Topps Finest: Exquisite Trading Cards for High-end Collectors

Topps Finest basketball cards are some of the most exquisite trading cards ever produced. They are very high end and can cost you an arm and leg depending on what year they were released. These cards are best known for their beautiful and unique designs. You can easily find them at www.eBay.com, but it would be best to buy these cards at your local hobby shop because they may be on sale. If you are only interested in buying single packs rather than cases, I recommend trying eBay instead. Some sellers on that site actually sell these vintage packs for insanely good prices. I once purchased five packs of cards for only ten dollars about three to four months ago.

One of the most sought after set of basketball cards would be from the 1996-97 Topps Finest series. This series is best known for its incredible rookie class that featured NBA players such as Ray Allen, Allen Iverson, Steve Nash, and Kobe Bryant. This set is almost impossible to find in stores and can cost up to five hundred dollars per case. Most importantly, it featured some of the rarest Michael Jordan refractors ever produced. His refractors can easily be valued at one hundred dollars a piece depending on the condition they are in. Topps Finest also introduced collectors to the very first Kobe Bryant rookie refractor. This refractor is possibly the most sought after Kobe Bryant rookie card among diehard collectors because of its rarity. The actual values of these special cards may be found at www.beckett.com.

If you do own some Topps Finest refractors, be sure to get them graded because they are awfully rare. The most appealing NBA refractor trading cards were from the 1995-96 series. Not only did these cards have style, but showcased all of the best players from 1990s. The 1990s were the golden age for basketball fans due to Michael Jordan's success. The Finest 1995-96 series actually produced an extremely rare Jordan refractor card known as the Michael Jordan Mystery orange bordered refractor. According to www.jordancards.com, the card is valued at $500.00 in pristine condition. It is also believed that Topps only produced less than eighty of them worldwide. I actually owned the standard version of this card several years ago, but its value was only eight dollars. Despite its low value, the card would make an excellent gift for a Michael Jordan fan.