Description
2024 Topps Pristine Baseball is a rare product defined most prominently by its configuration. But once you get into the packs, there’s a broad mix of chrome Refractors, autographs and bold inserts — kind of like a Topps Chrome and Finest hybrid only with very different packaging.
Rip open a pack and not only will you find cards but another pack. Rip open that pack and it’s more cards and yet another pack. Think nesting dolls. Think Alice falling down a rabbit hole. You’re not wrong.
Hobby boxes come with six packs (or 18 if you count all the packs within pack within packs). In those comes three total autographs, one of which also has a relic swatch. Boxes also have five inserts and 10 parallels.
2024 Topps Pristine Baseball Checklist Overview
The base set has 300 cards, which matches 2023. Pristine is a product that mixes current players, a lot of rookies and retired stars together. New this year is a 50-card All-Star Game subset that bookends the checklist.
Standard parallels include:
- Refractors
- Green Refractors
- Purple Refractors
- Blue Refractors
- Gold Refractors
- Orange Refractors
- Pink Refractors
- Red Refractors
- Superfractors
Also included are Pristine parallels that come with a pattern background:
- Pristine
- Purple Pristing
- Blue Pristine
- Gold Pristine
- Orange Pristine
- Pink Pristine
- Red Pristine
- Black Pristine
The base set is also the launching point for Pristine Autographs, the main source of signatures in the product. Just over 80 players signed for these making for a deep list. Parallels are similar to the base Pristine versions.
Additional Autographs and Inserts
On-card is a running theme on the 2024 Topps Pristine Baseball autographs checklist.
Standalone themes include Pristine Personal Endorsements and Pristine Pair Dual Autographs.
The one-per-box autographed relics come from Pristine Pieces, Popular Demand and scarce All-Star Game Pristine Pieces.
Inserts take advantage of the chromium stock, offering bright and colorful designs. As for the themes, some opt for fun over tradition.
Oh Snap!, Squeaky Clean (complete with a bubble bath-inspired design) and Swings of Summer are some of the brighter sets. Pristine Production takes a more typical baseball approach.
A handful of Pristine’s insert sets also have autograph versions.
2024 Topps Pristine Baseball cards at a glance:
Cards per pack: Hobby – 10
Packs per box: Hobby – 6
Boxes per case: Hobby – 8
Set size: 300 cards
Release date: August 30, 2024
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What to expect in a hobby box:
- Autograph Relics – 1
- Autographs – 2
- Inserts – 5
- Refractor Parallels – 10
