With no games to chronicle, it's back to the vault for an ongoing series of Topps Now. On Tuesday, the company launched an ongoing series of cards commemorating moments from past games played on that day. Printed on glossy stock, Topps Now Turn Back the Clock cards will be available for 24 hours with the print run to be determined by the number of cards … [Read more...]
Topps, MLS to Continue Trading Card Deal
Topps and Major League Soccer will be trading card partners for at least a few more years. The two entities announced a “multi-year” extension of their exclusive partnership for both physical and digital cards and collectibles on Thursday. The move came on the day America’s top pro soccer league announced it was putting its 25th anniversary season on hold because of … [Read more...]
MLB’s Top 100 Players Get Topps NOW Cards in New On-Demand Release
Topps NOW is back for 2020 with a new product tied to the MLB Network’s Top 100 Players reveal. As the network unveils its list, 25 players at a time, Topps will piece together its checklist for the product. Presumably, Mike Trout will be #1. The first 25 players were released on Wednesday, giving the Topps checklist cards #100 to 76 with the remainder to follow … [Read more...]
2019 Topps World Series Cards Celebrate Nationals Title
Within minutes of the last pitch late Wednesday night, Topps announced three sets of Washington Nationals World Series baseball cards from its on-demand platform. The price depends on the size of the set and whether you’re interested in autographs or not. All will be printed on 16pt glossy trading card stock with a rainbow logo laminate security feature on the … [Read more...]
Bieber Fever: Shane Bieber, Topps Now Offer “Not Justin” Autographs
No, Shane Bieber isn't Justin's brother but the Cleveland Indians pitcher is starting to become a little more famous in his own right. It's partly because of his recent pitching (11-4 with three complete games) and partly because a Topps copywriter called him Justin on the back of his 2019 Stadium Club card. It was Shane himself who spotted the error on … [Read more...]
Vladimir Guerrero TOPPS NOW Breaks Sales Record; He’s Announced as Mystery Redemption A
The Vladimir Guerrero card offered over the weekend is now the biggest selling TOPPS NOW card in the program’s short history. Offered to online buyers over a 24-hour period beginning Saturday, the card commemorated the much-anticipated debut of baseball’s top prospect. According to Topps, 19,396 copies were sold, breaking the old record by more than 2,000 cards. … [Read more...]
Topps NOW Future Packs Promise Free Cards for a World Series Winner
Topps is offering a new baseball card set that could lead to more cards—if one of the players is on a World Series winning team. 2019 Topps NOW Future packs, which contain three random cards, went on sale Tuesday morning for $12 each. The cards feature players from all 30 teams for a complete set of 90. Collectors can scratch the back of the card to reveal a code and … [Read more...]
Recent Hobby Innovations Have Been Fast, Numerous
The concept that gave us the internet turned 30 earlier this month. As with any new invention, there have been moments of greatness associated with this watershed change in communication and moments when we wish it had never been invented at all. It's changed how many of us live, how we shop, how we communicate and really changed how we learn. It's also … [Read more...]
Topps Offers “MLB Moments of the Year”, “Advent Calendar” Sets Online
Topps launched two more online baseball card concepts on Tuesday. After taking votes last week for the Top 10 MLB Moments of the Year, the company unveiled the first of ten top moments that will be made into cards. The cards feature a new Topps NOW Moment Of The Year logo and a picture from the day the moment happened. The votes were tabulated Monday and the … [Read more...]
Topps Creates 2018 Red Sox World Champions Sets
Moments after the final out Sunday night, Topps launched pre-orders for special edition sets of 2018 Boston Red Sox World Series champion baseball cards. Two sets are being made available under the Topps NOW brand: a 10-card issue ($24.99) a 20-card 'Collector's Edition' ($49.99) and a set that includes one autographed card ($99.99). Eight players will sign … [Read more...]