Guys and gals,
Not to insult anyone here, but it seems you are all missing something. The GPK cards are a bonus, nothing more, an added treat! They are meant to be clothespinned to your kids' bicycle forks so they rub against the spokes and their bike makes a cool "motorcycle" sound and wins 1st place in the local 4th of July parade!
All kidding aside, well done, Robert, very well done! (And that's exactly how I'll be eating my words, Patrick: well done!)
Granted, $15.00 a pop is somewhat pricey for the two WP (which is what it boils down to for a WP collector.) Of course, I'd rather have five WP parodies, as opposed to the 2 out of 5 mix. Two cards, however, are much better than no cards at all. (Hey, Topps could have printed an exclusive GPK set, and then where would we be?)
True, I balked at the $15.00 price, however the two WP are very nice. It is obvious that thought, care, and time were put into them. (The tattered blue ribbon is also a wonderful touch, Robert.)
If, by chance, between the 15th and 16th series, Topps had produced two cards that weren't part of any set, but rather strictly mail-order, consider how much you would be spending on them now - a tad more than $15 apiece. Well, a similar circumstance is happening right now. History is being made today: for one week only in 2018, Topps offered two "mail-order" WP parodies (+ 6 "spoke cards") that were never available again. So purchase them today, and help your great, great grandchildren save hundreds of dollars a few decades from now!
Happy 4th of July!