2017 Topps Allen & Ginter Baseball Cards

Unique and great look, a chance at some cool celebrity autos that are not baseball players.

Fun, fun, fun! My family loves this product!

Great Set

Quirky and Fun. The look great and feel great.

These are some really nice cards. Hope 2018 is the same

Hello again Trey. You mention that you don’t add the odds for Blaster Boxes but you have Blaster Box odds listed for other 2017 products/cards.

I know Hobby Box odds are almost always provided(if available) but I’ve personally seen many Blaster Box odds listed on here from the Product Details section for quite a few releases.

So, to say that you all only stick to hobby is not actually accurate. Thanks.

Hey Trey. Since Topps now have Blaster boxes of these Allen & Ginter cards could you add the details/odds & packs per box for these Blaster boxes in the Product Details section?

eBay is now loaded with sellers of these Blaster boxes so additional information for these boxes would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I used to enjoy A&G. This year’s set had more sportscasters than it did Milwaukee Brewers in it. It’s helped me give up on modern cards.

Who am I to complain about this set. I opened my hobby box to find out it was a hot box and hit a mayweather autographed frame card. My box had 5 hits. Lucky draw I guess.

I got a 1/1 of Joe Louis autograph, the boxer.
https://twitter.com/JammedBus/status/909183560136970240

They are great cards, I think. However I have had pretty decent cards.

I thought I’d wait to comment. So, here I am. I am a collector, not a flipper eBay pirate. Just wanted to get that outta the way.

I am a A&G fan. No question. Love the quirky stuff. This year, however, I MUST be the unluckiest guy on the plant. There can be no other explanation. Purchased 9 hobby boxes (split between 2 hobby stores), collectively, and 15 blasters (from 3 different stores). Wow… holy base, Batman! No one can expect to hit anything beyond a ‘napkin relic’ or a ‘who cares?’ auto in blasters (still a long shot), I (we all) get that much. But c’mon? Two black border base… annnnd, that was it. Not even a Judge base rookie. Sort of had to laugh about that. At myself… For my stupidity.

Now, as for the hobby boxes… absolutely nothing of note. A Brooklyn back of a near-future used car salesman MLBer. 3 boxes in a row of more base napkin relics. A few “who is that?’ autos (checked online, and they’re nobody). 5 (yes, five) Kyle Seager base box toppers… that has to defy some odds? Ha-ha.

Anyway, look, this is not a sour grapes review, in the least – if you take it that way, what can I do? Nothing. So what can I do? C’est la vie. I like the A&G design. Despite its yearly repetitiveness. But geesus, Topps… if the price points on everything are going to keep jumping, you’re going to have to do better than this. No, each box doesn’t need to have an /10, /5. etc. But the now most loathed ‘napkin relics’, the flooding of “who the heck is that” autos?… wow. Just wow? I think we should get a complimentary slap in the face with each purchase.

I agree with the folks above who say, better get something rolling, or else the MLB/MLBPA licensing is going to wind up with Panini. Your really weak post-Crytozoic Walking Dead series aren’t going to save you. Wouldn’t want to see your offices wind up like O-Pee-Chee in London, Ontario… repurposed. Or, your name sold off to Upper Deck… *GASP*!

Gotta do better for your customers, Topps. Much better.

For the longest, I looked forward to A&G’s release every year, but until Topps does some major overhauling on it, I done with it. I know they’ve always had odd stuff to pull, but they’ve gotten to the ridiculous/stupid point. Who in the hell wants to pull t-shirt relics and autos of a dang sports writers, radio DJs, computer game champion, and other BS. Just because Topps lost their fb licenses to Panini, doesn’t mean they have to take it out on collectors by ramping up the trash input. You’d think Topps would be trying to better their product, instead of running off the collectors. Too bad I didn’t listen to others about A&G this year, could have saved a little money, and purchased something worthwhile. Thanks Topps for ruining what use to be an awesome product. Quit thinking more about the $$$, and less about the collectors. Bet you’d make a better profit if you did.

This set is such a waste of time, considering that Topps releases GypsyQueen earlier in the year and this set is a lameass version of it
GypsyQueen is a 4.5 star product and this is crapolla

The only redeeming quality about this set is the card design. I opened 7 blaster boxes and should have stopped after 1. Highlights were a few sp. I didn’t go in expecting a relic or 1/1, but was a couple of autos to much to ask? As far as set building, plenty of doubles and triples. Overall very disappointed. Additionally, way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way way to many non-baseball related cards. I’ll invest me $$ elsewhere, right now I think KENO in Vegas has better odds of a decent return.

Was not going to collect the set, but bought 2 packs and just fell in love with the cards. The design reminds me of 1958 T FB, 1959 T BB, 1972 Sunoco stickers. Great white card stock (little different from last year), I feel like I am holding a mini painting in my hands. AG tops GQ this year.

Reading these reviews cracks me up. “No crazy one of a kind inserts anymore?” Dinosaur teeth, bones, and meteor dust are your ho humm run of the mill items…anyway. First box first pack pulled 4/10 trout auto, relic booklet and Mookie Betts 8/60 single rip card, many mini ssp so etc and great variety. Judge sp, Nola mini framed auto and after two boxes have a good portion of base set already

I just opened a box of 2017 A & G and got two mini Mike Trouts, both have the A&G backs, but one is number 10 and the other has no number. They have different Code at the bottom also. CMP024935 & CMP024937. The latter has NO NUMBER. Any Idea ????

Love the design, throwback theme, and the inclusion of non-sports. HATE the “Rediscover Topps” cards…I have enough 80’s & 90’s scrubs already! And they waste space for cards I might need! Got 4 boxes, 3 duds with only avg relics and a couple one buck autos (Lopez, Musgrove), got lucky with Judge auto redemption in the 4th. And one sportscaster per set is enough, holy cow. For 120/box, it’s waaaayyyy too costly for the value you may get or do get.

Sure are a lot of redemptions this year, 26 by my count

Way to many, compared to last yeas set.

The auto check list is pretty good although, already pulled a Bellinger out of my first six boxes.

Love it as always. I love collecting the historical stuff. As a lot of people say, I could do without the C-listers, but still love it. I got 5 ‘Rediscover Topps’ cards per box, so in a way you could say that’s 5 less cards you could have gotten towards building your set. Also, 2 of the boxes I got had the EXACT SAME World’s Fair cards. Bad luck, of course, but still a bummer.

I got a ‘Hot Box,’ the first box I opened, and I didn’t know about it; i thought the whole set was shiny. I just don’t know the difference between the 1/1 and the ‘Hot Box.’ Inserts and Top Loader not shiny, just base.

Also, I got a Bautista 1/10 framed cloth mini, and on the back it says “MADE IN CHAINA.” Yes, ‘chaina’ not ‘china’. Interesting.

Will buy again next year, but 4-5 boxes instead of 3! (I made the mistake of ‘asking’ my wife how many I could get this year.)

This should be like $49.99 a hobby box with the tiny chance you have of getting any decent hit. And now a #d ratbone??? Maybe next year one of the hits will be a # card filled with a Topps executives cr*p as that seems to be the way they are headed and feel about their customers!

Can’t stand this set after last year, I only bought 1
Box, got a sportscaster relic, some celebrity fitness instructor auto & a base Molina game used. Bunch of junk. Anyone that rates this over Gypsy Queen is crazy!

Price is right – fun to chase!

Same issue year in and year out with A&G. Break a case and get maybe 4 or 5 autos. Other than that, receive $2.00 relics with the hope of a RIP card. Prime example below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjmOHalPYT4

Very nice design, a good mix of cards. 2 boxes yielded me 4 relics ( Benentendi, Sano, Pujols,Heyward) Superfan George mini /25 and two rip cards ( Stanton, Posey)

Box arrived today. No autos. 3 Relics were Yelich, Felix Hernandez, and GM dan Jennings. Also 4 rediscover topps. Topps way of getting rid of old cards. And like always no Judge base card.

Allen gints are awesome. good product quit whining. And what cards do you like???????

I would only player break this sucker if affordable. Too many losers and not enough hits.

Sorry, Topps, but I will have to pass once again. More of the same, another crappy set loaded with pointless inserts, crappy relics and nobody autographs–and for a hundred and forty bucks, no less! And let’s not even mention redemptions. I still cannot figure out why you cannot fulfill my 1/1 2017 Inception Andrew Benintendi Book Auto Logo Man card, when the player signed over 500 other cards in that product–or even how you can get away with selling IOUs. Simply baffling. You ran out of ideas years ago. Done with cards.

I rarely comment unless I need too. But I am sick of people giving a product a bad review before it has even been released. Man up, it’s a hobby not a get rich quick scheme. The product is good and has tons of stuff to make everyone happy. The only people who never seem to be happy are those who didn’t get a product hit worth thousands out of the one box they got. You people are killing this once fun HOBBY. Grow up

Brad, read the checklist section and it will explain the hot box info. Another boring looking card design again. They should just call it studio. May I ask how much was received for the 1/1 rat phone? I also agree with everyone, that topps needs to guarantee an auto per box for the price point. It just makes sense in todays world. Make the $1.00 eBay jerseys harder to get and add patches!!! Also, remember that we the buyers are the reason why the box prices are high this year. I balked when I went to my local hobby store the day stadium released and they wanted $123.00 plus tax $130.00. for a hobby box. I told them no way I am paying that much for a box that had a suggested $72.00 a few months ago. 65.00 dollars for an auto😨😨😨😨. Really… geez, i can buy big name hof’s autos on eBay for that price. Surely there is not a judge auto in every case. Remember, that the dealers have to sell the product to recoup thier money to buy future products. So, if we are not buying then they will be a lowering the price to get thier money out of the product. Very few shop owners can sit on every product that comes out. That said, if you want a judge auto just buy one on eBay. Last l looked, you could get a nice judge numbered auto for under 200.00. Doesn’t make sense to me to pay 90.00 for a donruss hobby box. Chances are very slim you going to pull it in 2 boxes. Hope this helps you out and remember to just walk away and say I am not paying that much.

Whats a ginter hot box?

Would you say Ginter has a plethora of Judges?…
That’s good enough for me, although the Canseco collector is right, I miss the neat non-sport relic cards( how about some Titanic coal or a piece of Napoleon’s chair…remember when UD did that?) Sure beats a g#d d@mned rat bone…

Would not be shocked if Bellinger has a sp base rc like Urias last year.. wait to see

Bellinger has no base rc but does have auto

No Cody Bellinger RC again. You can add them to a Walmart only product but screw your shop owners by leaving him out of Ginter and Stadium Club. I’m sick of Topps.

Honestly, it is VERY hard to get excited about Stadium Club dropping today with the A&G CL out this morning (although Stadium Club is awesome also!)

I always looks at Gypsy Queen as the poor man’s Allen & Ginter, but Topps did a phenomenal job with GQ this year, so I can’t wait to see what they did with A&G.

A&G is quirky and fun – with cloth, metal and rip cards for my guy, I’m very much so looking forward to this product, as it scratches an itch that nothing else can quite get to. I can’t wait for cardboard connection to post the CL so I can see what everything is numbered to.

Rolland,you make many good points. I feel Topps has slipped some, when the checklist come out I look at them. The autos. and relics are about 97% worthless if you catch one of the really hot players you have something. It seems to me that Topps carters only to the E-bay sellers. Sadly Topps may end up like upper deck and Panini will have it all, if they loose their MLB license it is over. I would hate to see this happen due to their long history,but who knows? E-bay drives the prices way to far with case breaks, we all know that way too many of these prices are out of line $100 plus for ginter “way out of line for what you get”. I hope they wake up.

Im sorry im not trying to only be negative! My wife used to love to collect with me and she has nothing to do with allen ginter now. Its not just the redemptions or the rat bone. But buying a case to break is just ending up unsatisfactory. Were spending $1,000-$1,200 on a case and only get 5 autographs and 29 plain white relic cards. Were not expecting booms but no reason we still cant get 1 auto per box concidering most of the autographs are low end. Our best luck is just saving up and buying singles online. Be honest, theres no reason to even rip a rip card now. Even the extended minis from rip cards arent numbered. Ive always loved allen ginter but weve seen so many beautiful cards pulled from previous years theres no reason were getting a rat bone as a 1/1 redemption. I sold mine to a kid who love science and made his day. What happened to the amazing rarities once included in allen ginter.

Rolland Woods does have a point. Rat bones and waiting years for a redemption. I have had the same redemption problems. You pull the redemption and they don’t have it. WHAT !!!
They should have the redemption before they put out these cards that don’t exist.

Good price on a fun product. Chase is on and have a good time!

After last year, which was a pretty good set, just waiting to see the autograph checklist.

Loved the Roman coins last year too, can’t wait to see what’s in store ofr this year as well.

The question is if Bellinger will be in the set. He is in Bowman Platinum.

The nxt quest is will Judge and Bellinger be sp. I hope not.

My favorite product of the year hands down. I’ve been buying these hobby boxes since 2012. The old looking cards with the twist of celebrity autos. Definitely a product Topps separates from the rest of their inventory. Now that Money Mayweather is included, only gets more intriguing. Good job Topps. Please just fix your correlating problems. Museum Baseball was a disaster.

I wish they would put more Boxers and UFC cards. I don’t like or care for all the gimmick card, such as a 1/1 rat bone, wth? But will pick up a couple of boxes and hope for the best.

Considering Allen ginter ripped me off with a rat bone for a 1/1 redemption, I’m done with this set. I’m still waiting on redemptions from Allen ginter from 2013 and no reply from Topps or any respect. So it’s hard for me to ever give a good review when Topps no longer cares about its customers. Allen ginter has always been a favorite with my wife and I till recent releases. I actually have a wife who loves to collect and to be treated by Topps as we have, we will no longer spend our time collecting with Topps. A rat bone???? Topps pretty much said what it feels about us……..Rats! So here it is, a bad review of another release. No reason to open rip cards anymore and tired of buying a case and only getting 5 autographs. Good bye Topps……..