NEW RELEASE! 2023 TOPPS CHROME BLACK BASEBALL CARDS! FULL CASE!

[@doogiesdugout]

12 boxes at $159 is over $1900 and that's not including tax and shipping. I don't even think there was $300 in value here. Topps/Fanatics should be ashamed for selling it for this much. I was on the fence about purchasing this. Thanks for saving me money

[@ericcraig3875]

$50. I would probably offer $20 for the lot.

[@mattmortier8201]

Yup $50 max! but even after this video I wouldn't pay that!@@ericcraig3875

[@kayceeyou]

Yet people keep buying it. They will continue with the horrible products because they sell. People can't resist.

[@thenationofpeacock3309]

Good Lord if I'm basing my purchasing of a product on a Jabs preview video, Topps Chrome Black is an absolute HARD pass

[@hellocollegejason198]

But a HoF'er LOL

[@AnthonyDorney]

That case was HORRIBLE. Last years black was much better I got some decent autos in 3 boxes I ripped and a blue bobby witt /75.

[@ADT2525]

This was bonkers

[@thetachi49]

Absolute dumpster fire of a product

[@jdillygaming1454]

That’s why I’m thankful for his videos. I always say Jabs saves me a lot of money haha

[@whitesoxtom2657]

The one touches are worth more than the cards in them

[@wbigun796]

Thanks for the video and the information Jabs. There is ZERO chance I'll be buying 2023 Topps Chrome Black!!! That was awful!!

[@tkravens2592]

You didn’t find a box that would get 75 dollars in value

[@DaveTheTurd]

Beautiful cards, true.... but it seemed like every box was maybe $30 in value. Ouch.

[@ianboltz6899]

$160 I'd probably opt for two archives signature series. I'd agree around $100 or less would be much better but, unfortunately I don't see box prices crashing anytime soon.

[@ihredrules1855]

I’ve had good luck in past years with Topps Archives Signature Series, usually the retired player edition. This year, as with about all Topps products, just not much luck. I have opened 4 of the retired series boxes, and got a Jim Edmonds (very good player, but no real value), Hunter Pence (good player, but probably even less value), Mark Mulder 1/1 (super player in his short prime, but again, no real value), but he is a MSU Spartan, so that is cool. Finally tried to hit paydirt on try #4. Pulled a Tony Oliva on a Topps Allen and Ginter. I was happy to pull a HOF, but when it is on a very modern A&G card, that tempers my excitement. I also know that there is now way I’m coming close to getting my $ back on the Oliva, but atleast it is a HOF auto and for that, I’m ok with not breaking even.

[@SportsShortsA]

Love how he got so frustrated that he just started ripping cases so fast 😭😭

[@JabsFamily]

😂

[@Rebel_Scum1]

I realize he isn't the same caliber as Trevor Hoffman but some people forget that Joe Nathan also started in the minors as a shortstop for the Giants and ended up having a wonderful career as a closer.

[@erich3131]

Very good!!! Not enough to get into the HOF, but he was amazing with the Twins!

[@RobinASmith138]

I got some Joe Nathan Autos wanna buy em?

[@Nuttyirishman85]

“Keep it more protected.” A man with logic. I got a replacement package when both my foil packs looked like rainbows. I ended the conversation with put them in the middle, so they don’t bounce around during shipping as much. They said the convo is recorded, hopefully they take that to the next meeting for a raise.

[@Matt_237]

That Mark Appel auto made me feel good about my Travis Ishakawa out of Archives. I literally threw the card into traffic.

[@JabsFamily]

😆 you threw it into traffic??

[@Matt_237]

@@JabsFamily it was light traffic😬

[@brent4209]

Is garbage a grade?

[@ericcraig3875]

You are insulting garbage...lol

[@RetailRipper]

nice design again. obviously the hoffman auto was good, but im going to assume a lackluster checklist overall.

[@ericcraig3875]

Congratulations turning 2k into $50.00 in value. Personally, I would probably give about $20 for the entire lot of what you opened in that case. That has to be the biggest ripoff of 2023.

[@Onyxandjoe2]

To be fair to Appel, he did tell the Pirates he wouldn’t sign if they drafted him and they did it anyway

[@BackintheGame93]

Wow, I really hope the breaks go better than that case tonight. If this is typical, I can't imagine anyone getting this over Inception.

[@pdbnice7414]

Topps Chrome Black is a pass for me. Great video Jabs!!!

[@byronspampinato2692]

$160 will buy a lot of HOFer cards.

[@Ryansvideoss]

That Jimmy Rollins auto is awesome

[@kenfett7070]

Topps ruins the hobby with the D level autographs just so they can guarantee an autograph in some of their boxes. I've ended up with two Simeon Woods-Richardson autographs from two different products. I guess when you have only pitched in two MLB games since 2022, and have a 6.52 era, you have a lot of time to sign Topps cards. The only cards worth keeping were the Jimmy Rollins, Shohei, Aaron Judge, and the Hoffman auto. Thanks Jabs for saving me money. Again. Great video by the way.

[@ghostface3655]

Thanks for the video, Jabs! Always appreciated! 🙏

[@AKsugarsled]

Ooof.... that was brutal. Beautiful cards. But this does seem somewhat superfluous if we've already had Cosmic. It's pretty much the same set.

[@AustinH5214]

Never gets old 😊😊😊😊😊

[@brandonwilson929]

Wheew rough autos inception is waaaay better

[@randyworden5232]

I think one of the boxes may have broken even...the rest....yikes...I thought about it but at 40 bucks a card I thought it too risky. Not sure what Fanatics was thinking but high quality production deserves much better substance. Going to be tough to justify buying singles. And I appreciate Erik's honesty in not sugarcoating it...he warns us repeatedly about the lottery aspects of the breaks.

[@hunterbuescher7452]

Love that Trevor Hoffman card

[@user-vo1em8fu5u]

id pay about $25 per box

[@KerrickPruitt-kf3gt]

What do these boxes run price wise by themselves? Anybody know?

[@Ethanol.R6]

$170 Shipped on eBay, awful return for the average collector. 😢

[@ericcraig3875]

2k per case.

[@lukashummer6857]

besides the hoffman, the case might have been worth two boxes 😭

[@LukasBane]

You got $200 back from the case

[@AxiGaming2026]

Why is it Topps Chrome Black, but not Topps Chrome Cosmic? Everybody says Cosmic Chrome and I don't get why

[@WeThePeopleNC]

Brutal case!

[@rickyboyd5315]

I saw the checklist and this video confirmed it holy shit that was brutal!

[@300gjw]

What! Is Topps releasing all their product this week all at once. Lol

[@ericcraig3875]

No, they will release hundreds of different products.

[@day1savage]

Love that Jimmy Rollins 🎉🎉🎉 he might get in the HOF 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🎄

[@day1savage]

@@PHN-2024 😲💯 I guess

[@jeremyherrmann8939]

Nice looking cards. But my God that was a rough case. $159 a box and i doubt there was $159 in total value. Hopefully they aren't all like that.

[@ltccherno2536]

Wait the boxes cost HOW much? I knew there’s a reason I almost exclusively buy singles lol

[@josephhuffman2774]

I gotta say I like the way you rip Jabs and you have a fair assessment of F for this crap

[@charliecalderin9533]

I love the design but dang that was rough.

[@bennybreaks702]

That was rough. Lol. Only means hits are still out there!

[@davidvega8811]

If anyone buys this product after seeing videos on youtube I won’t feel bad for them lol

[@ObsessedCollector]

Oof. That case hurt

[@jeffjones8866]

Mark Appel is retired not sure why he is even in this checklist.

[@robertcorso6190]

Brutal. That’s about all there is to say after watching this opening.

[@Retractthepast]

Dam I like that dontrell willis card.

[@jeffreyhammack3557]

WTF With only 4 cards at 160 per box they should have left the scrub autos to big league or heritage. What a bust of a product!. This case may yield $150 so disappointing.

[@erich3131]

Wooooof!! You would think a case would have at least 1 big hit, right?? Ouch!!! Cards look nice though

[@chadhopkins8508]

Pretty underwhelming case Erik. I agree. Thanks for sharing the video and thanks for doing this for us.

[@fliplife67]

Dam!!!! That’s rough!!!!!

[@ChadGrattanMusic]

Hi Erik!

[@billrath9314]

I love TCB but may have to pass this year -remember when it was $130, have gotten at $100 one year later.

[@oozealot]

Yikes, hopefully just a bad set of boxes there. I don't think any of them got even half your money back. The base card parallels look nice, but overall I'm thinking this is a singles-only product for me.

[@supergoose5142]

This is one of the worst cases I've ever seen

[@ihredrules1855]

As with about all 2023 Topps products, way too many Zonks!!! Even the good packs, like the Trevor Hoffman auto don’t come close to getting you your monies worth. Cards are beautiful, but I just can’t throw large sums of money at Topps products that are a sure fire waste of large sums of money. Fanatics/Topps is pushing me firmly into vintage cards only.

[@greghood659]

Who on earth would want a Hall of fame auto over a rookie auto? Is there anyone else

[@packaddictz5354]

Love it

[@GILKS81]

I would have puked violently if I bought that case. That whole case should be worth about $150

[@NoahMcleany]

Absolutely brutal

[@andyscardhaven163]

Yikes that was bad

[@sirwin7776]

At that price a trevor hoffman auto should be the worst box not the best one. Ouch.

[@mam362]

I'm not even sure you got half the value back

[@1carneyms]

At least the packing could be reused. Sooooooooooooo there's a win......

[@MartinRoberts-m8l]

Thesse releases...this hobby...thanks jabs. I'm done.

[@situationalfriendliness]

I’d rip a whole case too if I paid distributor pricing …

[@thetachi49]

Well I learned from this video to stay far away from Topps Chrome Black this year.

[@dgb921]

Man I’m kind of having buyers remorse

[@WeThePeopleNC]

How many releases this week, month, year??? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@stedlock]

yikes!!! i agree with you though the IDEA is a B grade but that case might have popped out $150 of value if you're lucky! Team breaks MIGHT be the only way to "win" on these. cool design though! which is a shame its such a bust (in this example)

[@anthonychouse5514]

Great video! Thanks again. Those are a pass for sure.

[@helpfulthinker3082]

12 boxes $30 in return 1900 spent. Ouch 100% pass

[@helpfulthinker3082]

I was wondering DO you sell like compete insert sets that we can buy. Since you open a ton of cards. Like the To the Moon insert set?

[@JetEye-Night]

I love how the cards look but that was a bad case.

[@BruceSpearnock-ie8ho]

Ouch

[@popsdyer731]

Rough product based on that case

[@jayvalentine2046]

Thank you! i know not to buy this product now

[@joshcate2060]

Need to call these Topps Chrome Red because there is no chance of being in the black on this product.

[@TheChrome-Magnon]

Pathetic trash. Thats a $40 box at best.

[@josephruberry9015]

Thanks for great video Jabs but I never received my November patreon package any info we be appreciated

[@riverview9320]

Appel shoulda just gone with the Pirates....

[@robertthomas1586]

Couldnt Brady Aiken or Tyler Kolek be one of the worst picks around that draft

[@1carneyms]

😢😢😢😢😢

[@PastPresentBall]

They gotta slash the releases per year in half these are as mundane as it gets

[@aaronfraser4774]

Great video, but.... worst case of the year? I've never been a fan of Chrome Black

[@bigbow62]

So... 159.00 a pack or 40 dollars a card (super fail) Don't mean to be rude but basic card collecting doesn't exist anymore not at 4 cards a box (aka: pack ) Now the big question... when do they start calling a box a CASE ! ( Yes when it has 2 packs ! ) Boxes need 24 to 36 packs with a min. of 10 cards a pack and stop using HOF players basically as pack fillers because there aren't enough soild stars and good rookie future stars !

[@synister281]

Wow that could be one of the worst cases I’ve ever seen… and $160 per box, maybe one of those autos would get you 1/4 of the way there lol

[@kevinjonea9972]

Can we all agree that Starling Marte has too much signatures and value in any of these boxes. I’m sick of seeing him in anything. Maybe 10 years ago but not now

[@jamestaylorjr2521]

More like Topps Chrome black "eye"

[@emmanuelgarcia7790]

Topps finest, I think, is better. Too many pitchers auto on thede black

[@CliffRouse]

Might be the worst case I have ever seen. Not a single box brought even half the value back.

[@itsredbowtie]

Absolute 🗑️. I wouldn't purchase this for $50 let alone $150.

[@bigtbomb]

Topps chrome wack.

[@TheHoldout]

lol hobby boxes are a joke.

[@README27]

smart money grab

[@JZF629]

Those boxes were AWFUL. I’m rethinking pulling the trigger one one of those now…

[@alexdestefano392]

Yikes, most boxes yielding like $5-$20 of value. Pretty crappy stuff.

[@leonelcuellar]

Love how they look but terrible value overall. I'll probably buy a few singles I like and skip the box

[@LTsCardEmporium]

Terrible another way to just light money on fire.

[@shawnnixon2616]

Yuck. Send those back. Topps should NEVER do anyone like this!!! A slap in the face to us all. Smh They are supposed to be the best, they need to act like the best. Unbelievable. You'd be lucky to get $159.00 out of all of those cards

[@toolfreak133]

Less talky. More rippy

[@christopherdiaz5846]

Terrible case. Everyone lost money.

[@alexsaavedra2905]

Holy crap these were absolutely awful. Design is really nice but that checklist is just disrespectful with that price tag.