2012 Topps Chrome Baseball Break + Review

It's that time again, when every card collector's wet dream comes true. Chrome and Finest are here. The baseball is just the tease for us football guys and I like to get at least one box every year for my self. This year doesn't disappoint!

This year they have put 2 autographs in a box. This adds a whole lot of value to the product and makes it worth while to continue to open the box if you hit your auto in the first 5 packs. The colored refractors are amazing as usual and boxes seem to be delivering a lot of fun to casual collectors. On average from what I've seen by people posting their breaks,  people are getting several colored refractor autos in a case. I happened to be one of the lucky ones who pulled one from one box. Here is how my box shook out:

The rest of what I got was pretty much base or regular refractors. I did also get a Yu Darvish rc, but I guess that doesn't mean much as the market floods with his stuff. Overall I was very excited to see so much color from one box and I sure hope this is a preview of things to come in the football realm. With product costs rising so much, chrome is one of the most fun products to open for the price. I may end up getting more with the gathering anticipation of football looming 3 months away.


UPDATE:

Looks like I also hit a Jeter SP variation. I would've never known that I hit one had it not been for this post http://www.cardboardconnection.com/2012-topps-chrome-baseball-variation-short-prints. Check those base people!