2021 Topps Japan Edition

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I thought I'd share my ongoing obsession with the 2021 Topps Japan Edition Set. For those who may not know, it is a fairly straight-forward set - 220 base cards, 2 small simple insert sets, 5 color parallels (all numbered to 99 or less), rare autographs (all numbered less than 200 I believe), and very rare relics (numbered only to 10).

I've been accumulating as many parallels as I can of this set.

My current totals are (as of March 4, 2024):

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)
251 TOTAL PARALLELS of 191 DIFFERENT PLAYERS in 220 card set. NEED 29 MORE FOR PARALLEL OF EVERY PLAYER.
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My Original Post in this thread from Sept 2022:
To date, I have 24 Cherry Blossom parallels (numbered to 99), including the Pujols I got in the SCC Break and a Vlad Guerrero. Even though these are the highest numbered parallel, they are the most sought after.
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I am still trying for a Jazz Chisholm (one of which sold last night on eBay for $395, I was short in my bid by about $380, ha).

I have 27 Jade Greens, numbered up to 75 - Tatis and Judge, being the tops
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5 Golds, numbered to only 25:
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15 Purples, numbered to 50
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and 2 Autos - Mountcastle numbered to 175 and Arihara numbered to 200
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If anyone comes across any of these, keep me in mind. I will get you something for whatever you can send me.
 

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Really cool! Thanks for sharing your progress on this set Larry. Would you be interested in us setting up another group break for one hobby box?
 
Since my original post in this thread, I have added some more of these Japan Edition parallels:

5 more Cherry Blossoms (numbered to 99) so I now have 29 of these. Newest ones include Dylan Carlson and Joey Bart
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5 more Purples, numbered to 50, so I now have 20 purples
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3 more Jade Green, numbered to 75, so I now have 30 Jade Greens
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and I added a Bobby Dalbec auto (numbered to 200), which is my third auto from this set
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So in total I now have 84 parallels on my quest for a parallel of every player in the set (there are 220 players in this set), all numbered 99 or less, plus 3 autos, numbered 200 or less (there are only 30 players with autos in the set)

If anyone has any of these parallels, I will gladly get you what you need in a trade.
 
I have picked up 9 more parallels from this 2021 Topps Japan Edition set since I last posted here so now have a total of 93 parallels in this 220-player set.

Got 4 more Cherry Blossoms (#/99) bringing my total number of Cherry Blossoms to 33. Was really happy to get a Rafael Devers which I have been chasing since this set was released.
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Also added 1 purple (#'d to 50), so now have 25 Purples; 2 golds (#'d to 25), now have 7 Golds; and 2 more Jade Green, including Luis Robert, so now have 32 Jade Greens.
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Looking forward to passing 100 parallels from this set soon!
 
I keep on adding to my Japan Edition parallels collection. In the past few weeks, I have added 12 more parallels and now have 105 parallels (all numbered under 100) in this set.

I have added 7 more Cherry Blossom parallels (numbered to 99) so now have Cherry Blossoms of 40 different players in this 220-card base set,
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Best new one being this guy:
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I added 4 more Jade Green parallels (numbered to 75), so now have Jade Greens of 36 different players - Yelich and Albies among the new ones
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and I added 1 more Purple (numbered to 50), so now have 26 Purples of 26 players
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Having fun hunting these. If anyone comes across any, let me know!
 
After receiving a large lot of 2021 Topps Japan Edition parallels sent from Japan plus having recently picked up some singles, I am up to 169 parallels total. Since I have multiples of some players, I now have parallels (all numbered 99 or less) of 146 of the 220 players in the set. My quest is a parallel of every player, so I am 2/3 there.

Of the different parallels, I have:
Cherry Blossom (numbered to 99) - 19 new, for total of 59
Jade Green (Numbered to 75) - 32 new, for total of 58
Purple (Numbered to 50) - 11 new, for total of 37
Gold (Numbered to 25) - 2 new, for total of 9
Platinum (1/1) - Have 1 - Nelson Cruz
Red (Numbered to 5) - 0

Here's a photo of the newest ones - some decent players and RC in there - Cronenworth, Sam Huff, Giancarlo Stanton, DJ Lemahieu, Walker Buehler
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And this is my favorite added recently - would've liked to have gotten a Mookie Cherry Blossom, but I'll take the Jade Green
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😯. Nice Larry! Are these sold in the U.S.?
You can buy hobby boxes through dealers in the US. You can find some now for about $60 + shipping. Each hobby box has 5-7 parallels and from what I have seen 1 out of every 4 boxes has an auto. There are only 20 players with autos in the set (I have 3) and all are numbered under 200. So there is just not a ton of this stuff made.

The 2022 Japan Edition is out now in Japan. Not sure when it will be available in the US, but I am not going "all-in" on the 2022.
 
I have slowed down picking up these 2021 Topps Japan Edition Parallels, but I have added 7 more in past two months.

Latest pickups include 5 Cherry Blossoms (#'d to 99) - including Gleyber Torres, Yoan Moncada, and Alex Bregman
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and 2 Purples (numbered to 50)
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So I am up to 176 parallels total. Since I have multiples of some players, I now have parallels (all numbered 99 or less) of 153 of the 220 players in the set. My quest is a parallel of every player, so I am 70% there.

Of the different parallels, I have:
65 Cherry Blossom (numbered to 99)
58 Jade Green (Numbered to 75)
39 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)
 
Came across a nice lot of these 2021 Topps Japan parallels - 30 cards in the lot of which I needed 15.

So I am now up to 206 parallels in this set total. Since I have multiples of some players, I have parallels (all numbered 99 or less) of 168 different players in the 220 total players in the set. My quest is a parallel of every player, so I am 76% there.

My current totals are:
70 Cherry Blossom (numbered to 99)
62 Jade Green (Numbered to 75)
45 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)

The new ones:
5 Cherry Blossoms (numbered to 99) including Jose Ramirez and Jose Altuve
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5 Jade Greens (numbered to 75), including Paul Goldschmidt and William Contreras

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and 6 Purples (numbered to 50), notably Verlander, Bieber and 2 RCs - Clarke Schmidt and Cristian Javier
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