Topps released its latest online-only product Wednesday with the launch of 2018 Ginter X baseball. It’s a new issue meant to celebrate the brand’s 10th anniversary. The cards will have a “10th Anniversary Issue” stamp but X is being produced on what Topps calls “sleek, black stock.” Basically, X puts the standard A&G set on a dark background but with a few other … [Read more...]
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Sports Card Release Calendar: 8/8/18 – 8/22/18
No matter your favorite sport, there's a new release for you over the next couple of weeks. Several new products arrive between now and August 21. Courtesy of The Break Exchange (formerly Maine Sports Cards), here's a rundown of some of them. 2018 Donruss Football (8/8) It may have had its heyday in the 80s but Panini has kept the Donruss name alive through … [Read more...]
2018 Topps Chrome Box Break
2018 Topps Chrome baseball hit store shelves on Wednesday, just in time for the National. Mike Fruitman of Mike's Stadium Sports Cards has a box break of the popular annual release from his shop in Aurora, CO. … [Read more...]
Topps Announces Release Date Delays for Several Upcoming Products
Topps has announced several changes in the release dates of upcoming products, including seven baseball card issues. In most cases, collectors and retailers will be waiting a few more weeks than originally planned. Delays are often due to an ongoing wait for autographed cards from players scheduled to sign but there was no immediate word on why several were pushed … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Calendar: July 25-August 7
The floodgates will open for new releases as the National Sports Collectors Convention approaches, including five set for release on the opening day of the show. Courtesy of Maine Sports Cards, here's a look at just some of the boxes that will arrive through August 7. Panini Cornerstones Basketball (7/25) This post-season product offers six cards per box with two … [Read more...]
2018 Topps Dynasty Baseball Preview
Pieces of game and event-used baseballs will make an appearance inside 2018 Topps Dynasty baseball, set to arrive just after the end of the Major League Baseball season. Dynasty will again offer one autographed or autographed relic card inside a protective plastic case at a price likely to land somewhere north of $250. All autographs are on card and will be numbered to 10 or … [Read more...]
2018 Bowman Draft Will Again Offer Two Configurations
Topps has released the preliminary information for 2018 Bowman Draft baseball, due out December 5. Once again, the product will come with two different options for collectors: Jumbo and Super Jumbo. The standard Jumbo box will consist of 12 packs, each containing 32 cards. The breakdown includes 23 base cards, seven Chrome base cards and two … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: Mike’s Summer Travelogue and Top 5 Selling Products
Hello fellow card maniacs, I literally just gone done watching the MLB All-Star game and couldn’t help but think how many of them start as pitching duels only to end up finishing like the Home Run Derby from the night before. Just so you know, it's not only chicks who dig the long ball, but sports card store owners happen to enjoy it as well. Wait, is long ball … [Read more...]
2018 Bowman’s Best Big On Rookies But Also Pays Attention to Veterans, Prospects
Pulling together prospects, draft picks, rookies and veterans, 2018 Bowman’s Best will aim to cover all the bases for collectors. And just in time for Christmas. 2018 Bowman's Best Basics This is a hobby exclusive product that will be released the week of Dec. 19, and Topps is promising four autograph cards per hobby box. There will be two mini-boxes in each hobby box, with … [Read more...]
2018 Topps Baseball Factory Sets to Include All-Star Version
If you’re the type who’d rather skip the process of building your own set, the 2018 Topps Baseball Complete Factory Sets are here--and there are three different bonuses to choose from, depending on which box you pick. Each set will carry the same 700-card complete set, but the five-card bonus packs included in both the Retail and Hobby versions--and the newly announced … [Read more...]
