2018 Topps Series 2 Baseball Cards

I quite like this product even though it doesn’t touch Bowman.

Managed to hit a one of one Joey Votto ‘in the name’ patch. I thought I was hallucinating when I first saw it. Easily my best hit of about 8 series 2 Jumbo Hobbies this year. Most of the relics have been those commemorative patches( junk) and the MVP Medallions.

Also managed to get the SP Torres and Acuna but like most of these cards one of the corners is dodgy. That’s the main issue with this product – the quality of the card itself…or lack of. No way could I grade either of the SPs. They’d be lucky to get an 8 which is a shame because the Acuna Jr is already around the $80 mark.

Decent product.

There is a green variation of the Topps Salute cards that are in 4-pack blister packs. I picked some up at Target, and got a Clint Frazier and Shohei Ohtani.

Trey…
I was wondering if you heard anything about an error card in the exclusive Aaron Judge highlights set from Walmart? I opened a blaster box and got a Judge Highlight card that was missing the chrome lettering on the front for both the Judge info and the Topps logo. Is this possibly an “error” variation?

Have text missing on salute insert design, # codes match, different players. Is it significant?

I forgot one small complaint, is anybody but me bothered by the fact that the 1983 Topps Baseball inserts are not on traditional cardboard stock like 2017’s ‘1987 Topps Baseball’ cards? 1983, too me, is the best design of the ‘80’s, maybe one of the best of all time. It would have been nice to relive them in cardboard again instead of thin paper. Look for a different way to save money Topps, give us retro back in true retro style.

I know I’m late to the party here but wanted to chime in. Every Topps set since 1979, mostly hand sorted from wax. I get three boxes of every series. My 2018 Series 1 was so bad I considered giving it up. As far as Inserts, way better than Series 1 including: I got an auto AND relic in ONE regular hobby box, that has never happened and five variations, still no SSP but there’s hope. I must admit I was against the short prints of Acuna and Torres, until I got an Acuna. And like the guy said above Topps “could have left both players completely out, they were not called up until late April, but made them “Late RC” SP’s. Probably because the product was already in production when the teams called them up.” Sorting my commons now, compared to Series 1 better: Centering, Collation, Photography.
I’m not sure where the guy above came up with Topps ‘short printing’ production of major star’s regular cards, again I’ve been collecting close to 40 years I have seen no evidence of it.
Nice changes Topps, almost makes me feel you listened to my Series 1 rants.

What are the odds of pulling a SP Acuna or Torres? how many do they make when they call it short print.

My Jumbo Hobby box was missing inserts in some packs which was disappointing especially considering I paid $169 presale.
Long ball leaders is a great insert but the commemorative patch – whilst a good looking card – is not authentic memorabilia in my opinion. Much prefer the From the Farm relic cards in Pro Debut.

Am I reading this correctly? Base set, there is no number #364 or #565, yet multiple cards found for #365 and #564. Can you confirm?

I got a ASG-RS not numbered. Is that a platinum.?

4 Stars for the simple reason that this is a pretty standard Topps Series 2 product. It won’t blow anyone away but it shouldn’t disappoint, either. Plus, considering how the price has slightly dipped for Series 1 hobby boxes, the initial box price is fair.

I picked up a box of each series today for a total of $125 ($60 & $65). That’s not bad for 2 boxes of current-year product. With Topps, you pretty much know what you’re paying for and what to expect. With a whole 1 auto OR relic per box, well, we’ve all been there. The lone auto or relic can be a bit of a let down. But for around $60, ya never know.

Today I was on the right side of Lady Luck. I managed to pull a Red Autographed 1983 Smoltz insert #5/5. That was a first!

Another thing, those manufactured “relics” are a joke. A real relic is a piece of uniform, bat, hat or something like that. Not a piece of lousy plastic. Ugh.

I might buy a couple of blasters at Walmart for the Aaron Judge cards, but I think I will just wait for the whole set to be released and buy that.

Shortprinting Torres and Acuna is ridiculous. Wait for the Update set to release a true rookie card and then have the SP and SSP versions in THAT set.

I’m also tired of Topps limiting production of the bigger names. In Series 1, I opened a Jumbo box, probably 10 hanger boxes and a couple of blaster boxes (and probably the equivalent of a retail box with pack purchases) and I only got ONE regular Aaron Judge #1 card! HOW the heck is that possible?

Just saw a Noah Syndergaard sketch card on eBay.

Besides all of the hating about Acuna and Torres this is a nice release. They could have left both players completely out, they were not called up until late April, but made them “Late RC” SP’s. Probably because the product was already in production when the teams called them up.

Product is okay, nothing to write home to mom about. By the way, I just pulled an Artist Sketch card out of the REGULAR topps box (not Jumbo), Chris Sale, sketched by Jamie Thomas. Just an fyi

No Eric Davis Once again him and Rickey Henderson is the first players to steal 80 plus bases and 20 plus homers and not to mention one of the cleanest players of all time non ped’s!!!

Are the Acuna and Torres cards only in Jumbo packs?

Trey – Salute Autos you say serial numbered to 99. I pulled one and it has no numbering. Does that mean there’s just 99 copies of each stock card and the parallels have the numbering?

I think this is a solid set, the rookie class isn’t great and there’s too many manufactured relics, overall I’m satisfied. Too many inserts but the autos and real relics are cool. 3/5

Photo quality and card stock is great, but I’m starting to not like the name plate design. I’m torn on the short printing of Acuna and Torres, it’s great there in the set and Topps wants to try and spread out rookies from an overloaded update set but at $130 for a jumbo box plus having to spend another $45 on a short print I didn’t get to complete set does stink.

As usually the insert sets are too large. I light some of them but at typically a $1/card on eBay and shows is too expensive to complete.

Anyone else having some trouble trying to figure out insert parallels? They don’t make it easy to determine…

The All-Star manufactured patch autos are listed here as /10. I pulled the Reggie Jackson one yesterday, and it was /5. Maybe they short printed some players?

Anybody else notice that the 1983 retro all star card of Rickey Henderson, listed in the checklist as being an Athletic, is not wearing an A’s uniform. Maybe Red Sox? But definitely not a A’s uniform, which is a shame since out of the four all-star cards the A’s have, he was the only one to actually play for the A’s in ’83. Dennis Eckersley was with Boston and Canseco and McGwire weren’t even in the majors yet.

Can get autos in blaster boxes cool, love the Judge HL & Autos.

Tiger players dissed again! So Candelario is available in the Team Sets but not in the Series II? Very disappointing!

Well I was looking forward to the instant impacts but after looking at the checklist I am not going to collect them.

They should have included story who set the rookie record for the most home runs in one month.

But they included a angels player that is out for the year with tj surgery.

He will be a flop. No player has really gotten back from tj surgery and been as big or lived up to the hype they had before the surgery.

othani out for the season tommy john surgery. watch this product drop like a rock.

As I figured the Ohtani rookie headlines a down set when it comes to rookie cards. Series two rarely gets the top rookies as series one and the update set get the majority of them. SP rookies aren’t really considered true rookie cards so unless they can be had for a decent price I won’t be chasing them.

How can they include #435 Matt Holliday – New York Yankees in series 2. He has not been on the team this year. And I agree having Torres & Acuna as SP variations only is garbage.

Not Cool on the short prints.

As an A’s fan I am disappointed there are only 8 players in this set and one is Brandon Moss? Really? No Piscotty? No Lucroy?None of the relievers they picked up but Hendriks instead? Sigh

Not Cool Topps, you ruin a perfectly fine set by short printing the card collectors want most. Are they going to be in the Factory Set.

Agreed. Shortprinting Acuna and Torres is garbage.

WOW the A’s actually get a player, Rickey Henderson, who played for them in 1983 in the ’83 subset. Of course no autographed card of Rickey though. The ’83 Tigers were completely ignored again, NO cards of new HOFer’s Alan Trammell or Jack Morris. And finally, a card of Brandon Moss, in an A’s uniform, who isn’t even in baseball anymore after being cut two weeks into spring training! C’mon Topps get a clue as to who is actually out there playing the game! Way too many subset cards too. How about actually putting more real players playing now in the base set, eh?

Shortprinting Acuna and Torres is garbage. Topps has jumped the shark.

Little disappointment. stars 3 cards no commons cards less and less. Field 25 man roster less and less. 25 years ago other company had huge common players baseball and football now company closed. Wish you had more common players not 3 or 4 stars cards.

Is Ohtani going to be in Topps Series 2

Not sure of the cut off times but I don’t expect Torres or Acuna to have rookie cards in this set and will most likely be put into the final update set. Ohtani on the other hand should have his rookie card in series 2.

I hope that they’ll have a checklist card or base of Albert Pujols with his 600 home run. They didn’t for some reason last year in update like they did for his 500. Any info on checklist?

Why in the world is it taking so long to bring series 2 and total 2018 topps baseball card sets?
The season has already started and I can’t even field a 25 man roster. Series 1 came out in April and I cannot understand why the complete set of 2018 Topps baseball cards can’t come out sooner. Come on and get with it!!!!

I am not interested in home run leaders. Stats are on the back of each baseball card. I am interested getting more ball players on cards. I cannot field a 25 man roster. Topps has update sets after the season is over. Make rookie sets so we know who all these players are. Make them affordable for true baseball card collectors. Yeh, I have to keep on saying this because you people don’t want to do something to correct the problem. Some card company.

Looking forward to the longball leaders and instant impacts inserts.

If that votto is any indication of the memorial camo cards I can say they are ridiculously ugly.