Sometimes I feel like there is refractor/prizm/parallel overload. But back in 2005 there weren’t 100 different parallels and variations. There were a handful. Thee black refractors have intense shine but are slightly subdued, giving them a more nuanced aesthetic. They look amazing in-hand.
Read a story today about Orel Hershiser issuing a "bounty" for the 2025 Topps Chrome 1-of-1 superfractor of him. Big Hershiser fan but no shot of getting that card! Here's my 2004 black refractor auto.
Simple. Clean. Easy. Not numbered. Not crazy expensive. Just a pretty, not too shiny, but a nice, clean black refractor from a good year (2008) with a sweet design. Of the GOAT. Was hoping for a 10, but I’m not that lucky!