Category: Product Reviews
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Review: 2020 Topps Update
Card Design: It is hard to believe in a year with so much hobby hype that this year’s version of Topps Update may be one of the most “hypeless” releases of the year. That is due to the fact that the limited season and lack at all of a minor league season led this year’s…
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Review: 2020 Panini Select
Card Design: Panini releases Select around this same time every year and not only is the release time the same, the design looks very similar to last year’s as well. This year’s is a chromium finish as before with Select as a large logo at the top. The logo and the trim on the front…
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Review: 2020 Topps Archives
Card Design: Archives creates the nostalgia we look for. That is easy when you have the “archives” that the Topps Company has access to. That was the reason for the creation of Archives and enables Topps to bring modern stars into previous designs. This year’s version features the 1955, 1974 and 2002 versions. 1955 is…
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Review: 2020 Topps Tier One
Card Design: If you want to roll the dice and go down the “high risk, high reward” path, Topps Tier One can fill that rush. We are talking $150+ a box for three cards. This release is another with only Autos and Relics, no paper, thus the cost. With no base, there is not a…
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Review: 2020 Bowman
Card Design: It’s here! Bowman is here! Bowman has become one of the products during the year like Flagship or Heritage where the Paul Reveres of the hobby scream throughout the night once it arrives. And it has an even bigger meaning this year with a lot of pent up hobbyists awaiting a large product…
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Review: 2020 Topps Definitive
Card Design: Topps Definitive comes in for those that have been at home and are willing to shell out some big bucks for a “make or break” break. One box which contain one pack of 8 cards is selling for over $1000 on eBay. The kicker is each card is autographed. The “base” cards (if…
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Review: 2020 Topps Stadium Club
Card Design: Topps Stadium Club is defined by one premise: photography. Not just vibrant shots of players but unique shots of players. Topps combs through every archive to put together the Stadium Club set with amazing, borderless cards all about the photos. This year’s design has silver lettering for the player name, three letter city…
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Review: 2020 Topps Tribute
Card Design: Topps Tribute is normally a “filler” in the releases by the company. Collectors and chasers will gravitate to it, but it is not a destination product like Series One or Heritage. It fills a void in the calendar in between the more popular releases. With the pandemic going on, it takes a more…
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Review: 2020 Topps Series Two
Card Design: Nothing original here if you already pursued Series One which we all do since we call it “flagship”. This year has its frameless design around the player photo with the team logo in the bottom left and the player name vertically on the left of the card with the player position. The name…
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Review: 2020 Topps Allen & Ginter
Card Design: Allen and Ginter (or Ginter as some call it) is a retro release that has a true antique look. It features player artwork instead of photos with the patina along with gold lettering and even uses only the player’s last name on the card front. The back gives the feel of the tobacco…
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