2021 Topps Series 1 Baseball

 

I used to think of the return of baseball as starting with Pitchers and Catchers reporting for Spring Training. (This year it will be Feb 15) But for me now the harbinger of Baseball is when Topps releases Series 1 of their flagship product.

Surprisingly there will be a change in the number of base cards. Even stranger it is a reduction to 330 cards from the 350 in the 2020 Series 1. Series 2 is expected to also have 330 cards. The last time Topps had a 660 card set was in 2014. This will be the 70th set of Topps Baseball cards which started with their iconic 407 card 1952 release that was designed by Sy Berger. The 1952 set paved the way for all modern sports card releases. 

This issue will have the return of white borders and will have a 70th anniversary stamp in one of the top corners. 

Parallels will include:

• Advanced Stat (1-300)
• 70th Anniversary (1/1)
• Black (1-70 Hobby/Jumbo)
• Clear (1-10 Regular Hobby Only)
• Father’s Day Blue (1-50)
• Gold  (1-2021)-The number available matches the current year of the set.
• Gold Foil (1 in 2 jumbo packs)
• Green (1-499 Unannounced)
• Independence Day (1-76)
• Memorial Day Camo (1-25)
• Mother’s Day Pink (1-50)
• Orange (1-299 Unannounced))
• Platinum (1/1)
• Platinum Anniversary (New, 1-70)
• Printing Plates (1-10 Hobby?) 
• Purple (Meijer)
• Rainbow Foil (1 in 10 packs)
• Red (1-199 Unannounced)
• Royal Blue (Walmart)
• Vintage Stock (1-99)
• Yellow (Walgreens)

 

Subseries will include the usual Future Stars, League Leaders and World Series Highlights.

Inserts will include the next edition of the 35th Anniversary of Topps, (100). These will emulate the 1986 Topps cards. 70 Years of Topps Baseball (70), the History of Topps (10) and Topps Through the Years (25) will also be included. 

Topps Platinum Players Die Cuts will have the 70 greatest players that appeared on Topps cards. Series 1 will have the first twenty five in this set. Other inserts will include:

• Stars in Service (25)
• Topps Double Headers (25)
• 1952 Topps Redux (50) 1 per retail pack

The checklist was released on Feb 1, 2021.

Fernando Tatis Jr was named as being #1 on Jan 28, 2021 after a fan vote. Tatis said “It’s a great feeling You know, I’m part of a pretty special group up there and just the fact that I’m up there with them is just a special moment”. Since fans started voting in 2016, the following have been the #1 card:

• 2016 Mike Trout
• 2017 Kris Bryant
• 2018 Aaron Judge
• 2019 Ronald Acuna Jr
• 2020 Mike Trout
• 2021 Fernando Tatis Jr

There are 50 Rookies in the set. Notable rookies include:

(All ages based on highest age during the 2021 Season)

• Alec Bohm 3B- Phillies #277, Age 25.     (**Exceeded Rookie Limit in 2020)
• Joey Bart C Giants #12, Age 24.  (MLB Ranking # 23)
• Jo Adell OF- Angels #43, Age 22 (**2020)
• Deivi Garcia P – Yankees #41, Age 22
• Dylan Carlson OF – Cardinals #285, Age 22.  (MLB # 13)
• Ryan Mountcastle OF – Orioles #143, Age 24.  (MLB # 77)
• Cristian Pache OF – Braves #187, Age 22.  (MLB # 12)
• Bobby Dalbec 1B/3B- Red Sox #26, Age 26.  (MLB # 93)
• Luis Garcia 2B- Nationals #298, Age 21.  (**2020)
• Sixto Sanchez P – Marlins #25, Age 23.    (MLB # 15)
• Ian Anderson P- Braves #239, Age 23  (MLB # 18)
• Brady Singer P- Royals #169, Age 25  (**2020)
• Casey Mize P – Tigers #321, Age 24.     (MLB # 11)
• Tarik Skubal P – Tigers #92, Age 24        (MLB # 24)
• Evan White 1B – Mariners #151, Age 25 (**2020) 

Base Card Checklist, (Code 213):

1 Fernando Tatis Jr

2 Roberto Osuna

3 Matt Chapman

4 David Both

5 Julio Urias

6 Jutus Sheffield

7 Dab on ‘Em.  (This is the first time in recent years that #7 was not a NY Yankee)

8 Mauricio Dub-on

9 Max Fried

10 Daulton Varsho RC

11 Max Kepler

12 Joey Bart RC

13 Mookie Betts 

14 Do it for the Fans

15 Mookie Betts WSH

16 Patrick Sandoval

17 Sean Doolittle

18 Shun Yamaguchi

19 Jakob Junis

20 JD Martinez

21 Eric Sogard 

22 Pedro Severino

23 Nomar Mazara

24 Nolan Arenado

25 Sixto Sanchez RC

26 Bobby Dalbec RC

27 Mike Trout

28 Luke Weaver

29 Chris Davis

30 Miguel Andujar

31 Brandon Kintzier

32 Edward Olivares RC

33 Yonathan Daza

34 Roberto Perez

35 Danny Santana

36 Charlie Morton

37 Jose Quintana

38 Mitch Moreland

39 New York Yankees Team Card

40 Joc Pederson 

41 Deivi Garcia RC

42 Kyle Lewis CUP

43 Jo Adell RC

44 Walker Buehler WSH

45 Wade LeBlanc

46 Jesus Luzardo FS

47 Ketel Marte

48 Maikel Franco

49 Starling Marte

50 Cody Bellinger

51 Sean Manaea

52 Archie Bradley

53 Andres Gimenez RC

54 Joakim Soria

55 Nick Senzel

56 Steven Matz

57 Will Smith

58 Washington Nationals Team Card

59 Milwaukee Brewers Team Card

60 Yu Darvish LL

61 A Playful Bout of Juniors

62 Stephen Vogt

63 Ronald Guzman 

64 Chris Taylor

65 Isaac Paredes RC

66 Ryan Brasier

67 Clayton Kershaw 

68 Charlie Blackmon

69 Gio Gonzalez

70 Detroit Tigers Team Card

71 Randy Dobnak

72 Shane Bieber LL

73 Colorado Rockies Team Card

74 Byron Buxton

75 Kolten Wong

76 Jon Gray

77 Jack Flaherty

78 David Peterson RC

79 Roman Quinn

80 Liam Hendriks

81 Brett Gardner

82 Michael Lorenzen

83 Galvin Lux FS

84 Pete Alonso

85 Brusdar Graterol FS

86 Austin Meadows

87 Jorge Alfaro 

88 Albert Abreu RC

89 Lucas Giolito

90 Shane Bieber LL

91 Orlando Arcia

92 Tarik Skubal RC

93 Hunter Harvey

94 Josh Donaldson

95 Gerrit Cole

96 Brian Goodwin

97 Niko Goodrum

98 Lourdes Gurriel Jr

99 Aaron Judge 

100 Christian Yelich

101 Travis d’Arnaud

102 Paul DeJong

103 Daniel Johnson RC

104 Kenta Maeda

105 Shane Bieber LL

106 Brandon Nimmo

107 David Dahl

108 DJ LeMahieu LL

109 Jean Segura

110 Ian Happ

111 Austin Riley

112 Justin Verlander

113 Nate Pearson RC

114 Colin Moran

115 Willie Calhoun

116 Nico Hoerner FS

117 Gio Urshela

118 Carter Kieboom

119 Dee Strange-Gordon

120 Freddie Freeman

121 Matthew Boyd

122 Nick Health RC

123 Beau Burrows RC

124 Amir Garrett

125 Adalberto Mondesi

126 Monte Harrison RC

127 Wilson Ramos

128 Dylan Bundy

129 Daniel Murphy

130 Josh Bell

131 Joey Gallo

132 Marwin Gonzalez

133 Mitch Keller

134 Jose Urena

135 Brandon Woodruff

136 Marco Gonzales

137 Trevor Bauer LL

138 Tim Anderson

139 Humberto Mejia RC

140 Garrett Richards

141 Caleb Smith

142 Jake Odorizzi

143 Ryan Mountcastle RC

144 Anderson Tejeda RC

145 Kodi Whitley RC

146 Patrick Corbin

147 Yuli Gurriel

148 Chris Archer

149 Mitch Haniger

150 Shohei Ohtani

151 Evan White RC

152 Motor City Mashers

153 Tyler Stephenson RC

154 Andrew Benintendi

155 Seth Lugo

156 Minnesota Twins Team Card

157 Aroldis Chapman

158 Buck Farmer

159 Post Game Hand Wash

160 Brandon Workman

161 Lewis Brinson

162 Rhys Hoskins

163 JD Davis

164 Jesus Aguilar

165 Willson Contreras

166 Elbows Only

167 James Kaprielian RC

168 Max Stassi

169 Brady Singer RC

170 Jacob deGrom LL

171 Hector Neris

172 Miami Marlins Team Card

173 Evan Longoria 

174 Raisel Iglesias

175 Brad Hand

176 Jake Bauers

177 Ryan Castellani RC

178 Albert Pujols

179 Clayton Kershaw WSH

180 Jose Abreu LL

181 Miles Mikolas

182 Eduardo Rodriguez

183 Cristian Javier RC

184 Tyler Chatwood

185 Amed Rosario

186 Luke Voit

187 Cristian Pache RC

188 Brandon Drury

189 Adam Plutko

190 Sonny Gray

191 Wilmer Flores

192 Manny Machado

193 Brandon Bielak RC

194 Atlanta Braves Team Card

195 Baltimore Orioles Team Card

196 Ryan Yarbrough

197 Nick Madrigal RC

198 Corey Seager WSH

199 Trevor Williams

200 Jacob deGrom

201 Los Angeles Dodgers Team Card

202 Howie Kendrick

203 Trea Turner

204 Kyle Seager

205 Luis Patino RC

206 Wade Davis

207 Yadier Molina

208 Griffin Canning 

209 Mike Foltynewicz

210 Get Up!

211 Salvador Perez

212 Robbie Ray

213 JaCoby Jones

214 Alex Verdugo

215 Justin Dunn (FS)

216 Adam Frazier 

217 Jeimer Candelario

218 Matt Olson

219 Nelson Cruz

220 Marcell Ozuna (LL)

221 Chadwick Tromp RC

222 Tampa Bay Rays Team Card

223 Luis Robert CUP

224 Vladimir Guerrero Jr

225 Juan Soto LL

226 Rafael Devers

227 Mike Yastrzemski

228 Blake Taylor RC

229 Paul Goldschmidt

230 Tony Gonsolin CUP

231 Dane Dunning RC

232 Albert Almora Jr

233 Dansby Swanson

234 Lorenzo Cain

235 AJ Pollock

236 Ian Kennedy

237 Willy Adames

238 Kris Bubic RC

239 Ian Anderson RC

240 Jose Urquidy (FS)

241 Anthony Rizzo

242 Gleyber Torres

243 Santiago Espinal RC

244 Spencer Howard RC

245 Aristides Aquino (FS)

246 Cavan Biggio

247 Mallex Smith

248 Francisco Mejia

249 Trent Grisham (FS)

250 Bryce Harper

Short Print Variations

In this set they have three levels of short prints:

Short Prints (SP) Regular Retail Packs 1:69 Odds

Hobby Packs 1:79

Fat Packs 1:33

Super Short Prints (SSP) Regular Retail Packs 1:2,049 Odds

Ultra Short Prints (Ultra)  Regular Retail Packs 1:74,986 Odds

Short Prints can be a photo variation or when the current player is replaced with a Legendary one, (i.e. Babe Ruth etc)

Codes refer to the CMP Code on the bottom of the card’s back. Base cards have Code 213.

Short Print (SP) Checklist:

75 Cards/Code 230

1 Fernando Tatis Jr

3 Matt Chapman

4 Ernie Banks

10 Daulton Varsho

12 Joey Bart

13 Mookie Betts

24 Nolan Arenado

25 Sixto Sanchez

26 Bobby Dalbec

27 Mike Trout

29 Cal Ripken Jr (?)

41 Deivi Garcia

42 Kyle Lewis

43 Jo Adell

50 Cody Bellinger

53 Andres Gimenez

65 Isaac Paredes

67 Clayton Kershaw

81 Babe Ruth

84 Pete Alonso

92 Tarik Skubal

95 Gerrit Cole

99 Aaron Judge

100 Christian Yelich

112 Justin Verlander

113 Nate Pearson

120 Hank Aaron

130 Roberto Clemente

143 Ryan Mountcastle

150 Shohei Ohtani

151 Evan White

153 Tyler Stephenson

154 Ted Williams

169 Brady Singer

186 Lou Gehrig

187 Cristian Pache

192 Manny Machado

197 Nick Madrigal 

200 Jacob deGrom

205 Luis Patino 

207 Yadier Molina

223 Luis Robert

224 Vladimir Guerrero Jr

226 Rafael Devers 

227 Willie Mays

229 Stan Musial

231 Dane Dunning

239 Ian Anderson

240 Nolan Ryan

241 Anthony Rizzo

242 Derek Jeter

244 Spencer Howard

247 Ken Griffey Jr

250 Bryce Harper

256 Keibert Ruiz

263 Ronald Acuna Jr

265 Mike Clevinger

266 Tony Gwynn

269 Jesus Sanchez 

275 Joey Votto

277 Alec Bohm

285 Dylan Carlson

291 Miguel Cabrera

297 Alex Bregman

298 Luis Garcia

301 Buster Posey 

302 Jackie Robinson

309 Francisco Lindor

310 Bo Bichette

319 Triston McKenzie

321 Casey Mize

322 Javier Baez

325 Max Scherzer

327 George Brett

330 Juan Soto

Super Short Prints (SSP)

25 Cards/Code 231

1 Fernando Tatis Jr

12 Joey Bart

13 Mookie Betts

27 Mike Trout

43 Jo Adell

84 Pete Alonso

92 Tarik Skubal

99 Aaron Judge

100 Christian Yelich

112 Nate Pearson

143 Ryan Mountcastle

187 Cristian Pache

197 Nick Madrigal

223 Luis Robert

239 Ian Anderson

250 Bryce Harper

263 Ronald Acuna Jr

277 Alec Bohm

285 Dylan Carlson

297 Alex Bregman

298 Luis Garcia

319 Triston McKenzie

321 Casey Mize

322 Javier Baez

330 Juan Soto

Ultra Short Prints

5 Cards/Code 232

224 Vladimir Guerrero Jr

227 Mike Yastrzemski

246 Cavan Biggio 

247 Ken Griffey Jr

266 Roberto Alomar

Topps 1952 Redux Checklist:

(These are all current players and are 1 per retail pack)

T52-1 Aaron Judge

T52-2 Miguel Cabrera

T52-3 Yordan Alvarez

T52-4 Javier Baez

T52-5 Josh Donaldson

T52-6 Mookie Betts

T52-7 Casey Mize

T52-8 Buster Posey

T52-9 Juan Soto 

T52-10 Francisco Lindor

T52-11 Alex Bregman

T52-12 JD Martinez

T52-13 Max Scherzer

T52-14 Alec Bohm

T52-15 Jacob deGrom

T52-16 Justin Verlander

T52-17 Evan White 

T52-18 Nate Pearson

T52-19 Luis Robert

T52-20 Pete Alonso

T52-21 Bryce Harper

T52-22 Cody Bellinger

T-52-23 Josh Bell

T-52-24 Manny Machado

T-52-25 Gerrit Cole

T-52-26 Jo Adell

T52-27 Mike Trout

T52-28 Bo Bichette

T52-29 Rafael Devers

T52-30 Yadier Molina  

T52-31 Paul Goldschmidt

T52-32 Fernando Tatis Jr

T52-33 Dylan Carlson

T52-34 Albert Pujols

T52-35 Nolan Arenado

T52-36 Blake Snell

T52-37 Eloy Jimenez

T52-38 Gleyber Torres

T52-39 Kris Bryant

T52-40 Clayton Kershaw

T52-41 Stephen Strasburg

T52-42 Freddie Freeman

T52-43 Shohei Ohtani 

T52-44 Matt Chapman

T52-45 Ronald Acuna Jr

T52-46 Vladimir Guerrero Jr

T52-47 Sonny Gray 

T-52-48 Joey Votto

T52-49 Joey Bart

T52-50 Christian Yelich

 

1986 Topps Baseball 35th Anniversary Checklist (100):

86B-1 Mike Trout

86B-2 Willie Mays

86B-3 Brady Singer

86B-4 Clayton Kershaw

86B-5 Gerrit Cole

86B-6 Austin Meadows

86B-7 Hank Aaron

86B-8 Ryan Mountcastle

86B-9 Blake Snell

86B-10 Joey Gallo

86B-11 Cody Bellinger

86B-12 Freddie Freeman

86B-13 Mookie Betts

86B-14 Joey Bart

86B-15 Ryne Sandberg

86B-16 David Ortiz

86B-17 Christian Yelich

86B-18 Walker Buehler

86B-19 Yadier Molina

86B-20 Bryce Harper 

86B-21 Josh Bell

86B-22 Shohei Ohtani

86B-23 Eddie Murray

86B-24 Jose Altuve

86B-25 Greg Maddux

86B-26 Miguel Cabrera

86B-27 Josh Donaldson

86B-28 Xander Bogaerts

86B-29 Trevor Story

86B-30 Alex Bregman

86B-31 Keston Hiura

86B-32 Andrew McCutchen

86B-33 Anthony Rendon

86B-34 Nolan Ryan

86B-35 Vladimir Guerrero Jr

86B-36 Javier Baez

86B-37 Shane Bieber

86B-38 Jesus Luzardo

86B-39 Tyler Stephenson

86B-40 Roger Clemens

86B-41 Cal Ripken Jr

86B-42 Starling Marte

86B-43 Alec Bohm

86B-44 Kris Bryant

86B-45 Whit Merrifield

86B-46 Andres Gimenez

86B-47 Don Mattingly

86B-48 George Brett

86B-49 Johnny Bench

86B-50 Frank Thomas

86B-51 Will Clark

86B-52 Eloy Jimenez

86B-53 Justin Verlander

86B-54 Randy Johnson

86B-55 Bo Bichette

86B-56 Brooks Robinson

86B-57 Nolan Arenado 

86B-58 Buster Posey

86B-59 Rafael Devers

86B-60 Ken Griffey Jr

86B-61 Roberto Clemente

86B-62 Jacob deGrom

86B-63 Mike Clevinger

86B-64 Chipper Jones

86B-65 Pete Alonso

86B-66 Francisco Lindor

86B-67 Kirby Puckett

86B-68 Vladimir Guerrero

86B-69 Nate Pearson

86B-70 Cristian Javier

86B-71 Gleyber Torres

86B-72 Sonny Gray

86B-73 Jack Flaherty

86B-74 Matt Chapman

86B-75 Luis Robert

86B-76 Mark McGwire

86B-77 Tony Gwynn

86B-78 Ichiro

86B-79 Barry Larkin

86B-80 Rickey Henderson

86B-81 Joey Votto

86B-82 Evan White

86B-83 Dylan Carlson

86B-84 Stephen Strasburg

86B-85 Casey Mize

86B-86 Kyle Lewis

86B-87 Mike Piazza

86B-88 Jackie Robinson

86B-89 Ketel Marte

86B-90 Jo Adell

86B-91 Anthony Rizzo

86B-92 Giancarlo Stanton 

86B-93 Albert Pujols

86B-94 Ronald Acuna Jr

86B-95 Max Scherzer

86B-96 Juan Soto

86B-97 Paul Goldschmidt

86B-98 Derek Jeter

86B-99 Aaron Judge

86B-100 Fernando Tatis Jr

Stars in Service Checklist:

(25 Cards)

SIS-1 Christian Yelich

SIS-2 Clayton Kershaw

SIS-3 Aaron Judge 

SIS-4 Adam Wainwright

SIS-5 Cal Ripken Jr

SIS-6 Anthony Rizzo

SIS-7 Mookie Betts

SIS-8 Carlos Carrasco

SIS-9 Pete Alonso

SIS-10 Albert Pujols

SIS-11 Derek Jeter

SIS-12 Yadier Molina

SIS-13 Don Mattingly

SIS-14 Roberto Clemente

SIS-15 Pedro Martinez

SIS-16 CC Sabathia

SIS-17 Sean Doolittle

SIS-18 Jon Lester

SIS-19 Ken Griffey Jr

SIS-20 David Ortiz

SIS-21 Andrew McCutchen

SIS-22 Francisco Lindor

SIS-23 Mike Piazza

SIS-24 Justin Verlander

SIS-25 Edgar Martinez

This insert has the following Parallels:

Blue

Black (1-299)

Gold (1)

Platinum Anniversary (1-70)

Red (1-10)

The History of Topps Checklist:

HOT-1 Topps is founded by the Shorin Family

HOT-2 First Baseball Playing Cards are sold

HOT-3 Sy Berger creates the first complete set

HOT-4 First Topps All Rookie Team

HOT-5 Garbage Pail Kids Introduced

HOT-6 Topps Re-Introduces Bowman

HOT-7 Topps Receives MLB Exclusive

HOT-8 Topps Digital Apps Launched

HOT-9 Topps Now Introduced

HOT-10 Project 2020 Takes Off

There are also Blue, Black, Gold, Platinum Anniversary and Red Parallels.

 

Home Run Challenge Checklist:

(30 Cards)

HRC-1 Mike Trout

HRC-2 Ronald Acuna Jr

HRC-3 Freddie Freeman

HRC-4 JD Martinez

HRC-5 Rafael Devers

HRC-6 Javier Baez

HRC-7 Kyle Schwarber

HRC-8 Eloy Jimenez

HRC-9 Francisco Lindor

HRC-10 Nolan Arenado

HRC-11 Yordan Alvarez

HRC-12 Alex Bregman

HRC-13 Jorge Soler

HRC-14 Mookie Betts

HRC-15 Cody Bellinger

HRC-16 Christian Yelich

HRC 17 Josh Donaldson

HRC-18 Pete Alonso

HRC-19 Aaron Judge

HRC-20 Gleyber Torres

HRC-21 Bryce Harper

HRC-22 Giancarlo Stanton

HRC-23 Fernando Tatis Jr

HRC-24 Paul Goldschmidt

HRC-25 Joey Gallo 

HRC-26 Vladimir Guerrero Jr

HRC-27 Juan Soto

HRC-28 Eugenio Suarez

HRC-29 Kris Bryant

HRC-30 Matt Chapman

Topps Platinum Players Die Cut Checklist:

(25 Cards)

PDC-1 Mike Trout

PDC-2 Hank Aaron

PDC-3 Cal Ripken Jr

PDC-4 Pedro Martinez

PDC-5 Jackie Robinson

PDC-6 Johnny Bench

PDC-7 Nolan Ryan

PDC-8 George Brett

PDC-9 Clayton Kershaw

PDC-10 Frank Thomas 

PDC-11 Reggie Jackson

PDC-12 Derek Jeter

PDC-13 Willie Mays

PDC-14 Ken Griffey Jr

PDC-15 Ichiro 

PDC-16 Mariano Rivera

PDC-17 Justin Verlander

PDC-18 Mike Piazza

PDC-19 Brooks Robinson

PDC-20 Wade Boggs

PDC-21 Ozzie Smith

PDC-22 Robin Yount

PDC-23 Willie McCovey

PDC-24 Ernie Banks

PDC-25 Albert Pujols

 

Release Date: February 10th 2021

Cards per pack: Hobby 14, Hobby Jumbo 46, Retail 16, Blasters 14, Fat Packs 40, Hanger 67, Mega 16, Tins 75

Packs per box: Hobby 24 + 1 silver, Retail 24, Blasters 7,  Hanger 1

Boxes per case: Hobby 12, Retail 12, Blasters 40,  Tins 40

 

In the Trenches

The past twelve months have been a little difficult finding product so let me talk about my experiences with retail products. I do have a card store in my town but I don’t really buy new product from that location. Actually, I haven’t been there since National Baseball Card Day. I rarely buy Hobby packs/Boxes. I do have a local Target and Walmart. In the last 10 years almost all my in store purchase were from the Target. However, my recent trips there always had me come home empty handed. The last product I bought from Target was in May/June 2020. All they really had at that time was Topps Opening Day and Heritage. The last few years I bought a lot from Amazon. 

I have been able to find 2021 Topps at Walmart this year. Let me give you a breakdown of what I have purchased.

First off I have obtained a few Hanger Boxes. These cost $11.98 (plus tax if applicable). Cards come in a single clear pack of 67 cards. This comes to about 17.88 cents per card.

Most of my purchase have been from Blaster Boxes. These have 7 packs of 14 cards.  There is also 1 pack that has a single Patch Card. Excluding the patch cards, that totals 98 cards. This comes out to about 20.39 cents per card.

At this point, the Hanger Boxes seem a better deal. It all depends on if you covet the Patch Cards. I personally am not a fan of manufactured relics. A card that has a piece of Mickey Mantle’s uniform form the 1962 World Series would be great but something created just for a new card, not so much. You shouldn’t overlook the fact that the blaster box contains a bunch of coupons that can be used on other Topps products. I’ve taken $1.50 coupons from here and applied them toward Hanger Box purchases. 

I think overall that the best deal is the Mega Box. This costs $44.98 and has 16 packs of 16. This is a total of 256 cards which is about 17.57 cents each.

I also preordered 4 Retail Boxes on Ebay during the last week of January. These boxes have 24 packs of 16 for a total of 384 cards. This comes to about 19 cents per card. This is cheaper than the Blasters and ensured that I would have the product if I could find it in stores. 

The coupons can really save you money if you can use them. I accidentally used a $1.50 Hanger Box coupon on a Blaster and it wasn’t rejected. I’m pretty sure the cashier could not tell a Hanger from a Blaster. 

I had not seen any single or fat packs at Walmart in 2021. I had last bought fat packs of 2020 Topps Update at $5.98 each. 

I’m hopeful that I will able to find Retail Series 2 product as well.

**Update 3/24/21-I stopped in my local Walmart yesterday around 2 PM and noticed they had a few Fat Packs. I bought two of these. It seems like the price has increased because they cost $6.98 each. Since they have 40 cards; this means this is the best value purchase with the cards costing about 17.45 cents each. I was able to use $1 off coupons for both packs which gave me about a 14% discount. In reality, the coupons just wiped out the price increase from last year. 

 

Last Updated: March 27th 2021