With a flashy design from Australia-based artist Tyson Beck, 2019 Topps Fire is returning as an exclusive to Target stores. A few boxes have been popping up online but we should see more in the coming days. A checklist has been released by Topps and you can see it below. Fire appears in two configurations: a hobby box-style "Premium" box with 20 … [Read more...]
2017 Topps Chrome Update Released via Target
The 2017 Topps Chrome Update set is a Target exclusive but this time there aren’t any other packs along for the ride. Releasing this week, the product is being distributed exclusively through Target with seven four-card packs in a box that retails for $19.99. In the past, the post-season “Mega boxes” contained standard Topps Update packs and a couple of Chrome … [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...]
Responsibility for Pack Searching: On Retailers or Manufacturers?
I was admittedly both overwhelmed and flattered by the amount of replies to a recent article on card searching, and wanted to summarize some of your comments while also proposing steps that might be taken to thwart the practice. With this being said, there were a small number of individuals who self-confessed to searching and/or saw no problems in doing so. Regardless of … [Read more...]
Pack Searching: Is It Time for a ‘Store Registry’?
Akin to any card collector lured by the thrill of a pull, I too find myself – on occasion – picking up a pack or two of retail product knowing the odds heavily stacked against me. Still, there’s something fun about buying lower priced packs solely for the sake of it, great pictures to look at later that day or as needed distractions at work (I have a habit of putting favorite … [Read more...]
Twins Will Sell Game Worn Gear
After a long stay at the Metrodome, the Minnesota Twins will move into a new ballpark next moth when Target Field opens. Along with the new stadium, comes a new team store. The Twins Majestic Clubhouse Store opens this week by Gate 29 and the club promises to include a selection of game-worn and game-used equipment along with the usual MLB and team caps, jackets and … [Read more...]
Cops Say They Caught Card Crook
It was an eventful evening at the Target store in Austin, Minnesota. … [Read more...]