2022 Topps Gallery Baseball Blaster Box Break – HUGE HIT!!!

Last fall I opened a Monster Box of 2022 Topps Gallery Baseball and pulled a Julio Rodriguez RC Orange Parallel Auto #’ed/25.

I decided to test my luck again this time with a blaster box. All I can say is that the luck continues. Big hits are 100% possible from retail stores such as Walmart. This box is proof.

As a big Phillies and Bryce Harper fan I’m seriously thinking about redeeming it. I’ve never owned a Bryce Harper autograph before.

Here is what I pulled:

Auto:

  • Bryce Harper Modern Artists Autograph Parallel Redemption

Parallels:

  • Ryan Vilade RC Rainbow Foil #84
  • Steven Kwan RC Rainbow Foil #166
  • Shohei Ohtani Printer Proof #190
  • Juan Soto Printer Proof #101
  • Romy Gonzalez Printer Proof #109
  • Pedro Martinez Printer Proof #10

Insert:

  • Freddie Freeman Modern Artists #MA-14

2022 Topps Gallery Baseball Monster Box Break & Review – MONSTER HIT!

Collector Type: Set/Autograph/Art Fans

Talk about a Monster Box containing a monster hit. I believe everyone reading this would agree. This dude Julio Rodriguez keeps popping up in all of my boxes. The odds of pulling one Orange parallel autograph is 1:302 packs, and two came from this box.

The base set consists of (200) cards. Parallels include Printer Proof (4 per Blaster), Rainbow Foil, Private Issue #’ed/250, Green #’ed/125, Green Pattern #’ed/99, Blue #’ed/75, Blue Pattern #’ed/50, Orange #’ed/25, Orange Pattern #’ed/10, Red #’ed/5, Red Pattern #’ed 1/1, and Printing Plates #’ed 1/1.

Variations (although difficult to pull) offer another chase element. (10) cards have variations which use an artistic filter on the player’s base card. Spencer Torkelson’s variation not only uses the artistic filter, but the photo is different as well. When flipping through your cards you could easily overlook them. That’s why I always check the CMP codes.

  • Base – #688
  • Variation – #715

Each Monster Box is suppose to have (2) autographs.

Autographs include Gallery Autographs (Rookies, Retired Greats, Veterans, Young Stars), Masterstrokes Autographs, Modern Artists Autographs, Next Wave Autographs, and Portrait Gallery Autographs.

Inserts include Gallery of Heroes, Masterstrokes, Modern Artists, Next Wave, Portrait Gallery, Sketch Cards, and Works of Art Rookie Cards.

The Works of Art Rookie Cards caused some discussion when this product was first released. These surprise inserts feature famous pieces of art with the rookie card logo on them. One of them being of the Mona Lisa. A lot of collectors wondered why the Mona Lisa received the rookie card logo when it has been seen on other trading cards long before now. One of those other cards dates back to 100 years ago. Even Topps has used the Mona Lisa in other sets.

Topps either didn’t remember that the Mona Lisa has other cards prior to this release. Or they knew about them and figured that placing the rookie card logo on this card would create a buzz and get people talking. Which it ultimately did.

Topps Gallery can be found at Walmart in Monster Box and Blaster form. Topps did sell Monster Boxes on their site, but have sold out.

Checklist

Here is what I pulled:

Autos:

  • Julio Rodriguez RC Orange Auto #’ed/25
  • Griffin Jax RC Orange Auto #’ed/25

Parallels:

  • Shane Bieber Blue Pattern #’ed/50
  • Ian Anderson Blue #’ed/75
  • Kyle Tucker Private Issue #’ed/250
  • Tyler Gilbert RC Rainbow Foil
  • Connor Wong RC Rainbow Foil
  • Roansy Contreras RC Rainbow Foil
  • Cedric Mullins Rainbow Foil
  • Mitch Haniger Rainbow Foil
  • Austin Meadows Rainbow Foil
  • Matt Vierling RC Rainbow Foil

Inserts:

  • Bryce Harper Modern Artists
  • Joe Ryan RC Next Wave
  • Willie Mays Masterstrokes
  • Freddie Freeman Portrait Gallery
  • Joey Votto Portrait Gallery

Notable Rookies:

  • Julio Rodriguez RC #35
  • Bryson Stott RC #25
  • Hunter Greene RC #170
  • Jarren Duran RC #49
  • CJ Abrams RC #160
  • Seiya Suzuki RC #137
  • Wander Franco RC #55

2021 Topps Gallery Baseball Blaster Box Break

Impulse buy! I gave a blaster box of 2021 Topps Gallery Baseball a try from Walmart.

Here is what I pulled:

Parallels:

  • Spencer Howard RC Rainbow Foil
  • Nolan Ryan Rainbow Foil
  • Brooks Robinson Printer Proof
  • Will Clark Printer Proof
  • Corbin Burnes Printer Proof
  • Trey Mancini Printer Proof

Inserts:

  • Javier Baez MLB Originals
  • Ian Anderson RC Next Wave

Notable Rookies:

  • Akil Baddoo #74
  • Joey Bart #187
  • Jo Adell #95

Card of the Day: Luis Aparicio 1993 Action Packed All-Star Gallery Series 2 #122

Card of the Day: Jerry Rice 2001 Topps Gallery #20

Card of the Day: Brett Phillips 2017 Topps Gallery #41

Card of the Day: Arnold Palmer 2001 Upper Deck Golf Gallery Auto

Card of the Day: Willie Mays 2019 Topps Gallery Masters #196

Rockies ’18 Topps Gallery Auto Contest Winner Announced

Congrats to masterbrady on being the lucky winner of the Ryan McMahon 2018 Topps Gallery RC Auto.  Once masterbrady sends me their mailing address, I will ship this card ASAP.  Thanks!

Rockies ’18 Topps Gallery Auto Contest! – NOW CLOSED

This contest is for a Ryan McMahon 2018 Topps Gallery RC Auto.  Good luck!!!

Contest Details:

  • This contest will end Friday, January 25, 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!!!