Trea Turner is considered one of the fastest runners in Major League Baseball with a recorded speed of 22.7 mph. Turner was a much heralded college star for the NC State Wolfpack, which resulted in him being selected by the San Diego Padres with the thirteenth pick of the first round of the 2014 MLB Draft. Later in 2014 he was traded to the Washington Nationals for whom he … [Read more...]
Hottest Corey Seager Cards as Dodgers Star Turns 23
Just as Nationals fans looked forward to Bryce Harper and Cubs fans anticipated Kris Bryant, Dodgers fans couldn't wait for their top prospect to make his debut. He didn't disappoint and now Corey Seager cards are among the hobby's hottest. The L.A. shortstop turns 23 on Thursday, already a big league star. Seager is making what is, by big league standards, a modest … [Read more...]
2016 Bowman’s Best Baseball Preview and Checklist
2016 Bowman's Best Baseball is back after re-launching last year as the product again puts a bow on the Bowman brand for this year. Each case will include eight master boxes with each master box made up of two mini boxes. Mini boxes will consist of six packs. A total of four autographs will be in each master box. The base set will include 100 cards; … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: Black Friday Buzz, Camped Out for The Cup
We are reaching the fun part of the year; the time that card stores look forward to for oh, about 330 days or so. Having enjoyed a great Black Friday and with The Cup hockey due in a few days, it’s not a bad time to own a card store. Dak, Exekiel and the Cowboys have made 2016 a killer year for football cards, Connor is leading the league in points and Ben Simmons … [Read more...]
Prime Cuts Baseball Returns This Week
2016 Panini Prime Cuts Baseball is evidence the company will continue to pump out baseball products—even higher priced autograph and relic-focused products. Due out Wednesday and making its return after a few years on the bench, Prime Cuts offers five cards per pack—each one a hit. Prime Cuts isn’t cheap. Out of the gate, boxes are selling for around $230-$240 per … [Read more...]
Topps Limited Returns as Online Exclusive Factory Set
Just a few weeks after introducing a $1,500 factory set called Chrome Sapphire, MLB’s trading card partner is offering another limited edition factory set—this one at a much lower price point. 2016 Topps Limited Baseball marks the return of the online exclusive. The set will consist of 700 cards—which includes all cards from Series 1 and 2 of the flagship issue-- in a … [Read more...]
Topps Transcendent Will Be Most Expensive Baseball Cards Ever Made
Talk about exclusive. 2016 Topps Transcendent Baseball is definitely the priciest item the company has ever put out. And a collector is going to need lottery-like money to afford it. How expensive? Try somewhere around $25,000. Every box of this premium — no, super premium product — comes in its own polished aluminum briefcase, limited to 65 total (to honor Topps’ 65 … [Read more...]
2016 Topps Update Baseball Preview
2016 Topps Update Baseball marks the return of the final chapter in the annual trilogy of sets from Major League Baseball’s trading card partner. As usual, hobby boxes contain 36 packs of ten cards while retail boxes will have 24 packs. There will be a Jumbo option as well as blaster boxes at big box stores. A collection of preview images and a complete checklist is at … [Read more...]
Topps Heritage Minors 2016 Box Break
Last spring, Topps promised changes to its Heritage Minors product, lowering the price--but cutting the autograph content from two cards to one. Like the flagship Heritage set, Minors was designed around the 1967 Topps set, right down to the head shot stickers (although the 2016 version turned them into cards). The set features some of the better prospects in the pipeline, … [Read more...]
Topps Mini Factory Set Includes 1975-Style Bonus, Parallels
Topps has created a few mini versions of its flagship set –and others—in recent years. The little guys are back again with 2016 Topps Mini Baseball, released this week as an online exclusive. The mini sets contain all 700 base cards from Topps Baseball Series' 1 and 2 in addition to ten parallel cards and a 10-card bonus set created using the 1975 Topps design. ’75 is the … [Read more...]