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BCP serves as a single place for all baseball card information. If you would like to help, create an account and add new or edit existing articles. BCP is written and supported collaboratively by unpaid baseball card collectors. You can [[support]] BCP by making a monetary donation via [https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=baseballcardpedia%40gmail%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Baseball%20Card%20Pedia&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3apaypal%2epng%3aNonHosted PayPal]. You can contact us via our [[Special:Contact|Contact]] page or by email at baseballcardpedia@gmail.com.
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[[1992 Score]] is an 893-card set released in two series of 442 and 451 cards. Like 1991 Score, this years edition was subset heavy, including: Prospects (395-424/736-772/814-877), No-Hit Club (425-428/784-787), Highlights (429-430), AL All-Stars (431-440), Dream Team (441-442/883-893), NL All-Stars (773-782), Highlights (783, 795-797), Draft Picks (799-810), and Memorabilia (878-882).
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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.
  
The Memorabilia subset cards all feature items from the famed Barry Halper collection. Halper was a part-owner of Score at the time.
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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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<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
All of the Series Two Rookie Prospects (736-772) can be found with or without the Rookie Prospect stripe.
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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]]
 
 
Rookie Cards in the set include Vinny Castilla and Manny Ramirez. <h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
 
[[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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[[2017 Topps Definitive Collection]] was released August 30thAn all "hit" product, each eight-card box will yield six on-card autographs and two Relics.
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[[2018 Bowman High Tek]] is a 56-card set released September 12th.  All cards are printed on acetate with multiple background variationsUnlike the [[2017 Bowman High Tek|the previous year's product,]] a small selection of "true" rookie cards are included -- however, curiously, some players eligible to be RCs (e.g. Ronald Acuna, Jr. and Gleyber Torres) are still Prospects.  Each ten-card box will yield four autographs and a parallel.
 
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[[2017 Panini Immaculate]] is a 138-card set released August 16th. Each base card is serial-numbered to 99 copies. Each six-card box will contain five autographs/game-used cards.
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[[2018 Topps Diamond Icons]] was released August 29th. Each eight-card box will contain: one Relic, seven autographs, and a pair of autographed Relics.  Every other box will yield a cut signature.  All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer.
 
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[[2017 Topps Clearly Authentic]] will be released August 16th.  Much like the [[2016 Topps Archives Signature Series All-Star Edition|Topps Archives Signature Series]] brands, each box will contain one autographed card in a sealed magnetic case. 
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[[2018 Topps Fire]] is a 200-card set released exclusively to Target outlets the week of August 27th.
 
 
Each card is signed on an acetate card that uses the design of the [[2017 Topps Series One|2017 Topps Baseball flagship]] set -- but with a different photograph.
 
 
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[[2017 Topps Chrome]] is a 200-card set released August 2nd, 2017As usual, each Hobby box will yield two autographs, with Hobby Jumbo boxes having five.  The usual multi-colored galaxy of Refractor parallels are included.
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[[2018 Panini Chronicles]] is a 60-card set released August 24th.  As with the previous year's product, Chronicles features an original base set along with inserts based off other Panini brands -- including the first Score baseball cards in 20 yearsEach six-pack Hobby box will contain three autographs and a game-used memorabilia card.
 
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[[2017 Donruss Optic]] is a 175-card chromium-stock rendition of the [[2017 Donruss]] base set, and was released July 19th. The final ten cards in the base set are autographed.  Each Hobby box will yield two autographs with each pack yielding an insert or parallel.  Randomly seeded "Hot Boxes" (roughly every third Hobby box) will yield either five autographs in a box, or a serial-numbered parallel in every pack.
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[[2018 Topps Archives]] was released exclusively to retail outlets the week of August 13th. The Hobby edition -- which was scheduled for released around the same time -- has been delayed until September.
 
 
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The base set is 320 cards featuring designs from the 1959, 1977, and 1981 Topps sets.  
[[2017 Topps Allen & Ginter]] is a 350-card set, released the week of July 19th. 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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[[2017 Stadium Club]] is a 300-card set that was released July 12th.  Each 16-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.
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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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[[2017 Topps Tier One]] was released exclusively to Hobby outlets June 30th, a couple of weeks later than in previous years. Each box will continue to yield one Relic and two autographs.
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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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[[2017 Topps Museum Collection]] is a 100-card set released June 21st -- two months later than it's tradition early-season release. Each pack will contain either an autograph or a relic. Each four-pack box will yield the following:
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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.
  
* A Canvas Collection insert
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Randomly seeded "Hot Boxes" will yield five autographs, or one serial-numbered Prizm per pack.
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* An Autographed Relic
 
 
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[[2017 Topps Series Two]] is a 350-card set that was released June 15th.  
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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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[[2017 Finest]] is a 125-card set, released by Topps on June 7th. After controversially (and unsuccessfully) distributing 2016 Finest exclusively on their e-commerce website, the 2017 edition returns as a Hobby-only product.  Each box will yield two autographs.
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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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[[2017 Topps Archives]] is a 300-card set, released May 31st. As has been this brand's trademark, one third of the base set is done in the style of the [[1960 Topps]] set (which was the basis of [[2009 Topps Heritage]]), one third as [[1982 Topps]] (which was used as one of the designs in [[2013 Topps Archives]]), and the final third [[1992 Topps]].   
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[[2018 Topps Definitive Collection]] was released July 6thAn all "hit" product, each eight-card box will yield six on-card autographs and two Relics.
 
 
Topps' initial solicitation for 2017 Archives promised "wide-ranging improvements," and one such improvement (and a major one, if that) was the subtraction of "high-number" short-prints to the base set.  In the previous two years, Archives was solicited as a 300 card base set without short-prints, only for Topps to deliver a final product with SPed base cards (30 in 2015 and ten in 2016).  Another "addition-by-subtraction" improvement was the elimination of a celebrity/movie tie-in; replaced by a 23-card reprint insert of all of Derek Jeter's ''Topps Baseball'' base cards.
 
 
Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs and two Derek Jeter Retrospective inserts.
 
 
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[[2017 Topps Pro Debut]] is a 200-card Minor League set released May 26th, 2017. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two Relics and two 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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[[2017 Topps Inception]] is a 139-card set released May 19th, 2017. The product has been reconfigured from the previous year's product, yet still maintains the heavily Photoshop filtered look and feel. As the name suggests, the product has been re-branded from Bowman to Topps, and with that rebranding is a focus away from rookies and prospects and towards current Major League players.
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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:
 
 
A conventional base set has been added, and includes a 39-card Rookie Autographs subset. In addition, the number of autographs per box has been reduced from five to only one.
 
 
 
Each 16-box case should yield four Autographed Patches, one Autographed Jumbo Patch, and a Silver Signings card.
 
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[[2017 Topps BUNT]] is a 200-card "physical" card set based on, and with many ties to, the popular Topps Bunt digital card game.
 
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[[2017 Bowman]] is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 150-card Prospects "insert" set, released April 26th. Each Hobby box will come with one autograph, while hobby-exclusive Jumbo boxes will yield three.
 
  
It should be noted that while Topps is billing 2017 Bowman as the "70th Anniversary," it is actually the 69th as the first Bowman set was released in 1948.
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[[2017 Diamond Kings]] is a 175-card set featuring simulated artwork.  Each pack will contain one insert and every 12-pack Hobby box is expected to yield two autographs/game-used cards.
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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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[[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.
  
[[2017 Honus Bonus Baseball]] is a 500-card trading card game.  The set is being produced and distributed by Rittenhouse Archives, a noted producer of non-sports cards.  This is Rittenhouse's first baseball set, but not their first sports card product as they have had the WNBA license for a few yearsDue to their exclusive license with Topps, Honus Bonus is NOT licensed by MLB Properties and does not have logos.  The product is licensed by the MLBPA.
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Originally, Inception was scheduled for a late March release; but Topps pushed it back three monthsCuriously, Shohei Ohtani does NOT have a Rookie Card in the product -- although he does have a few autographs.
 
 
Each card will have a unique code (concealed by a silver "scratcher" bar) that, when entered onto the Honus Bonus website, can be used as part of an on-line fantasy baseball game.
 
 
 
 
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[[2017 Topps Gypsy Queen]] is a 320-card set.  In response to lagging sales and collector interest, Topps has reconfigured the Gypsy Queen brand at a lower price point.  Gone are the one-per-pack mini parallels, as well as the two-per-Hobby box Relics -- although each 24-pack Hobby box will continue to yield two autographs.  The ten-card "mini-box," which had been a Gypsy Queen staple, is also replaced by an oversized GQ Reflections box topper.
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[[2018 Topps Series Two]] was released June 13th.
 
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[[2017 Topps Tribute]] is a 90-card set released March 29th. As usual, each pack contains either an autograph or a Relic.
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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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[[2017 Panini Stars & Stripes]] is a 100-card set featuring current and former members of USA Baseball national and junior national teams. Curiously, while the set was released during the 2017 World Baseball Classic, it does not feature the 2017 USA WBC team (Topps has the WBC license).
 
 
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[[2017 Topps Opening Day]] will be released March 17th.  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.  Unlike in previous year's, some inserts are noticeably tougher to pull.
 
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[[2017 Donruss]] is a 195-card set released by Panini America on March 8th. Each Hobby box will yield three autographs/game-used cards.
 
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[[2017 Topps Heritage]] is a 500-card set based on the design of [[1968 Topps]] and was released March 1st.  Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic.
 
 
In a notable change to the base set's composition, the number of "high-number" short-prints has been increased from 75 to 100.
 
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* [[Dump]]
 
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* [[Bookend]]
 
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* [[Hot Pack]]
 
* [[Azuna]]
 
* [[Lenticular Printing]]
 
* [[Sticker Dump]]
 
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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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* [[Buying Wax]]
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<B>September 13</b>
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<b>September 26</b>
* [[2017 Topps Heritage|2017 Topps Heritage High Number]]
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* [[2018 Bowman Chrome]]
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* [[2018 National Treasures]]
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* [[2018 Topps Heritage Minor League]]
  
<b>September 20</b>
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<b>September 28</b>
* [[2017 Topps Gold Label]]
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* [[2018 Topps Gold Label]]
* [[2017 Triple Threads]]
 
  
<b>September 27</b>
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<b>October 3</b>
* [[2017 Bowman Chrome]]
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* [[2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks]]
* [[2017 Topps Heritage Minor League]]
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* [[2018 Topps Archives Signature Series Retired Edition]]
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* [[2018 Topps Five Star]]
  
<b>October 4</b>
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<b>October 10</b>
* [[2017 Bowman High Tek]]
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* [[2018 Topps High Tek]]
* [[2017 Topps Archives Signature Series]]
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* [[2018 Triple Threads]]
  
<b>October 11</b>
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<b>October 17</b>
* [[2017 Topps Diamond Icons]]
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* [[2018 Topps Update]]
  
<b>October 18</b>
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<b>October 24</b>
* [[2017 Topps Update]]
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* [[2018 Topps Archives]] (Hobby Edition)
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* [[2018 Panini Flawless]]
  
<b>October 25</b>
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<b>November 7</b>
* [[2017 Topps Five Star]]
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* [[2018 Topps Dynasty]]
  
<b>November 1</b>
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* [[2017 Topps Dynasty]]
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* [[2018 Bowman Draft]]
* [[2017 Topps High Tek]]
 
  
<b>November 11</b>
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<b>December 19</b>
* [[2017 Topps Luminaries]]
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* [[2018 Bowman's Best]]
  
<b>November</b>
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<b>February 1, 2019</b>
* [[2017 Topps Archives Signature Series: Postseason Edition]]
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* [[2019 Topps Series One]]
  
<b>December 6</b>
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<b>February 20, 2019</b>
* [[2017 Bowman Draft]]
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* [[2019 Topps Tribute]]
 
 
<b>December 20</b>
 
* [[2017 Bowman's Best]]
 
 
 
<b>Sometime in 2017</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Transcendent]]
 
* [[2017 Topps Gallery]]
 
* [[2017 Topps Fire]]
 
 
 
<b>January 31, 2018</b>
 
* [[2018 Topps Series One]]
 
 
 
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* [[Buying Wax]]
 
* [[Collecting Cards]]
 
* [[Card condition]]
 
* [[Professional Grading]]
 
* [[Rookie Card|Rookie Cards]]
 
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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 Bowman High Tek is a 56-card set released September 12th. All cards are printed on acetate with multiple background variations. Unlike the the previous year's product, a small selection of "true" rookie cards are included -- however, curiously, some players eligible to be RCs (e.g. Ronald Acuna, Jr. and Gleyber Torres) are still Prospects. Each ten-card box will yield four autographs and a parallel.

2018 Topps Luminaries was released September 7th. Each box contains one card, an autograph serial-numbered to 15 copies or fewer.

We estimate that only 625 12-box cases will be produced -- an increase of 100 cases from the previous year's product.

2018 Topps Diamond Icons was released August 29th. Each eight-card box will contain: one Relic, seven autographs, and a pair of autographed Relics. Every other box will yield a cut signature. All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer.

2018 Topps Fire is a 200-card set released exclusively to Target outlets the week of August 27th.

2018 Panini Chronicles is a 60-card set released August 24th. As with the previous year's product, Chronicles features an original base set along with inserts based off other Panini brands -- including the first Score baseball cards in 20 years. Each six-pack Hobby box will contain three autographs and a game-used memorabilia card.

2018 Topps Archives was released exclusively to retail outlets the week of August 13th. The Hobby edition -- which was scheduled for released around the same time -- has been delayed until September.

The base set is 320 cards featuring designs from the 1959, 1977, and 1981 Topps sets.

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.

Newest Pages
  1. 2024 Topps Heritage
  2. 2023 Panini Elite Extra Edition
  3. 2023-24 Topps Transcendent
  4. 2023 Bowman Inception
  5. 2023-24 Topps Dynasty
  6. 2007 Mets Topps Gift Set
  7. 2007 Topps Gift Sets
  8. 2024 Topps Tribute
  9. 2024 Topps Big League
  10. 2023 Topps Five Star
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