(Hello. Holiday Insights says today is Card Reading Day. I had no idea there was a day devoted to reading the backs of your baseball cards. This world isn't so bad after all. It's time for Cardboard Appreciation. This is the 334th in a series): I received my first 2024 Topps flagship card in the mail yesterday. It arrived from Jeremy of Topps Cards That Never Were . I expect I'll find some 2024 packs for myself by the end of the week, if the stores cooperate, but this is an excellent start, might I say a phenomenal start. I was captivated right away by the 2024 Topps design. A neon lights theme for a card set is sure to be popular but I've explained my fondness for lights at night and built my blog look around it (in several iterations) since the very start of this blog more than 15 years ago. This set is built for me -- what took you so long, Topps? -- so, please excuse the love letter that starts now. I know it's not cool online to like new things, especi...
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