There has already been a lot of hype around the Rally Squirrel variation that was inserted into the set, as many media outlets began to pick up the story, the copies that have already appeared on eBay began to reach extremely high prices. As of now, we are unsure of print runs or scarcity of any of the SP cards inserted in the 2012 Topps baseball product.

We will be updating this as we find more. Please be sure to comment if you come across any that are not on our list.

#1 Ryan Braun

#35 Eric Hosmer A

#35 Eric Hosmer B

#76 Ian Kennedy

#93 Skip Schumaker

#145 Billy Butler

#165 Mike Morse

#185 Pablo Sandoval

#215 Freddie Freeman

#270 Starlin Castro

#308 Mike Leake

#331 Jose Reyes

#400 Robinson Cano

#411 Tsuyoshi Hishioka

#421 Heath Bell

#450 Justin Upton

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Take a look at these two cards and see if you can notice some glaring differences between the two:

The first thing that jumps out at me is obvious forged autograph of the version on the left. However, some forgers have made a real art into duplicating an athletes signature, so that may not always be a tell-tale identifier in the case of the Donal Brown above.

The best identifier I have found is attempting to locate the “Topps Certified Autograph Issue” label on the card, directly above the autograph. As you can see, the pack issued cards have it printed directly on the card, while the forged version is missing the the label. Now, this does not mean the cards can’t have authentic autographs on the cards. Here is an example of a Michael Crabtree that the card may have been back-doored, then actually signed by Crabtree, however, the card is missing the “Topps Certified Autograph Issue” label.

Let’s take a look at some more:

Here are some eBay auctions of some fake Rookie Premiere Autos:

• Aaron Curry
• Andrew Brown
• Chris Wells
• Donald Brown
• Hakeem Nicks
• Jeremy Maclin
• Josh Freeman

Here are some eBay auctions of some authentic Rookie Premiere Autos:

• Knowshon Moreno
• Mike Thomas
• LeSean McCoy
• Mark Sanchez
• Josh Freeman

This guide is intended to educate you on the various versions of the #661 card of Stephen Strasburg in 2010 Topps.

Version A

Randomly inserted into 2010 Topps packs were redeemable code cards for their Million Card Giveaway promotion. These code cards allowed for you to unlock version A, which ended up being exclusively available on through this promotion. The card features a photo of Strasburg taken during his first MLB pitch.

Find 2010 Topps Stephen Strasburg Version A on eBay.

Version B

This version was announced as a late addition to remaining 2010 Topps factory sets. A telling characteristic of this version is locating Strasburg’s right hand directly under the Topps logo in the upper left hand corner.

Find 2010 Topps Stephen Strasburg Version B on eBay.

Version C

Identical to version A, except the card features an on-card autograph. Once again, exclusively offered to those who unlocked version A through the Million Card Giveway, owners were given the opportunity to have the card autographed. Each card was machined stamped, and has a production of 299.

Find 2010 Topps Stephen Strasburg Version C on eBay.

Version D

Available in packs of 2010 Topps Update.

Find 2010 Topps Stephen Strasburg Version D on eBay.

Version E

A short-print variation of version D, this version features Strasburg in a road-game grey jersey.

Find 2010 Topps Stephen Strasburg Version E on eBay.

Version F

Another short-print variation of version D, this version features Strasburg in a Elvis wig and pie in his face.

Find 2010 Topps Stephen Strasburg Version F on eBay.

We have also compiled a list of the 2011 Topps Rookie Short Print Variations.

#1 Aaron Rodgers

#10 Larry Fitzgerald

#60 Chris Johnson

#85 Troy Polamalu

#100 Drew Brees

#250 Andre Johnson

#260 Roddy White

#270 Philip Rivers

#280 Antonio Gates

#300 Peyton Manning

#330 Arian Foster

#400 Tom Brady

#410 Adrian Peterson

#440 Michael Vick

We will be updating this list as more SP Veteran Variations are found, so be sure to save this link and check back for more updates.

We have also compiled a list of the 2011 Topps Veteran Short Print Variations.

#6 Kyle Rudolph

#11 Leonard Hankerson

#19 Titus Young

#70 Andy Dalton

#126 DeMarco Murray

#149 Randall Cobb

#160 Blaine Gabbert

#200 Cam Newton

#235 Jerrel Jernigan

#238 Christian Ponder

#242 Joe Baldwin

#274 Torrey Smith

#321 Greg Little

#350 Julio Jones

#366 Daniel Thomas

#382 Jamie Harper

#395 Ryan Williams

#402 Shane Vareen

#413 Colin Kaepernick

#424 Mikel LeShoure

#426 Mark Ingram

#427 Von Miller

#430 Jake Locker

#438 Ryan Mallett

We will be updating this list as more SP Rookie Variations are found, so be sure to save this link and check back for more updates.

On the heels of announcing that Topps had signed an exclusive agreement with 2010 Number 1 Draft Pick, Bryce Harper, Topps announced today their plans for including Harper in some of their upcoming products.

2011 Bowman

Harper will make his first appearance as a Washington National in 2011 Bowman. In addition, Harper will sign autographs for this release.

2010 Bowman Chrome

Harper will be added to the recently-announced Autographed 2010 Bowman Chrome USA BUYBACK program. Cards will be sequentially numbered with foil stamping to 100 and will also include James Taillon, Yasmani Grandal, Drew Pomeranz, Michael Choice, Christian Colon, Manny Machado and Bryce Brentz. These on-card autographs will be available via redemption.

2010 Bowman Draft Picks & Prospects

Harper’s 2009 AFLAC Autographed cards will be inserted into packs of 2010 Bowman DP&P. Each of Harper’s on-card autographs from the 2009 AFLAC All-American Game will be sequentially numbered with foil stamping.

#101 Arrelious Benn

#148 Rob Gronkowski

#194 Colt McCoy

#203 Toby Gerhart

#221 Jimmy Clausen

#248 Dexter McCluster

#254 Emmanuel Sanders

#268 Jahvid Best

#275 DeMaryius Thomas

#300 Sam Bradford

#360 Ndamukong Suh

#364 Jonathan Dwyer

#398 Golden Tate

#403 Ryan Mathews

#425 Dez Bryant

#440 Tim Tebow

Topps recently sent out a bunch of redemption only Strasburg autographed cards, and they are slowly finding their way to the secondary market. Most notably are the 2010 Topps Tribute cards, which feature Strasburg’s auto along with relic’s from his first MLB game. These seem to come in single and dual relive forms. With variations of numbered to both 99 and 75.

Along with the Tribute autos, Strasburg was the cornerstone of the Topps Million Card Giveaway promotion. Collectors who were lucky enough to redeem a Strasburg were given the opportunity to have their cards autographed prior to receiving them. It was reported that there are only 299 of these autographs issued.