2007 Topps Chrome Baseball Forum

So I've looked at several images on the site, and I'm sorry to say that I really don't know how to tell the difference between these.  Is there someone out there with both types who can lend a helping hand and describe how I can tell if I'm holding the base card or the refractor card?  

Thanks in advance.

Kent

Not sure on baseball, but on 2007 Topps Chrome Football, "Refractor" is written on the card just under the number on the back.

Yes, it should say refractor by the number on the back. And there is a clear rainbow difference when you tilt the card side to side. 

Thank you both for that...and thanks to Topps for putting "Refractor" on the card somewhere.  I really don't see much of a "rainbow" type difference, but it could be the bad lighting in my basement (or my 53 year old eyes).  

I also wasn't helped by using the #4 Mickey Mantle card as my reference in the database photos. Looked back and forth and back and forth and really didn't see a difference.  Turns out the base set image for that card is actually a refractor.  To be fair, I used card #2, also (forget who, but whomever he is he ain't Mantle). That one was the correct image in each set, but in the front side images I can't really spot the difference.  Scanning, I figure.  So again, I'm glad that Topps took the time to note it on the back.

I'll add that comment to the set for future reference.

One thing I've noticed if you're looking at the scans here on the site between the base and the refractor is that the background on the regular card tends to be darker than that of the refractor version.

Thanks for the heads up on that Mantle base back image being wrong. Just submitted an IR to remove it. (@#(*@(# iffie)