Topps continues to use the same formula it has for years in its flagship baseball set. 2023 Series 2 Baseball will be a continuation of what collectors found in Series 1, with some new rookies and inserts thrown into the mix. The product is scheduled to go live the week of June 7. A hobby box will feature 24 packs, with 14 cards to a pack. Every hobby box will also contain a … [Read more...] about 2023 Topps Series 2 Preview, Checklist
2023 Topps Series 1 Baseball
These Guys Broke 300 Topps Cases in Search of Golden Mirror Parallels, $250K Bounty
When Blowout Cards put out a $250k bounty for the complete set of the 2023 Topps Baseball 330-card Golden Mirror Image SSP, it landed right at the feet of Minnesota-based card company Real Sportscards. Voted Breaker of the Year at the Beckett Industry Summit from 2019-21, Real Breaks, the breaking division of Real Sportscards, had been developing its new … [Read more...] about These Guys Broke 300 Topps Cases in Search of Golden Mirror Parallels, $250K Bounty
Notes: Home Burglar Steals from Collector; Topps’ Markets via J-Rod and Strikes Deal for 24 Hours of LeMans, Burdick Cards on Exhibit
A collector in Minnesota is hoping to recover dozens of cards stolen in a home burglary Tuesday afternoon. Brent Moos, who works at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, says someone broken down his front door and stole a variety of rookie cards and other items valued at around $10,000. "I had slowly accrued these cards over the past 15-20 years and was hoping to give them to my … [Read more...] about Notes: Home Burglar Steals from Collector; Topps’ Markets via J-Rod and Strikes Deal for 24 Hours of LeMans, Burdick Cards on Exhibit
First Look: 2023 Topps Series 1 Baseball
They haven’t come with gum for more than 30 years now, but if you’re of a certain age, you’ll still feel the urge to blow a bubble or two at this time every year. Arriving like clockwork for longer than the majority of us have been alive, Topps Baseball is back for another season. You can find an overview of the packaging, parallels, insert and autograph subsets and … [Read more...] about First Look: 2023 Topps Series 1 Baseball
2023 Topps Series 1 Checklist Released
The information for 2023 Topps baseball cards has arrived-- several months later than normal-- but that doesn't mean wholesale changes are coming to Series 1. Even with Fanatics fully in charge, it'll be similar in content to what collectors have come to expect. The release date for Series 1 is set for Feb. 15, just as spring training camps are opening in Florida and … [Read more...] about 2023 Topps Series 1 Checklist Released
Notes: Fire at Longtime Hobby Shop; Topps Names Card 1; Kobe Jersey Update; Emmitt Super Bowl TD Ball Auction
One of the hobby's longest operating card shops is hoping to rebuild after a devastating fire. The owner of a nearby business spotted the fire early Wednesday morning at Cards-R-Fun in Nashville, TN, but by the time firefighters arrived, the shop--jammed with boxes of cards and other memorabilia---had suffered heavy smoke and some fire damage. Owner John Dunphy, a Vietnam … [Read more...] about Notes: Fire at Longtime Hobby Shop; Topps Names Card 1; Kobe Jersey Update; Emmitt Super Bowl TD Ball Auction
Sports Card Release Calendar: 2/1/23 – 2/21/23
Some of the last baseball cards of the 2022 season, the first of '23, postseason football and mid-year hockey products are in the pipeline during the first half of February. Here's a roundup of what's currently expected to arrive. 2/1 2022 Topps Gilded Collection Baseball A new product, Gilded Collection was delayed a bit but now makes its … [Read more...] about Sports Card Release Calendar: 2/1/23 – 2/21/23