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[[1997 Studio]] is a 165-card set, issued in August, 1997. Each pack, which resembles an express mail envelope, contained five standard-sized cards and one 8 X 10 Studio Portrait. It is believed that the following base cards: 112, 133, 137, 147 and 161 were short printed.  
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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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<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
[[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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[[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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[[2016 Topps Opening Day]] is a 200-card set, scheduled for release March 16th. As with previous iterations of this product, the base set reprints 125 cards from 2016 Topps Series One and 75 from Series Two. Each pack contains an insert.  
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[[2018 Topps Tier One]] was released May 23rd -- delayed one week from its original street date. As usual, all cards are either autographs or relics and there is no base set in the traditional sense. Each three-card box will contain two autographs and a relic.
 
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[[2016 Donruss]] is a 195-card set released March 2nd. The base set includes 30 short-printed Diamond Kings and 15 SPed Rated Rookies. Each pack contains one card from a 50-card insert done in the style of the [[1982 Donruss]] set.
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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.
 
 
Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield five parallels, 22 inserts, 24 1982 inserts, and three autographs and/or game used cards.
 
 
 
The product is notable for featuring the first "game-used" cards (and we use that term very loosely) of The San Diego Chicken.  
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Heritage]] is a 500-card set that was released March 3rd. This year's set, the sixteenth, is based on the [[1967 Topps]] set.
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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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[[2016 Topps Industry Summit]] cards were released during the 2016 Industry Summit that took place in Hawaii from February 21-25, 2016.
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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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[[2016 Topps Series One]] is a 350-card set released February 3rdFor the first time, the set features a borderless design.
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[[2018 Topps Gypsy Queen]] is a 320-card set released March 21thEach 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs and an oversized GQ Reflections box topper.
 
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[[2015 National Treasures]] was released by Panini the week of January 8th, 2016, and was the final product of the 2015 baseball year. Each card is either autographed and/or features a piece of game-used memorabilia.  
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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 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] is a 196-card prospect and draft pick laden set released December 31st, 2015. Every 20-pack Hobby box will contain four parallels, five inserts, a minimum of six autographs (although most boxes will yield more) and one USA Baseball jersey 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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[[2015 Panini USA Baseball]] is an 80-card boxed set released December 23rd, 2015. The set includes the 2015 USA 14U, 15U, 17U, 18U and Collegiate National Teams -- including 16 players who were drafted in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft.
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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.  
 
 
Each set also includes three Crown Royale inserts, two game-used memorabilia cards, and seven autographs.  
 
 
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[[2015 Topps Strata]] is scheduled for release the week of December 23rd, 2015. Similar to [[2015 Topps Tier One|Tier One]] and [[2015 Topps Supreme|Supreme]], there is no "base set."  All cards are autographs and/or game-used Relics, with each two-card box yielding one of each.  
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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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[[2015 Bowman's Best]] is a 100-card set supplemented with a 50-card Top Prospects insert, scheduled for release exclusively to Hobby outlets December 23rd.  This marks the return of Bowman's Best after a eight year hiatus.
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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.
  
Much like how the [[1994 Bowman's Best|original Bowman's Best]] was conceived as a hybrid of the Bowman and Finest brands, 2015 Bowman's Best can be seen as a hybrid of [[2015 Bowman]] and [[2015 Finest]].  Each Hobby box will contain two Finest-style six-pack mini-boxes, with each mini-box yielding two autographs.
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[[2015 Topps Dynasty]] was released December 16th, 2015. As with the previous year's product, each card is a either a one-of-one cut signature, or an autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten copies or less.
 
  
A total of 1559 one-card Hobby boxes were produced.  
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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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[[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.
[[2015 Topps Archives Signature Series]] was released during the second week of December 2015. Each box contains one encased buyback autographed Topps card.
 
 
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[[2015 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set scheduled for release December 9th. For the second consecutive year Bowman Draft will not feature any current active Major League players. As there are not even a token number of actual Major League players in the base set (Bowman Draft is not licensed by the MLBPA), none of the cards fit the traditional definition of a "Rookie Card" and none bear the MLB-approved RC "icon."
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[[2017 Topps Transcendent]] was released December 13th. Only 87 sets were produced.
  
For the first time since this product's inception as "Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects" in 2000, only players who were selected in the 2015 MLB Draft will be included -- in other words, all draft picks and no "prospects."
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Each factory set, which is packaged in a wooden case contains the following:
  
Each Hobby box will yield one autograph, with Jumbo boxes having three autos and Super Jumbos five. Exclusive parallels were inserted into packs distributed to the Asian-Pacific market.
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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.
31 of the 35 players selected in the first round of the 2015 MLB Draft have signed autographs for 2015 Bowman Draft including first overall pick Dansby Swanson. This marks the first time since 2004 that the number one overall pick in the draft has an autograph in that year's Bowman Draft/Draft Picks & Prospects.  
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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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[[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.
  
[[2015 Panini Contenders]] is a 99-card set, released November 11th, 2015. As with all other Panini products, it is not licensed by Major League Baseball, and as such, none of the cards are considered "true" rookies. However, the set is licensed by the Collegiate Licensing Corporation (CLC) and USA Baseball and features players, primarily, in their college uniforms.
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Also, just like last year, the conventional Hobby waxbox has been shelved in favor of Jumbo and Super Jumbo boxes.  
 
 
Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield six autographs with every third box yielding a seventh autograph. Every 12-box case will contain two autographs of Kyle Schwarber, Corey Seager and Yoan Moncada.  
 
 
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[[2015 Topps Chrome Update]] is a 50-card set released exclusively to Target stores starting the first week of November. Each $14.99 "Mega" box contains five packs of [[2015 Topps Update]] and two packs of four 2015 Topps Chrome Update cards. Unlike last year, this set is skip-numbered using the same sequential numbers from the Topps Update set.
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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.
  
Interestingly, each card (base, parallel, insert, and game used) has a "Speckled" Refractor sheen.  
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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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[[2015 Topps Heritage '51]] is a 104-card boxed set released October 28th. As the name implies, the set is based on the design of the 1951 Topps set, which was skipped over in favor of the more famous 1952 set when the Heritage brand was established in 2001. Not counting the "update" style Heritage High Numbers sets of 2012-14, this is the first Heritage set released in this form.
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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.  
Each boxed set will include the full 104-card base set, 21 parallels, and an autograph.
 
 
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[[2015 Topps Update]] was released October 21st. At 400 cards, it will be the largest "Traded" set since [[2002 Fleer Tradition Update]].  Each 36-pack Hobby box will continue to yield either an autograph or a Relic card while Hobby-exclusive Jumbo boxes will come with an autograph, a Relic, and a manufactured "Relic."
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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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[[2015 Topps High Tek]] is a 112-card acetate set that was released September 14th. Just like the previous year's product, each eight-card box will contain one parallel and one autograph.  
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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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[[2015 Topps Heritage|2015 Topps Heritage High Number Series]] was released September 25th, and consists of the final 225 cards in the 2015 Topps Heritage base setFor the first time since 2009, the Heritage High Number Series was released in pack form.  
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[[2017 Topps High Tek]] was released November 15th.  As usual, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background pattern parallelsAs part of a new configuration for the brand, each 40-card box will contain two autographs.
 
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[[2015 Topps Five Star]] was released September 30th. The product was given an overhaul with each box reduced from six cards to only two -- although both cards will be autographed.  
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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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[[2015 Topps Supreme]] was released September 23, about a month earlier than last year's product. Just like last year, every card in the set will be autographed and each Hobby box will yield two autographs.</div>
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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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[[2015 Triple Threads]] is a 140-card released by Topps, exclusive to Hobby outlets, on September 16th.  Once again, each seven card pack will yield: three base cards, two serial-numbered parallels, one Triple Relic and one Jumbo Relic, with one of the Relics being autographed.
 
 
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[[2015 Topps Heritage Minor League]] is a 225-card set released September 18thEach 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs and a Relic.
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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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* [[Rag]]
 
* [[Hot Pack]]
 
* [[Azuna]]
 
* [[Lenticular Printing]]
 
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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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* [[Buying Wax]]
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* [[Collecting Cards]]
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<b>March 30</b>
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* [[2016 Diamond Kings]]
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* [[2018 Topps Pro Debut]]
* [[2016 Topps Museum Collection]]
 
  
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* [[2016 Topps Gypsy Queen]]
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* [[2018 Topps Definitive]]
  
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<b>June 6</b>
* [[2016 Topps Legacies]]
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* [[2018 Finest]]
  
<b>April 27</b>
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* [[2016 Bowman]]
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* [[2018 Topps Series Two]]
  
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* [[2016 Topps Tier One]]
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* [[2018 Stadium Club]]
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* [[2018 Topps Inception]]
  
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* [[2016 Panini Flawless]]
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* [[2018 Topps Museum Collection]]
* [[2016 Topps Archives]]
 
  
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* [[2016 Finest]]
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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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* [[2016 Topps Series Two]]
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* [[2018 Donruss Optic]]
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* [[2018 Topps Allen and Ginter's]]
  
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* [[2016 Stadium Club]]
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* [[2018 Topps Clearly Authentic]]
  
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* [[2016 Bowman Inception]]
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* [[2018 Topps Chrome]]
  
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* [[2016 Topps Tribute]]
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* [[2018 Topps Luminaries]]
  
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* [[2016 Topps Allen & Ginter's]]
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* [[2018 Topps Archives]]
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* [[2018 Topps Heritage|2018 Topps Heritage High Number]]
  
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* [[2016 Topps Strata]]
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* [[2018 Bowman High Tek]]
  
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* [[2016 Topps Chrome]]
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* [[2018 Topps Five Star]]
  
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* [[2016 Topps The Mint]]
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* [[2018 Bowman Chrome]]
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* [[2018 Topps Gold Label]]
  
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* [[2016 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]]
 
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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 Topps Tier One was released May 23rd -- delayed one week from its original street date. As usual, all cards are either autographs or relics and there is no base set in the traditional sense. Each three-card box will contain two autographs and a relic.

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.

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