This week, Topps drops their final two Bowman sets of the year with 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball and 2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball alongside the six-figure 2021 Topps Transcendent Baseball Box. Panini releases their own premium set with 2021 Immaculate Basketball, in addition to the online exclusive 2021 Zenith Football. Read up on all of these releases and more in this year’s final edition of The Rip.
2021 Panini Zenith Football
2021 marks the return of Panini Zenith Football for its second year, once again releasing as an online exclusive. The 80 card base set is accompanied by returning insert subsets such as EPIX and Z-Team, as well as coveted Rookie Patch Autographs (RPA) for the 2021 NFL rookie class. Top rookies in the set include Trevor Lawrence, Mac Jones, Justin Fields, Ja’Marr Chase plus more.
Inside of each 2021 Panini Zenith Football Hobby Box you will find six total cards: one RPA, one additional autograph, one memorabilia card, one parallel or insert, and two base cards. The 2021 Panini Zenith Football Hobby Box will release on Panini’s official website on December 30th at 11AM EST via their unique Dutch auction format where the boxes will start at $650 and drop in price every five minutes until it sells out or the price hits $150.
2021 Panini Flawless Collegiate Basketball
2021 Panini Flawless Collegiate Basketball puts an emphasis on the current NBA rookie class, while also incorporating cards for established NBA stars wearing their collegiate uniforms. While the main cards to chase in the set are the Rookie Autographs and Rookie Patch Autographs, the 2021 Panini Flawless Collegiate Basketball base set features a unique touch with diamond stones being added to each card in the set. All of the top draft picks from the 2021 NBA Draft are included such as Cade Cunningham, Jalen Green, and Evan Mobley.
The 2021 Panini Flawless Collegiate Basketball Hobby Box comes in the form of a metal briefcase and holds ten cards total. Inside of each box you can expect six autographs, two relics, and two diamond cards that may or may not be autographed. The 2021 Panini Flawless Basketball Hobby Box will release on December 28th at 11AM EST on the Panini website via their unique Dutch auction format. The price will start at $3,000 and drop every five minutes until it sells out or hits $1,250.
2021 Topps WWE Fully Loaded Wrestling
2021 Topps WWE Fully Loaded Wrestling brings back the autographs only set for its second season. Look for autographs and pieces of WWE memorabilia from the rising stars of NXT all the way to wrestling legends.
The 2021 Topps WWE Fully Loaded Wrestling Hobby Box comes with one encased autograph, or autograph memorabilia card inside. 2021 Topps WWE Fully Loaded Wrestling will be released on December 29th at online and local trading card hobby shops.
2021 Bowman Draft Baseball
2021 Bowman Draft Baseball is set to be the final Topps MLB prospect set of the year. The main highlight of the Bowman Draft Baseball are the 1st Bowman cards for some of the top draft picks from the 2021 MLB Draft. The 200 card base set also holds cards for some of the Minor Leagues most talked about up-and-comers like Jasson Dominguez.
2021 Bowman Draft Baseball cards will come in three primary options: Jumbo Boxes that contain three autographs and 384 total cards, Super Jumbo Boxes that contain five autographs and 600 total cards, and Lite Boxes that come with five exclusive Black & White RayWave Refractors and 160 total cards. 2021 Bowman Draft Baseball cards are due out on December 31st at online and local trading card hobby shops.
2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball
2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball put together a base set made up of 100 of the game’s best rookies, stars, and prospects with a dozen different limited print run Refractor parallels each. Additionally, you can expect to find some of the most eye-catching inserts of the year with subsets like the 60s pop-art inspired Bowman Masterpieces cards, and Bowman’s Best Baseball Autographs for talents like Mike Trout, Jarred Kelenic, Spencer Torkelson, plus more.
The 2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball Hobby Box is loaded with five cards per pack, and twelve packs per box. You are guaranteed to add four autographs to your collection with every box you open. 2021 Bowman’s Best Baseball Hobby Boxes will become available starting on December 31st at online and local trading card hobby shops.
2021 Panini Immaculate UFC
2021 Panini Immaculate UFC brings a brand new standalone premium set to The Octagon. The set is primarily made up of autographs and relic cards, but there is still a base set that comes printed on thick card stock. Each card in the set has a print run of 99 or less and the set holds the first on-card autographs for UFC cards since Panini took over the license in early 2021.
The 2021 Panini Immaculate UFC Hobby Box comes packed with six cards: three autographs, two relics, and one base or base parallel card. 2021 Panini Immaculate UFC will be released on December 31st at local and online trading card hobby shops.
2020-21 Panini Immaculate Basketball
2020-21 Panini Immaculate Collection Basketball follows a similar format to past years. While a base set is included, it is the various autograph and memorabilia cards that collectors will be chasing after. Among the most exciting cards in 2020-21 Immaculate Basketball are the Rookie Patch Autographs for the 2020 NBA Draft Class including rising stars LaMelo Ball and Anthony Edwards.
The 2020-21 Panini Immaculate Basketball Hobby Box contains six cards. You can expect three autographs, two memorabilia cards, and one base card or limited print run base parallel. 2020-21 Panini Immaculate Basketball will release on December 29th at online and local trading card hobby shops.
2021 Topps Transcendent Collection Baseball
Topps is closing out this collecting calendar year with its premium 2021 Topps Transcendent Collection Baseball set. Only 95 total boxes are being made with each selling for around $27,000. The box comes packed with the full 50 card Transcendent Icons Base Set with each card being numbered out of 95. Additionally, you will also receive a slew of limited print run and one-of-one autographs, sketch cards, and cut signatures from not only MLB stars, but historical figures such as Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr.
The 2021 Topps Transcendent Baseball Hobby Box comes with one complete base set, 55 autographs, one Sketch card, and one exclusive VIP invite to a Topps Baseball experience “unlike any other.” The 2021 Topps Transcendent Baseball Hobby Box will be released on December 31st.
2021 Topps WWE Undisputed Wrestling
2021 Topps WWE Undisputed Wrestling Hobby Boxes brings collectors a premium option that delivers fans a ton of hits in the form of autograph and relic cards. The set is made up of top wrestlers across all levels from past legends to the stars of tomorrow competing in WWE NXT.
Inside of each 2021 Topps WWE Undisputed Wrestling Hobby Box you will receive five cards per pack, and ten packs per box. On average, eight cards will be autographs and two will come in the form of relics. 2021 Topps WWE Undisputed Wrestling will be released on December 31st at online and local trading card hobby shops.
