by Chris Harris While now a staple of their baseball calendar, retro-themed football card sets have been hit-or-miss. Five Topps Heritage Football sets were produced in the last decade, to mixed results, along with two years (2008-09) of Mayo. Neither brand was able to stick with collectors. In 2009, Topps released Magic football, a college-licensed product based on the … [Read more...] about Back in Packs: A 2012 Topps Magic Football Preview
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2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Box Break
by Rich Klein When I wrote about 2012 Inception football yesterday, I made mention of how Topps has developed a nice standard product line in baseball. They do some tinkering each year but most of the products are mainstays. One of those now seems to be Allen & Ginter. Topps has developed a nice following for this product which continues to be fairly similar … [Read more...] about 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Box Break
Topps Tier One: Gobs of Knobs
[View the story "Topps Tier One" on Storify] Topps Tier One 2012 Topps Tier One is now in hobby shops. Take a look at the box, read our preview from a few months back, see some of the cards that have been pulled (many of which are on eBay), and more. Storified by Sports Collector · Wed, Jun 20 2012 23:41:34 Good luck #mojo @rideoutbrian: @toppscards … [Read more...] about Topps Tier One: Gobs of Knobs
2011 Topps USA Baseball Set Preview
Topps has released information on the 2011 USA Baseball boxed set. The 61-card factory set, which features many of America’s top college and high school players, will have the complete rosters of the USA Collegiate national team, as well as the 18 and Under and 16 and Under National Teams. The set, which serves as a fundraiser for USA Baseball, also promises five … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps USA Baseball Set Preview
Topps Adds Hall of Famer Relics to Tier One Baseball
Topps has upgraded the relic cards in its all-new 2011 Tier One Baseball that hits hobby shelves early November. The relic insert (one per pack) has been enhanced with several Hall of Famers and retired stars such as Babe Ruth, Willie Mays, Sandy Koufax and more. The new cards are replacing a list of lower-level active players. The hobby-only Tier One, which includes 2 … [Read more...] about Topps Adds Hall of Famer Relics to Tier One Baseball
2010 Topps Series II Baseball
T206 cards will be added to the Million Card Giveaway when Topps launches its Series Two baseball cards this spring. … [Read more...] about 2010 Topps Series II Baseball
2010 Topps Baseball Details Set
Topps has released some of the details on its 2010 baseball set; the first under the company's new partnership deal with Major League Baseball. … [Read more...] about 2010 Topps Baseball Details Set
Forbes Field Relics
A Pittsburgh area man who salvaged portions of Forbes Field during demolition in 1972 has consigned them to auction later this year. Now he's not sure he wants to see them leave the city. … [Read more...] about Forbes Field Relics