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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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[[1993 Cardtoons]] is a 95-card parody set intended for release in 1993, but not issued until over a year later. This completely unlicensed set uses cartoon caricatures on its fronts to parody then-active MLB players. The backs carry comical "career highlights" within silver-colored panels on the left sides and team logo caricatures on the right sides.
 
 
<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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This product was the subject of a seven-year long court battle between the producers and the MLB Players Association -- a case eventually won by Cardtoons.
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[[1998 Finest]] - [[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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[[2015 Donruss]] is a 245-card set released on March 11. With a bizzare design loosely based on the 1985 Donruss and 1987 Donruss sets, each 24-pack Hobby box will yield at least one autograph and two game-used memorabilia cards. 95 base cards are short-printed with the final 50 cards done in the style of the 1981 Donruss set.  
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[[2018 Panini Immaculate]] was released August 1st. Each six-card box will yield five autographs and/or game-used cards. All cards are serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
 
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[[2015 Topps Stickers]] were released on March 4, 2015. Each packet contains eight stickers and fifty packets come inside a retail box. The complete set consists of 301 stickers, which includes 236 current players, 19 retired players, 16 team mascots and a team logo sticker for every team. The 32-page album comes with 6 stickers.
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[[2018 Topps Chrome]] was released August 1st. Each Hobby box will yield two autographs while each Jumbo box will have five autos.
 
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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 Donruss Optic]] was released July 18th. As usual, Optic is a 175-card chromium-stock take on the 2018 Donruss set. Each 20-pack Hobby box will yield 15 inserts/Prizm parallels, 15 Rated Rookie base cards, and two autographs.
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Randomly seeded "Hot Boxes" will yield five autographs, or one serial-numbered Prizm per pack.  
[[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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[[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 Topps Allen & Ginter]] is a 350-card set, released the week of July 18th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.
 
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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 Big League]] is a 400-card set scheduled for release July 11th. It is a new product (replacing Topps BUNT), it is targeted toward young collectors.  
 
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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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[[2018 Topps Definitive Collection]] was released July 6th.  An all "hit" product, each eight-card box will yield six on-card autographs and two Relics.
 
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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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[[2018 Bowman Platinum]] is a 100-card set supplemented by a 100-card Top Prospects insert set, released in late June. For the third consecutive year, Bowman Platinum will be distributed exclusively to Walmart stores.  
 
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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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[[2018 Topps Museum Collection]] is a 100-card set released June 29th. Each pack will contain either an autograph or a relic. Each four-pack box will yield the following:
  
Four autographs
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*  A Jumbo Relic
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*  A Quad Relic
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*  An Autograph
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*  An Autographed Relic
 
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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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[[2018 Stadium Club]] is a 300-card set released June 27th.  Each 16-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.
 
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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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[[2018 Topps Inception]] is a 100-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets on June 27th. Each seven-card box will contain four base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.
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Originally, Inception was scheduled for a late March release; but Topps pushed it back three months. Curiously, Shohei Ohtani does NOT have a Rookie Card in the product -- although he does have a few autographs.
 
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[[2018 Topps Series Two]] was released June 13th.
[[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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[[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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[[2018 Finest]] is a 125-card set released by Topps on June 6th. Each box will yield 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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[[2018 Topps Pro Debut]] is a 200-card Minor League set released May 30th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two Relics and two autographs.  
 
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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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[[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.
 
 
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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[[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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[[2014 Topps Update]] is a 330-card set released October, 15.
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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 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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[[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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[[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.
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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.
 
 
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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<h2 style="background:#CDF2E0; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Featured hobby definitions</h2>
 
  
* [[Razz Break]]
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* [[Dump]]
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* [[Death Bump]]
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* [[Bookend]]
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* [[Rag]]
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* [[Hot Pack]]
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* [[Azuna]]
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* [[Card storage]]
* [[Lenticular Printing]]
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* [[Trading]]
* [[Sticker Dump]]
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* [[Shipping]]
* [[Junk Wax]]
 
* [[Rainbow]]
 
 
 
[[:Category:Hobby_Definitions|All definitions]]
 
 
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[[Notable Hobby People]]
 
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* [[2018 Topps National Baseball Card Day]]
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 18</b>
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<b>August 22</b>
* [[2015 Topps Opening Day]]
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* [[2018 Topps Diamond Icons]]
* [[2015 Topps Tribute]]
 
  
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<b>August 24</b>
* [[2015 Panini USA Baseball Stars & Stripes]]
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* [[2018 Panini Chronicles]]
  
<b>April 3</b>
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<b>September 5</b>
* [[2015 Topps Museum Collection]]
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* [[2018 Bowman Chrome]]
  
<b>April 17</b>
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<b>September 7</b>
* [[2015 Topps Gypsy Queen]]
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* [[2018 Topps Luminaries]]
  
<b>April 22</b>
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<b>September 12</b>
* [[2015 Diamond Kings]]
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* [[2018 Bowman High Tek]]
  
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<b>September 14</b>
* [[2015 Bowman Series One]]
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* [[2018 Topps Heritage|2018 Topps Heritage High Number]]
  
<b>May 20</b>
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<b>September 19</b>
* [[2015 Topps Tier One]]
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* [[2018 Topps Five Star]]
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* [[2018 Triple Threads]]
  
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<b>September 26</b>
* [[2015 Topps Pro Debut]]
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* [[2018 National Treasures]]
  
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* [[2015 Finest]]
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* [[2018 Topps Gold Label]]
  
<b>June 10</b>
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<b>October 3</b>
* [[2015 Topps Archives]]
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* [[2018 Topps Archives Signature Series Retired Edition]]
  
<b>June 17</b>
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<b>October 10</b>
* [[2015 Topps Series Two]]
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* [[2018 Topps High Tek]]
  
<b>June 24</b>
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* [[2015 Stadium Club]]
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* [[2018 Topps Update]]
  
<b>July 8</b>
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<b>November 7</b>
* [[2015 Bowman Inception]]
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* [[2018 Topps Dynasty]]
  
<b>July 22</b>
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<b>December 5</b>
* [[2015 Topps Allen & Ginter's]]
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* [[2018 Bowman Draft]]
  
<b>August 6</b>
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<b>December 19</b>
* [[2015 Topps Chrome]]
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* [[2018 Bowman's Best]]
 
 
<b>September 16</b>
 
* [[2015 Triple Threads]]
 
 
 
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* [[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://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]
  
 
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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]
  
 
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Set of the Month

1993 Cardtoons is a 95-card parody set intended for release in 1993, but not issued until over a year later. This completely unlicensed set uses cartoon caricatures on its fronts to parody then-active MLB players. The backs carry comical "career highlights" within silver-colored panels on the left sides and team logo caricatures on the right sides.

This product was the subject of a seven-year long court battle between the producers and the MLB Players Association -- a case eventually won by Cardtoons.

Previous Sets of the Month

1998 Finest - 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 Panini Immaculate was released August 1st. Each six-card box will yield five autographs and/or game-used cards. All cards are serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.

2018 Topps Chrome was released August 1st. Each Hobby box will yield two autographs while each Jumbo box will have five autos.

2018 Donruss Optic was released July 18th. As usual, Optic is a 175-card chromium-stock take on the 2018 Donruss set. Each 20-pack Hobby box will yield 15 inserts/Prizm parallels, 15 Rated Rookie base cards, and two autographs.

Randomly seeded "Hot Boxes" will yield five autographs, or one serial-numbered Prizm per pack.

2018 Topps Allen & Ginter is a 350-card set, released the week of July 18th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.

2018 Topps Big League is a 400-card set scheduled for release July 11th. It is a new product (replacing Topps BUNT), it is targeted toward young collectors.

2018 Topps Definitive Collection was released July 6th. An all "hit" product, each eight-card box will yield six on-card autographs and two Relics.

2018 Bowman Platinum is a 100-card set supplemented by a 100-card Top Prospects insert set, released in late June. For the third consecutive year, Bowman Platinum will be distributed exclusively to Walmart stores.

2018 Topps Museum Collection is a 100-card set released June 29th. Each pack will contain either an autograph or a relic. Each four-pack box will yield the following:

  • A Canvas Collection insert
  • A base set parallel
  • A Jumbo Relic
  • A Quad Relic
  • An Autograph
  • An Autographed Relic

2018 Stadium Club is a 300-card set released June 27th. Each 16-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.

2018 Topps Inception is a 100-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets on June 27th. Each seven-card box will contain four base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.

Originally, Inception was scheduled for a late March release; but Topps pushed it back three months. Curiously, Shohei Ohtani does NOT have a Rookie Card in the product -- although he does have a few autographs.

2018 Topps Series Two was released June 13th.

2018 Finest is a 125-card set released by Topps on June 6th. Each box will yield two autographs.

2018 Topps Pro Debut is a 200-card Minor League set released May 30th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two Relics and two autographs.

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.

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