tran $89.00
1999 Aaron Judge $52.50
2000 Aaron Judge $40.29
2001 Aaron Judge Tran $52.50
2002 Aaron Judge $40.29
2003 Aaron Judge Tran $51.03
2004 Aaron Judge Tran $43.00
2005 Aaron Judge Tran $37.75
2006 Aaron Judge Tran $39.69
2007 Aaron Judge $40.29
2008 Aaron Judge Tran $53.93
2009 Aaron Judge Tran $41.00
2010 Aaron Judge $40.29
2011 Aaron Judge Tran $41.00
2012 Aaron Judge Tran $50.04
2013 Aaron Judge Tran $41.00
2014 Aaron Judge $40.29
2015 Aaron Judge Tran $34.00
2016 Aaron Judge Tran $56.00
2017 Aaron Judge Tran $50.04
Mookie Betts 1/1 $125.00
Dylan Cozens Topps Tek $5.61
Matt Manning Topps Tek $4.03
Ian Happ Topps Tek $3.98
Aaron Judge Topps Bunt $61.01
2018 Ryan McMahon Topps Salute $45.00
Transcendent Hat $36.99
Benetendi 1/1s $360.16
John Smoltz Diamond Icons $35.99
Goldshmidt Diamond Icons $42.58
Ian Happ 1/1 $43.77
Rhys Hoskins Tek $35.54
Corey Seager Ascent $25.71
Hank Aaron Autograph $125.00*
Matt Cain 1/1 $47.50
Max Scherzer 1/1 $43.00
Juerys Famila 1/1 $35.00
Kris Bryant 1/1 $219.00

*Sold to a friend

What I have left:

21 of the 87 Aaron Judge RC Cards #/87
Hank Aaron Autograph Book Card
Hank Aaron Autograph Card #/25
Aaron Judge 1/1 RC Patch Card
18 other "1/1" Topps cards

Making money isn't the only reason to attend. Here are some other highlights and low lights.

The Sweat

Topps does a raffle during the party where you can hit or miss pretty big. Everyone in the room wins, and a few like myself, won twice.

I live in Las Vegas now, the rush of waiting for your raffle ticket to get pulled is better than any gambling I've done in Sin City.

Epic Disaster

Topps pulls a Panini.

Several autographed cards that were inserted into the exclusive silver party packs at the 2017 Topps Transcendent Party were mislabeled as being 1-of-1. You can see a checklist here.

I pulled two of the three Opening Day Andrew Benintendi cards in my silver packs.

Tweaking

The 6th most popular story on Sports Card Radio last year was: Blowout Cards HACKED: Collectors Hit For $100K +

I like to keep an arms length between me and most people in the hobby. If I was friends with Tom Fish and his website got hacked would I have written an article about it? Probably not.

The Topps Transcendent Party puts people in a small room. While some may shy from awkward situations, in the card world I enjoy them.

Hank Aaron

One of the highlights of the trip was hearing Hank Aaron talk. He appeared genuinely happy to be there. He seemed bitter about the money players made today. And I loved every time he mentioned it.

It was like Hank still had a chip on his shoulder when it comes to baseball. It's probably what made him great.

Make Money Podcasting

After the party I recorded a podcast with group breakers MojoBreak & Layton Sports Cards. Not only was the trip profitable but I got free content for the website.

R-Rated: #30: MojoBreak & Layton Sports Card Interview