Five months after the launch of the first series, 2018 Topps Heritage High Number baseball will put a wrap on thethrowback product for this season. Picking up where 2018 Heritage left off and numbered 501-725, the base card checklist will consist of rookie call-ups and traded veteran players. Shohei Ohtani will have a base card in the set. The last 25 cards are short-printed … [Read more...]
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What’s Hot: The ‘There is No Off-Season Anymore’ Edition
It’s never a boring time at the shop these days which means that we are still in the middle of perhaps the most insane time I have ever seen. I am still seeing unparalleled anticipation for new products and this week might have been the perfect example of what I am talking about. I am sure it will not surprise you to see 2018 Topps Gypsy Queen and 2017 Panini … [Read more...]
What’s Hot: Industry Events X 3 and a Market When Product Trumps Cash
Hello again, fellow card maniacs. I know it has been a bit since we chatted (granted it is really a one-sided conversation) but the last several weeks have been a whirlwind. I recently came back from a trip to Dallas where I attended the third and final industry event of the first quarter. First there was Upper Deck in Orlando, Topps in Phoenix and most recently … [Read more...]
Baseball Card Sorting Robot Could Be Wave of the Future
Fifteen years after giving up baseball card collecting, Jim Parker caught the Topps Heritage baseball card bug in the early 2000s when he saw Kerry Wood, a pitcher for his beloved Chicago Cubs, pictured on a 1953-style card. He has since amassed about a quarter million Heritage cards through buying collections and direct purchase of cases. Over the last decade, he has dealt … [Read more...]
Notes: Heritage Nicknames, Bullpen Agent Dies; Junior Autographs for $3
2018 Topps Heritage boxes have been popping up at retail outlets just ahead of Wednesday’s official hobby shop and online release date. Among the early pulls was one of the short-printed Shohei Ohtani autographs, which was quickly placed on eBay for a hefty price. There are nickname variations, too, with a few already pulled such as “Thor” for Noah Syndergaard, “Mr. … [Read more...]
Topps Heritage 2018 Baseball Preview, Checklist
It was the last year that baseball card packs sold for a nickel. Man walked on the moon. There were four MLB divisions instead of two. And the tumultuous 1960s were about to slide into history. 2018 Topps Heritage Baseball will harken back to a monumental year when the annual throwback product arrives as the calendar turns from February to March. It's all about … [Read more...]
Upcoming Sports Card Releases: February 16- March 1
For those mourning the end of football season, relief comes with the upcoming arrival of three new football card products, including the first one with autographs from prospective members of the 2018 NFL Draft class. Topps’ second baseball product will also hit at the end of the month and there are hoops and hockey products on the way soon, too. Courtesy of Maine … [Read more...]
Shohei Ohtani Signed Cards Coming to 2018 Bowman
Autographed Shohei Ohtani baseball cards will be inside 2018 Bowman baseball. Topps is showing off some signed cards of the new Angels pitcher/designated hitter, including some penned in Japanese. The company agreed to an autograph/endorsement contract with the 23-year-old not long after he left Japan for California in December. He appeared on a Topps NOW card and was … [Read more...]
