2022 Topps Pristine Baseball Forum

I am wondering if there should be separate listings for the encased variations for this set? It seems it would make more sense to have one listing of each variation with a note that some where encased by Topps. There isn't anything special about the casing other then it has a sticker with the Topps Pristine logo holding it shut. There isn't anything different  about the cards other then they are encased in plastic. If I were to decide to take the card out of the case then it would no longer be the encased variation but just the regular variation. 

 If the encased variation is to stay on the site, then when scanning my encased card would I scan the case as well?

Packaging should not make for a variation. And all scans should be cropped to just the card.  And as you say, a one-touch closed with a sticker is not "encased".

That is pretty much how I feel. I know almost nothing about this set as I think it is one of the ugliest sets to come out last year from Topps. I just ended up with one of the "Encased" cards through a trade. I just thought maybe someone out there might know more about these. What made the ones so special that Topps decided to put some in a plastic case with a sticker?

$400+ for 10 cards.  Only the Pristine Refractors are encased.

They do similar things for Clearly Authentic and Archives and probably more.

Yes, I see they have "Pristine" on the backs. They should listed as "Pristine Refractor" instead of "Encased".