2013 Bowman Platinum Baseball Cards

awaiting a sealed box bought on secondary market. I will post pulls this month.

Good: Extensive variety of rare and limited Refractors, autographs, and relics. Outstanding mix of inserts.

Bad: Cards are prone to scratches and imperfections.

The Bottom Line: 2013 Bowman Platinum is a solid product comprised of veterans, rookies, and prospects with crisp and exciting photos. The foil design is very appealing. The thick card stock adds a layer of premium quality to this product.

Card Design: 4.0/5.0
2013 Bowman Platinum delivers quality over quantity with a wide variety of beautiful eye-catching designs.

What has become the calling card for Bowman Platinum over the years is the ability to deliver an attractive product with little or no flaws. The base cards are similar to years past and standout above other 2013 releases.

The chase for the numbered parallels is as exciting as ever.

Cutting Edge Stars is a personal favorite. Their crisp edges and nearly perfect centering make them an exciting addition to 2013 Bowman Platinum.

The autographs have a solid layout, plenty of space between the player and card design. The autographed relics are a standout feature at one per box, but ,unfortunately, use stickers.

Checklist: 4.5/5.0
2013 Bowman Platinum Baseball is loaded with some of the best talent Major League Baseball has to offer. Besides the base set, the basic inserts are a lot of fun. The autographs are of exceptional quality. Collectors who purchase a box of 2013 Bowman Platinum can expect to pull two random prospect autographs and an autographed relic.

Value: 3.5/5.0
Topps has delivered a quality product once again, however the value is a gamble. The price tag of $100 dollars should be re-evaluated to a more suitable price in the area of $75-80 range. That being said, there is value to be had just maybe not at $100.

The Fun Factor: 5.0/5.0
Opening new product always inspires the collector in me to get involved in the chase of low numbered variants. This product is a blast.

Pulled a Beau Taylor auto /5 and a Lucas Giolito /10 Prospect Card. Hanging on to the Giolito for when he recovers from Tommy John and gets called up eventually

Does anyone know if Topps pulled the Ryan Braun from the blue sapphire Best Players of All-Time subset? I’ve busted 3 12-box cases, a retail case of racks and 20+ blasters and nada. Curious to know if it even exists.

J Hook and Justin – there are regular refractors, listed at 1:4 on the back of the pack. They are kind of hard to identify, but I’ve gotten the hang of it. Basically, the refractor version will have an embossed edge around the outline of the player and the background will be slightly more shiny/mirrored than the regular BPP cards. Take a look at your cards and see if you can find these.

Like the selection of young players and stars and the cards are very good looking. I’ve bought a lot of hobby and retail of this and getting a ton of duplicates without being able to complete the set, especially the veterans.

Would give this a 5 if not for the auto redemption cards. Surely Topps can do better than 2 redemption cards out of 3 graphs in my box. Other than that, this set is probably the best break for your money. Keep up the outstanding work Ryan, you are the best!

Thanks for the reply Justin! I thought there may have been a basic refractor parallel of the Chrome inserts, and my researching pics on ebay was confusing me even further. That clears it up for me well enough! All I know is I’m happy I pulled it:)

J Hook The Card number you provided means that the card is Bowman prospects chrome prospects card. It is one of the sets listed above. It is in a way a refractor however the Green, Blue, gold refractors are all serial numbered.

Hey all, I’m new to baseball cards (big hockey collector) and I grabbed 2 packs today from my LCS, pulled a Puig BPCP49…how does one tell if its the refractor version? Awesome cards though for sure, becoming a bigger baseball card fan with every pack I try:)

i can not believe this. just started platinum this year and i bought a hobby box. pulled an andrew mccutchen jumbo relic /5. also drew a c.j. edwards diamond in the rough auto /100, another auto, and an auto relic. got a couple puig cards too. best value of a box ive ever had!!

It doesn’t mention any players at all, but sweet I’m looking forward to seeing what they send. Thanks!

Pretty nice looking cards. I bought a box today and pulled a redemption for a “2013 AZL Fall League All-Star Memorabilia Item.” Any idea what that means?

Ok, Just thought I would offer you something free since You interact with the fans. I really thanks you a lot!

Thanks Ryan… You’re the best. You always respond to fans questions. If there is anything I can do for you let me know. Atlanta Brave fan? I would be more than happy to send you a signed OMLB of your choice if I have it. Let me know buddy.

Slightly disappointed that Puig is not in the base or prospect autograph sets. It looks like all of his autographs will be stickers unless the orange version is on card.

Still love the product overall.

Just pulled a Gold Cracked ice Jackie Bradley Jr. Good solid $10 card at a show. I pulled it from a retail box.

Off subject Ryan, but why does the Elite not hold or sale for as much? Just always wondered. I used to by a huge fan of Elite until I started seeing the value that they don’t hold. Why is that? They do seem like a cheaper made card but some good autos I see go for cheap??? Thanks

Very good looking cards. 2012 was my first
year for Platinum and This years Look even better. Like the Larger relic cards.
How much are the boxes going to be
is the question. The Musial Card is nice.
Rest in Peace Stan “The Man”.

Without a doubt my favorite base cards for baseball came out of BP for 2012, and I have no doubts that the same will be for ’13.

I’ll probably only be able to afford a box or two throughout the season of this, but definitely looking forward to it.

Those jumbo relics look amazing.