Special thanks to Topps for sending us their newest product to review!:thumb:


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Product Description
8 packs per box
4 cards per pack
MSRP: $120-140

BASE CARDS - 2 Per Pack!
85 NBA Subjects
- Veterans - 35 stalwarts
- Rookies - 20 emerging stars
- Retired Legends - 30 history-makers

AUTOGRAPH CARDS - 1 Per Pack!
- Every Base Card Subject
*Every veteran, rookie and retired legend from the base set is featured on an autograph sticker card!
*Look for 1 Group "A" player autographs such as: Dwight Howard, Bill Russell, Chris Paul, and Magic Johnson in every box!

- Dual and Triple Autograph Cards - Randomly inserted. HOBBY EXCLUSIVE!

PARALLEL CARDS - 1 Per Pack!
- All 85 Base Card Subjects
- Printing Plates - 1 of 1! HOBBY EXCLUSIVE!
- Red Foil Facsimile Signatures
- Facsimile Signatures - 1:4 Packs

INSTANT WIN CARDS
- These randomly inserted cards can be redeemed for authentic one-of-a kind Autographed NBA Draft Memorabilia such as team and player draft board placards signed by Deron Williams, Danny Granger and more.


What we pulled...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BGwCoMIKu0

Base & Rookies: 16/85 (19%)
Facsimile Parallels: 8
Autographs: 8


Base & Rookies. Each card is numbered to 2325. The 85 card set features veterans, rookies, and legends.
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Red Border Facsimile. Each card is numbered to 869.
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White Border Facsimile. Each card is numbered to 289.
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Magic Johnson (/499), Elgin Baylor (/1299), Dennis Rodman(/1299)
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Gabe Pruitt (/1199), Donte Greene (/1199), Thaddeus Young (/5775), Sean Singletary (/1999), Buck Williams (/1299)
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Final Ratings (Out of 5):
Base set: 4/5
Fun: 3.5/5
Overall design: 4/5
Value: 3/5
Re-buy: 2.5/5

Overall: 17/25 (68%)


Topps releases their newest high end product, Topps Signature. Its inaugural debut was met with much disappointment among collectors. One autograph per pack with one Group A auto hit per box lured many collectors into buying this new product. Sadly, we did not know that this autographed driven product would contain mass produced autographs. As an example, I point to the Thaddeus Young that we pulled which is numbered to /5775. When many of these autographs hit the market they were instantly reselling for $1-5.

Each pack contains 4 cards. You get one autograph, one border facsimile, and two base cards. If you are interested in making a complete base card set then you will likely have to bust at least 6-7 boxes to try to complete a set. Because of this I wish Topps would have included an extra card in each pack.

The design on card is simple, yet elegant. The mostly white look will turn some away but I prefer it. The autographs are sticker autographs. Red border facsimile parallels look nice and are hard to miss. However, the white border facsimile parallels are a miss. My suggestion to Topps would have been to go with a black border. Red + black look nice together. :winking0071:

By far the best card we pulled was the Magic Johnson autograph numbered to /499. This was the Group A autograph for the box. We pulled other legends in Elgin Baylor and Dennis Rodman to beef up the value of the box. We pulled five other autographs, but most of these will not book for more than $10 and resell for only $1-5 on the open market. This is mainly due to them being mass produced. A consensus among collectors is that Topps used this set to unload many of their sticker autographs before their NBA license expires in October.

This box of 08/09 Topps Signature was one of the better boxes I've busted of this product and seen on SCF. Many boxes go one autograph deep with only the Group A hit holding value. As good as this box was, its still a disappointment. When Topps Signature hit the market, single boxes were approximately $130-150. Dropping $130 on a box that yields about that much in book value is a disappointment.

I'd like to thank Topps for being a great sponsor and providing us with this newly released product to review. :love0030:

Nice review!! Great hits on the Magic and Rodman autos!! Thanks topps!!

Wow, great pulls with the Magic, Baylor and Rodman!!!!!!!!!!!

One of the best breaks i've seen of this, awesome Magic!

Great break!

Nice pull on the Magic! Thanks to Topps for the box

D-Wade Auto's sell for $1 - $5?

nice review. three good autos, i hate this box but this one wasn't horrible.

nice review! Thanks Topps!

Magic and Rodman autos and only a 68%! I hear the criticisms, but when you buy $120-140 product and get 8 autos your not gonna get more then 1 really good one. No doubting this isn't a set collectors preference...but maybe it could be because it will be a challenge to get them all. I dunno, I think it yielded pretty good results.

Anyway, nice review and thanks to Topps for providing the product!

Very nice...those autos are pretty Sweet hits ! Hats off to Topps for providing the product too !

Nice break! I probably would have given it a little higher grade myself, but I see your points that you made. Thanks again Topps!

I'm not a basketball guy, but that is a great box for the price. Very nice value!

Wow nice autos! Especially like the D-Wade and Magic

THANKS to Topps for a peek a this product. Excellent Review on the product. Also, equally, GREAT pulls. I have to agree on the disappointment in this product though. It's VERY basic and with only '1' GROUP A auto per box. The HIGHLY inflated price tag just does NOT justify buying the product. The insane amount of serial numbering of ALL the cards is a bit overboard.
On a positive note though..the card design is very clean. Not quite sure what to feel on the facsimile signatures. I mean..it IS just a facsimile auto. The incorporation of 'HOFers' and ledgends was a plus in the boxes. I do, however, like the idea of opening packs and not having to deal with 'Game used'. NEW idea. Hence, the name 'Topps Signature'.

Evan~~

Wow nice autos! Especially like the D-Wade and Magic

Magic is a real auto, the DWade is just a facs auto.

great review, nice pulls..

Ed

Thanks to Topps for he box! Nice break with the Magic and Rodman autos

Nice pull on the Magic. It's too bad many of the autos were overproduced; this concept could have been executed better.

Nice break and review!

Thanks Topps!

Darin

Nice Magic auto!

Would be awesome to have the entire auto set!

A complete set of autos and parallels would look really nice.

Problem with this set is the overproduced autos which means they hold little value. Take a look at the Magic. Currently books for $50 but resells for $30-35. If that was my main hit I'd be disappointed in dropping $130 on a box.

Yeah, no doubt, would be a nice one to assemble without buying any packs as you can probably get 75% of the autos for $1-$2 each on ebay or in lots from people. Wouldn't book all that well for a complete auto set but would be nice to have.

What's up with the high-numbering...?

I think they are getting rid of all their left over autos since they won't be making basketball cards next year or maybe ever...

I actually love the simple design i just think that the MSRP is way way way overpriced...

V nice autos from the break imo.

Love the Magic & Baylor autos! Nice review Ash!

not a basketball guy and I liked it alot :)

I really like Topps Signature because even their BASE CARDS look cool.
I don't really like the red facsimile though..

Nice rodman , I love the card design

Rodman is a nice non-A auto!

Card design is simple. I'm not a big fan of it, but it's good.

Nice review.