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<div style="background:#ddd; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Welcome to BaseballCardPedia.com -- <em>the baseball card encyclopedia that anyone can edit</em></div>
 
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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.
 
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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[[1991 Bazooka]] is a 22-card set produced by Topps. Also known as the "Shining Stars," the set's design is similar to the year's Topps Baseball base set. One card was inserted into specially-marked boxes of Bazooka bubble gum.
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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.
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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.
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[[1997 Bowman's Best]]
 
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<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
[[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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[[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>
 
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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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[[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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[[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 cardsThis is Rittenhouse's first baseball set, but not their first sports card product as they have had the WNBA license for a few years.  Due to their exclusive license with Topps, Honus Bonus is NOT licensed by MLB Properties and does not have logosThe product is licensed by the MLBPA.
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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.   
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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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.
 
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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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[[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.
[[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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[[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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[[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 pack will contain one parallel and either an autograph or a game-used card.
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Each five-pack Hobby box will yield two game-used memorabilia cards and eight autographs.
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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.
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[[2023-24 Topps Transcendent]] was released March 27th, 2024.  Each box contains ten packs of four cards.  Each box will also contain the following:
  
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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* 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 Oversized Cut Signature.
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[[2017 Topps Series One]] was released February 1stFor the third consecutive year, Series One base set will consist of 350 cards. And for the second straight year, the set will have a borderless design.
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[[2024 Topps Big League]] is a 310-card set released March 27thThe base set is tiered into five levels, with the scarcest ten-card Legendary tier packed out as case hits.
  
Once again, each 36-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic, while Hobby Jumbo boxes will one of each plus a manufactured "Relic."
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[[2016 National Treasures]] was released by Panini, exclusively to Hobby outlets, on December 30th. All cards feature an autograph and/or piece of game-used memorabilia. Every eight-card box will yield one "booklet" card.  
 
 
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[[2016 Bowman's Best]] will be released December 21st. The base set is 65 cards and is supplemented by a 35-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs and an Atomic Refractor parallel.  
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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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[[2016 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] is a 180-card draft pick/prospect set scheduled for release December 14th. In a restructuring of the brand, every base card will be serial-numbered to 999 copies, and every pack will contain at least one autograph and either a second autograph or a game-used memorabilia card.
 
  
Extra Edition will feature the first baseball card of former Heisman Trophy winning quarterback Tim Tebow.
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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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[[2016 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set scheduled for release December 9th. After a one-year experiment featuring exclusively draft picks, the brand will feature both 2016 MLB Draft picks (120 in all) and 80 Prospects.
 
  
In addition, the conventional Hobby waxbox has been shelved in favor of Jumbo and Super Jumbo boxes.  
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[[2016 Topps Transcendent]] is scheduled for release December 9th.  Produced to commemorate the 65th Anniversary of Topps Baseball, this one-of-a-kind product, which will be limited to 65 factory sets, is the most expensive baseball card product ever released.
 
 
Each factory set, which is packaged in a Halliburton-style aluminum case contains the following:
 
  
* One complete 50-card set -- each serial-numbered to 65 copies.
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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.
* One of the 65 sketches used to create the Sketch Reproductions.
 
* 50 Framed Autographs -- all serial-numbered to 52 copies or less, with at least one being a one-of-one.
 
* One one-of-one Kris Bryant autograph, done in the style of one of the ''Topps Baseball'' base set designs -- 65 total.
 
* One one-of-one Cut Signature Box Topper.
 
* One invitation to a 65th Anniversary party in Las Vegas, featuring an appearance by Kris Bryant in January, 2017.
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Dynasty]] was released December 7th. As with previous Dynasty sets, each box will contain an encased autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten copies or less.
 
  
2016 Dynasty will feature the first Derek Jeter autographed cards Topps has issued since 2000 Topps HD.
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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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[[2016 Panini Pantheon]] was released November 23rd, 2016. The product will feature retired players exclusively and all cards will be either an autograph or a game-used memorabilia card.
 
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[[2016 Topps High Tek]] was released November 23rd.  As usual, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background pattern parallels.  Each eight-card box will contain one parallel and one autograph.
 
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[[2016 Topps Gold Label]] is a 300-card set scheduled for release October 21st. 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.
 
 
 
Each seven-pack Hobby box will yield one Framed Autograph.
 
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[[2016 Topps Update]] is a 300-card set (100 cards smaller than [[2015 Topps Update|the previous year's set]]), released October 19th, 2016.  As usual, each Hobby box will yield one autograph or Relic, while Jumbo boxes will have one autograph and two Relics.
 
 
 
This set will have the first Topps flagship card of Baltimore Orioles All-Star catcher Matt Wieters.
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Five Star]] was released October 5th, 2016. 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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[[2016 Triple Threads]] is a 100-card set originally scheduled for release September 14th, 2016, but was recalled due to undisclosed "packaging issues" and eventually released two weeks late on September 28th.
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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.
 
 
As usual, each seven-card Hobby pack will contain three base cards, two parallels, one triple Relic card serial-numbered to 36 copies or fewer, and an autograph serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Heritage Minor League]] is a 215-card Minor League released September 28th. Each 18-pack box will yield one autograph and one Relic card.
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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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[[2016 Bowman Chrome]] -- the 20th edition of this product -- is a 100-card set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects insert set, scheduled for release September 7th. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield two autographs.
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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.
 
 
2016 BowChro seeing the return of "Vending Boxes." Unlike the Vending Boxes of old, these are not designed to restock baseball card vending machines, and are closer to [[1992 Bowman's|1992 Bowman]] "cartons."  Each 80-card Vending Box will yield three autographs.
 
 
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[[2016 Topps Archives Signature Series All-Star Edition]] was released exclusively to Hobby outlets August 30th, 2016. As with the [[2015 Topps Archives Signature Series|previous year's product,]] each box contains one encased autographed buyback card which is stamped as coming from this product and serial-numbered.
 
 
Rather than the plastic "slabs" Topps had used in the past (in brands like Topps Tribute and eTopps), each card is encased in an off-the-shelf BCW Mini Snap magnetic holder with a sticker sealing it shut. Since One Touch holders can only fit standard-sized (2 1/2" X 3 1/2") cards, all pre-1957 Topps cards (which measure 2 5/8" X 3 3/4") used in this product are encased in top-loaders.
 
 
As the subtitle of the product's name suggests, each player was at one point in their career an All-Star.  New for 2016 are multi-player autographs and autographed game-used Relic cards.
 
  
There appears to be a significant number deceased players -- some dead for over a decadeIt is unclear how Topps acquired these cards (i.e. whether these players signed for Topps before their death, or if these autographs were purchased by Topps from third-parties).
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[[2023 Stadium Club]] is a 300-card set released January 24, 2024Stadium 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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<b>April 26</b>
 
* [[2017 Bowman]]
 
 
 
<b>May 5</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Definitive]]
 
 
 
<b>May 12</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps BUNT]]
 
 
 
<b>May 17</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Inception]]
 
 
 
<b>May 24</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Pro Debut]]
 
 
 
<b>May 31</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Archives]]
 
 
 
<b>June 7</b>
 
* [[2017 Finest]]
 
 
 
<b>June 14</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Series Two]]
 
 
 
<b>June 21</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Museum Collection]]
 
 
 
<b>June 28</b>
 
* [[2018 Stadium Club]]
 
 
 
<b>June</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Tier One]]
 
 
 
<b>July 19</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Allen & Ginter]]
 
 
 
<b>July 26</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Clearly Authentic]]
 
 
 
<b>August 2</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Chrome]]
 
 
 
<b>August 16</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Heritage|2017 Topps Heritage High Number]]
 
 
 
<b>August 30</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Gold Label]]
 
 
 
<b>August</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Archives Signature Series]]
 
 
 
<b>September 6</b>
 
* [[2017 Bowman Chrome]]
 
 
 
<b>Summer</b>
 
* [[2017 Topps Diamond Icons]]
 
  
 
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* [[Buying Wax]]
 
* [[Buying Wax]]
 
* [[Collecting Cards]]
 
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* [[Trading]]
 
* [[Shipping]]
 
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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://joeaveragecollector.blogspot.com Joe Average Card Collector]
 
* [http://joeaveragecollector.blogspot.com Joe Average Card Collector]
 
* [http://projectpedropc.blogspot.com Project Pedro/Cheap Wax Wednesday]
 
* [http://projectpedropc.blogspot.com Project Pedro/Cheap Wax Wednesday]
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* [https://therealisticcollector.com The Realistic Collector]
  
 
<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
 
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<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.

Newest Pages
  1. 2024 Topps Chrome Black
  2. 2024 Topps Chrome Hidden Gems
  3. 1967 Topps Who Am I
  4. 2005 Upper Deck Employee Bonus
  5. 2005 White Sox Topps World Series Champions
  6. 2005 eTopps Season Events
  7. 2005 eTopps
  8. 2005 eTopps Classic Events
  9. 2024 Topps Sterling
  10. 2003 Fleer Barry Bonds 5X MVP
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