Topps Heritage Chrome Mega Boxes are on the market, giving a shiny look to the newly-released product-- but there’s only one place to get them. The 2019 Mega Boxes are being sold at Walmart.com and in stores. They include 15 regular 2019 Heritage packs plus a three-card bonus pack featuring the new Heritage Chrome cards. In all, there are 100 new players not … [Read more...]
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Topps Brooklyn Collection is Online (and Members Only)
Topps has released checklists and additional details on what it calls "the most high-end product to date on Topps.com." If you didn't sign up for the company's $200 "582 Montgomery Club" membership, though, you'll have to buy it elsewhere. The new product is an autograph-only release called "The Brooklyn Collection." Priced at $1,000 per box and … [Read more...]
2018 Topps Gallery Baseball Arrives as Online and Walmart Exclusive
You won't find it at your local hobby shop but there's a new product in the market. 2018 Topps Gallery Baseball, an artsy take on the game, has arrived online and was due out in Walmart stores across the country this week. Gallery returned to Topps' stable last year after a long hiatus. 2018 Topps Gallery Basics Gallery comes in three formats: hobby-style … [Read more...]
Watch: 2018 Topps Holiday Pack Shop Promotion Starts Thursday
The 2018 edition of a holiday-oriented hobby shop incentive program is back. Collectors who visit participating stores beginning November 16 can pick up a free pack of 2018 Topps Holiday baseball cards with the purchase of at least $10 worth of the company’s current products. In announcing the program to hobby shops and distributors, Topps stated that 2018 “has been one of … [Read more...]
2018 Topps Minis Released As On-Demand Pack Product
Make way for Minis. Topps has launched a 2018 mini product, this one as an on-demand, online product available only through this month or while supplies last. It’ll feature all 1,000 base cards from Series 1, Series 2 and Update done in a smaller format and with its own set of parallels and autograph cards. The cards are being sold in packs of 35 cards for $24.99 … [Read more...]
Just Out: 2018 Topps Archives Snapshots Info and Checklist
The 2018 edition of Topps Archives Snapshots has launched, once again as an online only product. Each box contains ten case cards, one autograph and one black and white image parallel at a price of $25. The product mixes previously unused photographs, some from Topps’ files. While it would be more fun to see this one done in a retired player edition, Snapshots does … [Read more...]
2018 Topps Sapphire Baseball Switches to Box-Style Product
It's a lot cheaper--but it's no longer a complete set. 2018 Topps Chrome Sapphire Edition baseball has made its return for a third straight year as an online exclusive but unlike 2016 and 2017, this year's product isn't a $1,500 complete set. The high-end release is being issued in 106-card boxes with three guaranteed autographs at $199.99 per box. Base Set The … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: When Seasons Collide
We're entering one of my favorite times of the sports year. It is the harmonic convergence of all four sports at once which happens, well, once a year. Yup, regardless of which of the four biggies you follow, this is a special span. That extends to the sports card scene as well with some OMG releases having just hit and the next few weeks offering up some … [Read more...]
Steal a Base, Steal a Taco Promotion Includes Baseball Card Set
Taco Bell’s ‘Steal a Base, Steal a Taco’ promotion is back for the World Series but this year’s promotion has something of interest to card collectors. The fast food giant has partnered with Topps for a small set of cards that will be available beginning October 23. There is a bit of a catch, though. For the last six years, Taco Bell has handed out free tacos … [Read more...]
Topps Names 2018 Bowman Lucky Redemption Autograph
Topps has kept collectors guessing for a few months but the cat is now out of the bag on the identity of the 2018 Bowman Lucky Redemption card. The annual mystery autograph card that will be handed out to those who pulled a winning redemption from Bowman boxes features Yankees rookie second baseman Gleyber Torres. The signed cards will be on their way to collectors who … [Read more...]
