2003-04 Topps Chrome Basketball Parallels Guide

Sport: Basketball · Manufacturer: Topps · Year: 2003 · Tiers: 5

Complete 2003-04 Topps Chrome Basketball parallel hierarchy: 5 tiers from rarest to base. Top chases: Black Refractor /500, Gold Refractor /999, Refractor.

Rarity Pyramid (rarest first)

  1. #1 Black Refractor — print run /500 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 33/100
  2. #2 Gold Refractor — print run /999 · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 25/100
  3. #3 Refractor — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: plain · scarcity score: 30/100
  4. #4 X-Fractor — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: geometric · scarcity score: 30/100
  5. #5 Base — print run Base (unnumbered) · pattern: base · scarcity score: 5/100

Pattern Types

  • plain — Standard solid-color refractor with no special pattern — the workhorse of the parallel ladder.
  • geometric — Angled geometric refractor pattern. Common across the Red/Black/Orange/Gold rarity tiers.
  • base — The standard, non-numbered base card. Print run not disclosed; the foundation of the set.

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