2021 Topps Finest Hobby Box

2021 Topps Finest Hobby Box

The family and I made a stop at The Fantastic Store on the way to a local micro brewery to pickup a few hobby boxes of 2021 Topps Stadium Club. We got there only to find that they only had 1 hobby box left, so I ended up grabbing a single hobby box (2 mini boxes) of 2021 Topps Finest. I typically open a hobby box or two of Finest every year, but was going to pass this year due to the cost increase and typical lack of value, even though I do love the cards, but had the money set aside for cards that day, so I caved. My son and I ripped the box open as soon as we got home. The first box yielded a Pete Alonso Auto, off to a great start, but I figured that would be the highlight. It almost was. We ended up with some good refractors and colored parallels along with Ke’Bryan Hayes RC, the single base card I was really looking for and was pretty lucky to hit. I then turned away for a minute to start putting the cards away as my son opened the last pack. I second later, I hear my son ask, “dad, what is this?” I turned to see a redemption and told him what is was. I didn’t think much of it until he told me who it was so I looked closer to see “red wave auto”! on the card, my first red /5 card of my life. That single piece of cardboard should end up paying for my entire purchase earlier that day.