2022 Topps Chrome "Cosmic" Baseball

[whitmm]

Originally Posted by ObanMontecristo

I have no interest in this product- looks repetitive of Finest and Bowman’s Best (not to mention Finest Flashbacks, Pristine, Topps Chrome Black, etc). I’m gonna skip it

I was thinking that it looked like a combo of those as well.

My thought is they should have just called it Topps Fire Chrome

[CxL]

Price is rocketing on these

[majestik101]

$349.99 sticker price at the LCS .... Absurd

[Jed Clampett]

Originally Posted by CxL

Price is rocketing on these

Will be 3K a case very soon ( days)

[LVDan]

Originally Posted by CxL

Price is rocketing on these

Prices are rising AND people are buying?
Or did the boys get on a phone call and determine its a hot one and limited so let's start raising the ask every couple days?
I didn't think the card market and economy were strong enough to support a product like this at $230/box

[KhalDrogo]

Saw some pumpers on IG. People calling it the Metal Universe of baseball.

[LVDan]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Saw some pumpers on IG. People calling it the Metal Universe of baseball.

Wasn't Metal Universe considered mostly poop until the pandemic pumpers ran out of other 1c0n1C sets to pump? That took like 15-20 years, no?
Genuine question, Im not very knowledgeable on these things.

[bustsomewax]

Originally Posted by LVDan

Wasn't Metal Universe considered mostly poop until the pandemic pumpers ran out of other 1c0n1C sets to pump? That took like 15-20 years, no?
Genuine question, Im not very knowledgeable on these things.

No, not for basketball at least.

[ThoseBackPages]

Originally Posted by LVDan

Wasn't Metal Universe considered mostly poop until the pandemic pumpers ran out of other 1c0n1C sets to pump? That took like 15-20 years, no?
Genuine question, Im not very knowledgeable on these things.

No Sir.

1997 Metal NBA has been great for some time.

it makes sense when you think about it.

There are three cards in the release (forget inserts)

Base
Red PMG /90
Green PMG /10

Not many folks can buy (nevermind FIND) the PMGs

[LittleJimmies]

Originally Posted by CxL

Price is rocketing on these

Prices are crashing now! See Blowout is now at $260 after being at $270 ten minutes ago. $240 boxes not moving on ebay.

[RW3FAN]

Originally Posted by majestik101

$349.99 sticker price at the LCS .... Absurd

Mine is at $250

[bustsomewax]

This should have been $150 max.

[CxL]

Originally Posted by LittleJimmies

Prices are crashing now! See Blowout is now at $260 after being at $270 ten minutes ago. $240 boxes not moving on ebay.

Ebay has shipping and taxes.

[dani0100]

Originally Posted by KhalDrogo

Saw some pumpers on IG. People calling it the Metal Universe of baseball.

I think it's the Topps Fire of Chrome.

[LVDan]

Originally Posted by ThoseBackPages

No Sir.

1997 Metal NBA has been great for some time.

it makes sense when you think about it.

There are three cards in the release (forget inserts)

Base
Red PMG /90
Green PMG /10

Not many folks can buy (nevermind FIND) the PMGs

Ah yes, precious metal gems. I forgot and am oblivious to hoops.

[hermanotarjeta]

Product of the light year!

[LittleJimmies]

Originally Posted by CxL

Ebay has shipping and taxes.

Ok, so readily available for about the same $260 delivered as BO and not moving. Where exactly is this skyrocketing happening?

[kyle1707]

Like I said it’s really nice. And all products should have these print runs

The over production is ruining hobby

259.99 is a joke. Don’t be fooled

But last years bowman’s best went to 500

Topps chrome galaxy Star Wars went to 500

So nothing surprises me

[cj828282]

Interesting break down for what to expect from a box:

https://twitter.com/GrandSalamiSC/st...043712/photo/1

[CxL]

Originally Posted by LittleJimmies

Ok, so readily available for about the same $260 delivered as BO and not moving. Where exactly is this skyrocketing happening?

It was $240 on blowout 2 days ago. I bought it 2 days ago for $210. It is almost 10% higher now and bounced between 10-20% higher on multiple sites. A much bigger difference than we have seen with recent baseball product.

[LittleJimmies]

Originally Posted by CxL

It was $240 on blowout 2 days ago. I bought it 2 days ago for $210. It is almost 10% higher now and bounced between 10-20% higher on multiple sites. A much bigger difference than we have seen with recent baseball product.

Pricing from BO or any of the other big online shops is a terrible way to judge market price. They've mastered the "sell-out" (of 10 boxes) and relist at higher game, because people still fall for it. If prices were skyrocketing or even just going up in any meaningful way, we'd see those $260 boxes moving.

[NYJNYYFan]

I picked up 3 boxes, and pretty much ran the gamut from bad, to average, to great.

Box 1 - J-Rod base, J-Rod Launched into Orbit, Max Muncy Auto

Box 2 - Oneil Cruz and Jeremy Pena base, Mookie Betts Orange /25

Box 3 - Wander, Witt, Suzuki base, Wander Launched into Orbit, CJ Abrams refractor, Luis Robert and Cal Raleigh Blue /99 ..... and the hit of the day a Redemption Wander auto!!

[majestik101]

Originally Posted by RW3FAN

Mine is at $250

Whatever BO sells for, the LCS tacks on an additional 25-30%. So, $349.99 + tax, a box will cost $375 out the door....

No thanks.

This product should cost no higher than $150

[eastbayak]

Originally Posted by CxL

Price is rocketing on these

I purchased a case of this so I want the product to moon. With that said, I don't see it.

I paid $2400 shipped ($200 per box), which I felt was priced right. Not too high but certainly not a bargain either.

I compare this product to 2022 Topps Finest Flashbacks, a product that is readily available at $200-$225 per.

Though the RCs might be better in this product, it's still a risky buy at $250+ per. Shoot, it's a risky buy at $200 per (though not as risky as $250+ per). I only secured a case because I love space-themed cards and have done well with recent wax/card plays. I'm just happy the cards look good though

[t6p]

Up on Topps now. $199.