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2021 Topps Update Baseball Hobby Box
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.
- Hobby Jumbo Box
- More cards in fewer, oversized packs than a regular hobby box, usually with extra guaranteed hits. It suits collectors who want volume and hits in one buy. Topps calls this tier HTA, short for Home Team Advantage, its hobby-store program.
- Retail Box
- A full box of the individual packs sold loose at big-box stores, often 24 of them. Same base set as the hobby version, with fewer or no guaranteed hits.
- 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 |  |
$100 | ||
| Hobby Jumbo Box | |
$180 |  |
$220 |
| Retail Box |  |
$80 | ||
| Hobby Box Case (12) | |
$1,200, $100 per box | ||
| Hobby Jumbo Box Case | |
$1,065 | ||
| Retail Box Case (12) | |
$960, $80 per box | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 5 retailers we follow for 2021 Topps 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 2021 Topps 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's the main draw of 2021 Topps Update?
It's the final piece of Topps' 70th anniversary celebration. You get veterans on new teams, early-season rookies, and All-Star Game cards. Every hobby box comes with at least one autograph or memorabilia card, so there's always a hit.
What are the key rookie cards?
Jonathan India, Andrew Vaughn, Tarik Skubal, and Dylan Carlson are among the notable rookies. India and Vaughn have short-print SP versions that command higher prices. These rookies also appear in various parallel tiers.
How many parallels are there?
A ton. You've got Rainbow Foil (1:10 packs), numbered versions like Red Foilboard (/199), Black (/70), and rare 1/1 versions like Printing Plates and 70th Anniversary. There are also hobby-only Clear versions of select cards.
What's the Silver Pack bonus?
Each hobby box includes one bonus Silver Pack with exclusive cards not found in regular packs. Hobby jumbo boxes get two. These typically contain special patterned 1986 Topps Baseball Chrome cards.
Are there any sketch cards or special inserts?
Yes. Sketch cards with original artwork are exclusive to hobby and hobby jumbo packs. There's also Topps Tek 70th Anniversary acetate cards (2 per jumbo box), and multiple throwback insert sets like 1986 Topps Baseball and Topps Black Gold.
What's the difference between hobby and retail boxes?
Hobby boxes have 24 packs of 14 cards and guarantee one autograph or memorabilia card. Retail boxes have 24 packs of 16 cards but no guaranteed hits. Hobby jumbo boxes (10 packs of 46 cards) get one autograph and two memorabilia/relic cards plus Topps Tek cards.
Are there any notable veterans or legends featured?
Albert Pujols, Ken Griffey Jr., and Nolan Arenado are among the stars on the checklist. Pujols and Griffey have short-print SP versions. The set also includes All-Star Game cards and commemorative relic patches.
When did 2021 Topps Update come out?
It dropped October 29, 2021.
What's in a 2021 Topps Update hobby box?
Hobby: 24 packs per box, 14 cards per pack. Hobby Jumbo: 10 packs per box, 46 cards per pack. Retail: 24 packs per box, 16 cards per pack.
What's the cheapest 2021 Topps Update hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $99.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Where can I buy 2021 Topps 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.
2021 Topps Update Baseball
2021 Topps Update wraps up the company's 70th anniversary celebration with 330 cards featuring veterans on new teams, early-season rookies, and All-Star Game highlights. Hobby boxes promise one autograph or memorabilia card per box.
Autographs
1 Autograph or memorabilia card per hobby box
On average per hobby box
- 2 Rainbow Foil parallels
- 1 Silver Pack (bonus pack with exclusive cards)
Inserts to watch
- 70 Years of Topps Baseball Returning insert using classic Topps designs with different players, some versions carry autographs numbered to 10 or less.
- Topps Cards That Never Were Fills in notable absences from past Topps sets with multiple parallel tiers and autograph versions available.
- 1986 Topps Baseball Wraps up the 1986 throwback run with veterans, rookies, and past stars using the classic 1986 design.
- Topps Black Gold Throwback to the iconic 1993 insert set design with parallels and autograph versions numbered to 10 or less.
- Topps Tek 70th Anniversary 2 per hobby jumbo box Acetate insert exclusive to hobby jumbo packs, packaged separately with two copies per jumbo box.
- Baseball Stars Autographs Multi-generational checklist of current players, rookies, and past stars with on-card ink and dual autograph versions.
Fast facts
- Released
- October 29, 2021
- Box config
- Hobby: 24 packs per box, 14 cards per pack. Hobby Jumbo: 10 packs per box, 46 cards per pack. Retail: 24 packs per box, 16 cards per pack.
- Set size
- 330 cards
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.