Topps football card sets of the 1970s were not noted for innovative design or risk-taking. After all, Topps had a monopoly on the football card market, and its airbrushed sets were doing just fine. So why mess with a good thing? Besides, there were some great rookie cards, and whether Topps realized it at the time or not, these first-year cards would be the keys to those … [Read more...]
Topps Triple Threads NFL Box Break-Review
It's hard to believe the Triple Threads product line is now more than a decade old. No matter the sport, it is usually a solid seller for shops and online dealers. While there has been some adjustment in how TTT is packaged and opened, the concept remains pretty much the same. 2015 Triple Threads NFL was released earlier this month with the usual mix of veterans, retired … [Read more...]
2015 Topps Strata Football Preview
Topps is going into the stratosphere with its 2015 Strata football product. Base cards are out, and high end cards are in. Strata will be a hobby exclusive product when it hits the shelves February 24, with two cards per hobby box and 12 hobby boxes to a case. Each box will contain a clear cut autograph patch rookie card and a Strata autograph card, and the cards will be … [Read more...]
Topps Taking Tek to Football
Topps will roll out a football version of its Tek brand late this fall. Apparently pleased enough with the reception for the return of the 1990s era product in baseball, the company announced it would produce 2015 Topps High Tek Football. Topps says the product will have a similar blend of foil patterns and technology collectors saw with the baseball product. Retail price … [Read more...]
Topps Signs Jameis Winston to Autograph Deal
Topps has reached an autograph deal with former Florida State University quarterback Jameis Winston. Winston, expected to be among the first players picked in this year’s NFL Draft, will be featured throughout all of the company’s 2015 products. His first cards will appear in 2015 Bowman Football, which releases in June. The 2013 Heisman Trophy winner was a standout at … [Read more...]
Topps Triple Threads Football Box Break-Review
Sometimes for fun, in writing these reviews, I like to go back to see the beginnings of a product. While some issues come and go and then return 15 or so years later in a different iteration (Topps High Tek), others have been part of the product line since the day they were introduced to the buying public. Triple Threads has been a constant since the first baseball set hit the … [Read more...]
2014 Topps Football Arrives
The theme for their baseball set this year was "The Future is Now." In keeping with the perception of the NFL's breakneck pace Topps has given their 2014 Topps Football set a theme and tagline of "Unleashing the Future." And efforts to do exactly that are evident in many ways with the inclusion of some fresh inserts, forward-looking artwork (no white square borders on the base … [Read more...]
New 2014 Topps Fire Football Preview and Checklist
After a couple of release date chagnes, 2014 Topps Fire, a new higher end product that's been in the planning stages since early last year, will arrive Wednesday, February 4. Fire will have two autographed cards and two relic cards per 20-pack box. There will be six cards in each pack. Hobby boxes are $75-90 each on eBay. A full 2014 Topps Fire checklist is linked … [Read more...]
Topps to Produce NFL Rookie Premiere Product
Hard to believe, but this year marked the 20th anniversary of the Rookie Premiere showcase which gives the newest NFL players a chance to get together, learn about the business side of football and just as importantly for the NFL and the NFL Players Association, it’s a central place for players to come together, be photographed and bring some PR to both the players and the … [Read more...]
2014 Topps Platinum Football Preview
There are some 2014 football card sets released near the beginning of training camps in August, and while this approach allows for a wide range of rookie autographs, it also means that there are players included who are not likely to make an impact in the 2014 season. 2014 Topps Platinum Football will not release until November, which should give the product plenty of time … [Read more...]