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.
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The deep end. People buy this chasing top rookie patch autos and legend signatures, and the price reflects it.
Q2What are the key rookie cards in 2018 Topps Heritage High Number?
Shohei Ohtani #600 is the marquee rookie and most valuable card from the set. Ronald Acuña Jr. #580, Juan Soto #502, and Gleyber Torres #603 are also major rookie pulls. The set also features numerous other 2018 call-ups like Braxton Lee, Tyler Beede, and Austin Meadows.
Q3What makes this set different from regular 2018 Topps Heritage?
High Number is a traded/late-season set that picks up where the first Heritage release ended, numbered 501-725. It focuses on rookie debuts and players who changed teams in 2018, like Andrew McCutchen with the Giants, Eric Hosmer with the Padres, and Yu Darvish with the Cubs.
Q4How do the parallels work in this product?
Base cards come in several tough parallels: Black Border (50 copies, hobby-only), 100th Anniversary Back (25 copies), Magenta Backs (10 copies), and Flip Stock (5 copies, hobby-only). Chrome parallels include Refractors (/569), Black Border (/69), Gold Border (/5), and Superfractors (1/1). Purple Hot Box Refractors appear randomly in hobby and retail boxes.
Q5What's guaranteed in a hobby box?
Every hobby box contains either one autograph or one relic card. Real One Autographs feature on-card signatures, while Clubhouse Collection Relics include uniform and bat swatches. Dual, triple, and quad relic versions pair 1969 players with modern stars from the same franchise.
Q6Are there any special insert sets to chase?
Yes. Amazin' Mets Autographs celebrate the 1969 World Series champs, Reggie Jackson Highlights honor the Hall of Famer (hobby-exclusive), and Miracle of '69 recaps the Mets' postseason run. Other inserts include Rookie Performers, Now and Then, Award Winners, and 1969 Deckle Edge reproductions.
Q7What are the short prints and how rare are they?
Cards #701-725 are short-printed and fall 1:3 packs, making them noticeably tougher than regular base cards. These include some notable rookies and veterans, so pulling a short print adds value to a box.
Q8Does this set have any buyback or retro elements?
Yes. Every hobby box includes a bonus topper card. These are either 1969 Topps Originals (stamped buybacks from the original set) or 1969 Bazooka Ad Panels (new cards using the classic Bazooka design).
Q9When did 2018 Topps Heritage High Number come out?
It dropped September 14, 2018.
Q10What's in a 2018 Topps Heritage High Number hobby box?
24 packs per box, 9 cards per pack
Q11What's the cheapest 2018 Topps Heritage High Number hobby box right now?
Cheapest we're tracking is $2749.95 USD. Prices update daily, and the trend arrow on this page shows which way it's been moving.
Q12Where can I buy 2018 Topps Heritage High Number?
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.
What to Expect
2018 Topps Heritage High Number Baseball
2018 Topps Heritage High Number continues the 1969 Topps design with rookie call-ups and traded veterans, headlined by Shohei Ohtani, Ronald Acuña Jr., Juan Soto, and Gleyber Torres rookie cards. Every hobby box includes either an autograph or relic card.
Autographs
1Autograph or relic guaranteed per hobby box
Inserts to watch
Real One AutographsOn-card autographs from current and retired players, with some signers from their final 1969 Topps appearance.
Clubhouse Collection RelicsSingle, dual, triple, and quad relic cards featuring uniform and bat swatches, with numbered parallels down to 1/1 Patch versions.
Amazin' Mets AutographsOn-card signatures from 1969 World Series Champion New York Mets players, numbered to 69.
Reggie Jackson HighlightsCareer retrospective of the Hall of Famer exclusive to hobby packs, with autograph versions numbered to 5.
Miracle of '69Insert set highlighting the 1969 Mets postseason run and World Series victory over Baltimore.
Short Prints (SP #701-725)1 in 3 packsLast 25 cards of the set are short-printed and tougher to pull than regular base cards.
Fast facts
Released
September 14, 2018
Box config
24 packs per box, 9 cards per pack
Set size
725 cards
Top rookie
Shohei Ohtani
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