Upper Deck is saving the good stuff for last. It’s a high-end product and technically the last one of the 2017-18 calendar year, being released October 24, but collectors generally consider The Cup to be worth the wait. A tin contains one pack with six cards. Upper Deck is promising that there will be two autographed patch cards in the upcoming edition — and that one of … [Read more...]
2016-17 Upper Deck SP Game Used Hockey Preview, Checklist
Upper Deck’s 2016-17 Game Used Hockey is once again a hit-oriented product, with four of the six cards in every one pack hobby box being an autograph or memorabilia offering. Hobby boxes will be available beginning Wednesday, January 18. Expect to pay anywhere between $85 to $105, depending on the retailer. The price is slightly lower than last year with one more … [Read more...]
2016 Topps Chrome Update is a Target Retail Exclusive
Collectors looking for something exclusive this holiday season will have to travel the retail route to find Chrome versions of the 2016 Topps Baseball Update series. As November begins, the Holiday Mega box will be available only at Target. The box will contain seven packs — five packs of Topps Update series and two packs of Update Series chrome. The Chrome … [Read more...]
Panini’s Luxe Football Offering High-End Autos, Metal Frames
Panini America is getting ready to offer a high-end, deluxe product for pro football collectors. The 2015 Luxe football set will be released on March 9, and this product will offer big hits and heavy metal, so to speak. 2015 Panini Luxe Configuration With a big nod to the 2014-15 Luxe basketball set, the 2015 Luxe football product will contain four cards per box — but every … [Read more...]
Artifacts Hockey Heavy On Autos, Relics
The NHL is back in full swing, and the NHL's trading card partner is ready to unveil the first autograph/relic-centered product of the season. 2015-16 Upper Deck Artifacts will be released Wednesday, and while it's a little leaner this year in terms of packs per hobby box — eight instead of ten — Upper Deck notes that this year’s product still contains three autograph or … [Read more...]
2015 Topps Gypsy Queen Arrives
Gypsy Queen Baseball 2015 is hitting the market with two autographs and two relic cards per box, plus a special 10-card mini box. A full checklist is linked below. GQ's 300-card base set includes veterans, rookies and retired greats. Fifty of the cards will be short printed, falling at an average of one in every four packs. There will be photo variations of 50 different … [Read more...]
2014 Topps Tribute Baseball Review
Topps Tribute has been a successful high end line for the company nearly every year. From its debut at the turn of this century to today, Tribute has always been a major high end product that’s heavy on relics, autographs—and price. The card stock is always of high quality (although its often susceptible to damage) and the player selection is generally good. Some of … [Read more...]
2013 Topps Triple Threads Baseball Releases Friday
It doesn’t have the history of a product such as Finest, but 2013 Topps Triple Threads will mark the product’s eighth edition. The annual high end product that’s heavy on relics and parallels is set for official release today, more than a month after it was originally slated to hit store shelves. The 2013 Triple Threads Baseball Checklist is also finalized. Topps … [Read more...]
Topps Hopes to Cash in on Chipz Product
Topps has announced plans for a new disc-shaped baseball product set to debut next spring. 2013 Topps Chipz seems to be more kid-oriented or at least aimed at the budget-minded collector. The pog-like cards will be part of a game and there will be a game board in each $1 foil pack. Exactly how it'll be played hasn't yet been revealed. Like in its Opening Day set, however, … [Read more...]
Bat Barrels, Books, Buttons Coming to 2013 Topps Gypsy Queen
by Chris Harris Over the last couple of years, Topps’ base and premium-level baseball products have stuck to the same formula: Keep the structure of the product exactly the same as the previous year’s set, add something new to create “value,” and not subtract much, if anything. For the most part, this strategy has had mixed results. Despite its brief two year life-span, … [Read more...]