2006
2006 was a year of great change in the baseball card landscape. Donruss-Playoff had lost its license to produce Major League Baseball cards. Fleer went bankrupt and had their assets picked up by Upper Deck. Major League Baseball imposed its "Not a Rookie Til We Say So" policy and created the now-ubiquitous "RC icon." This forced Topps to move all the minor league players and prospects who could no longer be included in base sets into Prospect "inserts" in all their Bowman brands.
New Sets
As part of the purchase of Fleer, Upper Deck added Fleer, Fleer Tradition, Ultra, Greats of the Game, and Flair Showcase to their product line. Upper Deck also introduced Epic, Future Stars, Special F/X, and the ultra high-end Exquisite brands. Topps introduced the extremely popular Allen and Ginter's as a new retro set, as well as Topps 52 (a new rookie set featuring the design of the 1952 Topps set), Topps Co-Signers (previously only an insert set in Stadium Club) and two new high end sets: Triple Threads and Topps Sterling. Topps also produced the 2006 Bowman Originals set, a single year release that came with a certified buyback autograph in every pack that proved to be a dud.
Sets
- 2005-06 Fleer Patchworks
- 2006 Artifacts
- 2006 Bazooka
- 2006 Bowman
- 2006 Bowman Chrome
- 2006 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects
- 2006 Bowman Heritage
- 2006 Bowman Originals
- 2006 Bowman Sterling
- 2006 Cardinals Upper Deck World Series Champions
- 2006 eTopps
- 2006 Exquisite Collection
- 2006 FanFest
- 2006 Finest
- 2006 Flair Showcase
- 2006 Fleer
- 2006 Fleer Tradition
- 2006 Greats of the Game
- 2006 National Baseball Card Day
- 2006 Phillies Topps Fan Appreciation Day
- 2006 SP Authentic
- 2006 SP Legendary Cuts
- 2006 SPx
- 2006 Sweet Spot
- 2006 Sweet Spot Update
- 2006 Topps
- 2006 Topps 52
- 2006 Topps Allen & Ginter
- 2006 Topps Chrome
- 2006 Topps Chrome Mickey Mantle Home Run History
- 2006 Topps Co-Signers
- 2006 Topps Heritage
- 2006 Topps Heritage NSCC
- 2006 Topps Mickey Mantle Home Run History
- 2006 Topps Opening Day
- 2006 Topps Sterling
- 2006 Topps Team Sets
- 2006 Topps Turkey Red
- 2006 Topps Updates & Highlights
- 2006 Triple Threads
- 2006 Ultimate Collection
- 2006 Ultra
- 2006 Upper Deck
- 2006 Upper Deck Epic
- 2006 Upper Deck First Pitch
- 2006 Upper Deck Future Stars
- 2006 Upper Deck Ovation
- 2006 Upper Deck Special F/X
- 2006 Upper Deck SportsFest
- 2006 Upper Deck Tuff Stuff
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