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2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Refractor Rainbow

MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭
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The newer refractors were discussed the other day so I thought I would share my refractor rainbow set I just completed. For those that don't collect modern cards, a rainbow is a compete set of the various color parrallels of a card. For Topps Chrome its quite a few now, with one added every couple years it seems. The new one this year was Atomic Cystal Refractor. I would have preferred that they added a green refractor.

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2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Base Card & 2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Refractor (1:3)

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2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Xfractor & 2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Orange Refractor

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2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Purple Refractor & 2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Black Refractor 131/299 (1:30)

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2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Blue Refractor 090/199 (1:47) & 2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Atomic Crystal Refractor 106/139 (Hobby Exclusive, 1:341)

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2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Sepia Refractor 29/99 (Hobby Exclusive, 1:33) & 2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Gold Refractor 39/50 (1:188)

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2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Red Refractor 01/25 (Hobby Exclusive, 1:375) & 2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Superfractor 1/1 (1:3,256)


Extra Credit:

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2011 Topps Chrome #87 Tony Gonzalez Printing Plate Yellow 1/1 & Printing Plate Magenta 1/1 (1:814)

Clear Skies,
Mark
Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards.
Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.

Comments

  • TNP777TNP777 Posts: 5,710 ✭✭✭
    perhaps only a fellow player collector can appreciate how hard (and rewarding) something like this is. Well done, Mark - congrats!

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  • DarinDarin Posts: 7,325 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Nice. image
    I didn't even know they had a superfractor 1/1
  • HallcoHallco Posts: 3,651 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Good stuff man! image
  • rexvosrexvos Posts: 3,310 ✭✭✭✭✭
    that is cool!
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  • TmbrWolf22TmbrWolf22 Posts: 583 ✭✭✭
    wow....That is cool. I am doing the exact same thing with the Casey Matthews RCs....I am still needing the Red, and the Atomic. And apparently the sepia (didn't even know about this one). IF anyone has any of these.....LMK.

    Edited to add....Yeah, and the superfractor 1/1. (didn't know about this either)
    Edited again to add.....Need the Blue one also.....gees ow.
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  • miconelegacymiconelegacy Posts: 3,052 ✭
    Great run!! The Superfractor is hard to come by. A lot of times they will never be pulled and will remain in a pack for years, and may never come out.
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  • TmbrWolf22TmbrWolf22 Posts: 583 ✭✭✭
    ok....update to me Casey Matthews RC rainbow collection. Just picked up the Blue, and the Sepia. Now all I need is the Red. Don't think I will go for the 1/1s.... Nice Gonzales collection.
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  • artistlostartistlost Posts: 2,242 ✭✭✭
    Mark,

    Great job. The cards look great! Congrats.

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  • MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭
    Thanks for your comments guys.

    I've been working pretty hard overall on my Gonzo collection this last year and I am up to 82 1/1's now...counting the 2 on the way. I just went a month or more without being able to find any, which seemed strange with the mass of late season products.

    It was nice to see Gonzo move into the second all-time receiving yards place this last year, but it has also resulted in a little spike in price in some of his nicer cards. I guess that's a win-loss for me. If he can play another 10+ years Rice is in danger.

    Glad to complete the rainbow since I work on so many sets and never seen to actually complete anything...lol. I'll put this down as a mini set. Now if I can find the other two printing plates, an error card or two, and then the earlier superfractors I am missing.

    Good luck on your Casey Matthews RC rainbow, Clint. I think he is primed for a great career. It takes a little time with most linebackers and he doesn't have much in supporting cast.

    Clear Skies,
    Mark
    Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards.
    Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
  • mlbfan2mlbfan2 Posts: 3,115 ✭✭✭
    Very nice.

    Although, part of me wants to throw up knowing that they make 14 cards with the same photo.
  • MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭


    << <i>Very nice.

    Although, part of me wants to throw up knowing that they make 14 cards with the same photo. >>




    It's only 12 not counting printing plates...but if you add the regular Topps, then it is 16...or 24 with the printing plates for both cards....or 25 if you want to count the Topps Vault blank back as well. image
    Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards.
    Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
  • MeteoriteGuyMeteoriteGuy Posts: 7,140 ✭✭
    Found another one of the printing plates. Now, lets hope I will get to update the thread one more time someday.

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    Clear Skies,
    Mark
    Collecting PSA graded Steve Young, Marcus Allen, Bret Saberhagen and 1980s Topps Cards.
    Raw: Tony Gonzalez (low #'d cards, and especially 1/1's) and Steve Young.
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