There is enough variety of modern and ultra-modern baseball cards to make a collector’s head spin. Among the many choices are base cards, mountains of parallels, image variations, autographs, memorabilia cards, autographed memorabilia cards and even inserts and parallels that are only available in certain configurations or sold in certain places. But the market’s growth in recent years has been largely because of modern era cards.  

Some argue that what killed modern years ago (and pushed collectors toward vintage) were the overpriced boxes with long odds for a big hit. But in a modern world, it’s somewhat surprising to see Topps & Topps Update drive modern collectors. The regular, paper flagship product still creates a fascinating chase. Remember riding your bike to the store when you were a kid to get a pack, and the joy of hitting the card you wanted? That's back! Except now you drive your car to Target or Meijer and buy blaster boxes or value packs. Modern cards for a modern world.