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[[1993 Select]] is a 405-card, single-series, set produced by Pinnacle Brands. Seeking a niche in the premium, mid-price market, Select was marketed as a set that wasn't quite as "premium" as Pinnacle, and was quite as "base" as Score. '93 Select was released in December 1992 and was buttressed by an extravagant marketing campaign that included a series of TV commercials that aired during ESPN's coverage of the 1992 MLB Expansion Draft.
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[[1999 Topps Gold Label]] is a 300-card multi-fractured set released in October, 1999. There are 100 players released on three different, repeating, levels, each with it's own design: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. The Class 1 cards are the easiest to find, while the Class 3s the toughest.
  
1993 Select is notable for Pinnacle debuted its trademark Dufex printing technology on all the insert cards.
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To distinguish between the Classes, each Class 1 card has the player's team logo in the background. Class 2 shows the player's hat logo, while Class 3 has the team wordmark.  
  
Subset cards include Draft Picks and Rookies, both sprinkled throughout the latter part of the set. Rookie Cards in this set include Derek Jeter, Jason Kendall and Shannon Stewart -- the Jeter being perhaps, his least desirable RC.
 
 
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
 
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
[[2007 SP Authentic]] - [[1998 E-X 2001]] - [[1997 Pinnacle Inside]] - [[2009 O-Pee-Chee]] - [[1997 Studio]] - [[2000 Pacific Invincible]] - [[2003 Victory]] - [[1994 Upper Deck The American Epic]] - [[2003 Topps 205]] - [[1992 Topps]] - [[1999 UD Choice]] - [[2003 Fleer Avant]] - [[1999 Topps Traded]] - [[1992 Leaf]] - [[1973 O-Pee-Chee]] - [[1977 Kellogg's]] - [[1994 Church's Hometown Stars]] - [[1990 Score McDonald's]] - [[1998 Topps TEK]] - [[1982 Topps]]
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[[1997 Circa]] - [[2001 SP Game Bat Milestone]] - [[2004 Bowman]] - [[1998 Topps Stars]] - [[1992 Score]] - [[2006 Topps Chrome ]] - [[1993 Donruss Elite Dominators]] - [[1991 Bazooka]] - [[1978 Hostess]] - [[2005 SPx]] - [[1966 Bazooka]] - [[1993 Select]] - [[2007 SP Authentic]] - [[1998 E-X 2001]] - [[1997 Pinnacle Inside]] - [[2009 O-Pee-Chee]] - [[1997 Studio]] - [[2000 Pacific Invincible]] - [[2003 Victory]] - [[1994 Upper Deck The American Epic]] - [[2003 Topps 205]] - [[1992 Topps]] - [[1999 UD Choice]] - [[2003 Fleer Avant]] - [[1999 Topps Traded]] - [[1992 Leaf]] - [[1973 O-Pee-Chee]] - [[1977 Kellogg's]] - [[1994 Church's Hometown Stars]] - [[1990 Score McDonald's]] - [[1998 Topps TEK]] - [[1982 Topps]]
 
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[[2016 Triple Threads]] is a 100-card set originally scheduled for release September 14th, 2016, but was recalled due to undisclosed "packaging issues" and eventually released two weeks late on September 28th.
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[[2018 Topps Series One]] was released January 30th. For the fourth consecutive year, Series One base set will consist of 350 cards. And for the third straight year, the set will have a borderless design.
  
As usual, each seven-card Hobby pack will contain three base cards, two parallels, one triple Relic card serial-numbered to 36 copies or fewer, and an autograph serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
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Once again, each 36-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic, while Hobby Jumbo boxes will one of each plus a manufactured "Relic."
 
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[[2016 Topps Heritage Minor League]] is a 215-card Minor League released September 28th. Each 18-pack box will yield one autograph and one Relic card.
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[[2017 Bowman's Best]] was released December 20th. The base set is 65 cards and is supplemented by a 35-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs and an Atomic Refractor parallel.
 
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[[2016 Bowman Chrome]] -- the 20th edition of this product -- is a 100-card set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects insert set, scheduled for release September 7th.  Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.
 
  
2016 BowChro seeing the return of "Vending Boxes." Unlike the Vending Boxes of old, these are not designed to restock baseball card vending machines, and are closer to [[1992 Bowman's|1992 Bowman]] "cartons." Each 80-card Vending Box will yield three autographs.
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[[2017 Panini Flawless]] was released December 20th.  Each ten-card box will include two gem-encrusted base cards or parallels serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two memorabilia cards, and six autographs.
 
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[[2016 Topps Archives Signature Series All-Star Edition]] was released exclusively to Hobby outlets August 30th, 2016. As with the [[2015 Topps Archives Signature Series|previous year's product,]] each box contains one encased autographed buyback card which is stamped as coming from this product and serial-numbered.  
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[[2017 Topps Transcendent]] was released December 13th. Only 87 sets were produced.
  
Rather than the plastic "slabs" Topps had used in the past (in brands like Topps Tribute and eTopps), each card is encased in an off-the-shelf BCW Mini Snap magnetic holder with a sticker sealing it shut. Since One Touch holders can only fit standard-sized (2 1/2" X 3 1/2") cards, all pre-1957 Topps cards (which measure 2 5/8" X 3 3/4") used in this product are encased in top-loaders.
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Each factory set, which is packaged in a wooden case contains the following:
  
As the subtitle of the product's name suggests, each player was at one point in their career an All-Star. New for 2016 are multi-player autographs and autographed game-used Relic cards.
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* One complete 50-card set -- each serial-numbered to 87 copies.
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* One complete 65-card MLB Moments Sketches set -- also serial-numbered to 87 copies.
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* One of the 65 sketches used to create the Sketch Reproductions OR a one-of-a-kind sketched baseball.
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* 50 Framed Autographs -- all serial-numbered to 25 copies or less.
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* One one-of-one Aaron Judge autograph, done in the style of a ''Topps Baseball'' base set designs -- 87 total.
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* One one-of-one MVP Autograph, Dual MVP Autograph, or MVP Cut Signature.
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* One one-of-one Oversized Cut Signature Box Topper.
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* One invitation to a VIP party in Atlanta, featuring an appearance by Hank Aaron in 2018.  
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There appears to be a significant number deceased players -- some dead for over a decade. It is unclear how Topps acquired these cards (i.e. whether these players signed for Topps before their death, or if these autographs were purchased by Topps from third-parties).
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[[2017 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set scheduled for release December 6th. Once again, the brand will feature both 2017 MLB Draft picks and assorted prospects.
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Also, just like last year, the conventional Hobby waxbox has been shelved in favor of Jumbo and Super Jumbo boxes.  
 
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[[2016 Bowman Platinum]] is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 110-card Top Prospects set, scheduled for release August 24th. Bowman Platinum is returning after a one year hiatus and will be available exclusively at Walmart stores.
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[[2017 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] was released December 6th, 2017. The set features players selected in the 2017 MLB Draft and other prominent prospects. New for 2017 are prospects from the Dominican League.
  
2016 Bowman Platinum is the first product to be released to a specific retailer since 1994 Sportflics Rookie/Traded.  
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Each five-pack Hobby box will yield six autographs, two game-used cards, a Future Threads Silhouette Autograph, and either another autograph or game-used card.
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[[2017 Panini Chronicles]] is a 150-card set released November 22nd. The new product is a new spin on the tradition post-season "update" set, with an original base set along with inserts based off other Panini brands -- including the first Panini Prizm cards since 2015. Each pack will contain either a serial-numbered card, an autograph, or a game-used card.
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[[2017 Topps Dynasty]] was released November 22nd. As in past years, each box will contain one encapsulated autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten copies or fewer.  
 
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[[2016 Topps Bunt]] is a 200-card "physical" card set based on, and with many ties to, the popular Topps Bunt digital card game.  
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After a 12 year absence, [[2017 Topps Gallery|Topps Gallery]] returns the week of November 17th. The 200-card base set will feature newly commissioned artwork on every card and will be exclusive to Walmart stores.  
 
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[[2016 Panini Immaculate]] is a 138-card set released August 17th. Each base card is serial-numbered to 99 copies. Each six-card box will contain five autographs/game-used cards.  
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[[2017 Topps High Tek]] was released November 15th. As usual, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background pattern parallels. As part of a new configuration for the brand, each 40-card box will contain two autographs.
 
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[[2016 Topps The Mint]] was released August 10th, 2016 -- a week earlier than previously announced. Each box will yield five serial-numbered on-card autographs with a limited checklist. On a box-per-box basis, this is the most expensive trading card product Topps has produced to date.
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[[2017 Topps Chrome Update]] was released, with little notice or fanfare, exclusively to Target stores the week of November 6th. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set, and is packaged in seven-pack "Mega Boxes." Unlike past Chrome Update Mega Boxes (which had a mix of Topps Update and Topps Chrome Update packs), the 2017 Mega Boxes have Chrome Update packs only.  
 
 
The Mint will feature the first fully-licensed autograph of Vin Scully.  
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Strata]] was released August 10th, 2016. As with the the previous year's set, All cards are autographs and/or game-used Relics, with each two-card box yielding one of each. Every other box with have the Relic replaced with an Autographed Relic.
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[[2017 Topps Luminaries]] was released November 8th. Each box contains one card, an autograph serial-numbered to 15 copies or fewer.
  
Each Relic will have an MLB-issued authentication sticker affixed with a unique serial number. When entered into the MLB Authentication website, the serial number will allow collectors to verify the "game used" authenticity of their Strata card.  
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We estimate that only 525 12-box cases will be produced.
 
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[[2016 Topps Chrome]] is a 200-card set scheduled for release August 3rd, 2016As usual, each Hobby box will yield two autographs and the usual slew of Refractor parallels are included.
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[[2017 Topps Five Star]] was released November 1stAll cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
 
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[[2016 Topps Allen & Ginter's]] is a 351-card set, released the week of July 22nd. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals. After a year in which all 350 base cards were printed in equal quantities, the last 51 cards are back to being short-prints.  
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[[2017 Bowman High Tek]] is a 56-card set scheduled for release October 25th. Like the Topps High Tek revival product of recent years, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background variations. As the name suggests, the base set consists exclusively of prospects. Each ten-card box will yield four autographs and a parallel.  
 
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[[2017 National Treasures]] was released October 25th.  All cards are autographs or game-used memorabilia cards. Each eight-card box will contain one "booklet."
[[2016 Donruss Optic]] is a 175-card parallel brand scheduled for release July 20th. Each card is printed on what Panini calls "Optichrome" cardstock, and the whole product can be see as their rendition of Topps Chrome. The base set is a rehash of the 2016 Donruss base set with 30 short-printed Diamond Kings, 35 Rated Rookies (20 of which did not appear in Donruss Baseball) and ten Autographed Rated Rookies.
 
  
Each 20-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Tribute]] was released exclusively to Hobby outlets July 16thEach six-pack Hobby box will contain one serial-numbered parallel, three Relics, and three autographs.
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[[2017 Topps Archives Signature Series]] was released October 25thAs with [[2016 Topps Archives Signature Series|previous editions of this product,]] each box contains one sealed autographed buyback.  Unlike previous iterations, all cards and autographs are of active players.
  
In an effort to avoid [[2015 Topps Tribute|the previous year's smeared autograph debacle,]] Tribute will be printed on "Chromax" (i.e. Finest-style chrome) stock.
 
 
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[[2016 Bowman Inception]] is scheduled for release the week of July 6th, 2016. Again, as is standard for this brand, there is no "base" set in the traditional sense and all cards are autographed. New for 2016, is the inclusion of a limited number of veteran players.
 
  
Each five card pack contains four (on-card) autographs and an autographed (sticker) relic card.
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[[2017 Topps Diamond Icons]] was released October 18th.  Each ten-card box will yield seven autographs, a relic, and two autographed relics.  All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer.
 
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[[2016 Stadium Club]] is a 300-card set to be released July 1st. Each 16-pack Hobby box is expected to yield two autographs.  
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[[2017 Topps Heritage Minor League]] is a 220-card set released October 18th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield one relic and one autograph.
 
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[[2016 Panini Flawless]] is a 103-card, jewel-encrusted, set released in June 24th. Each 10-card box (which is actually a Halliburton-style case) will contain two base cards serial-numbered to 20 copies or less, six autographs, and two memorabilia cards.  
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[[2017 Topps Update]] was released October 18th.
 
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[[2016 Topps Series Two]] is a 350-card set that was released June 18th. The product will feature, for the first time in a non-Allen & Ginter's product, Rip Cards.  
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[[2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks]] is a 59-card set released October 4th. As the name suggests, the product focuses on, but is not exclusive to, players selected in the 2017 MLB Draft. The product features players primarily in their college uniform, and is licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company.
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The product does NOT have any active Major League players and as such, despite having an MLBPA license, is not licensed by the MLB Players Association.
[[2016 Topps Tier One]] was released June 8th.  Each box will yield one Relic and two autographs.
 
  
As with previous iterations of this product, there is no "base set" in the conventional sense.
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Each pack contains an autograph.  
 
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[[2016 Topps Archives]] is a 310-card set, released June 1st. As has been this brand's trademark, one third of the base set is done in the style of the 1953 Topps set, one third as 1979 Topps, and the final third 1991 Topps.
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[[2017 Bowman Chrome]] is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set, released September 29th. Each 12-pack Hobby box (two, six-pack mini boxes) will yield two autographs, two 2016 Arizona Fall League inserts, and one Hobby-exclusive Prospect Shimmer Refractor parallel.
  
For the second consecutive year, Archives was solicited as a 300 card base set without short-prints, only for Topps to deliver a final product with ten SPed base cards -- 20 fewer SPs than the previous year's set.
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New for 2017 are HTA Choice boxes which contain three autographs. HTA Choice boxes will NOT contain any base cards or inserts; just autographs.  
 
 
Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Pro Debut]] is a 200-card Minor League set released May 25th, 2016. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two Relics and two autographs.  
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[[2017 Topps Fire]] is a 200-card set released exclusive to Target stores the week of September 27th.
 
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[[2017 Topps Gold Label]] is a 300-card set released September 20th.  As with the Gold Label sets of the late-90s, the set features 100 different players on three different "Class" cards: 1, 2, and 3.  Unfortunately, the holo-foil plastic cardstock the brand was known for in the 90s was not used -- regular paper stock was used instead.
  
[[2016 Finest]] is a 110-card set released May 18th. Each Hobby Master box will yield two autographs.
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Each box will yield one Framed Autograph.
 
 
On April 22nd, Topps announced drastic changes in 2016 Finest's distribution.  Those Hobby dealers who pre-ordered Finest directly from Topps would have their orders honored. (Finest was solicited to Hobby dealers from November 25th, 2015 to January 13th, 2016 at a direct price of around $600 for an eight-box case.) However, reportedly due to low pre-sales, Topps would not make Finest available to Hobby distributors or to online retailers and instead would sell it directly on the Topps.com website for $99.99 a box or $799.89 for an eight-box case.
 
 
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[[2016 Bowman]] is a 150-card set supplemented by a 150-card Prospects "insert" set that was released April 27thEach Hobby box will contain at least one autograph and each Jumbo box three.
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[[2017 Triple Threads]] is a 100-card set released September 20thAs usual, each seven-card Hobby pack will contain three base cards, two parallels, one triple Relic card serial-numbered to 36 copies or fewer, and an autograph serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
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[[2016 Topps Museum Collection]] is a 100-card set released April 13th.  Each pack will contain either an autograph or a relic. Each four-pack box will yield the following
 
 
 
* A Canvas Collection insert
 
* A Jumbo Relic
 
* A Quad Relic
 
* An Autograph
 
* An Autographed Relic
 
 
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<b>October 1</b>
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* [[2016 Topps Five Star]]
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* [[2018 Topps Heritage]]
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<b>March 7</b>
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* [[2018 Donruss]]
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<b>March 14</b>
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* [[2018 Panini Stars & Stripes]]
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* [[2018 Topps Opening Day]]
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<b>March 28</b>
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* [[2018 Topps Gypsy Queen]]
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* [[2018 Topps Inception]]
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* [[2018 Topps Tribute]]
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<b>April 11</b>
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* [[2018 Diamond Kings]]
  
<b>October 12</b>
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<b>April 18</b>
* [[2016 Topps Gold Label]]
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* [[2018 Topps Definitive]]
  
<b>October 17</b>
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<b>April 25</b>
* [[2016 Topps Update]]
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* [[2018 Bowman]]
  
<b>October 26</b>
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<b>May 16</b>
* [[2016 Panini Prime Cuts]]
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* [[2018 Topps Tier One]]
  
<b>November 2</b>
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<b>May 23</b>
* [[2016 Topps Dynasty]]
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* [[2018 Topps Pro Debut]]
* [[2016 Topps High Tek]]
 
  
<b>November 16</b>
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<b>June 6</b>
* [[2016 Panini Pantheon]]
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* [[2018 Finest]]
  
<b>December 7</b>
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<b>June 13</b>
* [[2016 Bowman Draft]]
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* [[2018 Topps Series Two]]
  
<b>December 21</b>
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<b>June 20</b>
* [[2016 Bowman's Best]]
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* [[2018 Topps Museum Collection]]
  
<b>February 5, 2017</b>
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<b>June 27</b>
* [[2017 Topps Series One]]
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* [[2018 Stadium Club]]
  
<b>March 1, 2017</b>
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<b>July 18</b>
* [[2017 Topps Heritage]]
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* [[[2018 Topps Allen and Ginter's]]
  
<b>March 22, 2017</b>
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<b>July</b>
* [[2017 Topps Tribute]]
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* [[2018 Topps Big League]]
  
 
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<b>Baseball Card Cyber Museum</b>
 
<b>Baseball Card Cyber Museum</b>
* [http://www.guitar9.com/bccm.html BCCM]
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* [https://www.cardcybermuseum.com/ Card Cyber Museum]
  
 
<b>Podcasts</b>
 
<b>Podcasts</b>

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Set of the Month

1999 Topps Gold Label is a 300-card multi-fractured set released in October, 1999. There are 100 players released on three different, repeating, levels, each with it's own design: Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3. The Class 1 cards are the easiest to find, while the Class 3s the toughest.

To distinguish between the Classes, each Class 1 card has the player's team logo in the background. Class 2 shows the player's hat logo, while Class 3 has the team wordmark.

Previous Sets of the Month

1997 Circa - 2001 SP Game Bat Milestone - 2004 Bowman - 1998 Topps Stars - 1992 Score - 2006 Topps Chrome - 1993 Donruss Elite Dominators - 1991 Bazooka - 1978 Hostess - 2005 SPx - 1966 Bazooka - 1993 Select - 2007 SP Authentic - 1998 E-X 2001 - 1997 Pinnacle Inside - 2009 O-Pee-Chee - 1997 Studio - 2000 Pacific Invincible - 2003 Victory - 1994 Upper Deck The American Epic - 2003 Topps 205 - 1992 Topps - 1999 UD Choice - 2003 Fleer Avant - 1999 Topps Traded - 1992 Leaf - 1973 O-Pee-Chee - 1977 Kellogg's - 1994 Church's Hometown Stars - 1990 Score McDonald's - 1998 Topps TEK - 1982 Topps

Just released

2018 Topps Series One was released January 30th. For the fourth consecutive year, Series One base set will consist of 350 cards. And for the third straight year, the set will have a borderless design.

Once again, each 36-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic, while Hobby Jumbo boxes will one of each plus a manufactured "Relic."

2017 Bowman's Best was released December 20th. The base set is 65 cards and is supplemented by a 35-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs and an Atomic Refractor parallel.

2017 Panini Flawless was released December 20th. Each ten-card box will include two gem-encrusted base cards or parallels serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two memorabilia cards, and six autographs.

2017 Topps Transcendent was released December 13th. Only 87 sets were produced.

Each factory set, which is packaged in a wooden case contains the following:

  • One complete 50-card set -- each serial-numbered to 87 copies.
  • One complete 65-card MLB Moments Sketches set -- also serial-numbered to 87 copies.
  • One of the 65 sketches used to create the Sketch Reproductions OR a one-of-a-kind sketched baseball.
  • 50 Framed Autographs -- all serial-numbered to 25 copies or less.
  • One one-of-one Aaron Judge autograph, done in the style of a Topps Baseball base set designs -- 87 total.
  • One one-of-one MVP Autograph, Dual MVP Autograph, or MVP Cut Signature.
  • One one-of-one Oversized Cut Signature Box Topper.
  • One invitation to a VIP party in Atlanta, featuring an appearance by Hank Aaron in 2018.

2017 Bowman Draft is a 200-card set scheduled for release December 6th. Once again, the brand will feature both 2017 MLB Draft picks and assorted prospects.

Also, just like last year, the conventional Hobby waxbox has been shelved in favor of Jumbo and Super Jumbo boxes.

2017 Panini Elite Extra Edition was released December 6th, 2017. The set features players selected in the 2017 MLB Draft and other prominent prospects. New for 2017 are prospects from the Dominican League.

Each five-pack Hobby box will yield six autographs, two game-used cards, a Future Threads Silhouette Autograph, and either another autograph or game-used card.

2017 Panini Chronicles is a 150-card set released November 22nd. The new product is a new spin on the tradition post-season "update" set, with an original base set along with inserts based off other Panini brands -- including the first Panini Prizm cards since 2015. Each pack will contain either a serial-numbered card, an autograph, or a game-used card.

2017 Topps Dynasty was released November 22nd. As in past years, each box will contain one encapsulated autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten copies or fewer.

After a 12 year absence, Topps Gallery returns the week of November 17th. The 200-card base set will feature newly commissioned artwork on every card and will be exclusive to Walmart stores.

2017 Topps High Tek was released November 15th. As usual, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background pattern parallels. As part of a new configuration for the brand, each 40-card box will contain two autographs.

2017 Topps Chrome Update was released, with little notice or fanfare, exclusively to Target stores the week of November 6th. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set, and is packaged in seven-pack "Mega Boxes." Unlike past Chrome Update Mega Boxes (which had a mix of Topps Update and Topps Chrome Update packs), the 2017 Mega Boxes have Chrome Update packs only.

2017 Topps Luminaries was released November 8th. Each box contains one card, an autograph serial-numbered to 15 copies or fewer.

We estimate that only 525 12-box cases will be produced.

2017 Topps Five Star was released November 1st. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.

2017 Bowman High Tek is a 56-card set scheduled for release October 25th. Like the Topps High Tek revival product of recent years, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background variations. As the name suggests, the base set consists exclusively of prospects. Each ten-card box will yield four autographs and a parallel.

2017 National Treasures was released October 25th. All cards are autographs or game-used memorabilia cards. Each eight-card box will contain one "booklet."

2017 Topps Archives Signature Series was released October 25th. As with previous editions of this product, each box contains one sealed autographed buyback. Unlike previous iterations, all cards and autographs are of active players.

2017 Topps Diamond Icons was released October 18th. Each ten-card box will yield seven autographs, a relic, and two autographed relics. All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer.

2017 Topps Heritage Minor League is a 220-card set released October 18th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield one relic and one autograph.

2017 Topps Update was released October 18th.

2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks is a 59-card set released October 4th. As the name suggests, the product focuses on, but is not exclusive to, players selected in the 2017 MLB Draft. The product features players primarily in their college uniform, and is licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company.

The product does NOT have any active Major League players and as such, despite having an MLBPA license, is not licensed by the MLB Players Association.

Each pack contains an autograph.

2017 Bowman Chrome is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set, released September 29th. Each 12-pack Hobby box (two, six-pack mini boxes) will yield two autographs, two 2016 Arizona Fall League inserts, and one Hobby-exclusive Prospect Shimmer Refractor parallel.

New for 2017 are HTA Choice boxes which contain three autographs. HTA Choice boxes will NOT contain any base cards or inserts; just autographs.

2017 Topps Fire is a 200-card set released exclusive to Target stores the week of September 27th.

2017 Topps Gold Label is a 300-card set released September 20th. As with the Gold Label sets of the late-90s, the set features 100 different players on three different "Class" cards: 1, 2, and 3. Unfortunately, the holo-foil plastic cardstock the brand was known for in the 90s was not used -- regular paper stock was used instead.

Each box will yield one Framed Autograph.

2017 Triple Threads is a 100-card set released September 20th. As usual, each seven-card Hobby pack will contain three base cards, two parallels, one triple Relic card serial-numbered to 36 copies or fewer, and an autograph serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.

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