2021 Topps Japan Edition

[LarryG]

Hey Larry,

I still have that Japan edition Trevor Rogers gold RC if you're interested.

Hi Ernie, I have been able to pick up Trevor Rogers' Cherry Blossom and Jade Green, so I am set on him. That said, if I come up with something suitable you collect, I would still like to trade for the Gold.

 

[Steelers8873]

It's here whenever you want it. Thanks Larry

 

[LarryG]

Been a while since I gave an update here since I have slowed down on picking these up, but I have added 6 more parallels in past two months in my quest for a parallel (all numbered to 99 or less) of every player in the 220-card 2021 Topps Japan Edition set.

I am now up to 212 parallels in this set with 172 different players (have multiples of several players), which puts me 78% to reaching my goal.

My current totals are:
71 Cherry Blossom (numbered to 99)
65 Jade Green (Numbered to 75)
47 Purple (Numbered to 50)
9 Gold (Numbered to 25)
1 Platinum (1/1) - Nelson Cruz
0 Red (Numbered to 5)
3 Autos - 3 (of 30 total issued)

Happy to get this one - Juan Soto numbered to 50:


and these, including the Luis Garcia Cherry Blossom:

 

[LarryG]

Got 10 more of these parallels since my last post, so I now have 222 parallels in this set with 170 different players (have multiples of several players), which puts me 77% to reaching my goal of at least 1 parallel (all are numbered to 99 or lower) of every player in this 220 card set.

My current totals are:
75 Cherry Blossom (numbered to 99)
69 Jade Green (Numbered to 75)
48 Purple (Numbered to 50)
10 Gold (Numbered to 25)
1 Platinum (1/1) - Nelson Cruz
0 Red (Numbered to 5)
3 Autos - 3 (of 30 total issued)

Here are the latest:
4 Cherry Blossoms (# to 99)



4 Jade Greens (#'d to 75)

with this one my favorite:

and 1 gold (#/d to 25) and 1 purple (#'d to 50)


I never thought I would get this far but would love to reach at least 200 different players.

 

[LarryG]

Since my last post in this thread three months ago, I have added 15 more so I now have 241 parallels of 181 different players in this 220 card set. I am now 82% of completing my goal of having a parallel (all numbered 99 or less) of every player.

Here is what I added since August:
4 Cherry Blossoms (Numbered to 99), including Trea Turner and Matt Chapman


3 Golds Numbered to only 25, including Miguel Cabrera! and Ian Anderson


1 Purple numbered to 50 and 7 Jade Green numbered to 75, including Bobby Dalbec thanks to a trade here on SCC!


My latest totals are:
85 Cherry Blossoms (#/d to 99)
90 Jade Green (#/d to 75)
49 Purple (#'d to 50)
13 Gold (#/d to 25)
1 Platinum (1 of 1)
3 Autos (all numbered less than 200) (have 3 out of 30 in the set)

Just 39 more players to go!

 

[Criollos]

This collection is so cool Larry. Congrats in getting this far with it. Question: how can you identify the autographs as being from this set? I just can’t see the Japan flag on the front like the other cards have.

 

[LarryG]

This collection is so cool Larry. Congrats in getting this far with it. Question: how can you identify the autographs as being from this set? I just can’t see the Japan flag on the front like the other cards have.

Thanks, Luis. Good question about the autos. I actually hadn't noticed they don't have the Japanese flag on them. They all have a distinctive look different than any autos in other Topps sets and the back says they are from the 2021 Topps Japan Edition

 

[LarryG]

I picked up a few more over the past month, so I now have 246 parallels of 186 different players in this 220 card set. I am now 85% of completing my goal of having a parallel (all numbered 99 or less) of every player.

The latest: 2 Cherry Blossoms (#'d to 99)


3 Jade Green (#'d to 75)


and 2 more autos, both #'d to 200:


My latest totals are:
87 Cherry Blossoms (#/d to 99)
93 Jade Green (#/d to 75)
49 Purple (#'d to 50)
13 Gold (#/d to 25)
1 Platinum (1 of 1)
5 Autos (all numbered less than 200) (have 5 out of 30 in the set)

34 more to go to have a parallel of every player in the set!

 

[LarryG]

It's been a while, but I got a few more. I now have 251 parallels of 191 different players in this 220-card set. I need just 29 more to have at least 1 parallel of every player.

This is what I have of each type of parallel:
89 Cherry Blossom (numbered to 99)
97 Jade Green (Numbered to 75)
49 Purple (Numbered to 50)
13 Gold (Numbered to 25)
1 Platinum (1/1) - Nelson Cruz
0 Red (Numbered to 5)
5 Autos - (5 of 30 total issued, all numbered to 200 or less)

And the new ones:
1 Cherry Blossom


4 Jade Greens - Votto, Kiriloff, Syndegaart:

and Ke'Bryan!


and I got a sought-after parallel of one of the inserts - MLB in Japan David Ortiz GOLD, numbered to /25


I'm not chasing parallels of the inserts, but couldn't resist that one.

 

[Mechjo16]

I have a skubal Japan if needed. Also are you still in need of any blue foil big league cards?

 

[LarryG]

I have a skubal Japan if needed. Also are you still in need of any blue foil big league cards?

I have a Jade Green Skubal, so set there.

For 2023 Big League, this is what I need of Blue Foils:
255 Vaughn Grissom
258 Francisco Lindor
264 Bo Bichette
268 Jose Altuve
269 Bobby Witt Jr.
271 Christian Yelich
274 Anthony Rizzo
275 José Ramírez

 

[LarryG]

Got another dozen or so of these cards over the past month, so I now have 267 parallels (all numbered less than 99) of 201 different players in this 220-card set. There are only 19 cards left I don't have a parallel of.

I now have 93 Cherry Blossom parallels (numbered to 99), Here are the latest:


2 more Jade Green (numbered to 75) so now have 101 of them, and 1 new Gold (numbered to 25) so now have 14 total. The new ones:


and 4 new Purple (numbered to 50), now with 53 of those