2020 Topps Chrome Black is due out Oct 7.. pre-selling at $350 for a hobby box of just 4 cards (1 auto, 1 refractor parallel, and 2 base cards).
That's gonna be a hard pass from me.
So when it comes to black Chrome cards, I'll stay in the past.. 2004, to be specific. 2004 Topps Retired refractor autos are my main focus, but that's spilled over to the similar looking 2004 Topps Chrome black refractors. I'm crazy enough to be building the entire parallel set. And I've got a notable milestone to trumpet about today: I've just passed the halfway point!
Here are the latest additions that took me over the hump.
I was happy to land the Griffey for just under the price of a blaster. (Seems to be a 3-figure card if graded.. and not even necessarily graded 10.) Nice action shot of Junior robbing a home run from some poor schmuck.
And a sorta similar photo of fellow HOFer Craig Biggio.
As a Padres fan, I especially dig this Trevor Hoffman.
Adrian Beltre is another solid name to check off my wantlist.
A card so nice I bought it twice! Yeah, I got it for a few bucks on eBay.. then discovered it cheaper on Sportlots and decided to grab that one too.. So now I've got a dupe for the Beltre PC.
And some other Sportlots pickups. I just love the look of these cards! Highlights here include fellow Xmas Eve baby Kevin Millwood and 4-time All-Star Troy Glaus.
I've got a few more either on the way or sitting in my COMC inventory, but as far as what's in-hand, here's where I'm at:
248/487
50.92% complete
239 cards left to go
Feel free to take a look at my 2004 Chrome black wantlist and let me know if you've got any I need available for trade.
Thanks!
Those are awfully nice cards in hand. I'll look around to see if I have any extras.
ReplyDeleteOnly one I have is Guillermo Mota. Wish I could help you out, but if I come across any at my LCS or a show, I’ll check your list.
ReplyDelete4 cards for $350? I'm speechless.
ReplyDeleteOkay. Can't not chime in on those beautiful 2004 black refractors. The Hoffman and Griffey cards are sweet!
DeleteI did not hear that! Interesting. I’m sure they will look good.
ReplyDeleteYeah they look cool, but regular Chrome is too expensive, and the black version almost doubles the cost, and you only get a few "hits". Why does everything have to be a mega-high-end product?
ReplyDeleteObviously I am in love with that Jr!
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