NOTE: This article was first published online at The Sports Column on Monday, October 7, 2024.
TOPPS NOW® offers all those and more
With the MLB playoffs well underway, many are watching and hoping for the next great catch to be made, amazing pitching or towering home run. To capture the moment and have a forever keepsake, TOPPS NOW® offers all those and more with exclusive limited edition baseball cards that you can have for your favorite team or player.
As stated on the Topps website, “TOPPS NOW® celebrates the pivotal moments in Sports and Entertainment as they happen! TOPPS NOW® trading cards are available for a limited time only at Topps.com and include free shipping. Print runs of every card are announced on Topps.com so you know exactly how rare your cards are. Enjoy the thrill of collecting your favorite heroes, teams, and moments every step of the way with TOPPS NOW®!”
If you’re looking for moments from the NLDS, here are some of the cards offered:
*Game-used Base Relic # to 125 or Lower – Shohei Ohtani – 2024 MLB TOPPS NOW® Card 801 for $599.99. If that price is too high they also have a DUAL BASE RELIC for $11.99.
*New York Mets – 2024 MLB Topps NOW® Card 804 for $8.99.
For the ALDS they currently offer:
*Alex Verdugo – 2024 MLB Topps NOW® Card 802 for $8.99.
*Tarik Skubal – 2024 MLB Topps NOW® Card 784 – PR: 1676 for $8.99.
Topps offers all cards in different variations, with Base Card Parallels randomly inserted into every print run! Look for Numbered Parallels: /49 Blue, /25 Purple, /10 Red, /5 Orange, and /1 Gold. Additionally, Parallels are in addition to the base card in your order. All cards can be bought in different quantities: one card for $8.99 ($8.99/Card), five cards for $32.49 ($6.50/Card), 10 cards for $54.99 ($5.50/Card), and 20 cards for $89.99 ($4.50/Card).
Topps also has an extensive archive database, and their website explains, “Curious how rare your TOPPS NOW® card is? Want to see every Astros moment from their 2022 World Series run, or every Julio Rodriguez moment from his rookie season? The TOPPS NOW® Archive is a catalog of every card since the program’s inception in 2016. The print run of every card sold is added to the Archive, so you can check daily to see exactly how many of each card are printed. Filter by print run quantity, team, player, year and more to find exactly what you’re looking for across all of our TOPPS NOW® brands.”
All the cards have a limited print run and are only offered for 24-hours or less or when they sell out, whichever comes first. The Topps website gives the exact print run of all the cards offered and offers free economy shipping when two or more cards are bought.
So, if you want a keepsake of the greatest baseball playoff moments, check out Topps NOW®.
— Joe Boesch