Cardlines- Every year, Topps holds a conference.
This year, the Topps 2023 Industry Conference was more important than ever.
And yes, there will be auto versions available.
And to make it even more excellent, these cards will be issued as Bowman 1sts of Tom Brady.
The cards will presumably be part of the highly anticipated Bowman 2023 line of releases.
That factor and his elevated celebrity status should guarantee good value.
We will make a run at figure that out below.
But the folks at Topps did not disappoint and provided several dramatic announcements at the Arizona-hosted event.
Welcome news by all accounts.
Topps will also start to include Bowman refractors for players without a Bowman 1st in that years product.
That will likely lower the average refractors value, which has not been well received.
This Dream Draft Picks card will represent the idea of What if .
Tom Brady had pursued a baseball career?
and collectors will only be able to get base and auto versions in 2023 Bowman Draft.
TB12 played catcher at Junipero Serra High School in San Mateo, California.
What’s crazy is that he would end up being the last player ever drafted by the franchise.
(Fun fact).
Brady hit .311 with eight home runs in two varsity seasons.
But his first love was football.
Scout John Hughes agreed, I think he would have been a pro.
He had all the intangibles.
He could throw left-handed power.
There is no reason to think this guy couldnt have been a big-league catcher.
I was knee-deep in the baseball card game when I was a kid back in the 90s.
Almost every dollar I made from my busboy job went straight to the baseball card store.
I began getting turned off by collecting when it exploded and became over saturated beyond comprehension.
They looked like shit, covered in chrome, foil, and holograms.
(Looking at you Topps Chrome, Donruss Elite, and Pinnacle).
Those were pretty cool.
One of my favorite cards I ever got opening a pack wasthe Larry Bird baseball card.)
I’m not going to lie.
Finally having this card I dreamt of getting for years and years the easy way felt cheap.
And I’m far from alone.
I can’t even figure out what is what of this?
The release date for 2023 Bowman Draft is scheduled for December 12, 2023 (subject to change).
The product became available for pre-sale on Topps.com for pre-sale on November 14, 2023 and quickly sold out.
The product will be available in two different formats: Hobby Jumbo and Super Jumbo.
2023 Bowman Draft Hobby Jumbo Boxes contain 12 packs per box.
Autographs are seeded 3 per hobby box.
There are 8 boxes per case.
Pre-sale prices on Topps.com for a hobby jumbo box were $479.99.
After-market prices arent yet known.
2023 Bowman Draft Super Jumbo Boxes contain 120-card packs.
There are six boxes per case.
Autographs are seeded 5 per Jumbo Box.
Pre-sales on Topp.com of Super Jumbo boxes were for $649.99.
After-market prices arent yet known.
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p.s.
- I’m all for making December 12 (12/12) National Tom Brady day.
