2018 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball Hobby Box

2018 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball features a 300-card base set of MLB stars, rookies, retired greats and champions from beyond baseball. Each pack includes a mini parallel card, and each hobby box adds one boxloader.

The base set adds 50 short-print subjects, a one-of-one Glossy parallel and a hobby-only Hot Box parallel. Mini parallels range from A&G Logo Back and Black Bordered versions to No Number /50, Brooklyn Logo Back /25, hobby-only Framed Cloth /10, Metal /3 and Wood 1 of 1, plus framed printing plates. Inserts span World Talent, Fantasy Goldmine, Baseball Equipment of the Ages and Magnificent Moons, with mini sets such as Indigenous Heroes, World's Hottest Peppers, Flags of Lost Nations and Folio of Fears.

Hits include full-size relics of up to 120 subjects, framed mini relics, framed Sunken Treasure relics, 100 original Allen & Ginter buybacks numbered 1 of 1, and autographed relic book cards numbered to 10. Framed mini autographs cover over 65 subjects, and cut signatures of historical and political figures are one-of-one. RIP cards fall 2 per hobby case and hide mini cards inside, including Artist Originals paintings and Mini Wood 1 of 1 exclusives. Boxloaders include on-card autograph versions numbered to 15.

Highlights

• 300-card base set plus 50 short prints

• Mini parallel card in every pack

• 1 boxloader per hobby box

• RIP cards: 2 per hobby case

• Original A&G buybacks numbered 1 of 1

• Autographed relic book cards numbered to 10

Box configuration

Product breakdown

Base Cards

Base Cards - 300 of the leading MLB stars, Rookies and retired greats, as well as champions off of the baseball field.

Base Card Short Prints - 50 subjects. Found 1:2 packs

Full-Sized Parallel Cards

• Hot Box Parallel - Found EXCLUSIVELY in Ginter Hot Boxes HOBBY ONLY

• Glossy Parallel - Printed on High-Gloss Card Stock. Numbered 1 of 1

MINI PARALLEL CARDS – 1 per pack

• Allen & Ginter Logo Back – 1:5 packs

• Black Bordered – 1:10 packs

• No Number – Limited to 50

• Brooklyn Logo Back – Numbered to 25

• Framed Cloth Cards – (150 subjects) Numbered to 10 HOBBY ONLY

• Metal – (150 subjects) Limited to 3 HOBBY ONLY

• Wood Stock – Numbered 1 of 1 HOBBY ONLY

• Glossy Stock – Numbered 1 of 1

• Framed Printing Plates – 4 per subject, Each Numbered 1 of 1

Hits & Book Cards

ALLEN & GINTER FULL-SIZE RELICS – Up to 120 subjects featuring MLB Players, world champion athletes, and personalities.

ALLEN & GINTER FRAMED MINI RELICS – Over 35 of the most collectible rookies and Stars of MLB

ALLEN & GINTER FRAMED SUNKEN TREASURE RELICS – Up to 10 different variations. LIMITED HOBBY ONLY

ALLEN & GINTER FRAMED ORIGINALS – 100 original Allen & Ginter buyback cards. Numbered 1 of 1 HOBBY ONLY

ALLEN & GINTER AUTOGRAPHED RELIC BOOK CARDS – Over 30 book cards containing a player autograph and a jumbo-size relic piece. Numbered to 10

ALLEN & GINTER DUAL AUTOGRAPHED RELIC BOOK CARDS – Up to 20 books pairing 2 MLB players with relics and autographs from both. Numbered to 10

Autograph Cards

Allen And Ginter Framed Mini Autographs

Over 65 subjects including MLB greats, personalities, and world champions.

• Black Framed – Numbered to 25

• Red Ink Parallel – Limited HOBBY ONLY

CUT SIGNATURES – UP to 20 historical and political figures. Numbered 1 of 1

Rip Cards

RIP CARDS – 2 per Hobby Case

ALLEN & GINTER RIP CARDS – Up to 100 subjects. Cards with mini cards inside.

Sequentially numbered

ALLEN & GINTER DOUBLE RIP CARDS – Up to 50 pairings

Cards contain two mini cards within. Sequentially numbered. HOBBY ONLY

Exclusive Rip Card Content Includes:

• Allen & Ginter Artist Originals – Actual paintings on mini cards. Numbered 1 of 1

• Allen & Ginter Mini Exclusives – Mini base cards numbered 351-400

• Allen & Ginter Mini Metal Exclusives – Numbered to 3

• Allen & Ginter Mini Wood Exclusives – Numbered 1 of 1

Insert Cards & Mini Insert Cards

Insert Cards 1: 2 packs

WORLD TALENT (50 Subjects) – Showcasing the national pride of various MLB players from across the globe.

FANTASY GOLDMINE (50 subjects) – MLB stars of yesteryear are highlighted alongside modern-day sabermetric stats.

WORLD’S GREATEST BEACHES (10 subjects) – Some of the most iconic areas of sand and surf are immortalized here.

BASEBALL EQUIPMENT OF THE AGES (30 subjects) – The evolution of baseball equipment is shown in this 30-card set, from the game’s inception to the modern day.

MAGNIFICENT MOONS (10 subjects) – Planetary satellites take center stage in this solar system-spanning set.

Mini Insert Cards 1: 5 packs

INDIGENOUS HEROES (25 subjects) – North and South America’s most notable names from Native American and First Nations history.

WORLD’S HOTTEST PEPPERS (15 subjects) – Can you stand the heat and collect all 15?.?.

BASEBALL SUPERSTITIONS (15 subjects) – Ballplayers’ pre-game and in-game rituals are collected here

POSTAGE REQUIRED (15 subjects) – You don’t need to be a philatelist – or even know what one is – to collect these cards of some of the most iconic stamps

FLAGS OF LOST NATIONS (25 subjects) – Gone but not forgotten, former country flags are preserved on cards

FOLIO OF FEARS (10 subjects) – Cards depicting some of people’s biggest fears. Don’t be afraid to collect them all.

Boxloaders

BOXLOADERS – 1 per Hobby Box

Allen And Ginter

BOXLOADERS (15 subjects) – The game’s most collectible rookies and stars.

Allen And Ginter Boxloader

AUTOGRAPHS – Up to 20 subjects featuring on-card autographs. Numbered to 15

Allen And Ginter Natural Wonders

BOXLOADER – (10 subjects) – Some of the most incredible of Mother Nature’s creations are celebrated. Limited to 500

Allen And Ginter N43 Boxloader

(20 subjects) – Greats of the game on a classic card format. Limited to 500

Allen And Ginter N43 Boxloader

AUTOGRAPH PARALLEL – Up to 15 subjects featuring on-card autographs. Numbered to 15

Checklist and parallels as published by the manufacturer.

Good to know

• Sealed box: the cards inside are inserted at random by the manufacturer. The configuration, checklist and odds are Topps'; no particular card, player, parallel or autograph is promised.