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2022 Topps Finest Flashbacks Now Available To 582 Montgomery Club Members

Members of the Topps 582 Montgomery Club are now able to buy (1) box of 2022 Topps Finest Flashbacks.

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(2) 2021 Topps Finest Basketball Hobby Box Break

The Topps 582 Montgomery Club was never advertised as a way for flippers to make money. I think a lot of members need to be reminded of that. Early on Topps underestimated the demand for some of the pre-sale items offered to members first, and didn’t price them accordingly. This led to a side effect where you could flip products on a regular basis, and make good money doing so. Overtime Topps has kept an eye on what some of these products sell for on the secondary market, and have priced them closer to what it looks like the public is willing to pay. With that being said, its still possible to flip some of these pre-sales. 2022 Topps Series 1 1st Edition Baseball being a good example.

I took a chance on a few 2021 Topps Finest Basketball boxes offered to members a few weeks ago. Images of this product began to popup on social media last summer, but we weren’t too sure what they were going to be used for. Its the first Finest Basketball product issued since the 2007-08 NBA season. Given that Topps currently does not have an NBA license you won’t find team names and/or logos on these cards. All cards picture the subjects in street clothes.

After a few failed attempts at flipping these boxes (they don’t sell for much more than what they cost) I decided to bust them open. A demand for these cards exists because its the first Finest Basketball cards made in over a decade. The demand would be stronger if they were pictured in their NBA uniforms.

Here is what I pulled:

Autos:

• Toni Kukoč
• Vince Carter

Parallels:

• Dan Majerle Orange Refractor #’ed/25
• James Worthy Gold Refractor #’ed/50
• Horace Grant Pink Refractor #’ed/75
• Shawn Kemp Green Refractor #’ed/99
• Isiah Thomas Blue Refractor #’ed/150
• Kurt Rambis Speckle Refractor #’ed/199
• Kurt Rambis Purple Refractor #’ed/250
• Tim Hardaway Atomic Refractor #’ed/299
• Detlef Schrempf Refractor
• Steve Kerr Refractor
• Scott Burrell Refractor
• Steve Smith Refractor
• Earl Boykins Refractor
• James Worthy Refractor

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2021 Topps Finest Flashbacks Baseball Hobby Box Break & Review

Collector Type: Set/Parallel Fans

Topps introduced Finest Flashbacks during the summer of 2020. Members of the Topps 582 Montgomery Club (like myself) were allowed to pre-order up to (3) boxes at a cost of $55 per box before the general public. The product was an extreme hit. Boxes guaranteed (1) refractor. But collectors quickly discovered Topps had loaded these things up. Most boxes contained a lot more than (1) parallel. Combining that with random on-card autographs, the classic 1993 Topps Finest design, and you can easily see why these are now selling for $500 a piece on the secondary market.

Its no surprise that Topps brought back Finest Flashbacks in 2021. Topps 582 Montgomery Club members were once again allowed to pre-order before the general public. This time however the limit was (1) box, and the cost was $200 per box. Most people expected a price increase based on what the previous year’s boxes are currently selling for.

2021 Topps Finest Flashbacks utilizes the 1994 Topps Finest design. Boxes contain (18) packs, and you’re guaranteed (1) refractor per box. For the most part though you should find a lot more than that. Most boxes are loaded with parallels.

The main set consists of (200) cards. Parallels include Refractor (1:18), Gold #’ed/50 (1:18), Prism #’ed/35 (1:26), Black #’ed/25 (1:36), Red #’ed/5 (1:175), and SuperFractor #’ed 1/1 (1:865).

Cards #201-220 are Short Prints and should fall (1:18) packs. Parallels for these include Refractor, Gold #’ed/50 (1:176), Prism #’ed/35 (1:251), Black #’ed/25 (1:350), Red #’ed/5 (1:1,729), and SuperFractor #’ed 1/1 (1:8,822).

Autographs are difficult to pull. About (1:320) packs or (1:18) boxes contains an autograph. Every autograph is #’ed/25 or less. You also have a chance at pulling original 1994 Topps Finest Buyback Autographs.

As I was hoping, my box delivered A LOT more than what is guaranteed. In the words of Han Solo “Never tell me the odds.” Very colorful break.

Checklist

Here is what I pulled:

Parallels:

• Alex Verdugo Black Refractor #’ed/25
• Carlos Santana Black Refractor #’ed/25
• Blake Snell Prism Refractor #’ed/35
• Clayton Kershaw Gold Refractor #’ed/50
• Xander Bogaerts Gold Refractor #’ed/50
• Mark McGwire SP Refractor
• Marco Gonzales Refractor

Short Print:

• Greg Maddux #209

Rookies:

• Brady Singer #178
• Ryan Mountcastle #88
• Estevan Florial #53
• Sixto Sanchez #167
• Luis Campusano #47
• Kohei Arihara #43
• Dylan Carlson #21
• Ke’Bryan Hayes #144
• Leody Taveras #170
• Sam Huff #161
• Andres Gimenez #85
• Cristian Pache #127
• Dane Dunning #38
• Tyler Stephenson #190

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