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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.


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<h4>Previous Sets of the Month</h4>
<b>[[2010_Topps_206|2010 Topps 206]]</b> was released August 30, 2010. The base set consists of 350 cards -- 50 of them being short-printed variations. Unlike the 2009 edition, the variations will be numbered as an extension of the base set (Cards #301-350). 2010 Topps 206 will feature a "Historical Events" insert -- the first time a Topps 206-branded product will feature non-baseball subjects.


[[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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Dubbed the "Dynasties & Rivalries Edition," <b>[[2010_Topps_Tribute|2010 Topps Tribute]]</b> was released on July 22, 2010. Each five card pack will yield either an autograph or relic card, a parallel serial-numbered to 249 copies or less and three base cards. All autographs will either be cuts or on stickers. The base set, like last year, will consist of 100 cards including a 15-card "Tribute to the Stars" subset (all done in the style of the 2003 Topps 205 set), and a ten-card "Greatest Rivalries Revisited" subset. The Greatest Rivalries Revisited subset will mark the first time Topps has included non-baseball-related subjects in Tribute.
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<b>[[2010_Topps_Allen_&_Ginter_World_Champions|2010 Topps Allen & Ginter World Champions]]</b> was released Tuesday, June 29, 2010. The 350-card set consist of 260 veterans, 30 rookies, 25 public figures, and 35 World Champions. New inserts include: Gods and Monsters, Scribes and Seafarers and Cabinet cards featuring full-size, complete relic swatches. Each Hobby Box contains a box loader and a combination of any three of an autograph, Cut Signature, Rip, Relic or Printing Plate.
[[2024 Topps Chrome Update]] is a 200-card set released in November 13th. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set.
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[[2024 Stadium Club]] is a 300-card set released November 6th. Each Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.
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<b>[[2010_Topps_Series_2|2010 Topps Baseball Series 2]]</b> arrived in Hobby shops May 26, 2010. The base set includes the next 330 cards (#331-660), with another 20 more photo variation cards — each of which will be limited to just 3,000 copies per card. Each 36-pack hobby box will include one autograph or Relic card, while HTA Jumbo boxes will include three.  
[[2024 Topps Allen & Ginter]] is a 350-card set, released the week of October 30th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.
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[[2024 Topps Update]] is a 350-card set released October 16th. You know the deal.
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The highly-anticipated <b>[[2010_Bowman|2010 Bowman]]</b> was released on May 10, 2010. The set contains the first MLB-licensed cards of Stephen Strasburg, Aroldis Chapman, Andrew Cashner, Dustin Ackley and many other young prospects. The set features 220 cards and a 110 card Prospect insert set. Each Hobby box will yield one on-card autograph, and each HTA box three. New this year are three different insert sets: 1992 Bowman Throwbacks, Topps 100 Prospects, and Bowman Expectations.  
[[2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome]] is a 200-card set released October 11th. Each 20-pack Hobby box will contain three Refractors and eleven inserts. Every third box will yield an autograph.
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[[2024 Bowman Sterling]] is a 50-card set supplemented by a 50-card "Prospects" set, released October 9th. As with previous Bowman Sterling sets, each pack will contain an autograph.
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[[Image:2010ToppsNationalChicle.png|right|115px]]
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The inaugural <b>[[2010_Topps_National_Chicle|2010 Topps National Chicle]]</b> Baseball set was released April 28, 2010. It's a 329-card, all-painted, set inspired by the 1935 football card set of the same name, and consists of 204 current players, 50 retried players, and 20 rookies all in an Art Deco design. The set also includes three, somewhat controversial, subsets: Retired Stars Revisited, Vintage Veterans and Rookie Renditions.  
[[2024 Topps Five Star]] was released September 27th. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.
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[[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.


[[Image:2010tpd-small.png|left]]
For the fifth consecutive year, HTA Choice boxes are available which contain three autographs and nothing else.
<b>[[2010_Topps_Pro_Debut_Series_One|2010 Topps Pro Debut]]</b>, Topps' first fore into Minor League cards since acquiring the MiLB license, was released exclusively to hobby stores on March 31, 2010. The first series consists of 220 cards, each stamped with a "Pro Debut" logo, on the same design of Topps' Major League flagship. Each 24-pack, eight card, Hobby box should yield two autographed cards, one relic card numbered to 139 or less, and up to eight serial-numbered parallels.
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[[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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Exclusive to Hobby outlets, <b>[[2010_Finest|2010 Topps Finest]]</b> was released on March 25, 2010. The set is comprised of 170 cards (125 veterans, 25 rookies and 20 Autographed Letter Patch Rookies). New for 2010 are one-of-one signed on-patch In the Name X-Fractor Rookie Book Cards. Also back are Finest Moments autographs, a 20-card checklist that includes key players during key moments in the 2009 season. These will be found with Red Refractors (25) and new Purple Refractors (1/1s).
[[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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[[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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[[Image:2010toppsheritage-small.png‎|left]]
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<b>[[2010_Topps_Heritage|2010 Topps Heritage]]</b> is the tenth year for the popular brand and was released February 23, 2010. The 500-card base set is based on the 1961 Topps design, and will have 75 short-prints. On average, each hobby box will yield an on-card autograph or a relic; either a three-card advertising strip or a stamp album; and every-other box will contain a foil-stamped 1961 buyback. Once again, each pack will include one individually-wrapped stick of gum.  
[[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.


[[Image:2010ud-small.png‎|right|95px]]
A six-pack Hobby box is expected to yield:
<b>[[2010_Upper_Deck|2010 Upper Deck]]</b>, which arrived in retail stores the first week of February, is Upper Deck's third baseball set released without a license from Major League Baseball Properties (MLBP) in 2010. Team nicknames and logos (except on uniforms) do not appear anywhere on these cards due them being unlicensed by the MLBP. This set consists of 600 base cards and a number of new inserts; [[2010_Upper_Deck#Upper_Deck_Portraits|Portraits]], [[2010_Upper_Deck#Season_Biography|Season Biography]], [[2010_Upper_Deck#Tape_Measure_Shots|Tape Measure Shots]], [[2010_Upper_Deck#All_Word|All World]], [[2010_Upper_Deck#Pure_Heat|Pure Heat]] and a few more.


* Six Uncommon base cards
* Two Rare base cards
* Six Refractor parallels.
* Eight inserts
* Two Autographs.
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<b>[[2010_Topps_Series_1|2010 Topps Series 1]]</b>, which arrived in retail stores on January 20, 2009, contains a 330-card base set, one [[autograph]] or [[Game_Used|relic]] card in every 36-pack hobby box or one [[autograph]] and two [[Game_Used|relics]] per 10-pack HTA jumbo box. New inserts for 2010 include [[2010 Topps Series 1#The_Cards_Your_Mother_Threw_Out|The Cards Your Mother Threw Out]], [[2010 Topps Series 1#History_of_the_Game|History of the Game]], [[2010 Topps Series 1#Tales_of_the_Game|Tales of the Game]], Hall of Fame buybacks, [[2010 Topps Series 1#Legendary_Lineage|Legendary Lineage]] and [[2010 Topps Series 1#When_They_Were_Young|When They Were Young]].  
[[2024 Donruss]] is a 200 card set released August 5th.
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[[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:


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* One insert
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* One Autographed Relic
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Can't find a card shop nearby? Need a few packs right now but don't know where to go? Try the <b>[[Card Shop Locator]]</b>!
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* [[Buying Wax]]
[[1997 Donruss Preferred]] is a 200-card set best known for its unusual packaging.  Each five-card "pack" was distributed in a "tin" box.  Similar to 1996 & 1997 Finest, the set is fractured into 100 Bronze, 60 Silver (1:3/packs), 30 Gold (1:12), and 10 Platinum (1:48) cards.
* [[Collecting Cards]]
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* [[Professional Grading]]
* [[Rookie Card|Rookie Cards]]
* [[Card storage]]
* [[Trading]]
* [[Shipping]]


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<b>206</b>
 
Serious quality control issues have plagued the initial packs of [[2010 Topps 206]].  Many of the one-per-pack mini-sized parallels are coming out of the pack severely [[Miscut | mis-cut]] and/or [[Diamond Cut | diamond cut]]. 
 
<b>Topps Tribute</b>
 
In what may be a repeat of last year's Babe Ruth stadium seat "relic" scandal, some Mickey Mantle "relic" cards being pulled out of Tribute packs are [http://blog.stalegum.com/2010/08/topps-tribute-here-we-go-again-with.html obviously not from a New York Yankees jersey]. 
 
<b>A&G</b>
 
Nick Jacoby has once again "Cracked the Code."  In a post to [http://www.freedomcardboard.com/?p=876 Freedom Card Board], Jacoby explains how he did it.  Again.
 
<b>Bowman</b>
 
The Stephen Strasburg SuperFractor which recently sold for $16,403, has been resold to [http://blogbeckett.wordpress.com/2010/07/06/strasburgtwist/ Brian Gray of Razor Entertainment] for $21,403 in a private sale.  Gray plans on including it in 2010 Razor Rookie Retro.  Despite being a one-of-a-kind item, the first purchaser submitted the card to Beckett Grading Services, who gave the card a [http://blogbeckett.wordpress.com/2010/06/24/get-a-closer-look-at-the-stephen-strasburg-superfractor grade of "9.5"] or Gem Mint, before reselling it.  The high grade has been controversial, with some [http://www.sportscardsuncensored.com/2010/06/bgs-discusses-strasburg-grade-fail.html collectors questioning the accuracy of the grade] -- especially in regards to the card's L/R centering.
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<b>November 22</b>
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* [[2024 Topps Gilded Collection]]
<h2 style="background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Upcoming releases ([[All_Sets|all sets]])</h2>


<b>September 22</b>
<b>December 4</b>
* [[2010 Topps Triple Threads]]
* [[2024 Bowman Draft]]


<b>September 27</b>
<b>December 6</b>
* [[2010 Topps Chrome]]
* [[2024 Panini Prizm]]


<b>September 29</b>
<b>Decenber 11</b>
* [[2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition]]
* [[2024 Topps Definitive Collection]]


<b>October</b>
<b>December 19</b>
* [[2010 Topps Pro Debut Series Two]]
* [[2024 Triple Threads]]


<b>October 11</b>
<b>December 27</b>
* [[2010 Topps Update]]
* [[2024 Bowman's Best]]
* [[2024 Topps Luminaires]]


<b>October 12</b>
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* [[2010 SP Authentic Prospects]]
<div style="background:#CDF2E0; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Online Resources</div>


<b>October 14</b>
<b>Hobby News</b>
* [[2010 Bowman Chrome]]
* [http://www.hobbynewsdaily.com Hobby News Daily]
* [http://www.sportscollectorsdaily.com Sports Collectors Daily]


<b>November 15</b>
<b>Card Forums</b>
* [[2010 Bowman Platinum]]
* [http://freedomcardboard.com Freedom Cardboard]
* [http://www.thebenchtrading.com The Bench]
* [http://community.cardboardconnection.com/forums/forums.php Cardboard Connection Forum]
* [http://www.blowoutcards.com/forums/ Blowout Forum]
* [http://forums.collectors.com/categories.cfm?catid=11 Collectors Universe]
* [http://www.beckett.com/forums/ Beckett Forum]


<b>December 15</b>
<b>Cardblogs</b>
* [[2010 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects]]
* [http://cardboardicons.com Cardboard Icons]
* [http://cardjunk.blogspot.com Cardboard Junkie]
* [http://mojobeardy.wordpress.com The Mojo Beard]
* [http://blog.stalegum.com Stale Gum]
* [http://thorzul.blogspot.com Thorzul Will Rule]
* [http://fanofreds.blogspot.com Nachos Grande]
* [http://nightowlcards.blogspot.com Night Owl Cards]
* [http://junkwaxgems.wordpress.com Junk Wax Gems]
* [http://collectorempire.com Uncharted Hobby]
* [http://cardsbysooz.blogspot.com Cards by Sooz]
* [http://baseballcardblog.blogspot.com The Baseball Card Blog]
* [http://bdj610bbcblog.blogspot.com bdj610's Topps Baseball Card Blog]
* [http://bapple2286.wordpress.com 30-Year Old Cardboard]
* [http://firstballot.blogspot.com First Ballot Picture Cards]
* [http://joeaveragecollector.blogspot.com Joe Average Card Collector]
* [http://projectpedropc.blogspot.com Project Pedro/Cheap Wax Wednesday]
* [https://therealisticcollector.com The Realistic Collector]


<b>TBA</b>
<b>Trading Web Sites</b>
* 2010 Topps Sterling
* [http://www.sportscardforum.com Sports Card Forum]
* 2010 Bowman Sterling
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<b>Collection Management</b>
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* [http://www.zistle.com Zistle]
<h2 style="background:#cedff2; font-size:120%; font-weight:bold; border:1px solid #ccc; text-align:left; padding:0.2em 0.4em;">Featured hobby definitions ([[:Category:Hobby_Definitions|all definitions]])</h2>
*[[Rainbow]]


*[[Group Break]]
<b>Baseball Card Cyber Museum</b>
* [https://www.cardcybermuseum.com/ Card Cyber Museum]


*[[Whale]]
<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.blogtalkradio.com/cardboardconnectionradio Cardboard Connection Radio]
* [http://freedomcardboard.com/blog/tag/fcb-podcast FCB Podcast]


*[[Joe Collector]]
<b>Grading Companies</b>
* [http://www.psacard.com/ PSA]
* [http://www.beckett.com/grading/ BGS]


*[[HTA]]
<b>Price Guides</b>
* [http://www.beckett.com Beckett]


*[[Loosey]]
<b>Collector-to-Collector Buying/Selling</b>
* [http://www.checkoutmycards.com Check Out My Cards]
* [http://www.ebay.com eBay]


*[[Bip]]
<b>Card Tracking</b>
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* [http://www.pulledsuperfractorslist.com Pulled SuperFractors List]
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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 Topps Chrome Update is a 200-card set released in November 13th. As with previous iterations of this product, it is an abbreviated chromium-stock rendition of the Topps Update set.

2024 Stadium Club is a 300-card set released November 6th. Each Hobby box will yield a pair of autographs.

2024 Topps Allen & Ginter is a 350-card set, released the week of October 30th. As usual, each 24-pack Hobby box will include three of the following: Autographs, Relics, Rip Cards, or A&G Originals.

2024 Topps Update is a 350-card set released October 16th. You know the deal.

2024 Topps Cosmic Chrome is a 200-card set released October 11th. Each 20-pack Hobby box will contain three Refractors and eleven inserts. Every third box will yield an autograph.

2024 Bowman Sterling is a 50-card set supplemented by a 50-card "Prospects" set, released October 9th. As with previous Bowman Sterling sets, each pack will contain an autograph.

2024 Topps Five Star was released September 27th. All cards are autographed, and each box will contain two.

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
Newest Pages
  1. 1995 Fleer Panini Stickers
  2. 2001 Fleer Atelier Brushstrokes
  3. 2001 Upper Deck Ichiro Tribute to 51
  4. 2001 Upper Deck Team Sets
  5. 1995 Topps Legends of the '60s
  6. 1995 Finest Bronze
  7. 2024 Topps Gilded Collection
  8. 1983 Gardner's Topps Brewers
  9. 1983 Gardner's Brewers
  10. Preload
Collector Guides
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