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08-24-2005, 04:11 PM #1
Topps Cancels Traded & Rookies To Make Way for Series 3 Baseball
Topps announces that 2005 Topps Traded & Rookies Baseball has been canceled to make way for the ALL-NEW 2005 Topps Baseball Series 3.
Because 2006 Topps Baseball Series 1 will not release until February, Topps will offer a bigger and more thorough late season series to keep collectors busy through the holidays.
Topps Series 3, an exciting season-capper numbered T1 – T330, will cover the 2005 post season including the World Series, traded players in their new uniforms and 110 Rookie Cards featuring 20 of the top picks from the 2005 Amateur Baseball Draft.
Topps spokesman Clay Luraschi says the cards will be numbered with a "T" prefix because of the number of collectors whom already have purchased complete sets. "We made the set bigger and wanted to fill the void of not having 2006 Topps Series I in the fall, so that merited a Series 3 title," Luraschi says. "We did not consider changing the numbering as too many of our collectors have already purchased the complete set."
In the inserts department, the popular Barry Bonds Homerun History Set continues as Series 3 offers career Homeruns 331-660. Series 3 will also feature a slew of exclusive relic cards from this year's mid-summer classic.
And from the company that brought you the historic Presidential Cut Signatures Collection, Topps Baseball Series 3 will unveil one of the most fascinating signature programs ever created—The Declaration of Independence Cut Signatures. This autograph program will feature 1 of 1 cut signatures from 50 signers of the Declaration of Independence. (Stay tuned for more details on this program).
2005 Topps Baseball Series 3 releases November 7 and carries a $1.59 SRP for each 10-card pack. Check back often at Beckett.com for pre-order information coming soon.
BASE SET (T1 – T330) 85 Traded Players 20 Prospects 20 2005 Draft Picks 90 Rookies 5 Managers 5 Season Highlights 14 Post Season Highlights 12 League Leaders 33 Sporting News All-Stars 20 2005 MLB All-Star Game Starters 8 2005 Home Run Derby 18 2005 Futures Game Starters
PARALLELS 330 Gold 330 Black Bordered #'d to 30 (HTA Only) 330 (1 of 1 Parallel)
PRINTING PLATES 330 (featuring 1320 plates in all)
INSERT CARDS 10 Homerun History -- A continuation of Topps Series 2, featuring Barry Bonds' career homeruns 331 through 660. 11 Nationals Inaugural Line-up -- Featuring the Opening Day starting line-up of the 2005 Washington Nationals PLUS a team shot. 12 Nationals Inaugural Line-up Relics 50 2005 All-Star Stitches -- Relic cards featuring the workout jerseys from the 2005 All-Star
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08-24-2005, 05:32 PM #2
Interesting!!
No Traded & Rc's(Persay) but their series III release will have the (T)# designation as all the past Tr&Rc's have had. Must have something to do with the new MLBP rules.
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08-24-2005, 05:38 PM #3
Hmmm, very interesting! Any idea on the Chrome cards? The previous years the TT packs contained 2 Chrome cards.
Looking at the $1.59 MSRP I assume no chrome in here.
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08-26-2005, 10:15 PM #4
Wow that is neat... it will be interesting to see how it holds up because if I'm seeing right, it doesn't have any National Treasures autos and that's what seemed to fuel Topps cards in years (this year, last year) past.
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08-26-2005, 10:18 PM #5
But it has this.....
Topps Baseball Series 3 will unveil one of the most fascinating signature programs ever created—The Declaration of Independence Cut Signatures. This autograph program will feature 1 of 1 cut signatures from 50 signers of the Declaration of Independence. (Stay tuned for more details on this program).
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08-26-2005, 10:24 PM #6
Oh, I didn't read the whole thing. Wow then that should definitely fuel it. Hell those are fairly good chances (I mean, better then other 1/1 sets Topps has made) to pull one! Buy about 50 cases and you'll be all set! lol, that's Topps basic for you.
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08-27-2005, 07:34 PM #7
does anyone know when bowman draft picks and prospects comes out? cause if traded and rookies was delayed, would bdp be delayed as well?
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08-27-2005, 07:44 PM #8
they didnt delay producing traded and rookies, they're gettin rid of it and changing it to series 3. So series 3 is basically the same thing as traded and rookies, right? Except for maybe no chromes. I also wanted to know if and when they would be coming out with bowman draft picks and prospects
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09-01-2005, 08:55 PM #9
I hope they'll release a factory set of this 'Series 3'. As someone who only collects the 'base sets' from Topps and their traded/update sets, having to get hand collated sets makes it a bit expensive and a pain in the butt.
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