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BCP serves as a single place for all baseball card information. If you would like to help, create an account and add new or edit existing articles. BCP is written and supported collaboratively by unpaid baseball card collectors. You can [[support]] BCP by making a monetary donation via [https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_donations&business=baseballcardpedia%40gmail%2ecom&lc=US&item_name=Baseball%20Card%20Pedia&currency_code=USD&bn=PP%2dDonationsBF%3apaypal%2epng%3aNonHosted PayPal]. You can contact us via our [[Special:Contact|Contact]] page or by email at baseballcardpedia@gmail.com.
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[[1984 Topps Traded]] is a 132-card set. For the fourth consecutive year, Topps issued Traded exclusive as a factory set to Hobby dealers. Again this year, the Topps affiliate in Ireland printed the cards.
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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.
  
Rookie Cards in this set include Dwight Gooden, Jimmy Key, Mark Langston, Jose Rijo, and Bret Saberhagen.
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Rookie Cards include Adrian Beltre, Roy Halladay, Miguel Tejada and Kerry Wood.
  
A few cards have been seen with a "grey" Topps logo. These cards draw a significant multiplier of the regular Topps Traded cards.
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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>
[[1999 Topps Gold Label]] - [[1997 Circa]] - [[2001 SP Game Bat Milestone]] - [[2004 Bowman]] - [[1998 Topps Stars]] - [[1992 Score]] - [[2006 Topps Chrome ]] - [[1993 Donruss Elite Dominators]] - [[1991 Bazooka]] - [[1978 Hostess]] - [[2005 SPx]] - [[1966 Bazooka]] - [[1993 Select]] - [[2007 SP Authentic]] - [[1998 E-X 2001]] - [[1997 Pinnacle Inside]] - [[2009 O-Pee-Chee]] - [[1997 Studio]] - [[2000 Pacific Invincible]] - [[2003 Victory]] - [[1994 Upper Deck The American Epic]] - [[2003 Topps 205]] - [[1992 Topps]] - [[1999 UD Choice]] - [[2003 Fleer Avant]] - [[1999 Topps Traded]] - [[1992 Leaf]] - [[1973 O-Pee-Chee]] - [[1977 Kellogg's]] - [[1994 Church's Hometown Stars]] - [[1990 Score McDonald's]] - [[1998 Topps TEK]] - [[1982 Topps]]
 
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[[2018 Donruss]] is a 270-card set released by Panini America on March 7th. Each Hobby box will yield three autographs/game-used cards.  
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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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[[2018 Topps Heritage]] was officially released on February 28, 2018. This is the 18th year of Heritage. The set consists of 500 base cards, 100 of which are short-printed. Each hobby box will yield a relic, an auto or a relic/auto. Due to the inclusion of Shohei Ohtani in hobby-only packs, the initial price of hobby boxes and packs was higher than previous years ($75-$125/box).
 
 
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[[2018 Topps Series One]] was released January 30th. For the fourth consecutive year, Series One base set will consist of 350 cards. And for the third straight year, the set will have a borderless design.
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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.
 
 
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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[[2017 Bowman's Best]] was released December 20th. 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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[[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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[[2017 Panini Flawless]] was released December 20th.  Each ten-card box will include two gem-encrusted base cards or parallels serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two memorabilia cards, and six autographs.
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[[2017 Topps Transcendent]] was released December 13th. Only 87 sets were produced.
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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.
 
 
Each factory set, which is packaged in a wooden case contains the following:
 
 
 
* One complete 50-card set -- each serial-numbered to 87 copies.
 
* One complete 65-card MLB Moments Sketches set -- also serial-numbered to 87 copies.
 
* One of the 65 sketches used to create the Sketch Reproductions OR a one-of-a-kind sketched baseball.
 
* 50 Framed Autographs -- all serial-numbered to 25 copies or less.
 
* One one-of-one Aaron Judge autograph, done in the style of a ''Topps Baseball'' base set designs -- 87 total.
 
* One one-of-one MVP Autograph, Dual MVP Autograph, or MVP Cut Signature.
 
* One one-of-one Oversized Cut Signature Box Topper.
 
* One invitation to a VIP party in Atlanta, featuring an appearance by Hank Aaron in 2018.  
 
 
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[[2017 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set scheduled for release December 6th. Once again, the brand will feature both 2017 MLB Draft picks and assorted prospects.
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[[2023 Topps Five Star]] was released February 21st, 2024. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
 
 
Also, just like last year, the conventional Hobby waxbox has been shelved in favor of Jumbo and Super Jumbo boxes.  
 
 
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[[2017 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] was released December 6th, 2017. The set features players selected in the 2017 MLB Draft and other prominent prospects. New for 2017 are prospects from the Dominican League.
 
  
Each five-pack Hobby box will yield six autographs, two game-used cards, a Future Threads Silhouette Autograph, and either another autograph or game-used card.
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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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[[2017 Panini Chronicles]] is a 150-card set released November 22nd. The new product is a new spin on the tradition post-season "update" set, with an original base set along with inserts based off other Panini brands -- including the first Panini Prizm cards since 2015. Each pack will contain either a serial-numbered card, an autograph, or a game-used card.  
 
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[[2017 Topps Dynasty]] was released November 22nd. As in past years, each box will contain one encapsulated autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten copies or fewer.
 
 
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After a 12 year absence, [[2017 Topps Gallery|Topps Gallery]] returns the week of November 17th. The 200-card base set will feature newly commissioned artwork on every card and will be exclusive to Walmart stores.  
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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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[[2017 Topps High Tek]] was released November 15th. As usual, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background pattern parallels.  As part of a new configuration for the brand, each 40-card box will contain two autographs.
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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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[[2017 Topps Chrome Update]] was released, with little notice or fanfare, exclusively to Target stores the week of November 6th. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set, and is packaged in seven-pack "Mega Boxes." Unlike past Chrome Update Mega Boxes (which had a mix of Topps Update and Topps Chrome Update packs), the 2017 Mega Boxes have Chrome Update packs only.  
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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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[[2017 Topps Luminaries]] was released November 8th.  Each box contains one card, an autograph serial-numbered to 15 copies or fewer.
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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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[[2017 Topps Five Star]] was released November 1st. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
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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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[[2017 Bowman High Tek]] is a 56-card set scheduled for release October 25th. Like the Topps High Tek revival product of recent years, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background variations. As the name suggests, the base set consists exclusively of prospects. Each ten-card box will yield four autographs and a parallel.  
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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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[[2017 National Treasures]] was released October 25th.  All cards are autographs or game-used memorabilia cards.  Each eight-card box will contain one "booklet."
 
  
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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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[[2017 Topps Archives Signature Series]] was released October 25th.  As with [[2016 Topps Archives Signature Series|previous editions of this product,]] each box contains one sealed autographed buyback.  Unlike previous iterations, all cards and autographs are of active players.
 
  
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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:
  
[[2017 Topps Diamond Icons]] was released October 18th. Each ten-card box will yield seven autographs, a relic, and two autographed relics. All cards are serial-numbered to 25 copies or fewer.
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[[2017 Topps Heritage Minor League]] is a 220-card set released October 18th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield one relic and one autograph.
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[[2017 Topps Update]] was released October 18th.
 
 
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[[2017 Panini Contenders Draft Picks]] is a 59-card set released October 4th. As the name suggests, the product focuses on, but is not exclusive to, players selected in the 2017 MLB Draft. The product features players primarily in their college uniform, and is licensed by The Collegiate Licensing Company.
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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)
 
 
The product does NOT have any active Major League players and as such, despite having an MLBPA license, is not licensed by the MLB Players Association.
 
 
 
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[[2017 Bowman Chrome]] is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set, released September 29th. Each 12-pack Hobby box (two, six-pack mini boxes) will yield two autographs, two 2016 Arizona Fall League inserts, and one Hobby-exclusive Prospect Shimmer Refractor parallel.
 
  
New for 2017 are HTA Choice boxes which contain three autographs. HTA Choice boxes will NOT contain any base cards or inserts; just autographs.
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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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[[2017 Topps Fire]] is a 200-card set released exclusive to Target stores the week of September 27th.
 
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[[2017 Topps Gold Label]] is a 300-card set released September 20th. 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.
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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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* [[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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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>March 14</b>
 
* [[2018 Panini Stars & Stripes]]
 
* [[2018 Topps Opening Day]]
 
 
 
<b>March 28</b>
 
* [[2018 Topps Gypsy Queen]]
 
* [[2018 Topps Inception]]
 
* [[2018 Topps Tribute]]
 
 
 
<b>April 11</b>
 
* [[2018 Diamond Kings]]
 
 
 
<b>April 18</b>
 
* [[2018 Topps Definitive]]
 
 
 
<b>April 25</b>
 
* [[2018 Bowman]]
 
 
 
<b>May 16</b>
 
* [[2018 Topps Tier One]]
 
 
 
<b>May 23</b>
 
* [[2018 Topps Pro Debut]]
 
 
 
<b>June 6</b>
 
* [[2018 Finest]]
 
 
 
<b>June 13</b>
 
* [[2018 Topps Series Two]]
 
 
 
<b>June 20</b>
 
* [[2018 Topps Museum Collection]]
 
 
 
<b>June 27</b>
 
* [[2018 Stadium Club]]
 
 
 
<b>July 11</b>
 
* [[2018 Topps Big League]]
 
 
 
<b>July 18</b>
 
* [[2018 Topps Allen and Ginter's]]
 
 
 
<b>August 1</b>
 
* [[2018 Topps Chrome]]
 
 
 
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* [[Buying Wax]]
 
* [[Buying Wax]]
 
* [[Collecting Cards]]
 
* [[Collecting Cards]]
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* [[Trading]]
 
* [[Shipping]]
 
* [[Shipping]]
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* [[2023 Panini Elite Extra Edition]]
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* [[2023-24 Topps Transcendent]]
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* [[2024 Topps Sterling]]
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* [[2024 Topps Heritage]]
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* [[2024 Topps Black Chrome]]
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* [[2024 Bowman]]
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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>
 
<b>Trading Web Sites</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

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