It’s 2013 and the retail stores are starting to get it in, so it must be time for 2013 Topps Series One Baseball. Which, of course, it is as the product launches on hobby shelves tomorrow. Topps has been very good about giving out a ton of information over the … Continue Reading
Previews
Field Level Preview: 2012 Topps Platinum Football
With the NFL season kicking off tonight, it’s time to take a look at the next Topps NFL product coming down the line with 2012 Topps Platinum Football. Taking a look at the images shows a design which looks more curved than the past couple of years, and to be honest … Continue Reading
Field Level Preview: 2012 Panini Prominence Football
Panini is continuing their tradition of releasing products with a few hits and very little other cards with the upcoming 2012 Panini Prominence Football, due out in the middle of September. Each box will have three hits (mostly autographs) with what appears to be at least one rookie autograph per box. … Continue Reading
Field Level Preview: 2012 Rookies and Stars Football
Panini continues their road of improving their products with the upcoming release of 2012 Rookies and Stars football tomorrow. From a look at the checklist as well as the preview cards, it looks like Rookies and Stars will have far fewer parallels than in the past, although they could still sneak … Continue Reading
Field Level Preview: 2012 Topps Chrome Baseball
In the past, Topps Chrome has almost seemed like a shiny rehash of flagship Topps, which isn’t always a good thing. While the base cards are always going to be that way, it appears Topps is adding a few new wrinkles to the mix to at least make the set … Continue Reading
Field Level Preview: 2012-13 Panini Hoops Basketball
The 2012-13 NBA season is coming up in a few months, and with that thought in mind, Panini is bringing us 2012-13 Panini Hoops Basketball later this week. This set will mark the first appearance of the rookies of both 2011-12 and 2012-13, as well as Kevin Durant ‘Durantula’ cards along … Continue Reading
Field Level Preview: 2012-13 O-Pee-Chee Hockey
While I’m admittedly not a huge hockey fan, one of the sets I’ve liked to bust over the past few years has been Upper Deck’s O-Pee-Chee hockey. It’s a solid entry-level set that’s very large, and the retro parallels are almost always interesting to look at in comparison. Today marks the … Continue Reading
Field Level Preview: 2011 Upper Deck Exquisite Football
No, your calendar is not playing tricks on you. Upper Deck is indeed releasing the final 2011 football product just before the 2012 NFL season in 2011 Upper Deck Exquisite Football, which releases next week. This practice began a couple of years ago due to various issues on UD’s side of … Continue Reading
Field Level Preview: 2012 Upper Deck Goodwin Champions
Goodwin Champions has always felt like an odd product to me. It dates back to the days where products weren’t just sports stars, and has an overall field similar to Topps Allen and Ginter, which may be the entire problem — it feels too much like a copy of another … Continue Reading
Field Level Preview: 2012 Topps Finest Baseball
With the Baseball season about half over, Topps will release their 2012 Finest. On August 8th, Topps Finest Baseball will hit the shelves. This product is full of refractors and rookies. Also contains many die-cuts and hits to keep the collectors happy. Get ready for 2012 Topps Finest Baseball! Release Date: … Continue Reading
