Rip Cards

Submitted by admin on Sunday, 9 August 2009No Comment

Rip cards are a big reason that Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball card products are as popular as they are today. Topps first pioneered rip cards in their debut release of 2006 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball and hasn't look back since. Every Allen and Ginter Set produced by Topps has included rip card inserts. These unique inserts have become synonomous with the Topps Allen & Ginter brand name, and add a great level of depth to the product. Each year thousands of Allen and Ginter collectors pull these inserts and are presented with the dilemma, "To rip or not to rip?"

The premise of the rip card is simple enough. Each rip card contains a special mini insert card hidden within. In order to get to the insert, you must rip through the outer card and pull it out.

There are several potential pulls hidden within rip cards, including:

Mini Short Prints (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) - Short Printed Mini cards that are found exclusively in rip cards.

Mini Auto Short Prints (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) - These highly sought after Mini Short Prints that feature red ink autographs.

Allen & Ginter Tobacco Cards (2006) - Original Allen & Ginter Tobacco Cards that have been purchased by Topps on the second hand market.

Dick Perez Original Sketch Cards (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009) - Rare 1 of 1 sketch cards that feature original artwork from legendary sports artist Dick Perez.

Mini Wood Parallels (2007, 2008, 2009) - Mini card parallels that are made of real wood. Each is a 1 of 1.