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2017 Topps Chrome...who else is excited?

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  • sinoth23sinoth23 Posts: 152 ✭✭

    Centered Mantles - nice haul. The cards look great.

  • WaltWalt Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭

    Anyone trading?

  • lahmejoonlahmejoon Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭✭

    I went looking today at Walmart, just for kicks. There was a display box that you guys described, but nothing in it. Are the stores only getting one of those displays with the mixture of boxes and packs and once they're gone, they're gone? I couldn't imagine that would be the case.

  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭
    edited August 6, 2017 3:56AM

    I'm trading. Let me know your wants list . Looks like the stores only got 1 display case Not sure when restock is Corey

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • I just busted my first Jumbo box of Topps Chrome and only got 4 autographs. Talk about a let down lol

    Joe

    IG: goatcollectibles23

    The biggest lesson I've learned in this hobby, and in life, is that if you have a strong conviction, you owe it to yourself to see it through. Don't sell yourself, or your investments, short. Unless the facts change. Then sell it all.
  • TheMickTheMick Posts: 217 ✭✭✭

    I picked up the only box left at my nearby Walmart but I have not opened it yet. I might keep this one sealed. It's the 10 pack box.

  • KendallCatKendallCat Posts: 3,009 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cracked some retail stuff and 1 jumbo so far and not doing well to date. Seems like the Cotton kid from the A's is in every pack but not much in the way of Judge or Bellinger. Two jumbo boxes to go!

    KC

  • pjb103183pjb103183 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭

    Cracked 2 mega blasters and 4 regular blasters...not a single judge. I did find an auto in each mega blaster, one of which was a green /99...the sepia bellinger was a decent find as well




  • belzbelz Posts: 1,217 ✭✭✭

    Good luck on your remaining boxes Keith...I didn't do well either.

    "Wots Uh The Deal" by Pink Floyd
  • KendallCatKendallCat Posts: 3,009 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @belz said:
    Good luck on your remaining boxes Keith...I didn't do well either.

    Thank you. Cracked another jumbo plus 1 pack this evening and little guy pulled a good one ;)

  • JudgeItoJudgeIto Posts: 68 ✭✭✭

    Friday night I stopped at 2 Walmarts only to find empty display boxes, also stopped at 2 Targets and there was no sign that they had received any; no empty display box, and no open spaces on the shelves where they might've been. Wife suggested we stop at one more Walmart, a little out of the way, but no too far, walked in expecting to see another empty display, only to find a full display, 2 jumbo blasters, 4 regular blasters and six rack packs. I picked up the jumbos, and a couple of the blasters and rack packs. Left behind the stragglers so someone else could have some excitement of finding them. Went to my LCS on Saturday, and was told he sold all the Chrome he received within a couple hours, he said one guy spent $1,200! He asked his distributor for more, but was told they were out.

    Fast forward to Tuesday, wife stopped at Target for something and checked to see if they had any Chrome "just in case". They had 12 blasters! So she picked up a few. What I can't figure out is why was Target so late to get them in, and why did they only have regular blasters as opposed to the display type boxes that Walmart received? Did I just get lucky with timing of when they were set out vs when wife was there?

    I haven't opened too much of the product yet, but I've pulled a 1987 style Judge, a Judge prizm, base Judge, base Bellinger, and a Rizzo SP.

    No autos yet, or any other significant scores, but hunting for these has been a lot of fun!

  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭

    Great pics and hits. Keep them coming

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • jordangretzkyfanjordangretzkyfan Posts: 2,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    After reading this thread, I decided I needed to try some of this new shiny stuff too. The local Walmart was freshly stocked earlier this week. I don't usually break modern, but everyone here showcased some nice cards.

  • jordangretzkyfanjordangretzkyfan Posts: 2,486 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Overall, these cards look really cool in person and have a nice thick Chrome feel. Out of the two mega blasters, here were the hits: 1 purple refractor, 1 negative, 2 prism to round out the inserts.

    I loved 1987 Topps as a kid, so I always have a soft spot for that design. The only two noteworthy cards were the Olsen blue refractor auto and the Judge refractor. Too bad Judge wasn't the auto...

  • pjb103183pjb103183 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭

    Busted a hobby box:


  • pjb103183pjb103183 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭

    The Bautista is #'d to 75, and the Hursh auto is #'d to 20...still not a single Judge to be found

  • WaltWalt Posts: 1,275 ✭✭✭

    If anyone has any higher end Moncada I would be interested. I have Judge, and a ton of retail only parallels. LMK what you need. Thanks

  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I purchased a few blasters from Target.

    The future stars was in there just because I liked the color!

    Did pull a manmade rarity:


    Mike
  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭

    Sick pull on the rizzo

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • georgebailey2georgebailey2 Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭
    edited August 13, 2017 9:56AM

    I am tempted to get a blaster box or two. I have checked two of the local Targets last Saturday and yesterday (Thursday) but neither showed any indication of any Chrome having been there. They did have Stadium Club.
    The two nearby Walmarts in sw CT haven't carried cards of any kind for over a year. I am not sure if that practice is state-wide or not.

    May check the Targets again tomorrow.

    Update 8-13-17: I had to drive up to Boston to pick up two of my sons from a sailing trip with their uncle and cousin. I stopped at one of my local Targets (no Chrome, yet), one Walmart in CT (Newington - they had cards but no sign of chrome), 4 Walmarts in MA (no chrome or indications in 3 and 1 did not carry cards) and 3 Targets in MA (2 had no chrome but one did have the value packs of 3 + 1 with 3 pink refractors).

    I did pick up 5 of the value packs. No big hits. I did get a Judge and Benintendi base card. A couple of "prizm" refractors (Gardner and Encarnacion), a negative (Desmond), 5 refractors, 2 Freshman, 1 Future, 1 Then & Now and 5 87's.

    There was one card I was confused by, though. It was a Freddie Freeman. It is not a refractor but the background coloring does not look natural. The bottom portion is silver up to his knees (landscape card) and green the rest of the way up. My guess is it is just the regular card.

  • pjb103183pjb103183 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭

    Anyone else notice a lot of no name Oakland A's autos coming out of these packs?

  • TheMickTheMick Posts: 217 ✭✭✭

    I got lucky on Friday with this find at a Walmart.

  • pjb103183pjb103183 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭

    Busted another hobby box...nothing to note on the autos, but I did find these:





  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭

    Awesome Harper and Bellinger.

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • Live in Iowa and on a drive back from vacationing in Colorado, I stopped at a LCS and multiple Walmarts to pick up a few blasters and a jumbo. Will report any good findings.

  • sinoth23sinoth23 Posts: 152 ✭✭

    Nice rips all. Anybody looking to complete refractor sets? Have a bunch of them I'm looking to move. Mainly retail variety - pink, sepia, xfractor, and base. Can provide a list and/or pics. Thanks

  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I bought a hobby box and some blasters at Target.

    For the money, it seems like the blasters are a better buy.

    I pulled a 2nd Hursh auto - what are the odds?

    Mike
  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭

    pm sent

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Just wanted to add a little levity to the topic of Topps Chrome and all the parallels.

    Since this year's rookies have caused some excitement, I wound up buying blasters from Target and Walmart.

    What I find absolutely mind boggling is the amount of parallels to the "base chrome" card.

    I'm only gonna show you the ones that I have - personally - pulled from my rips.

    And. There's way more!

    I wish I had all the parallels with the same player - that would've been a statistical improbability - I could see someone trying to get 1 each of all Judge cards e.g. I'm sure that would set ya back a bit of coin!

    First off:

    Top Left: Chrome Refractor Top Right: Chrome

    Bottom Left: Chrome X-fractor (Walmart only) Bottom Right: Chrome Sepia Refractor

    Having fun yet?

    Top Left: card just says Chrome - but you can see the "effect" - it's probably the one they're calling a "prism" - need a Topps expert! Top Right - Chrome Negative (some webs calling it a refractor but it doesn't state it on the back - Oh Geez!)

    Bottom Left: Purple Chrome 23/299 (makes me want to write a song Purple Chrome - to the tune Purple Rain) (I believe Target only? Some webs calling them refractors but not on the card does it state that) Bottom Right: Green Chrome 16/99 - again just says Chrome on card - "not" refractor while that's what it being called.

    Bottom/bottom: Red Chrome 1/5 (again not written as refractor - tho being called it - now this a big pull since there's only 5 on the entire planet - as if anyone would want it that way?)

    Now they do have a 1/1 called a Superfractor!

    Makes me want to write a song - Superfractoralogisticexpialodocious - done to the musical tune Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious....

    Superfractoralogisticexpialodocious,
    Even though the thought of it is something quite atrocious!
    If you say it loud enough, you surely will get nauseous!
    Superfractoralagisticexpialodocious. [crazy]

    If this is a bit sophomoric? Guilty as charged.

    Mike
  • georgebailey2georgebailey2 Posts: 1,078 ✭✭✭

    FYI, the 25% off code (POST25) at FansEdge works on the Topps Chrome Hobby Box. I assume the Fanatics code will work also, but they list the box at $109.99 there versus $99.99 on their FansEdge site. Didn't check MLB or Hall of Fame, but assume they use the Fanatics pricing rather than their FansEdge pricing. On FansEdge, ended up just under $80 with shipping.

  • NJ80sBBCNJ80sBBC Posts: 748 ✭✭✭✭

    Thanks Georgebailey2! picked up some based off of your post. $80 is a steal and I got ebates and CC points back too.

    John

    Conundrum - Loving my unopened baseball card collection....but really like ripping too
  • pjb103183pjb103183 Posts: 1,330 ✭✭✭

    Hobby boxes are 79.99 with free shipping @ fansedge.com for the next 18 hours

  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭

    Just picked 1 box up also, best price in town or internet.

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • seebelowseebelow Posts: 1,643 ✭✭✭

    besides judge, who are the other good to great hits?

    those are really some good looking cards...ur def swaying me to modern...keep posting pics....def keeps the hobby growing..bowman chrome still around? I've been ripping some older bowman for fun... and gambling (harper trout)

    Interested in higher grade vintage cards. Aren't we all. image
  • MarsAttacksMarsAttacks Posts: 279 ✭✭✭

    This thread got me so interested in this product, I bought a jumbo box online for ripping when it arrives next week. Might also stop by the local Target to see if they have any on the shelves.

    Go Dodgers!
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I pulled this from a blaster.

    I just want to finish the base set of 200. Right now I'm 10 shy. Will see if I don't pick up any more? I'm hoping to see about a trade.

    I also did the Bowman set - base completed. BP set close. Don't think I want to complete the chromes - too difficult.

    Mike
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭

    This should be here also.

    A good reference from this month's Baseball Beckett.

    Having all of them of your favorite player? Pure nirvana!

    Mike
  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭

    Mike. If you need any to finish your set let me know. Corey

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭

    a little 2017 chrome poppage.
    Line # Item # Cert # Grade Description Type
    1 1 27868543 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Freshman Flash FF1 Yoan Moncada Card
    2 1 27868544 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Freshman Flash FF5 Cody Bellinger Card
    3 1 27868545 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Freshman Flash FF10 Alex Bregman Card
    4 1 27868546 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Freshman Flash FF11 Aaron Judge Card
    5 1 27868547 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Freshman Flash FF20 Andrew Benintendi Card
    6 1 27868548 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Bowman Then & Now 1 Kris Bryant Card
    7 1 27868549 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Bowman Then & Now 1 Kris Bryant Card
    8 1 27868550 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Bowman Then & Now 18 Nolan Arenado Card
    9 1 27868551 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Bowman Then & Now 20 Mike Trout Card
    10 1 27868552 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Future Stars FS-1 Gary Sanchez Card
    11 1 27868553 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Future Stars FS-15 Corey Seager Card
    12 1 27868554 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Rookie Autographs RA-TM Trey Mancini Green Refractor Card
    13 1 27868555 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 194 Trea Turner Black Jersey-Blue Refractor Card
    14 1 27868556 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 9 Alex Bregman White Jersey-Purple Refractor Card
    15 1 27868557 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 1 Kris Bryant With Helmet Card
    16 1 27868558 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 1 Kris Bryant With Helmet Card
    17 1 27868559 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 79 Cody Bellinger Card
    18 1 27868560 EXCELLENT-MINT 6 2017 Topps Chrome 102 Nolan Arenado White Jersey Card
    19 1 27868561 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 169 Aaron Judge Catching Card
    20 1 27868562 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 169 Aaron Judge Catching Card
    21 1 27868563 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 169 Aaron Judge Catching Card
    22 1 27868564 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 173 Anthony Rizzo Horizontal Card
    23 1 27868565 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 200 Mike Trout White Jersey Card
    24 1 27868566 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 200 Mike Trout White Jersey Card
    25 1 27868567 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 200 Mike Trout White Jersey Card
    26 1 27868568 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 75 Yoan Moncada Running-Refractor Card
    27 1 27868569 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 79 Cody Bellinger Refractor Card
    28 1 27868570 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 79 Cody Bellinger Sepia Refractor Card
    29 1 27868571 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 173 Anthony Rizzo Horizontal-Sepia Refractor Card
    30 1 27868572 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 48 Bryce Harper White Jersey-X-Fractor Card
    31 1 27868573 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 48 Bryce Harper White Jersey-X-Fractor Card
    32 1 27868574 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 79 Cody Bellinger X-Fractor Card
    33 1 27868575 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 1 Kris Bryant With Helmet-Pink Refractor Card
    34 1 27868576 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 9 Alex Bregman White Jersey-Pink Refractor Card
    35 1 27868577 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 25 Clayton Kershaw With Hat-Pink Refractor Card
    36 1 27868578 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 50 Corey Seager Pink Refractor Card
    37 1 27868579 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 75 Yoan Moncada Running-Pink Refractor Card
    38 1 27868580 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 79 Cody Bellinger Pink Refractor Card
    39 1 27868581 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 100 Andrew Benintendi White Jersey-Pink Refractor Card
    40 1 27868582 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 122 Gary Sanchez Pink Refractor Card
    41 1 27868583 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 169 Aaron Judge Catching-Pink Refractor Card
    42 1 27868584 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 173 Anthony Rizzo Horizontal-Pink Refractor Card
    43 1 27868585 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 200 Mike Trout White Jersey-Pink Refractor Card
    44 1 27868586 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 25 Clayton Kershaw With Hat Card
    45 1 27868587 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 25 Clayton Kershaw With Hat Card
    46 1 27868588 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 75 Yoan Moncada Running Card
    47 1 27868589 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 100 Andrew Benintendi White Jersey Card
    48 1 27868590 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 100 Andrew Benintendi White Jersey Card
    49 1 27868591 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 1987 Topps 87T-1 Kris Bryant Card
    50 1 27868592 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 1987 Topps 87T-8 Aaron Judge Card
    51 1 27868593 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 1987 Topps 87T-8 Aaron Judge Card
    52 1 27868594 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 2017 Topps Chrome 1987 Topps 87T-8 Aaron Judge Card
    53 1 27868595 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 1987 Topps 87T-8 Aaron Judge Card
    54 1 27868596 MINT 9 OC 2017 Topps Chrome 1987 Topps 87T-5 Alex Bregman Card
    55 1 27868597 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 1987 Topps 87T15 Nolan Arenado Card
    56 1 27868598 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 1987 Topps 87T22 Anthony Rizzo Card
    57 1 27868599 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 1987 Topps 87T25 Andrew Benintendi Card
    58 1 27868600 MINT 9 2017 Topps Chrome 25 Clayton Kershaw With Hat-X-Fractor Card
    59 1 27868601 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 169 Aaron Judge Catching-X-Fractor Card
    60 1 27868602 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome 169 Aaron Judge Catching Card
    61 1 27868603 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Freshman Flash FF11 Aaron Judge Card
    62 1 27868604 NEAR MINT-MINT 8 2017 Topps Chrome 1987 Topps 87T-8 Aaron Judge Card
    63 1 27868605 GEM MINT 10 2017 Topps Chrome Freshman Flash FF5 Cody Bellinger Green Refractor

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • Nice scoring. First time I've really collected/subbed chrome. Any peculiar themes for them? Only thing I've noticed outside of the ordinary is light/slight lines on the front...are they typical or do you get dinged on those? Thanks in advance and congrats again.

  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭

    Thanks. I'm scratching me head on a few of the bellinger. They graded down on the star power which is typical. They grade the stars harder which is wrong. Surface scratches be careful of. The psa 6 I totally missed something and the 30th centering probably was the culprit. I love the chrome though

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • MarsAttacksMarsAttacks Posts: 279 ✭✭✭

    Nice poppage! Are the Bellingers going to be for sale?

    My jumbo box is coming cross country via Pony Express (i.e. UPS Ground), and the excitement is building to rip it!

    Go Dodgers!
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Great job Corey.

    Haven't seen any Chrome at Target/Walmart lately - will look again this week - hopefully they're not done distributing?

    I have an 800 ct. box full of Chrome and NOT one #79 Bellinger.

    Mike
  • Stone193Stone193 Posts: 24,438 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @firedawg45 said:
    Mike. If you need any to finish your set let me know. Corey

    Thanx for the offer Corey.

    Will keep you posted.

    Mike
  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭

    All bellinger are for sale. My target had a few value packs. But seems like target n Walmart are not getting much at all

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • rcmb3220rcmb3220 Posts: 1,108 ✭✭✭✭

    Cody got caught up on signing while on the DL. Got this in the mail yesterday. This one will probably go to bgs, I'll send the non autos to psa.

  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭

    Sweet belly auto. I have yet to pull that auto. Congrats

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
  • Picked up a few boxes from the fansedge special to rip with my daughter.

    We did pretty well. 4 different Judges, blue refractor Harper, Lewis Brinson blue auto /150, kris Bryant purple refractor, Bryant then/now orange auto redemption /25!, and we pulled a Bellinger auto refractor /499 in the last box.

    We were able to complete a base set plus a significant part of the subsets.

    Ryan Hoge - PSA President, IG: @maysmantle

  • firedawg45firedawg45 Posts: 1,251 ✭✭✭

    Awesome boxes from fans edge. My box sucked from there. Congrats

    # 2 Pete Rose Master Set , also
    collecting 1977 topps baseball in psa 9 and psa 10
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