JKC
11-21-2008, 08:31 AM
Thank you to the nice folks at Press Pass for providing us with this mini box of 2008 Press Pass Legends to break and review.
Here is a video of the break:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmKopCEbP0E
Now for the review:
http://www.sportscardforum.com/photoplog/images/24301/medium/1_lmb.jpg
Product Description:
12 Master Boxes Per Case
3 Mini-Boxes Per Master Box
6 Packs Per Mini-Box
5 Cards Per Pack
SRP: $150.00 For A Master Box
This year’s Press Pass Legends Racing consist of a 70 card base set . The first 43 cards of the base set (cards 1-43) feature the Legend Racers. The next 13 cards (cards 44-56) feature the Current Stars. Then after those, there are 10 cards (cards 57-66) that feature the Icons of racing. To end the set, there are four more cards. Cards 67-69 feature the Crossover Contenders, and card 70 is a checklist for the set that features Ralph Earnhardt on it.
There are also parallels for the base cards. There are five different levels that can be pulled from these boxes. They are:Blue (#ed to 599)
Bronze (#ed to 299)
Gold (#ed to 99)
Holofoil (#ed to 25)
Solo (#ed to 1)
The overall rate of pulling one of these parallels is one per pack (1:1). There are also Press Plates for both the front and back of each card that are randomly inserted into the packs. While these are considered one of ones, there are four plates for each (black, cyan, magenta, and yellow).
Now for the inserts. There are two regular inserts sets, and each has a parallel version of it.
The first insert set is called the 500 Club. This insert set consist of 9 cards, and is inserted one in twelve packs (1:12). It is a special embossed holofoil insert that pays tribute to a select group of drivers that hold multiple victories in the Daytona 500 or Indianapolis 500. The regular version (Silver) of this insert is numbered to 560, and the parallel version (Gold) is numbered to 99.
The other insert set is called IROC Champions. This insert set consist of 25 cards, and is inserted one in six packs (1:6). It is a special embossed holofoil insert that helps fans and collectors to relives the 30 year history of the International Race Of Champions (IROC), and the diverse group of drivers that have won the IROC championship.
Now for what is probably the best part of 2008 Press Pass Legends Racing, and that is the autographs and race-used memorabilia cards. It is stated that you are to have 6 “Hits” per Master Box with 3 of them being autographs. The sets for the autographs and race-used memorabilia cards are:
500 Club Cuts - This is new for this year’s release, and are autographed Daytona 500 or Indianapolis 500 ticket stubs cards that are signed by some of the drivers that have found victory lane for these prestigious races.
Legends Autographs - Consist of both retired legends and current racers, and comes in three different versions (Blue, Black, and Nickname/Inscription). Some of the versions are not available for some of the racers in the set. Press Plates also exist for most of them, but not for all. Also, some drivers with a Nickname/Inscription version have more than one nickname or inscription.
Legends Signature Series - Cards featuring an autograph and three swatches of race-used memorabilia from some of the current stars of NASCAR.
Prominent Pieces - This is another new part for this year’s release. It consist of four different levels (PP1, PP2, PP3, and PP4), and the print run varies for the cards for the versions of the different levels. Here is a breakdown:PP1 - race used firesuit and glove; versions: Bronze, Silver, and Gold
PP2 - race used firesuit, glove, and seat belt; versions: Silver and Gold
PP3 - race used tire and sheet metal; versions: Bronze, Silver, and Gold
PP4 - race used sheet metal, tire, and window net; versions: Silver and Gold
Racing Artifacts - Race-used memorabilia cards of retired racing greats. Some of the racers include Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, and Mario Andretti. The memorabilia for these cards includes firesuits, event used hat, sheet metal, shirts, and tire. Some only have one version, but some of them also have different levels of parallels. Here is a breakdown:Firesuits (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Patch)
Event-Used Hat (Gold)
Sheet Metal (Bronze, Silver, and Gold)
Shirts (Bronze, Silver, and Gold)
Tire (Bronze, Silver, and Gold)
While some vary in their print run, those are the known versions. There is also a dual version that features two pieces of memorabilia. Those only come in a Gold version, and have a print run of 50.
Racing Cuts - Rare and historic autograph cut cards consisting of some legendary drivers such as Davey Allison, Alan Kulwicki, and Benny Parsons.
Signature Series - These are previous unreleased autographed memorabilia cards that are numbered to the driver’s door number. Some of the drivers included are Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Carl Edwards.
Victory Lane - These are event specific race-used memorabilia cards focusing on some racing milestones. Some of the drivers included are Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, and Tony Stewart. These come in three different versions (Bronze, Silver, and Gold).
Overall Break:
http://www.sportscardforum.com/photoplog/images/24301/medium/1_base.jpg
Base (21) - Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Davey Allison, Buddy Baker, Ralph Earnhardt, Red Farmer, Harry Gant, Ned Jarrett, Rick Mears, Benny Parsons, Lee Petty, Louise Smith, Bobby Unser, Darrell Waltrip, Glen Wood, Cale Yarborough, Jeff Burton, Martin Truex Jr., Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, Ralph Earnhardt - Checklist
http://www.sportscardforum.com/photoplog/images/24301/medium/1_parallels.jpg
Blue (4) - Ralph Earnhardt (218/599), Benny Parsons (514/599), Richard Petty (198/599), Ralph Earnhardt - Checklist (556/599)
Bronze (1) - Ralph Earnhardt (249/299)
Gold (0)
Holofoil (1) - Mario Andretti (25/25)
Solo (0)
Press Plates (0)
Inserts
http://www.sportscardforum.com/photoplog/images/24301/medium/1_inserts.jpg
500 Club Gold (0)
500 Club Silver (0)
IROC Champions Gold (0)
IROC Champions Silver (1) - Dale Earnhardt (356/380)
Race Used and Autos:
http://www.sportscardforum.com/photoplog/images/24301/medium/1_auto-ru.jpg
500 Club Cuts (0)
Legends Autographs (2) - Geoffrey Bodine (026/950), Jack Ingram (563/735)
Legends Signature Series (0)
Prominent Pieces (0)
Racing Artifacts (1) - Dale Earnhardt firesuit (Gold; 23/25)
Racing Cuts (0)
Signature Series (0)
Victory Lane (0)
Final Ratings:
Base Set - 4.5/5
Fun - 5/5
Overall Design - 4/5
Value - 5/5
Rebuy - 3.5/5
Final Grade - 22/25 (88%)
My overall opinion of this is mixed. To start off, I like the designs of the cards as they go great with the Legends name. However, while it is good that you get a 6 hits per Master Box, this release probably isn’t something for the casual collectors or for those that are tight for money. At around $150 per Master Box, Legends is for the more serious collectors that can afford it. The Mini Box is probably though the best deal for those collectors that are curious about Legends, but don’t have the $150 for a Master Box.
On behalf of SCF, I would like to once again thank Press Pass for providing us with this mini box of 2008 Press Pass Legends to break and review.
Here is a video of the break:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmKopCEbP0E
Now for the review:
http://www.sportscardforum.com/photoplog/images/24301/medium/1_lmb.jpg
Product Description:
12 Master Boxes Per Case
3 Mini-Boxes Per Master Box
6 Packs Per Mini-Box
5 Cards Per Pack
SRP: $150.00 For A Master Box
This year’s Press Pass Legends Racing consist of a 70 card base set . The first 43 cards of the base set (cards 1-43) feature the Legend Racers. The next 13 cards (cards 44-56) feature the Current Stars. Then after those, there are 10 cards (cards 57-66) that feature the Icons of racing. To end the set, there are four more cards. Cards 67-69 feature the Crossover Contenders, and card 70 is a checklist for the set that features Ralph Earnhardt on it.
There are also parallels for the base cards. There are five different levels that can be pulled from these boxes. They are:Blue (#ed to 599)
Bronze (#ed to 299)
Gold (#ed to 99)
Holofoil (#ed to 25)
Solo (#ed to 1)
The overall rate of pulling one of these parallels is one per pack (1:1). There are also Press Plates for both the front and back of each card that are randomly inserted into the packs. While these are considered one of ones, there are four plates for each (black, cyan, magenta, and yellow).
Now for the inserts. There are two regular inserts sets, and each has a parallel version of it.
The first insert set is called the 500 Club. This insert set consist of 9 cards, and is inserted one in twelve packs (1:12). It is a special embossed holofoil insert that pays tribute to a select group of drivers that hold multiple victories in the Daytona 500 or Indianapolis 500. The regular version (Silver) of this insert is numbered to 560, and the parallel version (Gold) is numbered to 99.
The other insert set is called IROC Champions. This insert set consist of 25 cards, and is inserted one in six packs (1:6). It is a special embossed holofoil insert that helps fans and collectors to relives the 30 year history of the International Race Of Champions (IROC), and the diverse group of drivers that have won the IROC championship.
Now for what is probably the best part of 2008 Press Pass Legends Racing, and that is the autographs and race-used memorabilia cards. It is stated that you are to have 6 “Hits” per Master Box with 3 of them being autographs. The sets for the autographs and race-used memorabilia cards are:
500 Club Cuts - This is new for this year’s release, and are autographed Daytona 500 or Indianapolis 500 ticket stubs cards that are signed by some of the drivers that have found victory lane for these prestigious races.
Legends Autographs - Consist of both retired legends and current racers, and comes in three different versions (Blue, Black, and Nickname/Inscription). Some of the versions are not available for some of the racers in the set. Press Plates also exist for most of them, but not for all. Also, some drivers with a Nickname/Inscription version have more than one nickname or inscription.
Legends Signature Series - Cards featuring an autograph and three swatches of race-used memorabilia from some of the current stars of NASCAR.
Prominent Pieces - This is another new part for this year’s release. It consist of four different levels (PP1, PP2, PP3, and PP4), and the print run varies for the cards for the versions of the different levels. Here is a breakdown:PP1 - race used firesuit and glove; versions: Bronze, Silver, and Gold
PP2 - race used firesuit, glove, and seat belt; versions: Silver and Gold
PP3 - race used tire and sheet metal; versions: Bronze, Silver, and Gold
PP4 - race used sheet metal, tire, and window net; versions: Silver and Gold
Racing Artifacts - Race-used memorabilia cards of retired racing greats. Some of the racers include Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, and Mario Andretti. The memorabilia for these cards includes firesuits, event used hat, sheet metal, shirts, and tire. Some only have one version, but some of them also have different levels of parallels. Here is a breakdown:Firesuits (Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Patch)
Event-Used Hat (Gold)
Sheet Metal (Bronze, Silver, and Gold)
Shirts (Bronze, Silver, and Gold)
Tire (Bronze, Silver, and Gold)
While some vary in their print run, those are the known versions. There is also a dual version that features two pieces of memorabilia. Those only come in a Gold version, and have a print run of 50.
Racing Cuts - Rare and historic autograph cut cards consisting of some legendary drivers such as Davey Allison, Alan Kulwicki, and Benny Parsons.
Signature Series - These are previous unreleased autographed memorabilia cards that are numbered to the driver’s door number. Some of the drivers included are Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, and Carl Edwards.
Victory Lane - These are event specific race-used memorabilia cards focusing on some racing milestones. Some of the drivers included are Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jimmie Johnson, and Tony Stewart. These come in three different versions (Bronze, Silver, and Gold).
Overall Break:
http://www.sportscardforum.com/photoplog/images/24301/medium/1_base.jpg
Base (21) - Bobby Allison, Donnie Allison, Davey Allison, Buddy Baker, Ralph Earnhardt, Red Farmer, Harry Gant, Ned Jarrett, Rick Mears, Benny Parsons, Lee Petty, Louise Smith, Bobby Unser, Darrell Waltrip, Glen Wood, Cale Yarborough, Jeff Burton, Martin Truex Jr., Mario Andretti, Richard Petty, Ralph Earnhardt - Checklist
http://www.sportscardforum.com/photoplog/images/24301/medium/1_parallels.jpg
Blue (4) - Ralph Earnhardt (218/599), Benny Parsons (514/599), Richard Petty (198/599), Ralph Earnhardt - Checklist (556/599)
Bronze (1) - Ralph Earnhardt (249/299)
Gold (0)
Holofoil (1) - Mario Andretti (25/25)
Solo (0)
Press Plates (0)
Inserts
http://www.sportscardforum.com/photoplog/images/24301/medium/1_inserts.jpg
500 Club Gold (0)
500 Club Silver (0)
IROC Champions Gold (0)
IROC Champions Silver (1) - Dale Earnhardt (356/380)
Race Used and Autos:
http://www.sportscardforum.com/photoplog/images/24301/medium/1_auto-ru.jpg
500 Club Cuts (0)
Legends Autographs (2) - Geoffrey Bodine (026/950), Jack Ingram (563/735)
Legends Signature Series (0)
Prominent Pieces (0)
Racing Artifacts (1) - Dale Earnhardt firesuit (Gold; 23/25)
Racing Cuts (0)
Signature Series (0)
Victory Lane (0)
Final Ratings:
Base Set - 4.5/5
Fun - 5/5
Overall Design - 4/5
Value - 5/5
Rebuy - 3.5/5
Final Grade - 22/25 (88%)
My overall opinion of this is mixed. To start off, I like the designs of the cards as they go great with the Legends name. However, while it is good that you get a 6 hits per Master Box, this release probably isn’t something for the casual collectors or for those that are tight for money. At around $150 per Master Box, Legends is for the more serious collectors that can afford it. The Mini Box is probably though the best deal for those collectors that are curious about Legends, but don’t have the $150 for a Master Box.
On behalf of SCF, I would like to once again thank Press Pass for providing us with this mini box of 2008 Press Pass Legends to break and review.