Much of the country is still embraced by bitter cold and snow, but baseball is back in the air with the release of 2021 Topps Series 1 Baseball set for Wednesday. The second annual live rip party took place ahead of that, with former big leaguers joining Topps employees and a selected group of breakers who do it for a living all part of an online … [Read more...] about Topps Series 1 Rip Party Brings in Former Stars, Vintage Packs…and Budweiser
Million Card Rip Party
Notes: Topps Exec Bullish on Hobby; DeJong Gets Special Cards; TriStar Show; Gary V Talks Cards with Rome
David Leiner, global general manager of sports and entertainment for Topps, says baseball card collecting is “probably the strongest we’ve seen the business in at least 20 years.” Part of a big Topps Company contingent on hand for the “Million Card Rip Party” for Series 1 last week, Leiner talked with Jeff Wilson of the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram about the state of the … [Read more...] about Notes: Topps Exec Bullish on Hobby; DeJong Gets Special Cards; TriStar Show; Gary V Talks Cards with Rome
Million Card Rip Party Brings Alonso, Breakers, Topps to Dallas for Series 1 Breaks
Topps kicked off its 2020 Series 1 baseball release with a "Million Card Rip Party" in Dallas Tuesday as case breakers, situated above the playing field at AT&T Stadium, dug into boxes of Series 1, set to officially release on Wednesday. Topps turned it into a live event, with interviews and video of breakers streamed online beginning in mid-afternoon and lasting … [Read more...] about Million Card Rip Party Brings Alonso, Breakers, Topps to Dallas for Series 1 Breaks
Topps to Kick Off 2020 Series 1 with “Million Card Rip Party”
Topps plans to turn the release of 2020 Series 1 baseball into a spectator sport next month--but you'll have to watch from home. On Wednesday, the company announced plans for a "Million Card Rip Party" at AT&T Stadium in Dallas, with case break companies tearing open what amounts to about 3,000 hobby boxes of the year's first baseball card product. It'll take place … [Read more...] about Topps to Kick Off 2020 Series 1 with “Million Card Rip Party”