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2015 Topps Chrome Baseball Rookie Card Short Print Guide
Confirming what many suspected when they saw the final checklist for 2015 Topps Chrome Baseball, the high-number rookie cards are all short prints. Featuring five of the more recent call-ups, the SP cards are already seeing tremendous interest from collectors.
Originally slated for a 200-card base set, 2015 Topps Chrome Baseball grew by five cards when the full checklist was revealed. Although hobby does not officially release until 8/19, retail began popping up early and collectors got their first taste of the rookie cards for Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton, Joey Gallo, Noah Syndergaard and Francisco Lindor.
Tougher to pull compared to the other base cards, the more limited nature of the five cards was not officially confirmed until Topps acknowledged the short prints in their Topps Talk podcast. While they touch on a number of hobby topics in the show, they start the podcast with Chrome Baseball. Topps Chrome brand manager Zvee Geffen described it as "a blessing and curse" in regards to the late-season additions to the product which required them to "go back to press" to add in the new subjects. While specific ratios were not provided, Geffen mentioned that "they won't fall quite as frequently as a few of the others."
Regardless of the actual rarity, only a handful of options have emerged for each player in the early stretch and prices are very strong. All the short print rookie cards are going for $50+ with many selling above $100. Correa and Buxton are seeing the strongest demand so far. View all five of the Chrome RC short prints below.
Click on the link above to look at the 2015 Topps Chrome Baseball Rookie Short Print Checklist and Gallery.
Confirming what many suspected when they saw the final checklist for 2015 Topps Chrome Baseball, the high-number rookie cards are all short prints. Featuring five of the more recent call-ups, the SP cards are already seeing tremendous interest from collectors.
Originally slated for a 200-card base set, 2015 Topps Chrome Baseball grew by five cards when the full checklist was revealed. Although hobby does not officially release until 8/19, retail began popping up early and collectors got their first taste of the rookie cards for Carlos Correa, Byron Buxton, Joey Gallo, Noah Syndergaard and Francisco Lindor.
Tougher to pull compared to the other base cards, the more limited nature of the five cards was not officially confirmed until Topps acknowledged the short prints in their Topps Talk podcast. While they touch on a number of hobby topics in the show, they start the podcast with Chrome Baseball. Topps Chrome brand manager Zvee Geffen described it as "a blessing and curse" in regards to the late-season additions to the product which required them to "go back to press" to add in the new subjects. While specific ratios were not provided, Geffen mentioned that "they won't fall quite as frequently as a few of the others."
Regardless of the actual rarity, only a handful of options have emerged for each player in the early stretch and prices are very strong. All the short print rookie cards are going for $50+ with many selling above $100. Correa and Buxton are seeing the strongest demand so far. View all five of the Chrome RC short prints below.
Click on the link above to look at the 2015 Topps Chrome Baseball Rookie Short Print Checklist and Gallery.