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2013 Topps Update Chrome Mega Box

Description

Released exclusively to retail outlets in special "Mega Boxes" on October 23, 2013, Topps Chrome Update is a 55-card partial parallel of the 2013 Topps Update base set. Each Mega Box contained five packs of 2013 Topps Update and two packs of Chrome Update and retailed for $14.99.

NOTE: Chrome Update packs were distributed EXCLUSIVELY in the retail Mega Boxes.

Using extrapolation, 137,500 Chrome Update packs and a little less than 10,000 copies of each Chrome Update base card were produced.

Distribution

Only available via 2013 Topps Holiday Mega retail boxes (MSRP $14.99). Each box includes:

Five packs of 2013 Topps Update, 8 cards per pack
Two packs of 2013 Topps Update Chrome, 4 cards per pack

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards	Total Cards	Numbered To	Retail Odds
Base	55	-	4:1
Gold Refractor	55	250	1:11
Black Refractor	55	99	1:27
Postseason Heroes	20	-	?
All-Star Stitches Chrome Relics	25	-	1:34
All-Star Stitches Chrome Autograph Relics	10	-	1:572

Checklist

Base Set

NOTE: A number of cards in the set feature the standardized "RC" icon. However, since most of these players already had a card in 2013 Topps Chrome, none of them are "true" rookie cards.

MB-1 Robinson Cano HRD
MB-2 Miguel Cabrera AS
MB-3 Matt Harvey AS
MB-4 Jose Fernandez RD
MB-5 Anthony Rendon (RC)
MB-6 Yoenis Cespedes HRD
MB-7 Justin Verlander AS
MB-8 Clayton Kershaw AS
MB-9 Mike Trout AS
MB-10 Chris Archer
MB-11 Carlos Martinez (RC)
MB-12 Nick Franklin (RC)
MB-13 Allen Craig AS
MB-14 Joey Votto AS
MB-15 Michael Cuddyer HRD
MB-16 Justin Upton
MB-17 Kevin Gausman (RC)
MB-18 Bud Norris
MB-19 Mike Zunino (RC)
MB-20 Gerrit Cole (RC)
MB-21 Yu Darvish AS
MB-22 Ian Kennedy
MB-23 Dan Haren
MB-24 Pedro Alvarez
MB-25 Michael Young
MB-26 Jake Peavy
MB-27 Bryce Harper AS
MB-28 Rafael Soriano
MB-29 David Wright HRD
MB-30 Bryce Harper HRD
MB-31 James Shields
MB-32 Zack Wheeler (RC)
MB-33 Alfonso Soriano
MB-34 Brian Wilson
MB-35 Marcell Ozuna (RC)
MB-36 Prince Fielder HRD
MB-37 Jose Fernandez AS
MB-38 Kyle Gibson (RC)
MB-39 Nolan Arenado (RC)
MB-40 Oswaldo Arcia (RC)
MB-41 Yasiel Puig RD
MB-42 Wil Myers (RC)
MB-43 Mariano Rivera AS
MB-44 Shelby Miller (RC)
MB-45 David Wright AS
MB-46 Buster Posey AS
MB-47 Christian Yelich (RC)
MB-48 Adam Wainwright AS
MB-49 Matt Garza
MB-50 Francisco Liriano
MB-51 Hyun-Jin Ryu RD
MB-52 Evan Gattis (RC)
MB-53 Yasiel Puig (RC)
MB-54 Chris Davis HRD
MB-55 Jurickson Profar RD

Parallels

All 55 Chrome Update base cards are available in the following parallels.

Gold Refractor (serial-numbered to 250 copies)
Black Refractor (serial-numbered to 99 copies)

Inserts

Postseason Heroes

The checklist to the Postseason Heroes Chrome set is identical to the insert of the same name in 2013 Topps Update. For brevity's sake, please refer to the Topps Update article for the checklist.

Autographs & Game-Used

Both All-Star Stitches Relic sets are Chrome parallels of the respective cards released in 2013 Topps Chrome. While these cards are printed on chromium stock, scanned images of the Chrome cards do not make this obvious. Leading to more potential confusion is the fact that Topps did not use the familiar "Topps Chrome" oval logo on the front of the card.

All-Star Stitches Chrome Autograph Relics

Each card is serial-numbered to 25 copies.

ASAR-BPH Brandon Phillips
ASAR-DW David Wright
ASAR-JB Jose Bautista
ASAR-JF Jose Fernandez
ASAR-JG Jason Grilli
ASAR-JK Jason Kipnis
ASAR-JS Jean Segura
ASAR-MC Miguel Cabrera
ASAR-MT Mike Trout
ASAR-PG Paul Goldschmidt