The third of the primary Bowman trilogy of baseball card products will arrive during the last month of the year. 2019 Bowman Draft baseball follows Bowman and Bowman Chrome on the calendar. Draft carries the first Topps made cards of this year's MLB Draft class and neither configuration will be skimpy. 2019 Bowman Draft Configuration Draft will come in two … [Read more...]
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2019 Topps Factory Sets Returning This Summer
They’re all there. No buying or trading required. Collectors will again have a no frills way to collect the baseball cards this summer with the arrival of 2019 Topps baseball complete factory sets. The annual release is set for July 3 with two (and perhaps more) versions of the company’s flagship set on sale. As usual, each set will include all cards … [Read more...]
Hottest Vladimir Guerrero Jr. Cards
For a little while, it looked like his much-anticipated arrival would be a dud but the buzz around Vladimir Guerrero rookie cards isn't likely to die down after the Toronto Blue Jays rookie has begun to provide the kind of punch the hobby was anticipating. After being called up, Guerrero went into a bit of a tailspin, his batting average dropping to .146 at one point. … [Read more...]
2019 Topps Archives Signature Retired Player Edition Preview
Topps will search out former players and old cards once again this fall, pairing them for the 2019 edition of Archives Signature Series Retired Player Edition. The one card per box release is a follow-up to the Signature Series offering that features current players and is set for release in July. Each autographed card will be encapsulated and numbered with a gold … [Read more...]
2019 Topps Update Baseball Preview
The third piece of the annual baseball card trilogy makes its return during World Series time with 2019 Topps Update baseball. The format remains much the same, with the much-anticipated arrival of official base-type rookie cards along with updated cards from players who have changed teams and some special inserts. Fans of the Silver Pack promotion will be interested … [Read more...]
2019 Topps Five Star Baseball Preview
It's one of those products that's popular with those who'd just as soon skip the base cards. 2019 Topps Five Star baseball will make its return in late summer, with two signed cards in each one-pack box. Topps is touting a "new high-end design" and the all on-card autograph promise (except of course, for the cut signatures which will also be part of the … [Read more...]
Sports Card Release Calendar 5/17/19 – 6/4/19
High-end baseball and basketball join new NFL and NHL products as the trading card manufacturers try to keep everyone happy with their latest releases. Courtesy of The Break Exchange, here's a roundup of six fresh releases scheduled to hit the market in the second half of May. 2018-19 Panini Spectra Basketball (5/17) If you think this is a rerun, you're right (sort … [Read more...]
2019 Topps Luminaries Set for August Return
One of the higher-end single card products on the annual card calendar, 2019 Topps Luminaries baseball is set for a return engagement just after the National Sports Collectors Convention. Each card will carry an on-card autograph or autographed relic, with each produced in quantities ranging from 1 to 15. Autograph Cards Among the top non-relic autograph hits … [Read more...]
2019 Topps Clearly Authentic Preview
Back for a third year as a standalone product, 2019 Topps Clearly Authentic baseball will arrive just prior to the National Sports Collectors Convention. Born of a Topps Strata insert of the same name with a configuration that grew out of the Topps Archives Signature Series line, Clearly Authentic will draw on a couple of all-time classic sets for some of its … [Read more...]
New Sports Card Release Calendar 5/1/19 – 5/15/19
The first half of May will offer some low to mid-range sports card products to the marketplace with football, baseball, basketball and hockey boxes on the schedule. Courtesy of The Break Exchange, here's a look at some of what's just arrived--and what's coming soon: 2019 Score Football (5/1) The wait is over for those who've been anticipating a 2019 branded NFL trading … [Read more...]
