2024 Series 1 GPK Kids At Play Explained

The kids have to have some playtime! The first retail set of 2024 is dedicated to all types of games and activities involving Garbage Pail Kids. Once again the 200 card base set was done by artists David Gross, Brent Engstrom, Joe Simko, and Joe McWilliams. In sticking with recent tradition, Tom Bunk also did the art for one of the insert sets. After taking a set off, GPKs are returning to big box retailers like Target and Walmart. With it come additional box options. Targets and Walmarts will be stocked with the usual Value Boxes (Blasters). Those come in two versions, EA and SE, that are essentially the same odds wise. The popular Collector boxes return to hobby stores. Additionally, Topps is selling the 24 pack Retail Display box, that they also sell under the Hobby moniker. When Topps released the odds sheet on their website, they actually listed odds that were different on a handful of card types for Hobby and Retail display boxes. After some early research is does appear the boxes are the same, with the same SKUs and Package numbers. It will be tough to determine which set of odds is correct, or if both are accurate since the card types that are different have longer odds. GPKNews has reached out to Topps for clarification. That’s not the only thing that appears to be wrong with the odds sheet. Once again Green and Black odds are listed as 1:2, which is incorrect as those are 1 per pack. The odds for the Ill-Influencers insert set found in Blasters shows 1:6 on one Blaster type and 1:1 on the other. Neither of those are correct. Based on early break results it appears those are actually 1:3 for blaster packs. Finally, many of the “per box” odds are just incorrect. A lot of the parallels show as 1:1 per box, when it’s actually multiple per box. Also there are many card types like shaped sketch, that don’t match the pack odds. If the pack odds are correct then it’s 1:14 boxes, but per box odds are listed as 1:7. It’s too early to know which ones are correct and which ones are wrong. One final note, while base autos are not numbered this time around, artists have reported they signed /90 of each base auto. Those numbers are up from the previous set.

Based on some early math it appears this set is very heavily produced. It will be among the highest produced modern GPK sets. GPKNews will absorb a number of case breaks over the coming days. I’ll have much more on what odds are real in my production articles next week. To see the official Topps checklist click here. For now, here is what you can find, and where you can find it in 2024 Series 1 Garbage Pail Kids GPK Kids At Play.

(Note: I will continue to update this post as new information comes to light and any new parallels/inserts are found.)

(Note: Many of the odds below came from Topps and are incorrect. I’ve adjusted some odds where it’s obvious.)

  • Base Set – 100a/b (200 Cards).
  • Parallel Sets – Same exact cards from the Base set, except with a different speckled color border.
    • Black Border (Collector) – 1:1 (200 Cards)
    • Blue Border /99 (Hobby/Retail Display) – 1:25 (200 Cards)
    • Red Border /75 (Collector) – 1:27 (200 Cards)
    • Fool’s Gold Border /50 (Hobby/Retail Display) – 1:300, (Collector) – 1:428, (Blaster) 1:566 (200 Cards)
    • Booger Green Border (Hobby/Retail Display/Blaster) – 1:1 (200 Cards)
    • Yellow Border (Blaster) – 1:5 (200 Cards)
    • Gray Border /199 (Hobby/Retail Display/Blaster) – 1:70, (Collector) 1:78 (200 Cards)
    • Printing Plates –1:1,594 (Collector), 1:14,856 (Hobby), 1:14,954 (Retail Display), 1:12,225 (Blaster) (400 total – 4 per artwork)
  • Insert Sets – All the various insert subsets that can be found in packs.
    • Wacky Packages Playthings – 1:24 – Collector (8 cards)
    • Let’s Get Physical – 1:3 – Retail Display/Hobby (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • Ill-Influencers –1:3 – Blaster (10a/b – 20 cards)
    • Bored of Board Games – 1:24 – Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • Game Over! – 1:8 Collector (12a/b – 24 cards)
    • GPK TCG – 3 Per Box Topper Pack Collector (12 Cards)
    • GPK TCG Foilfractor 1/1 Collector – 1:32,536 (12 Cards)
    • GPK Parch Card /199 – 1:206 – Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • GPK Patch Card Green /150 – 1:273 Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • GPK Parch Card Blue /99 – 1:412 – Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • GPK Parch Card Red /75 – 1:544 – Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • GPK Parch Card Gold /50 – 1:816 – Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • GPK Parch Card Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:39,044 – Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • Artist Autograph /90 – 1:81 Collector, 1:615 Hobby/Retail Display, 1:614 Blaster,  (100 Total Cards – 1 per card artwork)
    • Fool’s Gold (Yellow) Artist Autograph /50 – 1:128 Collector, 1:1,184 Hobby, 1:969 Retail Display/Blaster  (100 Total Cards – 1 per card artwork)
    • Foilfractor Artist Autograph 1/1 – 1:6,298 Collector, 1:59,424 Hobby, 1:67,296 Retail Display, 1:48,898 Blaster  (100 Total Cards – 1 per card artwork)
    • Sketch Card – 1:632 Hobby, 1:249 Retail Display, 1:481 Blaster (3371 Total sketches, 68 Artists)
    • Panoramic Sketch Card – 1:6,111 Blaster (194 Total sketches, 68 Artists)
    • Loaded Puzzle Sketch Card – 1:3,531 Blaster (350 Total Sketches, 68 Artists)
    • Shaped Sketch – 1:344 – Collector (1134 Total Sketches, 68 Artists)
    • Triptych Sketch – 1:1,933 – Collector (202 Total Sketches, 68 Artists)

2024 Series 1 GPK Kids At Play Odds

Today marks the official release date for 2024 Series 1 Garbage Pail Kids: GPK Kids At Play. Topps today revealed the pack odds for all pack types via their website. There are a few surprises on the odds sheet in additional the inconsistencies, Topps listed odds for both “Hobby” and “Retail Display”, historically those SKUs are exactly the same on the boxes. However, with this release the listed odds are slightly different for many of the tougher hits, while the parallels have the same odds. Are there actually two different SKUs this time? The odds sheet also shows odds for two Blasters, SE and EA. Those are nearly identical, with just slight differences in the toughest hits. The other surprise is the number of sketches for each sketch types listed on the odds sheet. Topps hasn’t revealed sketch numbers for years now. Finally, some of the odds already don’t make sense. Green parallel odds show 1:2 packs, which is not correct, as those are 1:1. Additionally, the per box odds for Greens show 1:1, which should be 24:1. Odds for Blue and Red parallels also do not seem to be correct based off of early breaks. The per pack odds conflict with the per box odds for those same parallels on the sell sheet. Many of the odds for the inserts are also appear to be incorrect. Based on some early calculations the print run is up significantly over 2023S2 InterGoolatic. That’s not a surprise as Blasters were added back into the production line this series. However, Topps didn’t adjust down production of Collector or Retail Display boxes. It would appear this set is heavily printed and will be one of the largest GPK sets ever produced. I’ll have a detailed article in the coming days looking at production of the set. Check out the odds for 2024S1 GPK Kids At Play below, or click here for the PDF of the odds from Topps.

  • Gray – 1:70 (Collector/Retail Display/Blaster) 1:78 (Hobby)
  • Yellow – 1:5 Blaster
  • Blue – 1:25 (Retail Display/Hobby)
  • Red – 1:27 (Collector)
  • Fool’s Gold – 1:300 (Retail Display/Hobby), 1:428 (Collector), 1:566 (Blaster)
  • Printing Plate – 1:14,954 (Retail Display) 1:14,856 (Hobby), 1:12,225 (Blaster) 1:1,594 (Collector)
  • Artist Autograph – 1:615 (Retail Display/Hobby)  1:614 (Blaster) 1:81 (Collector)
  • Fool’s Gold Autograph – 1:1,184 (Retail Display), 1:969 (Hobby), 1:970 (Blaster) 1:128 (Collector)
  • Foilfractor Autograph – 1:67,296 (Retail Display), 1:59,424 (Hobby), 1:48,898 (Blaster) 1:6,298 (Collector)
  • Let’s Get Physical – 1:3 (Retail Display)
  • Ill-Influencers – 1:6 (Blaster)
  • Wacky Packages: Playthings – 1:24 (Collector)
  • Game Over – 1:8 (Collector)
  • Bored of Board Games – 1:24 (Collector)
  • GPK “TCG” – 1:24 (Collector)
  • GPK “TCG” Foilfractor – 1:32,536 (Collector)
  • GPK Patch Card – 1:206 (Collector)
  • Green Patch – 1:273 (Collector)
  • Blue Patch – 1:412 (Collector)
  • Red Patch – 1:544 (Collector)
  • Fool’s Gold Patch – 1:816 (Collector)
  • Foilfractor Patch – 1:39,044 (Collector)
  • Sketch Card – 1:249 (Retail Display) 1:632 (Hobby), 1:481 (Blaster)
  • Puzzle Sketch Card – 1:5.057 (Blaster)
  • Panoramic Sketch Card – 1:6.111 (Blaster)
  • Shaped Sketch Card – 1:344 (Collector)
  • Triptych Sketch Card – 1:1,933 (Collector)

2023 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids InterGoolatic Mayhem Explained

Be honest, who had to clear cards from their dining table to eat Thanksgiving dinner? With the holiday release of 2023 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids InterGoolatic Mayhem, Topps remains on schedule with their retail GPK sets. However, there are many changes for collectors this time around. For reasons GPKNews have been unable to confirm, Topps did not make Blaster or Retail Display boxes of this set. Therefore, no big box retailers, like Target or Walmart, will sell packs. This eliminates the casual collector from finding them, and makes it slightly more difficult for longtime collectors to obtain product. What hasn’t changed are the artists. All four main artists return, David Gross, Joe Simko, Brent Engstrom, and Joe McWilliams, and did all the final card art for the base set. Original Series artist Tom Bunk joined those four with artwork on insert sets. The base set contains 200 cards, 100 new pieces with a/b versions. The  odds on the website appear to be correct for the most part, based on early case breaks. For some reason Topps did list Green and Black parallels as 1:2 packs for Hobby and Collector respectively. That is incorrect, as both parallels fall 1 per pack. Also both the 3D Morph cards and Loaded Puzzle sketches have odds listed as per pack, but both are box toppers. Production is down significantly from previous retail sets. This appears to be the lowest printed set since 2020. I’ll have a complete breakdown of production numbers in the next few days.

With only Collector and Hobby boxes, Topps had to make a few changes. Loaded Puzzle sketches moved to Hobby boxes, while Panoramic sketches can be found in both pack types. Artists autos are once again /75, but there are now also Fool’s Gold (Yellow) autos /50, and Foilfractor autos 1/1. The checklist shows autos for A & B cards, but that’s not the case as there is one auto per artwork. There are also artist autos for the Time Warp insert set. Since there’s no Blasters, yellow parallels are not in the set. Finally, Collector boxes have a number of exclusive insert sets, and Patch cards have multiple parallels.

I will have articles in the coming days looking at production numbers in more detail. To see the official Topps checklist click here. For now, here is what you can find, and where you can find it in 2023 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids InterGoolatic Mayhem.

(Note: I will continue to update this post as new information comes to light and any new parallels/inserts are found.)

  • Base Set – 100a/b (200 Cards).
  • Parallel Sets – Same exact cards from the Base set, except with a different speckled color border.
    • Black Hole Black Border (Collector) – 1:1 (200 Cards)
    • Galaxy Blue Border /99 (Hobby) – 1:22 (200 Cards)
    • Supernova Red Border /75 (Collector) – 1:31 (200 Cards)
    • Fool’s Gold Border /50 (Collector/Hobby) – 1:91 (200 Cards)
    • Booger Green Border (Hobby) – 1:1 (200 Cards)
    • Moon Rock Gray Border /199 (Collector/Hobby) – 1:23 (200 Cards)
    • Printing Plates –1:1,220 (Collector), 1:26,577 (Hobby) (400 total – 4 per artwork)
  • Insert Sets – All the various insert subsets that can be found in packs.
    • Wacky Packages Planetary Provisions – 1:24 – Collector (8 cards)
    • Space Farce – 1:3 – Collector/Hobby (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • Time Warp –1:3 – Collector/Hobby (10a/b – 20 cards)
    • Kosmic Krashers – 1:24 – Collector (5 Cards)
    • 3D Morph Cards – 1 Per Collector Box Topper (4 Cards)
    • GPK Parch Card /199 – 1:235 – Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • GPK Parch Card Blue /99 – 1:471 – Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • GPK Parch Card Red /75 – 1:622 – Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • GPK Parch Card Gold /50 – 1:932 – Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • GPK Parch Card Foilfractor 1/1 – 1:44,636 – Collector (5a/b – 10 Cards)
    • Artist Autograph /75 – 1:65 Collector, 1:1,377 Hobby,  (100 Total Cards – 1 per card artwork)
    • Fool’s Gold (Yellow) Artist Autograph /50 – 1:87 Collector, 1:2,065 Hobby,  (100 Total Cards – 1 per card artwork)
    • Foilfractor Artist Autograph 1/1 – 1:1,056 Collector, 1:106,308 Hobby,  (100 Total Cards – 1 per card artwork)
    • Time Warp Artist Autograph /50 – 1:973 Collector, 1:20,250 Hobby  (10a/b 20 Total Cards)
    • Sketch Card – 1:138 Hobby (69 Artists)
    • Panoramic Sketch Card – 1:422 Collector, 1:30,374 Hobby (69 Artists)
    • Loaded Puzzle Sketch Card – 1:79 Hobby Boxes (69 Artists)
    • Shaped Sketch – 1:282 – Collector (69 Artists)
    • Triptych Sketch – 1:1,884 – Collector (69 Artists)

2023 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids InterGoolatic Mayhem Odds

With today being the official release day, Topps has posted the odds for 2023 Series 2 Garbage Pail Kids InterGoolatic Mayhem. Like with the GPK Chrome 6 released earlier in the year, Topps is no longer printing odds on their packs. Instead, the packs point you to their website. There aren’t a whole lot of surprises on the odds sheet. All card types, parallels and inserts that show up on the sell sheet appear to be in packs. The Time Farce and Space Warp insert sets can be found in both Collector and Hobby pack types. As previously reported by GPKNews, there are no retail configurations for this set. Based on the early calculations, it appears the print run for this set is lower than GPK Vacation. However to make up for the lack of retail boxes, Topps did increase production on both Collector and Hobby boxes. I’ll have a detailed article in the coming days looking at production of the set. Check out the odds for 2023S2 GPK InterGoolatic Mayhem below, or click here for the PDF of the odds from Topps.

  • Moonrock Gray – 1:23 (Collector/Hobby)
  • Galaxy Blue – 1:22 (Hobby)
  • Supernova Red – 1:31 (Collector)
  • Fool’s Gold – 1:91 (Collector/Hobby)
  • Printing Plate – 1:26,577 (Hobby 1:1,220 (Collector)
  • Artist Autograph – 1:1,377 (Hobby) 1:65 (Collector)
  • Fool’s Gold Autograph – 1: 2,065 (Hobby) 1:98 (Collector)
  • Foilfractor Autograph – 1:106,308 (Hobby) 1:5,016 (Collector)
  • Time Warp – 1:3 (Collector/Hobby)
  • Time Warp Auto – 20,250 (Hobby 1:973 (Collector)
  • Space Farce – 1:3 (Collector/Hobby)
  • Wacky Packages: Planetary Provisions – 1:24 (Collector)
  • Kosmic Crashers – 1:24 (Collector)
  • 3D GPK Morph – 1 per box (Collector)
  • GPK Patch Card – 1:235 (Collector)
  • Galaxy Blue Patch – 1:471 (Collector)
  • Supernova Red Patch – 1:622 (Collector)
  • Fool’s Gold Patch – 1:932 (Collector)
  • Foilfractor Patch – 1:44,636 (Collector)
  • Sketch Card – 1:138 (Hobby)
  • Puzzle Sketch Card – 1:1,874 (Hobby)
  • Panoramic Sketch Card – 1: 30,374 (Hobby 1:1,422 (Collector)
  • Shaped Sketch Card – 1:282 (Collector)
  • Triptych Sketch Card – 1:1,864 (Collector)

How Many 2023 Garbage Pail Kids OS 6 Chrome Cards Were Produced?

Compared to last year’s article on GPK Chrome 5 production, this year’s article on GPK Chrome 6 will be a walk in the park. Thankfully, Topps has fixed the numerous problems with the odds from last year’s set. C6 is the third GPK Chrome set in the last 53 weeks released by Topps. C5 left a sour taste in collector’s mouths due to not only the famously incorrectly odds, but also the over inflated print run the company decided to produce. While C6 is by no means small, collectors should be happy to know Topps got the memo, and decreased production significantly. Let’s take a look and see just how much 2023 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 6 is out there!

First my disclaimer! Production numbers are never an exact science, and Topps makes it tough on us. In order to attempt to solve this riddle we need to look very closely at the clues in both the odds and the sell sheets. Some things to keep in mind for this post. 1) Topps doesn’t want the public to know exactly how much of each card was made. Why? No idea really, I think it’s dumb, but historically Topps only provides enough information to get close. 2) We need to make some assumptions. Those assumptions will be based on the clues we have, but still some guessing has to happen. 3) The odds never quite seem to come out completely equal. However, we can round and get pretty close to how much was produced. 4) Topps changes what is printed from what the sell sheet says all the time. This will throw off all our numbers. 5) Keep in mind Topps historically holds back up to 5% of the print run to cover missing hits, damaged cards, and their No Purchase Necessary program. These numbers would include that 5%. With all that in mind let’s get started…(Warning lots of math coming up. If you don’t want to read about the process, skip to the bottom for the answer sheet!)

Chrome 6 makes me happy. Why? Because I don’t have the do the mathematic gymnastics I had to do to figure out the C5 print run. Actually, Topps made it easier than ever by making many of the parallels having the same odds in each product. C6 only has two box types available, and each box has exclusive parallels, so we are easily able to figure out the pack count for each individual box. Let’s take a look at Hobby boxes first.

There are three exclusive numbered parallels inserted into Hobby boxes. Let’s start by taking a look at those.

  • Orange borders – 100 cards in set * 75 made per card = 7,500 total Orange borders * 103 odds = 772,500 total Hobby packs
  • Black Wave – 100 cards in set * 99 made per card = 9900 total BW borders * 79 odds = 782,100 total Hobby packs
  • Red borders – 100 cards in set * 5 made per card = 500 total Red borders * 1,539 odds = 769,500 total Hobby packs

All three of those numbers are very close to each other. I’m going to use the Red Refractor number for the rest of the article, 769,500 Hobby packs! Well look at that, not only is that less than C5, but it’s also less than C4. It’s not dramatically lower, but here’s the first evidence we see that the print run for C6 is less. Now let’s look at the Retail Blaster Production. There are two parallels that are exclusive to Blasters.

  • Black borders – 100 cards in set * 99 made per card = 9900 total Black borders * 70 odds = 693,000 total Blaster packs
  • Gold borders – 100 cards in set * 50 made per card = 5,000 total Gold borders * 139 odds = 695,000 total Blaster packs

Those numbers are darn close to each other! I’m going to go with the 695,000 number for total C6 Blaster packs. One note on Black and Gold odds. Collectors have found both Black and Gold in Hobby boxes, while it’s been very few so far, it would mean the odds aren’t accurate for those two parallel types. However, I am comfortable using the odds for production numbers because it’s what Topps intended until the pack out process incorrectly seeded some into Hobby packs. Wow! Retail production is down dramatically from C5. Not only is there a huge amount less of Blaster packs from C5,  but there are less Blaster packs than C4, and C3!

For the first time ever we can check our work because Topps used the same odds across both box types for Green, Yellow, Purple, and Prism Refractors. We can use those numbers to figure out total pack production.

  • Green borders – 100 cards in set * 299 made per card = 29,900 total Green borders * 49 odds = 1,465,100 total C6 packs
  • Yellow borders – 100 cards in set * 275 made per card = 27,500 total yellow borders * 54 odds = 1,485,000 total C6 packs
  • Purple borders – 100 cards in set * 250 made per card = 25,000 total Purple borders * 59 odds = 1,475,000 total C6 packs
  • Prism – 100 cards in set * 199 made per card = 19,900 total Prisms * 74 odds = 1,472,600 total C6 packs

When you add my numbers above for Hobby and Blaster packs you get 1,464,500, which is very close to all the numbers we just reviewed. As an aside, after reviewing early case breaks the odds appear to be very close to what was released by Topps. I’m very confident we are close on production numbers for C6.

Topps made it too easy this time around. Let’s take a look at how the C6 numbers stack up against previous Chrome sets.

  • Total Production
    • Chrome OS 1 – 1,096,370
    • Chrome OS 2 – 513,260
    • Chrome OS 3 – 1,310,000
    • Chrome OS 4 – 1,812,500
    • Chrome OS 5 – 3,225,400
    • Chrome OS 6 – 1,464,500
  • Hobby Pack Production
    • Chrome OS 1 – 407,000
    • Chrome OS 2 – 71,500
    • Chrome OS 3 – 560,000
    • Chrome OS 4 – 982,500
    • Chrome OS 5 – 1,050,000
    • Chrome OS 6 – 769,500 or 32,062 boxes or 2,671 cases.
  • Retail Pack Production
    • Chrome OS 1 – 689,370
    • Chrome OS 2 – 441,760
    • Chrome OS 3 – 750,000
    • Chrome OS 4 – 830,000
    • Chrome OS 5 – 2,175,400 (1,841,400 Blaster/334,000 Hanger)
    • Chrome OS 6 – 695,000 or 115,833 Blasters or 2,895 Cases

Right away the thing that stands out is how much less, especially Retail Blasters, there are in C6. Total production is down 56%! Hobby production is down 26%! Total Retail production down 68%! Total production and Hobby production is also lower than C4. Retail production comes in lower than C4, and even C3! It’s clear Topps realized how big of a mistake they made with the C5 print run.

Next let’s look at the production for the unnumbered card types in the set. Refractors, Atomic Refractors, C Name, and Color Errors are all unnumbered. Because the odds are the same, or just 1 number off, we can easily figure out how many of each type of these were printed.

  • C Name Variation – 1,464,500 total packs / 100 odds = 14,645 total C cards / 50 cards in set = 292 each C Name Variation
  • Color Error – 1,464,500 total packs / 147 odds = 9,963 total CE cards / 50 cards in set = 199 each CE card
  • Refractors – 1,463,500 total packs / 3 odds  = 488,166 Total Refractors / 100 cards in set = 4,881 each regular Refractor
  • Atomic Refractors – 695,000 total Blaster packs / 2 odds = 347,500 total Atomics / 100 cards in set = 3,475 each Atomic Refractor.

As expected the print run for the unnumbered cards are much lower than C5 due to the print run decreased.

Despite all this talk about production being down, there is still a whole lot of this product. C6 is the 7th highest produced modern GPK set behind the last 3 Chrome and last 3 regular Retail releases. Is the lower print run a reflection of less demand for GPK or Topps coming to the realization they can’t get too crazy with print runs? It’s probably a combination of both. Demand seems to have slightly decreased the past 12–18 months from the highs during the pandemic. However, I think this correction has more to do with Topps realizing they over reached with C5. With both Hobby and Retail C5 cases now available for well below factory cost from card dealers, it’s clear Topps was unable to sell what they produced. Topps no longer prints retail sets on demand based on preorders. So it’s a tough job to predict exactly what the demand will be for a set. Let’s hope Topps has learned their lesson from C5, and collectors will continue to see reasonable production runs in the future.

Finally, can we figure out how many base cards were produced? Not really, but we can use what we know and give it our best guess! I feel safe using 3.5 base cards per pack as a good number. About half the hobby packs per box have 3 cards. Many blaster packs seem to have 5 cards. So we are going to use 3.5 base cards per pack.

Base Cards – 1,463,500 total packs * 3.5 base cards per pack = 5,125,750 Total Base Cards produced / 100 cards per set = 51,257 Total of each base card.

Over 50k base sets is a lot, but that’s a far cry from the over 100k C5 sets!!!

2023 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 6 Explained

GPK Chrome collectors have been in heaven the past year. 2023 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome is the third chrome release in the past 53 weeks. Topps is now back on schedule after multiple delays due to Covid and production issues. This chrome release highlights the original series 6 release from 1986. The base set contains 100 cards. All 88 original cards, 207a/b-250a/b, appear in the set. For an unknown reason, Topps made a name change for card 224a, Monte Zuma. The new card name is Michael Idol. The card backs feature either puzzle pieces for Dyna Mike, or brand new comics done by artist Brent Engstrom. There are also 12 new cards with artworks done by Joe Simko, Joe McWilliams, Brent Engstrom, and David Gross. Once again don’t be confused by the numbering. Topps, in a major error for the second release in a row, decided to continue the numbering for the new art cards, 251a/b-256a/b. This will cause confusion when next year’s Chrome 7 set is released with duplicate numbers. In an interesting twist, one collector has found 16 base cards in his Hobby case that actually had Panini NBA Prizm card backs, instead of the GPK card back. There is no indication yet how common these misprinted backs were inserted into packs.

Collectors chasing Chrome parallels will once again have plenty to search for. All the same parallels found in Chrome 4 & 5, also appear in Chrome 6. According to the odds Topps moved Gold parallels back to being a Blaster exclusive along with Atomic and Black Refractors. However, early breaks have shown collectors not only pulling Gold Refractors, but also Black Refractors from Hobby boxes. This means the odds for Gold and Blacks will be incorrect. Hobby boxes once again have Red, Orange, and Black Wave Refractors exclusive to them. There are 23 Artist Autos to chase in this set. Tom Bunk signed for the 7 characters he painted, James Warhola signed for the 10 characters he painted, and the new art cards also have artist autographs. GPKNews has confirmed the new art cards feature all sticker autos. So far one Warhola auto and one Bunk auto has surfaced, both also have sticker autos. So there’s a chance all autos in the set are stickers. Like with C5, only one card per character has an autograph. Perhaps the biggest surprise was the unannounced Artist Auto Superfractors. All 23 autos also come in a 1/1 signed Superfractor version. Much like C5’s No Blue Ink Error inserts, C6 has Color Error cards. Color Errors are numbered CE-# and feature different color nameplate and banners. There is one CE for each number in the set, 50 total. One note, the Color Errors are much easier to pull than the No Blue Ink errors from C5. Topps also appears to have made an error with the numbers on some of the “C” name cards. All C cards for the new art characters, (251-256), are numbered with their “A” number, instead of the “C” number. This error is also reflected on the checklist Topps released. Collectors will want to be careful they don’t miss these “C” cards when busting packs.

Collectors can breathe a sign of relief as it appears Topps has fixed their biggest issue with C5, the printed odds. Topps released the odds for C6 on their website, and so far based off early case breaks the odds appear to be fairly accurate. Not only that, but based on the odds collectors will find more hits on average when busting boxes compared to C5. This means production is way, way down compared to C5. Based on quick math, posted odds, and early case breaks it’s clear collectors will be a lot happier with C6 than the over printed C5. In fact it looks Ike there are 70% less Blasters and 20% less Hobby boxes than C5. Overall print run is more than 50% less than C5, and even less than C4, just slightly more than C3. A quick note on the odds, Topps listed odds for both EA and SE blasters. They are the same for the higher printed parallels, but the odds are a bit different with many of the tough hits. So what are EA and SE blasters? For years Topps has released two blasters for every GPK release. Years ago the different blasters contained different bonus cards or parallels. However, the past few years there have been no differences in the blasters except one usually has a printed $19.99 price tag. One Blaster type also goes to Target, while Walmart receives the other. I will have a detailed production article in the coming days. To see the official Topps checklist click here. For now here is what you can find and where you can find it in 2023 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 6.

(Note: I will continue to update this post as new information comes to light and any new parallels/inserts are found.)

  • Base Set –  (100 Cards).
    • OS 6 207a/b – 250a/b (88 Cards)
    • New Art 251a/b-256a/b (12 Cards)
  • Parallel Sets – Same exact cards from the Base set, except with a different color border or background pattern.
    • Refractor – 1:3 Hobby/Blaster (100 Cards)
    • Atomic Refractor – 1:2 Blaster (100)
    • Green Refractor /299 – 1:49 Hobby/Blaster (100 Cards)
    • Green Wave Refractor /299 – 1:49 Hobby/Blaster (100 Cards)
    • Yellow Refractor /275 – 1:54 Hobby/Blaster (100 Cards)
    • Yellow Wave Refractor /275 – 1:54 Hobby/Blaster (100 Cards)
    • Purple Refractor /250 – 1:59 Hobby/Blaster (100 Cards)
    • Purple Wave Refractor /250 – 1:59 Hobby/Blaster (100 Cards)
    • Prism Refractor /199 – 1:74 Hobby/Blaster (100 Cards)
    • Prism Aqua Refractor /199 – 1:74 Hobby/Blaster (100 Cards)
    • X-Fractor /150 – 1:98 Hobby/Blaster (100 Cards)
    • Black Refractor /99 – 1:70 – Blaster (100 Cards)
    • Black Wave Refractor /99 – 1:79 – Hobby (100 Cards)
    • Gold Refractor /50 – 1:139 – Blaster (100 Cards)
    • Rose Gold Refractor /25 –1:588 – EA Blaster Pack, 1:587 – SE Blaster Pack, 1:586 – Hobby (100 Cards)
    • Orange Refractor /75 – 1:103 – Hobby (100 Cards)
    • Red Refractor /5 – 1:1,539 – Hobby (100 Cards)
    • Superfractor 1/1 – 1:13,505 – EA Blaster Pack, 1:14,819 – SE Blaster Pack, 1:14,767 – Hobby (100 Cards)
    • Printing Plates –1:3,602 – EA Blaster Pack, 1:3,644 – SE Blaster Pack, 1:3,656 – Hobby (100 Cards) (400 Total Plates – 4 per character)
  • Insert Sets – All the various insert subsets that can be found in packs.
    • C Name Variations – 1:101 Hobby, 1:100 Blaster (50 Cards)
    • Color Error Short Print – 1:147 Hobby/Blaster (50 Cards)
    • Artist Autograph /50 –1:1,257 – EA Blaster Pack, 1:1,256 – SE Blaster Pack, 1:1,254 – Hobby  (23 Cards – 212a, 213a, 214a, 215a, 216a, 218a, 223a, 231a, 232a, 233a, 241a, 242a, 243a, 244a, 245a, 246a, 248a, 251a, 252a, 253a, 254a, 255a, and 256a)
    • Artist Autograph Superfractor 1/1 –1:54,020 – EA Blaster Pack, 1:63,497 – SE Blaster Pack, 1:61,526 – Hobby  (23 Cards – 212a, 213a, 214a, 215a, 216a, 218a, 223a, 231a, 232a, 233a, 241a, 242a, 243a, 244a, 245a, 246a, 248a, 251a, 252a, 253a, 254a, 255a, and 256a)

2023 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 6 Odds

2023 Garage Pail Kids Chrome OS 6 are beginning to show up in the wild. Topps today posted the odds for both Hobby and Retail Blasters on their website. Topps begin earlier this year posting odds on their website for products, and no longer putting the odds on packs. This is the first time GPK odds have appeared on their website. There are a few surprises with the odds. Some new cards are making their debut. Color Errors are cards that appear to have a different color banner and nameplate and are numbered CE-#. There appears to be a CE card for each “A” name in the set. These are similar to the No Blue Error cards from C5, but based on the odds are much easier to pull this set. Also there are new 1/1 Superfractor Artist Autos in the set! We also now know regular artist autos are numbered /50. The official checklist hasn’t been released, so we aren’t sure how many autos appear in the set. Odds for both Blaster types are slightly different when it comes to the bigger hits in the product. EA Blasters appear to have slightly easier odds than SE Blasters. The big news here is it appears Topps learned their lesson and have corrected the massively incorrect odds from Chrome 5. If the odds show to be correct on cases breaks, it would appear there is a lot less Chrome 6 packs compared to the past couple of chrome releases. After Chrome 5 was heavily printed, it appears there is a fraction of retail C6 packs compared to C5. Hobby packs also appear to be slightly less than C4. Total production appears to be closer to C3 numbers. Much, much less than C5. I will have a detailed article on production in the coming days. Check out the odds for 2023 Garbage Pail Kids Chrome OS 6 below, or click here for the PDF of the odds from Topps.

2023 GPK Chrome OS 6 Pack Odds

  • Refractor 1:3(Hobby/Blaster)
  • Atomic Refractor 1:2 (Blaster)
  • Green Refractor 1:49 (Hobby/Blaster)
  • Green Wave Refractor 1:49 (Hobby/Blaster)
  • Yellow Refractor 1:54 (Hobby/Blaster)
  • Yellow Wave Refractor 1:54 (Hobby/Blaster)
  • Purple Refractor 1:59 (Hobby/Blaster)
  • Purple Wave Refractor 1:59 (Hobby/Blaster)
  • Prism Refractor 1:74 (Hobby/Blaster)
  • Prism Aqua Refractor 1:74 (Hobby/Blaster)
  • X-Fractor 1:98 (Hobby/Blaster)
  • Black Refractor 1:70 (Blaster)
  • Black Wave Refractor 1:79 (Hobby)
  • Orange Refractor 1:103 (Hobby)
  • Gold Refractor 1:139 (Blaster)
  • Rose Gold Refractor 1:586 (Hobby) 1:587 & 1:588 (Blaster)
  • Red Refractor 1:1,539 (Hobby)
  • Superfractor 1:14,767 (Hobby) 1:13,505 & 1:14,819 (Blaster)
  • Printing Plate 1:3,656 (Hobby) 1:3,602 & 1:3,644 (Blaster)
  • Artist Autograph 1:1,254 (Hobby) 1:1,257 & 1:1,256 (Blaster)
  • Superfractor Artist Autograph 1:61,526 (Hobby) & 1:54,020 & 1:63,497 (Blaster)
  • C Name Variation 1:101 (Hobby 1:100 (Blaster)
  • Color Error 1:147 (Hobby/Blaster)

2023 Series 1 (2021S2) Garbage Pail Kids GPK Goes on Vacation Explained

The kids are finally back from vacation! For better or worse, 2023 Series 1 Garbage Pail Kids GPK Goes on Vacation will go down as the flag bearer for the the Covid years. The set was originally title 2021 Series 2, and was planned to release in Sept. 2021. The set was first delayed due to Covid and printer shortages. Then came paper shortages, and being passed over by other sets due to contracts. Now 17 months later collectors finally get the set. The release of this set marks the final delayed GPK set from Topps. The set was structured before many of the changes made for the Book Worms set, so the structure more closely resembles GPK Food Fight. Once again, artists David Gross, Brent Engstrom, Joe Simko, and Smokin Joe McWilliams did all the art for the set. The base set contains 200 cards, 100 new pieces with a/b versions. For the first time in a long time, and after the debacle of Chrome 5, Topps actually appears to have gotten the odds correct on all packs. Based on early breaks the parallels and inserts are dropping right at the rate advertised. It’s a pleasant surprise to see accurate odds for a change. Production appears to be down from Book Worms, especially with Collector and Retail Display boxes. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a lot of this set, but it appears to buck the trend of increasing prints runs. I’ll have more information on production numbers in the coming days.

As mentioned, this set more closely resembles GPK Food Fight. Back are Loaded Puzzle and Panoramic sketches in Blaster boxes. Yellow parallels also return to blasters. No Mega boxes for this release. Big box stores will most likely just carry the 10 pack Blaster Tins. Another positive, compared to Boom Worms, Artist autos are down to /75 copies of each, and they are numbered on the back. That does mean however, Topps needed to find hits for Collector boxes. The relic set is a whopping 50 cards, all /99. After telling GPKNews they pulled Wyoming from the set, the card has surfaced. The checklist released by Topps showed the Travel Sticker Insert set with only 8 cards, that was an error, as all 10 cards do appear in packs. Another surprise not mentioned on the checklist is Tom Bunk autographed Travel Sticker cards, these found in Retail Display boxes are /50. Finally, employee short print cards are back, this time they were announced ahead of time, and odds for the cards appear on the packs.

I will have articles in the coming days looking at production numbers in more detail. To see the official Topps checklist click here. (Note: Topps left off Luggage Tags, and Travel Stickers list isn’t complete.) For now, here is what you can find, and where you can find it in 2023 Series 1 Garbage Pail Kids GPK Goes on Vacation.

(Note: I will continue to update this post as new information comes to light and any new parallels/inserts are found.)

  • Base Set – 100a/b (200 Cards).
  • Parallel Sets – Same exact cards from the Base set, except with a different speckled color border.
    • Bruised Black Border (Collector) – 1:1 (200 Cards)
    • Spit Blue Border /99 (Retail Display) – 1:15 (200 Cards)
    • Blood Red Border /75 (Collector) – 1:12 (200 Cards)
    • Fool’s Gold Border /50 – 1:57 (Collector), 1:95 (Retail Display), 1:338 (Blaster) (200 Cards)
    • Booger Green Border (Retail) – 1:1 (200 Cards)
    • Route 66 Asphalt /66 – 1:45 (Collector), 1:72 (Retail Display), 1:250 (Blaster) (200 Cards)
    • Phlegm Yellow – 1:5 (Blaster) (200 cards)
    • Printing Plates –1:1,697 (Collector), 1:5,326 (Retail Display), 1:5,502 (Blaster) (400 total – 4 per artwork)
  • Insert Sets – All the various insert subsets that can be found in packs.
    • Pack Your Bags Wacky Packages – 1:24 – Collector (10 cards)
    • Famous Landmarks – 1:3 – Retail Display (5a/b – 10 Cards))
    • Don’t Make Me Pull This Car Over – 1:3 – Retail Display/Blaster (10a/b – 20 cards)
    • Travel Stickers – 1:4 – Blaster (10 Cards)
    • State Quarter Relic Card /99 – 1:36 – Collector (50 Cards)
    • Luggage Tag – 1 Per Collector Box (12 total)
    • Base Card Short Print – 1:652 (Collector), 1:1,056 (Retail Display), 1:3,670 (Blaster) (9 Cards)
    • Artist Autograph /75 – 1:90 Collector, 1:279 Retail Display, 1:292 Blaster,  (100 Total Cards – 1 per card artwork)
    • Tom Bunk Travel Autograph /50 – 1:1,179 Retail Display (10 Cards)
    • Sketch Card – 1:441 Retail Display, 1:508 Blaster (58 Artists)
    • Panoramic Sketch Card – 1:20,036 Blaster (58 Artists)
    • Loaded Puzzle Sketch Card – 1:4,404 Blaster Boxes (58 Artists)
    • Shaped Sketch – 1:196 – Collector (58 Artists)
    • Triptych Sketch – 1:1,159 – Collector (58 Artists)

Collector Box Odds for 2023 Series 1 (2021S2) Garbage Pail Kids GPK Goes on Vacation

The official release date might not be until tomorrow, but we now know all the box odds for 2023 Series 1 (2021S2) Garbage Pail Kids GPK Goes on Vacation. Thanks to collector Jared Mccorkendale for sending along pictures of the Collector box odds. As with Retail odds, it appears Topps actually got the odds right for this release. Reds are listed at 1:12, and the early boxes have 2 per box. There is one luggage tag in each box. Based on the odds production is down for Collector boxes  considerably from Book Worms, and slightly down from Food Fight. I’ll have more on production numbers in the coming days.

2023S1 GPK Goes on Vacation Collector Pack Odds

  • Blood Red – 1:12
  • Route 66 Asphalt – 1:45
  • Fool’s Gold – 1:57
  • Printing Plate – 1:1,697
  • Artist Autograph – 1:90
  • Pack Your Bags Wacky Packages – 1:24
  • State Quarter Relic Card – 1:36
  • Shaped Sketch Card – 1:196
  • Triptych Sketch Card – 1:1,159
  • Luggage Tag – 1:24
  • Base Card Short Print – 1:652

Retail Odds for 2023 Series 1 (2021S2) Garbage Pail Kids GPK Goes on Vacation

After a 17 month delay, seeing is finally believing for collectors as 2023 Series 1 (2021S2) GPK Vacation cards are beginning to show up in the wild. The much maligned set was delayed and passed over by other sets due to Covid, printer shortages, contracts, and paper shortages. Originally titled 2021 Series 2, Topps has officially retitled the set, 2023 Series 1 Garbage Pail Kids GPK Goes on Vacation. Thanks to FexEx being quick despite the holiday weekend, we have odds for both Retail Display (also sold as “Hobby”) boxes, and Blaster Tins. Not a.whole lot of surprises with the Retail Display boxes. Tom Bunk’s Famous Landmarks insert set is exclusive to Display boxes, while the Don’t Make Me Pull this Car Over insert set is found in both Display and Blaster packs at the same odds. Blaster packs also are the only place to find the Travel Sticker. At least that’s what they are called on the pack odds. The checklist refers to them as Bumper Stickers, while the Sell Sheet refers to them as Travel Posters. Yellow parallels, loaded and pano sketches also can be found in Blasters. Finally, there are three different Blaster tins as advertised. A 40 box case contained 13 Yellow, 14 Purple, and 13 Green tins. There hasn’t been a lot of breaks for evidence yet, but it appears Topps may have actually gotten the odds right. Yellow parallels are listed as 1:5, and each tin opened had 2. Meanwhile, the Blue parallels in Retail Display boxes are 1:15, and the one box opened had 1. For the first time, the Employee Short Print cards have odds listed for them on the packs. In an oddity, there are two autograph odds listed on the Retail Display packs. Artist Autographs are 1:279, while a mysterious “Autograph” is listed at 1:1,179. Is that just an error on the packs, or is there an unannounced autograph in the set? Based on an early look at odds it appears there is a lot of this printed. Blaster numbers look to rival the Book Worms set, Retail Display however appears to be less. I’ll have more in the coming days on production info for the set.

2023S1 GPK Vacation Retail Display Box Odds

  • Spit Blue – 1:15
  • Route 66 Asphalt – 1:72
  • Fool’s Gold – 1:95
  • Printing Plate – 1:5,326
  • Artist Autograph – 1:279
  • Famous Landmarks – 1:3
  • Autograph – 1:1.179?
  • Don’t Male Me Pull This Car Over – 1:3
  • Base Card Short Print – 1:1,056
  • Sketch Card – 1:441


2023S1 GPK Vacation Retail Blaster Box Odds

  • Phlegm Yellow – 1:5
  • Route 66 Asphalt – 1:250
  • Fool’s Gold – 1:338
  • Printing Plate – 1:5,502
  • Artist Autograph – 1:292
  • Travel Stickers – 1:4
  • Don’t Male Me Pull This Car Over – 1:3
  • Base Cars Short Print – 1:3,670
  • Sketch Card – 1:508
  • Panoramic Sketch Card – 1:20,036
  • Loaded Puzzle Sketch Card – 1:4,404