eTopps Release 7/26 - 8/2

This weeks eTopps cards are:

Prince Fielder


Curtis Granderson


Carlos Santana

Strasburg eTopps allocated

We waited - not so long. Topps issued Stephen Strasburg as part of last week's eTopps release. With a 1,999 limit, not everyone got their cards.

I put in for five. Yep, I'm greedy, but ended with one. I figured I would only get one, but thought I would go for a handful anyway.

Funny this is, I haven't even received the email yet from Topps telling me how many I "won." I hopped on my account to check it out and saw one sitting in my portfolio. eTopps also gives the option of checking to see the auctions on eBay of that card.

As of 7:37 p.m., 33 are already online. The cards ending soonest are selling for $30 or more.

Did you pick up any of these coveted cards? If you missed out on them, do you plan on purchasing on eBay?

All questions I wonder while sitting on the couch starting at eBay.

Cards that made our day

Yesterday I went to check my mailbox and mail some stuff out when I found a package from Todd Uncommon. It was a heavy, dense package that felt like it was going to be lots of fun when I finally got it home to open it. It was glorious.

I guess some of you want to see what was in there, then there are some of you who will stop reading for fear of bipping my association. I assure you, they can not track who reads our mail posts. Besides, I cleverly disguised the title so that even the bippers clicked. *eeeeevil laugh*

Todd Uncommon RULES, not O'Doyle.


Here are the awesome cards we were generously given (I will assume by now that you know who got which cards.):
Robinson Cano 2005 eTopps

Derek Jeter 2005 eTopps

Yankees 2005 eTopps

Robinson Cano 2006 eTopps

Albert Pujols 2006 eTopps

Derek Jeter 2006 eTopps

Albert Pujols 2004 eTopps

Derek Jeter 2004 eTopps

Adam Lind 2007 eTopps

Derek Jeter 2000 Fleer Long Gone insert

Derek Jeter 2001 Fleer Series MVP (Jeter needs a new one of these cards.)

This was a really fun package for me because I have had my eye on picking up the Lind RC for a while, and the Pujols cards I have only won 1 over the years from eTopps. I LOVE THEM ALL. I know Sooz thought the cards were awesome, and we both really appreciate the gesture and generosity from Todd.

Pujols and the Smoak Monster, this week's eTopps cards

Topps released four eTopps cards this week with Albert Pujols, Justin Smoak, Mike Leake and Ubaldo Jimenez.

One of the things about eTopps is that Topps could capitlize on the hype of any player. I'm a little surprised that Dallas Braden is not on the list.

eTopps Release 4/26-5/3

This week seems like a good selection from eTopps with three new major league cards.

Ike Davis RC



Roy Halladay



Brian Matusz



They should be available around 1pm EST.

eTopps releases Strasburg and Heathcott

This weeks eTopps minor league release is:

Stephen Strasburg, print run of 1,499, price $7.00



Slade Heathcott, print run of 799, price $4.50

eTopps Minor League Release 3/29-4/5

This weeks new minor league eTopps cards are:

Grant Green, Stockton Ports



Justin Smoak, Oklahoma City Redhawks



Both cards have a print run of 799, and are $4.00.

eTopps Offering Minor League Players

Starting today eTopps is offering a selection of rising stars from the minor leagues with incentives for us to pick up these cards. I am posting the e-mail that they sent to me so you can read it first hand. The cards go on sale starting today at 1pm, so if this is something that interests you keep your butt near your computer. I will try and post an update when I get notice of which cards will be released today.

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"eTopps is excited to capture the game's youngest players and possibly the game's future big league stars! For the first time ever online, eTopps is now the exclusive online home of officially licensed Minor League Baseball cards. Get in early and follow your Minor Leaguers as they move their way toward the bigs.

This collection will feature players who have been judged by baseball writers and scouts to be their organization's brightest prospects, with the potential for future Major League stardom. We will offer Minor Leaguers selectively throughout the baseball season and capture players as they make their pro debuts at the Minor League level.

To celebrate the approach of Opening Day, we will begin offering cards from the eTopps Minor League Baseball collection on Monday, March 22 at 1PM EDT and continue offering additional cards during the baseball season (while of course also offering MLB cards as well)! The collection will include Minor League stars including established studs like Jesus Montero and hot young stars like Pedro Alvarez as they make their pro debuts.

The collection will be beautifully presented and delivered via a special new eTopps Minor League Baseball design, and brought to life of course on stunning eTopps technology. Cards will be offered individually, encased and be sequentially numbered.

Two Added Bonuses: Those lucky eTopps users who own eTopps Minor League cards of any player who is named MVP of their respective Minor League's 2010 All-Star Game in their online portfolio at 11:59AM (EDT) on August 31, 2010 will receive 5 eTopps Performance Bonus Reward points! In addition, eTopps users who own an eTopps Minor League card of a player who is called up to the roster of his Major League team for the first time between April and August 2010 (prior to the expansion of rosters on September 1, 2010) in their portfolio as of 11:59AM (EDT) on the next business day following their callup will receive 5 eTopps Performance Bonus Reward points as well!

Be sure to visit eTopps on Monday, March 22nd! Cards go on sale at 1PM EDT. And be sure to come back in the weeks that follow for additional cards, leading up to the debut of the 2010 eTopps Baseball season in April!

As always, please feel free to contact our Customer Service team at 'support@etopps.com' if you ever have any questions, comments or suggestions. A customerservice representative will be available to assist you between the hours of 9:00am - 4:30pm (ET), Monday through Friday.

Thank you once again for your continued support of eTopps!"