Images taken by a photographer during Derek Jeter’s days as the New York Yankees top prospect are up for auction through the Topps Vault archives. Three 2 x 2-inch slide negatives of Jeter taken prior to the arrival of his first Topps cards in 1993 are among dozens of such items that are part of the company’s ongoing eBay sales. In one photo, a teenage Jeter is holding a … [Read more...] about Topps’ Jeter Vault: Images from Earliest Baseball Card Shoot Up for Auction
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Sheen Gives Twitter Shout as 2014 Archives Arrives
2014 Topps Archives baseball will again bring its share of quirkiness to the table. Archives was released Wednesday, bringing eight cards per pack with 24 packs per box and ten boxes to a case. Each hobby box will hold two autographs and cards of a certain movie star/collector will be randomly inserted. The product will again utilize Topps designs from the past while … [Read more...] about Sheen Gives Twitter Shout as 2014 Archives Arrives
Topps Treasure: Band-Aches Original Art Could Fetch $1 Million
Rescued from the depths of a warehouse on Topps property, a historic piece of art from the 1960's is available this week on eBay for a buy now/best offer price of $1 million. It’s not a long-forgotten 1952 Mickey Mantle. It is, however, expected to be one of the highest selling pop culture items in recent history. Originally created in 1967 by legendary Topps artist Norm … [Read more...] about Topps Treasure: Band-Aches Original Art Could Fetch $1 Million
VIDEO: The Topps Vault
For years, it was all locked inside a giant storage facility. One by one over the last few years, however, the little one-of-a-kind gems from Topps’ past have filtered out through ongoing eBay auctions. From the start, it was clear that collectors would pay for virtually anything the company loaded into a listing. Printing proofs. Old photos used for cards and other … [Read more...] about VIDEO: The Topps Vault