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[[1998 E-X 2001]] (made by Fleer/SkyBox) is a 100-card, all-acetate set distributed exclusively to Hobby outlets.
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[[1977 Topps Cloth Stickers]] is a 55-"card" set released as a test issue. The design on the front of the card (which features a velvet-like sheen) is virtually identical to the player's 1977 Topps card -- with some exceptions. The back of each card features information on how to peel the sticker. Eleven of the 55 stickers are short-printed.
 
 
An unnumbered Kerry Wood exchange card was randomly seeded into 1 in every 50 packs (the same pull rate as any other basic issue card). Unlike the acetate stock basic cards, this Wood exchange card was printed on paper stock and could be redeemed until March 31st, 1999 for a real E-X 2001 acetate stock Wood card (number 101). A set is considered complete without this card
 
  
There are no key Rookie Cards in this set.  
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Each pack contained two cloth stickers and one of eighteen puzzle cards. The fronts of the puzzle cards have checklist information while the backs a piece of one of two 3X3 mosaics that, when assembled, create the 1976 American and National League All-Star team pictures.  
  
 
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[[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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[[1993 Cardtoons]] - [[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]]
 
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[[2016 Topps Series Two]] is a 350-card set that was released June 18thThe product will feature, for the first time in a non-Allen & Ginter's product, Rip Cards.  
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[[2018 Topps Five Star]] was released October 17thAll cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
 
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[[2016 Topps Tier One]] was released June 8th. Each box will yield one Relic and two autographs.
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[[2018 Topps Gold Label]] is a 300-card set released October 12th. As with the Gold Label sets of the late-90s, the set features 100 different players on three different "Class" cards: 1, 2, and 3. Unfortunately, the holo-foil plastic cardstock the brand was known for in the 90s was not used -- regular paper stock was used instead.
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Each box will yield one Framed Autograph.  
  
As with previous iterations of this product, there is no "base set" in the conventional sense.
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New for 2018 are Relics and Framed Autographed Relics.
 
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[[2016 Topps Archives]] is a 310-card set, released June 1st. As has been this brand's trademark, one third of the base set is done in the style of the 1953 Topps set, one third as 1979 Topps, and the final third 1991 Topps.
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[[2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks]] is a 50-card set focusing on prospects and draft picks, released October 5th. Most players are depicted in their college uniforms, and is licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company.
 
 
For the second consecutive year, Archives was solicited as a 300 card base set without short-prints, only for Topps to deliver a final product with ten SPed base cards -- 20 fewer SPs than the previous year's set.
 
  
Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.
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The product does NOT have any active Major League players and as such, is not licensed by the MLB Players Association (even though Panini does have an MLBPA license).
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Each pack contains an autograph.  
[[2016 Topps Pro Debut]] is a 200-card Minor League set released May 25th, 2016. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield two Relics and two autographs.  
 
 
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[[2018 National Treasures]] was released by Panini September 26th. As usual, every card is autographed and/or a memorabilia card serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer. Each eight-card box will contain one booklet card.  
[[2016 Finest]] is a 110-card set released May 18th. Each Hobby Master box will yield two autographs.
 
 
 
On April 22nd, Topps announced drastic changes in 2016 Finest's distribution.  Those Hobby dealers who pre-ordered Finest directly from Topps would have their orders honored. (Finest was solicited to Hobby dealers from November 25th, 2015 to January 13th, 2016 at a direct price of around $600 for an eight-box case.) However, reportedly due to low pre-sales, Topps would not make Finest available to Hobby distributors or to online retailers and instead would sell it directly on the Topps.com website for $99.99 a box or $799.89 for an eight-box case.
 
 
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[[2016 Bowman]] is a 150-card set supplemented by a 150-card Prospects "insert" set that was released April 27th. Each Hobby box will contain at least one autograph and each Jumbo box three.
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[[2018 Topps Heritage Minor League]] is a 220-card set released September 26th -- a month earlier than last year. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield one relic and one autograph.  
 
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[[2018 Bowman Chrome]] will be released September 26th with a 100-card base set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.
  
[[2016 Topps Museum Collection]] is a 100-card set released April 13th.  Each pack will contain either an autograph or a relic.  Each four-pack box will yield the following
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For the second consecutive year, HTA Choice boxes are available which contain three autographs.  
 
 
* A Canvas Collection insert
 
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* An Autographed Relic
 
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[[2016 Diamond Kings]] is a 185-card set released by Panini April 6th. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield two Framed parallels and two autographs/game-used cards.  
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Gypsy Queen]] is a 350-card set released April 6th, 2016. As with previous year's versions of the product, the last 50 cards in the base set are short-printed. Each pack will contain one mini-sized parallel and each 24-pack Hobby box is expected to yield two autographs and two Relic cards. Each Hobby box will come packed with a special 10-card box containing exclusive mini-sized variation cards.  
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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 variations.  Unlike 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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[[2016 Topps Legacies]] (offically "2016 Topps Legacies of Baseball") is a 50-card set to be released March 30th. Each four-card box will contain one Vault Metal base card, one insert serial-numbered to 99 copies or less, and two autographs.
 
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We estimate that only 625 12-box cases will be produced -- an increase of 100 cases from the previous year's product.
[[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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[[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 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.
 
 
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 Topps Fire]] is a 200-card set released exclusively to Target outlets the week of August 27th.
 
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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 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.
 
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[[2016 Topps Series One]] is a 350-card set released February 3rd.  For the first time, the set features a borderless design.
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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.  
[[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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[[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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[[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 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.
 
 
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, 2015Similar 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 Chrome]] was released August 1stEach Hobby box will yield two autographs while each Jumbo box will have five autos.
 
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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 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.
  
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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Randomly seeded "Hot Boxes" will yield five autographs, or one serial-numbered Prizm per pack.  
 
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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.
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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.
 
 
A total of 1559 one-card Hobby boxes were produced.  
 
 
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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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.
 
 
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."
 
 
 
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.
 
 
 
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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* [[Bookend]]
 
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* [[Hot Pack]]
 
* [[Azuna]]
 
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[[:Category:Hobby_Definitions|All definitions]]
 
 
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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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* [[Collecting Cards]]
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<b>June 24</b>
 
* [[2016 Panini Flawless]]
 
 
 
<b>June 29</b>
 
* [[2016 Stadium Club]]
 
 
 
<b>July 6</b>
 
* [[2016 Bowman Inception]]
 
 
 
<b>July 13</b>
 
* [[2016 Topps Tribute]]
 
 
 
<b>July 20</b>
 
* [[2016 Donruss Optic]]
 
 
 
<b>July 22</b>
 
* [[2016 Topps Allen & Ginter's]]
 
 
 
<b>July 27</b>
 
* [[2016 Topps Strata]]
 
  
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<b>October 22</b>
* [[2016 Topps Chrome]]
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* [[2018 Topps Update]]
  
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* [[2016 Topps Archives Signature Series All-Star Edition]]
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* [[2016 Topps Bunt]]
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* [[2016 Topps The Mint]]
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* [[2018 Topps High Tek]]
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* [[2018 Triple Threads]]
  
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* [[2016 Topps Gold Label]]
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* [[2018 Topps Dynasty]]
  
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* [[2016 Bowman Chrome]]
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* [[2018 Bowman Draft]]
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* [[2018 Panini Elite Extra Edition]]
  
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* [[2016 Triple Threads]]
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* [[2018 Bowman's Best]]
  
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* [[2016 Topps Heritage|2016 Topps Heritage High Number Series]]
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* [[2019 Topps Series One]]
  
<b>September 28</b>
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<b>February 20, 2019</b>
* [[2016 Topps Five Star]]
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* [[2019 Topps Tribute]]
* [[2016 Topps Heritage Minor League]]
 
  
<b>October 12</b>
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<b>February 27, 2019</b>
* [[2016 Topps High Tek]]
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* [[2019 Topps Heritage]]
  
<b>October 17</b>
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* [[2016 Topps Update]]
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* [[2019 Topps Opening Day]]
  
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* [[2016 Topps Dynasty]]
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* [[Buying Wax]]
 
* [[Collecting Cards]]
 
* [[Card condition]]
 
* [[Professional Grading]]
 
* [[Rookie Card|Rookie Cards]]
 
* [[Card storage]]
 
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<b>Baseball Card Cyber Museum</b>
* [http://www.guitar9.com/bccm.html BCCM]
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1977 Topps Cloth Stickers is a 55-"card" set released as a test issue. The design on the front of the card (which features a velvet-like sheen) is virtually identical to the player's 1977 Topps card -- with some exceptions. The back of each card features information on how to peel the sticker. Eleven of the 55 stickers are short-printed.

Each pack contained two cloth stickers and one of eighteen puzzle cards. The fronts of the puzzle cards have checklist information while the backs a piece of one of two 3X3 mosaics that, when assembled, create the 1976 American and National League All-Star team pictures.

Previous Sets of the Month

1993 Cardtoons - 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

Just Released

2018 Topps Five Star was released October 17th. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.

2018 Topps Gold Label is a 300-card set released October 12th. As with the Gold Label sets of the late-90s, the set features 100 different players on three different "Class" cards: 1, 2, and 3. Unfortunately, the holo-foil plastic cardstock the brand was known for in the 90s was not used -- regular paper stock was used instead.

Each box will yield one Framed Autograph.

New for 2018 are Relics and Framed Autographed Relics.

2018 Panini Contenders Draft Picks is a 50-card set focusing on prospects and draft picks, released October 5th. Most players are depicted in their college uniforms, and is licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company.

The product does NOT have any active Major League players and as such, is not licensed by the MLB Players Association (even though Panini does have an MLBPA license).

Each pack contains an autograph.

2018 National Treasures was released by Panini September 26th. As usual, every card is autographed and/or a memorabilia card serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer. Each eight-card box will contain one booklet card.

2018 Topps Heritage Minor League is a 220-card set released September 26th -- a month earlier than last year. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield one relic and one autograph.

2018 Bowman Chrome will be released September 26th with a 100-card base set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.

For the second consecutive year, HTA Choice boxes are available which contain three autographs.

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.

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