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=Distribution=
 
=Distribution=
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Wax: 24 packs per box; six cards per pack. (Exclusive to HTA Hobby stores)
  
 
=Reviews=
 
=Reviews=
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[http://blog.stalegum.com/2010/09/junk-box-break-1998-topps-stars.html Stale Gum]
  
 
=Insertion Ratios=
 
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=Checklist=
 
=Checklist=
  
==Base Set==
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==Promos==
  
NOTE: Each base set card is stamped with RED foil and serial-numbered to 9799 copies.
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These six cards were issued to dealers and The Hobby media in July, 1998 to preview the (then) upcoming 1998 Topps Stars product. The cards are similar in design to standard 1998 Topps Stars cards except for the "000/000" serial-number on back.
  
1 Greg Maddux
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars Pre-Production');
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</sql2wiki>
  
2 Darryl Kile
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==Base Set==
  
3 Rod Beck
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NOTE: Each base set card is stamped with RED foil and serial-numbered to 9799 copies.  There is also a BRONZE foil parallel also serial-numbered to 9799 copies; but for purposes of determining the "base" set, we consider the Reds to be it.
  
4 Ellis Burks
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player,info FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars');
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</sql2wiki>
  
5 Gary Sheffield
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==Parallels==
  
6 David Ortiz
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Each base card is available in the following parallels.
  
7 Marquis Grissom
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* Bronze (serial-numbered to 9799 copies)
  
8 Tony Womack
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* Silver (serial-numbered to 4399 copies)
  
9 Mike Mussina
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* Gold (serial-numbered to 2299 copies)
  
10 Bernie Williams
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* Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
  
11 Andy Benes
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==Inserts==
  
12 Rusty Greer
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===Rookie Reprints===
  
13 Carlos Delgado
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars Rookie Reprints');
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</sql2wiki>
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===Galaxy===
  
14 Jim Edmonds
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Each card is stamped with Bronze foil, serial-numbered to 100 copies, and available in the following parallels.
  
15 Raul Mondesi
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* Silver (serial-numbered to 75)
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* Gold (serial-numbered to 50)
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* Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 5)
  
16 Andres Galarraga
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars Galaxy Bronze');
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</sql2wiki>
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===Luminaries===
  
17 Wade Boggs
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Each card is stamped with Bronze foil, serial-numbered to 100 copies, and available in the following parallels.
  
18 Paul O'Neill
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* Silver (serial-numbered to 75)
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* Gold (serial-numbered to 50)
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* Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 5)
  
19 Edgar Renteria
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars Luminaries Bronze');
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</sql2wiki>
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===Supernovas===
  
20 Tony Clark
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Each card is stamped with Bronze foil, serial-numbered to 100 copies, and available in the following parallels.
  
21 Vladimir Guerrero
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* Silver (serial-numbered to 75)
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* Gold (serial-numbered to 50)
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* Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 5)
  
22 Moises Alou
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
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SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars Supernovas Bronze');
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</sql2wiki>
  
23 Bernard Gilkey
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==Autographs & Game-Used==
 
 
24 Lance Johnson
 
 
 
25 Ben Grieve
 
 
 
26 Sandy Alomar Jr.
 
 
 
27 Ray Durham
 
 
 
28 Shawn Estes
 
 
 
29 David Segui
 
 
 
30 Javy Lopez
 
 
 
31 Steve Finley
 
 
 
32 Rey Ordonez
 
 
 
33 Derek Jeter
 
 
 
34 Henry Rodriguez
 
 
 
35 Mo Vaughn
 
 
 
36 Richard Hidalgo
 
 
 
37 Omar Vizquel
 
 
 
38 Johnny Damon
 
 
 
39 Brian Hunter
 
 
 
40 Matt Williams
 
 
 
41 Chuck Finley
 
 
 
42 Jeromy Burnitz
 
 
 
43 Livan Hernandez
 
 
 
44 Delino DeShields
 
 
 
45 Charles Nagy
 
 
 
46 Scott Rolen
 
 
 
47 Neifi Perez
 
 
 
48 John Wetteland
 
 
 
49 Eric Milton
 
 
 
50 Mike Piazza
 
 
 
51 Cal Ripken
 
 
 
52 Mariano Rivera
 
 
 
53 Butch Huskey
 
 
 
54 Quinton McCracken
 
 
 
55 Jose Cruz Jr.
 
 
 
56 Brian Jordan
 
 
 
57 Hideo Nomo
 
 
 
58 Masato Yoshii RC
 
 
 
59 Cliff Floyd
 
 
 
60 Jose Guillen
 
 
 
61 Jeff Shaw
 
 
 
62 Edgar Martinez
 
 
 
63 Rondell White
 
 
 
64 Hal Morris
 
 
 
65 Barry Larkin
 
 
 
66 Eric Young
 
 
 
67 Ray Lankford
 
 
 
68 Derek Bell
 
 
 
69 Charles Johnson
 
 
 
70 Robin Ventura
 
 
 
71 Chuck Knoblauch
 
 
 
72 Kevin Brown
 
 
 
73 Jose Valentin
 
 
 
74 Jay Buhner
 
 
 
75 Tony Gwynn
 
 
 
76 Andy Pettitte
 
 
 
77 Edgardo Alfonzo
 
 
 
78 Kerry Wood
 
 
 
79 Darin Erstad
 
 
 
80 Paul Konerko
 
 
 
81 Jason Kendall
 
 
 
82 Tino Martinez
 
 
 
83 Brad Radke
 
 
 
84 Jeff King
 
 
 
85 Travis Lee
 
 
 
86 Jeff Kent
 
 
 
87 Trevor Hoffman
 
 
 
88 David Cone
 
 
 
89 Jose Canseco
 
 
 
90 Juan Gonzalez
 
 
 
91 Todd Hundley
 
 
 
92 John Valentin
 
 
 
93 Sammy Sosa
 
 
 
94 Jason Giambi
 
 
 
95 Chipper Jones
 
 
 
96 Jeff Blauser
 
 
 
97 Brad Fullmer
 
 
 
98 Derrek Lee
 
 
 
99 Denny Neagle
 
 
 
100 Ken Griffey Jr.
 
 
 
101 David Justice
 
 
 
102 Tim Salmon
 
 
 
103 J.T. Snow
 
 
 
104 Fred McGriff
 
 
 
105 Brady Anderson
 
 
 
106 Larry Walker
 
 
 
107 Jeff Cirillo
 
 
 
108 Andruw Jones
 
 
 
109 Manny Ramirez
 
 
 
110 Justin Thompson
 
 
 
111 Vinny Castilla
 
 
 
112 Chan Ho Park
 
 
 
113 Mark Grudzielanek
 
 
 
114 Mark Grace
 
 
 
115 Ken Caminiti
 
 
 
116 Ryan Klesko
 
 
 
117 Rafael Palmeiro
 
 
 
118 Pat Hentgen
 
 
 
119 Eric Karros
 
 
 
120 Randy Johnson
 
 
 
121 Roberto Alomar
 
 
 
122 John Olerud
 
 
 
123 Paul Molitor
 
 
 
124 Dean Palmer
 
 
 
125 Nomar Garciaparra
 
 
 
126 Curt Schilling
 
 
 
127 Jay Bell
 
 
 
128 Craig Biggio
 
 
 
129 Marty Cordova
 
 
 
130 Ivan Rodriguez
 
 
 
131 Todd Helton
 
 
 
132 Jim Thome
 
 
 
133 Albert Belle
 
 
 
134 Mike Lansing
 
 
 
135 Mark McGwire
 
 
 
136 Roger Clemens
 
 
 
137 Tom Glavine
 
 
 
138 Ron Gant
 
 
 
139 Alex Rodriguez
 
 
 
140 Jeff Bagwell
 
 
 
141 John Smoltz
 
 
 
142 Kenny Lofton
 
 
 
143 Dante Bichette
 
 
 
144 Pedro Martinez
 
 
 
145 Barry Bonds
 
 
 
146 Travis Fryman
 
 
 
147 Bobby Jones
 
 
 
148 Bobby Higginson
 
 
 
149 Reggie Sanders
 
  
150 Frank Thomas
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===Rookie Reprints Autographs===
  
==Parallels==
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This set is an autographed parallel version to the Topps Stars Rookie Reprints set. Each card is autographed on-card and carries the Certified Autograph Issue stamp.
  
Each base card is available in the following parallels.
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<sql2wiki database="carddb">
 
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SELECT num,player FROM cards WHERE (year = 1998) AND (setname = 'Topps Stars Rookie Reprints Autographs');
* Bronze (serial-numbered to 9799 copies)
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</sql2wiki>
 
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[[Category:1998]]
* Silver (serial-numbered to 4399 copies)
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[[Category:Topps]]
 
 
* Gold (serial-numbered to 2299 copies)
 
 
 
* Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
 
 
 
==Inserts==
 
 
 
==Autographs & Game-Used==
 

Revision as of 15:48, 26 January 2015


Description

1998 Topps Stars is a 150-card set that was distributed exclusively to Topps' Home Team Advantage stores. Every base set card is serial-numbered to 9799 copies and each pack contains four other serial-numbered parallel cards.

Distribution

Wax: 24 packs per box; six cards per pack. (Exclusive to HTA Hobby stores)

Reviews

Stale Gum

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Odds
Base 150 9799 two-per-pack
Bronze 150 9799 two-per-pack
Silver 150 4399 one-per-pack
Gold 150 2299 1:2
Gold Rainbow 150 99 1:46
Bronze Galaxy 10 100 1:682
Silver Galaxy 10 75 1:910
Gold Galaxy 10 50 1:1364
Gold Rainbow Galaxy 10 5 1:13,643
Bronze Luminaries 15 100 1:455
Silver Luminaries 15 75 1:606
Gold Luminaries 15 50 1:910
Gold Rainbow Luminaries 15 5 1:9095
Bronze Supernovas 10 100 1:682
Silver Supernovas 10 75 1:910
Gold Supernovas 10 50 1:1364
Gold Rainbow Supernovas 10 5 1:13,643
Hall of Fame Rookie Reprints 5 - 1:24
Autographed Hall of Fame Rookie Reprints 5 - 1:273

Checklist

Promos

These six cards were issued to dealers and The Hobby media in July, 1998 to preview the (then) upcoming 1998 Topps Stars product. The cards are similar in design to standard 1998 Topps Stars cards except for the "000/000" serial-number on back.

  • PP1 Mike Piazza
  • PP2 Darin Erstad
  • PP3 Vinny Castilla
  • PP4 Craig Biggio
  • PP5 Ivan Rodriguez
  • PP6 Pedro Martinez

Base Set

NOTE: Each base set card is stamped with RED foil and serial-numbered to 9799 copies. There is also a BRONZE foil parallel also serial-numbered to 9799 copies; but for purposes of determining the "base" set, we consider the Reds to be it.

  • 1 Greg Maddux
  • 2 Darryl Kile
  • 3 Rod Beck
  • 4 Ellis Burks
  • 5 Gary Sheffield
  • 6 David Ortiz
  • 7 Marquis Grissom
  • 8 Tony Womack
  • 9 Mike Mussina
  • 10 Bernie Williams
  • 11 Andy Benes
  • 12 Rusty Greer
  • 13 Carlos Delgado
  • 14 Jim Edmonds
  • 15 Raul Mondesi
  • 16 Andres Galarraga
  • 17 Wade Boggs
  • 18 Paul O'Neill
  • 19 Edgar Renteria
  • 20 Tony Clark
  • 21 Vladimir Guerrero
  • 22 Moises Alou
  • 23 Bernard Gilkey
  • 24 Lance Johnson
  • 25 Ben Grieve
  • 26 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
  • 27 Ray Durham
  • 28 Shawn Estes
  • 29 David Segui
  • 30 Javy Lopez
  • 31 Steve Finley
  • 32 Rey Ordonez
  • 33 Derek Jeter
  • 34 Henry Rodriguez
  • 35 Mo Vaughn
  • 36 Richard Hidalgo
  • 37 Omar Vizquel
  • 38 Johnny Damon
  • 39 Brian Hunter
  • 40 Matt Williams
  • 41 Chuck Finley
  • 42 Jeromy Burnitz
  • 43 Livan Hernandez
  • 44 Delino DeShields
  • 45 Charles Nagy
  • 46 Scott Rolen
  • 47 Neifi Perez
  • 48 John Wetteland
  • 49 Eric Milton
  • 50 Mike Piazza
  • 51 Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • 52 Mariano Rivera
  • 53 Butch Huskey
  • 54 Quinton McCracken
  • 55 Jose Cruz, Jr.
  • 56 Brian Jordan
  • 57 Hideo Nomo
  • 58 Masato Yoshii RC
  • 59 Cliff Floyd
  • 60 Jose Guillen
  • 61 Jeff Shaw
  • 62 Edgar Martinez
  • 63 Rondell White
  • 64 Hal Morris
  • 65 Barry Larkin
  • 66 Eric Young
  • 67 Ray Lankford
  • 68 Derek Bell
  • 69 Charles Johnson
  • 70 Robin Ventura
  • 71 Chuck Knoblauch
  • 72 Kevin Brown
  • 73 Jose Valentin
  • 74 Jay Buhner
  • 75 Tony Gwynn
  • 76 Andy Pettitte
  • 77 Edgardo Alfonzo
  • 78 Kerry Wood
  • 79 Darin Erstad
  • 80 Paul Konerko
  • 81 Jason Kendall
  • 82 Tino Martinez
  • 83 Brad Radke
  • 84 Jeff King
  • 85 Travis Lee
  • 86 Jeff Kent
  • 87 Trevor Hoffman
  • 88 David Cone
  • 89 Jose Canseco
  • 90 Juan Gonzalez
  • 91 Todd Hundley
  • 92 John Valentin
  • 93 Sammy Sosa
  • 94 Jason Giambi
  • 95 Chipper Jones
  • 96 Jeff Blauser
  • 97 Brad Fullmer
  • 98 Derrek Lee
  • 99 Denny Neagle
  • 100 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • 101 Dave Justice
  • 102 Tim Salmon
  • 103 J.T. Snow
  • 104 Fred McGriff
  • 105 Brady Anderson
  • 106 Larry Walker
  • 107 Jeff Cirillo
  • 108 Andruw Jones
  • 109 Manny Ramirez
  • 110 Justin Thompson
  • 111 Vinny Castilla
  • 112 Chan Ho Park
  • 113 Mark Grudzielanek
  • 114 Mark Grace
  • 115 Ken Caminiti
  • 116 Ryan Klesko
  • 117 Rafael Palmeiro
  • 118 Pat Hentgen
  • 119 Eric Karros
  • 120 Randy Johnson
  • 121 Roberto Alomar
  • 122 John Olerud
  • 123 Paul Molitor
  • 124 Dean Palmer
  • 125 Nomar Garciaparra
  • 126 Curt Schilling
  • 127 Jay Bell
  • 128 Craig Biggio
  • 129 Marty Cordova
  • 130 Ivan Rodriguez
  • 131 Todd Helton
  • 132 Jim Thome
  • 133 Albert Belle
  • 134 Mike Lansing
  • 135 Mark McGwire
  • 136 Roger Clemens
  • 137 Tom Glavine
  • 138 Ron Gant
  • 139 Alex Rodriguez
  • 140 Jeff Bagwell
  • 141 John Smoltz
  • 142 Kenny Lofton
  • 143 Dante Bichette
  • 144 Pedro Martinez
  • 145 Barry Bonds
  • 146 Travis Fryman
  • 147 Bobby Jones
  • 148 Bob Higginson
  • 149 Reggie Sanders
  • 150 Frank Thomas

Parallels

Each base card is available in the following parallels.

  • Bronze (serial-numbered to 9799 copies)
  • Silver (serial-numbered to 4399 copies)
  • Gold (serial-numbered to 2299 copies)
  • Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Inserts

Rookie Reprints

  • 1 Johnny Bench
  • 2 Whitey Ford
  • 3 Joe Morgan
  • 4 Mike Schmidt
  • 5 Carl Yastrzemski

Galaxy

Each card is stamped with Bronze foil, serial-numbered to 100 copies, and available in the following parallels.

  • Silver (serial-numbered to 75)
  • Gold (serial-numbered to 50)
  • Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 5)

  • G1 Barry Bonds
  • G2 Jeff Bagwell
  • G3 Nomar Garciaparra
  • G4 Chipper Jones
  • G5 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • G6 Sammy Sosa
  • G7 Larry Walker
  • G8 Alex Rodriguez
  • G9 Craig Biggio
  • G10 Raul Mondesi

Luminaries

Each card is stamped with Bronze foil, serial-numbered to 100 copies, and available in the following parallels.

  • Silver (serial-numbered to 75)
  • Gold (serial-numbered to 50)
  • Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 5)

  • L1 Ken Griffey, Jr.
  • L2 Mark McGwire
  • L3 Juan Gonzalez
  • L4 Tony Gwynn
  • L5 Frank Thomas
  • L6 Mike Piazza
  • L7 Chuck Knoblauch
  • L8 Kenny Lofton
  • L9 Barry Bonds
  • L10 Matt Williams
  • L11 Raul Mondesi
  • L12 Ivan Rodriguez
  • L13 Alex Rodriguez
  • L14 Nomar Garciaparra
  • L15 Ken Caminiti

Supernovas

Each card is stamped with Bronze foil, serial-numbered to 100 copies, and available in the following parallels.

  • Silver (serial-numbered to 75)
  • Gold (serial-numbered to 50)
  • Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 5)

  • S1 Ben Grieve
  • S2 Travis Lee
  • S3 Todd Helton
  • S4 Adrian Beltre
  • S5 Derrek Lee
  • S6 David Ortiz
  • S7 Brad Fullmer
  • S8 Mark Kotsay
  • S9 Paul Konerko
  • S10 Kerry Wood

Autographs & Game-Used

Rookie Reprints Autographs

This set is an autographed parallel version to the Topps Stars Rookie Reprints set. Each card is autographed on-card and carries the Certified Autograph Issue stamp.

  • 1 Johnny Bench
  • 2 Whitey Ford
  • 3 Joe Morgan
  • 4 Mike Schmidt
  • 5 Carl Yastrzemski