It is officially March, which means that basketball is dominating the world of sports at both the professional and collegiate levels. This week, Panini is taking full advantage of the moment with the release of 2021-22 Panini Origins Basketball. Topps puts a shiny finish on 2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Racing, in addition to 2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball, an annual staple perfect for hobby beginners. Yu-Gi-Oh closes out the week with the release of Hidden Fates: Chapter 1. Read up on all of these trading card releases, and more, in the latest edition of The Rip.
2021-22 Panini Origins Basketball
2021-22 Panini Origins Basketball is the third year for the autograph-heavy NBA set. Beyond the 90 card base set you can look for never-before-seen inserts such as Big Bang, as well as autograph cards for standout rookies headlined by Cade Cunningham, Evan Mobley, and Jalen Green.
The 2021-22 Panini Origins Basketball Hobby Box carries seven total cards including a total of two autographs or relic cards, and two limited print run parallels or inserts.
2021-22 Panini Origins Basketball will release on March 11th on the Panini America website.
2021 Panini Contenders Football
2021 Panini Contenders Football returns for another year with its celebrated ticket-inspired card designs. The base set is made up of 100 players, but the most sought-after cards can be found in the various Rookie Ticket Autograph subsets with hyped first-year players like Trevor Lawrence, Justin Fields, and Trey Lance helping to lead the way.
The 2021 Panini Contenders Football Hobby Box contains six cards per pack, and 18 packs per box, with each box averaging five autographs, including one on-card autograph. 2021 Panini Contenders Football will release on March 9th on the Panini America website.
2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Racing
2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Racing boasts a 200 card base set that features the top drivers from F1 and F2 along with a rich selection of limited print run color variation parallels. Autographs make up some of the most valuable cards in the set with some of the best drivers in the world including Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen.
Each 2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Hobby Box contains four cards per pack, and 16 packs per box, but does not guarantee any autographs will pull rates unknown at this point.
The 2021 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Hobby Box will be released on March 9th at online and local trading card hobby shops with retail Blaster Boxes expected to hit shelves around this time as well.
2021-22 Score FIFA Soccer
2021-22 Score FIFA Soccer marks the debut of the set. It features a 200 card base, 99 of which cover 14 national teams across three continents, while the other 101 cards cover 14 European club teams. Score FIFA will also hold limited sticker autographs with print runs no higher than 199 that include incredible talents such as David Beckham, Kaka, Ansu Fati, plus more.
Inside of the 2021-22 Score FIFA Soccer Retail Box you will find ten cards per pack and 20 packs per box. You can expect to hit three limited print run parallels, five red parallels, and twelve inserts.
2021-22 Score FIFA Soccer will officially release on March 8th with presales already taking place on the German Panini site at the end of February.
2021-22 Panini Prizm Premier League Soccer
2021-22 Panini Prizm Premier League Soccer covers all 20 clubs from the English Premier League and utilizes Panini’s highly-touted Opti-chrome card design. Each club will be represented by 15 cards to build a 300 card base set. The biggest hits in the set will be found in the form of the popular Color Blast insert as well as various sticker autograph subsets.
The 2021-22 Panini Prizm Hobby Box holds 12 cards per pack and 12 packs per box. You can look to find one autograph, four Silver Prizms, five limited print run Prizms parallels, eight additional parallels, and six inserts in each box.
2021-22 Panini Premier League Soccer will be released on March 9th on the Panini America website.
2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball
Baseball may not be starting on time this year, but 2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball is still here to supply us with cards commemorating today’s best players. As a set with a lower price point that holds a 200 card base set that uses the Topps Series 1 design and includes several color variation Refractor parallels for each card, the set is perfect for those just entering the hobby. As far as hits go, you can hunt for several different sticker autographs, as well as relic cards with some even holding the first from MLB stadiums inside. Much like Series 1 released earlier this year, Wander Franco is the rookie everybody will be after.
The 2022 Topps Opening Day Baseball Hobby Box holds seven cards per pack, and 36 packs per box. The set will be released on March 9th at online and local trading card hobby shops.
2021 Panini Playbook Football
2021 Panini Playbook Football is aptly named as it holds a wide variety of booklet-style cards that open in the middle to reveal two or three panels that contain a combination of autographs and pieces of player memorabilia. Rookies from the 2021 season will be found throughout the set including Justin Fields, Ja’Marr Chase, and Trevor Lawrence, in addition to current NFL stars and past NFL Legends.
The 2021 Panini Playbook Football Hobby Box holds four total cards: two autographs and two relic cards with one of the cards coming from a booklet subset.
2021 Panini Playbook Football Hobby Boxes will release March 11th on the Panini America website with retail products like mega boxes and hangers stocking at Targets and Walmarts in the weeks following.
2022 Topps Heritage Baseball
2022 Topps Heritage Baseball winds the clock back to the 1970s with its vintage-inspired card design from the 1973 Topps Baseball set. The base set is absolutely massive with 500 cards including yet another Wander Franco Rookie card. Modern elements have also been brought into the set with some cards receiving rare Chrome editions, along with autograph and memorabilia sets that have become a cornerstone of the modern trading card hobby.
The 2022 Topps Heritage Baseball Hobby Box holds nine cards per pack, and 24 packs per box, and includes one autograph or relic card. You will also find one Box Topper that comes in the form of a replica 1973 Baseball Poster, a 1973 Baseball Originals stamped buyback, or an Oversized 1973 Topps Baseball card numbered to 1,000 copies each.
2022 Topps Heritage Baseball will release on March 11th at online and local trading card hobby shops, while retail boxes will begin hitting shelves around that time as well.
2021 Topps WWE Finest Wrestling
2021 Topps WWE Finest Wrestling combines a colorful base set full of refractor parallels in addition to a select group of autograph options that feature wrestlers from the WWE and NXT divisions.
The 2021 Topps WWE Finest Wrestling Hobby Box contains five cards per pack, and 12 packs per box. You can expect to find two autograph cards when ripping open a hobby box.
2021 Topps WWE Finest Wrestling Hobby Boxes will release on March 11th at online and local trading card hobby shops, with retail boxes expected to start stocking shortly after.
Yu-Gi-Oh! Hidden Arsenal: Chapter 1
Yu-Gi-Oh! Hidden Arsenal: Chapter 1 packages historic from the first four Hidden Arsenals sets into one set. One of the major draws to the set is the inclusion of coveted Dragunity cards from the Hidden Arsenal Era.
Inside of each Yu-Gi-Oh! Hidden Arsenal: Chapter 1 Collector’s Set you can expect to hit one Secret Rare, six Duel Terminal Technology Ultra Rares, two Duel Terminal Technology Commons, 28 Standard Commons, a storyline insert explaining the timeline of the Hidden Arsenal era, and one set of special edition collectible dice.
The Yu-Gi-Oh! Hidden Arsenal: Chapter 1 Collector’s Set will release on March 11th wherever Yu-Gi-Oh! cards are sold, for a retail price of $15 per set.
