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[[1977 Kellogg's]] is a 57-card lenticular 3-D set. This is the sixth straight year the cereal maker issued a fully-licensed baseball card set. Each card, which measures 2 1/8" X 3 1/4" were inserted into specially-marked boxes of Kellogg's breakfast cereals.
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[[2004 Upper Deck Vintage]] is a 500-card set release in two series. The first 450 cards were issued as part of the Vintage series on February 02, 2004. The final 150 cards in the Vintage series (cards #301-#450) are short-printed and seeded into packs at varying levels.
  
This would be the final season in which a picture of the player would be included on the back of each card.
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The last 50 cards in the set (cards #451-#500) are known as the Update Series and were distributed exclusively as a factory set inside Hobby boxes of 2004 Upper Deck Series Two. Each Series Two Hobby box came with an unmarked and shrink-wrapped Update Set box from one of four possible 2004 Upper Deck early-season products: Vintage, Reflections, Play Ball, and SP Game Used Patch. Collectors had to break the shrink wrap to figure out which set they received; however, about two-thirds of the sets were Vintage.
  
Factory sets were also available via a mail-order offer.
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[[1997 Bowman's Best]]
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* [[1994 Church's Hometown Stars]]
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[[1997 Bowman's Best]] - [[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]]</td>
* [[1990 Score McDonald's]]
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* [[1998 Topps TEK]]
 
* [[1982 Topps]]
 
* [[1991 Topps Stand-Ups]]
 
* [[2011 Topps Update]]
 
* [[1984 Fleer Update]]
 
* [[1999 Fleer Mystique]]
 
* [[2007 Ultra]]
 
  
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[[2015 Topps Gypsy Queen]] is a 350-card set released on April 15th, 2015. 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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[[2024 Topps Chrome Black]] is a 100-card set released April 17th. Each four-card box will yield two base cards, one Refractor parallel serial-numbered to 199 copies or fewer, and one autograph.
 
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[[2024 Topps Heritage]] is a 500 card set.  In keeping with the brand's aesthetic, the design is based on the [[1975 Topps]] set. 
  
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The first 500 cards were issued as part of the Heritage Series and was released April 10th. Each Hobby box will, as usual, yield a relic, an autograph or an autographed relic.
[[2015 Panini Stars & Stripes]] is a 100-card USA Baseball-licensed set released April 10, 2015. The set features current prospects and minor leaguers in their USA Baseball uniforms. Each 24-pack Hobby box should yield four autographs/game-used cards.  
 
 
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[[2015 Topps Museum Collection]] is a 100-card set released April 10. Each pack will contain either an autograph or a relic. Each four-pack box will yield the following: A Canvas Collection insert; A Jumbo Relic; A Quad Relic; An Autograph, and; An Autographed Relic
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[[2024 Topps Sterling]] was released April 3rd. Each two-card box contains two autographed game-used cards serial-numbered to 25 copies or less with every fourth box yielding a one-of-one.
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We estimate that 1000 cases were produced. While this is more than double the previous year's product, the number of boxes in a case was cut in half from eight to four, leading to an overall slight production increase.
 
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[[2015 Topps Tribute]] is a 100-card set released the week of March 18th, 2015, but recalled by Topps a day later. Each pack contained one serial-numbered autographed or game-used "Relic," and it is a quality-control issue with the autographs that caused Topps to recall the product.  
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[[2023 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] was released March 27th, 2024.  As usual, the product focuses on recent draft picks and prospects, and can be seen as Panini's answer to Bowman Draft.
  
Shortly after the product's release, collectors began to complain that many of the autographs were coming out of the pack either scratched or smeared.  In a press release, Topps blamed the issue on "UV contamination" and announced a recall of the product.
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Each five-pack Hobby box will yield two game-used memorabilia cards and eight autographs.
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As part of the recall, collectors who have any remaining unopened boxes or cases of 2015 Topps Tribute have until March 27th, to return them to their local Hobby dealer for a full refundIn addition, collectors who already opened a pack of Tribute and received a damaged autograph, have until June 30th to exchange their cards with Topps for replacement.
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[[2023-24 Topps Transcendent]] was released March 27th, 2024Each box contains ten packs of four cards. Each box will also contain the following:
  
It is currently unclear what (if anything) Topps plans on doing with the recalled 2015 Topps Tribute base cards, parallels, or Relics.
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* 20 Gold Framed Autographs –- all serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two of which are ones-of-one.
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* Ten Autographed Patch cards.
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* Ten Rookie Showcase Autographs or Rookie Showcase Autographed Patch cards.
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* One, one-of-one Through the Years Autograph.
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* One, one-of-one 1959 Autographed SuperFractor.
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* One, one-of-one Jumbo Autographed Patch Book card.
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* One, one-of-one Oversized Cut Signature.
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* One invitation to a VIP meet-and-greet.
 
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[[2015 Topps Opening Day]] is a 200-card set released March 18, 2015. As usual, the base set is a stripped down rendition of the 2015 Topps flagship set. Each pack will contain one insert.
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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.
[[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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[[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.
[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[2023 Topps Five Star]] was released February 21st, 2024. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
 
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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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[[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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[[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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[[2023 Topps Luminaries]] was released February 7th, 2024. Each box contains one autographed card serial-numbered to fifteen copies or fewer.
 
 
Four autographs
 
Either an autographed Relic or a Golden Graph or Silver Signature autograph
 
Either a fifth autograph, a Legends Relic, a one-of-one Relic, or a one-of-one Cut Signature
 
 
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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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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[[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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<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]]
 
* [[Group Break]]
 
* [[Dump]]
 
* [[Death Bump]]
 
* [[Bookend]]
 
* [[Rag]]
 
* [[Hot Pack]]
 
* [[Azuna]]
 
* [[Lenticular Printing]]
 
* [[Sticker Dump]]
 
* [[Junk Wax]]
 
* [[Rainbow]]
 
 
 
[[: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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<b>April 22</b>
 
* [[2015 Diamond Kings]]
 
 
 
<b>May 1</b>
 
* [[2015 Bowman Series One]]
 
 
 
<b>May 13</b>
 
* [[2015 Panini Prizm]]
 
 
 
<b>May 20</b>
 
* [[2015 Topps Tier One]]
 
 
 
<b>May 27</b>
 
* [[2015 Topps Pro Debut]]
 
 
 
<b>June 3</b>
 
* [[2015 Finest]]
 
 
 
<b>June 10</b>
 
* [[2015 Topps Archives]]
 
 
 
<b>June 17</b>
 
* [[2015 Panini Elite]]
 
* [[2015 Topps Series Two]]
 
 
 
<b>June 24</b>
 
* [[2015 Stadium Club]]
 
 
 
<b>July 8</b>
 
* [[2015 Bowman Inception]]
 
 
 
<b>July 22</b>
 
* [[2015 Topps Allen & Ginter's]]
 
 
 
<b>August 6</b>
 
* [[2015 Topps Chrome]]
 
 
 
<b>September 16</b>
 
* [[2015 Topps Supreme]]
 
* [[2015 Triple Threads]]
 
  
 
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* [[Buying Wax]]
 
* [[Buying Wax]]
 
* [[Collecting Cards]]
 
* [[Collecting Cards]]
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* [[Trading]]
 
* [[Trading]]
 
* [[Shipping]]
 
* [[Shipping]]
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* [[2024 Bowman]]
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<b>May 22</b>
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* [[2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary]]
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<b>June 12</b>
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* [[2024 Topps|2024 Topps Series Two]]
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<b>Hobby News</b>
 
<b>Hobby News</b>
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* [http://www.hobbynewsdaily.com Hobby News Daily]
 
* [http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com Sports Collectors Daily]
 
* [http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com Sports Collectors Daily]
  
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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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* [https://therealisticcollector.com The Realistic Collector]
  
 
<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
 
<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
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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]
  
 
<b>Podcasts</b>
 
<b>Podcasts</b>
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* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4FgWE5nkp009mvQSOBhTBQ Hobby Hotline]
 
* [http://www.sportscardradio.com/index.php/stream-the-sports-card-show Sports Card Radio]
 
* [http://www.sportscardradio.com/index.php/stream-the-sports-card-show Sports Card Radio]
 
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cardboardconnectionradio Cardboard Connection Radio]
 
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cardboardconnectionradio Cardboard Connection Radio]
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<b>Card Tracking</b>
 
<b>Card Tracking</b>
 
* [http://www.pulledsuperfractorslist.com Pulled SuperFractors List]
 
* [http://www.pulledsuperfractorslist.com Pulled SuperFractors List]
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Set of the Month

2004 Upper Deck Vintage is a 500-card set release in two series. The first 450 cards were issued as part of the Vintage series on February 02, 2004. The final 150 cards in the Vintage series (cards #301-#450) are short-printed and seeded into packs at varying levels.

The last 50 cards in the set (cards #451-#500) are known as the Update Series and were distributed exclusively as a factory set inside Hobby boxes of 2004 Upper Deck Series Two. Each Series Two Hobby box came with an unmarked and shrink-wrapped Update Set box from one of four possible 2004 Upper Deck early-season products: Vintage, Reflections, Play Ball, and SP Game Used Patch. Collectors had to break the shrink wrap to figure out which set they received; however, about two-thirds of the sets were Vintage.

1997 Bowman's Best

Previous Sets of the Month

1997 Bowman's Best - 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
Just Released

2024 Topps Chrome Black is a 100-card set released April 17th. Each four-card box will yield two base cards, one Refractor parallel serial-numbered to 199 copies or fewer, and one autograph.

2024 Topps Heritage is a 500 card set. In keeping with the brand's aesthetic, the design is based on the 1975 Topps set.

The first 500 cards were issued as part of the Heritage Series and was released April 10th. Each Hobby box will, as usual, yield a relic, an autograph or an autographed relic.

2024 Topps Sterling was released April 3rd. Each two-card box contains two autographed game-used cards serial-numbered to 25 copies or less with every fourth box yielding a one-of-one.

We estimate that 1000 cases were produced. While this is more than double the previous year's product, the number of boxes in a case was cut in half from eight to four, leading to an overall slight production increase.

2023 Panini Elite Extra Edition was released March 27th, 2024. As usual, the product focuses on recent draft picks and prospects, and can be seen as Panini's answer to Bowman Draft.

Each five-pack Hobby box will yield two game-used memorabilia cards and eight autographs.

2023-24 Topps Transcendent was released March 27th, 2024. Each box contains ten packs of four cards. Each box will also contain the following:

  • 20 Gold Framed Autographs –- all serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two of which are ones-of-one.
  • Ten Autographed Patch cards.
  • Ten Rookie Showcase Autographs or Rookie Showcase Autographed Patch cards.
  • One, one-of-one Through the Years Autograph.
  • One, one-of-one 1959 Autographed SuperFractor.
  • One, one-of-one Jumbo Autographed Patch Book card.
  • One, one-of-one Oversized Cut Signature.
  • One invitation to a VIP meet-and-greet.

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.

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