MLB Is Ending 70 Year Partnership With Baseball Card Manufacturer Topps

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A young fans searches through Topps Baseball cards prior to the game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Kansas City Royals on Sunday April 28, 2019 at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO.





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Collector and Taylor’s Baseball Cards and Collectables store owner Ian Taylor, displays a very rare 1965 Topps promotional sample sheet.





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Though there are a few years left before Topps’ license expires, the concept that the company as he’s known it for years might be going away, is hard to think about, Donahue said.

«It’s kind of hard to put your finger on it. It’s like losing a friend. Every year there is a new Topps issue and everyone is looking forward to it, he said.

Collecting cards is a hobby «steeped in tradition and regularity, Donahue said. «For [Topps] to not have a licensed baseball issue, that’s going to be a tough pill for a lot of collectors to swallow.



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