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.

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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	-	N/A	1:3
Orange Refractor	220	-	N/A	3 in every Value Pack
Purple Refractor	220	599	N/A	1:12
Blue Refractor	220	199	1:58	1:191
Gold Refractor	220	50	?	1:775
Red Refractor	220	25	1:370	N/A
SuperFractor	220	1	1:9,265	N/A
Printing plate	220	4	1:1,592	N/A
Black-Bordered Checklist	1	-	1:1,019	?
Chicle Chrome	50	999	1:25	1:81
Chicle Chrome Refractor	50	499	1:50	1:165
Chicle Chrome Blue Refractor	50	199	1:125	1:430
Chicle Chrome Gold Refractor	50	50	1:497	1:1,650
Chicle Chrome Red Refractor	50	25	1:814	N/A
Chicle Chrome SuperFractor	50	1	1:20,384	N/A
Chicle Chrome Printing Plate	50	4	?	N/A
T206 Chrome	50	999	1:25	1:81
T206 Chrome Refractor	50	499	1:50	1:165
T206 Chrome Blue Refractor	50	199	1:125	1:430
T206 Chrome Gold Refractor	50	50	1:497	1:1,650
T206 Chrome Red Refractor	50	25	1:814	N/A
T206 Chrome SuperFractor	50	1	1:20,384	N/A
T206 Chrome Printing Plate	50	4	?	N/A
Heritage Chrome	50	1961	1:26	1:86
Heritage Chrome Refractor	50	561	1:50	1:300
Heritage Chrome Black Refractor	50	61	1:816	1:2700
MLB Logoman Patch Relic	5	50	1:8,153	N/A
Rookie Autos	50	?	1:20	1:171
Rookie Autos Refractor	50	499	1:95	1:1100
Rookie Autos Blue Refractor	50	199	1:238	1:2900
Rookie Autos Gold Refractor	50	50	1:941	1:11,000
Rookie Autos Red Refractor	50	25	1:1881	1:22,000
Rookie Autos SuperFractor	50	1	1:44,314	N/A
Rookie Autos Printing Plate	50	4	1:11,078	N/A
USA Baseball Autos	23	-	1:287	N/A

Checklist

NOTE: Due to Topps' use of a new subcontractor, 2010 Topps Chrome suffers from the same hyperbolic bowing issues that plagued 2010 Bowman Chrome.

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 Hochevar
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
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
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
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

See 2010 Topps Heritage.

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

Wrapper Redemption Variation Refractors

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 Refractor variation cards from a special 15-card set. Every tenth pack will contain three Green Refractor parallels, each serial-numbered to 599 copies. Some packs could also find an autograph from Jason Heyward or Buster Posey (see below).

Only Hobby wrappers are eligible for this promotion and expired February 28, 2011. Collectors started receiving these in the mail during the last week in November of 2010. The collation is as follows:

Pack 1: Ruth/Colvin/Heyward

Pack 2: Cobb/Leake/Jackson

Packs 3: Robinson/Castro/Strasburg

Pack 4: Mantle/Posey/Davis

Pack 5: Gehrig/Stanton/Santana

174 Jason Heyward

176 Mike Leake

177 Austin Jackson

181 Tyler Colvin

184 Ike Davis

190 Mike Stanton

195 Starlin Castro

198 Carlos Santana

212 Stephen Strasburg

221 Buster Posey

222 Babe Ruth

223 Lou Gehrig

224 Jackie Robinson

225 Ty Cobb

226 Mickey Mantle

Variation Identification

All cards in this redemption set are Refractors.

Cards #221-226 do not exist in the base set, so identifying them should be no issue.

Among cards #174-#212: For the hitters, Topps used a photo where the player is following through on a swing. For the variation cards of pitchers Mike Leake and Stephen Strasburg, both are shown in the middle of their respective deliveries.

Although numbered #226, Mickey Mantle's variation card also uses a different photo from his Topps Chrome base card (#7). While his base card shows him in the field, card #226 shows Mantle running the bases.

For further assistance in identifying the Chrome Variations, the cardblog The Card Investor has created a visual guide.

Manufactured Relics

MLB Logoman Patch

See 2010 Topps Manufactured MLB Logoman Patch

Autographs & Game-Used

Rookie Autos

NOTE: The photograph on each Rookie Autograph is different than that used on the player's corresponding base Chrome card. All autographs are signed on-card.

Each Rookie Autograph is available in the following Refractor parallels.

Refractor (serial-numbered to 499 copies)

Blue Refractor (serial-numbered to 199 copies)

Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)

Red Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)

SuperFractor (one-of-one, Hobby only)

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

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 (some have autographs on the front and back of the card)

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 Autographs

Each of the USA Baseball Collegiate Team Autographs serve as a "case hit," and are exclusive to Hobby packs.

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

Wrapper Redemption Autographs

Mixed in with the Rookie Refractor Variation packss (see above) were two autographs. Topps had Jason Heyward and Buster Posey autograph (with stickers) 90 copies of their regular Refractor and ten of their Green Refractor.

174 Jason Heyward

221 Buster Posey