Description

1998 Topps Stars is a 150-card set that was distributed exclusively to Topps' Home Team Advantage stores. Every base set card is serial-numbered to 9799 copies and each pack contains four other serial-numbered parallel cards.

Distribution

Wax: 24 packs per box; six cards per pack. (Exclusive to HTA Hobby stores)

Reviews

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Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base	1500	9799	two-per-pack
Bronze	150	9799	two-per-pack
Silver	150	4399	one-per-pack
Gold	150	2299	1:2
Gold Rainbow	150	99	1:46
Bronze Galaxy	10	100	1:682
Silver Galaxy	10	75	1:910
Gold Galaxy	10	50	1:1364
Gold Rainbow Galaxy	10	5	1:13,643
Bronze Luminaries	15	100	1:455
Silver Luminaries	15	75	1:606
Gold Luminaries	15	50	1:910
Gold Rainbow Luminaries	15	5	1:9095
Bronze Supernovas	10	100	1:682
Silver Supernovas	10	75	1:910
Gold Supernovas	10	50	1:1364
Gold Rainbow Supernovas	10	5	1:13,643
Hall of Fame Rookie Reprints	5	-	1:24
Autographed Hall of Fame Rookie Reprints	5	-	1:273

Checklist

Promos

These six cards were issued to dealers and The Hobby media in July, 1998 to preview the (then) upcoming 1998 Topps Stars product. The cards are similar in design to standard 1998 Topps Stars cards except for the "000/000" serial-number on back.

PP1 Mike Piazza
PP2 Darin Erstad
PP3 Vinny Castilla
PP4 Craig Biggio
PP5 Ivan Rodriguez
PP6 Pedro Martinez

Base Set

NOTE: Each base set card is stamped with RED foil and serial-numbered to 9799 copies. There is also a BRONZE foil parallel also serial-numbered to 9799 copies; but for purposes of determining the "base" set, we consider the Reds to be it.

1 Greg Maddux
2 Darryl Kile
3 Rod Beck
4 Ellis Burks
5 Gary Sheffield
6 David Ortiz
7 Marquis Grissom
8 Tony Womack
9 Mike Mussina
10 Bernie Williams
11 Andy Benes
12 Rusty Greer
13 Carlos Delgado
14 Jim Edmonds
15 Raul Mondesi
16 Andres Galarraga
17 Wade Boggs
18 Paul O'Neill
19 Edgar Renteria
20 Tony Clark
21 Vladimir Guerrero
22 Moises Alou
23 Bernard Gilkey
24 Lance Johnson
25 Ben Grieve
26 Sandy Alomar, Jr.
27 Ray Durham
28 Shawn Estes
29 David Segui
30 Javy Lopez
31 Steve Finley
32 Rey Ordonez
33 Derek Jeter
34 Henry Rodriguez
35 Mo Vaughn
36 Richard Hidalgo
37 Omar Vizquel
38 Johnny Damon
39 Brian Hunter
40 Matt Williams
41 Chuck Finley
42 Jeromy Burnitz
43 Livan Hernandez
44 Delino DeShields
45 Charles Nagy
46 Scott Rolen
47 Neifi Perez
48 John Wetteland
49 Eric Milton
50 Mike Piazza
51 Cal Ripken, Jr.
52 Mariano Rivera
53 Butch Huskey
54 Quinton McCracken
55 Jose Cruz, Jr.
56 Brian Jordan
57 Hideo Nomo
58 Masato Yoshii RC
59 Cliff Floyd
60 Jose Guillen
61 Jeff Shaw
62 Edgar Martinez
63 Rondell White
64 Hal Morris
65 Barry Larkin
66 Eric Young
67 Ray Lankford
68 Derek Bell
69 Charles Johnson
70 Robin Ventura
71 Chuck Knoblauch
72 Kevin Brown
73 Jose Valentin
74 Jay Buhner
75 Tony Gwynn
76 Andy Pettitte
77 Edgardo Alfonzo
78 Kerry Wood
79 Darin Erstad
80 Paul Konerko
81 Jason Kendall
82 Tino Martinez
83 Brad Radke
84 Jeff King
85 Travis Lee
86 Jeff Kent
87 Trevor Hoffman
88 David Cone
89 Jose Canseco
90 Juan Gonzalez
91 Todd Hundley
92 John Valentin
93 Sammy Sosa
94 Jason Giambi
95 Chipper Jones
96 Jeff Blauser
97 Brad Fullmer
98 Derrek Lee
99 Denny Neagle
100 Ken Griffey, Jr.
101 Dave Justice
102 Tim Salmon
103 J.T. Snow
104 Fred McGriff
105 Brady Anderson
106 Larry Walker
107 Jeff Cirillo
108 Andruw Jones
109 Manny Ramirez
110 Justin Thompson
111 Vinny Castilla
112 Chan Ho Park
113 Mark Grudzielanek
114 Mark Grace
115 Ken Caminiti
116 Ryan Klesko
117 Rafael Palmeiro
118 Pat Hentgen
119 Eric Karros
120 Randy Johnson
121 Roberto Alomar
122 John Olerud
123 Paul Molitor
124 Dean Palmer
125 Nomar Garciaparra
126 Curt Schilling
127 Jay Bell
128 Craig Biggio
129 Marty Cordova
130 Ivan Rodriguez
131 Todd Helton
132 Jim Thome
133 Albert Belle
134 Mike Lansing
135 Mark McGwire
136 Roger Clemens
137 Tom Glavine
138 Ron Gant
139 Alex Rodriguez
140 Jeff Bagwell
141 John Smoltz
142 Kenny Lofton
143 Dante Bichette
144 Pedro Martinez
145 Barry Bonds
146 Travis Fryman
147 Bobby Jones
148 Bob Higginson
149 Reggie Sanders
150 Frank Thomas

Parallels

Each base card is available in the following parallels.

Bronze (serial-numbered to 9799 copies)

Silver (serial-numbered to 4399 copies)

Gold (serial-numbered to 2299 copies)

Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Inserts

Rookie Reprints

1 Johnny Bench

2 Whitey Ford

3 Joe Morgan

4 Mike Schmidt

5 Carl Yastrzemski

Galaxy

Each card is stamped with Bronze foil, serial-numbered to 100 copies, and available in the following parallels.

Silver (serial-numbered to 75)

Gold (serial-numbered to 50)

Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 5)

G1 Barry Bonds

G2 Jeff Bagwell

G3 Nomar Garciaparra

G4 Chipper Jones

G5 Ken Griffey Jr.

G6 Sammy Sosa

G7 Larry Walker

G8 Alex Rodriguez

G9 Craig Biggio

G10 Raul Mondesi

Luminaries

Each card is stamped with Bronze foil, serial-numbered to 100 copies, and available in the following parallels.

Silver (serial-numbered to 75)

Gold (serial-numbered to 50)

Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 5)

L1 Ken Griffey Jr.

L2 Mark McGwire

L3 Juan Gonzalez

L4 Tony Gwynn

L5 Frank Thomas

L6 Mike Piazza

L7 Chuck Knoblauch

L8 Kenny Lofton

L9 Barry Bonds

L10 Matt Williams

L11 Raul Mondesi

L12 Ivan Rodriguez

L13 Alex Rodriguez

L14 Nomar Garciaparra

L15 Ken Caminiti

Supernovas

Each card is stamped with Bronze foil, serial-numbered to 100 copies, and available in the following parallels.

Silver (serial-numbered to 75)

Gold (serial-numbered to 50)

Gold Rainbow (serial-numbered to 5)

S1 Ben Grieve

S2 Travis Lee

S3 Todd Helton

S4 Adrian Beltre

S5 Derrek Lee

S6 David Ortiz

S7 Brad Fullmer

S8 Mark Kotsay

S9 Paul Konerko

S10 Kerry Wood

Autographs & Game-Used

Autographed Hall of Fame Reprint

This set is an autographed parallel version to the Topps Stars Rookie Reprints set. Each card is autographed on-card and carries the Certified Autograph Issue stamp.

1 Johnny Bench

2 Whitey Ford

3 Joe Morgan

4 Mike Schmidt

5 Carl Yastrzemski