Topps is the major manufacturer and exclusive license holder for Major League Baseball player cards and trophies. As such, Topps produces the baseline MLB trading card each year and holds exclusive rights to use player names, photos and team logos on their products. While Topps holds these exclusive MLB rights, there are many retailers that sell Topps baseball cards both online and in physical stores nationwide.
One of the largest retailers of sports cards and memorabilia in general is Target. Target has an entire section, both in-store and online, dedicated to trading cards of all types including Topps baseball cards. At Target you can find both new release packs as well as loose singles, boxes and complete sets of Topps baseball cards from current and past years. Target often has promotions running where you can get bonus packs or packs at a discount when buying multiple. They ship cards quickly and have a generous return policy if you ever need to return any items.
Another major big box retailer that stocks a wide selection of Topps cards is Walmart. Similar to Target, Walmart stores have an entire trading card aisle filled with new release wax packs, blasters, hobby boxes and more from the current year’s Topps baseball card set. They also carry many years worth of sealed and loose vintage Topps cards dating back decades. Walmart has competitive prices on Topps cards and other sports and non-sports cards. Shipping is usually free on orders over a certain dollar amount from their website as well if you prefer to shop online.
For hardcore collectors seeking the latest hobby box releases, graded cards, autographed memorabilia and more premium Topps products, sites like Steel City Collectibles and Blowout Cards are excellent destinations. Steel City Collectibles in particular has an enormous selection of every Topps baseball release covering many different years. They have cases of unopened wax box lots direct from Topps as well as sealed and loose vintage and modern collections. Blowout Cards also stocks an immense amount of elite Topps products whether you’re looking for sets, parallels, Inserts or rare Find of the Year cards. Both sites are trusted by the hobby community for their authenticity guarantees and fast shipping.
Another popular online retailer for Topps baseball cards is Dave and Adam’s Card World. In addition to housing a tremendous stock of Topps wax packs, sets, memorabilia and autograph cards from over 70 years of production, Dave and Adam’s also offers an interesting consignment program. Through their website collectors can easily consign either their entire collections or individual rare cards for sale to reach a wider customer base. They manage all sides of the transaction and only charge commission fees on successful sales. This enables collectors a simple method to potentially profit from desirable pieces in their Topps collections.
For fans that enjoy the social experience of hunting packs in person, national hobby chainstores like Hall’s Hobbies, LCS Card Shop and Georgia Card World maintain brick and mortar locations across the U.S. that stock Topps baseball. Card shows arranged by groups like the Sports Collectors Club also frequently have dozens of vendors selling all types of vintage and modern Topps cardboard going back to the 1951 Bowman set. Local card shops (LCS) ranging from mom and pop operations to large metro stores additionally offer extensive singles, sets and memorabilia from Topps. Many LCS owners even break full hobby boxes on release days to allow customers a chance at pulling rare cards.
In summary – while Topps produces MLB’s official trading cards each year, retailers of all types from big box stores to online hobby sites and local hobby shops carry these valuable products so baseball card collectors have numerous convenient physical and digital options for acquiring their Topps cards whether it’s buying loose packs, boxes, sets or seeking specific vintage and rare singles from Topps legendary 70+ year history in the hobby. This ensures Topps cards remain accessible and exciting for collectors of all ages.
