2014 Topps High Tek

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This article is about a set that is scheduled to be released in the near-future.
Some information may change as more facts become known.


Description

2014 Topps High TEK is a 1200-card set scheduled to be 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 only bears a passing resemblance to the original product.

Each eight-card box will yield one autograph and one serial-numbered parallel.

Distribution

Eight cards per box (MSRP: $70). Hobby only.

Reviews

Insertion Ratios

Cards Total Cards Numbered To Hobby Odds
Base 100* - 6:1
Gold Diffractor 100 ? ?
Ice Diffractor 100 ? ?
Disco Diffractor 100 ? ?
Clouds Diffractor 100 ? ?
Black & White 100 15 ?
Red Storm Diffractor 100 10 ?
Blue Dots Diffractor 100 5 ?
Charcoal Galactic Diffractor 100 one-of-one ?
Press Proof 100 one-of-one ?
Low TEK Diffractors 35 ? ?
1999 TEKnicians Diffractors 25 ? ?
2000 TEKtonics Diffractors 20 ? ?
Autographs 87 ? ?
Autographs Disco Diffractor 87 ? ?
Autographs Clouds Diffractor 87 ? ?
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 one-of-one ?
Low TEK Diffractors Autographs 10 15 ?
1999 TEKnicians Diffractors Autographs 10 10 ?
2000 TEKtonics Diffractors Autographs 9 10 ?
Buyback Autographs 12 ? ?

Checklist

Base Set

Each base card is available in 12 different background variations. Unfortunately, Topps did not sequentially-number the variations.

  • 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

All 12 variation of each base card are available in the following serial-numbered Diffractor parallels.

  • Gold Diffractor
  • Ice Diffractor
  • Disco Diffractor
  • Clouds Diffractor
  • 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 (one-of-one)

Inserts

Autographs & Game-Used