2022 Topps Allen and Ginter Chrome - Blue Refractor

Year: 2022
Manufacturer: Topps
Set: Allen & Ginter Chrome
Card Number: 89
Card Type: Parallel
Parallel Set: Blue
Card Attributes: Serial Numbered
Serial Number: 067/150

Topps loves to chrome out it's card sets.  And of course it also loves to save money by reusing a previous design with that chrome printing technology.  But I'll be honest other than I find that unopened chrome products tend to be way overpriced for what you get, I'm a sucker for shiny things.

Take this great Blue parallel of Robin Younts 2022 A&G Chrome card.  A close color match for team colors it really does pop in hand.

 

2005 Upper Deck Reflections Blue

Year: 2005

Card Manufacturer: Upper Deck

Set: Reflections

Card Number: 152

Card Type: Base Parallel

Parallel Set: Blue

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 07/75

Have I told you how much I've missed Upper Deck in the baseball card scene?  The very crowed card market of the early and mid 2000s saw lots of innovation and gimmicks to try and grab the attention of the average card collector.  Upper Deck's Reflections gimmick was that it was shiny or at least a lot of the inserts and parallels were shiny.  The product offers all the trappings we've come to expect out of a product, autographs, relics, relic autographs and of course base parallels.  Reflections offered 6 colored and shiny base parallels.  

Here is Robin's blue parallel.  Numbered to only 75 it's got great eye appeal pairing well with his Brewers uniform.  The backs of the base card are pretty basic with just a line of total career stats and a small blurb.

 

2017 Topps Gallery - Hall of Fame Gallery Blue

Year: 2017

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Gallery

Card Number: HOF-28

Card Type: Insert, Parallel

Insert Set: Hall of Fame Gallery

Parallel Type: Blue

Card Attributes: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 74/99

COMC Black Friday Haul #44

I'll admit I'm a bit fan of Topps Gallery from way back in the early days of the brand.  2017 marked the return of the set, which I was excited for, I was not excited that this was a Wal-Mart exclusive as this is a set that also begs to be in hobby shops.  I love that Topps also commissioned artists for the set. It would have been easy for Topps to just run some Getty Images through some Photoshop filters to get a similar result, something I sure they've done, but Dan Bergren does a great job on this Yount piece.  Add the marbly blue border for this parallel and it's a cardboard masterpiece.  As I stated a few posts ago one of the best things about COMC is being able to find cards like this as they pop up for great prices, sometimes it's a waiting game.  But it pays off.

2019 Topps Series 2 1984 All-Star Blue Parallel

Year: 2019

Manufacturer: Topps

Set: Flagship

Card Number: 84AS-RY

Card Type: Insert Parallel

Insert set: 1984 All-Star

Parallel Set: Blue

COMC Black Friday Haul #21

I still haven't quite figured out what is up with Topps celebrating it's sets 35th anniversary.  Maybe someone out there knows the reason or why that particular anniversary was chosen.  Anywho Robin was featured in both 84 sets.  I really like the overall look of the 1984 All-Star insert set and the border color parallel cards really do pop.  The black version of this card is awesome, still looking to track one of those down.  The blue parallel set is unnumbered.  I do love the blurb about Robin coming up with his Robinade brand lemonade to help fund his charity.  I just picture him in a lab coat working diligently to come up with just the right level of sweetness. 

2014 Panini Hall of Fame - Diamond Kings Blue

Year: 2014

Manufacturer: Panini

Set: Hall of Fame

Card Number: 83

Card Type: Insert Parallel

Insert Set: Diamond Kings

Parallel Set: Blue

Card Attribute: Serial Numbered

Serial Number: 47/50

We are getting close to the end of my COMC Black Friday deliverys.  Only one more card after this.  

This is my first Diamond King out of the set.  The Blue parallel is right in the middle of rarity with the color parallels and oddly enough I still haven't found a reasonably priced unnumbered base card to add to the collection.  All of the colored parallels look really good.  I really like the looks of the green and gold parallels, but the blue really pops as well.