Topps will drop three baseball card releases in just three days next week--and Panini will ship out two of its own by the end of the month. Here's a roundup of some of the products hitting the market courtesy of Maine Sports Cards. 2017-18 Panini Encased Basketball (6/27) After debuting as an NFL release last year, Encased makes its NBA debut with this off-season … [Read more...]
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Topps Releases Early Print Runs on Home Run Challenge Winners
Picking a date on which a big leaguer homers proved to be child's play for collectors and fans during the start of the 2018 season. Topps says there were nearly 700 winners in the first month of its Home Run Challenge game. Challenge contest cards are random inserts inside 2018 Topps baseball packs and allow fans and collectors the chance to win an exclusive card … [Read more...]
Hottest Francisco Lindor Prospect and Rookie Cards
After earning a pair of All-Star selections, a Gold Glove, a Silver Slugger and playing in a World Series, it might seem like he's been around awhile. The truth is, he's still a youngster and it's the promise of a long, productive career that has collectors hoarding Francisco Lindor rookie cards. An effervescent personality doesn't hurt. The Lindor File A … [Read more...]
Fall Release for 2018 Archives Signature Series Retired Player Edition
Topps continues the parade of Archives Signature Series products with a planned fall release of the 2018 Retired Player Edition. Set to hit shops and online stores on October 3, the 2018 product will again have a checklist of what Topps calls “Hall of Famers, legends and fan favorites.” Once again, each box has just the one signed card, will be priced at about $45 … [Read more...]
Numbering Error in 2018 Topps Series 2
If you’re looking for cards #364 and 565 in the 2018 Topps Series 2 set and can’t seem to find them anywhere, you can stop looking. The company stated Friday that there was an error in the base card numbering that resulted in two different numbers being used twice while those two numbers don’t exist. The error became apparent as collectors and dealers began breaking … [Read more...]
2018 Topps High Tek Preview
After making its return after a long hiatus in 2014, one baseball product born in the 1990s has settled back in as an annual release and now also has a Bowman-branded brother (due out in August). 2018 Topps High Tek will arrive during baseball’s post-season, again offering its dizzying array of backgrounds and parallels to chase. 2018 Topps High Tek Basics Each one-pack … [Read more...]
2018 Panini Origins Football Returns This Summer
2018 Panini Origins football will return for a third straight season just as this year’s NFL rookie class is getting its collective feet wet during the pre-season schedule. It’s a one pack box product packing three hits, including a pair of autographs. On average, each hobby box (seven cards per box, 16 boxes per case) will include one hard-signed rookie autograph, … [Read more...]
Topps Series 2 Silver Pack Checklist and Info
Just ahead of Wednesday’s release of 2018 Topps Baseball Series 2 Baseball, Topps has released the checklist and some preview images from the latest edition of the company’s Silver Pack promotion. The packs are handed out in sports card shops and via online retailers with those who buy one Hobby box receiving one of the four-card packs and Jumbo box buyers receiving two … [Read more...]
Panini/Fanatics Partner for Warriors NBA Championship Boxed Set
They're the kings of pro hoops for the third time in four years and this time there's a special Golden State Warriors NBA champions trading card set. Panini and Fanatics have partnered for a 30-card set distributed in box form and available online. The Warriors completed a four-game Finals sweep of LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night, … [Read more...]
Upper Deck to Produce Capitals Stanley Cup Champions Boxed Set
It was a moment 44 years in the marking. Now, the Washington Capitals Stanley Cup Champions hockey card set can become a reality. Upper Deck will produce a special 30-card boxed set featuring 25 players from the Capitals’ 2017-18 championship team and five cards documenting memorable moments from the regular season. Due to be released July 6, the set will also … [Read more...]
