The Complete 2012 Topps Heritage Baseball Visual Checklist - Color Swap Variation SP

Spotting certain SP variations in 2012 Topps Heritage can sometimes be a little tricky.  That is why we are compiling a visual checklist so you can confirm that you have an actual SP in you hands.  We will start with the Color Swap Variations.  It should be noted that this type of variation did not occur anywhere in the 1963 Topps Baseball Set.  There are 25 total cards that got the color swap treatment. There are no stated odds for pulling these cards and they are not numbered so there is no way of knowing exactly how many of these exist.

On the left is the regular base card #20 of Derek Jeter.  The card on the right is the color swap variation SP.  As you can see the yellow background color of the insert photo has been switched to the green border color, and vice versa. From this point on, we will only display the SP version so if your card matches the color scheme you see here; you have a color swap variation SP on you hands.

83 - Lance Berkman, 85 - Buster Posey, 87 - Andrew McCutchen

90 - Joey Votto, 115 - Jacoby Ellsbury, 137 - Nyjer Morgan

177 - Evan Longoria, 201 - Yovani Gallardo, 215 - B.J. Upton

217 - Dexter Fowler, 264 - Robinson Cano, 277 - David Price

282 - Jeff Francoeur, 285 - Adrian Gonzalez, 290 - Albert Pujols

356 - David Ortiz, 373 - Michael Young, 408 - Ian Kinsler

414 - Corey Hart, 415 - Chris Carpenter, 468 - Nelson Cruz

480 - Carlos Gonzalez, 485 - Mike Napoli, 495 - James Shields

The 2012 Topps Prime 9 Redemption Card For Week 6 is Alex Rodriguez

The Topps Prime 9 Redemption for Week 1 was Willie Mays, Week 2 was Babe Ruth, Week 3 was Hank Aaron, Week 4 was Reggie Jackson and Week 5 was Mickey Mantle. Week 6 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.

An Alex Rodriguez 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 7.

First 2012 Topps Heritage Error Card Hits eBay

Yesterday was the release day for 2012 Topps Heritage Baseball cards.  We opened a blaster and pulled a Clubhouse Collection Relic along with 3 High Number SPs, 1 New Flashback Insert, 1 Target Red Border and 1 Chrome card #/1963.  Not bad for 8 random packs.


There are quite a few variation cards this year but collectors will probably be chasing the error cards.  The SSPs are based on the printing mistakes of the year Topps is emulating.


Last year, we revealed the first discovery of an error card, the Alex Rodriguez mirror photo.  Today, the first error card for 2012 Topps Heritage made it's way onto eBay.  Based on the 1963 card of Eli Grba which actually had a photo of Ryne Duren, card number 231 this year is Dan Haren and the SPP error card version features a photo of Mark Trumbo.


There are 3 more examples of discovered error cards on Sport Card Radio's excellent checklist that include two rookie cards that are titled 1962 Rookie Stars and card number 454 of Julio Teheran which mimics Art Fowler's 1963 card which had the card number printed on an orange background instead of inside a white box.  Use this link to see SCR's checklist and photos of the cards.


We will keep you up to date as more error cards appear.

2012 Topps Heritage Baseball Cards Blaster Box Break With A Little Mojo On The First Day Of Release

2012 Topps Heritage Baseball cards were released today.  We found 3 High Number SPs, 1 Insert, 1 Target Red Border, 1 Chrome #/1963 and 1 hit.   To see what we pulled, watch this video.

Rittenhouse Archives Legends of Marvel Series 3 Pack Break Featuring Hulk, Moon Knight and Storm

Here is our pack break of Rittenhouse Archives Legends of Marvel Series 3.  With 27 double sided cards, this series features Hulk, Moon Knight and Storm.

Rittenhouse Archives The Complete Star Trek: The Next Generation TNG Series 2 Trading Cards Video Box Break, A SPEED-break™

Here is our Rittenhouse Archives The Complete Star Trek: The Next Generation TNG Series 2 SPEED-break™.  In 2 minutes and 36 seconds you will get to see the entire contents of this box.

Series 2 covers the last half of the run of TNG, with episode cards based on original airdates between 1991 to 1994. After watching this make sure you check out our break of Series 1, which covers the years 1987 and 1991.

Rittenhouse Archives The Complete Star Trek: The Next Generation TNG Series 1 Trading Cards Video Box Break, A SPEED-break™

Here is our Rittenhouse Archives The Complete Star Trek: The Next Generation TNG Series 1 SPEED-break™.  In 2 minutes and 50 seconds you will get to see the entire contents of this box.

Series 1 covers the first half of the run of TNG, with episode cards based on original airdates between 1987 and 1991. After watching this make sure you check out our break of Series 2, which covers the years 1991 to 1994.

Randy Moss Returns To The NFL With The San Francisco 49ers In A One-Year Deal

Wide Receiver Randy Moss and the San Francisco 49ers have agreed to terms on a one-year deal.  Perhaps the value of my Topps Chrome rainbow has just gone up.

Coach Jim Harbaugh stood in as Quarterback today because current 49ers can't throw in a workout for the team until the league year begins Tuesday at 4 p.m. EST.  Harbaugh threw passes to Moss in the workout and clearly Harbaugh was pleased because terms on a one-year deal were completed before the end of the day.

Moss worked out last Tuesday with the New Orleans Saints and word is they were impressed too, but did not proceed further.

Moss retired last year after 13 seasons in the NFL, making waves off the field, saying things he probably shouldn’t have said, bouncing between teams and fighting with Tom Brady over hair length. In spite of his personality that often invited ridicule; there is no denying what he has done on the field of play.  Moss is tied for second in NFL history with Terrell Owens having caught 153 career touchdowns as a receiver and is fifth in career yards with 14,858.  

2011 Rittenhouse Archives The Complete Brady Bunch Trading Cards Video Box Break, A SPEED-break™

Here is our 2011 Rittenhouse Archives The Complete Brady Bunch Trading Cards SPEED-break™.  In 2 minutes and 30 seconds you will get to see the entire contents of this set, 59 cards that cover all 117 Brady episodes and 5 autographs.

  

2011 Panini Playoff Contenders Football Video Box Break, A SPEED-break™

Highly anticipated by collectors, Panini Playoff Contenders Football has arrived.  Here is our SPEED-break™.