2013 Topps Chrome baseball cards

Topps Chrome is always a popular choice with collectors, who like me like shiny.

The 220 card base set with the 25 base card variations, inclusion of die-cut cards, a rainbow of coloured parallels for player collectors and on-card autographs make these great packs to open.

I still need these (which is all of the Red Sox) from 2013 Topps Chrome: 

#29 Shane Victorino 
#46 Mike Napoli 
#79 David Ortiz 
#92 Dustin Pedroia 
#111 Jon Lester 
#112 Allen Webster RC 
#133 Will Middlebrooks 
#166 Jackie Bradley Jr. RC 
#204 Jacoby Ellsbury

I have seven packs to open, each pack contains 4 cards.

Pack1:
#34 Felix Hernandez Mariners
#191 Dexter Fowler Rockies
#199 Yu Darvish Rangers
#CC-JR Jose Reyes Blue Jays

Pack 2:
#51 Sergio Romo Giants
#56 Carl Crawford Dodgers
#80 Shelby Miller Cardinals
#146 Yadier Molina Cardinals

Pack 3:
#4 Jon Jay Cardinals
#137 Mat Latos Reds
#176 Wilin Rosario Rockies
#220 Ryan Zimmerman Nationals

Pack 4:
#33 Marcell Ozuna Marlins X-fractor
#78 Nolan Arenado Rockies
#87 Kyle Gibson Twins
#134 Kendrys Morales Mariners

Pack 5:
#72 Victor Martinez Tigers
#75 Robinson Cano Yankees
#82 Robbie Grossman Astros
#170 Carter Capps Mariners

Pack 6:
#43 Adam Wainwright Cardinals
#76 Cole Hamels Phillies
#220 Bryce Harper Nationals
#72C-MC Miguel Cabrera Tigers


Pack 7:
#52 Troy Tulowitzki Rockies
#64 Tim Lincecum Giants
#136 Albert Pujols Angels refractor
#180 Zack Wheeler Mets

Nuts no Red Sox again. 

Strange Silver Pack

I was gifted this pack as part of another lot of cards. I'm not sure what to make of it. It feels as if it contains more than one card, so that rules out the manufactured patch card. Box Toppers are usually in a specially marked pack. 
I am at a loss.
Only one thing to do- rip.

Ahh so the answer is simple. Purple border Topps Chrome from 2013.

2013 Topps Chrome update baseball

Not to be confused with the regular update. Topps Chrome Update can be found within the 2013 Topps Holiday Mega Box which also has the regular update cards. This was the only place these cards were available.  
The 2013 Topps Chrome Update Series Baseball is a 55-card set that features Rookies and regular players. It included a Yasiel Puig, Dodgers Rookie card.
The base set has two types of parallels, Gold (#/250) and Black (#/99). 
There are 35 different memorabilia cards from the All-Star Games to chase and a 20 card insert set, Postseason Heroes.
Every 2013 Topps Holiday Mega Box has two Chrome Update packs. Each pack has four cards. Mega Boxes also come with five packs of the usual 2013 Topps Update Series Baseball.
Pack 1:
#MB4 Jose Fernandez Marlins
#MB9 Mike Trout Angels
#MB39 Nolan Arenado Rockies
#PH14 Nolan Ryan Mets

Pack 2:
#MB18 Bud Norris Orioles
#MB27 Bryce Harper Nationals
#MB32 Zack Wheeler Mets
#MB45 David Wright Mets

Chrome does not like scanners but seriously three Mets from 2 packs! 

2011 Topps Chrome baseball

Two packs of Topps Chrome from a while back. Thankfully not the flaw ridden 2010 product. They were a bit of a disaster. 
Lots of rookies autographs in this series, 2011 included Eric Hosmer.
I don't need any Red Sox base Chrome cards, so what are the odds that I will pull one more from a pack.
There are 4 cards per pack. Refractor odd are 1 in 3, Gold refractors 1 in 11,000 .

Pack 1:
#16 Jason Heyward Braves X-fractor
#105 Felix Hernandez Mariners
#148 Derrek Lee Orioles
#157 Angle Pagan Mets

'borrowed' image from COMC. My scanner didn't like this card at all!

Pack 2:

#57 John Jaso Bay Rays

#139 Clayton Richard Padres

#142 John Buck Marlins refractor

#149 Ian Desmond Nationals

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Another 'borrowed' image. My scanner really does hate these chrome cards.

Despite there not being any Red Sox cards, pulling a refractor from each pack is pretty good odds. I had also forgotten how much I like shiny cards.

2011 Topps Chrome

A break from the hostage packs. This pack was sent by Ted, who included some Topps regular pack as well in a recent trade. Nothing like a trade that includes unopened packs.
There are 4 cards per pack.
The Red Sox available are:
#3 Carl Crawford
#12 David Ortiz
#25 Adrian Gonzalez
#34 Josh Beckett
#49 Jonathan Papelbon
#55 Jon Lester
#90 Kevin Youkilis
#116 Clay Buchholz
#124 Jacoby Ellsbury
#161 Dustin Pedroia
Still need plenty of Red Sox from this set.

The pack:

#18 Ian Kinsler Rangers

#119 Ryan Lubwick Padres

#175 Ben Revere Twins

#C119 Jeremy Hellickson Bay Rays 1745/1962

A pony but that is too packs in a row containing limited print run cards. The Hellickson card is a nice one too! I know just where it will go as well.

2011 Topps Chrome rack pack

A 2011 Topps Chrome value pack or Rack Pack if you prefer. Included are 3 packs plus 3 orange refractor parallel cards. For infinite details on this set, go to BaseballCardPedia 2011 Topps Chrome for all the inserts, parallel and game used etc. 
The Red Sox available from the base set are:
3 Carl Crawford
12 David Ortiz
25 Adrian Gonzalez
34 Josh Beckett
49 Jonathan Papelbon
55 Jon Lester
90 Kevin Youkilis
116 Clay Buchholz
124 Jacoby Ellsbury
161 Dustin Pedroia
There are only 4 cards per pack. So collecting the base set of 220 cards is no mean feat.
Firstly the three orange refractors were:

#50 Ichiro Mariners

#64 Vernon Wells Angels

#209 Cory Luebke Padres

Pack 1:

#10 Hanley Ramirez Marlins refractor

#86 Drew Stubbs Reds

#107 Clayton Kershaw Dodgers

#198 Eduardo Nunez Yankees

Pack 2:

#25 Adrian Gonzalez Red Sox

#61 Yovani Gallardo Brewers refractor

#180 Hank Conger Angels

#188 Alexi Ogando Rangers

Pack 3:

#75 Roy Halladay Phillies

#164 Jered Weaver Angels

#172 Brandon Belt Giants

#VC14 Matt Kemp Dodgers

I may finally have a package to send along to Nightowl, the Dodgers cards have been slowly drifting in again. Any Angels collectors out there?

1 Red Sox from three packs, a little underwhelming...