Gotta admit it…my first thought on reading about this set was, “If Santa Claus designed baseball cards this is what they would look like!” Assuming, of course, that Topps didn’t sue the jolly old elf for infringement.

Certainly the cards were not at the top of my “have to” list, but curiosity got the better of me. It is not every day…

Continue readingTopps & Wal-Mart 2016 Ho-Ho-Holiday Set

How is it that a pitcher who last took the mound over 50 years ago, and who was really a star for “only” a six-year period, still is among the most sought after and heavily collected players in the baseball card market? What is it that makes his modern-day insert cards like the one pictured here (and available here) desired in…

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