The annual mini tour through baseball card history resumes with 2019 Topps Archives baseball. This year's product will not only include the use of some past designs, but also offer a career send off to a newly retired great, a shout out to the Montreal Expos in what would have been their 50th anniversary season and the wink to a 1990s Topps publication. Archives is … [Read more...] about 2019 Topps Archives Preview and Checklist
2017 Topps Archives
2017 Topps Snapshots is New Online Exclusive
Topps is issuing a fresh edition of its Archives Snapshots product. The 2017 edition is an online exclusive through the Topps website. Each 12-card box will contain ten of what Topps calls “stunning” base cards along with a Black & White base card parallel and one autographed card. The checklist (below) is a mix of past and present players, but the focus is on … [Read more...] about 2017 Topps Snapshots is New Online Exclusive
What’s Hot: Father’s Day Promotion a Mystery, MLB Releases on Fire
As I write this, I’m getting ready for this weekend's 2017 Panini Father’s Day promotion, the second most popular in-store event of the year next to Panini Black Friday. My collectors love this promotion so much that I stepped up and dropped almost what I paid for my 2016 Honda Crosstour to stock my store with Panini products. The deal, once again, is that … [Read more...] about What’s Hot: Father’s Day Promotion a Mystery, MLB Releases on Fire
2017 Topps Archives Preview and Checklist
2017 Topps Archives will feature designs from three random sets, and the latest edition of the long-running product will highlight the 1960, 1982 and 1992 Topps designs but you'll see others as well. It's due out May 31. A full checklist is below. 2017 Topps Archive Throwback Designs It gives longtime collectors pause to know that the 1992 set came out 25 … [Read more...] about 2017 Topps Archives Preview and Checklist
“Active Player Edition” of Topps Archives Signature Series Planned
After creating a product consisting of retired player autographs on old cards, Topps is creating an Archives Signature Series edition for active players. The release date is October 25. Topps and Bowman cards from past products will be used to acquire autographs from current MLB players. Those cards will be stamped with Signature Series emblem, serial numbered … [Read more...] about “Active Player Edition” of Topps Archives Signature Series Planned