by Rich Klein In some ways the 2011 Topps USA Team Box Set is one of the easiest to review. Unless you are not only a devoted prospector, but read Baseball America cover to cover, these names won’t mean much to the average collector. Thus, the only real action with these sets is to buy, open to see what autographs are inside and hold until the time we start seeing these guys … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps USA Baseball Box Break
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2011 Topps Triple Threads Football Box Review
by Rich Klein When Topps began using the Triple Threads name back about five or six years ago, I honestly thought the product might be one of those one-offs and not have a long term place in the Topps family of products. Several years later, Triple Threads has been one of the most consistent of the higher end brands that the company produces. A good mix of players both old … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Triple Threads Football Box Review
2011 Topps Tier One Box Break
by Rich Klein We recently received the 2011 Topps Tier 1 box and I was frankly excited to see this one arrive. Topps had sent out a press release detailing how they were going to improve the player selection in this product and after our experiences with Triple Threads and Marquee where our big hits were respectively, Tyler Colvin and Tyson Ross, we were hopeful for a much … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Tier One Box Break
2011 Topps Triple Threads Baseball Box Break
By Rich Klein Topps Triple Threads baseball has been around as a product for several years now. The best aspect of this popular product is that most of the players represented on these cards are going to be among the best from the past and present. According to the "master box" which consists of two "mini-boxes", each seven-card mini box includes both a relic card and an … [Read more...] about 2011 Topps Triple Threads Baseball Box Break
Topps Triple Threads 2011 Baseball Released
Topps Triple Threads 2011 baseball rolled into stores on Tuesday and Wednesday. One of the year's most anticipated baseball products runs about $170 per box and contains two packs per display box. Each pack contains three numbered Topps Triple Threads Baseball base cards plus two numbered Parallel cards plus one numbered Triple Relic card and one Triple Threads Unity Single … [Read more...] about Topps Triple Threads 2011 Baseball Released
2011 Panini Threads Box Break
A familiar brand name is back on the market. This year's 2011 Panini Threads football hit store shelves in late August with the company promising one rookie card per pack. This year's design is all horizontal to showcase the action photography according to Panini. The edges of the base cards are meant to look like fabric from uniforms, it seems. The Panini Threads logo is … [Read more...] about 2011 Panini Threads Box Break
2010 Topps Triple Threads Football Review
by Rich Klein The holiday season came early this week as we received a nice package from Topps of three new products. This review covers Topps Triple Threads football. The Triple Threads product line has been out for a few years now and is one of the products that seems to resonate with collectors. Triple Threads comes in two mini-boxes which gives dealers the option … [Read more...] about 2010 Topps Triple Threads Football Review
Triple Crown Chase: Pujols Cards Ready for New Spike?
Carl Yastrzemski was the last player to win the Triple Crown. His 1967 season is the stuff of legend. How tough has it been for a National League player to win the home run, RBI and batting titles in the same year? The last man to do it was Ducky Medwick...in 1937. Now, another Cardinal is making a legitimate run. Albert Pujols leads the NL in homers and RBI and is … [Read more...] about Triple Crown Chase: Pujols Cards Ready for New Spike?
2009 Triple Threads: Playing the Lottery
Topps' latest high-end product hits the shelves. … [Read more...] about 2009 Triple Threads: Playing the Lottery