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2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball: Is All that Glitters Gold?

By Mike D
on November 24th, 2024
in Releases

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As the memory of the baseball season shifts from our short-term to long-term memory and the holidays approach, a number of premium products tend to drop to wrap up the year and provide fodder to place under the tree.

One of these products, the 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball, has a premium chromium finish to complement its trademark sparkle.

But what will collectors find inside the 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball release? What is the release format? What are the hits? And are these worth a break?

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2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball release date & release format

Online exclusive 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball went for sale on Topps.com at 11 AM on November 21, 2024, and quickly sold out at $279.99 per box.

Hobby boxes of 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball contain 8 packs per box. Each hobby pack contains 4 cards per pack. There are 10 hobby boxes per hobby case.

Each hobby box of 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball contains one autograph and three parallels per box.

Within a day of release, the aftermarket prices for a hobby box had risen to around $775.

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2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball base set & design

The base set of 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball consists of 200 cards, mimicking that of 2024 Bowman Chrome.

Like the standard Chrome set, these are split evenly between base and prospect cards. The design also matches 2024 Bowman Chrome, but with the trademark Sapphire sparkle.

Rookies on the checklist include Jackson Holliday, Jackson Merrill, Paul Skenes, Elly De La Cruz, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Junior Caminero, Wyatt Langford, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, and more. Prospects include Dylan Crews, Walker Jenkins, Max Clark, and more.

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2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball parallels

Falling at least three per box, parallels are a big part of the chase of 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire.

The exact parallel checklist has not yet been made available. Check back for more info as it becomes available.

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2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball inserts

There aren’t many inserts available in 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball, but a couple of interesting offerings are available.

Image Variations consist of 20 cards across the product, each with an alternative image.

Sapphire Selections also consists of 20 cards and is an exclusive Sapphire offering featuring top young players.

2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball autographs

Autographs, which fall one per box, come in just two different variations.

Chrome Prospect Autographs consists of 32 cards with a similar design to the base set, with ink from some of the big prospects. The checklist is much smaller than the standard Chrome offering, meaning fewer less-than-desirable autograph subjects. Parallel versions are also available, although details are not yet available.

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Sapphire Selections Autographs brings the ink to 12 cards from the Sapphire Selection insert set.

2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball value

2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire is a sparkle-enhanced chromium product that quickly sold out and now will cost a premium price.

But are these good candidates to buy and hold unopened? Let’s see what recent comp prices for boxes from the last few years can suggest about the potential for 2024?

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Year	Recent Hobby Box Comp Price
2024	$280/$775
2023	$300-350
2022	$300-475
2021	$150-200

The after-market prices for 2024 are already way out of whack with prior year releases. Honestly, at the drop price of $280, these could be a fun box with at least a chance of long-term value unopened. If you’re buying at $775 or above, though, the prospects get a lot murkier.

The modern hobby seems to be all about gambling, and maybe the best way to profit from products like 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball is to try to win the “lottery” to buy them from Topps at the release price.

Based on what we’re seeing in the market, that quick turnaround from release to after-market price may be your best bet for a quick and significant profit.

What about in terms of singles? What can recent comps for 2023 Bowman Chrome Sapphire singles tell us about the potential for 2024?

A Superfractor Gunnar Henderson RC Image Variation 1/1 sold for $5,250 raw. A Chrome Prospect Autographs Gold Wyatt Langford /50 in PSA 10 sold for around $4,000. An Orange Paul Skenes Auto /25 in PSA 9 sold for about the same.

A handful more cards sold for north of $3,000, with prices dropping from there. This suggests that a hit that offers a great return is possible, although, of course, by design, they are rare. But the potential is at least here.

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2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball pros & cons

Every product has pros and cons when deciding whether to purchase or break them. What are some of the pros and cons of 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball?

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Pros

With an autograph and 3 parallels per box, these have the making of a quick, fun break.
Between the chrome finish and trademark Sapphire sparkle, these are great-looking cards with at least a chance of some really valuable hits.

Cons

If you didn’t get this straight from Topps in the original drop, the prices on the market are quite high for a product that includes one auto and a handful of parallels. The chance at good ROI on these feels a bit long.
With only 24 cards per box, the odds of hitting one of those rarer, valuable parallels or autographs aren’t great. In fact, there are quite long odds.

Final thoughts on 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball

2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire has the making of a fun break, although the after-market price points certainly should give you pause.

What’s your take on 2024 Bowman Chrome Sapphire Baseball? Looking to break a box? Buying into a break? Buying singles? Or are you passing? Tell us about it at CardLines on Twitter.

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Mike D

Mike D. has collected cards for over 35 years, since he bought his first pack of Topps at the corner store in 1987. His fandom, collecting interests, and contributions to Cardlines center around baseball in general and the Baseball Hall of Fame specifically.

Mike's collecting focus is centered on graded cards, mostly rookie cards, of Hall of Famers and future Hall of Famers. Lately, he's been enjoying dabbling in graded minor league cards. A collector/investor with a "buy and hold" approach, Mike takes the long-term view with his collection.