2017 Topps Factory Sets

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Description

Topps produced sever different versions of their annual factory set in 2017.

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The first wave of 2017 Topps factory sets were released exclusively to The Hobby in July. There were two versions of the set: one for Hobby distribution and the other to commemorate the 2017 All-Star Game. The Hobby set came in a red box and had a five-card pack of "Sparkle Foil" parallels, each serial-numbered to 175 copies.

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The All-Star set had five bonus "All-Star" cards. In addition, each base card in the All-Star set is stamped "ALL-STAR GAME 2017" on the front.

The second wave of factory sets were released to mass-market retail and Hobby outlets in November. All retail factory sets, came with five exclusive Rookie "variation" cards. Specially-marked sets sold at Target and Walmart also came with one of five Chrome Refractors MLB Legends (Wal-Mart), a Derek Jeter Refractor reprints (Target), or a Derek Jeter Relic (Target). The Walmart sets came in an unusual "cube" like box, while all other factory sets were packaged in the familiar "long" box.

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Finally, Topps produced 1000 "Limited Edition" factory sets and 250 Sapphire Chrome factory sets. Each base card in the Limited Edition set is printed on thicker 24-point cardstock, and is stamped "LIMITED EDITION" on the front. The Limited Edition factory set was sold exclusively on topps.com for $99.99 plus shipping.

We've created a separate entry for the Sapphire Chrome set.

Distribution

Reviews

Retail Bonus Rookies

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This set was included in all retail factory sets -- including the Target and Walmart sets. Each card is marked "COMPLETE SET" on the reverse side.

  • 87 Dansby Swanson
  • 210 Yoan Moncada
  • 283 Andrew Benintendi
  • 287 Aaron Judge
  • 341 Alex Bregman

All-Star Bonus

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These five cards are exclusive to the All-Star factory set. Like all the base cards, each card is stamped "ALL-STAR GAME 2017" on the front. The set is sequentially-numbered "X of 5" on the reverse.

  • 1 Mike Trout
  • 2 Kris Bryant
  • 3 Bryce Harper
  • 4 Clayton Kershaw
  • 5 Buster Posey

MLB Legends Chrome Refractors

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Specially-marked factory sets sold exclusively at Walmart stores contained one MLB Legends Chrome Refractor. Each card is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

  • Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
  • SuperFractor (one-of-one)
  • WSE1 Jackie Robinson
  • WSE2 Lou Gehirg
  • WSE3 Babe Ruth
  • WSE4 Roberto Clemente
  • WSE5 Ted Williams

Derek Jeter Reprint Refractors

Specially-marked factory sets sold exclusively at Target stores contained one Derek Jeter Reprint Refractor. Each card is also available in the following Refractor parallels.

  • Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
  • Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
  • SuperFractor (one-of-one)
  • DJ-93 Derek Jeter 1993
  • DJ-94 Derek Jeter 1994
  • DJ-95 Derek Jeter 1995
  • DJ-96 Derek Jeter 1996
  • DJ-97 Derek Jeter 1997

Relics

Each specially-marked factory set, exclusive to Target stores, had one of five Reprint Relics instead of the Chrome Reprint Refractor.

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