Topps has brought its “Living Set” concept to pro wrestling. Three years after debuting its MLB version and without much fanfare, the company showed off the first two cards in its WWE series on Monday: WWE Hall of Famers “Stone Cold” Steve Austin and Trish Stratus. The Living Set concept is an ongoing series of cards, with a couple of new additions to the … [Read more...] about Topps Brings Living Set to WWE
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Notes: Topps Adds Living Set Artist; Throwback Thursday Changes; Burke Waldron Dies
Topps is getting its Living Set artist some help. Illustrator Jared Kelley is joining Mayumi Seto to contribute original paintings that will be turned into cards. Seto has been the lone artist working on the program since it debuted in 2018. Topps says Kelley's "vivid and lifelike portraits have earned him acclaim among the art and card collecting … [Read more...] about Notes: Topps Adds Living Set Artist; Throwback Thursday Changes; Burke Waldron Dies
Notes: Durant Sells Trophy; Minty Aaron RC; Eaton vs. Topps; Visiting with SC Nation Podcast
Kevin Durant just sold his 2006-07 NCAA Player of the Year trophy. The Brooklyn Nets star isn’t hard up for cash, just raising money as part of the Fanatics All-In Challenge to raise money for COVID-related causes. Durant donated a package that included not only the trophy but a personal experience that sounded pretty great. Per the auction listing, KD himself … [Read more...] about Notes: Durant Sells Trophy; Minty Aaron RC; Eaton vs. Topps; Visiting with SC Nation Podcast
Notes: Wayne Otto Passes; Haren’s Bobbles Bring $14K; Mays Joins Living Set; Free Cards from Carl’s
Wayne Otto, long-time owner of Pro-Am Sports and its website, GameWornUniforms.com, , passed away earlier this week. He was 64. Nicknamed “World B,” Otto was a fixture at the annual National Sports Collectors Convention and was honored for his 30th year as a booth holder at the 2019 show in Chicago. In addition to running his business, Otto devoted much of his … [Read more...] about Notes: Wayne Otto Passes; Haren’s Bobbles Bring $14K; Mays Joins Living Set; Free Cards from Carl’s
Carl, Mike Yastrzemski Get Topps Living Set Cards
It's not every day you can buy a card of a grandfather and grandson that are part of the same baseball card issue, but the Topps Living Set is sort of built for those sly bits of marketing. The ongoing weekly releases of fresh cards based on the classic 1953 Topps set continued during the holidays with Wednesday's release of two new players: Hall of Famer … [Read more...] about Carl, Mike Yastrzemski Get Topps Living Set Cards
TV Story on Big Pull, Thurman Munson, Cool Baseball History, Hofstra Show; MeiGray Auction
Earlier this month, we wrote about Jimmy Mahan, the collector who pulled a 1/1 Williamson/R.J. Barrett card out of Panini Contenders. It sold for $15,000 after Mahan (@KentuckyCards) pledged to donate the proceeds to a North Carolina children’s home. The story reached mainstream media in the last several days with the story below airing on the ABC affiliate in Raleigh. Check … [Read more...] about TV Story on Big Pull, Thurman Munson, Cool Baseball History, Hofstra Show; MeiGray Auction
Topps Offers Special Cards, Promotions for All-Star Festivities
MLB’s All-Star FanFest is now “Play Ball Park” but many of the attractions haven’t changed. Topps is once again producing some special cards in conjunction with this year’s event, which opens Friday at 10 AM Eastern time and runs through Tuesday at the Huntington Convention Center in Cleveland. Topps will be having a wrapper redemption program with some exclusive … [Read more...] about Topps Offers Special Cards, Promotions for All-Star Festivities
Topps News: Astros Manager Hinch Visits Office; New On-Demand Sets
From the time he was a kid until he left home to start his pro career, Houston Astros manager A.J. Hinch was an avid card collector. With the MLB interleague schedule putting the Astros in New York City last week, he stopped by the Topps offices for a segment that appeared on MLB Network and MLB.com. You can watch it below. Topps has released a couple of new … [Read more...] about Topps News: Astros Manager Hinch Visits Office; New On-Demand Sets
Notes: Trout Living Set Card; Interviews, Podcasts and NHL Game-Used
The Topps Living set checklist has now reached 200 cards. The company saved card #200 for Mike Trout, who gets his first and, probably, only card in the ongoing set this week along with Martin Prado and Christian Stewart. Pretty good timing. With his grand slam and RBI single Wednesday night, Trout is now hitting .420 in 69 career at-bats with the … [Read more...] about Notes: Trout Living Set Card; Interviews, Podcasts and NHL Game-Used
Notes: Stan Finally Gets a ’53 Topps Card; Jimmy Fund Auction Underway; NBA All-Star Gear
Collectors have long wondered what a 1953 Topps card of Stan Musial might have looked like. Now, we have one. Well, sort of. On Wednesday, Topps revealed the three newest cards in its weekly Living Set program and Musial was one of them. Like all of the Living Set cards, the Musial was created in the style of the '53 set by artist Mayumi … [Read more...] about Notes: Stan Finally Gets a ’53 Topps Card; Jimmy Fund Auction Underway; NBA All-Star Gear