Every year since 2006, with the exception of 2021, Topps offered 14 to 17-card team sets in team-specific packaging. And every year since 2006, I've been able to acquire all 30 to 32 team sets on eBay thanks to a certain
New York-based seller who would post an auction/BIN listing including all 30 regular team sets (for some reason, the two NL and AL All-Star/Superstar sets were not included...but that's not the point here).
Then 2024 happened.
The seller put up a BIN listing for all 30 team sets. They allocated 5 of these 30-set lots on this listing. I had it on my watch list with the intent of buying them when I had the funds. But every time I was ready to make the purchase, life happened, and money wound up going to more necessary endeavors. By the time everything settled down and I was ready to buy my annual 32 set order, all 5 lots were gone. When I asked if there were any left, I was told no. And so ended the streak of being able to collect the team sets.
Or so I thought.
In 2025, I not only was able to get all 32 sets, but I started buying each of the sets that I missed in 2024. It wasn't easy. While many of the sets were still listed on the world's largest marketplace, not every set has been available. Some sets were being offered at 3 to 4 times the regular price that I'd be willing to spend. I wound up having to rely on other sites to get certain sets. In the end, I was able to buy 26 of the 30 team sets plus the two AL and NL sets.
I am looking for the following four sets: Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Oakland Athletics, and Washington Nationals.
In recent years, Topps had these team sets sold at the big box stores, but instead of them being packaged in team-specific colored packaging, they would appear in generic packaging that would not differentiate between teams. The blister packs would show the cards of course, so you'd know what team you're getting, but there would not be a checklist on the back.
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| 2024 Topps Dodgers Team Set. Not team-specific. |
I've seen the above online, but this is not what I want.
The reason why I am searching specifically for the team-colored packaging is because I want the checklist on the back. I cut them out and include them in the 9-pocket page. The set doesn't feel complete without it.
I'm still looking online for these four sets. Amazon had them, but now they're no longer available. For some reason, the Dodgers, Brewers, Athletics, and Nationals sets are hard to come by. I'm sure they will come up, and I'm checking every day. But you've already heard about my patience issues when it comes to my card collecting. Needless to say, when it comes to these items that should be readily available, I'm at my wits end.
If you or someone you know has any or all of these specific team sets, please contact me at
bdj610@hotmail.com, send me a dm on
X/Twitter, send me a
Thread, or just leave a comment here. I'd like to put this to rest soon.
Sincerely,
JayBee Anama
