{"product_id":"2025-topps-chrome-260-max-scherzer-toronto-blue-jays","title":"2025 Topps Chrome #260 Max Scherzer Toronto Blue Jays","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:800px;margin:0 auto;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:#2c2c2c;line-height:1.6;background:#ffffff;border-radius:12px;overflow:hidden;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;\"\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 1. GRADIENT HEADER ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"background:#1a1a2e;background:linear-gradient(135deg, #134A8E 0%, #1D2D5C 100%);padding:35px 30px;text-align:left;\"\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"display:inline-block;background:#b51e36;background:#E8291C;color:#ffffff;font-size:12px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;padding:6px 16px;border-radius:4px;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e BASE CHROME \u003c\/div\u003e \u003ch1 style=\"color:#ffffff;font-size:28px;margin:0 0 8px 0;line-height:1.3;\"\u003e 2025 Topps Chrome Max Scherzer \u003c\/h1\u003e \u003cp style=\"color:rgba(255,255,255,0.9);font-size:15px;margin:0;\"\u003e 2025 Topps Chrome · #260 · Base · Toronto Blue Jays \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 2. INTRO ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:25px 30px 5px 30px;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"font-size:15px;margin:0 0 20px 0;\"\u003e You are buying the \u003cstrong\u003eexact card pictured\u003c\/strong\u003e — Max Scherzer's base card from 2025 Topps Chrome, card #260. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 3. LEAD TRUST BLOCK ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 30px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"background:#f0f8f0;border:1px solid #b7d8b7;border-radius:8px;padding:16px 20px;margin-bottom:14px;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;letter-spacing:0.5px;text-transform:uppercase;color:#2e7d32;\"\u003eTOP RATED PLUS SELLER · SHIPS FAST\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#3a3a3a;\"\u003eManufacturer-issued card straight from the pack — no reprints, no reproductions. Orders ship within one business day, tracked, in a penny sleeve and rigid protection. 30-day returns accepted.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 4. WHY THIS CARD MATTERS (REQUIRED) ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 30px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"background:#fdf2f2;border-left:4px solid #b51e36;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;padding:16px 20px;margin-bottom:22px;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px 0;font-size:15px;color:#b51e36;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy This Card Matters\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;color:#4a3a3a;\"\u003e Max Scherzer is a **three-time Cy Young Award winner (2013 with Detroit, 2016 and 2017 with Washington)**, a **two-time World Series champion (2019 and 2023)** and the author of **two no-hitters in 2015**. On **June 10, 2026 at Rogers Centre he struck out Kyle Schwarber for career strikeout number 3,500** — the 11th pitcher in major-league history to get there — and he sits at **222 wins and 3,507 strikeouts with a 3.27 ERA**. He also **started World Series Game 7 for Toronto in 2025**, his second winner-take-all Game 7 start, something no other living pitcher has done. This is his base card in 2025 Topps Chrome, the chromium version of flagship Topps. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 5. ITEM DETAILS TABLE ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 30px;\"\u003e \u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;margin-bottom:25px;\"\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#faf6ec;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;width:34%;\"\u003ePlayer\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eMax Scherzer\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eSet\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003e2025 Topps Chrome\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#faf6ec;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eSubset \/ Insert\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eNone — base set\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eCard Number\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003e#260\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#faf6ec;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eSerial Number\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eNot serial numbered\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eTeam\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eToronto Blue Jays\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#faf6ec;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eAttributes\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eParallel: Base, Raw \/ ungraded\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#ffffff;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eRaw \/ ungraded. Near Mint or better unless noted. Please review the front and back scans — they show the exact card you will receive, including centering, corners, edges and surface. **Centering cannot be measured against a border and I will not estimate it.** The Chrome front is **full-bleed**: pixel values run 33-37 (near black) from the extreme cut edge inward at every sampled row and column, and the design frame has no measurable contrast against the chrome background. The back is unusable for a symmetric measurement too, since the navy header band bleeds off one full edge. **Honest condition notes.** Corners are sharp. The cut edges show the white paper core as every Chrome card does, but it is **uneven — roughly 6-7 px (0.011 in) of white showing along the TOP edge against 2-3 px on the bottom, left and right**, i.e. slightly heavier top-edge silvering. There are two small white flecks on the black surface near the top edge. There is also **one faint near-vertical line in the mid-left photo area**, visible only at a 3.2x brightness boost; it may be a light surface scratch or a scan artifact and I could not resolve which. Ask and I will send an angled-light photo before you buy.\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003ctr style=\"background:#faf6ec;\"\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;font-weight:bold;\"\u003eSport\u003c\/td\u003e \u003ctd style=\"padding:11px 16px;\"\u003eBaseball\u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e \u003c!-- Add rows as needed (Parallel, Cert #, Print Run, etc.). Maintain strict #faf6ec \/ #ffffff alternation from the top. --\u003e \u003c\/table\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 6. VALUE BLOCKS ========== --\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 30px 10px 30px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #b51e36;background:#fdf4f4;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:12px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#222;\"\u003eMarket-Informed Pricing\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003ePriced against recent verified sold comps, not asking prices. Best Offer is enabled on every listing — reasonable offers are welcome.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #1565c0;background:#f3f7fc;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:12px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#222;\"\u003eProfessional Imaging\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003eHigh-resolution scans and photos so you can inspect corners, edges, surface, and centering yourself. What you see is what you get.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #e65100;background:#fdf6f0;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:12px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#222;\"\u003eSecure Shipping\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003ePenny sleeve, top loader or card saver, team bag, and rigid protection in every shipment. Packed right, shipped fast, from a smoke-free environment.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv style=\"border-left:4px solid #2e7d32;background:#f4faf4;padding:14px 18px;margin-bottom:12px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;\"\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px 0;font-size:14px;font-weight:bold;color:#222;\"\u003eChrome vs Refractor Note\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px;\"\u003eThis is the **base Chrome, not a Refractor**, and there are two independent checks behind that. First, **the back stamp beneath the card number reads \"CHROME\" only, with no \"REFRACTOR\" line** — Topps Chrome prints the word where a refractor exists. Second, the front shows **no prismatic diffraction**: saturation mean 9.2, with no rainbow banding under a 2.4x brightness and 4x saturation boost. **Not serial numbered**, all four edges of both sides checked at native resolution. Back code CODE#CMP104426. One note for completeness: recent Topps Chrome base sets ran #1-220, so **#260 implies an expanded 2025 checklist**. The number on the card is crisp and unambiguous — it is stated here in case your own checklist disagrees.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c!-- ========== 7. 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