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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.
The [[1990 K-Mart]] Superstars 33-card set was produced by Topps for distribution through the K-Mart department store chain. The boxed set came with a piece of gum. The set consists of two sixteen-card All-Star teams -- one for each league.  The 33rd card are managers.


<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>


[[1993 Finest]] - [[1999 SP Signature Edition]] - [[2002 Topps Archives]] - [[1987 Donruss The Rookies]] - [[2002 Topps American Pie]] - [[1994 Flair]] - [[2004 SPx]] - [[1998 Topps Stars]] - [[2003 Flair]] - [[2012 Topps Heritage]] - [[2000 Black Diamond Rookie Edition]] - [[2004 Skybox LE]] - [[2005 Topps Pristine Legends]] - [[1987 Leaf]]</td>
[[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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[[2022 Topps Inception]] is a 100-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets on March 30th. Each seven-card box will contain four base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.
[[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.
[[2022 Topps Heritage]] is a 725-card set released in two series.  The first 500 cards were released as part of the Heritage Series on March 11th.  In keeping with the brand's aesthetic, the design is based on the [[1973 Topps]] set.  Each Hobby box will, as usual, yield a relic, an autograph or an autographed relic.
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[[2022 Topps Opening Day]] was released March 9th. As usual, the base set is a rehash of 220 cards from the Topps flagship. Each pack will yield one insert -- which are original to the product.
[[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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[[2022 Topps]] is a 660-card set released in two equal series of 330 cards.  Series One was issued the week of February 9th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will yield either an autograph or a Relic card while Hobby-exclusive jumbo boxes will yield an autograph, a game-used Relic, and a manufactured "relic."
[[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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[[2021 Bowman's Best]] was released December 31st and consists of a 100-card base set.  Each pack will yield one Refractor parallel, and each 12-pack Hobby box will have four autographs, six inserts, and an Atomic Refractor.
[[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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[[2021 Bowman Draft]] is a 200-card set released December 31th. Each Hobby only Jumbo box will contain three autographs, 24 Refractors, and eleven inserts, while Super Jumbo boxes will yield five signatures and 40 Refractors.
[[2024 Finest]] is a 300-card set released August 7th.
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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.
[[2021 Topps Transcendent]] was released December 31st. Only 95 sets were produced.


Each factory set, which is packaged in a wooden case contains the following:
A six-pack Hobby box is expected to yield:


* One 50-Card base set -- serial-numbered to 95 sets.
* Six Uncommon base cards
* 50 Autographs –- all serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two of which are ones-of-one.
* Two Rare base cards
* One, one-of-one Juan Soto and/or Ronald Acuna, Jr. Through the Years Autograph.
* Six Refractor parallels.
* One, one-of-one 1957 Autographed SuperFractor.
* Eight inserts
* One, one-of-one Icons Gold Deco Autograph.
* Two Autographs.
* One, one-of-one Autographed Relic, Cut Signature Bat Knob, or Cut Signature Bat Nameplate card.
* One, one-of-one Oversized Cut Signature or Oversized Autographed Letter Patch.
* One, one-of-one Sketch Card or Sketch Card Relic.
* One invitation to a VIP meet-and-greet.
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[[2021 Panini Flawless]] is an 75-card set released December 24th. Each ten-card box will yield one jewel-encrusted base card or parallel serial-numbered to 20 copies or fewer, two game-used cards, and seven autographs.
[[2024 Donruss]] is a 200 card set released August 5th.
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[[2021 Panini Elite Extra Edition]] was released December 24th.  As usual, the product focuses on recent draft picks and prospects, and can be seen as Panini's answer to Bowman Draft.   
[[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 RelicEach four pack Hobby box will yield the following:


Each base card is serial-numbered to 999 copies.  Each five-pack Hobby box will yield two game-used memorabilia cards, eight autographs, and five Optic parallels.
* Four parallels
* One insert
* Two Relics (one of which is a Quad Relic)
* One Autograph
* One Autographed Relic
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[[2021 Topps Dynasty]] was released December 22nd. As usual, each box will contain an encased autographed patch card serial-numbered to ten or fewer.
[[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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[[2021 Bowman Inception]] is a 100-card set released exclusively to Hobby outlets December 17th. This is the first Bowman Inception set in five years. Each seven-card box will contain four base cards, two parallels, and an autograph.
[[2024 Topps Tier One]] was released July 3rd. As usual, box will contain two autographs and a relic.
 
For the first time since the product's 2011 introduction, there will be a base set. The 100 cards will be fractured into three Tiers. Each box will contain one base card or base parallel.
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[[2021 Panini Contenders]] is a 214-card set released December 17th. Each Hobby pack contains four inserts, three Optic parallels and an autograph.
[[2023-24 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary]] is a 500-card set, released May 22nd, 2024. All cards are on chrome stock and are done in the style of the [[1954 Topps]] set.
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Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield six Refractors, an X-Fractor, and an autograph.
[[2021 Topps Allen & Ginter Chrome]] is a chromium-stock partial-parallel of the first 300 cards in the 2021 Topps Allen & Ginter set, released December 15th. Just like the regular A&G product, each pack contains one mini-sized parallel.
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[[2021 Topps Chrome Black]] is a 100-card set released December 8th. Despite the name, Chrome Black features an original design and is not a parallel brand.
 
Each four-card box will yield two base cards, one Refractor parallel serial-numbered to 199 copies or fewer, and one autograph.


We estimate that 71,300 boxes were produced and that each base card is limited, but not serial-numbered, to 357 copies -- an increase in production of over 55% compared to the previous year's product.
Although marketed as a "2023" product, for rookie card purposes, BCP considers this to be a 2024 set.
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[[2021 Stadium Club Chrome]] was released November 17th. AS with the previous year's product, the first 300 cards are a full parallel of the 2021 Stadium Club base set, with an extra 100 cards tacked-on and exclusive to the Chrome product.
[[2024 Bowman]] is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 150-card Prospects set, released May 8th. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph and 18 inserts. Hobby Jumbo boxes will contain three autographs and 12 inserts.
 
Each fourteen-pack Hobby box will yield ten inserts, four Refractor parallels, and one autograph.
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[[2021 National Treasures]] was released by Panini November 12th. As usual, every card is autographed and/or a memorabilia card serial-numbered to 99 copies or fewer.
[[2024 Topps Chrome Black]] is a 100-card set released April 17th. Each four-card box will yield two base cards, one Refractor parallel serial-numbered to 199 copies or fewer, and one autograph.
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[[2021 Panini Chronicles]] is a 50-card set released November 5th. As with previous iterations of this product, Chronicles features an original base set along with inserts based off other Panini brands. Each six-pack Hobby box will contain three autographs and a game-used memorabilia card.
[[2024 Topps Heritage]] is a 500 card set. In keeping with the brand's aesthetic, the design is based on the [[1975 Topps]] set.
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The first 500 cards were issued as part of the Heritage Series and was released April 10th.  Each Hobby box will, as usual, yield a relic, an autograph or an autographed relic.
[[2021 Topps Archives]] was released the week of November 5th.  The base set is 300 cards featuring designs from throughout Topps's 70 years of baseball.  For the first time since the brand's relaunch in 2012, the base set will not have any short-prints.  Each 24-pack Hobby box will continue to yield two autographs.
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<b>April 6</b>
<b>September 20</b>
* [[2022 Panini Stars & Stripes]]
* [[2024 Topps Sapphire Chrome]]


<b>April 13</b>
<b>September</b>
* [[2022 Donruss]]
* [[2024 Panini Crusade]]
 
<b>April 20</b>
* [[2021 Panini Prizm Draft Picks]]
* [[2021 Topps Big League]]
 
<b>April 27</b>
* [[2022 Bowman]]
* [[2022 Diamond Kings]]
* [[2022 Topps Definitive Collection]]
 
<b>April ... Eventually</b>
* [[2021 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary]]
* [[2022 Topps Sterling]]
 
<b>May 4</b>
* [[2022 Topps Tier One]]
 
<b>May 11</b>
* [[2022 Topps Tribute]]
 
<b>May 18</b>
* [[2022 Select]]
 
<b>May 20</b>
* [[2022 Topps Gypsy Queen]]
 
<b>June 8</b>
* [[2022 Topps|2022 Topps Series Two]]


<b>June 15</b>
<b>October 4</b>
* [[2022 Topps Museum Collection]]
* [[2024 Topps Five Star]]
* [[2022 Topps Pristine]]


<b>July 6</b>
<b>October 9</b>
* [[2022 Stadium Club]]
* [[2024 Bowman Sterling]]


<b>July 27</b>
<b>October 16</b>
* [[2022 Topps Chrome]]
* [[2024 Topps Update]]


<b>August 10</b>
<b>October 25</b>
* [[2022 Topps Luminaires]]
* [[2024 Panini Impeccable]]


<b>September 7</b>
<b>November 20</b>
* [[2022 Topps Gold Label]]
* [[2024 Panini Prizm]]
 
<b>September 9</b>
* [[2022 Topps Allen & Ginter]]
 
<b>September 30</b>
* [[2022 Topps Pro Debut]]
 
<b>September</b>
* [[2022 Topps Gilded Collection]]


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<b>Hobby News</b>
<b>Hobby News</b>
* [http://www.hobbynewsdaily.com Hobby News Daily]
* [http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com Sports Collectors Daily]
* [http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com Sports Collectors Daily]


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* [http://joeaveragecollector.blogspot.com Joe Average Card Collector]
* [http://joeaveragecollector.blogspot.com Joe Average Card Collector]
* [http://projectpedropc.blogspot.com Project Pedro/Cheap Wax Wednesday]
* [http://projectpedropc.blogspot.com Project Pedro/Cheap Wax Wednesday]
* [https://therealisticcollector.com The Realistic Collector]


<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
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<b>Podcasts</b>
<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.sportscardradio.com/index.php/stream-the-sports-card-show Sports Card Radio]
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cardboardconnectionradio Cardboard Connection Radio]
* [http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cardboardconnectionradio Cardboard Connection Radio]

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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 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.

2024 Topps Tier One was released July 3rd. As usual, box will contain two autographs and a relic.

For the first time since the product's 2011 introduction, there will be a base set. The 100 cards will be fractured into three Tiers. Each box will contain one base card or base parallel.

2023-24 Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary is a 500-card set, released May 22nd, 2024. All cards are on chrome stock and are done in the style of the 1954 Topps set.

Each 24-pack Hobby box will yield six Refractors, an X-Fractor, and an autograph.

Although marketed as a "2023" product, for rookie card purposes, BCP considers this to be a 2024 set.

2024 Bowman is a 100-card set, supplemented by a 150-card Prospects set, released May 8th. Each Hobby box will yield one autograph and 18 inserts. Hobby Jumbo boxes will contain three autographs and 12 inserts.

2024 Topps Chrome Black is a 100-card set released April 17th. Each four-card box will yield two base cards, one Refractor parallel serial-numbered to 199 copies or fewer, and one autograph.

2024 Topps Heritage is a 500 card set. In keeping with the brand's aesthetic, the design is based on the 1975 Topps set.

The first 500 cards were issued as part of the Heritage Series and was released April 10th. Each Hobby box will, as usual, yield a relic, an autograph or an autographed relic.

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