spuds1961
11-12-2008, 04:20 PM
First off I would like to thank the Topps company with providing us this nice product to review,I will have scans tomorrow on all the inserts,hits,and base unfortunately my scanner isn't working and I will be doing the scanning at a friends house on thursday.
product highlights each box comes with 36 packs at 10 cards each the relic pack will only contain 8 cards.every box will contain either an autograph or a relic.Next I will list the inserts and the odds of pulling them.
gold foil 1 in 2 packs
gold numbered parallel 1 in 5 packs numbered to 2008
black numbered parallel 1 in 59 packs numbered to 57
platinum parallels 1 in 9,424 1 of 1 insert.
year in review 1 in 6 packs
first couples 1 in 6 packs
2009 wbc preview 1 in 9 packs
ring of honor 1 in 18 packs
ring of honor auto parallel 1 in 2,569 packs
ring of honor gold parallel 1 in 11,743 packs
1986 mets ring of honor 1 in 18 packs
1986 mets ring of honor autograph 1 in 2,849 packs
1986 mets ring of honor gold parallel 1 in 12,767 packs
mickey mantle story 1 in 18 packs
mantle reprint relic 1 in 17,982 packs
all star stitches 1 in 44 packs
all star stitches gold parallel 1 in 373 packs
all star stitches platinum parallel 1 in 20,017 packs
all star stitches dual relic 1 in 5,994 packs
all star stitches triples 1 in 6,994 packs
all star stitches auto relic 1 in 6,394 packs
all star jumbo patches 1 in 4,486 packs
all star jumbo patches auto 1 in 23,017 packs
2008 highlights autos
group a 1 in 38,362 evan longoria,ryan braun,david wright,chipper jones
group b 1 in 11,066 clayton kershaw,brandon phillips,jay bruce,nick markakis,josh hamilton,maxscherzer.
group c 1 in 4,082 asdrubal cabrera,blake dewitt,masa kobayashi,dustin mcgowan,carlos gomez,zack greinke,billy butler,joey votto.
group d 1 in 5,507 edinson volquez,armando galarraga,b.j.ryan,
group e 1 in 6,851 jo-jo reyes
group f 1 in 1,116 brian barton,steve holm,carlos ruiz.
group g 1 in 1,109 seth smith,jeff salazar.
group h 1 in 1,905 mark worrell.
sketch cards 1 in 214 packs all 1 of 1
silk collection 1 in 246 packs
presidential stamp collection 1 in 867 packs
presidential stamp 1 of 1 1 in 57,542 packs
baseball card history buybacks 1 in 1,384 packs
printing plates 1 in 457 packs
and last but not least first lady cut signatures 1 in 47,852 packs
alright now for what our box yielded
base cards 297/330 with no doubles great collation right there.
gold foil non-numbered 17 missed our target point of 18 by 1 still not bad here are the players pulled.
chrome refractor box topper german duran chr26
15 regular topps town codes and 2 gold topps town codes.
gold foil
brent lillibridge rc uh4
trot nixon uh12
dan haren uh90
vladimir nunez uh96
classic combos morneau and ortiz uh118
jacque jones uh121
home run derby 3 home runs evan longoria uh172
wes littleton uh186
franquelis osoria uh204
brett tomko uh211
dave borkowski uh222
eddie guardado uh235
emil brown uh260
all-stars brian wilson uh262
all-stars albert pujols uh274
casey kotchman uh306
clay hensley uh325
gold numbered parallels 7 of these hit the target point there here are the players
all-stars russ martin uh17 1457/2008
reid brignac uh27 0961/2008
rod barajas uh187 1487/2008
all-stars ian kinsler uh191 1440/2008
all-stars geovany soto uh232 1201/2008
all-stars dan uggla uh238 1767/2008
guillermo quiroz uh272 1990/2008
black numbered parallel yay we got 1 1 in 59 packs so it wasn't expected
chris snelling uh236 24/57
year in review next got 6 of these met the target ratio here are the players
alex rodriguez yr125
johan santana yr139
garret anderson yr141
tom glavine yr 152
carlos lee yr165
vladimir guerrero yr173
first couples next innovative idea by topps we received 6 hit the target ratio.
hannah and martin van buren fc-8
anna and william henry harrison fc-9
julia and john tyler fc-10
grace and calvin coolidge fc-28
lou and herbert hoover fc-29
eleanor and franklin d.roosevelt fc-30
2009 wbc preview 4 of these hit the target ratio.
japan akinori iwamura wbc4
usa chase utley wbc5
italy frank catalanotto wbc17
usa jason varitek wbc18
mickey mantle story 2 of these hit the target ratio
mms73 and mms74
ring of honor 2 of these hit the target ratio
bruce sutter 1982 world series champion rh-bs
mike lowell 2007 world series champion rh-ml
1986 mets ring of honor 2 of these met the target ratio
gary carter mrh-gc
davey johnson mrh-dj
take me out to the ballgame lyric card yes we got one woo-hoo 1 in 72 packs exceeded our expectations
game used card
josh hamilton all-star stitches authentic event worn jersey as-jh dark blue swatch 1 in 44 packs but the player I would have wanted to pull from this years festival
sketch card YES OR BOX HAD A 1 OF 1 WOO-HOO
jim thome topps stadium club sketch card 1 of 1
And the last card I will list from this break as it has become a staple for topps to provide us with at least 1 rare error card to look forward to
here it is
KOSUKE FUKUDOME UH1 UPSIDE DOWN ROOKIE CARD COOL STUFF.
O.K. so here is my take on this product that you can get at somewhere in the range of 50 to 60 dollars a box.It is a nice fulfilling product with something for everyone and it brought me back to my first days of collecting when topps was all there was.If you can't find something you like about this product then your just not looking good enough.
o.k.here is the final tally of this box
base set 297/330 nice looking base with no doubles 6/5 that's right if i can open this many packs without a double it deserves that.
fun every pack had something to look forward to whether it be a gold foil or a numbered insert or gu 4/5 on this front
overall design very clean and very sharp no product issues on this front either 4/5
value heck anytime you can open 36 packs with all the stuff topps put in this set and only pay 50 or so bucks it is great value 5/5
rebuy well here is where you might find a problem because with such great collation after 1 box you will only be lacking about 30 cardfs for the set,but with that being said the inserts you will pull will be well worth it 4/5 on this front also
final score 24/25 or 96% and that is not a typo it really is close to perfect.
I hope I created enough of a visual image with my words I just wanted to get the review up as soon as possible and the scans will come tomorrow take care Steve.
product highlights each box comes with 36 packs at 10 cards each the relic pack will only contain 8 cards.every box will contain either an autograph or a relic.Next I will list the inserts and the odds of pulling them.
gold foil 1 in 2 packs
gold numbered parallel 1 in 5 packs numbered to 2008
black numbered parallel 1 in 59 packs numbered to 57
platinum parallels 1 in 9,424 1 of 1 insert.
year in review 1 in 6 packs
first couples 1 in 6 packs
2009 wbc preview 1 in 9 packs
ring of honor 1 in 18 packs
ring of honor auto parallel 1 in 2,569 packs
ring of honor gold parallel 1 in 11,743 packs
1986 mets ring of honor 1 in 18 packs
1986 mets ring of honor autograph 1 in 2,849 packs
1986 mets ring of honor gold parallel 1 in 12,767 packs
mickey mantle story 1 in 18 packs
mantle reprint relic 1 in 17,982 packs
all star stitches 1 in 44 packs
all star stitches gold parallel 1 in 373 packs
all star stitches platinum parallel 1 in 20,017 packs
all star stitches dual relic 1 in 5,994 packs
all star stitches triples 1 in 6,994 packs
all star stitches auto relic 1 in 6,394 packs
all star jumbo patches 1 in 4,486 packs
all star jumbo patches auto 1 in 23,017 packs
2008 highlights autos
group a 1 in 38,362 evan longoria,ryan braun,david wright,chipper jones
group b 1 in 11,066 clayton kershaw,brandon phillips,jay bruce,nick markakis,josh hamilton,maxscherzer.
group c 1 in 4,082 asdrubal cabrera,blake dewitt,masa kobayashi,dustin mcgowan,carlos gomez,zack greinke,billy butler,joey votto.
group d 1 in 5,507 edinson volquez,armando galarraga,b.j.ryan,
group e 1 in 6,851 jo-jo reyes
group f 1 in 1,116 brian barton,steve holm,carlos ruiz.
group g 1 in 1,109 seth smith,jeff salazar.
group h 1 in 1,905 mark worrell.
sketch cards 1 in 214 packs all 1 of 1
silk collection 1 in 246 packs
presidential stamp collection 1 in 867 packs
presidential stamp 1 of 1 1 in 57,542 packs
baseball card history buybacks 1 in 1,384 packs
printing plates 1 in 457 packs
and last but not least first lady cut signatures 1 in 47,852 packs
alright now for what our box yielded
base cards 297/330 with no doubles great collation right there.
gold foil non-numbered 17 missed our target point of 18 by 1 still not bad here are the players pulled.
chrome refractor box topper german duran chr26
15 regular topps town codes and 2 gold topps town codes.
gold foil
brent lillibridge rc uh4
trot nixon uh12
dan haren uh90
vladimir nunez uh96
classic combos morneau and ortiz uh118
jacque jones uh121
home run derby 3 home runs evan longoria uh172
wes littleton uh186
franquelis osoria uh204
brett tomko uh211
dave borkowski uh222
eddie guardado uh235
emil brown uh260
all-stars brian wilson uh262
all-stars albert pujols uh274
casey kotchman uh306
clay hensley uh325
gold numbered parallels 7 of these hit the target point there here are the players
all-stars russ martin uh17 1457/2008
reid brignac uh27 0961/2008
rod barajas uh187 1487/2008
all-stars ian kinsler uh191 1440/2008
all-stars geovany soto uh232 1201/2008
all-stars dan uggla uh238 1767/2008
guillermo quiroz uh272 1990/2008
black numbered parallel yay we got 1 1 in 59 packs so it wasn't expected
chris snelling uh236 24/57
year in review next got 6 of these met the target ratio here are the players
alex rodriguez yr125
johan santana yr139
garret anderson yr141
tom glavine yr 152
carlos lee yr165
vladimir guerrero yr173
first couples next innovative idea by topps we received 6 hit the target ratio.
hannah and martin van buren fc-8
anna and william henry harrison fc-9
julia and john tyler fc-10
grace and calvin coolidge fc-28
lou and herbert hoover fc-29
eleanor and franklin d.roosevelt fc-30
2009 wbc preview 4 of these hit the target ratio.
japan akinori iwamura wbc4
usa chase utley wbc5
italy frank catalanotto wbc17
usa jason varitek wbc18
mickey mantle story 2 of these hit the target ratio
mms73 and mms74
ring of honor 2 of these hit the target ratio
bruce sutter 1982 world series champion rh-bs
mike lowell 2007 world series champion rh-ml
1986 mets ring of honor 2 of these met the target ratio
gary carter mrh-gc
davey johnson mrh-dj
take me out to the ballgame lyric card yes we got one woo-hoo 1 in 72 packs exceeded our expectations
game used card
josh hamilton all-star stitches authentic event worn jersey as-jh dark blue swatch 1 in 44 packs but the player I would have wanted to pull from this years festival
sketch card YES OR BOX HAD A 1 OF 1 WOO-HOO
jim thome topps stadium club sketch card 1 of 1
And the last card I will list from this break as it has become a staple for topps to provide us with at least 1 rare error card to look forward to
here it is
KOSUKE FUKUDOME UH1 UPSIDE DOWN ROOKIE CARD COOL STUFF.
O.K. so here is my take on this product that you can get at somewhere in the range of 50 to 60 dollars a box.It is a nice fulfilling product with something for everyone and it brought me back to my first days of collecting when topps was all there was.If you can't find something you like about this product then your just not looking good enough.
o.k.here is the final tally of this box
base set 297/330 nice looking base with no doubles 6/5 that's right if i can open this many packs without a double it deserves that.
fun every pack had something to look forward to whether it be a gold foil or a numbered insert or gu 4/5 on this front
overall design very clean and very sharp no product issues on this front either 4/5
value heck anytime you can open 36 packs with all the stuff topps put in this set and only pay 50 or so bucks it is great value 5/5
rebuy well here is where you might find a problem because with such great collation after 1 box you will only be lacking about 30 cardfs for the set,but with that being said the inserts you will pull will be well worth it 4/5 on this front also
final score 24/25 or 96% and that is not a typo it really is close to perfect.
I hope I created enough of a visual image with my words I just wanted to get the review up as soon as possible and the scans will come tomorrow take care Steve.