Our SPEED-break™ Of 2011 Panini Playoff Contenders Baseball

Panini has released Playoff Contenders Baseball.  Here is our SPEED-break™.  

Topps Offers Replacement For Missing Hits in 2012 Topps Tribute Baseball

2012 Topps Tribute Baseball was officially released today, but there is a mistake with a portion of the boxes.  When revealing the terms of the number of hits per box, the standard Tribute formula of 3 autos and 3 relics was applied.  But there were supposed to be bonus hits in the form of Tribute To The Stars Autograph cards that would appear in sealed boxes as an incremental hit.  But it turns out that these autographs were not placed correctly so instead of being additional bonus hits, they replaced the regular autographs making it the only hit of the pack.  So, technically, the collectors who pull these are shorted a hit.

To make up for it, Topps is encouraging collectors that opened a sealed box of 2012 Topps Tribute Baseball and received a Tribute To The Stars Autograph card to send the card to Topps to receive a pack of 2011 Bowman Sterling Baseball which should contain 2 Autographs and 1 Relic.

Each card sent to Topps will be verified, via sequential numbering, so it can only be submitted once.  The card will be returned with the pack of Bowman Sterling..

Collectors mailing in their cards should send to:

The Topps Company

Sports & Entertainment

Attn: Customer Support – 6th Floor

1 Whitehall Street

New York, New York 10004-2109

This offer will expire March 9, 2013

The 2012 Topps Prime 9 Redemption Card For Week 5 is Mickey Mantle

The Topps Prime 9 Redemption for Week 1 was Willie Mays, Week 2 was Babe Ruth, Week 3 was Hank Aaron and Week 4 was Reggie Jackson. Week 5 has arrived so if you have one of these...

...it’s time to go visit your HTA Local Hobby Shop and redeem those cards.  Here is what you will get.

 A Mickey Mantle Prime 9 Home Run Legends Chrome Refractor.  You have the week to get to your participating LCS and redeem those cards.  And don’t forget to fill out the back of your redemption card to be entered into a sweepstakes.  You could win a trip to the 2012 MLB Home Run Derby.

Check in next week to find out who is on the card for Week 6.

2012 Press Pass Total Memorabilia NASCAR Video Box Break

Here is our video box break of 2012 Press Pass Total Memorabilia.   Watch to see who we pulled from these 5 mini boxes.

Soon To Hit Shelves, Topps UFC Knockout Will Feature New Fist-O-Graphs

Last year we reviewed Topps UFC Knockout and gave it a perfect score.  In two weeks Topps UFC Knockout returns with a new card that should have collectors on the hunt.  Fist-O-Graphs which feature fighter fist-prints and autographs on a 5 X 7 card will be the new attraction. Along with the Fist-O –Graphs, Triple Threads Autographs and Relics, an array of multi-fighter Autographs, including Sick-Sigs with 6 fighter autos will return.

In addition, Topps is including 4 limited edition 2010 uncirculated Full Contact Autographs featuring UFC stars Jon Jones, Urijah Faber, Cain Velasquez and Frankie Edgar.

Every pack of Topps UFC Knockout guarantees either an autograph or relic.  And each box includes 2 Autographed Relics, 2 Autographs and 4 Relics.

2011 12 Panini Crown Royale Hockey Video Box Break

Here is our Video Box Break of 2011 12 Panini Crown Royale Hockey.  We hit some sick Silhouette Patch Mojo.   Take a look at these beauties.

A Sneak Peek At SA-GE HIT 2012 Football – Low Series Trading Cards

SA-GE HIT 2012 Football Low Series is all packed out and about to hit shelves this month, once again making it the first trading card product available to collectors to feature this year’s incoming class of football rookies.

The 2011 Rookie Class had a huge impact on the NFL this past season.  The 2012 Rookie class looks to be another strong group of players with Heisman Trophy winner, Robert Griffin III, Ryan Tannehill, Lamar Miller, LaMichael James, Michael Floyd, and Kendall Wright, all of whom will be included in HIT 2012 Football - Low Series along with many other big name rookies.

HIT 2012 Football - Low Series will include one insert per pack and six autographed cards per box (1:5 packs). As always with SA-GE all autographed cards are inserted directly into packs. There are no redemption cards.

Here is a look at some of the actual cards (these are not mock-ups) for this upcoming release.

Doug Martin -The Write Stuff

 Ryan Tannehill, Robert Griffin III Artistry, Lamar Miller

 Quinton Coples, Matt Halil, Melvin Ingram

 Michael Floyd, LaMichael James, Alshon Jeffery

 Cyrus Gray, Derrick Coleman, Dominique Davis

 Davin Meggett, Joe Long