2025 Topps Chrome Blaster Battle! Targets vs WalMarts!
Because I wanted to buy a story.
Well, I’m doing it again!
Just like with Bowman (and pretty much any cards under the Fanatics umbrella), I’m not dropping anywhere near the amount of cash that I’ve done in years past. It’s become apparent over the last 2 years that I’m slowly dropping out of the hobby. Some of that is due to life being too lifey, but more of that is due to what the hobby has become. I’ve been griping about the lottery mentality that card collecting has devolved into, over the last 30 years. It used to be that you could pick and choose and still find an enjoyable product that didn’t kill your budget. That’s really not the case anymore.
There’s one company that produces everything. And with no legitimate competition (Panini barely counts), Fanatics can do whatever they want. Charge whatever they want. You either go along with it, or you sit it out.
I’ve been sitting out for most of the last 2 years… And I’m fine with that.
That being said, I did want to buy a little bit of 2025 Topps Chrome. Just to revisit the days when I would drop a significant amount of money on this release. So I bought two Blaster boxes, from two different stores. Somewhat replicating what I did with my two 2025 Bowman Mega Boxes, a few months back. But with a twist!
One of the boxes came from the local Targets, and the other came from the local WalMarts. I should hold a little competition to see which retail big box giant sold me the better box! This idea was originally developed in early 2018, when series 1 Topps first hit the shelves. It was intended to be a recurring card-related feature, where I’d compare varying products purchased from different businesses. When I first found 2018 Topps Series 1 in the wild, I bought two “sets” consisting of one Hanger Box and two Jumbo Packs. One set from the West Evans WalMarts in Denver, and another from the River Pointe Targets in Sheridan, Colorado.
I even put in the effort to make a much nicer graphic than I did this time! Originally posted on February 5, 2018, my story: 2018 Topps Decides Targets vs WalMarts, was a variation of my first blog gimmick of a 2 pack challenge. That was due to wanting to review products that were coming out in late 2017, coinciding with the debut of this blog in July of that year. A combination of lack of extra money and the scarcity of retail product led to the notion of a “2 pack review”.
Try finding 2017 Topps Chrome at retail stores in October 2017…
2025 is far more plentiful, mostly due to overproduction and collector apathy. Which goes far beyond just how I feel…
As an aside, 2018 Topps Series 1 had a really nice package design. I still believe that 2018 Topps is one of the nicest looking sets Topps has put out in many years. Of the last 25, only 2009, 2011 and 2015 can compete, and 2018 is still better. I have the full set (all three series) in a binder, and should give it a Whatever at some point.
What I did 2018 is what I’m doing now. Each Blaster will be broken down by pack, one from each store. Each round will open the same pack from the box, in the order they are placed, top down.
If a pack from the Targets Blaster is better…
That round will be awarded a Red Bullseye.
And if the pack from WalMarts is better…
A Golden Sphincter will notate the victory.
Hmmmmm… We need stakes...
How’s about a Loser Leaves Town Match!
So I’ve decided that whichever big box retailer sold me the worst 2025 Topps Chrome Blaster, has to close their Riverdale location, and leave my hometown, forever! Sorry, I don’t make the rules, I just define them.
The Riverdale WalMarts opened in 1990, and was one of the first businesses to set up shop in the (then) brand new sprawling Riverdale Shopping Center. This was the first WalMarts I ever patronized, and was a major provider of Junk Wax Era goodness, until I moved to Colorado in 1996. I cannot look at a 1992 Bowman card and not think of the boxes and boxes worth of Jumbo packs I bought here for $2.99 a piece, back in early 1993. Collected the full 704 card set, from ONLY buying Riverdale WalMarts Jumbo Packs.
The Riverdale Targets opened in 1998, and replaced a very old Targets a mile or so south of the new store. I wrote a lengthy story about the Targets this one replaced, a few years ago. I do not like the Riverdale Targets. If I need to buy something at one of their stores, I will happily drive to another one, further away. Despite this one being mere blocks from my house. I loathe the parking lot, the stuff I need is more scattered around the building, and there’s way too many people slowly milling about inside. Two people do not need to walk side by side, blocking the aisles with their entitled smugness.
So if the Riverdale Targets is forced to close, by luck of the Blaster, I will shed no tears.
WalMarts wins the imaginary coin flip (because I bought the Blaster from WalMarts before buying one from Targets) and will go first.
So what are we looking at here?
300 Card Base Set.
Pretty standard for Topps Chrome. Really doesn’t need to be any more than that. However, I personally would like it to have more of an MLB veteran slant. Leave the abundance of questionable rookies for Bowman. There’s a big bunch of rookies padding the checklist, that likely won’t play more than a handful of games at the MLB level. There’s a whole lotta All Stars that didn’t make the cut, and a whole lot of Never-Will-Be-Stars that did.
The Big Dumper hit 60 home runs in 2025.
He does not appear in 2025 Topps Chrome.
There are also no Wild Cards, as neither Blaster contained even one Minnesota Twins card.
Which may have unfairly swayed the round.
I don’t have ring girls… I don’t have a ring… Not even a bell…
Enough fanfare, it’s time for round one!
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ROUND - 1
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2025 Topps Chrome - WalMarts- Pack One
#32 - Nolan Jones - Cleveland Guardians
#F15-4 - Ronald Acuna Jr. - Atlanta Braves - Fortune 15
#296 - Logan Webb - San Francisco Giants - Waveyfractor
#1 - Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers
WalMarts starts out strong by cheating. Distracting the referee with a quick left Nolan Jones. As the ref looks down, contemplating “why is Nolan Jones even in this set”, WalMarts pulls a foreign object from its tights and clocks Targets between the eyes. Following up a sought after Ohtani, with a really nice Acuna insert, then finishing strong with a very orange Waveyfractor. Which I would have scanned, but I liked the box’s other Waveyfractors more.
2025 Topps Chrome - Targets - Pack One
#180 - Jesse Winker - New York Mets
#PP-24 - Luisangel Acuna - New York Mets - Power Players
#113 - Brandon Lowe - Tampa Bay Rays - Waveyfractor
#252 - Oneil Cruz - Pittsburgh Pirates
Targets was reeling after WalMarts blindsidery, but came back with some decent offense. Underrated Winker, followed by an overrated New York Mets rookie on a very nice insert. Counter-Waveyfractor of the Rays rather appropriate Nike City Connect (one of the few I actually like) took down Logan Webb, but the disappointing Oneil Cruz wasn’t enough to overcome the Ohtani.
Winner of Round 1... WalMarts, by a closer margin than you’d think…
Taking the 1-0 lead with a Golden Sphincter.
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Before we move on to Round 2, I want to get into a little math detailing my debate on the Blaster purchase.
One Blaster of 2025 Topps Chrome, has 7 packs inside. It retails for $39.99. That breaks down to $5.71 per pack. I paid that same amount for both of the Blaster boxes used in this story.
Each of the 7 packs have 4 cards inside. However, for these Blasters, 4 of the packs will have 5 cards inside, to account for the 4 bonus Sepiafractors. Giving you a grand total of 28+4 cards inside.
More math later, you are paying almost exactly $1.25 per card.
If you break it down like that, you can imagine that you’re buying 32 single scratch-off lottery tickets. Most will likely be worthless (or sell in a dime box). But you’ll nearly always hit a few cards that will sell for a buck or two. You might get one that you could get $5 out of. If you do, these numbers are pretty equal to buying $40 worth of scratch-off lottery tickets. You win when you pull something that would sell for $20 or more. But that doesn’t happen very often. Just like buying scratch-off lottery tickets.
I don’t buy scratch-off lottery tickets.
Let’s go back to the Shohei Ohtani base card. Topps runs a buy-back promotion with Topps Chrome. After the league MVP’s are named, you can sell them back at participating Hobby Shops for a period of time. Shohei Ohtani will and should be the 2025 National League MVP. So I could sell this card for $20 in November, if I wanted. If it were a Refractor, I could sell it for even more. I don’t need $20 that much. Happy to keep him in the collection.
I also don’t worry about the resale value of cards. I collect them. Which places an entirely different type of value on cards. You have to ask yourself if the cost to play is worth the results. I’m less concerned about getting the uber rare parallel or hot rookie autograph (though it’s always nice…), than I am with getting cards I want to add to my collection. Players/teams I like is what swings unopened product for me. Doesn’t matter if I struck out on hits, if I got some base cards and low level inserts that I want to keep. The better that ratio, the better I feel about dropping (what is now) a significant amount of money on unopened product.
Looking at the First Round, I see 4 cards that I want to keep. Out of 8. 50% is a pretty good start!
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ROUND - 2
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2025 Topps Chrome - WalMarts- Pack Two
#98 - Rhys Hoskins - Milwaukee Brewers
#257 - Ronald Acuna Jr. - Atlanta Braves
#4 - Zac Gallen - Arizona Diamondbacks - Sepiafractor
#120 - Coby Mayo - Baltimore Orioles - Waveyfractor
#13 - Shane Bieber - Cleveland Guardians
WalMarts stumbles out of the corner with a weak Hoskins, an Acuna base, then a lackluster D-Bag. In Sepia Filter! Bit of a comeback with a decent rookie Waveyfractor, but cut off with a weak Guardian. Targets has the opportunity to tie things up here with any sort of showing…
2025 Topps Chrome - Targets - Pack Two
#223 - George Kirby - Seattle Mariners
#273 - Billy Cook - Pittsburgh Pirates
#123 - Nick Sogard - Boston Red Sox - Waveyfractor
#288 - Hunter Feduccia - Los Angeles Dodgers
Heheheheh… You said douche…
#291 - Jhonkensy Noel - Cleveland Guardians - Sepiafractor
At this point there’s just standing there trading blows and no-selling. George Kirby… Billy Cook (Who?)… Then a poorly blocked Nick Sogard Waveyfractor. Yeah it’s a rookie, but a 28 year old middle infielder with weak on-base skills and no power. No offense, but he should not have made the set. Target whips out a Feduccia for some cheap heat, and follows up with Big X-Mess dud.
And the crowd goes apathetic.
Another Golden Sphincter puts WalMarts up 2-0.
While I was opening these packs, I was impressed by the photo quality. Perhaps it’s just small sample size, but I think the photos -more important, the quality of printing those photos- stand out more compared to the last few Chrome releases. While the base card backgrounds scan incredibly dark, the players are very sharp and clean.
5 of these 8 will stay in my collection. So while there’s been nothing to get excited about, so far I’m satisfied with this.
Don’t see me buying any more, but I’m not that disappointed.
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ROUND - 3
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2025 Topps Chrome - WalMarts- Pack Three
#16 - Juan Yepez - Washington Nationals
#146 - Dylan Crews - Washington Nationals
#41 - Tyler Locklear - Seattle Mariners - Refractor
#148 - Matt Chapman - San Francisco Giants - Sepiafractor
#87 - Thomas Saggese - St. Louis Cardinals
WalMarts is just toying with Targets now. Landing weak offense without even trying. Couple Nationals, including a top prospect. But even his year was flat. A little deserved showoffiness with a brilliant looking Mariners Refractor. (Of a guy who doesn’t play for the Mariners anymore… He’s a D-Bag now… And why doesn’t Cal Raleigh have a card in this set?) Then it’s right back to slow, steady offense. Sepiafractor of a steady defense, and another top prospect. A name, but not a name…
2025 Topps Chrome - Targets - Pack Three
#181 - JP Crawford - Seattle Mariners
#52 - Lane Thomas - Cleveland Guardians
#16 - Juan Yepez - Washington Nationals - Refractor
#279 - Christian Walker - Houston Astros
#236 - Tanner Bibee - Cleveland Guardians - Sepiafractor
Targets counters with nothing that hits, an offense just under what WalMarts is putting out. Then Targets tries more of that cutesy BS, by countering WalMarts base card with a Refractor parallel of the same player. Dizzying the Marts, but Targets just can’t follow up. You have to take advantage of the openings you create, no matter how small they may be. But if all you’re bringing to the table is a Christian Walker and a Sepia Guardian, no one even thinks you’re trying.
Unanimous winner of Round 3…
Take your Golden Sphincter… Not like your opponent is even competing.
Another 5 of these 8 are keepers.
Holding a good ratio!
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ROUND - 4
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2025 Topps Chrome - WalMarts- Pack Four
#66 - Ryan McMahon - Colorado Rockies
#245 - Caden Dana - Los Angeles Angeles
#154 - Ezequiel Tovar - Colorado Rockies - Prismfractor
#110 - Gerrit Cole - New York Yankees
WalMarts draws some color with a one/three combo of Rockies to the temple. Hitting two bullseyes out of three, if you will… The second of which temporarily causing some form of Prismitis. So devastating that an Angel appeared, in the form of a relief pitcher. And the New York Yankees ace wasn’t even needed. Which was probably for the best, as he can’t with while being sick with Tommy John Surgery.
Beaten and bloody, Targets is still standing. Wobbly, but standing. Do they have anything left for Round 4? Or am I opening a pack with 4 anti-shoplifting device cards inside…
2025 Topps Chrome - Targets - Pack Four
#220 - Josh Jung - Texas Rangers
#157 - Adam Mazur - Miami Marlins
#22 - Nestor Cortes - Milwaukee Brewers - Prismfractor
#74 - Luis De Los Santos - New York Mets
Most of WalMarts blows landed, but Targets blocked a few of them. I don’t mind Marlins cards because my collection is a weird mess of WHY? Targets attempt to go Prismfractor for Prismfractor backfired. My favorite Colorado Rockie is barely beatable, but it’s going to take a whole lot more than Nestor Cortes. By the way, even though Gerrit Cole couldn’t fight today, you have to at least ry to take advantage of your opponent’s injury. Luis De Los Santos is a 27 year old career minor leaguer, with 29 at-bats with last year’s Blue Jays. He has yet to appear in a game for the New York Mets. You don’t match up minor league depth against the Yankees ace… Unless you’re the Minnesota Twins.
Well, this is getting ugly…
Yet another Golden Sphincter for the Marts…
Still, a rather lackluster round, as we’re back down to 4 keepers out of 8.
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ROUND - 5
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2025 Topps Chrome - WalMarts- Pack Five
#39 - Max Fried - New York Yankees
#90CB-14 - Kevin Alcantara - Chicago Cubs - 1990 Topps
#235 - Andrew Vaughn - Chicago White Sox - Waveyfractor
#255 - Adael Amador - Colorado Rockies - Prizmfractor
#114 - Salvador Perez - Kansas City Royals - Sepiafractor
WalMarts storms in at the bell and starts pummeling Targets with decent cards like Fried, who is noted only because of his “traded” uniform, a 1990 Throwback and a Wavy (now former) White Sock to the jaw. Even a Colorado Rockies rookie isn’t landing (because he can’t hit), but a future Hall of Famer (in Sepia-tone!) connects.
But it’s not enough… Targets is hulking up brother!
2025 Topps Chrome - Targets - Pack Five
#214 - Jacob deGrom - Texas Rangers
#178 - Matt Strahm - Philadelphia Phillies
#CAE-1 - Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers - All-Etch
#49 - Nathaniel Lowe - Washington Nationals - Waveyfractor
#153 - Devin Williams - New York Yankees - Sepiafractor
Take a formerly dominant, multi-time Cy Young winner to counter your overrated Yankees free agent! Then a guy who has his own show about baseball cards, on MLB Network! Target then goes all Good & Gather on the Marts with a Room Essentials steel chair with Shohei Ohtani etched in! After dealing such a devastating blow, Target coasts to the end of the round with a couple of inconsequential Refractors.
Despite the seemingly insurmountable deficit, Targets came back strong with a dominant Round 5. A round featuring 7 of 10 cards that stay in my collection. That’s 70% for you math experts!
Nabbing their first Red Bullseye, now down 4-1 with two to play…
Is it all too late?
Is the Riverdale Targets doomed?
Should we take a break and go get some popcorn?
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INTERMISSION
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The Ohtani All-Etch and Alcantara 1990 Topps cards made me want at least one card from each of the insert sets. Though I’d really like more of the 1990 Topps Chrome. Big fan of these retro design sets given the Chrome (or Silver Pack) treatment. And the 1990 design works very well with Chrome. Pretty much all of the inserts sets are very nice looking. All colorful and Refractory, there’s few that I wouldn’t keep in the collection.
Speaking of Shohei Ohtani, he was responsible for my biggest baseball card acquisition of 2025. Although I technically bought the card in 2022. In October 2022, to be exact. Topps Update had just been released. I was unable to buy the traditional Hobby Jumbo Box, as Pal’s had sold out before I made it in. I settled for a simple regular hobby box, because I wasn’t in it for hits.
As I ripped it, I thought it was a good thing I wasn’t into it for hits. I was 23 packs in to the 24 pack box and gotten nothing.
Not even a Bobby Dalbec napkin.
Then came the very last pack in the box…
Well that’s cool...
Bringing even more excitement to my night was inside the Silver Pack, which I always saved for last…
2022 Topps Update Silver Pack - Greg Maddux Auto 7/10
Two of the biggest pulls in my life came from a Hobby box of 2022 Topps Update. Claiming the top spot in the “Best Boxes of Cards I’ve Ever Opened” List. Knocking out the long time previous champion…
2001 Upper Deck Rookie Update
This very box held two Albert Pujols rookies, one of which (SPx) is autographed. Plus a Barry Bonds / Jason Giambi dual jersey, and a Barry Bonds / Ken Griffey Jr. / Luis Gonzalez triple jersey card. I spent a lot of money that I shouldn’t have on that box, back in the winter of 2001, but I had a hunch…
And now I had a SECOND Shohei Ohtani autograph coming!
2019 Topps Heritage Real One Autograph
After using a gift card, this set me back only $100 back in 2020.
I was happy just to have his autograph, and never imagined getting a second.
But WHEN was I going to get it?
As the months turned into years, I kept seeing all sorts of Ohtani on-card signed Dodgers cards, and wondered what am I not seeing this 2022 issue? I found several gripes about the 2022 Topps Update All Star Stitches Autograph cards never being redeemed online, and decided that I was going to hold my ground. Topps sent out several emails hinting that I should just request a replacement.
No. I want this particular card. And I will wait to get it.
Two and a half years later, I get another email from Topps.
My redemption has been filled, and I will be receiving it via Fedex on Friday August 22, 2025.
2022 Topps Update All Star Stitches Autograph 22/25
(His signature has changed drastically over the last 6 years...)
This is very cool, however I would like an explanation s to why I had to wait two and a half years for a sticker autograph. I’m sure Topps has thousands of Ohatni signed stickers laying around. So was the hold up due to the tiny jersey square? And if so, why?
Do like that the card back does state that it was worn during the 2022 MLB All Star Game “Festivities”. Instead of just a generic “event-worn” memorabilia. Not that it really means anything…
The packing receipt got a chuckle out of me: “RUSHED”.
Really Topps? Is two and a half years any sort of rush to you?
And while I was happy to FINALLY get the card after all that time, there was something about it that rubbed me the wrong way. Perhaps I’m just being greedy, but I was half expecting Topps to send along some sort of small bonus. Nearly every day I see someone online posting images of a “Thank you gift” from Topps. Usually consisting of a couple random unopened packs and a Top Loadered autographed card or two. Making someone wait two and half years for a fairly high dollar card, should warrant a little bonus. I know their legal department covers this by warning that redemption may take a while to arrive, and they are under no obligation to do so, a little something extra in this situation is the right thing to do.
After all, my Topps account has been active for over 15 years.
Topps redeemed a card for me back in 2010, so I’m not a new customer by any means… Just a gripe…
Whatever… Time for Round 6!
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ROUND - 6
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2025 Topps Chrome - WalMarts- Pack Six
#141 - Masataka Yoshida - Boston Red Sox
#63 - Gustavo Campero - Los Angeles Angeles
#298 - Shane McClanahan - Tampa Bay Rays - Waveyfractor
#142 - Mason Miller - Sacramento Athletics
Both WalMarts and Target are slowing down as the fight drags on. WalMarts thought they had a clear advantage until Targets Ohtani’d their way right back into the game. Round 6 was a light tapping compared to the brutality of Round 5. Best the Marts could manage to counter Japan, was the massively disappointing Yoshida. Following that up with a 28 year old rookie that can’t hit and won’t see any serious playing time. Minor comeback was on with a sweet looking Tampa Bay Ray Waveyfractor From my limited exposure, the Rays Waveyfractors are top notch! WalMarts finished the round with a swing and a miss. A Sacramento Athletic, so valuable to the team that they had to trade him for prospects. Only in his second full season…
As an aside, just because John Fisher, Rob Manfred and Major League Baseball are so embarrassed that the Athletics are playing in Sacramento (as they ALL should be), that they won’t acknowledge it, doesn’t mean I will follow protocol. When you are forced to slum on a friend’s couch because you’re between addresses, you would never be so disrespectful as to forget his name! Sacramento is being pretty damn generous to your bullshit, and you treat them like they don’t exist.
Shameful, all around.
2025 Topps Chrome - Targets - Pack Six
#176 - CJ Abrams - Washington Nationals
#155 - Angel Martinez - Cleveland Guardians
#140 - Cade Povich - Baltimore Orioles - Waveyfractor
#58 - Shea Langeliers - Sacramento Athletics
Targets, like WalMarts, were clearly exhausted. This round was strictly survival, as Target countered everything thrown in their direction, and barely deflecting. Deftly blocking the Muay Thai Yoshida with a cool CJ Abrams, rolling the dice on Sandy Martinez’ son. Again, Waveyfractor on Waveyfractor violence as Povich (a former Twins prospect) narrowly beats a McClanahan. Who, much like Garrit Cole, was out with an injury. WalMarts could lose this thing by relying on injured help. (Not that it is any way reflective of their business practices…) Finishing off the round with a good old fashioned Sac-Town Rumble, Langeliers bested Miller, knocking him all the way to Sand Diego. No word if he’s jackin’ it while there.
(While at a recent Twins game, I learned Angel Martinez was the son of a backup catcher, who played for 7 teams between 1995 and 2004. Including 1 plate appearance with the 2001 Montreal Expos. Opening Day, April 2, 2001, Wrigley Field, Chicago, Sandy Martinez came into the game as a defensive replacement in the 8th inning, and batted in the top of the 9th. Orlando Cabrera was on first, with 1 out. Martinez grounded into a double play, and never played for the Expos again. Montreal won the game 5-4. I did all that from memory! From remembering to look it up on baseball-reference.com.)
Wasn’t overly convincing, but I have to award the round to Targets.
This second Red Bullseye makes it 4-2, WalMarts, with the final round coming up… There should be no way for you to lose this, but math be damned, Targets has a chance!
You better hurry up and finish Targets off, WalMarts, you certainly wouldn’t want to pay your employees overtime!
Or give them medical insurance…
Or a living wage…
Or dignity…
Round 6 was another 50/50 split, 4 keepers of 8. Let’s see if either superstore has anything left in to take a clear decisive victory. Anyone got an autograph or something really special to throw at me?
Who really wants it?
Wish I had Hula Girls or something to build some anticipation.
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ROUND - 7
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Each Store has one pack of 2025 Topps Chrome left!
Winner takes all.
(I keep the cards...)
Loser must close their Big Box and leave Riverdale FOREVER!!!
2025 Topps Chrome - WalMarts- Pack Seven
#264 - Garrett Crochet - Boston Red Sox
#148 - Matt Chapman - San Francisco Giants - Refractor
#159 - Fernando Tatis Jr. - San Diego Padres - Green Refractor 8/99
#249 -Jackson Jobe - Detroit Tigers
#103 - Kyle Tucker - Chicago Cubs - Sepiafractor
Weary Walmart comes out fighting, with a Cy Young candidate and Refractor of a previous Sepiafractor. A dizzied Targets staggers as WalMarts swings mightily and connects with a Fernando Tatis Jr. Green Refractor out of nowhere. (Definitely wasn’t expecting a /99 parallel in a Blaster. Especially of a legit superstar. Very happy with this card.) Targets is down! Quick blows with another victim of Tommy John Surgery on a rookie card and Sepiafractor of the hottest free agent this coming offseason. Targets falls to the mat and looks finished…
And the cover…
1…
2…
KICKOUT AT 2.97!!!
2025 Topps Chrome - Targets - Pack Seven
#54 - Brent Rooker - Sacramento Athletics
#245 - Caden Dana - Los Angeles Angels - Refractor
#UV-1 - Shohei Ohtani - Los Angeles Dodgers - Ultra Violet All Stars - Green Refractor 62/99
#59 - Samuel Aldegheri - Los Angeles Angels
#108 - Lars Nootbaar - St. Louis Cardinals - Sepiafractor
Targets begins the unbelievable comeback with Sacramento’s star slugger (who used to play for the Twins, before he could hit). Then toys with WalMarts by presenting a Refractor parallel of a base card the Marts served up earlier. But no one saw the devastating Ultra Violet attack coming, that came next. Walmart’s crumples down in a heap of blood and piss, leaving Target dancing around the corpse, flashing some Aldegheri and then a big, bold Sepia Nootbaar, to guarantee a smile out of me.
Decisive winner of the 7th and final round…
Despite that overwhelming knockout counter hit, the final tally is 4-3, in favor of WalMarts.
Which makes the winner, and retail big box store that gets to stay open in Riverdale…
Targets!
It’s a swerve, Bro!
When I first saw the Ohtani card in the pack, I was thinking this was at least a $50 card. Which made me very happy because that meant the Blaster was completely in the black. A few days later, I looked it up online and saw (ungraded) copies with asking prices between $400-$500. Further digging revealed 5 completed sales on the ebays, ranging between $299.99 and $450.
Guess I underestimated Ohtani’s drawing power.
You could argue that WalMarts won because they had more Golden Sphincters… But I will argue that Targets is awarded bonus Red Bullseyes for that last pack. After all… All’s fair in love and retail! So WalMarts, you put up a valiant effort, but it would appear that Targets just wanted to stay in business more.
So gather your crap and get out!
I want this mess cleaned up, and the place spotless by sundown!
And you better make sure to remove any reference to yourself from the building...
I don’t want to see so much as a hint of a label scar left behind!
And STAY OUT!!!
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