2017 Topps Finest Baseball Cards

So, I pull this redemption in May, and today I get this in an email from Topps:

GRC4HQDSVL Topps Finest Finest Mystery Redemption # 2 of REQUEST SUB

Does this mean that Mystery Redemptions will not happen? I never asked for a deadline for accepting the card I was promised. How does this company get away with this? Topps cannot even produce a MYSTERY card? Something stinks here.

Any word on Mystery Redemptions players, when do they normally announce?

So last year the Base Card SP came only in a refractor version. Or so it appeared. This year the Base Card SP appear to be not made in refractor. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thank you.

Overall a very cool product. Any word on when the Mystery Redemption will be announced. Any rumors on who they may be?

Man finest got crowded this year! Can’t be all because of Aaron Judge, can it?

Dave up above – as with all collecting value is in the eye of the beholder, but yes the /25 cards should be more valuable than the higher numbered versions simply because they’re more scarce. The waves look fantastic (orange is plain not wave) but I personally don’t like how there’s three /25 variants. It kind of cheapens itself, like why would anyone want the orange when they can get a cooler looking wave for the same scarcity?

Like the look of the cards this year. Did two boxes, hit a Moncada Gold Auto redemption and blue non-auto, Orange Kershaw non-auto, so can’t complain. Trey: Any word on when we can be expecting Moncada to sign??

I love Finest they are always nice cards… but I’m LOL reading the other reviews.. and all I have to say is buying baseball cards is a gamble.. yes the product is EXPENSIVE and to pull to cheesy autos is the chance you take when buying….

Love this product, i’ve ripped a few cases and yes they are hit or miss with a lot of low end autos of guys ppl don’t really collect, but lots of rookies and a ton of color. I pulled a good number of Judges including a Finest Firsts green auto, 3 of the Recreates autos, 2 Dansby Finest firsts Autos and even hit a Big Mac Super and a Bregman Gold Auto in a group break.

and the price James is so high mainly because of 2 words.

Aaron Judge

All of 2017 product has skyrocketed because of him

why 160 to 180 a box this year?

Three boxes, all junk except for one Judge base RC and a Mystery Redemption. Any idea when those will be announced? No publicity anywhere.

Hit and miss in my opinion. I’ve seen some big hits in a few breaks and total low end repeats in others. I really don’t understand how Alfaro has autos in this and redemptions. Maybe a bit overpriced for what you’re likely to get but a nice looking product.

Hey Trey! Do you know if they have any info about variations for this base autograph set??? I see a couple for Andrew Benintendi and was wondering if one of them is shorter print??? I pulled the one of him before he swings and it’s also an orange wave #’d to 25!! I haven’t seen any listed or sold on eBay yet!!?!
Aloha and Mahalo from Hawaii!!!

Very poor distribution of star autos for the money.

Expensive.Purchased 3 boxes and received 63 duplicates. That is a full box of duplicates out of 3 .115.00 and some cards were triplicate.This is not good.

I am a sucker for Finest. Quick question to those in the know – It seems there are a few different waves of /25 autos in the 2017 lot. Are the waves (blue, red, orange) different in value or just a variation on the print runs as compared to past years? Thanks for any info.

I broke a case last Saturday and was pleased with the results. Best hit was a Jeter auto /5. Five star product IMO.

Watched several case openings and was only impressed by a couple. I still really wanted to get a box though and boy was I disappointed. I can echo what Frank said above. Kepler and Wright autos and Benintendi blue and Lopez purple. Pretty sad for the price tag. I’m way more a collector than a seller but the value is nowhere close to the price. I am used to this but this is worst than usual. There’s always next year but I’ll think twice. Come on Topps, do better!

I agree with Frank on the distribution of autos in this product. Accountability of production runs is proprietary information according to Topps, but collectors are being duped about the percentages of top shelf autos versus lower eschelon autos. At <$125 a box, this product is borderline not worth it.

The design and quality are outstanding. The inserts are above average, especially the crisp and clean Finest First. Ortiz Die-Cuts are unispiring, if not mundane.

Overall, Topps produced a nice set of cards, but the lack of even distribution of big name autos and the rising cost of the product make this a tough recommendation for the average collector.

A bit spendy; but it’s a pretty robust product color and insert wise, and factor in the SP base. I personally think we can do without the continued use of wave autos in these products though.

Typical year if Finest: loaded checklist to mislead consumers with the vast majority of the auto content coming from about 15-20 names that nobody collects. I watched 10 cases broken yesterday with fully 43% of the total auto volume being comprised of these 9 names (Austin, Musgrove, Kepler, Segedin, Healy, Snell, Renfroe, Reed, Wight), while 27 auto options in the checklist (including Bryant, Correa, Griffey Jr., Harper, Kershaw, Ortiz, Ripken, Tanaka, Turner, etc.) were not included in any of the 10 cases. Several other big names (Trout, Bonds, Jeter, Koufax, Moncada, Posey, Ryan) only came out once. We as collectors need to start requiring that Topps produce production run information like Panini… until then, stick to Bowmans Best at this price point (2x the auto volume), or wait for chrome where the cards hold value better.

Gorgeous base cards, fun inserts, parallels, & nice on-card autos. Perfect mix of rookies, superstars, and legends. My favorite set of 2017 so far. My only gripe is Topps needs to spread the love on autos (too many Cubs, not enough decent autos for lesser teams).

Mike – SP odds are 1:22, so about 1 every 2 boxes.

There is also a Finest Mystery Autograph Redemption at 1:898.

I have to say the cards look better in hand versus the photos.

I don’t know if it was stated but the autos are on-card.

Really? One base card, one autograph. Twins get no love. No Berrios love, Sano? Nope, we get a base card of our overrated .240 career hitting 2nd baseman, and one auto (not counting the “enough already with his retirement celebration cards” big poppi) who hit like .135 with the Twins, and to this day, whines about his time here. Everyone seems to love this product, I’ll save my money for ANY Panini Football instead. I’m actually offended.

AGAIN TOPPS!!!! DIAMONDBACKS WITH ONLY ONE AUTOGRAPH ARE YOU KIDDING ME HARD FOR ME TO PURCHASE TOPPS PRODUCTS AS I AM A DBACKS PC’er BUT WITH ONLY ONE DBACKS HIT THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND SAD

Shiny things!

Any info on SP seeding?

I have never purchased Finest in the past but ordered a case because they hooked me in with this year’s base design and inserts.

This brand hits all of my collector itches. It’s the perfect balance of base-set collecting and hit seeking with the right mix of rooks, vets and classics. Managable amount of color parallels, fun inserts, on-card autos, and NO overrated and boring GU pieces.