The 2016 Topps Spring Fever promotion returns this week with free packs of cards available if you buy 2016 Series One packs or boxes at participating hobby shops and then make a return trip. The promotion works much the same as it has in the past. Collectors who spend $20 from February 10-21 receive a Spring Fever redemption card they can bring back to the store later in … [Read more...]
2014 Topps Spring Fever Gallery and Checklist
Earlier we wrote briefly about the strange way Topps went about their 2014 Spring Fever campaign. With the exception of how the cards were confusingly made available at the first, it was a fairly straightforward proposition. During the Opening Week of the baseball season collectors could go into designated hobby shops and obtain a five-card pack of the special cards for every … [Read more...]
2014 Topps Spring Fever Promotion Has Had Collectors Confused
One of the stories that came out of the Industry Summit in Las Vegas last week was the repeated request of the card companies to have final checklists in the hands of shop owners earlier than is currently happening. Several reasons were given for why that is not a likely scenario. But it really did not take the give and take of the Summit to provide a concrete reason for this … [Read more...]
2013 Topps Baseball Day One
Wax pack wrappers were flying at hobby shops around North America on Wednesday as 2013 Topps Baseball Series One--the kickoff of the company's flagship brand that's been around since 1952--arrived. Those who don't live near a baseball card store or couldn't get there were busy buying and selling online. Dealers who ordered cases were madly breaking them down in hopes of … [Read more...]