Continuing with a bunch of the completed insert sets that I’ve neglected – I’ve moved on from the more recent Topps sets to sets that are actually in my Lifetime Topps project. This one I completed almost a year ago. This is actually a Topps Traded insert – though you could technically say this is a partial parallel set.
Info about the set:
Set description: The first 10 cards of the ’95 Traded made up a subset called “At the Break”. The cards have the wording “At the Break” split by a baseball on the left side with a wood design with the player name and team logo at the bottom. Topps created refractor versions of the same cards and inserted them 1 per box. They are printed on much thicker stock with diffraction (“power boost” background. The card backs have a head shot and mid-season statistics for the player.
Set composition: 10 cards
Inserted: 1995 Topps Traded packs. 1:36 odds.
Hall of Famers: 3
Frank Thomas, Cal Ripken, Tony Gwynn,
How I put the set together:
- 1 from my ’95 Traded Wax box
- 9 from online card dealers
Thoughts on the set: It’s a cool set. I like the thicker card stock, and the refractor like technology is pretty nice, too. I kind of wish it wasn’t just the first 10 cards of the set – but I also like the idea of having “mid-year” stats on the back of cards in a Traded set. Topps could do something like that these days and I would like it. I also like that the first three cards are Thomas, Griffey and Bonds – the three best hitters of the 1990’s!
Card that completed my set: #2 – Ken Griffey Jr.
I got this card from COMC back in November as part of their Black Friday promotion.
Highest book value: #5 – Cal Ripken
Best card (my opinion): #2 – Ken Griffey Jr.
Griffey or Mo Vaughn have the best photos in this set.
My Favorite Reds card: There are none. Though Barry Larkin would have been appropriate since this was his MVP season.
Lifetime Topps project 
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