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The Evolution Of 2024 Topps Finest Baseball, A Collector Favorite

2024 Topps Finest Baseball

Since it first burst onto the scene way back in 1993, Topps Finest has always meant premium stock with plenty of chrome, loud designs, and lots of interest from collectors.

But the product continues to evolve, and 2024 Topps Finest Baseball is the next chapter in that evolution, bringing the chrome but also some interesting changes to the base set.

But what will collectors find inside 2024 Topps Finest Baseball? What are the hits? What’s new for 2024? And are these worth a break?

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2024 Topps Finest Baseball release date and release format

The expected release date for 2024 Topps Finest Baseball is July 31, 2024. The product went on sale for pre-sale on Topps.com on July 10, 2024.

Hobby boxes of 2024 Topps Finest Baseball contain 6 packs per box. Hobby packs contain 10 cards per pack. There are 8 hobby boxes per hobby case.

Each hobby box of 2024 Topps Finest Baseball contains 2 autographs per box.

Pre-sale prices for 2024 Topps Finest on Topps.com was for $250 per hobby box. They sold out within a matter of hours, and should start appearing on the secondary market soon.

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2024 Topps Finest Baseball

2024 Topps Finest Baseball base set & design

The base set of 2024 Topps Finest Baseball consists of 300 cards. This is a significant increase from the 2023 set, which consisted of 125 cards.

New for 2024 is a tiered system within the base set. The first 100 cards of the set are “common”. Cards 101-200 are “uncommon” and fall one per pack. Cards 201-300 are “rare” and land 1:3 packs (or 2 per box).

The checklist has a significant number of rookie cards, and there are several star players who appear in multiple tiers.

From a design perspective, the cards feature stylized, colorful designs reminiscent of a modern art piece, with premium stock and a chromium finish.

2024 Topps Finest Baseball parallels & variations

All three tiers of the base set have the same parallel offerings, ranging from the fairly common to the downright tough to pull. While the offerings are the same across tiers, there are different odds for each tier.

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Common

  • Refractors – (1:5 packs)
  • Checkerboard Refractors – (1:2 packs)
  • Sky Blue Refractors – (1:11 packs)
  • Purple Refractors – (1:14 packs)
  • Blue Refractors – (1:18 packs)
  • Purple Checkerboard Refractors – (1:23 packs)
  • Blue Checkerboard Refractors – (1:35 packs)
  • Green Refractors – (1:46 packs)
  • Gold Refractors – (1:69 packs)
  • Oil Spill Refractors – (1:132 packs)
  • Orange Refractors – (1:137 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:171 packs)
  • Red Lava Refractors – (1:341 packs)
  • Superfractors – (1:3,354 packs)

Uncommon

  • Refractors – (1:12 packs)
  • Checkerboard Refractors – (1:4 packs)
  • Sky Blue Refractors – (1:14 packs)
  • Purple Refractors – (1:18 packs)
  • Blue Refractors – (1:23 packs)
  • Purple Checkerboard Refractors – (1:35 packs)
  • Blue Checkerboard Refractors – (1:46 packs)
  • Green Refractors – (1:98 packs)
  • Gold Refractors – (1:137 packs)
  • Orange Refractors – (1:171 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:227 packs)
  • Oil Spill Refractors – (1:317 packs)
  • Red Lava Refractors – (1:680 packs)
  • Superfractors – (1:3,354 packs)

Rare

  • Refractors – (1:49 packs)
  • Checkerboard Refractors – (1:12 packs)
  • Sky Blue Refractors – (1:23 packs)
  • Purple Refractors – (1:28 packs)
  • Blue Refractors – (1:35 packs)
  • Purple Checkerboard Refractors – (1:46 packs)
  • Blue Checkerboard Refractors – (1:70 packs)
  • Green Refractors – (1:137 packs)
  • Gold Refractors – (1:171 packs)
  • Orange Refractors – (1:227 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:341 packs)
  • Oil Spill Refractors – (1:790 packs)
  • Red Lava Refractors – (1:1,130 packs)
  • Superfractors – (1:3,354 packs)

Base Set Rookie Design Variations fall one per box on average.

2024 Topps Finest Baseball inserts

Adding an additional layer of chase to 2024 Topps Finest are a number of insert offerings.

Arrivals feature 25 cards celebrating the arrival of top rookies across the game. Seeded 1:3 packs.

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Parallels include:

  • Refractors – (1:24 packs)
  • Purple Refractors – (1:109 packs)
  • Blue Refractors – (1:138 packs)
  • Green Refractors – (1:182 packs)
  • Gold Refractors – (1:273 packs)
  • Orange Refractors – (1:545 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:1,356 packs)
  • Red Refractors – (1:2,689 packs)
  • Superfractors – (1:13,013 packs)

Finest Rookies Design Variations bring image variations to 20 top rookie cards. Seeded 1:4 packs.

Parallels include:

  • Refractors – (1:30 packs)
  • Purple Refractors – (1:137 packs)
  • Blue Refractors – (1:172 packs)
  • Green Refractors – (1:227 packs)
  • Gold Refractors- (1:341 packs)
  • Orange Refractors – (1:680 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:1,695 packs)
  • Red Refractors – (1:3,354 packs)
  • Superfractors – (1:16,266 packs)

Finest Timelines consists of 10 cards honoring 10 superstars of the past, from Hank Aaron to Nolan Ryan to Derek Jeter. Seeded 1:8 packs.

Parallels include:

  • Refractors – (1:60 packs)
  • Purple Refractors – (1:273 packs)
  • Blue Refractors – (1:344 packs)
  • Green Refractors – (1:454 packs)
  • Gold Refractors – (1:680 packs)
  • Orange Refractors – (1:1,356 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:3,354 packs)
  • Red Refractors – (1:6,640 packs)
  • Superfractors – (1:32,532 packs)

Future So Bright reminds us that thanks to the 20 featured youngsters in the set, the future of the game is bright. Seeded 1:4 packs.

Parallels include:

  • Refractors – (1:30 packs)
  • Purple Refractors – (1:137 packs)
  • Blue Refractors – (1:172 packs)
  • Green Refractors – (1:227 packs)
  • Gold Refractors – (1:341 packs)
  • Orange Refractors – (1:680 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:1,695 packs)
  • Red Refractors – (1:3,354 packs)
  • Superfractors – (1:16,266 packs)

What If…1993 Finest Prototypes point the cardboard time machine back to 1993, when Topps was launching Finest as a new premium offering into a junk wax world. The set features early prototype designs from that inaugural set. Seeded 1:3 packs.

Parallels include:

  • Refractors – (1:24 packs)
  • Purple Refractors – (1:109 packs)
  • Blue Refractors – (1:138 packs)
  • Green Refractors – (1:182 packs)
  • Gold Refractors – (1:273 packs)
  • Orange Refractors – (1:545 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:1,356 packs)
  • Red Refractors – (1:2,689 packs)
  • Superfractors – (1:13,013 packs)

Diamond Finest features, quite simply, 25 of the finest players on the diamond, with a mix of young stars and veterans that’s a who’s who of the top names in the game.

Seeded a tough 1:193 packs with Red Refractors (1:2,689 packs) and Superfractors (1:13,013 packs) versions also available.

Fiesta brings the party with 20 of the top names in the game. Seeded 1:288 packs with Red Refractors (1:3,354 packs) and Superfractors (1:16,266 packs) also available.

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Finest Firsts Die-Cuts again bring the focus on youth, with 10 of the hottest young players featured on these die-cut cards. Seeded 1:96 packs and parallels include Red Refractors (1:6,640 packs) and Superfractors (1:32,532 packs).

Let’s Go offers up 10 cards to get you moving. Seeded 1:680 packs with Red Refractors (1:6,640 packs) and Superfractors (1:32,532 packs) also available.

2024 Topps Finest Baseball autographs

Autographs are a big part of the appeal of 2024 Topps Finest Baseball with autographs falling two per hobby box.

Finest Autographs adapt the base set design to add ink. The offering has a checklist that consists of 138 cards, featuring a heavy dose of rookies with a smattering of veterans and retired stars.

In some ways, a deep checklist is nice…unless one of your two autographs is a 27-year-old AAAA player with no real investment outlook.

Parallels include:

  • Refractors
  • Sky Blue Refractors
  • Purple Refractors
  • Blue Refractors
  • Green Refractors
  • Gold Refractors
  • Orange Refractors
  • Black Refractors
  • Red Lava Refractors
  • Superfractors

Finest Moments Autographs returns with 34 cards that match a player with a key moment from their career. Seeded 1:67 packs.

Parallels include:

  • Gold Refractors – (1:318 packs)
  • Orange Refractors – (1:475 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:1,183 packs)
  • Red Lava Refractors – (1:2,214 packs)
  • Superfractors – (1:10,844 packs)

Finest Rookies Design Variations Autographs bring the autograph treatment to 13 select cards from the insert set. Seeded 1:212 packs.

Parallels include:

  • Refractors – (1:223 packs)
  • Blue Refractors – (1:225 packs)
  • Green Refractors – (1:297 packs)
  • Gold Refractors – (1:417 packs)
  • Orange Refractors – (1:833 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:2,073 packs)
  • Red Lava Refractors – (1:4,118 packs)
  • Superfractor – (1:20,333 packs)

Future So Bright Autographs adds ink to 15 cards from the insert set. Seeded 1:475 packs.

Parallels include:

  • Orange Refractors – (1:949 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:2,358 packs)
  • Red Refractors – (1:4,715 packs)
  • Superfractors – (1:23,237 packs)

Finest Firsts Die-Cuts Autographs feature 8 cards from the insert set with added ink. Adds ink to 8 cards from the die-cut insert set. Seeded 1:3,320 packs.

1993 Finest Protoypes Autographs point the cardboard time machine back to 1993, when Topps was launching Finest as a new premium offering into a junk wax world. The set features early prototype designs from that inaugural set. Features 16 cards and are seeded 1:273 packs.

Parallels include:

  • Orange Refractors – (1:833 packs)
  • Black Refractors – (1:2,073 packs)
  • Red Refractors – (1:4,118 packs)
  • Superfractors – (1:20,333 packs)

Finest Originals offer buy-backs of previously released Topps Finest cards. Checklist has not yet been announced, but these are seeded a tough 1:1,660 packs.

Mystery Autograph Redemption features a mystery autograph, who has not yet been announced. Stay tuned for more info! Seeded 1:3,286 packs.

2024 Topps Finest Baseball value

2024 Topps Finest Baseball is a high end product with some interesting insert, parallel, and autograph hits. But are these a good candidate to buy and hold unopened? Let’s look at what recent comp prices for hobby boxes from the last few years can tell us.

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YearRecent Hobby Box Comp Price
2024$250
2023$155-170
2022$200
2021$150-200

These prices suggest that 2024 Topps Finest Baseball is not a product that is likely to gain value unopened, at least in the short term.

In terms of singles, what can a look at 2023 Topps Finest Baseball singles tell us about the potential here for profit and ROI?

The high water mark was a 2023 Topps Finest Corbin Carroll Red Refractor /5 in PSA 8, which sold for $6,500. A 2023 Topps Finest Shohei Ohtani 2000 World’s Finest Auto /25 PSA 10 sold for just under $5,000.

Red Wave Rookie Refractors /5 of Gunnar Henderson and Michael Harris II both sold for just under $2,000. Prices start to drop from there, but it’s clear that the toughest autographs of some of the top names have significant upside.

2024 Topps Finest Baseball pros & cons

Every product has pros and cons when deciding whether to purchase and break them. What are some of the pros and cons with 2024 Topps Finest Baseball?

Pros

  • These cards are decidedly high end, and if you like the loud designs, quite nice looking.
  • The focus on rookie cards means there’s lot so of chances to hit on some of the biggest stars in the game.
  • The guaranteed autographs, inserts, parallels, and tier system in the base set should make for a fun and interesting break with lots of hits and color.
  • While good ROI on a box is far from guaranteed, the chance at some big hits certainly exists here.

Cons

  • At $250 for a hobby box, these are certainly not inexpensive, and there’s no guarantee of ROI. If you hit on some less desirable autograph subjects it may be hard to get much value from a box.

While the product has a long history, it likely will be less popular than some other chromium offerings this year, such as Bowman Chrome and Topps Chrome.

Final Thoughts (for now) on 2024 Topps Finest Baseball

2024 Topps Finest brings a larger base set with an interesting tiered approach to bring additional layers of chase. Combined with the guaranteed autographs and some other interesting parallels and inserts, there’s a lot to like in 2024 Topps Finest.

What’s your take on 2024 Topps Finest Baseball? Do you like the tiered base set? Considering breaking a box? Buying into a break? Or are you sitting this one out? Tell us what’s on your mind at card_lines on Twitter.

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Mike D.

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.
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