Earlier this summer when Topps approached hobby shops with the opportunity to order one five-box case of 2014 Topps Dynasty baseball, I have to admit part of me was wondering what I was doing when I clicked in my order on the Topps dealer website. There would be just one card in each pack at a hefty price point. One. With Topps Sterling a few years back, there were at least … [Read more...]
Topps Update Box Break/Review
If you read my Ramblings columns, you know I’ve written about those times when those of us of a certain age were just as happy to pull cards such as Steve Swisher or Dave Collins out of our packs as we were Hank Aaron or Johnny Bench. Memories of both the stars and the average everyday players are the meat and potatoes of older baseball card sets. In fact, until the idea of … [Read more...]
Heritage Minor League Baseball 2014 Box Break/Review
In some ways, Topps has some interesting dilemmas with their exclusive Minor League Baseball license. Among them are to work on creating innovative ideas to feature players which many fans may have barely heard of, if at all. While people who follow their favorite team’s organization or read Baseball America may keep up with prospects, many fans just do not have the time or … [Read more...]
Stadium Club Baseball Box Break/Review
For several years, one of the few themes we heard constantly from collectors was to bring back the Stadium Club brand. After all, Stadium Club began in the early 1990's, was the first super-premium release by Topps and featured many incredible photographs over the years. In the early years of Stadium Club such important plays as the 1992 Lonnie Smith card which featured a … [Read more...]
2014 Topps Finest Baseball Offers Plenty of Color
2014 Topps Finest Baseball arrives with a ‘master box’ comprised of two mini boxes. Each master box will contain two autographs--both on card according to the company with no redemption cards. Finest will include several new insert sets including ‘Finest Greats’ which will highlight some of the players in the ‘Finest Era’ which encompasses 1993-present. Topps will also … [Read more...]
2014 Allen & Ginter Box Break
We wax poetic each year about how important Topps Series I baseball is to the hobby as a whole. A good Series I product gets the baseball collecting year off and running and then Topps tries to ride the momentum from there. However, in the middle of the year comes one of the quirkiest but most anticipated releases. Yes, there are a major cadre of collectors who look forward … [Read more...]
2014 Bowman Platinum Baseball Rolling Out
2014 Bowman Platinum Baseball is the latest release from Topps with 20-pack boxes beginning to arrive and an official release date of July 30. Each pack contains five cards for a total of 100 cards per box including two autographed Prospect Refractors and a Refractor Autograph Relic. Topps is also introducing a new, Toolsy Die-cut, with unique die-cuts to represent each of … [Read more...]