The holiday season is upon us as shoppers look to cross off names and items on their Christmas Wish Lists. As shoppers look for gift ideas for the sports collectors on their list, new sports card products are always a great idea with a whole new line of trading cards expected to hit the local sports card stores shelves throughout the month of December. The 2022 December Sports Card New Release Calendar is loaded with products from the NFL, Major League Baseball, the NHL, the NBA, soccer including the World Cup and more.
As you start to look at the 2022 December Sports Card New Release Calendar the month is loaded with endless sports card products to choose from. One notable release that headlines the group is 2022 Topps Five Star Baseball which is one of the higher end products released for baseball cards during the year. Five Star baseball delivers one pack per box, two cards per packs as baseball card collectors shoot to land one of the many high-end inserts featured. These high-end inserts include Auto Relic Book Cards, Auto Jumbo Patch Cards, Metallic Ink Autographs, and Multi-Autographed cards. Here is a look at the 2022 Topps Five Star Checklist.
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Sports Card New Release Calendar – December 2022
2022 Topps Five Star Baseball is just one of the many exciting trading card products hitting the shelves in December. Here are few of the other highlighted sports card products hitting the shelves in December 2022:
Notable 2022 December Sports Card New Release Products
2022 December Sports Card new Release – 2022 Panini Absolute Football (release 12/2/2022)
One of the first big releases of the 2022 NFL trading card product hits the hobby shop shelves on December 2nd, 2022. That product is 2022 Panini Absolute Football which is sure to deliver a great all-around product with some great inserts including the famous Panini Kaboom! Inserts as well as SSP Absolute Glass inserts. Look for rookie cards (100) and veterans (100) with in the 200-card base set.
Hobby Box – 3 packs per box, 5 cards per pack (3 Auto, 2 Memorabilia, 1 Insert, 2 Parallels per box)
Case Hit – 1 Panini Kaboom! Insert and 1 Absolute Glass per case
2021-22 Panini Contenders Optic Basketball (release 12/14/2022)
As we it back and wait for some of the 2022-23 NBA products to hit the shelves, many of the top tier products from the 2021-22 NBA line are hitting the shelves. That is the case in mid-December as 2021-22 Panini Contenders Optic Basketball will be hitting the shelves. 2021-22 Panini Contenders Optic Basketball delivers one autograph per box for collectors while also a chance to land popular inserts such as Lottery Ticket, Uniformity, and Legendary Tandems.
Hobby Box Break – 1 pack per box, 6 cards per pack (1 Auto, 2 Inserts, 2 Parallels, 1 Base Season Ticket)
2022 Panini Eminence FIFA World Cup Qatar Soccer (release 12/23/2022)
While the 2022 FIFA World Cup will be wrapped up when 2022 Panini Eminence FIFA World Cup Qatar Soccer hits the shelves, it won’t stop the popularity of one of the most popular soccer sports cards products to hit the market this year. Panini will look to deliver with this high-end product that features nine autographs per box including first time on-card autos of soccer star Kylian Mbappe but also of other stars such as Vinicius Jr.
Hobby Box Break – 1 pack per box, 10 cards per pack (9 Autographs, 1 Additional Card)
2021-22 Upper Deck SP Authentic Hockey (release 12/21/2023)
As the ongoing pandemic has created such a riot and interest in the sports card market, 2021-22 NHL products are still hitting the market slowly despite the start of the 2022-23 NHL season. One of those products hitting the shelves in late December is 2021-22 Upper Deck SP Authentic Hockey. 2021-22 Upper Deck SP Authentic Hockey delivers a 200-card base set featuring 100 veterans and 100 future watch rookie cards. In addition, look for two autographs per box along with a wide range of inserts and parallels including Limited Auto Material and Auto Patch cards of some of the best NHL players from 2021-22 NHL season.
Hobby Box Break – 10 packs per box, 9 cards per pack (10 SP Die Cuts/SP Top Rookie Cards, 8 Limited Red Cards, 7 Regular Pageantry Cards, 1 Auto Future Watch Rookie Card, 1 Additional Auto, 1 #d base set insert, 1 Spectrum FX Bounty Card on average per box)
2022 Topps Chrome Black Baseball (release 12/16/2022)
The final highlighted sports card product releasing in December is 2022 Topps Chrome Black Baseball. As Topps Chrome has been a popular design for years with a long list of color parallels available, Topps Chrome Black offers a sleek satin black chrome design. 2022 Topps Chrome Black delivers a 100-card base set as well as rare base set rookie variation design inserts. Each box is sure to deliver a great product for any baseball fan on your Christmas Shopping List.
Hobby Box Break – 1 pack per box, 4 cards per pack (1 Encased Chrome Auto, 1 Refractor Parallel, and 2 Chrome Base cards on average per box)
New Release Calendar December (Recently Released)
2022 Panini Three and Two Baseball
2022 Panini Mosaic Choice Baseball
2022 Topps Update Series Baseball
2022 Panini Origins Football International
2022 Panini Revolution WNBA Basketball
2022 Bowman Chrome Baseball
2022 Topps Heritage Minor League Baseball
2022 Tristar Hidden Autographed Basketball – Season Edition
2022 Leaf Exotic Multi-Sport
Sports Card New Release Calendar (Upcoming Releases)
December 1st – 10th Sports Card New Release Products
12/01/2022
2022 Upper Deck All Elite Wrestling (AEW)
12/02/2022
2022 Panini Absolute Football
2022 Panini Flawless Collegiate Football
2022 Topps Formula 1 Racing
2022 Topps Stadium Club Baseball
12/07/2022
2022 Panini Donruss Optic Baseball
2022 Topps Heritage High Number Baseball
12/09/2022
2022 Leaf Decadence Multi-Sport
2022 Onyx Vintage Extended Series Baseball
December 11th – 20th Sports Card New Release Products
12/14/2022
2021-22 Panini Contenders Optic Basketball
2022 Super Glow Football
2021-22 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Hockey
12/16/2022
2021-22 Panini Mosaic Basketball Fast Break
2022 Topps Chrome Black Baseball
2022-23 Topps NHL Sticker Collection Hockey Box & Album
2022 Tristar Hidden Treasures Football Mini Helmet Platinum Edition
December 21st-31st Sports Card New Release Products
12/21/2022
2022 Panini Donruss Optic UFC
2022 Panini Prizm Racing
2022 Super Break Pieces of the Past One Time Edition Series 2
2022 Topps Five Star Baseball
2021-22 Upper Deck Clear Cut Hockey
2021-22 Upper Deck SP Authentic Hockey
12/22/2022
2022 Wild Card Auto Mania Football
12/23/2022
2022 Panini Eminence FIFA World Cup Qatar Soccer
2023 Pro Set Pure Multi-Sport
2022 Topps MLS Finest Soccer
12/28/2022
2022 Panini Mosaic Football Choice
2022 Topps Chrome Formula 1 Racing
12/30/2022
2022 Panini Capstone Baseball
2022 Panini Chronicles WWE
2022 Panini Flawless Baseball
2022 Panini Mosaic Football
2022 Panini XR Football
2022 Pro Set Metal Football Hobby & Jumbo
Undated December Releases (Some Products Will Be Delayed)
2022 Bowman Chrome Road to UEFA Under 21 European Championship Soccer
2022 Leaf Lumber Hockey
2022 Leaf Draft Football Hobby Blaster
2021-22 O-Pee-Chee Platinum Hockey
2022 Topps Chrome Road to UEFA Nations League Final
2022 Topps Gilded Collection Baseball
2022 Topps Triple Threads Baseball
2022 Topps Chrome Update Series Baseball
2021-22 Upper Deck Allure Hockey
2021-22 Upper Deck Credentials Hockey
2021-22 Upper Deck Ice Hockey
2021-22 Upper Deck Skybox Metal Universe Hockey
2021-22 Upper Deck Premier Hockey
2021-22 Upper Deck SP Game Used Hockey
2021-22 Upper Deck SPx Hockey
2021-22 Upper Deck Synergy Hockey
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