From Star Wars and Game of Thrones to Flawless Football and Stadium Club Baseball, November is packed with a number of fan-favorite releases as 2024 comes to a close.
Here’s a look at some of the month’s most important products and what collectors should know before buying. Release dates and secondary-market prices are subject to change.
Nov. 1: 2024 Topps Star Wars Chrome Galaxy
Since being reimagined with a chrome finished back in 2021, Topps Star Wars Chrome Galaxy has been one of the company’s best non-sports products. Featuring a 100-card base set, this year’s release will celebrate the anniversary of Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace — and it’s packed with incredible artwork of Darth Maul for those chasing the fan-favorite.
As expected, there are also some impressive signers in the checklist, with both Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford included.
- Hobby configuration: 18 packs per box, 4 cards per pack
- Box break: 4 numbered refractors, 3 Mini Diamond refractors
- Secondary market value: $289.95 (subject to change)
Nov. 6: 2023/24 Panini Impeccable Soccer
Considered one of Panini’s top high-end products, Impeccable Soccer delivers cards on thick stock as well as metal, often incorporating gold and silver.
Among the top chases are the Canvas Creations insert as well as Impeccable Club History Autographs and Immortal Ink autographs from some of the top players from the Premier League.
- Hobby configuration: 1 pack per box, 8 cards per pack
- Box break: 4 autographs, 1 additional auto/mem, 1 insert, 1 parallel, 1 base card
- Secondary market value: $974.95 (subject to change)
Nov. 6: 2024 Panini National Treasures Collegiate Football
Despite collegiate releases traditionally carrying far less value than professional sets, National Treasures Collegiate Football is among the best for those that want to chase their favorite schools.
Heavily driven by the autographs and memorabilia, the top chases in National Treasures will be the College Silhouettes Signatures as well as College Materials Signatures, which feature both ink and memorabilia.
This set will also add in Flawless cards — a set that has its own beloved high-end market — with sets like Flawless RPA, Flawless Dual Signatures and Flawless Rookie Team Slogan Signatures.
- Hobby configuration: 1 pack per box, 8 cards per pack
- Box break: 7 autographs or memorabilia cards, 1 base or parallel card
- Secondary market value: $629.95 (subject to change)
Nov. 6: 2024 Topps Stadium Club Baseball
Known for its stunning photograph, Stadium Club Baseball returns for another season as one of Topps’ most important products.
In addition to popular inserts such as Beam Team and Triumvirates, all-new sets include Power Packed and Special Forces.
- Hobby configuration: 16 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
- Box break: 2 autographs, 2 base card Chrome variations, 1 Triumvirates insert or parallel
- Secondary market value: $189.95 (subject to change)
Nov. 8: 2024 Panini Select WWE
Collectors continue to be drawn to wrestling products, and Panini’s Select releases continue to be one of the key products to a growing category.
As expected, popular parallels such as Zebra, Tie-Dye and Gold Vinyl return alongside key inserts such as Color Wheel. Collectors can also continue to chase a tiered base card system that Select is best known for.
- Hobby configuration: 12 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
- Box break: 2 autographs, 1 memorabilia, 12 parallels
- Secondary market value: $249.95 (subject to change)
Nov. 13: 2024 Topps Chrome Update Baseball
The final release among Topps’ flagship products, Topps Chrome Update arrives with more than 250 Rookie Debut Patches. The popular Radiating Rookies Variations also return alongside parallels such as Orange Lava Lamp and Black Lava Lamp /10.
Beyond the Rookie Debut Patches, popular autograph and memorabilia chases include Chrome Legends Autographs, Future Stars Autographs and 1989 Topps Baseball Autographs.
- Hobby configuration: 24 packs per box, 4 cards per pack
- Box break: 1 autograph, 1 or more numbered parallels
- Secondary market value: $219.95 (subject to change)
Nov. 13: Game of Thrones: Legends of the Realm
Rittenhouse delivers another Game of Thrones set, once again filled with an impressive lineup of autograph signers including Emilia Clarke, Kit Harington, Natalie Dormer, Sophie Turner, Sean Bean, Peter Dinklage and Maisie Williams. Anchored by a 99-card base set, this release focuses on the most popular characters from all eight seasons of the award-winning show.
Beyond the on-card autographs, 1/1 sketch cards and printing plates expect to be among the set’s most popular chases.
- Hobby configuration: 5 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
- Box break: 5 autographs
- Secondary market value: $239.95 (subject to change)
Nov. 15: 2024 Panini Prizm Collegiate Draft Football
Another key product for collectors who focus on collegiate sets, Prizm Collegiate Draft delivers a number of coveted inserts for fans to chase. Anchored by the popular On Campus set — a college spinoff of the Downtown insert — Prizm Collegiate Draft also features Stained Glass, Color Blast Duals and Manga.
Autographs and memorabilia chases include the Jumbo RPAs, Draft Picks Autographs and Prospects Patch Autographs.
- Hobby configuration: 4 packs per box. 10 cards per pack
- Box break: 4 autographs, 4 base silver Prizms, 8 additional Prizms, 8 inserts
- Secondary market value: $225 (subject to change)
Nov. 20: 2024 Topps Gilded Collection Baseball
A high-risk, high-reward set with a price point of more than $100 per card, Gilded arrives with its typical design inspired by all things gold. Collectors can find the all-new Gold Storm SSP /24 inside the set’s 150-card base set.
Autographs include Gold Framed Hall of Famers, Topps Gallery of Gold Autographs, Topps Gilded Champions and Topps Chrome Gold Autographs.
- Hobby configuration: 1 pack per box, 5 cards per pack
- Box break: 3 numbered base cards or inserts, 1 Topps Chrome Gold Autograph, 1 Framed Cut Signature or Framed Autograph Card
- Secondary market value: $649.95 (subject to change)
Nov. 22: 2024 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Racing
Arguably the most important set for racing fans, Topps Chrome F1 returns with a 200-card base checklist and a number of new inserts, such as Helmet Collection, Re-Charged and 1954 Topps.
- Hobby configuration: 12 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
- Box break: 4 base Refractors, 1 Checker Flag Refractor, 3 Dual Color Parallels, 12 inserts, 4 numbered base cards
- Secondary market value: $249.95 (subject to change)
Nov. 22: Panini Certified Football
Though Certified isn’t considered one of Panini’s flagship products, it does feature a number of SSPs worth chasing, including The Mighty, Rookie Certifications and the popular Night Moves.
Alongside the 242-card base set, collectors can chase autograph sets such as Freshman Fabric Mirror Signatures, Piece of the Game Signatures, Rookie Signatures and Canton Certified Signatures.
- Hobby configuration: 10 packs per box, 5 cards per pack
- Box break: 1 Freshman Fabric Signatures, 1 additional autograph, 2 memorabilia cards, 10 inserts
- Secondary market value: $299.95 (subject to change)
Nov. 22: 2024 Topps Star Wars High Tek
Featuring a futuristic vibe, High Tek again features a number of design patterns to chase for each base card such as Throne Room, Hyperspace, Death Star Laser and Imperial Walls. All-new inserts include Wookie-Tek and Spectacular Species while the autograph lineup includes sets such as Double-Sided Dual Autographs.
Collectors can also chase another lineup of all-new 1/1 sketch cards.
- Hobby configuration: 1 pack per box, 20 cards per pack
- Box break: 2 numbered parallels, 14 Base Pattern 1, 2 Base Pattern 2, 1 Base Pattern 3, 1 Base Pattern 6
- Secondary market value: $149.94 (subject to change)
Nov. 24: 2024 Bowman Chrome University Football
Interest in collegiate products continues to grow and the Bowman University line has been a major reason why.
Heavily-driven by its autograph checklist, Bowman Chrome U also delivers popular inserts like Big Kahuna and Ramblin’ Man. Collectors should be sure to dive into the checklist to make sure their favorite players and schools are represented before purchasing.
- Hobby configuration: 24 packs per box, 4 cards per pack
- Box break: 2 autographs per box
- Secondary market value: $199.99 (subject to change)
Nov. 27: 2023 Panini Flawless Football
Another set among Panini’s most high-end offerings, Flawless delivers another lineup of on-card autographs and high-quality memorabilia cards.
Led by its lineup of RPAs — collectors should confirm the checklist before purchasing — Flawless also features Rookie Booklets and Rookie Cleat Autographs for those looking for additional memorabilia.
- Hobby configuration: 1 pack per box, 10 cards per pack
- Box break: 6 autographs, at least two memorabilia cards, at least 1 Gem card, 1 additional autograph or Gem card
- Secondary market value: $4,999.95 (subject to change)
Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct.