1989 Topps Baseball is one of the most overproduced sets in hobby history, but collectors still chase its biggest stars. During the peak of the Junk Wax Era in 1989, card companies printed an ...

For newer collectors especially, the myriad products offered by sports card heavyweight Topps can be overwhelming. A product name like “Topps Chrome Update Sapphire” might be second nature to those in ...

During the peak of the Junk Wax Era in 1989, card companies printed an estimated 81 billion cards per year. Exact production data was kept secret, but hobby experts estimate that sets in the late ...