8. 2002 Donruss Leaf Rookies and Stars Baseball - The short-printed rookie cards have always been popular. What we especially like are the short-printed star cards. These have been the focus of many set collectors thus far this winter.

7. 2002 Upper Deck SP Game Used Golf - The Tiger Woods autographs are scorching. Packs and boxes have come down in price a little bit, thus making it affordable for the novice collector to get a few packs and shoot for a Tiger.

6. 2002-03 Bowman Signature Basketball - One rookie autograph per pack! Enough said. Oh, and if you are lucky enough to pull a Yao Ming or Dujuan Wagner autograph, count on taking your significant other out to a nice steak dinner!

5. 2002 Topps Tribute Baseball - Another winner from Topps! Unopened boxes are fetching $275 on eBay and climbing by the week. The serial-numbered relics and autographs are smoking hot.

4. 2002 Topps Pristine Football - We love the pack within a pack within a pack concept here. Each pack contains an "encased" serial-numbered refractor, a relic and 5 base cards for $29.95. That's a lot of product for one pack, don't you think?

3. 2002-03 Flair Showcase Basketball - A great product from Fleer. Perhaps the best basketball set to hit the shelves thus far this season. The Avant-Card rookies are flying.

2. 2002 Topps T-206 Series 3 Honus Wagner relic - With only 5 copies of this card ready to be released when the product hits shelves next month, the search will take on a life of its own. T-206 is the best product of the year, and the third series should only add to its legend.

1. 2002 Donruss Leaf Rookies and Stars football - The best looking football set of the year. You are guaranteed a rookie card per pack. Now, what other product can say that?