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Jan 17, 2025 | 
cardlines.com | future Hall |John Bassey |Jesse Haynes
While it has evolved over the last few years, the product we’ll discuss today is undeniably high-end and will price out all but the deepest-pocketed collectors. Yes, 2024 Topps Transcendent Baseball is designed for only the highest-end of high-end product breakers. But what will collectors find inside 2024 Topps Transcendent Baseball? What is the release format? What are the hits? And are these pricy boxes worth a break?
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
cardlines.com | future Hall |Nicole Cahill |Shaiel Ben-Ephraim |Craig Klinski
Along with The National and every time Cardlines drops a video on YouTube, the release of Topps Flagship Series 1 is as close to a holiday as the card-collecting hobby gets. Nothing gives the gray, cold slog of February a whiff of warm air and green grass like the release of a new crop of baseball cards. Spring Training is right around the corner, and all is right with the world. Adding to the rejuvenating sense of “newness” is a new crop of rookie cards to entice collectors.
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Jan 10, 2025 | 
cardlines.com | future Hall |Shaiel Ben-Ephraim |Craig Klinski |John Bassey
The baseball card collecting calendar has certain milestones. Many revolve around Topps Flagship design, which has an outsized influence on the hobby. That is because the design carries across so many products: Topps Flagship Series 1, 2, and Update, plus Chrome, Sapphire, Gilded, and other sets released throughout the year. Today, Topps announced one of those annual hobby milestones: the public release of the 2025 Topps design. But what exactly happened? What is the 2025 Topps design?
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Dec 6, 2024 | 
cardlines.com | future Hall |Jesse Haynes |Jonah Foster
Sometimes a product comes out and it just doesn’t sound like it will work. A dark-themed, streamlined version of an already somewhat less-than-mainstream product? Doesn’t sound like a recipe for success. Yet Allen & Ginter X seems to work, to the point where Topps more than doubled the price for 2024. But what will collectors find inside 2024 Topps Allen & Ginter X? What are the hits? And are these worth the new, higher price tag?
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Dec 4, 2024 | 
cardlines.com | future Hall |Jesse Haynes |Jonah Foster
Some products are undeniably high-end products, with a target audience that is in the deep pockets of the hobby. They don’t mess around with base cards, keeping the focus on all on the hits. 2024 Topps Definitive Baseball is one of these products, with amazing-looking cards and a sky-high price tag. But what will collectors find inside 2024 Topps Definitive Baseball? What are the hits? And are these worth ripping?
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
cardlines.com | future Hall |Nicole Cahill
It’s always fascinating when a long-suffering team and their fan base turn things around, with a bevy of young players rising to the majors and finding success. The latest example of this is the Baltimore Orioles, who have now made the playoffs two years running and have had players as finalists for the AL Rookie of the Year voting in 3 years running. This year’s candidate is ROY finalist Colton Cowser. But who is Colton Cowser? What are his 1st Bowman cards? And what about his rookie cards?
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
cardlines.com | future Hall |Jesse Haynes |John Bassey
As the memory of the baseball season shifts from our short-term to long-term memory and the holidays approach, a number of premium products tend to drop to wrap up the year and provide fodder to place under the tree. One of these products, the 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball, has a premium chromium finish to complement its trademark sparkle. But what will collectors find inside the 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball release? What is the release format? What are the hits?
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
cardlines.com | future Hall |Nicole Cahill |Shaiel Ben-Ephraim
A young pitcher shows early promise, but then ends up under the knife with a long rehab. When he finally returns, he leads his team to the World Series and won the 2024 AL Rookie of the Year award. The latest version of this story is none other than Luis Gil of the New York Yankees. But who is Luis Gil? What are his 1st Bowman, Rookie, and other early career cards that are worth chasing? And are Gil’s cards worth investing in?
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Nov 17, 2024 | 
cardlines.com | future Hall |John Bassey |Jesse Haynes |Shaiel Ben-Ephraim
For the last few years, Panini has been offering impeccable products in several sports, but now we have something new: Impeccable Baseball. But what will collectors find inside 2024 Panini Impeccable Baseball? What are the hits? What is the packaging format? And are these high-end cards worth the steep price tag? Shop for 2024 Panini Impeccable Baseball boxes on eBayThe scheduled release date for 2024 Panini Impeccable Baseball was November 13, 2024 (subject to change).
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Nov 10, 2024 | 
cardlines.com | future Hall |Shaiel Ben-Ephraim |Jesse Haynes
The cost of breaking wax continues to climb with little indication of an end in sight. At the same time, the number of guaranteed autographs in products is dropping. The antidote to this might be 2024 Leaf Metal Baseball, which brings a lot of guaranteed ink for a fairly reasonable price point, albeit in an unlicensed product. But what will collections find inside 2024 Leaf Metal Baseball? What are the hits? And are these worth a break?
