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2015 Topps High Tek Baseball Patterns, Variations
A blast from the recent past that continues to carve out a niche with modern collectors, 2015 Topps High Tek Baseball returns with more patterns that each feature a different background design. Information is still coming in, but the gallery below aims to help collectors distinguish the 2015 Topps High Tek patterns and variations in one helpful guide.
While it may seem a little daunting, there appear to be 14 total patterns that are broken down into seven groups. Given that there are 112 base cards, that perfectly splits down to 56 cards per pattern. However, that is not confirmed at this point.
In 2014, the patterns were separated by league affiliation. It is not known if that will continue this year, but the groups will be constant across the pattern levels.
Another thing that falls along group lines, at least partially, is the base parallels. For the three most common options, the parallels only apply to a portion of the 112-card checklist. Broken down into Group A or Group B, roughly 56 subjects fill the parallels for Purple Rainbow, Confetti Diffractor and Tidal Diffractor, and the remainder apply to the full checklist. A full list is shown below:
Purple Rainbow (1:3) - Group A
Confetti Diffractor #/99 (1:5) - Group B
Tidal Diffractor #/75 (1:7) - Group A
Gold Rainbow #/35 (1:7) - Group A/B
Clouds Diffractor #/25 (1:10) - Group A/B
Red Orbit Diffractor #/5 (1:50) - Group A/B
Black Rainbow 1/1 (1:251) - Group A/B
Black Galactic Diffractor 1/1 (1:251) - Group A/B
Printing Proofs 1/1 (1:62) - Group A/B
In addition to the 14 patterns, each with increasing rarity, Pattern 6 cards also have Red Orbit Diffractor (1:50) and Black Galactic Refractor (1:251) parallels according to the box odds. Collectors can also find traditional base image swaps with Home Uniform Variations that average 1:42 packs and there are also Red Orbit Diffractor (1:416) and Black Galactic Refractor (1:1,986) parallels.
The odds referenced in this article pertain to pack odds, but given that there is only one pack per box, it also applies to the box odds. Specific information and odds come courtesy of brentandbecca, a popular group breaker in the hobby.
Click on the link above to look at the 2015 Topps High Tek Variations and Patterns Guide.
A blast from the recent past that continues to carve out a niche with modern collectors, 2015 Topps High Tek Baseball returns with more patterns that each feature a different background design. Information is still coming in, but the gallery below aims to help collectors distinguish the 2015 Topps High Tek patterns and variations in one helpful guide.
While it may seem a little daunting, there appear to be 14 total patterns that are broken down into seven groups. Given that there are 112 base cards, that perfectly splits down to 56 cards per pattern. However, that is not confirmed at this point.
In 2014, the patterns were separated by league affiliation. It is not known if that will continue this year, but the groups will be constant across the pattern levels.
Another thing that falls along group lines, at least partially, is the base parallels. For the three most common options, the parallels only apply to a portion of the 112-card checklist. Broken down into Group A or Group B, roughly 56 subjects fill the parallels for Purple Rainbow, Confetti Diffractor and Tidal Diffractor, and the remainder apply to the full checklist. A full list is shown below:
Purple Rainbow (1:3) - Group A
Confetti Diffractor #/99 (1:5) - Group B
Tidal Diffractor #/75 (1:7) - Group A
Gold Rainbow #/35 (1:7) - Group A/B
Clouds Diffractor #/25 (1:10) - Group A/B
Red Orbit Diffractor #/5 (1:50) - Group A/B
Black Rainbow 1/1 (1:251) - Group A/B
Black Galactic Diffractor 1/1 (1:251) - Group A/B
Printing Proofs 1/1 (1:62) - Group A/B
In addition to the 14 patterns, each with increasing rarity, Pattern 6 cards also have Red Orbit Diffractor (1:50) and Black Galactic Refractor (1:251) parallels according to the box odds. Collectors can also find traditional base image swaps with Home Uniform Variations that average 1:42 packs and there are also Red Orbit Diffractor (1:416) and Black Galactic Refractor (1:1,986) parallels.
The odds referenced in this article pertain to pack odds, but given that there is only one pack per box, it also applies to the box odds. Specific information and odds come courtesy of brentandbecca, a popular group breaker in the hobby.
Click on the link above to look at the 2015 Topps High Tek Variations and Patterns Guide.