Topps is planning another online Rip Party for the release of its flagship baseball card product this year. There won’t be a gathering of breakers like last year’s “Million Card Rip Party” in Dallas for obvious reasons. The event will take place February 9 on Topps’ social media channels, one day before the official release of 2021 Series 1. Topps says it … [Read more...]
2021 Topps Museum Collection Baseball Rich In Relics
One would expect that a 2021 Topps Museum Collection Baseball hobby box would contain some relics. And it does — along with some autographs. The hit-based set returns the week of June 16 with four mini-boxes, with five cards to a mini-box. Topps is promising three base cards, one parallel and one hit per mini. The hobby box will feature an on-card autograph, a relic … [Read more...]
Sports Card Product Info and Release Dates: 1/6/21 -1/19/21
A new year is here and while the first part of January won't be the biggest or deepest list of sports card releases on the calendar, there will be some fresh material to rip. There will also be a baseball prospect release, a high-end basketball product, along with football, hockey (maybe) and high-end soccer. Here's a quick roundup of what's coming from licensed … [Read more...]
2021 Topps Finest Baseball Offers Plenty Of Colors, Parallel Choices
Topps Finest baseball has been around since 1993, when it debuted at the National that July in Chicago with a three-card promo set and followed up with a 199-card offering that included multicolor metallization. Refractors, foil cards and chromium technology made this a colorful, bold-looking set. The 2021 version stays true to its chrome ancestry and bold designs. 2021 … [Read more...]
2020 Topps Big League Baseball Preview
Topps will bring out the latest edition of one of its more budget-friendly products with the spring arrival of 2021 Big League Baseball. It's the fourth year for the product, which seems to have gained a following. Big League leans kid-oriented but also aims to draw in older collectors with some designs that might conjure up memories of sets issued in the 1980s and … [Read more...]
2021 Topps Series 2 Baseball Continues 70th Anniversary Theme
Topps will continue its 70th-anniversary celebration with the Series 2 release of its flagship product. Set for release the week of June 9, 2021 Topps Series 2 Baseball will offer a large base set, some parallels continuing from Series 1, and some new wrinkles too. A hobby box will include 24 packs, with 14 cards to a pack. Topps is promising one autograph or memorabilia … [Read more...]
2021 Topps Chrome Baseball Preview
Set to arrive in the midst of what will hopefully be a relatively normal baseball season, 2021 Topps Chrome Baseball will pack its usual mix of shiny. Topps has revealed some preliminary details on the annual release, which has a release date of July 28. 2021 Topps Chrome Configurations and Base Set Once again, look for Chrome to be available in both Hobby and Jumbo … [Read more...]
2021 Topps Tier One Sticks with the Usual Formula
Boxes of the hobby-exclusive 2021 Topps Tier One baseball set may not have many cards, but they try to make up for it with quality. A slightly higher end product, due out the week of May 5, Tier One will have two autograph cards and one memorabilia card per hobby box; no base cards. There are 12 boxes to a case and each case is guaranteed to have one rare Tier One … [Read more...]
2021 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball Preview
With the usual nod to the 19th century original, 2021 Topps Gypsy Queen Baseball will arrive just about the time the new season is getting underway, barring any unforeseen developments. GQ now has a lengthy history as a Topps brand. One of the company's mid-range products, the content has been fairly consistent over the years and 2021 looks to be no different. 2021 … [Read more...]
Green Monster Relic Autos Part of 2021 Topps Tribute Plans
2021 Topps Tribute will arrive with the start of the new season. This time Topps will be paying tribute to itself—and a certain baseball stadium’s most iconic feature. Due to be released on April 7, it’s once again a higher end product with six hits per box. 2021 Topps Tribute Configuration and Base Set There’s no real change from a content perspective … [Read more...]