Panini to make CLC-approved Elite Extra Edition baseball set

(from Beckett.com blog)
Panini announced on Friday that it will return to the baseball card market with 2010 Donruss Elite Extra Edition, a fully licensed release approved by the Collegiate Licensing Company.

The set will include 200 players, 100 of those autographed, with each hobby box including six autographs when it arrives in September.

Each 20-box case will include four Hot Boxes, which will include 10 autographs.

We’ll have more on this product when it becomes available.

TOPPS ANNOUNCES RED HOT ROOKIE REDEMPTION # 4

Topps announces the player redeemable for the 2010 Topps Baseball Series 2 RED HOT ROOKIE Redemption # 4 is Florida Marlin Mike Stanton.

Throughout the remainder of the 2010 Major League Baseball season, Topps will announce the subjects for the 10-card RED HOT ROOKIE program. Each Topps Series 2 Hobby Box includes (1) RED HOT ROOKIE Redemption, which can be redeemed online at www.topps.com/redemption.

Stay tuned for RED HOT ROOKIE # 5!

TOPPS ANNOUNCES RED HOT ROOKIE REDEMPTION # 3

Topps announces the player redeemable for the 2010 Topps Baseball Series 2 RED HOT ROOKIE Redemption # 3 is Detroit Tiger Brennan Boesch.
Throughout the remainder of the 2010 Major League Baseball season, Topps will announce the subjects for the 10-card RED HOT ROOKIE program. Each Topps Series 2 Hobby Box includes (1) RED HOT ROOKIE Redemption, which can be redeemed online at www.topps.com/redemption.

Stay tuned for RED HOT ROOKIE # 4!

ANDREW CASHNER AUTOGRAPH IS FINEST BASEBALL ROOKIE REDEMPTION # 7

Topps announces the player redeemable for the 2010 Topps Finest Baseball Rookie Redemption # 7 is Chicago Cubs Pitcher Andrew Cashner. And it's an autograph!

Throughout the 2010 Major League Baseball season, Topps will announce the subjects for the 10-card Rookie Redemption set. Each Master Box of Topps Finest includes one Rookie Redemption. In addition, collectors can also find redemptions for Blue Refractors (#’d to 199) and Gold Refractors (#’d to 50) versions.

Stay tuned for Rookie Redemption # 8!

CONFIRMATION OF STRASBURG’S ALLEN & GINTER CARD

Topps is confirming that Stephen Strasburg’s Allen & Ginter base mini card (# 401) falls at the same rate as any one base mini card in the product. The difference between Strasburg and the other subjects in the base mini set is that Strasburg’s card does not have any parallels (Allen & Ginter Back, Black Bordered, No Number, Bazooka Back, Silk, Wood and Printing Plate).

In addition, there are a limited number of Strasburg autographed cards available in the product. They can be found via redemption and one (along with a copy of every other autograph in 2010 Allen & Ginter) will be given to the person who cracks this year’s Ginter Code.

PHENOM STEPHEN STRASBURG IS FINEST BASEBALL ROOKIE REDEMPTION # 6

Topps announces the player redeemable for the 2010 Topps Finest Baseball Rookie Redemption # 6 is Washington Nationals Pitcher Stephen Strasburg.

Throughout the 2010 Major League Baseball season, Topps will announce the subjects for the 10-card Rookie Redemption set. Each Master Box of Topps Finest includes one Rookie Redemption. In addition, collectors can also find redemptions for Blue Refractors (#’d to 199) and Gold Refractors (#’d to 50) versions.

Stay tuned for Rookie Redemption # 7!

300 Lucky Collectors Will Have the Chance To Get Their Strasburg Topps Rookie Card Autographed!

On June 8, the day of Rookie phenom Stephen Strasburg’s MLB debut, the Topps Company released a special rookie card exclusively available through code cards found in Topps baseball packs. Today, the company has announced that 300 collectors can have Stephen Strasburg personally autograph their limited edition rookie card!



“We are thrilled to offer baseball fans yet another opportunity to memorialize Stephen’s spectacular MLB debut. This very limited autograph card will be an incredible collectible for years to come”, said Warren Friss, Topps GM. “This is another way we can use our successful online million card giveaway program and get MLB fans even closer to the game”.



In order to purchase this autographed version you must have Stephen’s rookie card in your collection at www.toppsmillion.com. Code cards that may unlock the Strasburg rookie card can be found in packs of 2010 Topps Baseball Series 1and 2. Each autographed card will be sequentially numbered and certified. The autograph will cost $350 each. The offer is limited to the first 300 people that have the rookie card and purchase the autograph.



Topps is the exclusive baseball card company of Major League Baseball.