Topps’ $25,000 per box Transcendent Baseball product will release on Friday. If you’re willing to spend that much, you’ll get a chance to meet Kris Bryant in Las Vegas. Production of Transcendent, the highest priced sports card box ever created, is limited to 65—a number Topps chose in commemoration of the company’s 65th anniversary. Each box contains 168 … [Read more...]
Cubs World Series Champions Memorabilia: A Shopper’s Guide
Whether they’re avid collectors or just fans whose lifetime of pain has been eased, folks who have been waiting for the opportunity to buy 2016 Cubs World Series championship memorabilia finally get their chance. Within seconds of the moment when Kris Bryant fielded the ground ball that wound up in Anthony Rizzo’s back pocket, Cubs championship baseball cards, collectibles, … [Read more...]
Topps Lands Kris Bryant for Huge Autograph, Endorsement Deal
Hours after the Cubs had won their first World Series since 1908, Topps announced the signing of Kris Bryant to what it calls “the largest and most significant exclusive card deal in the company’s baseball history.” The multi-year deal will guarantee that Bryant’s autographed trading cards will only be found in future Topps and Bowman products starting with 2017 Topps … [Read more...]
Notes: Curry’s Back-to-Back Autos; Piazza’s “United” Inscription
Make way for the next wave of Steph Curry autographs. This week’s announcement that he’d become the first unanimous MVP in NBA history means a new line of products for the company that handles his online autograph exclusives. Some of those items began showing up online Wednesday. There won't be a lack of different themes. Curry will sign memorabilia relating to the … [Read more...]
Peyton Manning Set to Sign at Fanatics Chicago Show
Newly retired quarterback Peyton Manning may not be sure exactly what he plans on doing with the rest of his life but later this month, he’ll be in Chicago for a rare public autograph appearance at the 2016 Fanatics Authentic spring show. The company has Manning under an exclusive autograph deal. He’ll appear Sunday from 12 PM to 1:30, signing for attendees who will pay $299 … [Read more...]
Kris Bryant Autographs Now a Fanatics Exclusive
Kris Bryant is promising he’ll continue to sign as many autographs as he can while at the ballpark, but those who aren’t able to secure a freebie now have another option. Bryant has signed a multi-year autograph deal with Fanatics Authentic, where he’ll put his scribble on everything from photographs to jerseys. The contract signing was announced while the Cubs were in … [Read more...]
Are 2013 Kris Bryant Bowman Chrome Auto Parallels Ready to Emerge?
In the spring 2014 Bowman release, Topps issued the highly anticipated 2014 Bowman Chrome Prospects Kris Bryant autographs, representing the first Bowman Chrome autos of baseball's Minor League Player of the Year. Bryant, the #2 overall pick of the 2013 draft by the Chicago Cubs, is expected to be in their lineup next season. Now as everybody knows, the first Bowman Chrome … [Read more...]