Last year's Diamond Giveaway proved to be successful so 2012 Topps baseball will take the concept a step further. The company has pulled the curtain back on what its next flagship brand will offer collectors when packs hit stores the last week of January and the theme is definitely "gold". Topps will offer the "Golden Giveaway", similar to last year's online contest in … [Read more...] about 2012 Topps Baseball Will Include Gold Cards
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Pack Busting and Flipping with Jimmy Fallon and Bob Costas
Jimmy Fallon and Bob Costas talked baseball and other topics for awhile on a recent episode of Late Night on NBC. The real fun came afterward. Fallon trotted out some 1989 Topps baseball packs (maybe the best publicity '89 Topps has gotten since...oh...1989) for the two to open. After a good-natured ribbing of poor Jim Walewander, they commenced to having some serious … [Read more...] about Pack Busting and Flipping with Jimmy Fallon and Bob Costas
Bryce Harper: The Uber Prospect Awaits
by Paul Davis Collectors know his name, even if they've never seen him play. They'll see plenty of Bryce Harper's face once 2011 Topps baseball products begin to materialize. Harper, the #1 selection in the 2010 MLB draft by the Washington Nationals, has been called by scouts "more talented than Ken Griffey, Jr. or Alex Rodriguez at the same age." The 18-year old Las … [Read more...] about Bryce Harper: The Uber Prospect Awaits
2011 Topps Wrapper Redemption Program Announced
Topps will offer a special Hobby-Exclusive Wrapper Redemption Program for 2011 Series One baseball. Collectors can send in 36 wrappers from hobby boxes or 10 HTA Jumbo wrappers in exchange for a special 5-card pack of 60th Anniversary Black Diamond cards. In addition, Topps is seeding 34 different on-card autograph cards (#’d to 60), featuring subjects from the … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Wrapper Redemption Program Announced
2011 Topps Series Two Preview
The first series is still about a month away from release, but we're already getting a glimpse of what's in store for 2011 Topps Series Two baseball The company has released information and images for the product, which is expected to be released in the spring. The base set will mirror the first series with the typical 330-card checklist. Topps is leaning heavily on its … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Series Two Preview