DA Drops: 8/15-8/19

By Alex LeMere on August 17, 2022 in DA Drops

Oooooh buddy we got some exciting new drops for you! New Soccer, A long awaited Basketball product & one of the most collected Hockey sets there is!? YES PLEASE!

Time for another edition of DA Drops – where we break down this week’s new and hottest releases to get you all ready!

Wednesday, August 10

Soccer

The Bundesliga made it’s return to action just 2 weeks ago but this week we turn away from the pitch and to the hobby as 2021/22 Topps Finest Bundesliga Soccer Hobby Boxes drops!

With Topps Finest Bundesliga, you get all the Finest players from the Bundesliga.

Can you find Bundesliga’s Finest Strikers like Lewandowski and Haaland? Or the Finest Young Talents like U.S. import Joe Scally and German newcomer Lukas Nmecha?

This collection includes not only numerous base cards, but also desirable numbered parallels and rare autograph cards of Bundesliga superstars such as Youssoufa Moukoko, Jude Bellingham and Moussa Diaby.

The Topps Finest Bundesliga collection includes 150 base cards, 100 different autograph cards, and 50 inserts, including Finest Strikers, Finest Touch, Finest Goalkeepers (die-cut cards), and Finest Young Talents.

Each Master Box Contains Two Autographs!

Basketball

One of the cleanest looking products in all of sports cards – Obsidian – is back with the drop of 2021/22 Panini Obsidian Basketball Hobby!

Returning for a fourth consecutive year, Obsidian offers unique designs, parallels, and die cuts. Find 2 autographs and 2 inserts/parallels per box on average.

Collectors can expect to find 2 Autographs per box. Search for rookie autographs in sets such as Rookie Jersey Autographs and Rookie Eruption Autographs. Also, find superstar and retired autographs in sets such as Aurora Autographs, Galaxy Autographs, and more!

Chase after insert sets such as Magnitude, Pitch Black, Tunnel Vision, Supernova, and super short printed Hobby-exclusive Vitreous and Volcanix.

Hobby-exclusive base parallels include Electric Etch Purple (#’d/99), Electric Etch Orange (#’d/50), Electric Etch Green (#’d/25), Electric Etch Yellow (#’d/10), Electric Etch Red (#’d/5), Electric Etch White Mojo (One of One), and the brand new super short-printed Electric Etch Blue Flood.

Featuring Rookie Cards of Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, Evan Mobley, Scottie Barnes, Jalen Suggs, Josh Giddey, and Franz Wagner!

Each Box contains Two Autographs and Two Inserts/Parallels!

Hockey

The gift that keeps on giving – 2021/22 Upper Deck Extended Series Hockey Hobby Box is finally here!

Complete your 2021-22 Upper Deck Base Set – the most cherished and widely-collected annual set in hockey! Extended Series delivers 200 new veteran cards and 50 additional Young Guns, providing collectors the opportunity to create an impressive collection for the 2021-22 NHL Season. Collect the Exclusives (#’d to 100), High Gloss (#’d to 10) and French parallels, as well as a Hobby Exclusive Clear Cut PETG parallel.

Search for the classic UD Canvas set featuring Young Guns & Mascots!

Look for the continuation of Dazzlers – Blue and Dazzlers – Pink insert sets. Collect cards of both brightly-colored collections.

Upper Deck Extended Series revives several classic Upper Deck insert sets that will excite collectors old and new:

NEW! Coming to UD Extended Series this year is the Record Collections set featuring a mix of active and retired stars! These rare hits celebrate some of the best record breaking moments in NHL history. Look for Gold Record and Platinum parallels.

NEW! NHL Specialists pays homage to the top NHL superstars from the past and present! These rare ratio’d cards will provide a great chase for the biggest fans and collectors!

The HoloGrFx set returns to Extended Series! The regular set showcases the top rookies in the league and features a Gold parallel. HoloGrFx NHL features a collection of the best active stars. Find two HoloGrFx cards per box, on average.

The Trilogy Rookie set showcases top first-year performers! Each of the rookies have serially-#’d Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 versions to chase. This set also parallels to a low-numbered Auto version that will provide big hits for collectors!

Each Box contains Six Young Guns, Four UD Retro Cards, Four UD Canvas Cards, and Two HoloGrFx Cards!