Another in a long line of blogs devoted to baseball cards, specifically from the Topps Company, and the Hobby in general. Reviews on new and older sets, along with unbiased opinions, will be included.
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Last night I opened the remaining four regular Hobby packs purchased at Au Sports. If you recall (or if you even read my previous post...don't know what the heck is happening but my posts aren't showing up in feeds), these were the last five packs in the last Hobby box the shop had available. Under normal circumstances, this would mean that the chances of getting a card beyond the regular base and basic inserts are slim to none at best.
As we all (should) know by now, each regular Hobby box contains just one...ONE...autograph or relic card. This has been the case in recent years, as I think the only major change was the reduction of the number of these cards in the Jumbo box, and not the regular one. And because it was Father's Day, and I was pretty sure I wouldn't be coming back towards the store for quite some time, I decided to buy the last five packs, just to help build up the base set.
I posted the first pack results yesterday. Packs 2 and 3 were okay, got a Glove Works insert card, even pulled card #500 (Shohei). But it was pack 4 that made the purchase totally worth it. Because it led me to this below:
2026 Topps Major League Materials Vladimir Guerrero Auto/Relic Gold Parallel #MLM2-VG
Not only is this an autograph card.
Not only is this a relic card.
But it's a GOLD parallel autograph and relic card. There are only 50 cards like this in existence, and one of them is in my hands right now (brought it to work as a good luck charm...yes I threw it in a thick-card penny sleeve and toploader). I have card #32/50.
I normally don't get lucky with these kinds of "hits." I went on the Bay earlier this morning to see if anyone has already put the card up. And yes, of course, someone did. It's up as a BIN for $77.99 plus $6.50 for shipping.
I am guaranteed (supposedly) two auto or relic cards in the Jumbo box. I'll post later the results. But for now, I'm going to enjoy the win and say that the 600-card chase is off to a good start.
I had a very good Father's Day yesterday. Not entirely because of the above. Between a very nice Father's Day breakfast and a fantastic home-cooked steak dinner, I went to Target to see if there was any 2026 Topps Series 2 items left. Yes, there barely was. Two blaster boxes, two jumbo packs, and two retail packs. I'll get to the Jumbo packs in a moment.
Then it was off to Au Sports to get a Jumbo box of 2026 Topps Series 2...along with some other things they had (the retail box) and five packs of regular Hobby. It was the store's last 5 packs, with more coming next week. A second trip to Target yielded the Super Box and one last retail pack.
The total card count:
400 cards from the Jumbo box
145 cards from the Super box (with one mini Funko)
118 cards from the two blasters
72 cards from the retail box
72 cards from the two jumbo boxes
60 cards from the five Hobby packs
42 cards from the three retail packs
That's 909 total cards. If I can't even manage the 350 card base set from this, I will probably scream.
I'll post what I get from each of these packages soon. Today, I took one Hobby pack with me to open during my lunch break at the office. Let's see...should I go for the Jif Ramen again or Nashville Hot Chicken at the cafe...decisions, decisions, decisions...
Wasn't kidding about the Jif Ramen...
Anyway...
Okay, so this is not the actual pack...camera is not the greatest...we've already established this...
So what's in this pack?
The first card in this pack (and my first card of Series 2) is of...
Brooks Baldwin of the Chicago White Sox!!!
Official Card Set Name and Card Number: 2026 Topps #619.
Player Name, position, team: Brooks Baldwin, second baseman, Chicago White Sox.
Last Line of Statistics: 2025 stats (White Sox): 103 G, 300 AB, 32 R, 72 H, 15 2B, 1 3B, 11 HR, 38 RBI, 5 SB, 21 BB, .407 SLG .697 OPS .240 AVG, -0.6 WAR.
Any special information about player: Drafted by the White Sox in the #12th round, July, 2022 Bats: both. Throws: right.
Number of regular Topps Cards (includes regular and traded cards only): 2. This is his second Topps card.
Blurb on the back: "Brooks played every non-battery position except first base for the 2025 White Sox, with most of his action coming in the outfield. He finished the year strong, registering an .824 OPS over his last 32 games."
Commentary: So if Brooks played more games in the outfield (79 between the three positions), why is he listed on this card as the second baseman??! He hasn't played a game this season, being placed on the DL and is out for the entire 2026 campaign due to a UCL tear in his right elbow.
Beckett value: n/a.
How many cards of this player do I own?: 2 cards.
The rest of the pack included:
#594 Lucas Gil, pitcher, New York Yankees
#635 Edgar Quero, catcher, Chicago White Sox Future Stars
#555 Cade Povich, pitcher, Baltimore Orioles
#533 Jasson Domínguez, outfielder, New York Yankees
#374 Kevin Alcántara, outfielder, Chicago Cubs Future Stars
#660 Edouard Julien, second baseman, Colorado Rockies
#473 Bo Bichette, third baseman, New York Mets
#528 Jared Triolo, third baseman, Pittsburgh Pirates Foil Parallel
#483 Logan O'Hoppe, catcher, Los Angeles Angels
#366 Isaac Paredes, third baseman, Houston Astros
Eleven base cards off the wantlist. At least there was one Cub card in it. Disappointed that the "insert" was a parallel card, but this was one of five packs at the bottom of the box, so I can't be totally disappointed.
Now, as promised earlier, the story about the last two jumbo packs from my first Target run.
As I mentioned at the beginning, these were among the last packs at the first Target I went to on Sunday. If you've been to Target and have been buying cards, you know that there is now a two per item limit for everything. So you can only buy two jumbo packs, two regular packs, etc. These were the last two Jumbo packs. As I was in the car, I noticed that you can actually see the card on the front of the pack. With all the white, it's hard to miss. What wasn't hard to miss is that both packs have the same card on the front. And that player is...
Everybody sing...to the tune of the chorus of the Battle Hymn of the Republic...
2026 Topps Munetaka Murakami #503
His truth is marching...on...
So I posted on what once was Twitter and also on Threads:
Finally found some 2026 @topps Series 2 @target. Bought 2 of each (got the last two blasters, jumbo, and small packs as well). Both Jumbo packs have Munetaka Murakami on the front of the pack (how did people miss this?!) Question for the group: open 1 & hold 1 or open both??!
Leave your suggestions below.
Next time I am able, I'll have an Adventure in Trading post (yes, the trading is coming back). I'll let you know what's leaving and what's coming in.
Geez, that title sounds like a NASCAR race title right?
Sunday!!!
Sunday!!!
SUNDAY!!!
At the AU Sports Speedway in beautiful Niles, Illinois, the 2006 Topps Series 2 600 will take place. The race includes the usual heavy hitters, and one guy who's goal is to acquire 600 cards (number WILL increase...this is just the starting point).
So how did I come up with this number?
Yesterday, I returned to the Trading Card Database and reviewed the checklists and cards that were added to the 2026 Topps set. My Series 2 wantlist consists of the following:
350 cards: Card #'s 351-700 of the eponymous Series 2
4 cards: The four SP Rookie Cards (Kevin McGonigle, JJ Wetherholt, Carson Benge, Justin Crawford). Will discuss these in a later blog post, I promise
50 cards: 1991 35th Anniversary All-Stars
50 cards: 1991 35th Anniversary S2
25 cards: Crooked Numbers
6 cards: First Pitch S2
65 cards: Glove Work
30 cards: Stars of MLB S2
20 cards: Titans of the Game S2
And just before submitting this post for publication, I've already received not one, but TWO, trade requests. Granted, they're sending the easy Stars of MLB and Titans of the Game (which appear in EVERY retail pack), but every bit helps.
I'm accepting one of the transactions straight away, but I countered (because the first trade already was offering one of the cards this second person had as well) and asked if we could trade for more. It looks, though, that he's trading cards set for set. Basically, he's offering 3 S2 Stars and 3 S2 Titans for 3 S1 Stars and 3 S1 Titans. Pretty fair exchange, but he has more that I want, and I have more that he wants, but it doesn't look like he wanted to ask for more. So I responded in kind and will follow his lead on how he wants to proceed.
At this point, before the race even starts, I could already have 11 cards committed between the two trades.
On an unrelated note (and so that I have a picture to go with this story), images of the 2026 Topps Factory set have been released. The set, coming out on July 1, features not only S1 cover athletes Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani, not only S2 covers Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. and Paul Skenes, but Juan Soto and Bobby Witt, Jr. (who I seriously doubt are going to be the Update Series featured athletes).
The factory set will feature 704 cards, including the four bonus athletes. But history dictates that the cards that will appear in the factory set will be different compared to the four cards that have been distributed into packs of S2. Price on the Bay for McGonigle and Wetherholt are presently in the $200+ range, while cards of Benge and Crawford can be had for under $100 if you catch them fast enough. As of now, I'll wait. While my PayPal card is finally paid off, I'm not about to splurge just yet.
I still want to get some packs so that I can enter the race. Maybe this weekend.
I said I am back into the Hobby Blogging Community, and I haven't given up. But between work and the lack of anything Hobby related that is of interest to me leads to long gaps in writing.
But that comes to an end.
Because 2026 Topps Series 2 is supposedly live TODAY!!!
No, I haven't seen any packs or boxes live. And now that my pharmacy schedule has me taking Mondays off instead of Thursdays, I probably won't be able to get my hands on a Hobby or Jumbo box until next week (so please save some for me).
But it doesn't mean that the Bay hasn't had some really good images of cards that I want to add to the six-inch binder.
For example:
2026 Topps 1991 All-Star Elly De La Cruz #91AS-17
Look at the All-Star Cards that are being included in S2. Perfect reproduction of the original 1991 All-Star Cards. Give me a moment to see if Ryne Sandberg is part of this set...NO!!! He's only in the Chrome version (the Silver Pack Boxloaders in Hobby and Jumbos only). I'm buying at least one of each, so there's a shot (but with my luck, probably not).
2026 Topps Titans of the Game Nick Kurtz #TOG-22
Is it just me or is something missing on this Nick Kurtz (and possibly all the Titans of the Games cards in S2)? Anyone? Just me?
2026 Topps Crooked Numbers Mike Trout #CN-25
So the Crooked Numbers insert set is akin to the Significant Statistics sets from years past. Okay.
2026 Topps Munetaka Murakami #503
The reason why the White Sox are (possibly) not going to lose 100 games this year.
Soon, very soon, the collection will grow. Soon, very soon, I will be able to buy packs and boxes. Soon, very soon, trades will be up and running.
Last week, Topps posted the checklist for Series 2 of the eponymous set. I look forward to this for a few reasons:
It means S2 is coming soon, and depending on what site you go to, it's either coming out on June 10, or June 24, 2026
It means my my little hiatus for adding cards from 2026 Topps is going to end
The All-Star Game is coming soon. And as has been tradition on this site, all roster moves for the ASG will be posted with cards of the players involved going into a special binder during the festivities
But before I go through the highlights from the next series, I've been wondering what happened to the the 17-card team sets. I've looked and have not seen anything yet. Even the eBay seller that does the 30-set BIN's are off duty until June. This does not bode well as these should have been out by now.
Back to the point.
2026 Topps Bo Bichette #473
The 350-card base checklist, which can be downloaded here, features:
52 regular rookie cards with the RC logo we all know and love
14 Future Star cards
15 Team cards
10 Combo cards (which are not checklists)
2026 Topps Tatsuya Imai #513
The checklist includes other surprises, including four short-printed variation rookie cards. In recent years, Topps has added extra cards of players who debuted during the season, but too late to add to the base set. To alleviate this slight, they've numbered these cards as if they're part of the base set, even though...they're not. Think Julio Rodriguez and Bobby Witt, Jr. in 2022, The Jackson 3 (Holliday, Chourio, and Merrill) in 2024, and even Matt Shaw, Cam Smith, and Kristian Campbell in 2025. Heck, go back to 2019 with Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. and his un-numbered RC, or 2018 with Gleyber Torres and Ronald Acuña, Jr.
Basically, it's a thing.
This year, there will be four SP RC's that, while not part of the base set, will share numbers with those who are:
#697a is Bryan Reynolds of the Pirates, #697b is Kevin McGonigle of the Tigers
#698a is Andre Pallante of the Cardinals, #698b is JJ Wetherholt of the Cardinals
#699a is Jared Young of the Mets, #699b is Carson Benge of the Mets
#700a is Freddie Freeman of the Dodgers, #700b is Justin Crawford of the Phillies
Other highlights include card #500 being Shohei Ohtani (there's a big surprise), 12 Cubs cards vs. 8 White Sox cards (yes, I keep track of that), and a card of Japan's newest import to slug his way to Chicago, Munetaka Murakami!!! (For some reason, you can sing his name like you're singing the chorus of the Battle Hymn of the Republic...you're singing his name in your head right now, aren't you?)
The Golden Variation cards, a staple in the Topps/Fanatics era, continue with every card, every player, having a variation card. One of the ones I'm looking forward to seeing is the tribute to the 1992 Topps Frank Thomas card featuring...none other than (sing it with me) Munetaka Murakami!!! I'm sure they could have waited to put this out next year with the 1992 Topps set gets the 35th Anniversary treatment, but whatever...
1992 Topps Frank Thomas #555 & 2026 Topps Munetaka Murakami Golden Variation #503
As usual, insert cards will be a big highlight for this set, and I am all in for a number of them. Of course, the tribute to 1991 Topps continues with 50 cards, along with a 50-card (hopefully...cough...cough) All-Star subset. The retail-exclusive Stars of MLB (30 cards) and Titans of the Game (20 cards) sets return, plus 6 more First Pitch cards.
2026 Topps 1991 Tribute Trey Yesavage #91B2-33
Short-printed inserts such as Cover Athletes, All Aces/All Kings, Homefield Advantage, and Heavy Lumber are also back for S2, but we're not going to talk about those (unless I manage to get one in a pack).
2026 Topps Series 2 Home Field Advantage Munetaka Murakami #HA-39
New to the insert set chase includes a 25-card set called Crooked Numbers, a 65-card behemoth called Glove Work (which I'm guessing is about defensive prowess), and the 10-card Highlight Reel (please let this be a basic insert set). One set I'm curious about, but not holding out any hope of seeing a card of unless it's online, even if it is a "Hobby Box/Jumbo Box exclusive" is the 10-card Diamond Dust set. The name alone looks like it's going to be a short-printed exclusive nightmare to attempt. There is also going to be an exclusive Fanatics Fest-only set called Swinging With the Stars. If it's anything like 2025's version (Swinging For the Stars), it's mostly likely going to be a Topps Chrome set.
But just like last year, Topps will have an exclusive Series 2 Super box, one for regular retailers (think your big box stores) and one for Costco. The Costco boxes will include another 90-card exclusive set (Flagship Edition) and another 10-card Bulk Order set.
I, for one, can't wait for Series 2 to go live. It's something to look forward to while summer, and the MLB season, moves on.
On April 15, 2026, the Cubs were mired in last place within the NL Central Division. They were 9-9 at that point, taking 2 of 3 from the Phillies and were now facing a 20-game stretch facing the Mets, Phillies, Dodgers, Padres, Diamondbacks, and Reds. At the rate they were treading water, I had thought originally that if they can win at least 12 of the next 20 games, they'll be in good shape and have a fighting chance when they start playing their division rivals some more.
Boy was I ever wrong.
Since my last post, the Cubs have won 17 of the 20 games, sweeping the Mets, Phillies, D-Backs and Reds. They were 3-3 on the road, but still, an even record on the road is always welcomed. But the fact that Cubs have won 15-straight games at Wrigley Field has them now heading into today 14 games above .500, and in sole possession of 1st place is mind-blowing to me.
But I'm not here to wax poetic about the Cubs (there are others who are well versed in this better than me), and I'm starting to worry that now that I've written something in May will cause the team to slide (please don't).
I'm here to talk about my recent exploits within the Hobby. So here goes.
2023 Topps Japan Edition Strength In Numbers Aaron Judge SS-1
I don't often buy from Check out My Cards, at least not for last minute replacements or for cards that will help me finish sets (like my recent escapades to finish this year's S1). But if I can find a full set of cards that I'm interested in, and the total price is within reason, I'll go for it. And so it was that, in my interest in looking for 2025 Topps Update Series Japan insert cards that I looked backwards and found a set from a Topps Japan Edition that piqued my curiosity.
Called "Strength in Numbers," this 15-card insert set featured MLB players and a specific stat, not necessarily from the previous season, but a number high enough that warranted inclusion. Examples include: Aaron Judge's 62 home runs in 2022, Joey Votto's 1.032 OPS in 2017, and even Ken Griffey, Jr.'s 147 RBI's in 1997. Strength in Numbers was one of three basic insert sets included with this product, the others being a 35-card Cherry Blossom-bordered variation of the 1988 Topps set and a 25-card set featuring the roster of the 2023 WBC champion Japan team.
2023 Topps Japan Edition Strength In Numbers Vladimir Guerrero Jr SS-8
The insert set was originally featured within Topps' 2023 NPB set and featured players who are now making an impact in MLB, including Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Roki Sasaki, Munetaka Murakami, and Shota Imanaga. It makes perfect sense that the MLB Japan edition would include this insert set as well.
2023 Topps NPB Strength In Numbers Taisei SN-20
In the past, COMC purchases came I thought rather quickly considering that all cards are kept in one warehouse (or two) and my impression was that they have people picking cards akin to food distributors pulling cases of food and then having them prepared for shipment. The price for the 15 cards totaled $28.48, which was a lot cheaper than I had hoped for. There were no complete sets on the Bay, nor were there enough auctions/bin to be able to compile a full set. The only other place that may have had a full set was selling for $45.00 (it's now down to $35.00...just looked). The most expensive card of the bunch was SS-1 Aaron Judge at $8.25. It was also the last card available on the site. If it wasn't there, this post probably wouldn't be written. The other 14 cards ranged from $0.63 to $5.75. being SS-14 Shonei Ohtani. With tax and "standard shipping" the final price for the set came out to about $40.00.
Again, reasonable.
But then, the waiting.
This is where I got to thinking about the Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers song "The Waiting." The lyrics are spot on:
The waiting is the hardest part
Every day you see one more card
You take it on faith, you take it to the heart
The waiting is the hardest part
I bought the cards on February 18, 2026. By mid-April, the cards hadn't arrived, and when I checked on the site for progress, none of the cards had even been "picked."
WHAT??! How is that even possible? I get it's not something I needed to get right away, but it's never taken this long to receive cards from COMC. The last time I bought from the site, the turnaround was 11 days from purchase to arrival. Was it because I used "standard" shipping this time compared to "economy rushed" previously?
The tracking site showed that the cards were finally shipped on April 29, and arrived on May 4, over 70 days between purchase and shipment. TEN WEEKS!
The cards look great as you can see. A horizontally-designed set (compared to the vertically-oriented Japanese cards),
2023 Topps Japan Edition Strength In Numbers Oneil Cruz SS-13
The numbers, which are pretty much the point of the set, are featured prominently on the lower right corner, big and bold, with what that number represents up the side of the card. The backs give a brief summary about the significance of the number and the impact it had for the player during that specific year.
2023 Topps Japan Edition Strength in Numbers Bryce Harper Reverse SS-3
Which, compared to the back of the Japanese NPB version, includes a lot more information:
2023 Topps NPB Strength In Numbers Taisei Reverse SN-20
The full checklist:
SS-1 Aaron Judge (Yankees) 62 Home Runs (2022)
SS-2 Freddie Freeman (Dodgers) 199 Hits (2022)
SS-3 Bryce Harper (Phillies) 1.044 OPS (2021)
SS-4 Pete Alonso (Mets) 53 Home Runs (2019)
SS-5 Ken Griffey, Jr. (Mariners) 147 RBI (1997)
SS-6 Mike Trout (Angels) 1.088 OPS (2018)
SS-7 Clayton Kershaw (Dodgers) 301 K's (2015)
SS-8 Vladimir Guerrero, Jr. (Blue Jays) 48 Home Runs (2021)
SS-9 Joey Votto (Reds) 1.032 OPS (2017)
SS-10 Gerrit Cole (Yankees) 257 K's (2022)
SS-11 Mookie Betts (Dodgers) 117 Runs (2022)
SS-12 Ronald Acuña, Jr. (Braves) 428 Average Home Run Distance (2022)
SS-13 Oneil Cruz (Pirates) 122.4 Max Exit Velocity in MPH (2022)
SS-14 Shohei Ohtani (Angels) 78 Barrels (2021)
SS-15 Fernando Tatis, Jr. (Padres) .615 xSLG (2021)
Those last four cards could have been part of a Significant Statistics subset.
For those wondering why I am using the COMC images instead of the usual scanned images, it's because I don't have the cards on me at the moment. I figured that since I bought the carts on COMC, I might as well use the images. After all, the pictures are of the cards I bought. I may change them later.
Pictures of 2026 Topps Series 2 have come out this week. Once again Topps is pairing two legends with two current players. This time pairing Paul Skenes and VGJ with Sandy Koufax and Willie Mays.
2026 Topps Series 2 Hobby Box Design
The blue to S1's red. June can't come fast enough.
Now, let's hope the Cubs can keep winning even after this post.
The first page of the 200-card 2025 Topps Flagship Binder
Don't get me wrong. I love the Costco...I mean...the Topps Flagship Collection insert sets that are exclusive to the Costco Super Boxes. Since 2023, these have been a nice complement to my collection. But you know me and patience when it comes to the Hobby, we don't really see eye to eye. So when a daring person on the Bay puts up a full set on a reasonable BIN, I'll bite.
Now, if I was an Athletics team fan, I'd be upset to find out that none of my favorite players were even included in the 2023 set. If I was a Nationals team collector, I'd be upset as well to find that Topps didn't have anyone representing my team in the 2024 set.
If I was a White Sox team collector, I'd be upset to find that only one player, Luis Robert, Jr, was worthy of making the 2023 set. But would I forgive them knowing that in 2024, Topps would include two White Sox cards in the 100-card set? Probably not only because both cards in that year's set was of, again, Luis Robert Jr (the man was the subject of both card #'s 11 AND 21!!!).
2024 Topps Flagship Collection Luis Robert, Jr. #11
2024 Topps Flagship Collection Luis Robert, Jr. #21
But I'm not a team collector. I'm a set collector. I need EVERY CARD! So I'm not upset at any of the above situations. Not at all.
What I'm kind of miffed about is the fact that the 2023 Flagship cards are as thick as a regular relic card. They are the same thickness of two regular base cards. Which means that I can't put them back to back in an Ultra-Pro Platinum page as I do with almost every other card in the binders. Each card gets it's own page.
"What's the big deal?" most people would ask. "Why should you be upset? At least you can read the backs of each card without having to take the card out and...heaven forbid...put it back and risk dinging the corners."
Because the more plastic pages used, the less space I have for the cards. Putting cards back to back allows me to put a 792-card set in 44 pages instead of 88. And when it comes to a six-inch binder, space, which I had thought would be enough, suddenly isn't.
In my Anatomy of a Six-Inch Binder post for the 2025 Topps set, I listed the 100-card Flagship Collection set as one of the many sets contained within. Each card, double the thickness of a standard card, took up 12 pages of space, a half-inch worth of the binder. Which normally would be fine.
Except Topps produced out a second Costco-exclusive Flagship Super Box.
To review, the first super box included 5 packs each of Series 1 and Heritage along with 3 packs of the exclusive Flagship inserts, one jumbo card, and one "companion" card.
The contents of the Series 1 Costco Super Box
Which in previous years, (2023 and 2024) were enough. But sales must have been great because Topps decided to distribute a second Super Box, this time containing 5 packs each of Series 2 and Archives along with the bonus packs and jumbo/companion cards.
The contents of the Series 2 Costco Super Box
So now what? The six-inch binder as it stood at 2,161 cards, was already full to bursting. Adding another half-inch of cards and pages would make it hard to close the binder properly, with pages of the base set beginning to go over the curve of the metal, which would be as one Pokémon collector who for some reason shows up on my FB and YouTube feeds (even though I don't collect the stuff)...
BAD BINDER BEHAVIOR!!!
While binder "technology" has evolved (I've seen 12 and 16-pocket pages, zippers, etc), nothing beats a six-inch d-ring binder. NOTHING. But still, these new binders would not be enough to hold the cards of even one regular set. So no, I'm not interested (but if one of these binder companies want to send me a sample to prove me wrong *hint, hint*, please email me at bdj610@hotmail.com).
So back to the point.
I've decided to take the Costco Flagship set out of the six-inch and move both sets into it's own one-inch binder.
The binder for the Costco Flagship.
Yes, again, the picture isn't the greatest. But you can see that the binder will hold the cards just fine.
The transition page from Series 1 and 2.
This is not a precedent. I've separated huge insert sets from binders before:
2007 Topps Generation Now...582 cards
2010 Topps The Cards Your Mom Threw Out (Original Backs)
2011 Topps 60 Years of Topps + Lost Cards (Original Backs)
The last two are in the same binder. No sense in separating. They look good together.
Taking the spot filled by the Costco Flagship sets are a master set of 2025 Topps All-Star Game, which was a product with it's own mega box introduced last summer during the ASG break. The set consists of:
100 base cards
25 Hometown Heroes cards, featuring players past and present of the Atlanta Braves, honoring the team hosting the event
25 Classic Swings cards
50 All-Star Game Greats, recognizing players from past ASG's
Replacing 100 cards that are, again, twice as thick as regular cards, with 200 is an even exchange space wise. And the binder can now claim a whopping 2,261 cards...
Two thousand, two hundred sixty-one cards
And everything still fits comfortably in the binder.
