Discover 2026 Topps Series 1 Baseball
EXPLORE NOW!

Search Results for: ken griffey

Hobby Hotspot Archive

Research Previous Hobby Trends March 2024 Welcome to the latest column from RIPPED senior writer Greg Bates. Each month, he examines The Hobby’s current and emerging trends and offers expert opinions on all things collecting. Opening Day for Major League Baseball is always special. Every team starts with a clean slate—the eternal optimist baseball fan thinks their favorite […]

Vladimir Guerrero Cards to Collect

10 Vladimir Guerrero Cards to Collect Vladimir Guerrero’s exceptional baseball career, marked by a mighty swing and extraordinary fielding, has turned his cards into highly coveted collector’s items. These mementos of a stellar journey, from a nine-time All-Star player to a 2018 inductee in the Baseball Hall of Fame, reflect Guerrero’s numerous career highlights, such […]

Post-War Cards

A post-war trading card refers to trading cards produced after World War II. This term often distinguishes between vintage, pre-war cards and the birth of the modern Hobby. In contrast to pre-war cards, post-war trading cards were usually produced in much larger quantities, making them more accessible and affordable for collectors. The most famous post-war […]

Topps Project100

Where Art and Cards Meet Topps Project100 is a baseball set focusing on artist collaborations, the purpose of which is to have designers, artists, and other creatives craft their own set of 100 cards. Each season features five artists, producing five cards each. Imagined as a hobby analog to music festival lineups, Project100 delivers a […]

Artist Angel Aviles of Topps MLB Living Set®

Aviles Talks Art, Baseball, and Collecting Growing up, New York-based artist Angel S. Aviles wanted to draw Spider-Man comics and play centerfield for the New York Yankees. That didn’t happen, but the next best thing did — he became an artist working for Topps. Since 2018, Angel has been creating sketch cards for Topps Baseball […]

Player Collecting

Player collecting is a sports card strategy where collectors focus on a single athlete, gathering every card of that player: base, parallels, inserts, rookies, autographs, and even rare regional issues. The goal is to build a complete collection of one athlete’s entire card history. Player collecting is for collectors who focus on collecting every card […]