When you think you’ve seen it all, Leaf comes out of nowhere with the collaboration we didn’t know we needed. If you missed it yesterday, Leaf teamed up with the hottest craze on Target shelves, no, not retail blasters, but Stanley for engraved 40 oz. Quencher H2.0 FlowState Tumblers. The best part? You have a […]
Author Archive | Troy Licastro
Logofractors are AMAZING!
Topps baseball fans are always quick to try and find out where Topps Chrome is on the release calendar. It’s a flagship product during the MLB season as much as the actual Series 1 and 2 products are. Over the years, Chrome has expanded and produced many offshoots, including Cosmic, Sonic, Sapphire, and Update, but […]
’23 Bowman’s Best to feature Randy Johnson’s photography
2023 Bowman’s Best pre-order hit Topps’ website Monday and already sold out, but that’s not what caught my eye. The page is still live, and if you flip through the example cards, you’ll see a Druw Jones auto with a pretty recognizable signature, if you’re a baseball collector, in the top left corner of the […]
HOIST IT UP! | ’21-’22 Upper Deck The Cup is here!
We waited three years to hoist the 2020/21 Upper Deck Cup, and now, eight months later, we’re anticipating the release of the 2021/22 The Cup from the folks over at UD. The Cup will deliver some staples and all-time classics of the high-end product, but at the same time, introduce autograph chases to freshen things […]
2023 Topps Star Wars Finest MORE THAN 2 HITS?!
Topps Finest is entering the galaxy again with the 2023 Topps Star Wars Finest. Debuting last year in the Star Wars franchise, Finest is back with its standard two mini boxes and six packs in each mini. The guarantee is two HITS per master box with at least ONE autograph or sketch card. Alaina and […]
What’s WEMBY doing in a Baseball Product?
If I say the name Victor Wembanyama, there’s a strong chance you know who I’m talking about. Only five games into his NBA career, Wembanyama’s highlights have taken over social media, and it’s translated into his hobby value. I’d argue his hobby hype has been around for months, before he even touched the court in […]
2023 Certified Football is coming!! NEW SSP!
Working on the Night Moves like Bob Seger, a predominant product in card collecting is back for its 24th season. The Certified name carries some weight in the hobby, I mean, it’s pretty much been around my whole life! And without missing a beat, Panini looks to deliver this classic with the Radical Rookies of […]
What’s In 2023 Topps Chrome Update?
A recent solicitation from Topps revealed what the hobby has been waiting for since the announcement of the MLB Debut patches at the beginning of the Major League Baseball season in April. Those patches are making their highly anticipated appearance in 2023 Topps Chrome Update Baseball. Based on what I read from the solicitation, Topps […]
Topps Tacofractors really got collectors Living Más
Topps featured 200 different MLB players in the Tacofractor insert set in 2023 Topps Chrome Baseball and 99 players, with five Wild Cards, of the Tacofractor in 2023 Topps Cosmic Chrome Baseball this summer, each with five copies. Now, if you pulled or bought one of these SSP Tacofractors, Topps is finally explaining what you […]
Happy Little Accident: Topps x Bob Ross’s “Joy of Baseball”
If you grew up in the early 80s or 90s, you know how iconic the canvas and afro of painter Bob Ross are. From time to time, my nana and mom will still share how well I would behave and how enthralled I was when they’d sit me in front of the TV as a […]