2014 Topps High Tek
Description[edit]
2014 Topps High TEK is a 600-card set released on December 3, 2014. After a 14-year hiatus, Topps has brought back the all-acetate card set popular with extreme set collectors. However, the format, based on low-numbered parallels and autographs, only bears a passing resemblance to the original product.
Each eight-card box will yield one autograph and one serial-numbered parallel.
Distribution[edit]
Eight cards per box (MSRP: $70). Hobby only.
Reviews[edit]
Insertion Ratios[edit]
Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Hobby Odds |
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Base | 100* | - | 6:1 |
Gold Diffractor | 100 | 99 | ? |
Ice Diffractor | 100 | 75 | ? |
Disco Diffractor | 100 | 50 | ? |
Clouds Diffractor | 100 | 25 | ? |
Black & White | 100 | 15 | ? |
Red Storm Diffractor | 100 | 10 | ? |
Blue Dots Diffractor | 100 | 5 | ? |
Charcoal Galactic Diffractor | 100 | one-of-one | ? |
Press Proof | 100 | four for each | ? |
Low TEK Diffractors | 35 | 50 | ? |
1999 TEKnicians Diffractors | 25 | 50 | ? |
2000 TEKtonics Diffractors | 20 | 50 | ? |
Autographs | 87 | ? | ? |
Autographs Disco Diffractor | 87 | 50 | ? |
Autographs Clouds Diffractor | 87 | 25 | ? |
Autographs Black & White | 87 | 15 | ? |
Autographs Red Storm Diffractor | 87 | 10 | ? |
Autographs Blue Dots Diffractor | 87 | 5 | ? |
Autographs Charcoal Galactic Diffractor | 87 | one-of-one | ? |
Autographs Press Proof | 87 | four for each | ? |
Low TEK Diffractors Autographs | 10 | 15 | ? |
1999 TEKnicians Diffractors Autographs | 10 | 10 | ? |
2000 TEKtonics Diffractors Autographs | 9 | 10 | ? |
Buyback Autographs | 12 | ? | ? |
Checklist[edit]
Promos[edit]
A set of six Promo cards were distributed to dealers to announced the return of the Topps High Tek brand. Each is stamped "PROMO" in the lower-right corner on the front. It appears that each card was only available in one pattern.
- HT-CF Carlton Fisk
- HT-CK Clayton Kershaw
- HT-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HT-JB Jeff Bagwell
- HT-MT Mike Trout
- HT-YD Yu Darvish
Base Set[edit]
Base cards are available in 12 different background patterns -- six of the patterns are exclusive to American League players, while the other six are exclusive to National Leaguers. Unfortunately, unlike in the original Topps TEK sets, Topps did not bother to sequentially-number the patterns. Each of the six pattern "levels" is progressively scarcer, with Level 1 being the most common and Level 6 most rare.
Level 1: Wave & Spiral Brick
Level 2: Whirlpool & Grid
Level 3: Shattered Glass & Blast
Level 4: Cracked Ice & Microchip
Level 5: Circuit Board & Zig Zag
Level 6: Stripes & Shatter Stripes
- HT-AB Albert Belle
- HT-AG Alex Guerrero
- HT-AGO Adrian Gonzalez
- HT-AH Andrew Heaney
- HT-AJ Adam Jones
- HT-AP Albert Pujols
- HT-AS Andrelton Simmons
- HT-BH Bryce Harper
- HT-BJ Bo Jackson
- HT-BPO Buster Posey
- HT-CB Craig Biggio
- HT-CF Carlton Fisk
- HT-CG Carlos Gonzalez
- HT-CJ Chipper Jones
- HT-CK Clayton Kershaw
- HT-CO Chris Owings
- HT-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HT-CS Chris Sale
- HT-CY Christian Yelich
- HT-DE Dennis Eckersley
- HT-DPE Dustin Pedroia
- HT-DW David Wright
- HT-EB Ernie Banks
- HT-EBU Eddie Butler
- HT-EL Evan Longoria
- HT-EM Edgar Martinez
- HT-FF Freddie Freeman
- HT-FM Fred McGriff
- HT-FT Frank Thomas
- HT-FV Fernando Valenzuela
- HT-GM Greg Maddux
- HT-GP Gregory Polanco
- HT-GS George Springer
- HT-GST Giancarlo Stanton
- HT-HA Hank Aaron
- HT-HR Hanley Ramirez
- HT-IR Ivan Rodriguez
- HT-JA Jose Abreu
- HT-JB Jeff Bagwell
- HT-JC Jose Canseco
- HT-JCU Johnny Cueto
- HT-JF Jose Fernandez
- HT-JG Juan Gonzalez
- HT-JH Jason Heyward
- HT-JM Joe Mauer
- HT-JS Jean Segura
- HT-JSI Jon Singleton
- HT-JT Julio Teheran
- HT-JV Joey Votto
- HT-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- HT-MC Miguel Cabrera
- HT-MIS Mike Schmidt
- HT-MM Mike Mussina
- HT-MMC Mark McGwire
- HT-MN Mike Napoli
- HT-MP Mike Piazza
- HT-MR Mariano Rivera
- HT-MS Marcus Stroman
- HT-MSC Max Scherzer
- HT-MT Mike Trout
- HT-MTA Masahiro Tanaka
- HT-MW Michael Wacha
- HT-NC Nick Castellanos
- HT-NG Nomar Garciaparra
- HT-NR Nolan Ryan
- HT-OH Orlando Hernandez
- HT-OT Oscar Taveras
- HT-OV Omar Vizquel
- HT-PF Prince Fielder
- HT-PG Paul Goldschmidt
- HT-PM Pedro Martinez
- HT-PO Paul O'Neill
- HT-RA Roberto Alomar
- HT-RB Ryan Braun
- HT-RC Robinson Cano
- HT-RCL Roger Clemens
- HT-RE Roenis Elias
- HT-RH Rickey Henderson
- HT-RJ Randy Johnson
- HT-RJA Reggie Jackson
- HT-RP Rafael Palmeiro
- HT-RY Robin Yount
- HT-SG Sonny Gray
- HT-SK Sandy Koufax
- HT-SM Shelby Miller
- HT-TG Tom Glavine
- HT-TGW Tony Gwynn
- HT-TP Terry Pendleton
- HT-TT Troy Tulowitzki
- HT-TW Taijuan Walker
- HT-VG Vladimir Guerrero
- HT-WB Wade Boggs
- HT-WM Wil Myers
- HT-WMA Willie Mays
- HT-YC Yoenis Cespedes
- HT-YD Yu Darvish
- HT-YM Yadier Molina
- HT-YP Yasiel Puig
- HT-YS Yangervis Solarte
- HT-YV Yordano Ventura
Parallels[edit]
All 100 base cards are available in the following serial-numbered Diffractor parallels. Unlike the base set, there is only one pattern (Level 1) for each parallel card.
- Gold Diffractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)
- Ice Diffractor (serial-numbered to 75 copies)
- Disco Diffractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Clouds Diffractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black & White (serial-numbered to fifteen)
- Red Storm Diffractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- Blue Dots Diffractor (serial-numbered to five)
- Charcoal Galactic Diffractor (one-of-one)
- Press Proof (set of four for each)
Inserts[edit]
NOTE: All inserts, from all three sets, are serial-numbered to 50 copies.
Low TEK Diffractors[edit]
- LT-AJ Adam Jones
- LT-BJ Bo Jackson
- LT-CB Craig Biggio
- LT-CF Carlton Fisk
- LT-CG Carlos Gonzalez
- LT-DJ Derek Jeter
- LT-DO David Ortiz
- LT-DP Dustin Pedroia
- LT-EB Ernie Banks
- LT-FF Freddie Freeman
- LT-FH Felix Hernandez
- LT-GS Giancarlo Stanton
- LT-HA Hank Aaron
- LT-IR Ivan Rodriguez
- LT-JA Jose Abreu
- LT-JB Johnny Bench
- LT-JE Jacoby Ellsbury
- LT-JF Jose Fernandez
- LT-JG Juan Gonzalez
- LT-JS John Smoltz
- LT-JU Justin Upton
- LT-JV Justin Verlander
- LT-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- LT-MM Mike Mussina
- LT-MT Mike Trout
- LT-RA Roberto Alomar
- LT-RB Ryan Braun
- LT-SG Sonny Gray
- LT-SK Sandy Koufax
- LT-SS Stephen Strasburg
- LT-TG Tony Gwynn
- LT-TT Troy Tulowitzki
- LT-WB Wade Boggs
- LT-YD Yu Darvish
- LT-YP Yasiel Puig
1999 TEKnicians Diffractors[edit]
- 99T-AC Aroldis Chapman
- 99T-AM Andrew McCutchen
- 99T-BM Brian McCann
- 99T-CS Chris Sale
- 99T-FT Frank Thomas
- 99T-GC Gerrit Cole
- 99T-GM Greg Maddux
- 99T-GS Giancarlo Stanton
- 99T-HJR Hyun-Jin Ryu
- 99T-HR Hanley Ramirez
- 99T-JH Josh Hamilton
- 99T-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- 99T-MC Miguel Cabrera
- 99T-MM Mark McGwire
- 99T-MS Max Scherzer
- 99T-MT Mike Trout
- 99T-PG Paul Goldschmidt
- 99T-PO Paul O'Neill
- 99T-RC Roger Clemens
- 99T-RH Rickey Henderson
- 99T-RJ Randy Johnson
- 99T-RP Rafael Palmeiro
- 99T-TG Tom Glavine
- 99T-XB Xander Bogaerts
- 99T-YP Yasiel Puig
2000 TEKtonics Diffractors[edit]
- TD-AB Albert Belle
- TD-AM Andrew McCutchen
- TD-BH Bryce Harper
- TD-CJ Chipper Jones
- TD-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- TD-DE Dennis Eckersley
- TD-DJ Derek Jeter
- TD-DW David Wright
- TD-JA Jose Abreu
- TD-MP Mike Piazza
- TD-MT Masahiro Tanaka
- TD-NG Nomar Garciaparra
- TD-NR Nolan Ryan
- TD-PF Prince Fielder
- TD-PG Paul Goldschmidt
- TD-PM Pedro Martinez
- TD-RC Robinson Cano
- TD-VG Vladimir Guerrero
- TD-WM Willie Mays
- TD-YD Yu Darvish
Autographs & Game-Used[edit]
Autographs[edit]
Each Autograph is also available in the following parallels. Unlike the base set, there is only one pattern for each Autograph card and corresponding parallels.
NOTE: The HT-TP Terry Pendleton base Autograph is signed on both sides.
- Disco Diffractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Clouds Diffractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Black & White (serial-numbered to 15 copies)
- Red Storm Diffractor (serial-numbered to 10 copies)
- Blue Dots Diffractor (serial-numbered to 5 copies)
- Charcoal Galactic Diffractor (one-of-one)
- Press Proof (set of four for each)
- HT-AG Alex Guerrero
- HT-AGA Andres Galarraga
- HT-AGO Adrian Gonzalez
- HT-AH Andrew Heaney
- HT-AP Albert Pujols
- HT-BH Bryce Harper
- HT-BJ Bo Jackson
- HT-BP Brandon Phillips
- HT-CB Craig Biggio
- HT-CF Carlton Fisk
- HT-CG Carlos Gonzalez
- HT-CJ Chipper Jones
- HT-CK Clayton Kershaw
- HT-CO Chris Owings
- HT-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- HT-CS Chris Sale
- HT-CY Christian Yelich
- HT-DE Dennis Eckersley
- HT-DW David Wright
- HT-EBU Eddie Butler
- HT-EL Evan Longoria
- HT-EM Edgar Martinez
- HT-FF Freddie Freeman
- HT-FM Fred McGriff
- HT-FT Frank Thomas
- HT-FV Fernando Valenzuela
- HT-GP Gregory Polanco
- HT-GS George Springer
- HT-GST Giancarlo Stanton
- HT-HA Hank Aaron
- HT-HR Hanley Ramirez
- HT-IR Ivan Rodriguez
- HT-JA Jose Abreu
- HT-JC Jose Canseco
- HT-JF Jose Fernandez
- HT-JG Juan Gonzalez
- HT-JH Jason Heyward
- HT-JT Julio Teheran
- HT-JV Joey Votto
- HT-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- HT-MB Madison Bumgarner
- HT-MC Miguel Cabrera
- HT-MIS Mike Schmidt
- HT-MMC Mark McGwire
- HT-MN Mike Napoli
- HT-MP Mike Piazza
- HT-MR Mariano Rivera
- HT-MS Marcus Stroman
- HT-MSC Max Scherzer
- HT-MT Mike Trout
- HT-MW Michael Wacha
- HT-NC Nick Castellanos
- HT-NG Nomar Garciaparra
- HT-NR Nolan Ryan
- HT-OH Orlando Hernandez
- HT-OT Oscar Taveras
- HT-OV Omar Vizquel
- HT-PG Paul Goldschmidt
- HT-PO Paul O'Neill
- HT-RA Roberto Alomar
- HT-RB Ryan Braun
- HT-RC Robinson Cano
- HT-RCL Roger Clemens
- HT-RE Roenis Elias
- HT-RG Ron Gant
- HT-RH Rickey Henderson
- HT-RJ Randy Johnson
- HT-RJA Reggie Jackson
- HT-RP Rafael Palmeiro
- HT-RY Robin Yount
- HT-SG Sonny Gray
- HT-SK Sandy Koufax
- HT-SM Shelby Miller
- HT-TG Tom Glavine
- HT-TP Terry Pendleton
- HT-TT Troy Tulowitzki
- HT-TW Taijuan Walker
- HT-VG Vladimir Guerrero
- HT-WB Wade Boggs
- HT-WM Wil Myers
- HT-WMA Willie Mays
- HT-YC Yoenis Cespedes
- HT-YD Yu Darvish
- HT-YP Yasiel Puig
- HT-YS Yangervis Solarte
- HT-YV Yordano Ventura
- HT-ZW Zack Wheeler
Low TEK Diffractor Autographs[edit]
Each Low TEK Diffractor Autograph is serial-numbered to fifteen.
- LT-BJ Bo Jackson
- LT-CB Craig Biggio
- LT-FF Freddie Freeman
- LT-IR Ivan Rodriguez
- LT-JA Jose Abreu
- LT-JF Jose Fernandez
- LT-KG Ken Griffey, Jr.
- LT-MT Mike Trout
- LT-TT Troy Tulowitzki
- LT-YP Yasiel Puig
1999 TEKnicians Diffractor Autographs[edit]
Each 1999 TEKnicians Diffractor Autograph is serial-numbered to ten.
- 99T-FT Frank Thomas
- 99T-GS Giancarlo Stanton
- 99T-HR Hanley Ramirez
- 99T-MC Miguel Cabrera
- 99T-MM Mark McGwire
- 99T-MS Max Scherzer
- 99T-MT Mike Trout
- 99T-RJ Randy Johnson
- 99T-RP Rafael Palmeiro
- 99T-TG Tom Glavine
2000 TEKtonics Diffractor Autographs[edit]
Each 2000 TEKtonics Diffractor Autograph is serial-numbered to ten.
- TD-BH Bryce Harper
- TD-CJ Chipper Jones
- TD-CR Cal Ripken, Jr.
- TD-DE Dennis Eckersley
- TD-DW David Wright
- TD-JA Jose Abreu
- TD-PG Paul Goldschmidt
- TD-PM Pedro Martinez
- TD-RC Robinson Cano
Buyback Autographs[edit]
- Mike Piazza
- Juan Gonzalez
- Cal Ripken, Jr.
- Mark McGwire
- Orlando Hernandez
- Greg Maddux
- Ken Griffey, Jr.
- Pedro Martinez
- Nomar Garciaparra
- Randy Johnson
- Tom Glavine
- Frank Thomas
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