First look: 2013 Topps Update baseball cards (with preliminary checklist)

Topps previewed its flagship-capping third standard release of the year on Wednesday, and it’s 2013 Topps Update that will arrive on Oct. 14 packing the final chances at The Chase for the season.

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Join Beckett Hockey’s Chris Olds and Reed Kasaoka of Baseball Card Exchange (bbcexchange.com) as they tear into a box of 1990-91 Upper Deck High Series in this latest episode of Ripping Retail.

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Chatter Up — Wednesday nights at 8:30 Central on the Beckett Media LLC Facebook page.

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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor In The Game, Inc., and Sport Kings LP are merging as one company. The companies owned by Dr. Brian Price were kept separate, but they will now be one, Price announced today. “By making this acquisition, I will be able to continue the production of the [...]

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Join Beckett Football’s Chris Olds and Justin Grunert as they rip into a box of 2013 Press Pass Showcase in this latest edition of Box Busters.

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Join Beckett Sports Card Monthly’s Chris Olds and Justin Grunert as they rip into a box of 2013 Press Pass Ignite in this latest edition of Box Busters.

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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor Panini America is starting up the crusades again. The company previewed 2013 Rookies & Stars Football today, showing off its inserts and hits including Crusade cards. “For starters, there’s the return to glory of the landmark Crusade insert, which will bring back the authentic hypnotic designs and printing [...]

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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor When 2013 Archives Football released last week, collectors found cards of players in old, popular designs and former players who are fan favorites. But there are some quirks in 2013 Archives – one of which is the inclusion of cut autographs from celebrities popular in the 1980s. Just [...]

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It’s no longer a mystery who will appear on the second 2013 Bowman Lucky Redemption card.

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Basketball fans waiting for the WNBA’s No. 1 draft pick won’t have to wait long.

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Jack Hoffman’s story naturally went national. The 7-year-old fighting cancer scored a touchdown in the University of Nebraska’s spring game.

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Here are five key cards or sets for collectors to look for.

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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor Press Pass has announced the full set of signers for its upcoming Parks & Recreation trading card set. The autograph checklist features many of the show’s stars, who also added insciptions to many of their cards. Some of the big names included on the checklist are [...]

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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor The NFLPA Rookie Premiere is underway this week in Los Angeles with 40 NFL rookies checking out their newest trading cards. The players are signing cards for upcoming products and making their rounds, including ESPN broadcasts and meeting with dealers and fans. Five rookies were with Panini America [...]

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Join Beckett Basketball’s Brian Fleischer and Chris Olds as they rip into boxes of 2012-13 Panini Past & Present in this latest edition of Box Busters.

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Now, all we need is a little patience.

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Join Beckett Basketball’s Brian Fleischer and Chris Olds as they rip into boxes of 2012-13 Panini Preferred in this latest edition of Box Busters.

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Join Beckett Basketball’s Brian Fleischer and Chris Olds as they rip into boxes of 2012-13 Momentum in this latest edition of Box Busters.

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You didn’t think collecting the base set was going to be easy, did you?

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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor [View the story "Panini America at Day 1 of the NFLPA Rookie Premiere" on Storify]

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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor Topps was on site for the first day of the NFL Players Association Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles. Check out the photos below to see what Topps has in store for collectors. [View the story "Topps's first day at the NFLPA Rookie Premiere" on Storify]

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You can now download your Beckett magazines for Android systems — with Apple versions coming soon.

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Heritage is headed down to the minors for the third straight season.

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Chuck Muncie, who died on Monday, has just his second certified autograph in 2013 Topps Archives football.

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Panini America and the NFL Players Association are teaming up to bring collectors closer to the players.

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Join Beckett Baseball’s Brian Fleischer and Chris Olds as they rip into boxes of 2013 Bowman in this latest edition of Box Busters.

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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor The newest Star Trek movie comes out this weekend, and the newest Star Trek trading card set comes out next month. Rittenhouse Archives is creating a product with few cards and a high price point, but delivering exactly what every collector wants out of a box [...]

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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor Carmen Electra has a strong following, so it was a no-brainer that Benchwarmers included her in its products. But no one may have predicted what a recent card of her sold for on eBay. A 1-of-1 zipper card from a pair of shorts worn by Electra [...]

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Join Beckett Football’s Chris Olds and Reed Kasaoka of Baseball Card Exchange (bbcexchange.com) as they tear into a box of 1998 Bowman in this latest episode of Ripping Retail.

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Explore the family ties that go along with sports and collecting and take a look at some of the notable fathers, sons, mothers and daughters who share cardboard with us all.

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Pinnacle is back on the diamond.

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Topps and Major League Soccer announced an exclusive license agreement on Monday.

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Panini America’s first NFL-licensed trading card set is due out this week with 2013 Score.

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By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Sports Card Monthly Editor Even card companies need a little help from time-to-time. Cryptozoic Entertainment, which has created trading cards and deck-building games, started a Kickstarter campaign to build a multiplayer online trading card game HEX. The company asked for $300,000 to get the venture going – and it has [...]

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Patrick Roy spent a few minutes with Beckett Media talking about his own collection and meeting fans.

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