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[[2009 Kellogg's Japan]] is a set of six "rulers" produced for the Japanese market. Each ruler measures fifteen centimeters and features lenticular printing of the player "in action." Unlike the previous two year's Kellogg's Japan sets, these "cards" do not have the Upper Deck branding.
 
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
 
[[2002 Donruss Originals]] - [[1999 Topps Opening Day]] - [[2006 Upper Deck]] - [[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]]</td>
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[[2024 Stadium Club]] is a 300-card set released November 6th. Each Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.
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[[2024 Topps Allen & Ginter]] is a 350-card set, released the week of October 30th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.
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[[2024 Topps Update]] is a 350-card set released October 16th. You know the deal.
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[[2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome]] is a 200-card set released October 11th. Each 20-pack Hobby box will contain three Refractors and eleven inserts. Every third box will yield an autograph.
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[[2024 Bowman Sterling]] is a 50-card set supplemented by a 50-card "Prospects" set, released October 9th. As with previous Bowman Sterling sets, each pack will contain an autograph.
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[[2024 Topps Five Star]] was released September 27th. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
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<b>[[2001_Upper_Deck_Vintage|2001 Upper Deck Vintage]]</b> was released in late January, 2001. Featuring a 400-card base set, Vintage is notable for two things. 1) The very first officially-licensed Major League rookie card of Ichiro Suzuki, and 2) A design that look suspiciously like 1963 Topps. The set was broken into tiers as follows: Base Veterans (1-340), Prospects (341-370), Series Highlights (371-390) and League Leaders (391-400). Inserts included [[2001_Upper_Deck_Vintage#All-Star_Tributes|All-Star Tributes]], [[2001_Upper_Deck_Vintage#Glory_Days|Glory Days]], [[2001_Upper_Deck_Vintage#Matinee Idols|Matinee Idols]] and [[2001_Upper_Deck_Vintage#Retro_Rules|Retro Rules]].
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[[2024 Bowman Chrome]] was released September 11th with a 100-card base set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.


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For the fifth consecutive year, HTA Choice boxes are available which contain three autographs and nothing else.
<b>[[2010_Finest|2010 Topps Finest]]</b>, exclusive to Hobby outlets, was released on March 25, 2010. The set is comprised of 170 cards (125 veterans, 25 rookies and 20 Autographed Letter Patch Rookies). New for 2010 are one-of-one signed on-patch In the Name X-Fractor Rookie Book Cards. Also back are Finest Moments autographs, a 20-card checklist that includes key players during key moments in the 2009 season. These will be found with Red Refractors (25) and new Purple Refractors (1/1s).
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[[2024 Topps Pro Debut]] is a 200-card Minor League set released September 6th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs.
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<b>[[2010_Topps_Heritage|2010 Topps Heritage]]</b> is the tenth year for the popular brand and was released February 23, 2010. The 500-card base set is based on the 1961 Topps design, and will have 75 short-prints. On average, each hobby box will yield an on-card autograph or a relic; either a three-card advertising strip or a stamp album; and every-other box will contain a foil-stamped 1961 buyback. Once again, each pack will include one individually-wrapped stick of gum.  
[[2024 Panini Boys of Summer]] is a 100-card set released August 28th. Each eight-card box will yield one game-used card and three autographs.
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[[2024 Topps Pristine]] is a 300-card set to be released August 23th.  Each ten-card pack has three mini packs.  One mini pack will contain seven base cards/Refractors, the second will have either two inserts or an Autographed Relic, while the third will yield an encased card.
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<b>[[2010_Upper_Deck|2010 Upper Deck]]</b>, which arrived in retail stores the first week of February, is Upper Deck's third baseball set released without a license from Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) in 2010. Team nicknames and logos (except on uniforms) do not appear anywhere on these cards due them being unlicensed by the MLBP. This set consists of 600 base cards and a number of new inserts; [[2010_Upper_Deck#Upper_Deck_Portraits|Portraits]], [[2010_Upper_Deck#Season_Biography|Season Biography]], [[2010_Upper_Deck#Tape_Measure_Shots|Tape Measure Shots]], [[2010_Upper_Deck#All_Word|All World]], [[2010_Upper_Deck#Pure_Heat|Pure Heat]] and a few more.
[[2024 Finest]] is a 300-card set released August 7th.


For the first time since 1997, Finest will have a tiered base set. The first 100 cards are "Commons". Cards #101-200 are "Uncommons" and are seeded at the rate of one-per-pack. The final 100 cards are "Rare" and come one in every third pack.


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A six-pack Hobby box is expected to yield:
<b>[[2010_Topps_Series_1|2010 Topps Series 1]]</b>, which arrived in retail stores on January 20, 2009, contains a 330-card base set, one [[autograph]] or [[Game_Used|relic]] card in every 36-pack hobby box or one [[autograph]] and two [[Game_Used|relics]] per 10-pack HTA jumbo box. New inserts for 2010 include [[2010 Topps Series 1#The_Cards_Your_Mother_Threw_Out|The Cards Your Mother Threw Out]], [[2010 Topps Series 1#History_of_the_Game|History of the Game]], [[2010 Topps Series 1#Tales_of_the_Game|Tales of the Game]], Hall of Fame buybacks, [[2010 Topps Series 1#Legendary_Lineage|Legendary Lineage]] and [[2010 Topps Series 1#When_They_Were_Young|When They Were Young]].  
 
* Six Uncommon base cards
* Two Rare base cards
* Six Refractor parallels.
* Eight inserts
* Two Autographs.
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[[2024 Donruss]] is a 200 card set released August 5th.
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* [[2010 Bowman]]
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[[2024 Topps Museum Collection]] is a 100-card set to be released July 31st.  As usual each five-card pack will contain one autograph or game-used Relic.  Each four pack Hobby box will yield the following:


* [[2010 Finest]]
* Four parallels
* One insert
* Two Relics (one of which is a Quad Relic)
* One Autograph
* One Autographed Relic
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* [[2010 Topps Series 1]]
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[[2024 Topps Chrome]] was released July 17th. The base set has been expanded to 300 cards. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph eight inserts and 12 Refractors while each Jumbo box will have three autos and twelve Refractors.
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* [[Buying Wax]]
* [[Collecting Cards]]
* [[Card condition]]
* [[Professional Grading]]
* [[Rookie Card|Rookie Cards]]
* [[Card storage]]
* [[Trading]]
* [[Shipping]]
 
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* [[2010 Topps Series 2]]
<b>November 13</b>
* [[2024 Panini Impeccable]]
* [[2024 Topps Chrome Update]]


* [[2010 Topps Allen & Ginter's]]
<b>November 22</b>
* [[2024 Topps Gilded Collection]]


* [[2010 Topps Heritage]]
<b>December 6</b>
* [[2024 Panini Prizm]]


* [[2010 Topps National Chicle]]
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* [[2010 Topps Pro Debut Series One]]
<b>Hobby News</b>
* [http://www.hobbynewsdaily.com Hobby News Daily]
* [http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com Sports Collectors Daily]


* [[2010 Upper Deck]]
<b>Card Forums</b>
* [http://freedomcardboard.com Freedom Cardboard]
* [http://www.thebenchtrading.com The Bench]
* [http://community.cardboardconnection.com/forums/forums.php Cardboard Connection Forum]
* [http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ Blowout Forum]
* [http://forums.collectors.com/categories.cfm?catid=11 Collectors Universe]
* [http://www.beckett.com/forums/ Beckett Forum]


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<b>Cardblogs</b>
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* [http://cardboardicons.com Cardboard Icons]
<h2 style="background:#ddcef2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #a3bfb1; text-align:left; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Featured hobby definitions ([[:Category:Hobby_Definitions|all definitions]])</h2>
* [http://cardjunk.blogspot.com Cardboard Junkie]
*[[Loosey]]
* [http://mojobeardy.wordpress.com The Mojo Beard]
* [http://blog.stalegum.com Stale Gum]
* [http://thorzul.blogspot.com Thorzul Will Rule]
* [http://fanofreds.blogspot.com Nachos Grande]
* [http://nightowlcards.blogspot.com Night Owl Cards]
* [http://junkwaxgems.wordpress.com Junk Wax Gems]
* [http://collectorempire.com Uncharted Hobby]
* [http://cardsbysooz.blogspot.com Cards by Sooz]
* [http://baseballcardblog.blogspot.com The Baseball Card Blog]
* [http://bdj610bbcblog.blogspot.com bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog]
* [http://bapple2286.wordpress.com 30-Year Old Cardboard]
* [http://firstballot.blogspot.com First Ballot Picture Cards]
* [http://joeaveragecollector.blogspot.com Joe Average Card Collector]
* [http://projectpedropc.blogspot.com Project Pedro/Cheap Wax Wednesday]
* [https://therealisticcollector.com The Realistic Collector]


*[[Bip]]
<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
* [http://www.sportscardforum.com Sports Card Forum]


*[[Insert]]
<b>Collection Management</b>
* [http://www.zistle.com Zistle]


*[[Artist Proof]]
<b>Baseball Card Cyber Museum</b>
* [https://www.cardcybermuseum.com/ Card Cyber Museum]


*[[Blaster]]
<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.blogtalkradio.com/cardboardconnectionradio Cardboard Connection Radio]
* [http://freedomcardboard.com/blog/tag/fcb-podcast FCB Podcast]


*[[Big Four]]
<b>Grading Companies</b>
* [http://www.psacard.com/ PSA]
* [http://www.beckett.com/grading/ BGS]


*[[Tiffany]]
<b>Price Guides</b>
* [http://www.beckett.com Beckett]


*[[Game Used]]
<b>Collector-to-Collector Buying/Selling</b>
* [http://www.checkoutmycards.com Check Out My Cards]
* [http://www.ebay.com eBay]


*[[SP]]
<b>Card Tracking</b>
* [http://www.pulledsuperfractorslist.com Pulled SuperFractors List]


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Set of the Month

2009 Kellogg's Japan is a set of six "rulers" produced for the Japanese market. Each ruler measures fifteen centimeters and features lenticular printing of the player "in action." Unlike the previous two year's Kellogg's Japan sets, these "cards" do not have the Upper Deck branding.

Previous Sets of the Month

2002 Donruss Originals - 1999 Topps Opening Day - 2006 Upper Deck - 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
Just Released

2024 Stadium Club is a 300-card set released November 6th. Each Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.

2024 Topps Allen & Ginter is a 350-card set, released the week of October 30th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.

2024 Topps Update is a 350-card set released October 16th. You know the deal.

2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome is a 200-card set released October 11th. Each 20-pack Hobby box will contain three Refractors and eleven inserts. Every third box will yield an autograph.

2024 Bowman Sterling is a 50-card set supplemented by a 50-card "Prospects" set, released October 9th. As with previous Bowman Sterling sets, each pack will contain an autograph.

2024 Topps Five Star was released September 27th. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.

2024 Bowman Chrome was released September 11th with a 100-card base set supplemented by a 100-card Prospects set. Each 12-pack Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.

For the fifth consecutive year, HTA Choice boxes are available which contain three autographs and nothing else.

2024 Topps Pro Debut is a 200-card Minor League set released September 6th. Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield four autographs.

2024 Panini Boys of Summer is a 100-card set released August 28th. Each eight-card box will yield one game-used card and three autographs.

2024 Topps Pristine is a 300-card set to be released August 23th. Each ten-card pack has three mini packs. One mini pack will contain seven base cards/Refractors, the second will have either two inserts or an Autographed Relic, while the third will yield an encased card.

2024 Finest is a 300-card set released August 7th.

For the first time since 1997, Finest will have a tiered base set. The first 100 cards are "Commons". Cards #101-200 are "Uncommons" and are seeded at the rate of one-per-pack. The final 100 cards are "Rare" and come one in every third pack.

A six-pack Hobby box is expected to yield:

  • Six Uncommon base cards
  • Two Rare base cards
  • Six Refractor parallels.
  • Eight inserts
  • Two Autographs.

2024 Donruss is a 200 card set released August 5th.

2024 Topps Museum Collection is a 100-card set to be released July 31st. As usual each five-card pack will contain one autograph or game-used Relic. Each four pack Hobby box will yield the following:

  • Four parallels
  • One insert
  • Two Relics (one of which is a Quad Relic)
  • One Autograph
  • One Autographed Relic

2024 Topps Chrome was released July 17th. The base set has been expanded to 300 cards. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph eight inserts and 12 Refractors while each Jumbo box will have three autos and twelve Refractors.

Newest Pages
  1. 1989 Upper Deck Sheets
  2. 1999 Upper Deck Mark McGwire Boxed Sets
  3. 1999 UD Choice All-Star Game
  4. 1999 UD Choice All-Star Jumbos
  5. 2024 Topps Holiday
  6. 1998 Tuff Stuff Cyberaction
  7. 1998 Rawlings
  8. 2024 Stadium Club
  9. 2024 Topps Chrome Update
  10. 2024 Topps 206
Collector Guides
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Collection Management

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