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[[1998 Finest]] is a 275-card set released in two series of 150 and 125 cards, respectively. Topps shed the fracturing scheme of the past two years, and went back to a simpler Finest base set. This would also be the last time all Finest base cards would be printed in equal quantities.
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[[1984 Topps Traded]] - [[1999 Topps Gold Label]] - [[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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[[2014 Triple Threads]] is a 141-card set released by Topps on September 10, 2014As in previous year's each seven-card pack will yield three base cards, two serial-numbered parallels, a serial-numbered Relic card, and an Autographed Relic card.
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[[2018 Bowman]] was released April 25thEach Hobby box will yield one autograph, one Bowman Sterling insert, and one Chrome Prospect Atomic Refractor.  Hobby Jumbo boxes will contain three autographs and two Bowman Sterling inserts.
 
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[[2014 Topps Chrome]] is a 220-card set released August 27. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.  New for 2014 are Jumbo packs, with each 12-pack Hobby-exclusive Jumbo box containing up to five autographs.
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[[2018 Diamond Kings]] is a 150-card set released by Panini on April 11th. Each pack will contain an insert and each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of short-printed base cards and a pair of base variations; three framed parallels, and two autographed and/or game-used cards.  
 
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[[2014 Finest]] is a 100-card set relased August 13, 2014. Each six-pack mini-box will yield an autograph; while two mini-boxes will make up a Hobby Master Box.  
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[[2018 Topps Tribute]] was released March 28th.  As usual, each three-card pack will include either an autograph or a relic.
 
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The second series of [[2014 Donruss]] was released August 5, 2014. This was the first "Donruss Baseball" set in nine years; however, bears little resemblance to the "flagship" brand it had been. Instead, Panini decided to reconfigure Donruss into a "retro" style product.  Each 24-pack Hobby is expected to yield two autographs and a game-used card.  
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[[2018 Topps Gypsy Queen]] is a 320-card set released March 21th.  Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs and an oversized GQ Reflections box topper.
 
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[[2014 Bowman Platinum]] is a 100 card set supplemented by a 100 card Prospects "insert," and was released the week of July 30th, 2014.  Each 20-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs and an autographed Relic. </div>
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[[2018 Panini Stars & Stripes]] was released March 21st and features current and former members of the USA Baseball team.  Each Hobby pack will contain a parallel and either an autograph or game-used card.
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[[2014 Topps Mini]], a 660-card set, was released to the hobby during the National Sports Collector's Convention which was held from July 30-Aug 3, 2014. Wax boxes were only available for purchase at the Topps booth. Each wax box contains one autograph or relic card.  
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[[2018 Topps Opening Day]] was released March 14th. As usual, the base set is a rehash of 200 cards from the Topps flagship. Each pack will yield one insert -- which are original to the product.  
 
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[[2014 Topps Allen & Ginter's]], a 350-card set, was released to the hobby on July 9th and to retail outlets a few days prior. Similar to prior years, hobby boxes contain 24 packs and include autographs and relics from athletes, celebrities and notable personalities.  
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[[2018 Donruss]] is a 270-card set released by Panini America on March 7th. Each Hobby box will yield three autographs/game-used cards.  
 
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[[2014 Panini Golden Age]] is a 150-card set, released in July, 2014. Each pack will contain one mini-sized parallel, and each 24-pack Hobby box will yield one Autograph, one memorabilia card, and one over-sized box topper.
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[[2018 Topps Heritage]] was officially released on February 28, 2018. This is the 18th year of Heritage. The set consists of 500 base cards, 100 of which are short-printed. Each hobby box will yield a relic, an auto or a relic/auto. Due to the inclusion of Shohei Ohtani in hobby-only packs, the initial price of hobby boxes and packs was higher than previous years ($75-$125/box).
 
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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.
  
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[[2014 Bowman Inception]] was released the week of June 18, 2014. As with the previous year's version of the product, there is no base set in the traditional sense. Each five card pack contains four autographs and an autographed 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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[[2014 Topps Series Two]], a 330-card set, was released to retail outlets on or near June 9, 2014.
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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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[[2014 Topps Archives]] is a 250-card set released the week of May 28th, 2014. As in previous years, the product recycles Topps designs from the past in both the base set and inserts. The product is notable for the inclusion of cards and autographs from cast members of the 1989 film Major League.
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[[2017 Topps Transcendent]] was released December 13th. Only 87 sets were produced.
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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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[[2014 Panini Prizm]] is a 210-card chromium stock set released May 22, 2014. The product includes significantly more Prizm parallels that in year's past, and the odds of finding an autograph have been reduced to 1:6/packs. The last ten cards in the base set make of a "Highlights" subset, and are all short-printed. Each 12-pack Hobby box is expected to yield six Prizm parallels (at least three being serial-numbered) and two autographs (one of which is signed on-card).
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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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[[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.
  
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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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[[2014 Bowman]] was released on April 30, 2014. Similar to previous Bowman releases, the base set contains 220 cards, the Propects insert set contains 110 cards and there are the usual slew of colored parallels. Hobby boxes contain 24 10-card packs. Jumbo boxes yield 12 32-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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[[2014 Topps Gypsy Queen]], a 350-card set, was released on April 10, 2014. Each 10-card pack will contain one mini parallel and each 24-pack Hobby box is expected to yield two autographs, one standard-sized Relic, a mini-sized Relic, and a 10-card box of additional minis.
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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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[[2014 Topps Opening Day]], a 220-card set, was released March 18, 2014. Like previous years, the 2014 Opening Day base set mimics the [[2014 Topps Series One]] design at an affordable price. Each 99-cent pack contains seven cards, one of which is an insert. Added this year are relic cards of ten different players.
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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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[[2014 Topps Heritage]] is a 500-card set released March 14, 2014. In its 14th year, 2014 Heritage is based on the "pennant" design of the [[1965 Topps]] set. Each 24-pack Hobby box should yield one autograph or Relic card, one over-sized box topper, eight short-printed base cards, and nine inserts.
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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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[[2014 Topps Series One]] was released, both to retail outlets and hobby shops, during the last week in January 2014. Each hobby will yield an autograph. Similar to 2013, short-printed and super short-printed variations exist along with the slew of inserts, relics and manufactured patch cards.
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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.  
 
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[[2013 Topps Supreme]], released in mid-December only in Asia, promises two autographs per box.
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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.
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[[2013 Topps Five Star]] is a 100-card set released on December 5th. Similar to the previous year's product, each six-card box will yield: One base card or parallel, one Relic, two autographs, either a third autograph or an autographed patch card, either an autographed "book" card or a Silver Signatures card.
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[[2017 Topps Five Star]] was released November 1st. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
 
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[[2013 Topps Heritage#High-Number_Series|2013 Topps Heritage High-Number Series]], a 100-card factory set, was released during the last week of November 2013. Each factory set, which were sold directly from shoptopps.com for $100 each, contains 100 base cards and one autographed card.
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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."
[[2013 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects]] was released the week of November 13, 2013.
 
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[[2013 Panini Prizm Perennial Draft Picks]] is a 148-card set released November 8th, 2013. Each 20-pack Hobby box will yield six Prizm parallels, three inserts, and four Prospect Signature autographs. This product does not feature any active Major League players, and is not licensed by either MLB Properties or the MLBPA. Prizm Perennial does contain the first autographs of Mark Appel, the first overall pick in the 2013 MLB Draft, and Cuban refugee Jose Abreu.
 
 
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* [[Razz Break]]
 
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* [[Dump]]
 
* [[Death Bump]]
 
* [[Bookend]]
 
* [[Rag]]
 
* [[Hot Pack]]
 
* [[Azuna]]
 
* [[Lenticular Printing]]
 
* [[Sticker Dump]]
 
* [[Junk Wax]]
 
* [[Rainbow]]
 
  
[[:Category:Hobby_Definitions|All definitions]]
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* [[Buying Wax]]
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* [[Card condition]]
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* [[Professional Grading]]
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* [[Rookie Card|Rookie Cards]]
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* [[Card storage]]
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* [[2018 Topps Pro Debut]]
Can't find a card shop nearby? Need a few packs right now but don't know where to go? Try the [[Card Shop Locator]]!
 
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<b>September 19</b>
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<b>June 6</b>
* [[2014 Topps Heritage Minor League]]
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* [[2018 Finest]]
  
<b>September 24</b>
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<b>June 13</b>
* [[2014 Panini Immaculate]]
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* [[2018 Topps Series Two]]
  
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<b>June 27</b>
* [[2014 Bowman Chrome]]
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* [[2018 Stadium Club]]
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* [[2018 Topps Inception]]
  
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<b>June 29</b>
* [[2014 Stadium Club]]
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* [[2018 Topps Museum Collection]]
* [[2014 Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary]]
 
  
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* [[2014 Topps Supreme]]
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* [[2018 Topps Archives Signature Series: Active Player Edition]]
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* [[2018 Topps Big League]]
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* [[2018 Topps Diamond Icons]]
  
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<b>July 18</b>
* [[2014 Topps High Tek]]
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* [[2018 Donruss Optic]]
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* [[2018 Topps Allen and Ginter's]]
  
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<b>July 25</b>
* [[2014 Topps Dynasty]]
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* [[2018 Topps Clearly Authentic]]
  
<b>December 3</b>
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<b>August 1</b>
* [[2014 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects]]
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* [[2018 Panini Immaculate]]
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* [[2018 Topps Chrome]]
  
<b>December 24</b>
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<b>August 8</b>
* [[2014 Bowman Chrome|2014 Bowman Chrome Mini Factory Sets]]
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* [[2018 Topps Luminaries]]
  
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<b>August 15</b>
* [[2015 Topps Series One]]
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* [[2018 Topps Archives]]
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* [[2018 Topps Heritage|2018 Topps Heritage High Number]]
  
<b>February 19, 2015</b>
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<b>August 24</b>
* [[2015 Topps Tribute]]
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* [[2018 Bowman High Tek]]
  
<b>March 1, 2015</b>
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<b>August 29</b>
* [[2015 Topps Heritage]]
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* [[2018 Topps Five Star]]
  
<b>TBA</b>
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* [[2014 Topps Five Star]]
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* [[2018 Bowman Chrome]]
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* [[2018 Topps Update]]
* [[Buying Wax]]
 
* [[Collecting Cards]]
 
* [[Card condition]]
 
* [[Professional Grading]]
 
* [[Rookie Card|Rookie Cards]]
 
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* [http://firstballot.blogspot.com First Ballot Picture Cards]
 
* [http://joeaveragecollector.blogspot.com Joe Average Card Collector]
 
* [http://joeaveragecollector.blogspot.com Joe Average Card Collector]
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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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<b>Podcasts</b>
 
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Set of the Month

1998 Finest is a 275-card set released in two series of 150 and 125 cards, respectively. Topps shed the fracturing scheme of the past two years, and went back to a simpler Finest base set. This would also be the last time all Finest base cards would be printed in equal quantities.

Previous Sets of the Month

1984 Topps Traded - 1999 Topps Gold Label - 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 Bowman was released April 25th. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph, one Bowman Sterling insert, and one Chrome Prospect Atomic Refractor. Hobby Jumbo boxes will contain three autographs and two Bowman Sterling inserts.

2018 Diamond Kings is a 150-card set released by Panini on April 11th. Each pack will contain an insert and each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of short-printed base cards and a pair of base variations; three framed parallels, and two autographed and/or game-used cards.

2018 Topps Tribute was released March 28th. As usual, each three-card pack will include either an autograph or a relic.

2018 Topps Gypsy Queen is a 320-card set released March 21th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs and an oversized GQ Reflections box topper.

2018 Panini Stars & Stripes was released March 21st and features current and former members of the USA Baseball team. Each Hobby pack will contain a parallel and either an autograph or game-used card.

2018 Topps Opening Day was released March 14th. As usual, the base set is a rehash of 200 cards from the Topps flagship. Each pack will yield one insert -- which are original to the product.

2018 Donruss is a 270-card set released by Panini America on March 7th. Each Hobby box will yield three autographs/game-used cards.

2018 Topps Heritage was officially released on February 28, 2018. This is the 18th year of Heritage. The set consists of 500 base cards, 100 of which are short-printed. Each hobby box will yield a relic, an auto or a relic/auto. Due to the inclusion of Shohei Ohtani in hobby-only packs, the initial price of hobby boxes and packs was higher than previous years ($75-$125/box).

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."

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