TOPPS REVEALS DIAMOND SPARKLE VARIATIONS

The Diamond Anniversary of Topps Baseball is off to a feverish start and collectors are uncovering rare Diamond Sparkle Variation cards in 2011 Topps Baseball Series 1. (image attached)

Following is the list of 60 players who have a “sparkle” on a few of their cards.

1
Ryan
Braun

3
Jon
Lester

5
Joey
Votto

15
David
Wright

20
Hanley
Ramirez

23
Jaime
Garcia

25
Carl
Crawford

35
Shin-Soo
Choo

40
Justin
Upton

42
Mariano
Rivera

44
Martin
Prado

50
Alex
Rodriguez

60
Andrew
McCutchen

61
David
Price

67
Vladimir
Guerrero

70
Kyle
Drabek

75
Jered
Weaver

78
Mike
Stanton

80
Desmond
Jennings

100
Albert
Pujols

102
CC
Sabathia

108
Zack
Greinke

110
Aroldis
Chapman

120
Mat
Latos

128
Manny
Ramirez

140
Brett
Anderson

150
Miguel
Cabrera

165
Jeremy
Hellickson

166
Josh
Johnson

169
Chipper
Jones

174
Roy
Oswalt

177
Brian
Matusz

195
Nick
Markakis

200
Ichiro

208
Clay
Buchholz

209
Carlos
Santana

210
Brian
Wilson

214
Chase
Utley

216
Jose
Bautista

218
Victor
Martinez

236
Nelson
Cruz

240
Andre
Ethier

241
Wandy
Rodriguez

247
Starlin
Castro

250
Carlos
Gonzalez

255
Torii
Hunter

269
Stephen
Drew

270
Ubaldo
Jimenez

271
Adam
Dunn

275
Clayton
Kershaw

290
Ike
Davis

293
Justin
Morneau

294
Luke
Scott

299
Chris
Carpenter

300
Roy
Halladay

307
Alex
Rios

315
David
Ortiz

320
Michael
Young

322
Brent
Morel

330
Derek
Jeter

Topps 60th Anniversary Celebration…It Has Ring to It!

To celebrate its 60th Anniversary, Topps has teamed with legendary ring maker Jostens to produce this special limited commemorative piece. (see attached) This ring will not be made for sale and can be found via the following 60th Anniversary promotions.





HTA STORES

Next week, 10 random Topps Home Team Advantage (HTA) stores will receive the ring within their special Diamond Anniversary Store Kits.



IN PACK

In every six packs of 2011 Topps Baseball, collectors will find a Diamond Anniversary Pin Code. Once unlocked, not only will they receive an original Topps card, a real diamond-embedded Topps card or special Diamond Die Cut card, but they’ll get a virtual shovel to dig for prizes. Collectors digging up all 60 unique virtual diamond rings will receive the actual Topps 60th Anniversary Ring.



BECKETT.COM

As Beckett.com announced, the company will be giving away a ring to a lucky reader. Stay tuned to Beckett for more details.



AND MORE

Throughout 2011, Topps will announce more ways to find this special collectible hardware!

TOPPS ANNOUNCES SERIES 1 WRAPPER REDEMPTION

To launch and celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Topps Baseball Cards, the company is pleased to announce a special Hobby-Exclusive Wrapper Redemption Program for 2011 Topps Baseball Series 1. (image attached)

Collectors sending Topps 36 Hobby wrappers or 10 HTA Jumbo wrappers of 2011 Topps Series 1 will receive a special 5-card pack of 60th Anniversary Black Diamond cards (collect all 60!).



In addition, Topps is seeding 34 different on-card Autograph cards (#’d to 60), featuring subjects from the original 1952 Topps set, into these 5-card packs.



Collectors should send wrappers to:



PO BOX 2008

Duryea, PA 18642

ATTN: Topps Baseball Series 1 Promotion



*Collectors are encouraged to group their wrappers and send in 1 package.

*Promotion ends August 1, 2011.

2010 Bowman Sterling Baseball on fire!

2010 Bowman Sterling has come out of the gate smoking hot! We broke a box in the shop and got some great cards including top prospects like Tim Beckham, a dual gold auto refractor of Tyler Anderson, and Scott McGough,a Domonic Brownrc auto, and a Strasburg auto rc! Our box loader was a jeter/arod dual jersey #d 199. Bowman Sterling is in big demand with the best rookie crop in the last 10yrs and a load of promising prospects. Get yours before it dries up!

Topps Confirming 2010 Magic FB short prints!

Topps is confirming that 2010 Topps Magic Football, which guarantees 3 autographs per box, includes several short printed Autograph cards and Base cards.



The following autographs are limited to just 15 copies each. In addition each subject has an Autographed Chrome card #’d to 10.

Adrian Peterson, Brandon Marshall, Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Darren McFadden, DeAngelo Williams, Eli Manning, Emmitt Smith, Jim Brown, Jimmy Clausen, Joe Namath, John Elway, Matt Ryan, Peyton Manning,Ray Rice, Reggie Bush
Roger Staubach, Tim Tebow, Tony Romo, Troy Aikman, Vince Young, Ben Tate, Brandon Gibson, Charles Scott, Chris Ogbonnaya, Dan LeFevour, Dezmon Briscoe, Dustin Keller, Ed Wang, James Casey, John Skelton, Josh Freeman, Kevin Kolb , Matt Leinart, Mike Kafka, Montario Hardesty, Nate Burleson, Trent Edwards, Willie Parker



The following autographs are limited to 50 copies each. In addition each subject has an Autographed Chrome card #’d to 10.



Ahmad Bradshaw, Antonio Gates, Brian Westbrook, Chad Ochocinco, Dwayne Bowe, Felix Jones, Frank Gore, Gale Sayers, LaDainian Tomlinson, Marcus Allen, Matthew Stafford, Patrick Willis, Sam Bradford, Sidney Rice, Steve Young
Tony Dorsett, Y.A. Tittle, Justin Forsett, Anthony Gonzalez, Bryan Bulaga, Damian Williams, Derrick Morgan, Dexter McCluster, Gerald McCoy, John Carlson, Paul Posluszny, Rey Maualuga, Steve Slaton, Tashard Choice, Tony Pike



The following autographs are limited to 100 copies each. In addition each subject has an Autographed Chrome card #’d to 10.



Beanie Wells, Braylon Edwards, Colt McCoy, DeSean Jackson, Earl Thomas, Ed Reed, Franco Harris, Greg Jennings, Jeremy Maclin, LeSean McCoy, Paul Hornung, Ray Lewis, Reggie Wayne, Shonn Greene, Chester Taylor, David Reed, Jimmy Graham, Rob Gronkowski, Sean Lee, Taylor Price, Toby Gerhart





And the following short printed base cards are found 1:3 packs



Card #

1
Jared Allen
Minnesota Vikings

5
Charles Scott
New York Giants

12
Joe Namath
New York Jets

16
Ndamukong Suh
Detroit Lions

21
Frank Gore
San Francisco 49ers

24
James Starks
Green Bay Packers

27
Jerry Hughes
Indianapolis Colts

30
Dezmon Briscoe
Tampa Bay Buccaneers

35
Alex Smith
San Francisco 49ers

39
Bobby Carpenter
Detroit Lions

42
Darren McFadden
Oakland Raiders

45
Jordan Shipley
Cincinnati Bengals

49
Andre Johnson
Houston Texans

53
Thomas Jones
Kansas City Chiefs

54
Tony Gonzalez
Atlanta Falcons

55
David Anderson
Houston Texans

56
Aaron Hernandez
New England Patriots

58
David Harris
New York Jets

59
Juaquin Iglesias
Chicago Bears

60
Bob Sanders
Indianapolis Colts

64
Gale Sayers
Chicago Bears

65
Sean Lee
Dallas Cowboys

68
Roddy White
Atlanta Falcons

69
Joey Galloway
Washington Redskins

70
Jonathan Crompton
San Diego Chargers

76
Aaron Curry
Seattle Seahawks

78
Sidney Rice
Minnesota Vikings

80
Jimmy Graham
New Orleans Saints

82
Quan Cosby
Cincinnati Bengals

84
Andre Roberts
Arizona Cardinals

85
Rey Maualuga
Cincinnati Bengals

86
LaDainian Tomlinson
New York Jets

89
Dustin Keller
New York Jets

103
Tom Brady
New England Patriots

105
Clinton Portis
Washington Redskins

119
Steve Young
San Francisco 49ers

120
Percy Harvin
Minnesota Vikings

130
Ahmad Bradshaw
New York Giants

131
Brian Urlacher
Chicago Bears

136
Brandon Gibson
St. Louis Rams

137
Vernon Davis
San Francisco 49ers

138
Taylor Price
New England Patriots

140
David Reed
Baltimore Ravens

145
Marc Bulger
Baltimore Ravens

148
Colt McCoy
Cleveland Browns

152
Joe Webb
Minnesota Vikings

155
Brandon Marshall
Miami Dolphins

194
Wes Welker
New England Patriots

Week # 16 and 17: Topps NFL Rookies of the Week

Chargers running back Ryan Mathews looked strong in a week 16 matchup with the Bengals, totaling a career-high 83 yards from scrimmage and notching his fourth touchdown of the season. The Fresno State product reminded many why he was the No. 12 pick in this year's draft with an average of 4.6 yards-per-carry boosted by a 23-yard dash to the end zone.


Jets running back Joe McKnight erupted for 158 yards on 32 carries in a week 17 rout of the Buffalo Bills. It was a redemptive performance for the fourth-round pick out of USC, who had struggled during the team’s minicamp and spent much of the regular season relegated to special teams duty. His 158 yards were the most by a Jets rookie since the 1964 season.

Week # 15: Topps NFL Rookie of the Week

Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow made a splash in his Week 15 starting debut, notching scores with both his arm and his legs while nearly rallying Denver to an upset victory in Oakland. The former Gator legend threw for 138 yards and ran for 78 more on just eight carries, including an electrifying 40-yard scamper to paydirt.

All season long, collectors can walk into participating Home Team Advantage hobby shops and receive “Rookie of the Week” redemption cards when purchasing 2010 Topps Football products.


And every Tuesday, Topps will name a “Rookie of the Week” while holders of redemption cards for that particular week can log onto topps.com/redemptions and receive their free exclusive card.


Week #1 Jahvid Best
Week #2 Demaryius Thomas
Week #3 C.J. Spiller
Week #4 Sam Bradford
Week #5 Max Hall
Week #6 Chris Ivory
Week #7 Jordan Shipley
Week #8 LeGarrette Blount
Week #9 Colt McCoy
Week #10 Rob Gronkowski
Week #11 Mike Williams
Week #12 Toby Gerhart
Week #13 Javarris James
Week #14 Aurelious Benn
Week #15 Tim Tebow
Week #16 ?