CARD EXAMPLES
Wrapper Card
Base Card
Base Card
Base Card
Base Card
Baseball Stitching Foil Parallel
Pink Foil Parallel
Gold Foil Parallel
- RELEASE DATE: March 22, 2024
- STICKER NUMBERS: 1a-25a and 1b-25b
- BASE SET: 50 cards
- COMPLETE SET: 75 (50 base cards, 25 c-name) *
- CHECKLIST: Click HERE to print a 2024 Online Exclusives checklist
- PRICE: There were two ways to purchase this release. Each three-pack box could be purchased individually for $54.99, or a 10-box case could be purchased for $524.99
- INFORMATION: After a very popular release of Series 2, Topps abandoned their formula of using new/non-GPK artists for this project (Keith Shore for S1 and Alex Pardee for S2), and went with veteran GPK artist David Gross. From their website: "Garbage Pail Kids and Major League Baseball return for another great collaboration! Now, esteemed artist David Gross reimagines some of the biggest MLB stars, in his trademark style, as part of the hilarious Garbage Pail Kids universe. Look out for all the great players, in addition to a slew of collectible parallels, can’t-miss inserts, and even autographs!"
And was there ever a 'slew' of parallels and inserts. Here is a list (* that yes, makes it impossible to get a complete set, and why I labeled the complete set as just the 'a', 'b', and 'c' card for 1-25)
Base Card Parallels
- BASEBALL STITCHING Foil Border cards numbered /199
- PINK Foil Border cards numbered /99
- GREEN Foil Border cards numbered /75
- ORANGE Foil Border cards numbered /50
- BLUE Foil Border cards numbered /25
- PURPLE Foil Border cards numbered /10
- RED Foil Border cards numbered /5
- GOLD Foil Border cards numbered /1
Inserts
- David Gross ARTIST PORTRAIT A and B Name 1:3 Box 1:9 packs
- David Gross ARTIST AUTOGRAPH A and B Name 1:30
- C NAME 25 subjects (no odds from Topps)
- WRAPPER ART 25 subjects 1:4 Box 1:12 Packs
- PACKAGING: In a change from S1 and S2, there was only one box for this release. Each box contained (3) 7-card foil packs
- PRINT RUN: Topps did not announce a print run for this release
- BONUS: Honestly it's pretty rare to see GPK on mainstream television, so imagine everyone's surprise when Seth Myers launched into a discussion about GPK x MLB S3 during his interview with Paul Skenes?! Click on the picture below to watch the clip over on my Instagram page:
