If you love Super 70s Sports on Twitter, you’ll probably get a kick out of this. Topps has teamed up with Ricky Cobb, the man with the comedic tweets on nostalgia, for a new baseball card set. The Topps X Super 70s Baseball set released Wednesday as on on-demand product, available through the Topps online store. Cobb turned his love for old school sports and … [Read more...]
Green Monster Relic Autos Part of 2021 Topps Tribute Plans
2021 Topps Tribute will arrive with the start of the new season. This time Topps will be paying tribute to itself—and a certain baseball stadium’s most iconic feature. Due to be released on April 7, it’s once again a higher end product with six hits per box. 2021 Topps Tribute Configuration and Base Set There’s no real change from a content perspective … [Read more...]
1933 Baseball Candy Card Explosion: The Popular Sets
I recently wrote a three-part series about the explosion of baseball cards in 1909. Headlined by the famous T206 set, that tobacco card era represented the first big boom in trading cards in the 20th century. But it wasn't the first time there was a decided focus on baseball cards. In the 1930s, tobacco cards were out and gum/candy cards were in. And if you're looking for a … [Read more...]
Signed Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey Cards from “Uncle Jimmy” Sell for Over $725,000
Wheatland's October 2020 auction concluded over the weekend and, unsurprisingly, a pair of autographed Babe Ruth 1933 Goudey cards once again led the way. Part of the famous "Uncle Jimmy Collection," the two Ruth cards sold for a combined $725,700. The biggest prize of the two was an immaculate signed card of Ruth's iconic No. 181 card from the set. The card received a … [Read more...]
Arozarena Rookie Cards a Late Season Sensation
Randy Arozarena has rocketed to prominence during this baseball postseason. But Arozarena’s journey was long and difficult. It included a treacherous trip on a boat five years ago from his native Cuba to Mexico and a positive test for COVID-19 earlier this year, but now the Tampa Bay Rays’ 25-year-old outfielder is living up to the nickname he earned in his native Cuba — El … [Read more...]
2000-2005 MLB Showdown Cards Return to the Spotlight in Card Market Resurgence
For years, baseball card collectors have sought to test their creative limits. Before condition was so highly regarded, cards were used for dart games, inserted into the spokes of bike tires, and flipped up against walls. Some even created their own versions of a baseball simulator with their favorite cards. In 1978, Topps created the “Play Ball – Played by Two” game on the … [Read more...]
2020 Panini Phoenix Factory Set a Fanatics Exclusive
Panini America has once again teamed up with Fanatics to offer a familiar product with a twist. The 2020 Phoenix Football Factory Set includes the base cards from the regular set, but with each card produced on opti-chrome technology. The set comes in a special box with all 200 cards included and each one produced in the design of the brand's Fire Burst parallels that … [Read more...]
2020 Topps Ginter X Arrives: Info, Checklist
The black-borders are back. An online exclusive, 2020 Topps Ginter X Baseball was released this week, with Montgomery Club members getting first crack at it Wednesday, followed by the general public on Thursday. Ginter X is essentially a darker version of the regular set, with its own parallels and autographs. Each box holds 17 packs, with eight cards per … [Read more...]
5 Career-Chronicling Cards of Willie McCovey
Generally speaking, bodies of water are named after large geographic regions, famous explorers or historical events of significance. Every once in a while, they name one after a prolific power hitter who symbolized the majestic feat of sending a baseball over a wall, an arcade, and pavilion before it comes to rest in the what is now commonly referred to as “McCovey Cove.” A … [Read more...]
2020 Panini Immaculate Football Preview
One of the NFL season's high-end products is back. 2020 Panini Immaculate Football is currently scheduled to arrive a few weeks later than last year, packing multiple hits per box with on-card autographs. 2020 Panini Immaculate Configuration As usual, each box of Immaculate contains one pack of six cards. Five will be autographs and/or memorabilia cards with one … [Read more...]