With the official release of 2021 Topps Series Baseball tomorrow, boxes are already being busted and cards have started appearing on eBay. As announced on the checklist last week, the History of Topps Insert Set within the series contains a Garbage Pail Kids card celebrating the launch of the brand in 1985. Thanks to collector Joshua for sending along pictures of the card. The card features the iconic Adam Bomb OS 1 card on the front. The card is numbered HOT-5. GPK collectors looking for the card should be aware the card comes in multiple parallels. In addition to the base card, there is also Blue, Black (/299), Platinum Anniversary (/70), Red (/10), and Gold (1/1). As you can see below from some of the early odds, the card will not be an easy pull, especially the parallels.
History of Topps Odds
Retail
- Base 1:74
- Blue – 1:2,568
- Black – 1:5,136
- Platinum Anniversary – 1:22,055
- Red – 1:124,796
Hanger Boxes
- Base 1:19
- Blue – 1:614
- Black – 1:1,234
- Platinum Anniversary – 1:5,289
- Red – 1:37,019
Blaster
- Base 1:75
- Blue – 1:2,347
- Black – 1:5,891
- Platinum Anniversary – 1:25,414
- Red – 1:177,889
Jumbo Hobby
- Base 1:19
- Blue – 1:894
- Black – 1:1,970
- Platinum Anniversary – 1:7,662
- Red – 1:54,484
