Final Update: My Topps Double Play Rip Card WINNER Has Been Redeemed

Over the summer, I wrote that I had pulled a Jose Bautista Double Play Rip Card from a retail pack of Topps Series Two. I then ripped the card because I’m a kid inside that can’t leave that sort of thing lying around. Upon ripping the “mini game card” that was inside, it read that I’d win an autographed card from Topps of a player to be determined if Bautista recorded a hit in the 2016 postseason. 

As luck would have it, he did record a hit and it was a monster home run in his first postseason at bat. 

Not long after the World Series ended, I finally sent my card to Topps to be redeemed. I had posted updates all along the way and heard from many that I’d probably get a no-name autograph worth $10. Honestly, I had that fear myself. 

Boy were we ever wrong! 

Today I received my prize from Topps via FedEx and it didn’t disappoint. 

Here’s the letter that was enclosed along with my prize. 

And here’s the prize…..

It’s a 2014 Jose Bautista Topps Update All Star Stitches Jumbo Patch Auto #d 6/6! Plus, I also get to keep the mini that’s serial numbered 1/1, if I so choose. 

I would like to congratulate Topps on a job well done with this promotion. The concept was very interesting to me and reminded me of contests from my childhood collecting days. 

Finally, there is one thing that bugs me just a little. The prize card I received should have been inserted into packs of 2014 Topps Update, right? Why wasn’t it? Was this a redemption that went unclaimed and eventually expired? Who knows what the story is but there are some unanswered questions.