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2010 Topps Chrome hobby box

Description

Arriving on October 5, 2010, 2010 Topps Chrome features a 220 base set consisting of 170 veterans and 50 rookie cards. Inserts include chrome versions of Chicle, Heritage and T206 cards. The Heritage chrome cards will be a continuation of the chrome parallels found in Heritage.

In an effort to placate collectors who pre-ordered Topps Chrome before Stephen Strasburg's season ending injury; Topps has announced two promotions.

The first is a wrapper redemption program. Collectors who send in a full Hobby box's worth of wrappers (24), will receive three "variation" cards from a special 15-card set. Every tenth pack will contain three Refractor parallels.

The second is called the 2010 Chrome Baseball Bounty Card Contest. During this contest, Topps will announce existing Chrome cards as "bounty cards". If you have these bounty cards and you send Topps a photo of yourself holding the cards, you win a prize.

It appears, based on the massive amount of pre-orders, that Topps may have increased the production of Hobby cases by a factor of four.

Distribution

By extrapolation, roughly 105,000 hobby boxes were distributed. This is four times the amount of hobby boxes of 2009 Topps Chrome.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Hobby Odds	Retail Odds
Base	220	-	4:1	4:1
Refractor	220	-	1:3	1:3
X-Fractor	220	-	NA	1:3
Unnumbered Red Refractor	220	-	NA	3 in every Value Pack
Purple Refractor	220	599	NA	1:12
Rookie Autos	25	?	1:20	1:171
Chicle Chrome	50	999	1:25	1:81
T206 Chrome	50	999	1:25	1:81
Heritage Chrome	50	1961	1:26	1:86
Chicle Chrome Refractor	50	499	1:50	1:165
T206 Chrome Refractor	50	499	1:50	1:165
Heritage Chrome Refractor	50	561	1:50	1:300
Blue Refractor	220	199	1:58	1:191
Rookie Autos Refractor	25	499	1:95	1:1,100
Chicle Chrome Blue Refractor	50	199	1:125	1:430
T206 Chrome Blue Refractor	50	199	1:125	1:430
Rookie Autos Blue Refractor	25	199	1:238	1:2,900
USA Baseball Same-Day Auto	?	?	1:287	?
Red Refractor	220	25	1:370	NA
Chicle Chrome Gold Refractor	50	50	1:497	1:1,650
Chicle Chrome Red Refractor	50	25	1:814	NA
Heritage Chrome Black Refractor	50	61	1:816	1:2,700
SuperFractor	220	1	1:9,265	NA
Chicle Chrome SuperFractor	50	1	1:20,384	NA
Chicle Chrome Printing Plate	50	4	?	NA
T206 Chrome Gold Refractor	50	50	1:497	1:1,650
T206 Chrome Red Refractor	50	25	1:814	NA
Black-Bordered Checklist	1	-	1:1,019	?
Rookie Autos Gold Refractor	25	50	1:941	1:11,000
Rookie Autos Red Refractor	25	25	1:1,881	1:22,000
MLB Logoman Patch Relic	5	50	1:8,153	NA
Rookie Autos Printing Plate	25	4	1:11,078	NA
T206 Chrome SuperFractor	50	1	1:20,384	NA
Rookie Autos SuperFractor	25	1	1:44,314	NA
Gold Refractor	220	50	?	1:775
Printing plate	220	4	?	NA
T206 Chrome Printing Plate	50	4	?	NA

Checklist

Base Set

1 Prince Fielder

2 Derrek Lee

3 Clayton Kershaw

4 Bobby Abreu

5 Johnny Cueto

6 Dexter Fowler

7 Mickey Mantle

8 Tommy Hanson

9 Shane Victorino

10 Adam Jones

11 Zach Duke

12 Victor Martinez

13 Rick Porcello

14 Josh Johnson

15 Marco Scutaro

16 Howie Kendrick

17 Joey Votto

18 Zack Greinke

19 John Lackey

20 Manny Ramirez

21 CC Sabathia

22 David Wright

23 Nick Swisher

24 Cole Hamels

25 Adrian Gonzalez

26 Joe Saunders

27 Tim Lincecum

28 Ken Griffey Jr.

29 J.A. Happ

30 Ian Kinsler

31 Carl Crawford

32 Albert Pujols

33 Daniel Murphy

34 Erick Aybar

35 Andrew McCutchen

36 Gordon Beckham

37 Jorge Posada

38 Ichiro

39 Vladimir Guerrero

40 Cliff Lee

41 Freddy Sanchez

42 Ryan Dempster

43 Adam Wainwright

44 Matt Holliday

45 Chone Figgins

46 Tim Hudson

47 Rich Harden

48 Justin Upton

49 Yunel Escobar

50 Joe Mauer

51 Vernon Wells

52 Miguel Tejada

53 Denard Span

54 Brandon Phillips

55 Jason Bay

56 Kendry Morales

57 Josh Hamilton

58 Yovani Gallardo

59 Adam Lind

60 Nick Johnson

61 Hideki Matsui

62 Pablo Sandoval

63 James Shields

64 Roy Halladay

65 Chris Coghlan

66 Alexei Ramirez

67 Josh Beckett

68 Magglio Ordonez

69 Matt Kemp

70 Max Scherzer

71 Curtis Granderson

72 David Price

73 Lance Berkman

74 Andre Ethier

75 Mark Teixeira

76 Edwin Jackson

77 Akinori Iwamura

78 Placido Polanco

79 Jair Jurrjens

80 Stephen Drew

81 Javier Vazquez

82 Lyle Overbay

83 Orlando Hudson

84 Adam Dunn

85 Kevin Youkilis

86 Chase Utley

87 Elvis Andrus

88 Scott Kazmir

89 Brian McCann

90 Alex Rios

91 Wandy Rodriguez

92 Felix Hernandez

93 Carlos Gonzalez

94 Kosuke Fukudome

95 A.J. Burnett

96 Nelson Cruz

97 Luke Hochever

98 Francisco Liriano

99 Chris Carpenter

100 Russell Martin

101 Carlos Pena

102 Jake Peavy

103 Jose Lopez

104 Todd Helton

105 Mike Pelfrey

106 Jacoby Ellsbury

107 Edinson Volquez

108 Michael Young

109 Dustin Pedroia

110 Chipper Jones

111 Brad Hawpe

112 Justin Morneau

113 Hiroki Kuroda

114 Robinson Cano

115 Torii Hunter

116 Jimmy Rollins

117 Delmon Young

118 Matt Cain

119 Ryan Zimmerman

120 Johan Santana

121 Roy Oswalt

122 Jay Bruce

123 Ubaldo Jimenez

124 Geovany Soto

125 Jon Lester

126 Ryan Howard

127 Jayson Werth

128 David Ortiz

129 Dan Haren

130 Daisuke Matsuzaka

131 Michael Bourn

132 Michael Cuddyer

133 Carlos Quentin

134 Justin Verlander

135 Carlos Beltran

136 Alfonso Soriano

137 Ryan Braun

138 Carlos Zambrano

139 Jose Reyes

140 Koji Uehara

141 Evan Longoria

142 Mark Buehrle

143 Troy Tulowitzki

144 Alex Rodriguez

145 Chad Billingsley

146 Shin-Soo Choo

147 Mark Reynolds

148 Jered Weaver

149 Carlos Lee

150 B.J. Upton

151 Aaron Hill

152 Nick Markakis

153 Hanley Ramirez

154 Alex Gordon

155 Mike Napoli

156 Miguel Cabrera

157 Grady Sizemore

158 Aramis Ramirez

159 Brandon Webb

160 Gavin Floyd

161 Yadier Molina

162 Nate McLouth

163 Dan Uggla

164 Hunter Pence

165 Derek Jeter

166 Brian Roberts

167 Franklin Gutierrez

168 Glen Perkins

169 Matt Garza

170 Raul Ibanez

Rookies

171 Eric Young Jr. RC

172 Bryan Anderson RC

173 Jon Link RC

174 Jason Heyward RC

175 Scott Sizemore RC

176 Mike Leake RC

177 Austin Jackson RC

178 Jon Jay RC

179 John Ely RC

180 Jason Donald RC

181 Tyler Colvin RC

182 Brennan Boesch RC

183 Esmil Rogers RC

184 Ike Davis RC

185 Andrew Cashner RC

186 Cole Gillespie RC

187 Luke Hughes RC

188 Alex Burnett RC

189 Wilson Ramos RC

190 Mike Stanton RC

191 Josh Donaldson RC

192 Chris Heisey RC

193 Lance Zawadzki RC

194 Cesar Valdez RC

195 Starlin Castro RC

196 Kevin Russo RC

197 Brandon Hicks RC

198 Carlos Santana RC

199 Allen Craig RC

200 Jenrry Mejia RC

201 Ruben Tejada RC

202 Drew Butera RC

203 Jesse English RC

204 Tyson Ross RC

205 Ian Desmond RC

206 Mike McCoy RC

207 Tommy Manzella RC

208 Kanekoa Texeira RC

209 Daniel McCutchen RC (missing RC logo)

210 Brian Matusz RC

211 Sergio Santos RC

212 Stephen Strasburg RC

213 Jake Arrieta RC

214 Ivan Nova RC

215 Kila Ka’aihue RC

216 Drew Storen RC

217 Hisanori Takahashi RC

218 Andy Oliver RC

219 Drew Stubbs RC

220 Wade Davis RC

Parallels

Each card is available in the following Refractor parallels:

Refractor (1:3 packs)

X-Fractor (1:3 packs, retail only)

Purple (numbered to 599, retail only)

Orange (three-per Wal-Mart exclusive Value Pack)

Blue (numbered to 199)

Gold (numbered to 50)

Red (numbered to 25, Hobby only)

SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)

Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)

Inserts

2010 Topps Chrome Heritage

This set is an extension of the Chrome Heritage cards found in 2010 Topps Heritage. Each card is available in the following parallels:

Chrome (numbered to 1961)

Refractor (numbered to 561)

Black Bordered Refractor (numbered to 61)

C101 Brian Roberts

C102 A.J. Burnett

C103 Ryan Dempster

C104 Russell Martin

C105 Jay Bruce

C106 Jayson Werth

C107 Michael Cuddyer

C108 Alfonso Soriano

C109 Martin Prado

C110 Miguel Cabrera

C111 Yadier Molina

C112 Kosuke Fukudome

C113 Andy Pettitte

C114 Johnny Cueto

C115 Alex Rios

C116 Howie Kendrick

C117 Robinson Cano

C118 Chad Billingsley

C119 Torii Hunter

C120 Brandon Phillips

C121 Carlos Pena

C122 Chone Figgins

C123 Alexei Ramirez

C124 Carlos Quentin

C125 Jose Reyes

C126 Manny Ramirez

C127 David Ortiz

C128 Carlos Beltran

C129 Michael Young

C130 Roy Oswalt

C131 Erick Aybar

C132 Yovani Gallardo

C133 Carlos Zambrano

C134 Carl Crawford

C135 Aramis Ramirez

C136 Shin-Soo Choo

C137 Wandy Rodriguez

C138 Magglio Ordonez

C139 Dan Haren

C140 Victor Martinez

C141 Ian Stewart

C142 Francisco Liriano

C143 Scott Kazmir

C144 Hideki Matsui

C145 Justin Morneau

C146 Dustin Pedroia

C147 David Price

C148 Ken Griffey Jr.

C149 Carlos Lee

C150 Bobby Abreu

2010 Topps National Chicle Chrome

This set is a partial-parallel of the 2010 Topps National Chicle set. Each card is available in the following parallels:

Chrome (numbered to 999)

Refractor (numbered to 499)

Blue Refractor (numbered to 199)

Gold Refractor (numbered to 50)

Red Refractor (numbered to 25, Hobby only)

SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)

Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)

CC1 Albert Pujols

CC2 Grady Sizemore

CC3 Ichiro

CC4 Daisuke Matsuzaka

CC5 James Loney

CC6 Tim Wakefield

CC7 Shane Victorino

CC8 Jacoby Ellsbury

CC9 Hunter Pence

CC10 Andy Pettitte

CC11 David Wright

CC12 Derek Jeter

CC13 Ryan Howard

CC14 Russell Martin

CC15 Michael Young

CC16 Johnny Damon

CC17 Robinson Cano

CC18 Adrian Gonzalez

CC19 Gordon Beckham

CC20 Aramis Ramirez

CC21 Alex Rodriguez

CC22 Johan Santana

CC23 Vladimir Guerrero

CC24 Nick Markakis

CC25 Justin Verlander

CC26 Adam Jones

CC27 Chone Figgins

CC28 Cole Hamels

CC29 Roy Oswalt

CC30 Ryan Braun

CC31 Alexei Ramirez

CC32 Adam Dunn

CC33 Pablo Sandoval

CC34 Todd Helton

CC35 Carlos Beltran

CC36 Ubaldo Jimenez

CC37 Tommy Hanson

CC38 Zack Greinke

CC39 Chris Coghlan

CC40 Chris Young

CC41 Jake Peavy

CC42 Dexter Fowler

CC43 Phil Hughes

CC44 Chase Utley

CC45 Ian Stewart

CC46 John Danks

CC47 Ichiro

CC48 Lance Berkman

CC49 Ryan Zimmerman

CC50 Albert Pujols

2010 Topps 206 Chrome

This set is a partial-parallel of the 2010 Topps 206 set. Each card is available in the following parallels:

Chrome (numbered to 999)

Refractor (numbered to 499)

Blue Refractor (numbered to 199)

Gold Refractor (numbered to 50)

Red Refractor (numbered to 25, Hobby only)

SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)

Printing Plates (four-for-each, Hobby only)

TC1 Matt Holliday

TC2 Shane Victorino

TC3 Zack Greinke

TC4 Mike Leake

TC5 Justin Upton

TC6 Gordon Beckham

TC7 Yovani Gallardo

TC8 Martin Prado

TC9 Adrian Gonzalez

TC10 Justin Verlander

TC11 Pablo Sandoval

TC12 Josh Beckett

TC13 Matt Kemp

TC14 Mickey Mantle

TC15 Jorge Posada

TC16 Evan Longoria

TC17 Howie Kendrick

TC18 Joey Votto

TC19 Mark Teixeira

TC20 Alex Rodriguez

TC21 B.J. Upton

TC22 Troy Tulowitzki

TC23 Ian Kinsler

TC24 Brett Anderson

TC25 Roy Halladay

TC26 Cliff Lee

TC27 Ryan Braun

TC28 Jake Peavy

TC29 Neftali Feliz

TC30 Derek Jeter

TC31 Austin Jackson

TC32 Ian Stewart

TC33 Dan Haren

TC34 Hanley Ramirez

TC35 Victor Martinez

TC36 Stephen Drew

TC37 Adam Jones

TC38 Vladimir Guerrero

TC39 Jacoby Ellsbury

TC40 Joe Mauer

TC41 Rick Porcello

TC42 Albert Pujols

TC43 Francisco Liriano

TC44 Dan Uggla

TC45 Hideki Matsui

TC46 Tim Lincecum

TC47 Ryan Howard

TC48 Carl Crawford

TC49 Andrew McCutchen

TC50 Alfonso Soriano

Rookie & Legend Variations

In an effort to placate collectors who pre-ordered Topps Chrome before Stephen Strasburg's season ending injury; on September 30, 2010, announced this wrapper redemption program. Collectors who sent in a full Hobby box's worth of wrappers (24), would then receive three cards from a special 15-card set. Every tenth pack will contain three Refractor parallels.

Only Hobby wrappers are eligible for this promotion, and expires February 28, 2011. The numbering below is only for checklist purposes; at this time it is unknown if they are actually numbered.

(1) Starlin Castro

(2) Ty Cobb

(3) Tyler Colvin

(4) Ike Davis

(5) Lou Gehrig

(6) Jason Heyward

(7) Austin Jackson

(8) Mike Leake

(9) Mickey Mantle

(10) Buster Posey

(11) Jackie Robinson

(12) Babe Ruth

(13) Carlos Santana

(14) Mike Stanton

(15) Stephen Strasburg

Manufactured Relics

2010 Topps Chrome MLB Logoman Patches

LM-46 Pablo Sandoval

LM-47 Roy Halladay

LM-48 Joey Votto

LM-49 Chipper Jones

LM-50 Alex Rodriguez

Autographs & Game-Used

Rookie Autos

171 Eric Young Jr.

172 Bryan Anderson

173 Jon Link

174 Jason Heyward

175 Scott Sizemore

176 Mike Leake

177 Austin Jackson

178 Jon Jay

179 John Ely

180 Jason Donald

181 Tyler Colvin

182 Brennan Boesch

183 Esmil Rogers

184 Ike Davis

185 Andrew Cashner

186 Cole Gillespie

187 Luke Hughes

188 Alex Burnett

189 Wilson Ramos

190 Mike Stanton

191 Josh Donaldson

192 Chris Heisey

193 Lance Zawadzki

194 Cesar Valdez

195 Starlin Castro

196 Kevin Russo

197 Brandon Hicks

198 Carlos Santana

199 Allen Craig

200 Jenrry Mejia

201 Ruben Tejada

202 Drew Butera

203 Jesse English

204 Tyson Ross

205 Ian Desmond

206 Mike McCoy

207 Tommy Manzella

208 Kanekoa Texeira

209 Daniel McCutchen

210 Brian Matusz

211 Sergio Santos

212 Stephen Strasburg

213 Jake Arrieta

214 Ivan Nova

215 Kila Ka’aihue

216 Drew Storen

217 Hisanori Takahashi

218 Andy Oliver

219 Drew Stubbs

220 Wade Davis

2010 USA Baseball Collegiate Team

USA-1 Tyler Anderson

USA-2 Matt Barnes

USA-3 Jackie Bradley Jr.

USA-4 Gerrit Cole

USA-5 Alex Dickerson

USA-6 Jason Esposito

USA-7 Nolan Fontana

USA-8 Sean Gilmartin

USA-9 Sonny Gray

USA-10 Brian Johnson

USA-11 Andrew Maggi

USA-12 Mikie Mahtook

USA-13 Scott McGough

USA-14 Brad Miller

USA-15 Brett Mooneyham

USA-16 Peter O'Brien

USA-17 Nick Ramirez

USA-19 Noe Ramirez

USA-20 Steve Rodriguez

USA-21 George Springer

USA-22 Kyle Winkler

USA-23 Ryan Wright