New! 2013 Topps Chrome Baseball

[All In Cards]

[FONT=verdana, courier new,courier,tahoma,sans-serif]Topps Chrome Baseball showcases the top MLB rookies from the 2013 season.
This year’s edition will contain a number of new designs, including
Die-Cuts, Red Hot Rookies, and ’72 Topps, to name a few that will be
must-haves in your Chrome collection!



BOX BREAK:

(2) AUTOGRAPHED CARDS



PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS:

· (2) AUTOGRAPHED CARDS GUARANTEED IN EVERY HOBBY BOX

· AUTOGRAPHED ROOKIE CARDS - WILL BE SIGNED ON-CARD - includes the
following REFRACTOR PARALLELS:

Ø Basic & Color Refractor Parallels: #’d to 499, Blue #’d to 199, Black #’d
to 100, Sepia #’d to 75, Gold #’d to 50, Red #’d to 25

Ø Hobby Only Refractor Parallels: Atomic #’s to 10, Super Fractor #’d 1 of
1

Ø Printing Plates - #’d 1 of 1 – Hobby Only

· INSERT AUTOGRAPH CARDS

Ø Back-to-Back Die-Cut Autographs - #’d to 5 - Hobby Only

Ø 2013 Topps Red-Hot Rookies - #’d to 25

· AUTOGRAPH CARDS

Ø Autographed Chrome Buybacks - #’d to 10

Ø Triple Autographs - #’d to 5 – NEW!

Ø Ultimate Chase Cards – NEW!

· CHROME INSERT CARDS

Ø Chrome Connections Die Cuts - Die-cut cards, featuring one player, each
card can be connected to create multiple combinations – NEW!

§ Die Cut Auto Parallel - #’d to 25 or less

§ Die Cut Relics Parallel - #’d to 25 or less

Ø 1972 Topps Chrome - Chrome version of the 1972 Topps design using the top
MLB® players– NEW!

§ Autograph Parallel - #’d to 25

Ø DIVISION DIE-CUT BOXLOADER - A box topper in the shape of a division
flag; printed on foilboard & features sticker autographs of 5 modern MLB®
players in the division, one from each team - #’d to 25

Ø AUTO PATCH BASE CARD VARIATIONS - #’d to 10 – Hobby Only

Ø UNCUT SHEET REDEMPTION - Includes both Refractor Base Card & X-Fractor
Base Card uncut sheets – Hobby Only

Ø REFRACTOR HOT BOX - Every base card in the box will be a refractor –
Hobby Only

· BASE CARDS

Ø Veterans - from2013 Topps Series 1 & 2

Ø Rookie Cards - 2013 MLB® Rookie subjects

Ø Base Card Variations

Ø Base Card Parallels - includes the following Refractor Parallels:

§ Refractor & X-Fractor

§ Color Refractor Parallels: Blue #’d to 199, Black #’d to 100, Sepia #’d
to 75, Gold #’d to 50, Red #’d to 25

§ Hobby Only Refractor Parallels: Atomic #’s to 10, Super Fractor #’d 1 of
1

§ Printing Plates - #’d 1 of 1 – Hobby Only

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[ballerskrip]

Looks nice, is there an approximate release date?

 

[All In Cards]

Looks nice, is there an approximate release date?

Duh, you would think that would be important info, lol



Release date Wednesday August 28th, 2013

 

[mkhawk21]

Duh, you would think that would be important info, lol


Release date Wednesday August 28th, 2013

Man, it's kind of a tease! Have to wait a whole 8 months before the product comes out! Should be hot though!!

 

[All In Cards]

Man, it's kind of a tease! Have to wait a whole 8 months before the product comes out! Should be hot though!!

tell me about it, I have to preorder soon and have no clue how many to ask for

 

[mkhawk21]

tell me about it, I have to preorder soon and have no clue how many to ask for

If Chrome for last football season was any indication, a lot! Thats tough though because that is so late in the season but with the playoff push going on, there will be a lot of buzz!

 

[smapdi]

No Pink or Camo refractors? They'll probably be in there unannouncedly, because 9 parallels isn't enough. Plus whatever retail exclusives. Maybe they'll be the Target/Walmart sets.

I'm sure I'll chase the 1972 set.

I am curious about the uncut X-fractor sheet. I actually might want to get those for my card room.

Anyway, they should be pretty sweet as usual with this year's design.

That is all.

 

[cmnkb8]

There is no Harper or Darvish RC for 2013. I'd think this will be a dud like most years.

 

[dp33]

2009 had Tommy Hanson, which were ridiculously hot at the time.
2010 had Strasburg, Heyward, Stanton, and Castro. Plus the wrapper redemptions.
2011 had Hosmer and Kimbrel. First Beachy autos I believe.

It hasn't been a dud for a long time in my opinion. Aside from curling and scratches and off-center cards...

 

[cmnkb8]

Wax prices have all gone down shortly after release each time except 2012.

2010 was particularly horrible. Strasburg was SP (despite Topps' claim to the contrary) and scrub autos were popping up left and right. Wax prices plummeted, and you still had a good chance to lose your ass opening the stuff even at a huge discount.

Even the better players' autos are cheap compared to Bowman Chrome. This stuff doesn't hold value at all (unless they are SSP like Strasburg or Hosmer), and is a bad break for the price point considering what you normally get.

 

[Keyser Soze]

Wax prices have all gone down shortly after release each time except 2012.

2010 was particularly horrible. Strasburg was SP (despite Topps' claim to the contrary) and scrub autos were popping up left and right. Wax prices plummeted, and you still had a good chance to lose your ass opening the stuff even at a huge discount.

Even the better players' autos are cheap compared to Bowman Chrome. This stuff doesn't hold value at all (unless they are SSP like Strasburg or Hosmer), and is a bad break for the price point considering what you normally get.

Absolutely right, I remember boxes of 2010 were DIRT cheap because they nearly doubled theprevious years print run, which forced them to add a ton of common rookie autographs. I think hobby boxes were getting UNDER $40 for a period of time, which is unheard of. People were busting boxes at discount prices of around $40 and were still losing money pulling 2 base autographs of guys like Mike McCoy, Jesse English, Tyler Colvin, Cesar "An auto so nice he signed em twice" Valdez, Kanekoa Texeria, Brandon Kicks, the John's (Link, Jay, Ely), Lance Zawadski, Drew Butera, Esmil Rogers, Daniel McCutchen, Ruben Tejada, Cole Gillespie, Alex Burnett, Luke Hughes, Kevin Russo........ do I really need to continue because I'm about to projectile vomit????

 

[Keyser Soze]

They STILL struggle to get $40

2010 Topps Chrome Baseball Hobby Box Factory SEALED | eBay

 

[dp33]

Well, I guess it depends on whether you're a 1) collector or flipper, and 2) true RC collector or major-league-uniform RC collector. I prefer the 2010 TC Stanton over the 2008 BC Stanton, the 2011 TC Teheran and Minor and Belt over the BC versions, etc., so that's where I'm coming from.

To me, the reason TC always bottoms out is the condition of the cards. 2010 had terrible warping and even worse surfaces, and 2011 had countless auto cards that were obviously mis-cut. 2012, aside from the awful Lawrie signatures, seemed to have none of those issues. On the other hand, I can't think of any Topps Chrome auto in the last 3 years that I would rather have less than Tyler Pastornicky or Liam Hendriks. I suppose maybe Alex Burnett in 2010, but even Josh Donaldson made you some money if you waited long enough.

**edit** oops there it is - Lance Zawadski

 

[cmnkb8]

I don't think the condition is what bottoms out TC. Even if 90% of TC cards came out of the pack mint, they still wouldn't hold value because it's not a product most collectors care much about. "MLB RC" autos aren't as highly desired as their Bowman Chrome "prospect" counterparts. Even for players that don't have "prospect" Bowman Chrome autographs, their TC auto prices are depressed because it doesn't say "Bowman" on the card. Also, since TC can only have "MLB RC" autos (or second year players) and not prospects, the majority of the players will be "cup of coffee" type guys that aren't worth anything in the first place. For a product that sells for a shade under $800/case on release, it's just too expensive for what you get.

 

[dp33]

Says the person who has already posted 3 times in the thread... There is a huge glut of this stuff on ebay when it releases, so somebody cares. And if they stop caring, woohoo for me - more cheap singles on the secondary market and lower prices on a box. I'm not rippin' for flippin', so TC has what I want - non-prospect rookie autos and refractors. And I would buy a lot more if 90% came mint out of the box, that's for sure.

That said, definitely not looking to add Cesar Valdez or Cole Gillespie autos to my collection either.

 

[cmnkb8]

The glut that comes out on release each year is from the rip and flippers who buy into hype and come away sorely disappointed. Some will swear they'll never open the product again, but of course they do it again next year. It's a vicious cycle.

If TC is what you collect great. Nothing wrong with that. To each their own. My point is that this product is way overpriced for what is it if you're looking to rip and flip, since interest from collectors in general is tepid.

 

[sruchris]

I've collected every year of Topps Chrome and didn't buy any 2010 due to the warping.

 

[markakis8]

tell me about it, I have to preorder soon and have no clue how many to ask for

I would get a lot. Topps Chrome is usually a great seller. Last year's was a blast.

 

[markakis8]

2010 was definitely a stinky year but mostly b/c of the warped cards. Horrible. Hopefully that never happens again. Bowman Chrome from that year had similar issues. The auto checklist wasn't bad - it has some sleepers. Stras, Stanton, Starlin Castro, Heyward, Santana, Jay, Leake, AJax, Nova, Heisey...that's just off the top of my head. Probably forgetting a couple good ones.

 

[markakis8]

This year will definitely have autos of Machado, Bundy, Profar, Shelby Miller, Mike Olt, Tyler Skaggs and I'm sure at some point Wil Myers, d'Arnaud, Billy Hamilton, Sano, etc will be called up and a couple of those will be inserted in the auto checklist as well.