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Seriously, how fun is this? If you aren’t familiar, Allen & Ginter is the one Topps release that goes above and beyond all baseball card boundaries. Sure, it features a bunch of MLB stars, but it also includes a number of pop culture icons, and even animals, food items, and more.
But that’s not to say there isn’t value.
While the product has only been out a short time, some cards are already selling for big bucks. And while prices are usually pretty inflated around the time a product releases, if you pull any of these, you might want to make a move.
To give you some ideas of early values (note that some of these might have been accepted “best offers” and thus the prices shown aren’t the actual sales price but instead the listing price). You can also use this handy tool to quickly search the top Allen & Ginter sales thus far:
| Title | Price Sold | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 SABER-TOOTHED TIGER TOPPS ALLEN & GINTER MINI DNA RELIC SSP 03/10!! | $2,999.99 | Oct 1, 2023 |
| 2023 Topps Allen Ginter Rafael Nadal Mini Black Framed 19/25 On Card Auto MA-RN | $2,500.00 | Sep 25, 2023 |
| VICTOR WEMBANYAMA 2023 Allen Ginter MINI FRAMED ON CARD AUTO VERY RARE SPURS RC | $2,014.00 | Sep 24, 2023 |
| 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter Victor Wembanyama Framed Auto NBA Rookie SSP | $1,999.00 | Sep 24, 2023 |
| 2023 Topps Allen Ginter Bryce Young Mini Red Auto /10 READ | $2,000.00 | Sep 30, 2023 |
| VICTOR WEMBANYAMA 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter on card Auto Framed Mini Spurs RC | $1,775.00 | Oct 2, 2023 |
| Victor Wembanyama 2023 Allen & Ginter Mini Framed Auto #MA-VW On Card Auto | $1,725.00 | Sep 30, 2023 |
| 2023 TOPPS ALLEN & GINTER RAFAEL NADAL MINI FRAMED RED AUTO #3/10 | $1,691.66 | Sep 29, 2023 |
| 2023 Allen Ginter Riley Green RC Miguel Cabrera Dual Auto Game Used Patches | $1,500.00 | Sep 26, 2023 |
| 2023 Allen And Ginter Legend Relic Leprechaun 2/10 FROL-LG | $1,499.99 | Oct 1, 2023 |
The checklist is bonkers to say the least, including stars like:
- #203 Eric Stonestreet
- #213 Olivia Pichardo
- #218 Bun B
- #222 J Balvin
- #232 Kevin Hart
- #233 Lil Baby
- #239 Tom Sandoval
- #277 Meek Mill
- #280 Robert De Niro
- #285 Thomas Ian Nicholas
- #287 Doggface
Pop Culture Autos & Inscriptions
Beyond that, though, there is non-baseball autograph list of 61 cards, featuring some of the icons mentioned above, athletes from other sports like Bryce Young and Anthony Richardson, and others. And while pulling an auto of someone like Lil’ Baby would be cool enough, we have already seen two special inscription examples—one from rapper Hoodie Allen and now sportscaster Adam Lefkoe.
good luck to the person who finds this one pic.twitter.com/QJmKawNsaU
— Hoodie Allen (@HoodieAllen) September 22, 2023
With Allen’s the back says “free tix 4 life” insinuating who ever pulls the cards gets free Hoodie Allen concert tickets for life. Lefkoe’s says “TV Shout Out” and sent a tweet saying he’ll shout you out on TNT if you’re the lucky one to pull it.
Who knows, maybe we will see more—thought I’d get ready with this post just in case, so be sure to check back.
? BREAKING NEWS ?
— The Collectibles Guru ? (@ericwhiteback) September 23, 2023
Sports broadcaster Adam Lefkoe signed one of his Topps Allen & Ginter cards with the inscription “TV Shout Out!”
If you pull the card, he’ll shout you out on a @NBAonTNT broadcast!! pic.twitter.com/E6yqJk1q3u
Ginter Relic Cards
We are well past the point of a relic card being watered down and almost a throw-away hit in most cases. Patches are different, and anything other than a white or grey piece of uniform is always fun. But if you want to talk “relics” – as in true pieces of the past – you’ve come to the right place.
One, there is the “Mini DNA Relics Checklist” which features…well, an animal fossil. That is, the back of the card says “You received a DNA relic card from 2023 Topps Allen & Ginter!” and then in fine print, “The embedded relic is a genuine animal fossil. Fossils may not be of the animal pictured.”
In any case, let’s hope they are of the dinosaurs listed below:
- DNAR-A Allosaurus /25
- DNAR-C Coprolite /25
- DNAR-D Dimetrodon /25
- DNAR-DW Dire Wolf /25
- DNAR-I Iguanodon /25
- DNAR-P Pachycephalosaurus /25
- DNAR-S Stegosaurus /25
- DNAR-ST Saber-toothed Tiger /25
- DNAR-T Tyrannosaurus /25
In addition to animal fossils, there are “relics of legend” including mythical creatures like Nessy, a leprechaun, and more. What does that mean exactly?
Well, according to both the front and back of the card, “This relic is not from anything at all.” And while it might seem like a harmless prank, Minotaur from 2023 just sold for $350!
As an A&G collector, how much do you think this is worth??? @ericwhiteback pic.twitter.com/Cy9BuIeMJ7
— cam ? (@camcav18) September 22, 2023
- FROL-B Basilisk
- FROL-BL Blackbeard
- FROL-CD Count Dracula
- FROL-G Griffin
- FROL-LG Leprechaun
- FROL-M Minotaur
- FROL-TLM Loch Ness Monster
And last, while not as crazy but just as bizarre, you have a chance of pulling a genuine piece of a musical instrument, from bongos to a violin:
- MTYER-BO Bongos
- MTYER-BOD Bodhrán
- MTYER-C Claves
- MTYER-K Koto
- MTYER-L Lyre
- MTYER-LU Lute
- MTYER-M Marimba
- MTYER-MA Mandolin
- MTYER-P Piano
- MTYER-PI Pipa
- MTYER-TB Temple Blocks
- MTYER-U Ukulele
- MTYER-V Violin
This is also a good time to point out that for all of the weird and non-baseball cards featured in A&G, mini stained glass cards have been a hit over the years, as have “rip cards” which are full-sized cards that contain smaller cards within them (but have to be basically destroyed to unearth what might be waiting inside).
Just testing out the comment section—good stuff!