Description: Thanks for stopping by America's Pastime, LTD. for sale is a 1993 Topps Finest Baseball Box Factory Sealed 1ST YEAR REFRACTORS SSP MINT W/ FREE SHIPPING This is one of the hardest baseball boxes ever!! Complete with the initial release of the ever popular refractor parallels, this is the box to own!!18 packs per box Inserts:Refractors 1:18 The 1993 Topps Finest Baseball Hobby Box is a rare, unopened box that contains the Premier Edition of the 1993 Topps Finest Baseball set. This set is a 199-card set that was printed on chromium stock and is considered one of the most important issues of the 1990s. The Finest brand was Topps' first attempt at the super-premium card market and competed with Fleer's Flair brand and Upper Deck's SP. The 1993 Topps Finest Baseball Hobby Box contains 18 packs, each with six cards. The refractors in this set fall 1:18. Amidst the overproduction of the 80’s and 90’s, a true collector’s item emerged. In 1993, Topps Finest Baseball debuted. The set only included 199 cards, significantly less than the standard 700-800 card Topps set. There were also only two rookie cards in the set, J.T. Snow and Mike Lansing. Packs had an original suggested retail price of $3.99, but due to enormous popularity quickly sold for over $20 in hobby shops. 1993 Finest Baseball is most notable for the first instance of refractors. While Donruss introduced the Elite series in 1991 with a print run of 10,000, Topps significantly upped the ante with the refractor. Refractors are cards with a special chrome coating that reflect light when held at an angle, creating a rainbow effect. In fact, the technology used in the making of these cards has been awarded multiple patents. While production runs are usually kept secret, Topps decided to announce the number of cases released. With 4,000 twelve box cases, and refractors appearing at a rate of about one per box, collectors quickly did the math and calculated a print run of 241 for each refractor. Other people claim print runs of less than 200 refractors for certain cards. Topps has never confirmed this number, nor the odds of a refractor. The estimated odds of a refractor are between 1:15 packs and 1:18 packs. The pictures listed with the auction is the exact box of 1993 Topps Finest Baseball Box Factory Sealed 1ST YEAR REFRACTORS SSP MINT w/ FREE SHIPPING that you will be purchasing. This box comes from a master case stored in climate controlled environment for over 30 years. FREE SHIPPING included. We here at America's Pastime, LTD. will answer any questions you have regarding the sale. Feel free to ask. Check out our other Auctions and Sales on E-Bay !! Buy with confidence !! Have A Great Day !!
Price: 2950 USD
Location: Chicago, Illinois
End Time: 2024-11-25T15:26:47.000Z
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Features: 1st Edition, Hologram, Insert
Set: 1993 Topps Finest
Number of Cards: 108
Number of Boxes: 1
Season: 1993
Configuration: Box
Vintage: Yes
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Material: Card Stock
Year Manufactured: 1993
Sport: Baseball
Card Size: Standard
Team: Arizona Diamondbacks, Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Colorado Rockies, Detroit Tigers, Houston Astros, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, San Diego Padres, San Francisco Giants, Seattle Mariners, St. Louis Cardinals, Tampa Bay Rays, Texas Rangers, Toronto Blue Jays, Washington Nationals
Language: English
Manufacturer: Topps
Player/Athlete: Cal Ripken, Jr., Ken Griffey Jr, Nolan Ryan
League: Major League (MLB)
Type: Sports Trading Card
