2020 Topps Sapphire Chrome Update
Description
2020 Topps Sapphire Chrome Update was released January 27th, 2021 -- with members of Topps' 582 Montgomery Club getting access a day earlier. Unlike the Topps Chrome Update set, the Sapphire Chrome edition is a full parallel of the 300-card 2020 Topps Update set. Each eight-pack box will yield one Refractor parallel serial-numbered to 45 copies or fewer and one autograph.
This was the first Sapphire Chrome set to be made available at retail with a limited number of boxes available at Target stores and target.com. In addition, a limited number of boxes were also distributed to Hobby stores.
Distribution
Eight packs per box, four cards per pack (MSRP: $150)
Reviews
Insertion Ratios
| Cards | Total Cards | Numbered To | Odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 300 | - | ? |
| Green Refractor | 300 | 45 | 1:16 |
| Orange Refractor | 300 | 25 | 1:27 |
| Purple Refractor | 300 | 10 | 1:66 |
| Red Refractor | 300 | 5 | 1:130 |
| SuperFractor | 300 | one-of-one | 1:917 |
| Padparadascha | ? | one-of-one | 1:2121 |
| Autographs | 41 | - | 1:10 |
| Autographs Green Refractor | 41 | 50 | 1:116 |
| Autographs Orange Refractor | 41 | 25 | 1:232 |
| Autographs Purple Refractor | 341 | 10 | 1:518 |
| Autographs Red Refractor | 41 | 5 | 1:1040 |
| Autographs SuperFractor | 41 | one-of-one | 1:5185 |
Checklist
Base Set
See 2020 Topps Update for checklist.
Parallels
All 300 base cards are also available in the following parallels.
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 45 copies)
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
NOTE: The SuperFractors that were inserted into Sapphire Chrome Update are indistinguishable from the SuperFractors from 2020 Topps Chrome Update. THe only difference between the two is the card's sequential number and in the legalese on the back. In other words, two "one-of-one" SuperFractors exist for those cards that were in Topps Chrome Update.
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Padparadascha
2020 Topps Sapphire Chrome Update has two different one-of-one parallels: SuperFractor and Padparadascha. Based on the stated insertion ratios for each set, it is impossible that Padparadascha's exist for all 300 cards. We believe that only 130 base cards have a Padparadasha.
Autographs
Each Autograph is also available in the following parallels.
- Green Refractor (serial-numbered to 50 copies)
- Orange Refractor (serial-numbered to 25 copies)
- Purple Refractor (serial-numbered to ten)
- Red Refractor (serial-numbered to five)
- SuperFractor (one-of-one)
- RA-AA Aristides Aquino
- RA-AJ Aaron Judge
- RA-AR Anthony Rendon
- RA-AT Abraham Toro
- RA-BB Bo Bichette
- RA-BH Bryce Harper
- RA-BM Brendan McKay
- RA-BO Brian O'Grady
- RA-DM Dustin May
- RA-EA Elvis Andrus
- RA-GC Gerrit Cole
- RA-GL Gavin Lux
- RA-GS George Springer
- RA-JD Justin Dunn
- RA-JF Jake Fraley
- RA-JG Joey Gallo
- RA-JL Jesus Luzardo
- RA-JM James Marvel
- RA-JT Jesus Tinoco
- RA-JY Jordan Yamamoto
- RA-KG Kyle Garlick
- RA-KH Kwang-Hyun Kim
- RA-KHI Keston Hiura
- RA-KL Kyle Lewis
- RA-LR Luis Robert
- RA-MD Mauricio Dubon
- RA-MM Manny Machado
- RA-MT Mike Trout
- RA-NH Nico Hoerner
- RA-NS Nick Solak
- RA-PL Peter Lambert
- RA-RA Randy Arozarena
- RA-RD Randy Dobnak
- RA-RH Rhys Hoskins
- RA-SA Shogo Akiyama
- RA-SY Shun Yamaguchi
- RA-TL Travis Lakins
- RA-TT Tyrone Taylor
- RA-WCA Willi Castro
- RA-YA Yordan Alvarez
- RA-ZG Zac Gallen