After a one year hiatus, the artist-driven, online-exclusive Topps Spotlight is back. While the artist and general design stay the same, a lot of other details have changed for 2024.
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What will collectors find in 2024 Topps Spotlight? What are the hits? What is the release format and pricing? And are these worth a break?
We will be breaking 2024 Topps Spotlight on September 5th!
2024 Topps Spotlight was released on July 30, 2024 as an online exclusive on Topps.com and sold out quickly.
Standard boxes of 2024 Topps Spotlight contain four packs per box. Each pack of 2024 Topps Spotlight contain 7 cards per pack. The Topps.com price for these boxes was $44.99. Recent prices on the secondary market have been in the range of $70-80.
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Collector boxes of 2024 Topps Spotlight contain 12 packs per box. Each pack of 2024 Topps Spotlight contains 7 cards per pack. The Topps.com price for these boxes was $169.99. Recent prices on the secondary market have been in the range of $250-280.
Cases of 2024 Topps Spotlight contain 10 boxes per case.
Collector boxes contain either one autograph plus 1 encased premium parallel numbered out of 5 or less or a 1/1 original art card (1:10 boxes) per box.
Standard boxes contain 1 exclusive Gum Back Parallel per box. Autographs fall 1:3 boxes, on average.
In either format, 2024 Topps Spotlight packs contain 5 Base Cards, 1 Insert Card, and 1 Autograph, Numbered Parallel, or Short Print per pack.
The base set of 2024 Topps Spotlight consists of 100 cards. The cards feature the artwork of Andy Friedman. Friedman has had his work featured by Topps, The New Yorker, and the New York Times among other publications.
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The cards feature interpretations of existing cards done by Friedman in ink and watercolor. These cards range from vintage classics to recent rookie cards. This is the third such set released by Topps, the last in 2022.
The checklist consists of a mix of retired greats, current veterans, and young stars, although doesn’t contain any rookie cards of its own. Due to the subject matter and smaller checklist, the set is stacked with popular names.
Numbered parallels are a big part of the fun in 2024 Topps Spotlight, with both release formats featuring exclusives, and all numbered parallels to 75 or less.
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Collector box exclusive Premium parallels are numbered out of 5, 3, or are 1/1’s, and come encased in a plastic holder.
Inserts add an additional level of chase to 2024 Topps Spotlight, with sets focused on rookies, image variations, final cards, and the artist himself.
2024 Rookie Pairings Short Prints bring us five 2024 rookies shown on classic card designs of the past. Seeded 1:11 packs.
Alternate Reference Short Prints bring us alternate artwork for 8 different cards from the set. Seeded 1:10 packs.
Andy Friedman Self Portrait offers us a single card that contains a self-portrait of Friedman. Seeded 1:20 packs.
First Lights bring us Friedman’s artwork to 10 different rookie cards from 2024 Topps Series 1.
Parallels include:
Twilight brings us the opposite end of player’s careers, with Friedman’s take on the final Topps cards of 10 legends.
Parallels include:
Autographs fall one per collector box or 1:3 standard boxes. Autographs are of the sticker variety, as opposed to on-card.
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Base Autographs bring the ink to 56 cards from the base set, featuring a nice mix of retired favorites, veteran stars, and young players.
Parallels include:
Andy Friedman Self Portrait Autographs bring autographed versions of the artist’s self-portrait. Numbered out of 75, with Silver Ink (/50) and Gold Ink (/25) parallels also available.
2024 Topps Spotlight is an art-influenced, online-exclusive offering. What can recent comps from prior years tell us about the potential these may offer if bought and held unopened?
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| Year/Format | Release Price / Recent Comp Price |
|---|---|
| 2024 Standard | $50 / $70-80 |
| 2024 Collectors | $170 / $250-280 |
| 2022 | $20 / $30-40 |
| 2021 | $20 / $50-60 |
Spotlight was not released in 2023. The 2021 and 2022 releases were quite different at significantly lower price point and a single release format. Still, those $20 boxes now sell for more than the release price. Does that mean that 2024 will?
The original release price and the price on the secondary market are both higher than in prior years, causing some wonder as to if they have the same potential. With no data to go on, my gut says these aren’t likely to increase significantly in value unopened.
In terms of singles, what can recent sales of 2022 Topps Spotlight singles tell us about the potential value in 2024 Topps Spotlight?
The high water mark was a Jarren Duran 1/1 Original Artwork, which sold for $142. A Thurman Munson 1971 Artist Signed 13/20 sold for $105. A Jim Kaat Autographed 1/1 Magenta Test Print sold for $100. Prices dropped pretty quickly from there.
From a $20 box, these aren’t bad prices. One would hope the high water mark potential on the higher-priced 2024 boxes would like-wise be higher, although that’s not guaranteed.
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 Spotlight?
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Pros
Cons
After a one year hiatus in 2023, Topps Spotlight is back for 2024 with the same online-exclusive release and Andy Friedman artwork. The format of the boxes, the hits, and the price point are all significantly different, moving this from a fun cheap break into something a bit more different.
These are nice looking cards, and they should make for a fun and enjoyable break. The potential for return on investment however, is a bit cloudier.
What’s your take on 2024 Topps Spotlight? Are you excited about this product? Planning to buy a box or into a break? Or are you letting this artwork-themed product pass by? Tell us what’s on your mind at CardLines on Twitter.
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