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WEDNESDAY JULY 30TH

2025-2026 UPPER DECK MVP HOCKEY

Offering new inserts alongside seasoned favorites, 2025-26 Upper Deck MVP Hockey gives NHL fans their firstlook at the new season. The budget-friendly product marks the official start o f the 2025-26 collecting year. On average, each Hobby box contains five parallels, 14 inserts and one rare short print. There are no traditional box hits like autographs or relics to count on. For rookie fans who can't wait to start their collection, 2025-26 Upper Deck MVP Hockey supplies rare cards that can be redeemed for TBA rookies. The main Rookie Redemptions series, falling 1:400 Hobby/ePack packs or 1:2,000 Retail/Blaster packs, is broken down by

division.

AUTOGRAPHS: ON-CARD

SET SIZE: 250

8 CARD PER PACK | 20 PACKS PER BOX

Each Box has; 1 Rare Short Printed Card, 10 Base SP/Rookies Cards, 5 Based Silver Script Parallels, 4 Inserts, 10

Additional Inserts

OTHER CONFIGURATIONS: NONE

Hobby Cost: $60

VERDICT: FLYING V (5/5)

2025 TOPPS ARCHIVES SIGNATURE SERIES ACTIVE BASEBALL

This set introduces another year of Active Player Edition boxes, which guarantee one encased buyback autograph, numbered to 99 copies or fewer. Featuring current MLB players, the cards are from prior Topps

sets and are hard-signed.

SET SIZE: N/A

1 CARD PER PACK | 1 PACKS PER BOX

Each Box has; 1 buyback Autograph

OTHER CONFIGURATIONS: NONE

Hobby Cost: $90

VERDICT: BASES LOADED (4/5)

Great as gifts or to commemorate the season, 2025 Topps Baseball Complete Factory Set makes short work of collecting the flagship MLB base set from Series 1 and Series 2 (discussed on our June 13th show). What

distinguishes this set is the extra content, which contains an exclusive pack of limited foil board parallels as well as five random serial-numbered parallels from the main set.

AUTOGRAPHS: N/A

SET SIZE: 700+ EXCLUSIVE CARDS

UNCLEAR ON THE BREAKDOWN BUT 708 CARDS

Each Box has; 5 Foil Parallels, Full Base Set (700 Cards), 3 Base SP Rookies

OTHER CONFIGURATIONS: RETAIL (SAME PRICE)

Hobby Cost: $60

VERDICT: IT MIGHT BE, IT COULD BE, IT IS A HOME RUN (5/5)

2025 PANINI BOYS OF SUMMER BASEBALL

Year two of the standalone brand, this set remains focused on the game's former stars and top prospects, showcased in a distinct style. Also mirroring last year, the cards don't showcase any MLB licensing, airbrushing

official team and league logos from the images. A first for the product, the Jumbo Material Signatures cards are hard-signed. Conflicting information on release date, CI says 8/20

AUTOGRAPHS: ON-CARD AND STICKER

SET SIZE: N/A

Each Box has; 3 autographs, 1 relic

OTHER CONFIGURATIONS: NONE

Hobby Cost: $300

VERDICT: JUUUUUST A BIT OUTSIDE (2/5)