Explain 2025 Topps Chrome: Base vs. Refractor

[Rage]

Use the flash on your phone camera to see the refractor

[Rob355]

Originally Posted by OhioLawyerF5

You are making something out of nothing.

This is very frustrating for me and although I've only been back in the hobby 6 months and these modern parallels and refractors are 100% new to me, I have opened 10-20 different modern sets and this is the first one I struggled identifying the refractors.

I'm going to take a base and refractor all over the house and outside to see if I can find any light that makes it clear.

[Rob355]

Originally Posted by Rage

Use the flash on your phone camera to see the refractor

great idea, thank you.

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by Rob355

This is very frustrating for me and although I've only been back in the hobby 6 months and these modern parallels and refractors are 100% new to me, I have opened 10-20 different modern sets and this is the first one I struggled identifying the refractors.



I'm going to take a base and refractor all over the house and outside to see if I can find any light that makes it clear.

I'm sorry this is frustrating for you. I just can't relate. The refractors seem obvious to me. The two 2025 pictures above should show it. Maybe you aren't used to a silver chrome background and it's throwing you off. Non-colored chrome can be harder to see in some lights, but super obvious in others. The 1997 Donruss Limited Limited Exposure comes to mind. Probably the shiniest set ever, but that silver background can look dull in some lights.

One picture looks like this:




And better lighting looks like this:

[OhioLawyerF5]

These are the same card:



It's all about lighting and light refraction.

[Rob355]

OK, I finally found light that made it clear!

The light in my living room where I always break doesn't show ANY difference and zero rainbow, I can just see slight hints of rainbow when viewing with camera.

I went outside in natural light which I like for pregrading, there was ZERO difference as well.

I went to the kitchen with canned fluorescent lights and ZERO difference.

I finally went to my office with the lights off and just turned on my desk lamp and the rainbow shine was clear as it could be!

I'm sorry this frustrated everyone, but it really frustrated me as well. I'm not blind and actually really near sighted, so that usually helps me with viewing cards.

Sorry, carry on.

[Row]

Originally Posted by boxbuster7

you should learn a bit more if you don't know the difference between a base and refractor

He's literally come onto this forum to educate himself and ask questions.

Or should people be experts before engaging on Blowout?

[OhioLawyerF5]

I'm glad you figured it out.

You might say, ...... you've seen the light.

Badum tss

[Rob355]

For those interested here was my 2 Hobby's and 6 Value's. I need to go back now look for the Refractors and also SP/SSP.

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1615307

[hermanotarjeta]

Originally Posted by Rob355

For those interested here was my 2 Hobby's and 6 Value's. I need to go back now look for the Refractors and also SP/SSP.

https://www.blowoutforums.com/showthread.php?t=1615307

Thanks for sharing your break!

[RW3FAN]

Originally Posted by Rob355

This is very frustrating for me and although I've only been back in the hobby 6 months and these modern parallels and refractors are 100% new to me, I have opened 10-20 different modern sets and this is the first one I struggled identifying the refractors.

I'm going to take a base and refractor all over the house and outside to see if I can find any light that makes it clear.

Modern?
I mean refractors came out in what, 1994?

[OhioLawyerF5]

Originally Posted by RW3FAN

Modern?

I mean refractors came out in what, 1994?

1993 Finest

[Rob355]

Originally Posted by RW3FAN

Modern?
I mean refractors came out in what, 1994?

I last collected in the 80's, it is all modern since!