Phillies ’05 Topps Chrome Auto Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to zagrapanjc on being the lucky winner of the Chris Roberson 2005 Topps Chrome First Year Refractor Auto #’ed/500.  Once zagrapanjc sends me his mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!

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Phillies ’05 Topps Chrome Auto Contest! – NOW CLOSED

Are you kicking yourself because you missed out on the last Chris Roberson contest?  I know that you are.  This 40-year old guy is going places.  In 2005, I pulled a ton of his autographs.  This contest is for a Chris Roberson 2005 Topps Chrome First Year Refractor Auto #’ed/500.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, March 29, 2019 @ 8:00 p.m. EST.
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post.
• You can enter once per day.
• The winner will be selected at random.
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering.
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over.
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again.
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!

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Rangers ’18 Bowman Draft Auto Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for an Owen White 2018 Bowman Draft Chrome Prospect Auto.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

• This contest will end Friday, January 18, 2019 @ 8:00 p.m. EST.
• To enter, please leave a comment in this post.
• You can enter once per day.
• The winner will be selected at random.
• Please provide a valid e-mail address when entering.
• The winner will receive an e-mail when the contest is over.
• The winner has one week to send me their contact information or the contest will be held again.
• Once the contest is over, I will need the winner’s mailing address so I can ship them this card for FREE!!!

2018/19 Topps Chrome Premier League Soccer Box Break & Review

Topps is king when it comes to Chrome-based products.  It doesn’t matter if its baseball, football, or professional wrestling, there will always be a core group of collectors lining up to rip into a box.  I bet if Topps made a Chrome set based solely on the Swiss curling team it would sell.

If you’re into Premier League soccer, you might have some fun with the new 2018/19 Topps Chrome Premier League product.  Boxes sell for around $55.  Inside every box there are (18) packs containing (4) cards each.  You’ll also find (1) autograph per box too.

The base set is comprised of (100) cards featuring top players from the Premier League.  Topps chose to use the 2018 baseball flagship design.  They did the same thing with 2017/18 Topps Chrome UEFA Champions League.  Parallels are what make Chrome products so great, and this set has plenty of them.  Base set parallels include Refractor, Purple Refractor #’ed/250, Blue Refractor #’ed/150, Green Refractor #’ed/99, Blue Wave Refractor #’ed/75, Gold Refractor #’ed/50, Orange Refractor #’ed/25, Red Refractor #’ed/10, Red Wave Refractor #’ed/10, and Superfractor #’ed 1/1.

While ripping through your box, its a good idea to check the CMP code on those standard refractors.  There are (5) image variations to watch for.  Each has a refractor-like coloring, and the CMP code on the back ends in #08.  Base cards end in #88.  Superfractor versions of these variations exist as well.  The five players these apply to are Harry Kane #1, Romelu Lukaku #22, Kevin De Bruyne #50, N’Golo Kanté #63, and Mohamed Salah #100.  Here is a nice little guide I made to help.

Autographs come in four different formats – Base Chrome, New Signings, Premier League Debuts, and Superstar Sensations.  The Base Chrome Autographs have Blue Refractor #’ed/150, Green Refractor #’ed/99, Blue Wave Refractor #’ed/75, Gold Refractor #’ed/50, Orange Refractor #’ed/25, Red Refractor #’ed/10, Red Wave Refractor #’ed/10, and Superfractor #’ed/1 parallels.  The only parallels the other autographs have are Superfractors.  New Signings, Premier League Debuts, and Superstar Sensations all have unsigned counterparts.

No matter the sport, Topps Chrome always offers up a lot.  Between the image variations, refractors, and guaranteed autograph, the risk is fairly spread around.  You can’t beat it for $55.

Complete Checklist

Here is what I pulled:

Auto

• Dele Alli Superstar Sensations Auto #’ed/30

Parallels

• James Ward-Prowse Gold Refractor #’ed/50
• Mesut Özil Green Refractor #’ed/99
• Kelechi Iheanacho Blue Refractor #’ed/150
• Kieran Trippier Purple Refractor #’ed/250
• Andros Townsend Refractor
• Ruben Neves Refractor
• Jack Cork Refractor
• Tom Cairney Refractor
• Junior Hoilett Refractor
• Antonio Rüdiger Refractor

Inserts

• Andriy Yarmolenko New Signings
• Mohamed Elyounoussi New Signings
• Richarlison New Signings
• Ayoze Pérez Superstar Sensations
• Steve Mounié Superstar Sensations
• Chris Wood Superstar Sensations
• Jordan Pickford Superstar Sensations

2018/19 Topps Chrome Premier League Soccer Image Variation Guide

Below is a handy, side-by-side guide for those collectors looking for the image variations found in 2018/19 Topps Chrome Premier League Soccer.  There are (5) image variations to watch for.  Each has a refractor-like coloring, and the CMP code on the back ends in #08.  Base cards end in #88.  Superfractor versions of these variations exist as well.  The five players these apply to are Harry Kane #1, Romelu Lukaku #22, Kevin De Bruyne #50, N’Golo Kanté #63, and Mohamed Salah #100.

Harry Kane #1

Romelu Lukaku #22

Kevin De Bruyne #50

N’Golo Kanté #63

Mohamed Salah #100