This week, the trading card release calendar is absolutely loaded. Panini leads the way with the premium 2020-21 National Treasures Basketball set that includes a wide array of autographs and jumbo patch cards. Topps joins the party with a high-end set of their own with 2021 Luminaries Baseball as well as the eclectic fan-favorite Allen & Ginter set that covers everything from baseball to current culture. Pokémon begins rolling out their latest Japanese-language products, and Yu-Gi-Oh! offers the next main expansion to the TCG. Read about all of these trading card releases and more in this week’s edition of The Rip.
2020-21 Panini National Treasures Basketball
For modern basketball cards, no other release comes close to matching the value or significance of the 2020-21 Panini National Treasures Basketball release. The reason for this is because the set is home to the Jumbo Rookie Patch Autograph for the rookies in the 2020-21 NBA Rookie class. A Jumbo Rookie Patch Autograph is a rookie card that has a multi-colored piece of a player’s game-worn uniform stitched into it that also comes affixed with that player’s autograph on the actual surface of the card. The $4.6 Million Luka Dončić rookie card that sold earlier this year came from the 2018-19 National Treasures set. The 2020-21 National Treasures set will include rookie cards for LaMelo Ball, Anthony Edwards, plus more.
Inside each 2020-21 Panini National Treasures Hobby Box you will find ten cards, including four autographs and four relic cards. The other two cards you will receive will be a base card or color variation base card parallel, and one basketball card printing plate from a previous Panini Basketball card set from earlier in the year.
The 2020-21 Panini National Treasures Hobby Box will release on August 11th via the Panini America website as well as local and online trading card hobby shops, currently, pre-sales are available for $4,000-$5,000 per box.
2021 Topps Luminaries Baseball
2021 Topps Luminaries Baseball offers high-end collectors the opportunity to find autograph cards from current MLB rookies and stars as well as past MLB legends. Of course, rookie cards will be a popular option in the set, but so will the Mike Trout autographs that were teased in the teaser preview released by Topps.
The 2021 Topps Luminaries Baseball Hobby Box holds one card that will come encased. Each card in the 2021 edition of the set will come signed by the featured player and be limited to 20 copies or less. 2021 Topps Luminaries Baseball Hobby Boxes will release on August 11th at local and online trading card hobby shops.
2021 Topps Allen & Ginter
2021 Topps Allen & Ginter is the fifteenth iteration of the eclectic set with designs inspired by the pre-war tobacco cards of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The set is made up of 300 base cards and uses current and past baseball stars, as well as pop culture icons, politicians, and even animals, for its subjects. The set will also hold base 50 short print cards, which will include names not found in the main 300 card base set.
The 2021 Topps Allen & Ginter Hobby Box will come loaded with eight cards per pack, and 24 packs per box. On average you will receive 24 Mini Card Parallels, and three hits that could come in the form of autographs, relics, booklets, original buybacks, and Rip cards. Rip cards give you the option of keeping the card intact as is or ripping it open to find what mini card lies inside. The 2021 Topps Allen & Ginter Hobby Box is set to release on August 11th at local or online trading card hobby shops. Retail blaster boxes that you will be able to find at Target and Walmart are also expected to release around this time.
2021 Panini Immaculate Collegiate Football
2021 Panini Immaculate Collegiate Football provides you with the option to collect high-end cards featuring incoming NFL rookies in their college uniforms. While there is a base checklist, the real intrigue of the set are the premium patch and autograph card subsets. The biggest name in the set is Trevor Lawrence, but you can also look for players who have big expectations for their first year in the NFL such as Zach Wilson, Justin Fields, Ja’Marr Chase, Jaylen Waddle, plus more.
Within each 2021 Panini Immaculate Collegiate Football Hobby Box, you will receive six cards. Each box comes with one base card or limited print run base parallel, four autographs, and one relic. 2021 Panini Immaculate Collegiate Football will release on August 13th at online and local trading card hobby shops.
2021 Panini Prizm Baseball
2021 Panini Prizm Baseball brings the popular Optichrome cards to the diamond. The set is a licensed product by the Major League Baseball Players Association (MLBPA) which means the cards will include the top rookies, veterans, and stars who are members of the MLBPA, but it will not have any official trademarks of the MLB such as team logos. The base set holds 250 total cards and divides them up into three tiers – the Common Base Set, the rarer Tier II, and the rarest Tier III. There will also be a handful of autograph subsets including Rookie Autographs for players such as Jo Adell, Cristian Pache, and Casey Mize. Some of the biggest stars in the modern game will also have autograph cards in the Signatures subset such as Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Fernando Tatis Jr.
The 2021 Panini Prizm Baseball Hobby Box comes in the same format as most other Prizm Hobby Boxes holding 12 cards per pack, and 12 packs per box. Inside, you can look to find three autographs, five Red Prizm parallels, four Blue Prizm parallels, and three Silver Prizm parallels. Additionally, you will receive three serial-numbered Prizm parallels with limited print runs. This year’s Prizm Baseball Hobby Boxes also offer the opportunity to find rare Giraffe Prizm parallels.
The 2021 Panini Prizm Baseball Hobby Box releases on August 13th at online and local card shops. Retail products such as Mega Boxes and Blasters will begin rolling out around the same time as the hobby box release.
2021 Topps Stadium Club Chrome UEFA Champions League Soccer
2021 Topps Stadium Club Chrome UEFA Champions League Soccer set is making its debut this week. This Topps Soccer set holds the very astonishing photography and imagery that has become synonymous with the Stadium Club line and adds a chromium finish to each card. The 200 card base set also offers twelve different color-variation Refractor parallels for each player with most having print runs of 199 or less. Jude Bellingham, and Eduardo Camavinga are among the stand-out players making their UEFA Champions League debut in 2021 and will be included as rookie cards in the set. You will also be able to find rare Lionel Messi autograph cards.
The 2021 Topps Stadium Club Chrome UEFA Champions League Hobby Box comes with six cards per pack, and 18 packs per box. Each box averages one Chrome Autograph as well. 2021 Topps Stadium Club Chrome UEFA Champions League Hobby Boxes are set to release on August 13th at local and online trading card hobby shops.
Pokémon Leon, Nessa, Bea, and Raihan Trainer Card Collections (Japanese)
After the success of the Japanese Marnie Trainer Card Collection, Pokémon is back with four brand new Trainer Card Collections. This time, it is the four Galar League Gym Leaders, Leon, Nessa, Bea, and Raihan, that are the subjects of the four different collections. Each of the boxes includes a promo card featuring either Leon, Nessa, Bea, or Rahiain and comes signed by the corresponding trainer. Inside you will also find a Collector’s binder to store 80 cards, one Silver Lance Booster Pack, one Jet Black Spirit Booster Pack, one Skyscraping Perfection Booster Pack, one Blue Sky Stream Booster Pack, one Eevee Heroes Booster Pack, and one Collector’s guide.
The four Japanese Pokémon Trainer Card Collections are set to release via lottery at the Online Japanese Pokémon Center. The lottery period took place from July 12th through the 18th and announcement emails will be sent out to those who entered on August 10th with winners earning the chance to buy the various Japanese Pokémon Trainer Card Collections for $19 USD.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Majesty
Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Majesty is the fifth set in the 11th series of the trading card game. It is made up of 100 cards including ten Secret Rares, 14 Ultra Rares, 26 Super Rares, and 50 Commons. The set brings in Yusei’s Stardust Dragon and includes spell and trap cards that allow you to summon the Stardust Dragon and its more advanced forms.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Majesty Booster Box comes in the standard format with each box holding 24 packs of nine cards. Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Majesty is set to release on August 13th in North America, and August 12th in Europe and Oceania. You will be able to find Yu-Gi-Oh! Dawn of Majesty Booster Boxes at local and online trading card game stores.
