danieldfolk Wrote:<span style="line-height: 15px; border-collapse: collapse; font-family: verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px">I am trying to catalogue my cards and I have a 2000 topps question I'm hoping you can help me with. What is the difference betweeen 2000 topps basic, topps chrome, and topps chrome refractor cards? I have cards with a shiny/metallic look and wasn't sure which is which.</span><br />
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Im not Chris but Ill handle this one.<br />
Basic Topps is just that, plain old Topps (about 10 cards a pack for $2). Itll read "Topps" on the card front.<br />
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Topps Chrome is nearly a higher end parallel of the basic Topps set. Four cards a pack for $3 srp. You cant get Topps Chrome cards in basic Topps packs in 2000. Chrome cards read "Topps Chrome" on the card front.<br />
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Refractors are parallels of Topps Chrome cards, only being found a couple per Hobby box (back in 2000). The backs MAY show an "R" or "Refractor" next to the card number. These cards have a rainbow shine to them especially when they are near a bright light.