2015 Topps MLS Variation Short Prints Guide
Base variations have carved out a regular spot in many products and 2015 Topps MLS Soccer is no different. Continuing the trend that has been featured in each Topps MLS product since they acquired the MLS license in 2013, there are a total of 10 short-printed variations.
Although many variations simply substitute the main image with a subtly-different shot of the player, 2015 Topps MLS builds on the 2014 release with an All-Star theme for ten of the top MLS players. The variation images all come from the 2014 All-Star match that pitted the best MLS players against FC Bayern Munich. This makes the variations much easier to spot and is also a nice reminder for MLS fans as the All-Star squad took down the German soccer powerhouse 2-1.
The 2015 Topps MLS variations checklist features some of the biggest names in the MLS and several of the top players from the U.S. Men's National Team, including Clint Dempsey and Michael Bradley. Since the variations cover players found in the 21-card All-Star subset, both versions of the cards for the ten players feature the 2014 MLS All-Star logo in the top-left corner. At 1:34 packs, the cards are limited, but not impossible to pull and fall, on average, in every other box.
The guide below includes the base and variation cards for each player to offer a convenient side-by-side comparison. And don't worry when you see the cards for Bradley Wright-Phillips. He frequently makes that facial expression.
2015 Topps MLS Variation Short Prints Guide
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178 Dom Dwyer - Sporting Kansas City
Base:Â striped blue jersey
Variation: black jersey
Base
Variation
181 Nick Rimando - Real Salt Lake
Base:Â black jersey
Variation: neon green jersey
Base
Variation
182 Graham Zusi - Sporting Kansas City
Base:Â light blue jersey
Variation: black jersey
Base
Variation
184 Sean Franklin - D.C. United
Base: black jersey - looking ahead
Variation: black jersey - looking to the side
Base
Variation
185 Michael Bradley - Toronto FC
Base:Â red jersey
Variation: black jersey
Base
Variation
186 Obafemi Martins - Seattle Sounders FC
Base:Â green jersey
Variation: black jersey
Base
Variation
192 Matt Besler - Sporting Kansas City
Base: striped blue jersey
Variation: black jersey
Base
Variation
194 Clint Dempsey - Seattle Sounders FC
Base:Â green jersey
Variation: black jersey
Base
Variation
197 Diego Valeri - Portland Timbers
Base:Â green jersey
Variation: black jersey
Base
Variation
200 Bradley Wright-Phillips - New York Red Bulls
Base:Â white jersey
Variation: black jersey
Base
Variation
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Mike H
Is there any market for these in the US? I have a bunch of great #d Panini 2014 World Cup cards and they seem to be worth nothing. Can’t even get $10.00 for some Luis Suarez cards I have, both numbered inserts. He’s about the 3-4 best player in the world…Is buying MLS cards a better investment as far as re-sale in the United States. I want to get a box, keep the ones I want, put the rest on Ebay. Anyone got any experience with selling the MLS cards on ebay?
Thanks,
M. Hasty
Trey Treutel
Mike H » MLS resale values are not great, even in the United States. That could change if/when the new crop of MLS stars (Pirlo, Lampard, Gerrard, Kaka, etc.) have autographs in products. So maybe in 2016?