Topps Living Set

[PedroPapi]

It's funny, the first thing I think of with Carlos Beltran is his insane playoff run with Houston in 2004 before signing with the Mets.

[MtnAg08]

Originally Posted by PedroPapi

It's funny, the first thing I think of with Carlos Beltran is his insane playoff run with Houston in 2004 before signing with the Mets.

That's always my first thought too but I was living in Houston with season tickets at that time. I was devastated when he didn't resign that winter.

[eldavojohn]

Originally Posted by MtnAg08

That's always my first thought too but I was living in Houston with season tickets at that time. I was devastated when he didn't resign that winter.

Man that word caused a lot of confusion on my end. Resign vs re-sign lol never realized they were the same word.

[eldavojohn]

Well, that's probably about right considering they can never print another Joe D card, right? RIGHT? RIIIIGHT?

Joe DiMaggio - MLB Living Set® - Card 832 - PR: 4,426

Edit: Man the lack of two pack takes its toll:

Kyren Paris - MLB Living Set® - Card 831 - PR: 1064

[MtnAg08]

Originally Posted by eldavojohn

Man that word caused a lot of confusion on my end. Resign vs re-sign lol never realized they were the same word.

Haha. It does look funny reading it back. Shows the importance of the hyphen I missed.

[Joliet Jake]

Originally Posted by eldavojohn

Well, that's probably about right considering they can never print another Joe D card, right? RIGHT? RIIIIGHT?

Joe DiMaggio - MLB Living Set® - Card 832 - PR: 4,426

Edit: Man the lack of two pack takes its toll:

Kyren Paris - MLB Living Set® - Card 831 - PR: 1064

I think the DiMaggio print run is solid, and I agree, the two-pack option would've definitely helped Paris last week.

[CanadaShane]

Topps has been on a role lately. Below is the revised ESPN Top 100 list missing list. We now only need 9 of the top 50 and 25/100.

1. Walter Johnson #9
2. Mike Schmidt #18
3. Cy Young #21
4. Sandy Koufax #32
5. Pete Rose #34
6. Tris Speaker #36
7. Joe Morgan #37
8. Jimmie Foxx #40
9. Nap Lajoie #48

10. Oscar Charleston #53
11. Reggie Jackson #55
12. Grover Alexander #57
13. Steve Carlton #58
14. Whitey Ford #60
15. Mel Ott #62
16. Harmon Killebrew #70
17. Willie McCovey #73
18. Cap Anson #76
19. Hank Greenberg #79
20. Eddie Collins #82
21. Paul Molitor #84
22. Shoeless Joe Jackson #89
23. Duke Snider #95
24. Charlie Gehringer #96
25. Phil Niekro #99

[Joliet Jake]

Topps MLB® Living Set® Card #835 - Mark Buehrle - PR: 1,144
Mark Buehrle is the Chicago White Sox 26th franchise and team member featured.
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Topps Living Set® Fine Art Print #835 - Mark Buehrle


Topps MLB® Living Set® Card #836 - Trey Sweeney - PR: 1,236
Trey Sweeney is the Detroit Tigers 25th franchise and team member, and 271st rookie featured.
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Topps Living Set® Fine Art Print #836 - Trey Sweeney

[Joliet Jake]

Originally Posted by CanadaShane

Topps has been on a role lately. Below is the revised ESPN Top 100 list missing list. We now only need 9 of the top 50 and 25/100.

1. Walter Johnson #9
2. Mike Schmidt #18
3. Cy Young #21
4. Sandy Koufax #32
5. Pete Rose #34
6. Tris Speaker #36
7. Joe Morgan #37
8. Jimmie Foxx #40
9. Nap Lajoie #48

10. Oscar Charleston #53
11. Reggie Jackson #55
12. Grover Alexander #57
13. Steve Carlton #58
14. Whitey Ford #60
15. Mel Ott #62
16. Harmon Killebrew #70
17. Willie McCovey #73
18. Cap Anson #76
19. Hank Greenberg #79
20. Eddie Collins #82
21. Paul Molitor #84
22. Shoeless Joe Jackson #89
23. Duke Snider #95
24. Charlie Gehringer #96
25. Phil Niekro #99

I'm hoping we get Walter Johnson for #900.

We'll end 2025 with card #896, so it wouldn't be until next year, but it would be a great way to cap off the inaugural Hall of Fame class.

[Natsfan32]

Originally Posted by Joliet Jake

I'm hoping we get Walter Johnson for #900.

We'll end 2025 with card #896, so it wouldn't be until next year, but it would be a great way to cap off the inaugural Hall of Fame class.

I'd love a Phil Niekro card but my fear he that he will be depicted as a Yankee rather than as a member of the Atlanta Braves. He spent most of his career with the Braves.

[CanadaShane]

Originally Posted by Natsfan32

I'd love a Phil Niekro card but my fear he that he will be depicted as a Yankee rather than as a member of the Atlanta Braves. He spent most of his career with the Braves.

It would be strange to see him featured as anything but a Brave.

[Chihuahuas]

PSA has Bo Jackson Autograph session now in case anyone interested getting his LS card signed. Must be received at PSA by Friday, 13 June2025.

[Lawmaker]

Originally Posted by Chihuahuas

PSA has Bo Jackson Autograph session now in case anyone interested getting his LS card signed. Must be received at PSA by Friday, 13 June2025.

Do you have details?

[eldavojohn]

Originally Posted by Lawmaker

Do you have details?

It looks like it's $200 and you get encapsulation? But I just quickly googled it and looked at the form.

[Chihuahuas]

Originally Posted by Lawmaker

Do you have details?

https://www.psacard.com/info/bo-jackson-event-page

Try this link.

[Natsfan32]

Has the hottest rookie in baseball ever had a print run as low as James Wood's 2946? Jackson Holliday's print run was over 9000 and he has done nothing at this point.

[eldavojohn]

Originally Posted by Natsfan32

Has the hottest rookie in baseball ever had a print run as low as James Wood's 2946? Jackson Holliday's print run was over 9000 and he has done nothing at this point.

There's a lot to unpack there. I would just say that as far as hottest rookie is concerned, I don't think that was an undisputed title held by Wood at the time of his Living Set card release. Don't get me wrong, I bought 20 and am shocked that the PR was that low (and I'm also collecting his TN cards). I'm just saying that at the time of that card's release, Dylan Crews seemed to have more hype. Not gonna bother getting into discussions about Jacob Wilson, Matt Shaw, Roki Sasaki, etc.

I think when Jackson Holliday's LS card came out, it was peak fever and he was very close to if not the hottest rookie at the time.

This is all just my opinion, btw, ton of factors go into hot or not for rookies for sure.

[eldavojohn]

Disclaimer: I have not used Powers Sports Memorabilia but stumbled upon this and thought I would share.

Chipper Jones signing $170 with optionals:
Inscriptions - $80 each (1 career stat or personalization/phrase up to 3 words), max 2 per item, no game used inscriptions
Beckett Witness Authentication Hologram - $10
Photo Proof - $20 (image will be emailed or texted to you of athlete signing your exact item)

6/28/25 signing date
Must have all orders received in house by 6/16/25

It lists artwork at $400 and I'm not sure if that would include fine art prints. I assume they would mean original artwork and hopefully the fine art print would categorize as the $170 photo?

Also enjoyed this bolded sentence "Mr. Jones will not sign his full legal name (Larry Wayne Jones)"

Edit: and now I notice that the site has a ton of upcoming signings for living set cards.

[Comiskey2001]

The Buehrle card looks great. So happy we finally got one. The Top 100 list is really getting down there. I hope the entire list is made by the time the set ends.

If NFL and NBA Living sets start up, I will be very tempted to start buying. I have been selling a lot of my other cards to focus on the MLB Living Set. It is exactly what I want out of this hobby. I love the uniformity, art and, hopefully one day, complete nature of it.

[eldavojohn]

No RC on Sasaki!?!?! MADNESS

[Joliet Jake]

Topps MLB® Living Set® Card #837 - Tyler Soderstrom - PR: 1,281
Tyler Soderstrom is the Sacramento Athletics 35th franchise and 2nd team member featured.
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Topps Living Set® Fine Art Print #837 - Tyler Soderstrom


Topps MLB® Living Set® Card #838 - Roki Sasaki - PR: 7,603
Roki Sasaki is the Los Angeles Dodgers 42nd franchise and 39th team member, and 272nd rookie featured.
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Topps Living Set® Fine Art Print #838 - Roki Sasaki

[Joliet Jake]

Originally Posted by eldavojohn

No RC on Sasaki!?!?! MADNESS

I have to assume this is an oversight, right?!

[eldavojohn]

Originally Posted by Joliet Jake

I have to assume this is an oversight, right?!

Jared, can you reach out to Topps? Frankly, I don't care all that much aside from the fact that it drives sales and I want this set to hit higher and higher milestones. I'm buying 20 of this badboy either way but surely Topps just needs to update the image? They did this before on ... Luis Robert's Game Within the Game IIRC, surely they can update this.

I understand how dumb it is to call a Nippon League alumn a rookie but ... they did it to Roki's other 2025 cards.

[Lawmaker]

Originally Posted by Chihuahuas

https://www.psacard.com/info/bo-jackson-event-page

Try this link.

Thank you

Seems high but might do it

[eldavojohn]

Thank you Topps lurkers or whoever notified Topps of the case of the missing RC shield: