Showing posts with label hall of fame edition. Show all posts
Showing posts with label hall of fame edition. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

2003 Topps Gallery Hall of Fame Artifacts Bat Relic

Card manufacturer: Topps
Card Set: Topps Gallery
Year: 2003
Card Number: AR-RY
Card Type: Insert
Insert Set: ARTifact
Insert Type: Relic
Relic Type: Bat


Topps Gallery was a staple in the market for quite a few years starting in 1996 till it's last issue in 2005.  In 2003 Topps put out two Gallery sets.  The regular and a Hall of Fame edition, with you know Hall of Famers.

Robin has a bunch of cards in the set with parallels and variations.  Even his ARTifact bat relic has a couple parallels and he even has a couple autographs in the set, although I can't remember ever seeing them.

I was able to snag this base relic from COMC during Black Friday for cheap.  I really kind of miss Topps Gallery.  Topps actually paid artists to produce this, not just run a photo through a Photoshop filter.
The artist for this card is Stephen Gardner, which is acknowledged on the base cards.  Packs and boxes still command a premium with packs going for $8-9 buck and boxes going for about $150-200.