2012 Topps Allen & Ginter MLB Baseball Hobby Box

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24 packs per box 8 cards per pack Look for Yu Darvish Autograph Cards! Look for (3) Hits per box - including Autographs, Relic Cards, Cut Signatures, original Allen & Ginter Cards and Rip Cards! Each box contains (1) Box Loader! Topps Announces Bryce Harper Rookie Card Plans: Allen & Ginter - A&G will include both Harper's standard and mini base Rookie Cards at the regular rate. The product will also include Harper's autograph. And for his Red Autograph limited to 10...those can be had by tearing open Rip Cards and finding the "Mystery Redemption" mini! The product with a surprise in every pack is back with even more exciting discoveries to be made with each rip; this time with retired greats from throughout MLB history! 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball promises all the greatest MLB stars, as well as champions from all across the world of sports. With 3 hits per box - including autograph cards, relic cards, cut signatures, original Allen & Ginter cards, and Rip cards - along with the unexpected hits you've come to expect, 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball continues to deliver! 2012 ALLEN & GINTER AUTOGRAPHS...SECOND TO NONE! Year after year, Topps Allen & Ginter has offered the most unique and diverse autograph checklist in the hobby. And for 2012, the tradition continues... Leading the pack are the likes of SI Swimsuit cover girl Kate Upton, Roger Federer (Tennis Champ), Michael Phelps (Olympic Hero), Bobby Knight (Coaching Legend), Arnold Palmer (Golf Legend) and more. And recently, Topps has added more names to make this autograph list second to none. The product will now include signatures from: *Yu Darvish (MLB Rookie / Japanese Pitching Phenom) image attached*Yoenis Cespedes (MLB Rookie / Highly Touted Cuban Prospect)*Richard Petty (Car Racing Legend)*Rulon Gardner (Olympic Gold Medalist) Following is a complete list of this year's notable signers from outside the diamond. Ara Parseghian - Notre Dame Head Coach - '66, '73 Nat'l ChampionshipsArnold Palmer - GolferBob Hurley Sr - High School Basketball CoachBob Knight - Legendary College Basketball CoachColin Montgomerie - GolferCurly Neal - Harlem GlobetrottersDale Webster - Surfer (Daily for 35 Straight Years)Erin Andrews - ESPN Sports AnalystEwa Mataya - Billiards PlayerGreg Gumbel - BroadcasterGuy Bluford - First African American in SpaceJames Brown - Pro Football AnalystJerry Bailey - JockeyKate Upton - ROY, 2011 SI Swimsuit IssueKeegan Bradley Golfer - 2011 PGA Championship WinnerKirk Herbstreit - College Football AnalystLefty Kreh - Fly Fishing ChampionMeadowlark Lemon - Harlem GlobetrottersMichael Phelps - Swimming ChampionPhil Pfister - Winner, World's Strongest Man CompetitionRoger Federer - Men's Tennis ChampionSwin Cash - Champion Women's Basketball ForwardDon Denkinger - Baseball UmpireMichael Buffer - Boxing Ring AnnouncerJohn McEnroe - Men's Tennis ChampionFatal1ty Fatal1ty - Gaming ChampionHank Haney - Legendary Golf InstructorAnnie Duke - Champion Poker PlayerAl Unser, Sr - Auto Racing ChampionBela Karolyi - Legendary Gymnastics CoachJackie Joyner-Kersee - Track & Field ChampionMarty Hogan - Racquetball ChampionRulon Gardner - Greco-Roman Wrestling ChampionRichard Petty - Auto Racing Champion Key Rookie Cards: Yu Darvish, Bryce Harper, Matt Moore, Brad Peacock, Jordan Pcheco, Yoenis Cespedes, Brett Lawrie, Devin Mesoraco, Tim Federowicz, Tom Milone, Addison Reed, Liam Hendriks, Steve Lombardozzi, Alex Liddi, Michael Taylor, Jesus Montero, Drew Pomeranz. PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS: BASE CARDS: NEW! Retired Stars! 350 veterans, rookies, retired stars, public figures, and non-baseball champions. The last 50 card numbers are short-printed and inserted 1:2 packs. MINI PARALLEL CARDS: Mini Parallel Original-sized version of the base cards. Allen & Ginter Back Featuring a new Allen & Ginter-logo back. Allen & Ginter Black-Bordered Allen & Ginter No Number Limited to 50. Allen & Ginter Baseball Back Featuring a specially created Allen & Ginter-logo back and hand-numbered to 25. Allen & Ginter Wood Hand-numbered 1 of 1. HOBBY ONLY Printing Plates Featuring all four plates used to print every mini parallel and mini exclusive card. Framed and numbered 1 of 1. HOBBY ONLY Allen & Ginter Cloth Cards A partial parallel featuring 150 base cards printed on cloth and framed. Sequentially numbered to 10. HOBBY ONLY RELIC CARDS: Allen & Ginter Relics: Framed mini cards featuring relics from over 50 MLB superstars, both active and retired, and all the other non-baseball athletes and champions. Allen & Ginter DNA Relics: 10 framed mini cards including a strand of hair from a historical figure. Numbered 1 of 1. Lepidoptery Cards: An exciting, never-before-seen type of card! These hand-crafted cards will each feature a full, pressed butterfly in an exquisite window-box-style card. These cards will beinserted into packs as redemptions and numbered. HOBBY ONLY Allen & Ginter Book Cards: 25 book cards featuring players and two autographs, two relics, or an autograph and a relic. Numbered 1 of 1. HOBBY ONLY Allen & Ginter Framed Originals: 100 framed original Allen & Ginter buybacks. Numbered 1 of 1. HOBBY ONLY AUTOGRAPH CARDS: Allen & Ginter Autographs: Framed mini cards featuring on-card autographs from over 30 MLB superstars, both active and retired,and all the other non-baseball athletes and champions. Cut Signatures: 20 cards featuring cut signatures of political and historical figures. Numbered 1 of 1. RIP CARDS: ONE PER HOBBY CASE! 100 cards featuring active and retired MLB stars, numbered and HOBBY ONLY. Keep it or RIP it? The choice is yours. If you rip it, inside you may find: Allen & Ginter Originals: 30 actual, original, 1-of-1 paintings on a mini card and only found in Rip Cards. Allen & Ginter Red Autographs: On-card autographs from many of the Allen & Ginter Framed autograph subjects, signed in red and hand-numbered in red to 10. Allen & Ginter Mini Exclusives: 50 cards numbered 351-400 and found only in Rip Cards, these are mini-card variations of players' base cards. Allen & Ginter Mini Wood Exclusives: A wood parallel of the mini exclusives. Numbered 1 of 1. Rip Card Reserve: 25 redemption cards for prizes, such as an autographed jersey or bat! FULL-SIZED INSERT CARDS: What's in a Name?: 100 cards featuring baseball players from the past and present. Inserted 1:2 packs. Historical Turning Points: 20 cards featuring great battles, speeches, and decisions that have helped determine the course of civilization. Inserted 1:10 packs. You've Gotta Be Kidding Me!: 15 cards telling some of the most unbelievable tales from history. Inserted 1:10 packs. World's Tallest Buildings: 10 cards celebrating the most impressive edifices in the world. Inserted 1:10 packs. Baseball Highlights Sketches: 25 cards featuring reproductions of original, commissioned sketches showing some of the greatest baseball highlights of the year. Inserted 1:10 packs. Colony in a Card: This amazing, groundbreaking new type of card can be busted open and, when combined with water, will sprout a living, breathing colony to enjoy! 1 per case. MINI INSERTS: Overall insertion rate for mini inserts is 1:5 packs. People of the Bible: 15 cards featuring some of the most important figures from the Bible. Man's Best Friend: 20 cards celebrating some of the most popular breeds of man's most popular companion. World's Greatest Military Leaders: 20 cards featuring the greatest military leaders in history. Giants of the Deep: 15 cards featuring various species of whale. Musical Masters 16 musically minded cards featuring famous composers from throughout history. Culinary Curiosities: 10 cards highlighting some of the oddest dishes and most bizarre delicacies from around the world. THE GINTER CODE: Be sure to keep an eye out for the Ginter Code. It will return, but in an all-new, surprising, engaging, and accessible format! The first one to crack the code will win a complete set of Framed Allen & Ginter Autograph Subjects! BOX LOADERS: HOBBY ONLY - ONE PER BOX! N43 Box Loader: 15 cards styled after the original N43 card and in the original size, featuring baseball players. N43 Box Loader: Relic 10 of the above cards with a relic piece and hand-numbered to 25. N43 Box Loader: Autograph 10 of the above cards with an on-card autograph and hand-numbered to 15. N43 Box Loader: Autographed Relic 5 of the above cards with an on-card autograph, a relic piece, and hand-numbered to 5. N43 Artifacts Box Loader: 5 cards featuring real relics from civilizations of days past. Numbered. Baseball Highlight Cabinet Box Loader:s 5 cabinet-card-sized box loaders will feature a 2011 baseball highlight with superimposed mini cards of the players involved in the highlight. Rollercoaster Cabinet Box Loaders: 5 Cabinet-card-sized box loaders featuring some of the most famous, fearsome rollercoasters from around the world. Cabinet Relics: 10 cabinet-card-sized box loaders featuring relics you can't find anywhere else - full jersey pieces featuring player'snames or numbers. Numbered 1 of 1. Currency of the World Cabinet Relic Box Loaders: 30 cabinet-sized cards featuring an embedded coin from countries around the world. Numbered to 50. Show more