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[[1997 Bowman's Best]] is a 200-card, rookie and prospect-themed set printed on chromium card stock. The set is divided into 100 current stars and 100 top prospects.
  
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Rookie Cards include Adrian Beltre, Roy Halladay, Miguel Tejada and Kerry Wood.
  
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[[1999 Fleer Brilliants]] - [[1997 New Pinnacle]] - [[2004 Dodgers Fleer]] - [[1995 Topps Embossed]]  - [[2005 Topps Total]] - [[2001 Sweet Spot]] - [[1993 Donruss McDonald's Blue Jays]] - [[1990 Bazooka]] - [[1999 Skybox Molten Metal]] - [[1994 Stadium Club]] - [[1983 Topps Stickers]] - [[2002 Playoff Piece of the Game]] - [[2012 Topps Update]] - [[2000 Greats of the Game]] - [[1998 Stadium Club]] - [[1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes]]  - [[2004 Upper Deck Play Ball]] - [[2012 Topps Heritage]] - [[1983 Topps Traded]] - [[1990 K-Mart]] - [[1993 Finest]] - [[1999 SP Signature Edition]] - [[2002 Topps Archives]] - [[1987 Donruss The Rookies]]  - [[2002 Topps American Pie]] - [[1994 Flair]]</td>
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[[2024 Topps Big League]] is a 310-card set released March 27th.  The base set is tiered into five levels, with the scarcest ten-card Legendary tier packed out as case hits.
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Each eight-card pack will yield one tiered base card and an insert.
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[[2024 Topps Tribute]] was released March 27th. As usual, each three-card pack will include either an autograph or a Relic with half of packs yielding a Relic and half either an autograph or an autographed Relic. Two of the Relics in each Hobby box will be multi-swatch.
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[[2023-24 Topps Dynasty]] was released March 22nd, 2024. As usual, each box will contain an encased autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten or fewer.
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[[2023 Bowman Inception]] is a 100-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets March 22rd, 2024. Each seven-card box will contain four base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.
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[[2023 Topps Five Star]] was released February 21st, 2024. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
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[[2024 Topps]] Series One is a 350-card set issued the week of February 14th.  As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic card while Hobby-exclusive jumbo boxes will yield an autograph, a game-used Relic, and a manufactured "relic."
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[[2023 Topps Luminaries]] was released February 7th, 2024. Each box contains one autographed card serial-numbered to fifteen copies or fewer.
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[[2023 Topps Diamond Icons]] was released January 31st, 2024. As usual, each ten-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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[[2023 Panini Flawless]] is an 40-card set released February 7th, 2024. Each ten-card box will yield one jewel-encrusted base card or parallel serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two game-used cards, and seven autographs.
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[[2023 Stadium Club]] is a 300-card set released January 24, 2024.  Stadium Club was originally scheduled for release on October 18th, but was delayed three months.  Each Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs, an oversized boxloader, and a Chrome parallel.
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[[2023 Bowman's Best]] was released January 17th, 2024 and consists of a 70-card base set supplemented by a 30-card Prospects set. Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have three autographs (one less than the previous year's product, seven inserts, and an Wave Refractor.
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[[2023 Topps Inception]] is a 125-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets on December 6th.  Each seven-card box will contain four base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.
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[[2023 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set released December 12th. Each Hobby only Jumbo box will contain three autographs, 24 Refractors, and eleven inserts, while Super Jumbo boxes will yield five signatures, 40 Refractors, and ten inserts.
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[[2023 Topps Museum Collection]] is a 100-card set released November 22nd. Each pack will contain either an autograph or a relic. Each four-pack box will yield the following:
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*  A Quad Relic
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*  An Autographed Relic
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[[2023 Topps Chrome Update]] is a 220-card set released in November 14th. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set. For the first time since 2005, Chrome Update was given a traditional Hobby-style release. (No more Mega Boxes)
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[[2023 Topps Definitive Collection]] was released November 10th. The product was originally intended for release on topps.com November 8th and sold via a Dutch auction. The Dutch auction was cancelled and made available at a fixed price two days later.
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An all "hit" product, each eight-card box will yield six on-card autographs and two Relics.
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* [[Buying Wax]]
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* [[Collecting Cards]]
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* [[Card condition]]
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* [[Professional Grading]]
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* [[Rookie Card|Rookie Cards]]
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* [[Card storage]]
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<b>March 27</b>
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* [[2023 Panini Elite Extra Edition]]
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* [[2023-24 Topps Transcendent]]
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<b>April 3</b>
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* [[2024 Topps Sterling]]
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<b>April 10</b>
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* [[2024 Topps Heritage]]
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<b>April 17</b>
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* [[2024 Topps Black Chrome]]
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<b>May 8</b>
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* [[2024 Bowman]]
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<div style="background:#CDF2E0; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Online Resources</div>
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<b>Hobby News</b>
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* [http://www.hobbynewsdaily.com Hobby News Daily]
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* [http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com Sports Collectors Daily]
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<b>Card Forums</b>
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* [http://freedomcardboard.com Freedom Cardboard]
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* [http://www.thebenchtrading.com The Bench]
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* [http://community.cardboardconnection.com/forums/forums.php Cardboard Connection Forum]
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* [http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ Blowout Forum]
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* [http://forums.collectors.com/categories.cfm?catid=11 Collectors Universe]
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* [http://www.beckett.com/forums/ Beckett Forum]
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<b>Cardblogs</b>
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* [http://cardboardicons.com Cardboard Icons]
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* [http://cardjunk.blogspot.com Cardboard Junkie]
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* [http://mojobeardy.wordpress.com The Mojo Beard]
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* [http://blog.stalegum.com Stale Gum]
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* [http://thorzul.blogspot.com Thorzul Will Rule]
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* [http://fanofreds.blogspot.com Nachos Grande]
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* [http://nightowlcards.blogspot.com Night Owl Cards]
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* [http://junkwaxgems.wordpress.com Junk Wax Gems]
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* [http://collectorempire.com Uncharted Hobby]
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* [http://cardsbysooz.blogspot.com Cards by Sooz]
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* [http://baseballcardblog.blogspot.com The Baseball Card Blog]
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* [http://bdj610bbcblog.blogspot.com bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog]
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* [http://bapple2286.wordpress.com 30-Year Old Cardboard]
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* [http://firstballot.blogspot.com First Ballot Picture Cards]
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* [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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* [https://therealisticcollector.com The Realistic Collector]
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<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
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* [http://www.sportscardforum.com Sports Card Forum]
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<b>Collection Management</b>
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* [http://www.zistle.com Zistle]
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<b>Baseball Card Cyber Museum</b>
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* [https://www.cardcybermuseum.com/ Card Cyber Museum]
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<b>Podcasts</b>
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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4FgWE5nkp009mvQSOBhTBQ Hobby Hotline]
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* [http://www.sportscardradio.com/index.php/stream-the-sports-card-show Sports Card Radio]
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* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cardboardconnectionradio Cardboard Connection Radio]
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* [http://freedomcardboard.com/blog/tag/fcb-podcast FCB Podcast]
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<b>Grading Companies</b>
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* [http://www.psacard.com/ PSA]
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* [http://www.beckett.com/grading/ BGS]
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<b>Price Guides</b>
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* [http://www.beckett.com Beckett]
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<b>Collector-to-Collector Buying/Selling</b>
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* [http://www.checkoutmycards.com Check Out My Cards]
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* [http://www.ebay.com eBay]
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<b>Card Tracking</b>
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* [http://www.pulledsuperfractorslist.com Pulled SuperFractors List]
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Welcome to BaseballCardPedia.com -- the baseball card encyclopedia that anyone can edit

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 PayPal. You can contact us via our Contact page or by email at baseballcardpedia@gmail.com.

Set of the Month

1997 Bowman's Best is a 200-card, rookie and prospect-themed set printed on chromium card stock. The set is divided into 100 current stars and 100 top prospects.

Rookie Cards include Adrian Beltre, Roy Halladay, Miguel Tejada and Kerry Wood.

Previous Sets of the Month

1999 Fleer Brilliants - 1997 New Pinnacle - 2004 Dodgers Fleer - 1995 Topps Embossed - 2005 Topps Total - 2001 Sweet Spot - 1993 Donruss McDonald's Blue Jays - 1990 Bazooka - 1999 Skybox Molten Metal - 1994 Stadium Club - 1983 Topps Stickers - 2002 Playoff Piece of the Game - 2012 Topps Update - 2000 Greats of the Game - 1998 Stadium Club - 1994 Upper Deck All-Time Heroes - 2004 Upper Deck Play Ball - 2012 Topps Heritage - 1983 Topps Traded - 1990 K-Mart - 1993 Finest - 1999 SP Signature Edition - 2002 Topps Archives - 1987 Donruss The Rookies - 2002 Topps American Pie - 1994 Flair
Just Released

2024 Topps Big League is a 310-card set released March 27th. The base set is tiered into five levels, with the scarcest ten-card Legendary tier packed out as case hits.

Each eight-card pack will yield one tiered base card and an insert.

2024 Topps Tribute was released March 27th. As usual, each three-card pack will include either an autograph or a Relic with half of packs yielding a Relic and half either an autograph or an autographed Relic. Two of the Relics in each Hobby box will be multi-swatch.

2023-24 Topps Dynasty was released March 22nd, 2024. As usual, each box will contain an encased autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten or fewer.

Because this product was released so far into 2024 -- almost a full month after 2024 Topps Series One -- BCP does not consider it a "2023" product.

2023 Bowman Inception is a 100-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets March 22rd, 2024. Each seven-card box will contain four base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.

2023 Topps Five Star was released February 21st, 2024. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.

2024 Topps Series One is a 350-card set issued the week of February 14th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic card while Hobby-exclusive jumbo boxes will yield an autograph, a game-used Relic, and a manufactured "relic."

2023 Topps Luminaries was released February 7th, 2024. Each box contains one autographed card serial-numbered to fifteen copies or fewer.

2023 Topps Diamond Icons was released January 31st, 2024. As usual, each ten-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.

2023 Panini Flawless is an 40-card set released February 7th, 2024. Each ten-card box will yield one jewel-encrusted base card or parallel serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two game-used cards, and seven autographs.

2023 Stadium Club is a 300-card set released January 24, 2024. Stadium Club was originally scheduled for release on October 18th, but was delayed three months. Each Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs, an oversized boxloader, and a Chrome parallel.

2023 Bowman's Best was released January 17th, 2024 and consists of a 70-card base set supplemented by a 30-card Prospects set. Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have three autographs (one less than the previous year's product, seven inserts, and an Wave Refractor.

2023 Topps Inception is a 125-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets on December 6th. Each seven-card box will contain four base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.

2023 Bowman Draft is a 200-card set released December 12th. Each Hobby only Jumbo box will contain three autographs, 24 Refractors, and eleven inserts, while Super Jumbo boxes will yield five signatures, 40 Refractors, and ten inserts.

2023 Topps Museum Collection is a 100-card set released November 22nd. Each pack will contain either an autograph or a relic. Each four-pack box will yield the following:

  • A Canvas Collection insert
  • Four parallels
  • A "premium" Relic
  • A Quad Relic
  • An Autograph
  • An Autographed Relic

2023 Topps Chrome Update is a 220-card set released in November 14th. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set. For the first time since 2005, Chrome Update was given a traditional Hobby-style release. (No more Mega Boxes)

2023 Topps Definitive Collection was released November 10th. The product was originally intended for release on topps.com November 8th and sold via a Dutch auction. The Dutch auction was cancelled and made available at a fixed price two days later.

An all "hit" product, each eight-card box will yield six on-card autographs and two Relics.

Newest Pages
  1. 1991 Kellogg's Legends
  2. 1991 Kellogg's Stand Ups
  3. 1991 Kellogg's 3D
  4. 2024 Topps Chrome Black
  5. 2024 Topps Chrome Hidden Gems
  6. 1967 Topps Who Am I
  7. 2005 Upper Deck Employee Bonus
  8. 2005 White Sox Topps World Series Champions
  9. 2005 eTopps Season Events
  10. 2005 eTopps
Collector Guides
Upcoming Releases

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April 3

April 10

April 17

May 8

Online Resources

Hobby News

Card Forums

Cardblogs

Trading Web Sites

Collection Management

Baseball Card Cyber Museum

Podcasts

Grading Companies

Price Guides

Collector-to-Collector Buying/Selling

Card Tracking