The future of McDonald’s All American cards 09?

Blake Griffin 07 Topps All American $565.00 5/28/09
Blake Griffin 07 Topps All American $340.99 6/25/09
Blake Griffin 07 Topps All American $348.99 6/25/09
Blake Griffin 07 Topps All American $209.01 11/14/10
Blake Griffin 07 Topps All American $227.51 11/21/10
Blake Griffin 07 Topps All American $215.82 11/23/10
Blake Griffin 07 Topps All American $293.00 12/06/10
Blake Griffin 07 Topps All American $202.50 12/21/10
Blake Griffin 07 Topps All American $497.99 12/27/10

While researching the latest eBay sales, I stumbled upon something that caught my attention.  In the last few years, Topps was able to get the best young prospects who participated in the annual McDonald’s All American High School School Game to autograph cards for them, then Topps released these cards as the  kids make their way to the NBA.  So, we saw Michael Beasley, OJ Mayo, Derrick Rose and other players from last year’s NBA draft have these cards released in Topps products last year.

Well, this is apparanetly the last year of Topps making basketball cards and yet they still have thes cards in their vaults.  Top names like Blake Griffin, Brandon Jennings and Tyreke Evans are in this year’s draft, but it seems like Topps cannot legally put these in products next year.

What will happen to cards?  Will Topps sell them individually online?  Sell them to Pannini, so Pannini can distribute them?  I can’t imagine that Topps would destroy them. A few have leaked out onto eBay, and I have been able to track their sales, so take a look at some of the prices on these cards have been fetching.

James Harden 07 Topps All American $300.00 5/22/09

Tyreke Evans 08 Topps All American $250.00 5/17/09
Tyreke Evans 08 Topps All American $125.00 6/16/09
Tyreke Evans 08 Topps All American $150.00 6/17/09
Tyreke Evans 08 Topps All American $150.00 6/18/09
Tyreke Evans 08 Topps All American $55.50 11/15/10
Tyreke Evans 08 Topps All American $66.00 11/26/10
Tyreke Evans 08 Topps All American $92.09 11/30/10

Ed Davis 08 Topps All American $159.99 5/10/09

Brandon Jennings 08 Topps All American $125.00 6/19/09
Brandon Jennings 08 Topps All American $125.00 6/21/09
Brandon Jennings 08 Topps All American $125.00 6/24/09
Brandon Jennings 08 Topps All American $36.51 11/21/10
Brandon Jennings 08 Topps All American $52.00 12/09/10

Chris Singleton 08 Topps All American

Demar Derozan 08 Topps All American $110.00 6/14/09
Demar Derozan 08 Topps All American $125.00 6/18/09
Demar Derozan 08 Topps All American $64.50 11/14/10
Demar Derozan 08 Topps All American $30.00 11/20/10
Demar Derozan 08 Topps All American $15.81 11/21/10

Gerald Henderson 06 Topps All American

Earl Clark 06 Topps All American

Johnny Flynn 06 Topps All American

Jrue Holiday 07 Topps All American $150.00 6/16/09
Jrue Holiday 07 Topps All American $135.00 6/24/09
Jrue Holiday 07 Topps All American $27.09 11/21/10

Michael Beasley 07 Topps All American $71.00 12/06/10
Brook Lopez 06 Topps All American $41.00 12/02/10