2016 Bowman Platinum Baseball Cards

I was a little worried when I saw this box at walmart, I’m sure we only got one box in cause I never saw them before and again.. just one box with a 70 dollar tag on it.. why worried? Cause baseball has the highest odds of failure when opening a box.. I took a chance and got REALLY lucky.. first auto was Orlando Arcia.. decent player, nothing to jump about.. second auto, at the time, I didn’t realize jusT how BIG a name he is………..VLADAMIR GUERRERO JR! Numbered to 150.. a few years later, it’s 2019 and he’s finally in the majors! At the time, the card was only like 60 on ebay.. but even in 2017 (bought this in February 2017), the card paid for the box.. two autos, one decent the other a a BIG name! Talk about luck!

Wonder if the Ice Parallel cards in the blaster boxes have the SP versions of guys like Contreras, too?

Trey,

I haven’t seen, or missed, anyone asking about a base “refractor” besides the ice parallel. I have pulled numerous veteran players with some sort of parallel, as well as the card being on a slightly thicker stock. Do you have any information? I have scanned the cards, and there is definitely a difference; they weigh more, too. Thanks in advance.

How can I need over 60% of the base set but a blaster box and all but 2 of the base are doubles. Poor mixing of cards.

Question regarding autos: Do some of these autos only have parallel versions I have yet to see a Adam walker base auto anywhere ? Any info

Great cards in this Bowman Platinum set. I only wish the TPs were numbered. Also hope CBC will do a list/photo version of all the SP cards in this set. I’m glad Platinum is back.

IS TP-WC actually 2 different cards or just listed twice in the above checklist? Wish the TP’s were numbered instead od using initials…real pain to sort!

Great product in all its formats. Each format has its own thing going on. The collectors box is for autos, blaster box has a bonus pack of ice parallels and the rack pack is the easiest to hit the base SP’s. I killed it on a collectors box getting a 1/25 Correa auto and a 68/75 Arcia auto. I normally don’t buy retail because I believe hobby to be a better value but with this being a Walmart exclusive the product isn’t watered down like retail normally is. You have a good chance of hitting something nice in all three formats, as I have buying all 3.

Always liked the look of this set. Picked up two collector boxes. Only got three duplicates and almost finished the basic set. I did get a Platinum Presence auto of Daz Cameron 70/75. This checklist doesn’t mention these having any parallels. Figured I would let you know.

The SP are slightly thicker stock. It’s immediately apparent in a stack which ones are which. Odds put them at basically a case hit though. I hit one in one of the “collector” boxes.

If their are 2 wilson contreras prospect cards with the same number how are we supposed to tell them apart. Only seen 1 picture on ebay.

I found this stuff stocked and it was pretty good. The boxes for $70 are well worth the price ?

has the release date been pushed back…?

Is there any indication so far whether autos will be guaranteed? If so, how many per box?

Is this only sold in blaster boxes? I’ll definitely pick up a few of them! Luckily there is a Walmart close by that sells cards!