A few weeks back the checklist for Topps Chrome Platinum Anniversary was dropped and I was pleased to see Connor Wong on the checklist. The only issue is the massive number of parallels. So, there were 46 new cards added to my wantlist. I thought a nice, easy way to ease myself in to it would be to buy into some group breaks, particularly if the cost was low. It would be a risk, but it might be worth it.
The first break to open was a three-case break that cost me about as much as lunch during the weekdays at work. It proved to be well worth it.
Of course I got the base card. When I watched the break online, it took a long time to even get this card. But, I figured in three cases, it would come eventually, so I was not too worried. I received multiples of it eventually. Interestingly, the base versions list Wong as a catcher/third-baseman, despite the fact he played very little there.
Platinum Toile White/Blue Refractor. Some of the parallels are kind of hard to determine what they are. I am pretty sure I have this one identified correctly. It is serial-numbered to 199.
This made me pretty happy. This is the base version of the autographed card. I actually got two of these. Considering autos were only one per box, that was pretty good. But, then came this:
This is the Refractor parallel of the autograph. This was my best pull from the break. This is serial-numbered to 199.
Platinum Cream/Fuchsia Atomic Refractor. Again, I am pretty sure this is what the parallel is. This card is numbered to 100, making it the rarest card I got.
That was well worth the money. Just the base and a parallel would have been worth it honestly, but I received the base, two parallels, the base autograph and a parallel autograph. None of the cards were particularly rare, but they were all decent pulls. It kind of emboldened me to try it a couple more times. Unfortunately, my luck ran out and I only got base cards.
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