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[[2006 Upper Deck]] is a massive 1250-card set released in three series and is widely considered to be one of Upper Deck's finest accomplishments. The first series of 500 cards was released in April 6, 2006 while the next 500 cards were issued August 8th. Combo Fat Packs (containing cards from both series) were released September 21st. The final 250 cards were issued as part of the retail-exclusive Update Series, which went live in December. 50 cards in the Update Series were short-printed.
The [[1990 K-Mart]] Superstars 33-card set was produced by Topps for distribution through the K-Mart department store chain. The boxed set came with a piece of gum. The set consists of two sixteen-card All-Star teams -- one for each league.  The 33rd card are managers.


<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>


[[1993 Finest]] - [[1999 SP Signature Edition]] - [[2002 Topps Archives]] - [[1987 Donruss The Rookies]] - [[2002 Topps American Pie]] - [[1994 Flair]] - [[2004 SPx]] - [[1998 Topps Stars]] - [[2003 Flair]] - [[2012 Topps Heritage]] - [[2000 Black Diamond Rookie Edition]] - [[2004 Skybox LE]] - [[2005 Topps Pristine Legends]] - [[1987 Leaf]]</td>
[[2004 Upper Deck Vintage]] - [[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]]</td>
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[[2022 Topps Inception]] is a 100-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets on March 30th. Each seven-card box will contain four base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.
[[2024 Bowman]] is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 150-card Prospects set, released May 8th. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph and 18 inserts. Hobby Jumbo boxes will contain three autographs and 12 inserts.
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[[2022 Topps Heritage]] is a 725-card set released in two series.  The first 500 cards were released as part of the Heritage Series on March 11th.  In keeping with the brand's aesthetic, the design is based on the [[1973 Topps]] set. Each Hobby box will, as usual, yield a relic, an autograph or an autographed relic.
[[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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[[2022 Topps Opening Day]] was released March 9th. As usual, the base set is a rehash of 220 cards from the Topps flagship. Each pack will yield one insert -- which are original to the product.
[[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.
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[[2022 Topps]] is a 660-card set released in two equal series of 330 cards.  Series One was issued the week of February 9th.  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."
[[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.
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[[2021 Bowman's Best]] was released December 31st and consists of a 100-card base set.  Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have four autographs, six inserts, and an Atomic Refractor.
[[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.
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[[2021 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set released December 31th.  Each Hobby only Jumbo box will contain three autographs, 24 Refractors, and eleven inserts, while Super Jumbo boxes will yield five signatures and 40 Refractors.
[[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.
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[[2021 Topps Transcendent]] was released December 31st. Only 95 sets were produced.
[[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 factory set, which is packaged in a wooden case contains the following:


* One 50-Card base set -- serial-numbered to 95 sets.
Each eight-card pack will yield one tiered base card and an insert.
* 50 Autographs –- all serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two of which are ones-of-one.
* One, one-of-one Juan Soto and/or Ronald Acuna, Jr. Through the Years Autograph.
* One, one-of-one 1957 Autographed SuperFractor.
* One, one-of-one Icons Gold Deco Autograph.
* One, one-of-one Autographed Relic, Cut Signature Bat Knob, or Cut Signature Bat Nameplate card.
* One, one-of-one Oversized Cut Signature or Oversized Autographed Letter Patch.
* One, one-of-one Sketch Card or Sketch Card Relic.
* One invitation to a VIP meet-and-greet.
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[[2021 Panini Flawless]] is an 75-card set released December 24th. 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.
[[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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[[2021 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] was released December 24th. As usual, the product focuses on recent draft picks and prospects, and can be seen as Panini's answer to Bowman Draft.
[[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.


Each base card is serial-numbered to 999 copies.  Each five-pack Hobby box will yield two game-used memorabilia cards, eight autographs, and five Optic parallels.
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.
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[[2021 Topps Dynasty]] was released December 22nd. As usual, each box will contain an encased autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten or fewer.
[[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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[[2021 Bowman Inception]] is a 100-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets December 17th. This is the first Bowman Inception set in five years.  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.
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[[2021 Panini Contenders]] is a 214-card set released December 17th. Each Hobby pack contains four inserts, three Optic parallels and an autograph.
[[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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[[2021 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome]] is a chromium-stock partial-parallel of the first 300 cards in the 2021 Topps Allen & Ginter set, released December 15th. Just like the regular A&G product, each pack contains one mini-sized parallel.
[[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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[[2021 Topps Chrome Black]] is a 100-card set released December 8th. Despite the name, Chrome Black features an original design and is not a parallel brand.
 
Each four-card box will yield two base cards, one Refractor parallel serial-numbered to 199 copies or fewer, and one autograph.
 
We estimate that 71,300 boxes were produced and that each base card is limited, but not serial-numbered, to 357 copies -- an increase in production of over 55% compared to the previous year's product.
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[[2021 Stadium Club Chrome]] was released November 17th. AS with the previous year's product, the first 300 cards are a full parallel of the 2021 Stadium Club base set, with an extra 100 cards tacked-on and exclusive to the Chrome product.
[[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.
 
Each fourteen-pack Hobby box will yield ten inserts, four Refractor parallels, and one autograph.
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[[2021 National Treasures]] was released by Panini November 12th. As usual, every card is autographed and/or a memorabilia card serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
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[[2021 Panini Chronicles]] is a 50-card set released November 5th. As with previous iterations of this product, Chronicles features an original base set along with inserts based off other Panini brands. Each six-pack Hobby box will contain three autographs and a game-used memorabilia card.
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[[2021 Topps Archives]] was released the week of November 5th.  The base set is 300 cards featuring designs from throughout Topps's 70 years of baseball.  For the first time since the brand's relaunch in 2012, the base set will not have any short-prints. Each 24-pack Hobby box will continue to yield two autographs.
[[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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<b>April 6</b>
<b>May 22</b>
* [[2022 Panini Stars & Stripes]]
* [[2023 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary]]
 
<b>April 13</b>
* [[2022 Donruss]]
 
<b>April 20</b>
* [[2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks]]
* [[2021 Topps Big League]]
 
<b>April 27</b>
* [[2022 Bowman]]
* [[2022 Diamond Kings]]
* [[2022 Topps Definitive Collection]]
 
<b>April ... Eventually</b>
* [[2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary]]
* [[2022 Topps Sterling]]
 
<b>May 4</b>
* [[2022 Topps Tier One]]
 
<b>May 11</b>
* [[2022 Topps Tribute]]
 
<b>May 18</b>
* [[2022 Select]]
 
<b>May 20</b>
* [[2022 Topps Gypsy Queen]]
 
<b>June 8</b>
* [[2022 Topps|2022 Topps Series Two]]
 
<b>June 15</b>
* [[2022 Topps Museum Collection]]
* [[2022 Topps Pristine]]
 
<b>July 6</b>
* [[2022 Stadium Club]]
 
<b>July 27</b>
* [[2022 Topps Chrome]]
 
<b>August 10</b>
* [[2022 Topps Luminaires]]
 
<b>September 7</b>
* [[2022 Topps Gold Label]]
 
<b>September 9</b>
* [[2022 Topps Allen & Ginter]]
 
<b>September 30</b>
* [[2022 Topps Pro Debut]]


<b>September</b>
<b>May 29</b>
* [[2022 Topps Gilded Collection]]
* [[2024 Panini Stars & Stripes]]


<b>October 12</b>
<b>June 12</b>
* [[2022 Topps Archives]]
* [[2024 Donruss]]
* [[2024 Topps|2024 Topps Series Two]]


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<b>Hobby News</b>
<b>Hobby News</b>
* [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]
* [https://therealisticcollector.com The Realistic Collector]


<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
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<b>Podcasts</b>
<b>Podcasts</b>
* [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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Set of the Month

2006 Upper Deck is a massive 1250-card set released in three series and is widely considered to be one of Upper Deck's finest accomplishments. The first series of 500 cards was released in April 6, 2006 while the next 500 cards were issued August 8th. Combo Fat Packs (containing cards from both series) were released September 21st. The final 250 cards were issued as part of the retail-exclusive Update Series, which went live in December. 50 cards in the Update Series were short-printed.

Previous Sets of the Month

2004 Upper Deck Vintage - 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
Just Released

2024 Bowman is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 150-card Prospects set, released May 8th. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph and 18 inserts. Hobby Jumbo boxes will contain three autographs and 12 inserts.

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.

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  1. 2024 Topps Holiday
  2. 1998 Tuff Stuff Cyberaction
  3. 1998 Rawlings
  4. 2024 Stadium Club
  5. 2024 Topps Chrome Update
  6. 2024 Topps 206
  7. 2024 Topps 50/50: Shohei Ohtani
  8. 2024 Topps Chrome Logofractor
  9. 2024 Topps Allen & Ginter
  10. 1987 Angels Sheraton Bobby Grich
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