BOWMAN DRAFT PICKS TO BE HOBBY EXCLUSIVE

Topps announces that 2012 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects Baseball will be a hobby exclusive release. 2012 Bowman Draft Picks, which releases this fall, will include up to 165 players selected in the recent MLB Draft! In addition, many picks from the first round will be featured autograph signers in the product. Highlights also include: · Bowman Chrome Draft Picks cards including various refractor parallels such as Gold (#’d to 50), Red (#’d to 5) and Superfractor (1 of 1). · Aflac & Perfect Game All-American Autographs · Bryce Harper and Yu Darvish Autographed Rookie Cards And New for 2012… · Red Ice (#’d to 25) and Purple Ice (#’d to 10) parallels · Bowman Black #’d to 25 · Sequentially numbered Under Armour All-American Autographs · 2012 Futures Game Relic and Patch cards (Additional Hits!) · Dual Autographs featuring the best top 10 picks paired with this year’s top picks

HOBBY READIES FOR 2012 TOPPS TIER ONE

Topps Tier one releases in less than a week and the hobby is abuzz about the product’s all-new configuration, look and content! Every pack now guarantees one *CROWD PLEASER autograph, one ON THE RISE autograph and one Relic with all being #’d to 399 or less. And as a bonus, every 4th pack will include an additional Relic card. Collectors can find signatures from such legends as Sandy Koufax, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays to top young stars like Bryce Harper and Yu Darvish. And look what else is new for 2012… · Bat Knob cards / This amazing collection features some of the game’s greatest and includes a unique piece of the player’s bat. Visit us on Facebook to see the gallery. · Autographed Parallels / Look for cards signed in Gold, Silver and White Ink · Clear Rookie Autographs / Top stars have inked their name on clear plastic versions of their rookie card · Autographed Relics / Look for single, dual and triple patch autographs and find Prodigious Patches with jumbo swatches And just added… Find Elevated Ink Autographs of Hisanori Iwakuma and Devin Mesoraco. Each player signed in Red, Black, Green and Blue Ink. *CROWD PLEASER autographs are replaced by TIER ONE Autographs, Clear Autographs, Multi Autographs and Autographed Relics. >

THE GOLD RUSH CONTINUES WITH TOPPS BASEBALL SERIES 2

With just 5 days left until the launch of 2012 Topps Series 2, collectors are readying for another wave of the GOLD RUSH. This year’s Topps Baseball product is nothing short of “GOLDEN” with The Golden Giveaway, Golden Moments inserts, Gold parallels, real Gold cards and more. And leading up to launch, Topps has some special announcements to make regarding this special release… Including this one! Topps is pleased to announce it is offering a Gold Rush Wrapper Redemption program to support the launch of 2012 Topps Baseball Series 2 (Please read the following carefully and follow guidelines to ensure you receive packs) This exclusive set continues with 50 new subjects and selected autographs from such stars Bryce Harper, Yu Darvish, Ken Griffey Jr. and more! Collectors sending in 50 HOBBY wrappers (or 14 HTA Jumbo wrappers) of 2012 Topps Baseball will receive a 5-card cello pack of exclusive GOLD RUSH cards. And now, Topps has opened up the program to RETAIL wrappers as well! Send in 50 retail wrappers (12-card packs only) and also receive a 5-card GOLD RUSH pack. There are an incremental 10,000 5-card packs available for Retail in addition to the 10,000 Hobby packs. Following are guidelines for the program, · All packages must be postmarked no earlier than June 6th, 2012. · Hobby and Retail wrappers must be packaged and sent to Topps separately and clearly marked “HOBBY” or “RETAIL” on outside of package. Combined Retail and Hobby packages will not be accepted. · Topps will accept 2012 Topps Baseball Series 2 wrappers only. This is limited to HOBBY, HTA and 12-card RETAIL wrappers. · Each household will be limited to receive a total of TEN 5-card packs. · This program is valid while supplies last. Packages should be sent to: Gold Rush PO BOX 2008 Duryea, PA 18642 For real time updates, follow us on facebook and twitter @toppscards, because these will go QUICKLY!

Topps 2012 NFL products will feature autographs of this year’s most highly anticipated rookies, including Andrew Luck and RG III!!!

While the 2012 NFL season has yet to heat up, the Topps team has been hard at work securing autograph deals to ensure all of this year’s hot rookies are prominently featured in 2012 Topps Football products!



This year’s NFL draft class promises to be among the best ever and the Topps 2012 NFL product lineup will feature all of the top members of this year’s NFL rookie class. This includes the anticipated #1 draft pick Andrew Luck in addition to other highly anticipated rookies, including but not limited to Robert Griffin III, Trent Richardson, Ryan Tannehill and Justin Blackmon!



Collectors can look forward to another strong NFL lineup of products from Topps in 2012, which will feature autographs and relics from a deep list of NFL rookies.



Topps will kick off the 2012 NFL product lineup with the launch of the 2012 Bowman Signatures Football (available 5/30) followed by 2012 Topps Inception Football (available 7/11). The top rookies will be featured in these products and all of the subsequent Topps 2012 NFL releases.

TOPPS TIER ONE BASEBALL TO FEATURE EXTENSIVE BAT KNOB COLLECTION

2012 Topps Tier One Baseball, which is set to release in June, not only has a whole new look and configuration, but will feature one of the most significant memorabilia inserts ever offered in a product.

Inserted into packs of Topps Tier One will be 100 one-of-a-kind Bat Knob cards from the some of the most legendary names to ever step on the diamond. With stars such as Ty Cobb, Hank Aaron, Joe DiMaggio and Babe Ruth highlighting the subject list, these amazing 1 of 1 cards will be the centerpiece of many collections. (image attached).

Following is the list of 1 of 1 Bat Knob cards that will appear in 2012 Topps Tier One Baseball:







Hank
Aaron
Atlanta Braves™

Dustin
Ackley
Seattle Mariners™

Luis
Aparicio
Chicago White Sox®

Ernie
Banks
Chicago Cubs®

Jose
Bautista
Toronto Blue Jays®

Carlos
Beltran
San Francisco Giants®

Johnny
Bench
Cincinnati Reds®

Wade
Boggs
Boston Red Sox®

George
Brett
Kansas City Royals®

Jay
Bruce
Cincinnati Reds®

Miguel
Cabrera
Detroit Tigers®

Robinson
Cano
New York Yankees®

Rod
Carew
California Angels™

Steve
Carlton
Philadelphia Phillies®

Gary
Carter
New York Mets®

Starlin
Castro
Chicago Cubs®

Shin-Soo
Choo
Cleveland Indians®

Roberto
Clemente
Pittsburgh Pirates®

Ty
Cobb
Detroit Tigers®

Carl
Crawford
Boston Red Sox®

Andre
Dawson
Chicago Cubs®

Joe
DiMaggio
New York Yankees®

Jacoby
Ellsbury
Boston Red Sox®

Cecil
Fielder
Detroit Tigers®

Carlton
Fisk
Chicago White Sox®

Freddie
Freeman
Atlanta Braves™

Lou
Gehrig
New York Yankees®

Bob
Gibson
St. Louis Cardinals®

Carlos
Gonzalez
Colorado Rockies™

Curtis
Granderson
New York Yankees®

Josh
Hamilton
Texas Rangers®

Todd
Helton
Colorado Rockies™

Rickey
Henderson
Oakland Athletics™

Jason
Heyward
Atlanta Braves™

Matt
Holliday
St. Louis Cardinals®

Ryan
Howard
Philadelphia Phillies®

Catfish
Hunter
Oakland Athletics™

Monte
Irvin
New York Giants™

Reggie
Jackson
New York Yankees®

Fergie
Jenkins
Chicago Cubs®

Andruw
Jones
New York Yankees®

Chipper
Jones
Atlanta Braves™

Al
Kaline
Detroit Tigers®

Matt
Kemp
Los Angeles Dodgers®

Harmon
Killebrew
Minnesota Twins®

Ralph
Kiner
Pittsburgh Pirates®

Ian
Kinsler
Texas Rangers®

Paul
Konerko
Chicago White Sox®

Carlos
Lee
Houston Astros®

Tim
Lincecum
San Francisco Giants®

Evan
Longoria
Tampa Bay Rays™

Mickey
Mantle
New York Yankees®

Roger
Maris
New York Yankees®

Victor
Martinez
Detroit Tigers®

Eddie
Mathews
Milwaukee Braves™

Don
Mattingly
New York Yankees®

Joe
Mauer
Minnesota Twins®

Bill
Mazeroski
Pittsburgh Pirates®

Willie
McCovey
San Francisco Giants®

Andrew
McCutchen
Pittsburgh Pirates®

Paul
Molitor
Milwaukee Brewers™

Joe
Morgan
Cincinnati Reds®

Eddie
Murray
Baltimore Orioles®

Stan
Musial
St. Louis Cardinals®

David
Ortiz
Boston Red Sox®

Jim
Palmer
Baltimore Orioles®

Dustin
Pedroia
Boston Red Sox®

Tony
Pérez
Cincinnati Reds®

Buster
Posey
San Francisco Giants®

Albert
Pujols
St. Louis Cardinals®

Lance
Berkman
St. Louis Cardinals®

Aramis
Ramirez
Chicago Cubs®

Hanley
Ramirez
Miami Marlins™

Jose
Reyes
New York Mets®

Jim
Rice
Boston Red Sox®

Cal
Ripken Jr.
Baltimore Orioles®

Brooks
Robinson
Baltimore Orioles®

Frank
Robinson
Cincinnati Reds®

Alex
Rodriguez
New York Yankees®

Ivan
Rodriguez
Washington Nationals®

Jimmy
Rollins
Philadelphia Phillies®

Babe
Ruth
New York Yankees®

Ryne
Sandberg
Chicago Cubs®

Pablo
Sandoval
San Francisco Giants®

Mike
Schmidt
Philadelphia Phillies®

Tom
Seaver
New York Mets®

Gary
Sheffield
Florida Marlins®

Enos
Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals®

Ozzie
Smith
San Diego Padres™

Duke
Snider
Los Angeles Dodgers®

Darryl
Strawberry
New York Yankees®

Nick
Swisher
New York Yankees®

Mark
Teixeira
New York Yankees®

Jim
Thome
Cleveland Indians®

Jim
Thome
Cleveland Indians®

Troy
Tulowitzki
Colorado Rockies™

Justin
Upton
Arizona Diamondbacks®

Dave
Winfield
San Diego Padres™

Carl
Yastrzemski
Boston Red Sox®

Robin
Yount
Milwaukee Brewers™

2012 Bowman Baseball, Loaded with Talented Signers!

With the highly-anticipated 2012 Bowman Baseball hitting hobby shelves in about a month, Topps is pleased to announce the final Bowman Chrome Prospect Autograph Checklist.

Year after year of delivering some of the most sought after Autographed cards in the hobby, the 2012 lineup is good reason for collectors to be excited! From Anthony Rendon, Danny Hultzen, Gerrit Cole Josh Bell to Matt Purke this year’s list is loaded with talent.(image attached)



Andrelton Simmons
Braves

Andrew Susac
Giants

Anthony Rendon
Nationals

Austin Hedges
Padres

Brandon Drury
Atlanta Braves™

Brandon Jacobs
Red Sox

Bryan Brickhouse
Royals

Carlos Martinez
Cardinals

Charlie Tilson
Cardinals

Cheslor Cuthbert
Royals

Clay Holmes
Pirates

Daniel Norris
Blue Jays

Danny Hultzen
Mariners

Dante Bichette Jr.
New York Yankees®

Dean Green
Detroit Tigers®

Dillon Howard
Indians

Dillon Maples
Cubs

Drew Hutchison
Blue Jays

Eddie Rosario
Minnesota Twins®

Eric Arce
Blue Jays

Gerrit Cole
Pirates

Greg Bird
Yankees

Jackie Bradley Jr.
Red Sox

Jacob Anderson
Blue Jays

Jeimer Candelario
Chicago Cubs®

Joc Pederson
Los Angeles Dodgers®

Joe Ross
San Diego Padres®

Josh Bell
Pirates

Julio Rodriguez
Phillies

Kes Carter
Tampa Bay Rays™

Matt Purke
Nationals

Nick Delmonico
Orioles

Nick Maronde
Angels®

Oscar Taveras
Cardinals

Rookie Davis
New York Yankees®

Tommy Joseph
Giants

Tyler Collins
Detroit Tigers®

Xander Bogaerts
Red Sox

Panini America Inks Trading Card Deal with Projected No. 1 NFL Draft Pick Andrew Luck

Panini America Inks Trading Card Deal with Projected No. 1 NFL Draft Pick Andrew Luck

Panini America, the world’s largest sports and entertainment collectibles company, announced today that it has reached a trading card agreement with former Stanford University superstar quarterback Andrew Luck for the 2012 season.

The deal is Luck’s first officially licensed NFL and NFL PLAYERS trading card deal and will include Luck’s first licensed autographed trading cards.


“Andrew Luck is poised to become one of the next great NFL quarterbacks, and football fans and collectors are eagerly anticipating his first NFL and NFL PLAYERS licensed trading cards,” said Panini America CEO Mark Warsop. “This partnership will help us deliver what absolutely will be the most coveted collectibles of the 2012 NFL season. We’re happy to welcome Andrew to the Panini America family.”

Luck was awarded the Walter Camp Award as National Player of the Year, Maxwell Award and First Team All-American honors last season on the strength of 3,517 passing yards and 39 total touchdowns. Luck also holds Pac-12/Pac-10 records for highest completion percentage in both a sing season (2011) and career, as well as the record for passer efficiency rating in a career.

Luck’s first officially licensed trading cards will appear in Panini America’s 2012 Prestige Football product that is slated to release in early June. In addition to traditional trading cards, Luck also will be featured exclusively on the company’s pioneering HRX Video Trading Card technology, product packaging and in social media initiatives throughout the length of the agreement.

“I’m truly impressed with the creativity and innovation that Panini America delivers to the sports collectibles industry,” said Andrew Luck. “To be part of such an exciting rookie class that will be featured in Panini trading card products in 2012 is something I’m looking forward to.”