A 2026 Topps fat pack tale.
I visited the Target card aisle again Monday as I was there to do some birthday shopping, too.
GOOD NEWS
The shelves were fully restocked (again) and this time filled with 2025 Stadium Club, too, along with 2026 Topps and 2025 Update. (Not my photo, I forgot to take one).
BAD NEWS
The hanger boxes had disappeared. So I grabbed a couple fat packs against my better judgement (they are are a dupes machine).
GOOD NEWS
I found the Ohtani card.
BAD NEWS
A bunch of cards in the first pack were miscut.
GOOD NEWS
None of the Dodgers were miscut and I needed all of them!
GOOD NEWS
The Stars of MLB card was a Paul Skenes.
BAD NEWS
The 1991 insert was:
a) A Rockie
b) A player I don’t know
c) Featuring a city connect uniform I don’t like
GOOD NEWS
Leaps at the wall! (Who needs Stadium Club?)
GOOD NEWS
This card gave me a post idea (No hints. You’ll have to be surprised).
BAD NEWS
I pulled the same Titans of the Game out of both packs.
GOOD NEWS
I like the look of the Greatest Hits inserts.
GOOD NEWS
I realized while shuffling through the cards that the top abbreviation that everyone has been complaining about is actually useful for quickly determining the team (say for searching for cards for a trade).
BAD NEWS
SO MANY DUPES!
I really haven’t purchased much 2026 — one blaster, one hanger box and 3 fat packs — yet the dupes come close to matching the cards I needed.
GOOD NEWS
The team cards make for good night cards, but I haven’t checked to see if they make the binder.
BAD NEWS
Two packs came to 15 bucks. That’s not blaster bad but it’s still 19 cents a card and a lot of those cards were either damaged or I didn’t need!
GOOD NEWS
This is the last 2026 Topps Series 1 post I will make.