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[[1994 Church's Hometown Stars]] is a 28-card set (one card per MLB team) produced by Pinnacle Brands. Collectors who purchased a nine-piece family meal during the months of April and May, 1994 would get a pack of four cards for free. Collectors could also get a pack for $0.69 with any other fried chicken order.
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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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<br />Each pack contained three regular cards and one gold parallel card. Despite being produced by Pinnacle Brands (at the time a licensee), this set is not licensed by MLB Properties and all MLB trademarks are airbrushed. A portion of the proceeds from card sales went to Habitat for Humanity.
 
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* [[1990 Score McDonald's]]
 
* [[1998 Topps TEK]]
 
* [[1982 Topps]]
 
* [[1991 Topps Stand-Ups]]
 
* [[2011 Topps Update]]
 
* [[1984 Fleer Update]]
 
* [[1999 Fleer Mystique]]
 
* [[2007 Ultra]]
 
  
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[[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.
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[[2015 Topps Stickers]] were released to on March 4th, 2015.
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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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[[2015 Topps Heritage]], released during the first week of March 2015, is a 500-card set. This year's set, the fifteenth, is based on the 1966 Topps set.
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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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[[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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[[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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[[2015 Topps Series One]] was released in the first week of February 2015. Similar to previous years, 2015 Topps Series One is distributed in various packaging formats: Hobby box, hobby jumbo box, retail box, retail rack packs, retail blasters and retail hanger boxes. Each hobby box promises one relic or auto while each hobby jumbo box promises one auto and two relics. When it comes to design, variety, configuration, card details, etc..... some collectors think 2015 Topps is one of the strongest flagship offerings in years.  
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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 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] is a 95-card set supplemented by a 98-card "Prospects" set, that was released January 7, 2015. Each 20-pack Hobby box will yield six autographs and a USA Baseball jersey card.
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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 National Treasures]] is a 224-card set released by Panini on January 2, 2015. Each eight-card box will contain four autographs, one multi-swatch "Book" card, and three other "hits."  
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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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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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[[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 Bowman Sterling]] is a 50-card set, supplemented by a 50-card "Prospects" insert set, released December 31, 2014. Each four-card pack 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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[[2014 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects]] is a 220-card set, released exclusively to Hobby outlets, on December 10, 2014. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph; Jumbo boxes three autographs; and the new Super Jumbos, five autographs.  
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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 Topps Five Star]] was released December 10th. Unlike the previous year's product, there will be no "base set," and noticeably fewer Relics. Each six-card box will yield:
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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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Either an autographed Relic or a Golden Graph or Silver Signature autograph
 
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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 Topps Dynasty]] was released December 3, 2014. Each card is a either a one-of-one cut signature, or an autographed patch card serial-numbered to 10 copies or less.
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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 High Tek]], a 100-card (or 600 counting all the patterns) set, was released in early December 2014. After a 14-year hiatus, Topps has brought back the all-acetate card set, popular with extreme set collectors. However, the format only bears a passing resemblance to the original product. Each eight-card box will yield one autograph and one serial-numbered parallel.
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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 Panini Classics]] is a 200-card set released November 19. Each 24-pack mini box will contain two 12-pack mini boxes, each of which will yield one autograph and one memorabilia card. This product contains the first memorabilia cards of Hall of Famers Roger Bresnehan, Bob Meusel and Gabby Hartnett
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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 High Numbers]] is a 100-card set released exclusively by Topps via their web store shoptopps.com. Each sealed set comes with a Real One autograph.  
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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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Released exclusively to retail outlets in special "Mega Boxes" on November 19, [[2014 Topps Chrome Update]] is a 55-card partial parallel of the 2014 Topps Update base set. Each Mega Box contained five packs of 2014 Topps Update and two packs of Chrome Update and retailed for $14.99.  
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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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[[2014 Panini Prizm Perennial Draft Picks]] is a 150-card set released November 12, 2014. Like the previous year's product, the set does not feature any current Majoe League players, and is NOT licensed by either MLB Properties or the MLB Players Association -- despite Panini's license with the MLBPA.
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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 12-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs and five Prizm parallels -- three of which will be serial-numbered.  
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[[2014 Topps Supreme]] was be released October, 29. Just like last year's product, every card in the set will be autographed and serial-numbered to 50 copies or less. Unlike 2013 Supreme which was exclusive to the Asian market, 2014 Supreme is available worldwide.  
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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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[[2014 Topps Update]] is a 330-card set released October, 15.
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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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[[2014 Panini Hall of Fame 75th Anniversary]] is a 300-card set released the week of October 8. Each 12-card box will yield two autographs, six inserts, and four base cards. All base cards are serial-numbered to 75 copies or less.
 
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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."
[[2014 Stadium Club]] is a 200-card set released on October 1, 2014. This is the first Stadium Club set issued since the much-maligned 2008 edition.
 
  
The product will be packaged similarly to Finest with three 6-pack mini boxes in every Hobby box. Each mini box will yield an autograph, two parallels and two inserts.
 
 
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[[2014 Bowman Chrome]] is a 220-card set, supplemented by a 100-card Prospects insert set, released the week of September 24, 2014.  For the first time, each 18-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs; while the new Jumbo boxes will have five autographs.</div>
 
 
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* [[Razz Break]]
 
* [[Group Break]]
 
* [[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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* [[Collecting Cards]]
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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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* [[Trading]]
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[[Notable Hobby People]]
 
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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>March 11</b>
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<b>May 23</b>
* [[2015 Donruss]]
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* [[2018 Topps Tier One]]
  
<b>March 18</b>
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<b>May 30</b>
* [[2015 Topps Opening Day]]
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* [[2018 Topps Pro Debut]]
* [[2015 Topps Tribute]]
 
  
<b>April 1</b>
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* [[2015 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes]]
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* [[2018 Topps Definitive]]
  
<b>April 3</b>
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<b>June 6</b>
* [[2015 Topps Museum Collection]]
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* [[2018 Finest]]
  
<b>April 17</b>
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<b>June 13</b>
* [[2015 Topps Gypsy Queen]]
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* [[2018 Topps Series Two]]
  
<b>Late April</b>
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<b>June 27</b>
* [[2015 Diamond Kings]]
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* [[2018 Stadium Club]]
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* [[2018 Topps Inception]]
  
<b>May 1</b>
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<b>June 29</b>
* [[2015 Bowman]]
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* [[2018 Topps Museum Collection]]
  
<b>May 20</b>
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<b>July 11</b>
* [[2015 Topps Tier One]]
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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]]
  
<b>May 27</b>
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<b>July 18</b>
* [[2015 Topps Pro Debut]]
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* [[2018 Donruss Optic]]
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* [[2018 Topps Allen and Ginter's]]
  
<b>June 3</b>
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<b>July 25</b>
* [[2015 Finest]]
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* [[2018 Topps Clearly Authentic]]
  
<b>June 10</b>
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<b>August 1</b>
* [[2015 Topps Archives]]
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* [[2018 Panini Immaculate]]
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* [[2018 Topps Chrome]]
  
<b>June 17</b>
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<b>August 8</b>
* [[2015 Topps Series Two]]
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* [[2018 Topps Luminaries]]
  
<b>June 24</b>
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<b>August 15</b>
* [[2015 Stadium Club]]
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* [[2018 Topps Archives]]
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* [[2018 Topps Heritage|2018 Topps Heritage High Number]]
  
<b>July 8</b>
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<b>August 24</b>
* [[2015 Bowman Inception]]
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* [[2018 Bowman High Tek]]
  
<b>July 22</b>
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<b>August 29</b>
* [[2015 Topps Allen & Ginter's]]
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* [[2018 Topps Five Star]]
  
<b>August 6</b>
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<b>September 5</b>
* [[2015 Topps Chrome]]
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* [[2018 Bowman Chrome]]
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* [[2018 Topps Gold Label]]
  
<b>September 16</b>
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<b>September 19</b>
* [[2015 Triple Threads]]
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* [[2018 Triple Threads]]
  
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* [[2018 Topps Update]]
* [[Buying Wax]]
 
* [[Collecting Cards]]
 
* [[Card condition]]
 
* [[Professional Grading]]
 
* [[Rookie Card|Rookie Cards]]
 
* [[Card storage]]
 
* [[Trading]]
 
* [[Shipping]]
 
 
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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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* [http://projectpedropc.blogspot.com Project Pedro/Cheap Wax Wednesday]
  
 
<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
 
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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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