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2022 Topps Pristine Baseball Hobby Box
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What are these options?
- Hobby Box
- The full-size box sold through card shops rather than big-box stores. It has the most packs and the best odds, and most modern hobby boxes guarantee at least one autograph or memorabilia card. Pack and card counts vary by product line. Older listings sometimes call this a wax box.
- Cases
- The factory-sealed carton a product ships in, holding a set number of boxes. A full case is the whole carton; an inner case is a smaller sealed block from inside it. Case buyers get untouched pack sequencing and a lower price per box. Some rare cards are seeded about once per case, which is what collectors mean by a case hit.
| Format | In USAUSD | In CanadaCAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby Box |  |
$850 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (8) |  |
$6,750, $844 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 4 retailers we follow for 2022 Topps Pristine, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.
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Frequently asked
Who's 2022 Topps Pristine for?
The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
What's the pack structure like?
Each master pack contains three smaller packs inside. One has an encased autograph or parallel, the second is either an autograph relic or chase cards, and the third is a seven-card base pack. It's the classic Pristine pack-within-a-pack format.
How many autographs per box?
You get three total: one autograph relic and two on-card autographs. All autographs come encased with on-card signatures.
What rookies are in the base set?
The 300-card base set includes many rookies like Wander Franco, Jarren Duran, and others, but notably no 2022 debuts. The set was planned early in the year before the product was delayed several months.
What are Pristine Refractors?
These are encased refractor parallels that come straight from the pack in holders. You'll pull four per box across Blue (/75), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5), and Black (1/1) versions.
What's the difference between standard Refractors and Pristine Refractors?
Standard Refractors are loose cards with versions numbered to 99, 50, 25, 5, and 1/1 Superfractors. Pristine Refractors are the same concept but come encased in protective holders and have their own parallel tiers.
Are there any dual autographs?
Yes, Pristine Pair Dual Autographs feature two players on one card. These come as Pristine Refractors (/5) and Superfractors (1/1), and they're among the toughest pulls in the product.
What players are featured?
The base set mixes current stars like Mike Trout, Juan Soto, Aaron Judge, and Fernando Tatis Jr. with legends like Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantle, and Ken Griffey Jr. You'll also find Hall of Famers like Pedro Martinez and Randy Johnson.
What are the best inserts in 2022 Topps Pristine?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Pristine Refractors (4 per box), Fresh Faces, Pure Power, Pristine Borders, Pristine Pair Dual Autographs, Slice of a Star Autograph Relic (1 per box).
When did 2022 Topps Pristine come out?
It dropped July 13, 2022.
What's in a 2022 Topps Pristine hobby box?
6 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (9 for packs with autograph relic), 3 hits per box (1 autograph relic, 2 autographs)
What's the cheapest 2022 Topps Pristine hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $849.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2022 Topps Pristine?
We track listings across the major North American card shops and surface the best price up top. The Buy on eBay links go through the eBay Partner Network.
2022 Topps Pristine Baseball
2022 Topps Pristine Baseball brings back the brand's signature pack-within-a-pack format with a 300-card base set of current and retired stars, loaded with on-card autographs and encased Refractors.
Autographs
2 Autographs per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 2 On-card Autographs
- 5 Insert cards (Fresh Faces, Pristine Borders, Pure Power)
- 4 Encased Pristine Refractors
- 6 Standard Refractors
Inserts to watch
- Pristine Refractors 4 per box Encased parallels in Blue (/75), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5), and Black (1/1) that come straight from the pack in holders.
- Fresh Faces Rookie and emerging star subset featuring multiple-image cards; also available as autographs with Gold (/50), Orange (/25), and Superfractor (1/1) parallels.
- Pure Power Home run hitters from MLB history, past and present; available as base inserts and autographs with refractor parallels.
- Pristine Borders 20-card international subset showcasing the best players from around the world.
- Pristine Pair Dual Autographs Two-player autograph cards with Pristine Refractor (/5) and Superfractor (1/1) parallels; chase cards like Mike Trout and Shohei Ohtani.
- Slice of a Star Autograph Relic 1 per box Memorabilia autographs with Pristine Refractor (/99), Gold (/50), Orange (/25), Red (/5), and Superfractor (1/1) parallels.
Fast facts
- Released
- July 13, 2022
- Box config
- 6 packs per box, 10 cards per pack (9 for packs with autograph relic), 3 hits per box (1 autograph relic, 2 autographs)
- Set size
- 300 cards
- Top rookie
- Oneil Cruz
Last 30 days
Canadian prices in CAD, American in USD. A break in a price line means every shop was sold out that day; a day we did not scrape carries the last known price forward.