2024 Topps Archives Fan Favorites Auto #95FF-TW Superfractor #/1

Card Review: 8.7

This is it, the 2024 Topps Archives one of one "Superfractor."  And,...I guess it's okay.  I paid nearly three as as much as I ever had for a single Wallach card to own it (2005 Topps Rookie Cup Relic being the previous owner of that title) and I guess I'm okay with that?  When I saw this pop on eBay I immediately did a search to see what others were selling for.  The results weren't encouraging.  Guys I consider to be relatively anonymous players were coming in at around $400, which was a non-starter for me.  Regardless I went had and set a bid at $102 and walked away.  To my surprise, that was more than enough and the final auction price came in at just under $90.  Do I feel that's an insane price to pay for a baseball card printed in 2024, yes absolutely.  Had I known I was actually going to win the auction would I have bid that much?  Probably not.  My intention was to lose, post the pictures from the auction and blog about that.  But here I am, with my first "superfractor" in hand.

So what do I think?  I think it's okay.  The base card with the white border is still the best looking of these by a wide margin.  For purely display purposes, that's the one to go with.  I like this variation better than the green but not as much as the blue.  Though I don't have them in hand (and am not awaiting them in the mail either), I expect I'll like red better than than this and the gold looks about the same.  But I'll hold off to judge until, or if, I ever pick up the other two variations.  The ones currently for sale are asking nearly as much as I paid for this thing.

My primary complaint with this card is the sort of microchip pattern that the entire thing is covered in.  It's lame.  Worse yet, it's not limited to the border, it covers the enitire card.  To use the name of great new punk band out of the bay area, "Who Asked for This?" (check them on out spotify).

Number of this card in my collection: 1

OFFICIALLY HAVE THEM ALL.