2018 Topps High Tek

Description

2018 Topps High Tek was released on October 31, 2018. As usual, all cards are printed on acetate with multiple background pattern parallels. Each 40-card box will contain two autographs and four numbered base/insert cards.

Distribution

40 cards per box (MSRP: $130). 12 boxes per case. Hobby only.

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Odds
Base Pattern 1AL/NL	112	-	10 per box
Base Pattern 2AL/NL	112	-	8 per box
Base Pattern 3AL/NL	112	-	6 per box
Base Pattern 4AL/NL	112	-	4 per box
Rainbow Foil Blue	112	150	?
Rainbow Foil Green	112	99	?
Rainbow Foil Black	112	50	?
Rainbow Foil Orange	112	25	?
Rainbow Foil Red	112	10	?
Rainbow Foil Gold	112	1	?
Magma Diffractor	112	-	3 per box
Magma Diffractor Green	112	99	?
Magma Diffractor Black	112	50	?
Magma Diffractor Orange	112	25	?
Magma Diffractor Red	112	10	?
Magma Diffractor Gold	112	1	?
Orbit Diffractor	112	-	2 per box
Orbit Diffractor Black	112	50	?
Orbit Diffractor Orange	112	25	?
Orbit Diffractor Red	112	10	?
Orbit Diffractor Gold	112	1	?
Galactic Diffractor	112	-	1 per box
Galactic Diffractor Orange	112	25	?
Galactic Diffractor Red	112	10	?
Galactic Diffractor Gold	112	1	?
Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor	112	1	?
Black and White Variations	5	50	?
Black and White Variations Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor	5	one-of-one	?
Portaitek	21	50	?
Portaitek Orange	21	25	?
Portaitek Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor	21	one-of-one	?
Pyroteknics	15	99	?
Pyroteknics Orange	15	25	?
Pyroteknics Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor	15	one-of-one	?
Rookie Tek	15	99	?
Rookie Tek Orange	15	25	?
Rookie Tek Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor	15	one-of-one	?
Tek Autographs	75	-	?
Tek Autographs Green	75	99	?
Tek Autographs Blue	75	75	?
Tek Autographs Black Orbit Diffractor	75	50	?
Tek Autographs Orange Orbit Diffractor	75	25	?
Tek Autographs Red Orbit Diffractor	75	10	?
Tek Autographs Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor	75	one-of-one	?
Black and White Variation Autographs	5	-	?
Black and White Variation Autographs Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor	5	one-of-one	?
Portraitek Autograph	17	99	?
Portraitek Autograph Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor	17	one-of-one	?
Pyroteknics Autograph	10	50	?
Pyroteknics Autograph Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor	10	one-of-one	?
Rookie Tek Autograph	11	50	?
Rookie Tek Autograph Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor	11	one-of-one	?
Buyback Autographs	6	10	?

Checklist

Base Set

NOTES

• As with the previous year's High Tek, there are eight different background patterns in 2018 Topps High Tek with four patterns exclusive to the American League players, and the National Leaguer's getting their own set of four background patterns.
• Each pattern level is tiered with the most common patterns (which we've designated as patterns 1AL and 1NL) and the most scarce (patterns 4AL and 4NL; four per box).

Patterns 1AL, 1NL, 2AL, and 2NL

Patterns 3AL, 3NL, 4AL, and 4NL

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Parallels

NOTE: All Diffractor parallels are available only in Pattern 1.

Rainbow Foil Diffractor

All 112 base cards are available in the following Rainbow Foil Diffractor parallels.

• Blue (serial-numbered to 150 copies)
• Green (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Black (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red (serial-numbered to ten)
• Gold (one-of-one)

Magma Diffractors

All 112 base cards are available in the following Magma Diffractor parallels.

• base
• Green (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Black (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red (serial-numbered to ten)
• Gold (one-of-one)

Orbit Diffractors

All 112 base cards are available in the following Orbit Diffractor parallels.

• base
• Black (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red (serial-numbered to ten)
• Gold (one-of-one)

Galactic Diffractors

All 112 base cards are available in the following Galactic Diffractor parallels.

• base
• Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Red (serial-numbered to ten)
• Gold (one-of-one)

Variations

Black and White

Each Black & White card is serial-numbered to 50 copies, and also available in a Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor parallel.

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Inserts

Portaitek

Each Portraitek is serial-numbered to 50 copies and also available in the following parallels.

• Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Gold SpecTEKular (one-of-one)

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Pyroteknics

Each Pyroteknic is serial-numbered to 99 copies and also available in the following parallels.

• Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Gold SpecTEKular (one-of-one)

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Rookie Tek

Each Rookie Tek is serial-numbered to 99 copies and also available in the following parallels.

• Orange (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Gold SpecTEKular (one-of-one)

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Autographs

Autographs

Each Autograph is also available in the following parallels.

• Green (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
• Blue (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
• Black Orbit (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Orange Orbit (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
• Gold SpecTEKular (one-of-one)

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Black and White Variation Autographs

Each Black & White Autograph is also available in a one-of-one Gold SpecTEKular Diffractor parallel.

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Portraitek Autograph

Each Portraitek Autograph is serial-numbered to 99 copies and also available in the following parallels.

• Black (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
• Gold SpecTEKular (one-of-one)

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Pyroteknics Autograph

Each Pyroteknics Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies and also available in a one-of-one Gold SpecTEKular parallel.

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Rookie Tek Autograph

Each Rookie Tek Autograph is serial-numbered to 50 copies and also available in a one-of-one Gold SpecTEKular parallel.

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Buyback Autographs

Each Buyback Autograph is serial-numbered to ten.

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