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2022 Topps Chrome Update 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.
- Mega Box
- A mid-size retail box, bigger than a blaster and smaller than a hobby box. Mega-exclusive parallels are the main draw, and some megas guarantee a hit.
- Hanger Box
- The cheapest retail format, a slim box made to hang on a store peg. It gives the most cards per dollar and suits set builders more than hit chasers.
- 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 |  |
$135 | ||
| Mega Box |  |
$60 | ||
| Hanger Box | |
$35 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (12) |  |
$1,600, $133 per box | ||
| Mega Box Case (40) | |
$2,350, $59 per box | ||
| Hanger Box Case (64) | |
$2,200, $34 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 5 retailers we follow for 2022 Topps Chrome Update, 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 Chrome Update for?
For collectors who want hits without Cup money. Figure on an auto or relic every box or two, with rookies you'll actually recognize.
What are the key rookie cards in this product?
Bobby Witt Jr., Julio Rodriguez, and Jeremy Pena are the marquee rookies. All three appear multiple times in the 200-card base set and pull in various refractor parallels. Witt and Rodriguez especially command high prices in graded condition.
How do the refractor parallels work?
Base cards come in a full rainbow: regular Refractors, Purple (1 per hobby pack), Pink Wave (hanger exclusive), then numbered tiers from /250 Aqua down to /25 Red, plus /99 X-Fractors, /75 Green, /50 Gold, and 1/1 Superfractors and Printing Plates. Each tier has its own pull rate.
Are autographs guaranteed in a hobby box?
No. Base autographs fall at 1:60 packs, and All-Star Game autos are even rarer at 1:2,931 packs. You might open a box with no signatures at all, though some boxes will hit multiple autos.
What inserts should I hunt for?
Generation Now, Diamond Greats, and 2022 All-Star Game chromium inserts all fall at roughly 1:2 packs combined. The All-Star Game autos are the chase, but Generation Now and Diamond Greats are more common and still popular with collectors.
How does this compare to regular 2022 Topps Update?
This is a chromium spin on the same 200-card Update checklist. The main difference is the refractor parallels and the shiny finish. It was previously a Target exclusive, but 2022 got a hobby release for the first time, making it more accessible to serious collectors.
What's the typical box value?
At $120 retail, you're mainly hunting the refractor parallels and inserts. The Purple Refractors (24 per box) and 12 inserts give you decent volume, but hitting a numbered parallel or autograph is where the real value lies.
When did 2022 Topps Chrome Update come out?
It dropped December 21, 2022.
What's in a 2022 Topps Chrome Update hobby box?
24 packs per hobby box, 4 cards per pack
What's the cheapest 2022 Topps Chrome Update hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $134.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2022 Topps Chrome Update?
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 Chrome Update Baseball
Chrome takes on the late-season Update set with a shiny refractor spin on 200 cards, headlined by rookie cards of Bobby Witt Jr., Julio Rodriguez, and Jeremy Pena in multiple numbered parallels.
Autographs
Rare, approximately 1 autograph per 2-3 boxes
On average per hobby box
- 12 Insert cards (Generation Now, Diamond Greats, All-Star Game chromium versions)
- 24 Purple Refractors (1 per pack)
Inserts to watch
- Generation Now 1 in 2 packs ; 12 per box Chrome version of the flagship insert set, featuring young stars and prospects.
- 2022 All-Star Game Autographs 1 in 2,931 packs Signed cards of All-Star players like Mike Trout, Juan Soto, and Julio Rodriguez, extremely scarce.
- Diamond Greats 1 in 2 packs ; 12 per box Chrome die-cut inserts featuring veteran stars and legends.
- Refractor Parallels (Numbered Tiers) Full rainbow from common Refractors down to 1/1 Superfractors and Printing Plates, with tiers like /250 Aqua, /199 Blue, /99 X-Fractors, /75 Green, /50 Gold, /25 Red.
Fast facts
- Released
- December 21, 2022
- Box config
- 24 packs per hobby box, 4 cards per pack
- Set size
- 200 cards
4 CARDS
PER PACK
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24 PACKS
PER BOX
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.