Enigma
10-23-2009, 03:11 AM
First and foremost, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Panini America (http://www.paniniamerica.net) for providing us with this box.
http://www.blowoutcards.com/images/football/2009donrusscertifiedFB.jpg
10 packs per box
5 cards per pack
Current Retail Price: 79.99-89.99
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FRESHMAN FABRIC LINEUP FEATURING AUTOGRAPHED DUAL SWATCH ROOKIE CARD:
Mark Sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Knowshon Moreno, Michael Crabtree, Chris Wells, Jeremy Maclin, Pat White, Shonn Greene, Donald Brown, Josh Freeman, LeSean McCoy, Percy Harvin, Hakeem Nicks, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Brian Robiskie, Javon Ringer, Brandon Pettigrew, Kenny Britt, Mohamed Massaquoi, Glen Coffee
STRENGTH OF LEGENDARY MATERIALS FEATURING:
Barry Sanders, Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Earl Campbell, Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, Jim Brown, Joe Montana, Joe Namath, John Elway, Lance Alworth, Len Dawson, Lenny Moore, Paul Hornung, Roger Staubach, Steve Young, Troy Aikman
STRENGTH OF LEGENDARY MATERIALS FEATURING:
Mark Sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Knowshon Moreno, Michael Crabtree, Chris Wells, Jeremy Maclin, Pat White, Shonn Greene, Donald Brown, Josh Freeman, LeSean McCoy, Percy Harvin, Hakeem Nicks, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Brian Robiskie, Javon Ringer, Brandon Pettigrew, Kenny Britt, Mohamed Massaquoi, Glen Coffee
Look for MIRROR GOLD, EMERALD and BLACK PARALLELS, INCLUDING MATERIAL and AUTOGRAPH VERSIONS !!!
CARD SETS
Common (125)
Top NFL stars w/silver foil
New Generation (75)
New NFL stars w/silver foil #'d to 1,500
New Generation Signatures (75)
Base-set parallel auto w/gold foil #'d to 999 or less
Freshman Fabric (35)
From (1) to (4) event-used material swatches from the Rookie Premiere Highlight 2009's stellar NFL Rookie Class #'d to 499 or less
Freshman Fabric Jumbo (35) #'d to 299 or less
Immortals (20)
NFL Greats w/one jersey swatch #'d to 250 or less
Mirror Red (200) Base-set parallel #'d to 250
Mirror Blue (200) #'d to 100
Mirror Gold (200) #'d to 25
Mirror Emerald (200) #'d to 5
Mirror Black (200) #'d to 1
Mirror Blue Signatures (200)
Base-set partial parallel auto #'d to 250 or less
Mirror Gold Signatures (200) #'d to 25 or less
Mirror Emerald Signatures (200) #'d to 5 or less
Mirror Black Signatures (200) #'d to 1
Mirror Red Materials (125)
Base-set partial parallel w/standard, prime & super-prime game worn swatches #'d o 250 or less
Mirror Red Freshman Fabric (35) #'d to 100 or less
Mirror Red Freshman Fabric Jumbo (35) #'d to 100 or less
Mirror Red Immortals (20) #'d to 100 or less
Mirror Blue Materials (125) #'d to 100 or less
Mirror Blue Freshman Fabric (35) #'d to 50 or less
Mirror Blue Freshman Fabric Jumbo (35) #'d to 50 or less
Mirror Blue Immortals (20) #'d to 50 or less
WHAT WE PULLED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01LGnIfDOQU
Base: 44/125 (35.2%)
Dupes: 0
Rookies /749: 1 - Fui Vakapuna
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/enigmas_cards/CCF10232009_00000.jpg
Mirror Red /250 (2): Antonio Gates, Cameron Morrah
Mirror Blue /100 (1): Richard Quinn
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/enigmas_cards/CCF10232009_00001.jpg
Certified Potential /1000 (2): Stephen McGee, Mike Thomas
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/enigmas_cards/CCF10232009_00002.jpg
Freshman Fabric Rhett Bomar Redemption
Fabric Of The Game Paul Hornung Jersey /99
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/enigmas_cards/CCF10232009_00003.jpg
Fabric Of The Game Javon Ringer 6 Jerseys /25
Santana Moss Prime NFL Shield 1/1
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/enigmas_cards/CCF10232009_00004.jpg
FINAL RATINGS
Base - 4
Overall Design - 4.5
Fun - 5
Value - 5
Rebuy - 5
Total - 23.5/25 (94%)
Year in and year out, Certified has been quite popular with card collectors. The base cards are on foil board card stock. The full body players photos come to life with the shiny background. The design is a little too busy, but it works within the confines of these cards as it doesn't distract your focus from the players. There are 75 base rookie cards.
Outside of the multiple parallels of the base card, there is one insert series called Certified Potential. These cards feature members of this year's rookie class. They are numbered to 1000 or less.
The Fabric Of The Game memorabilia series is back once again. This year, there are many versions of the cards which could yield one or multiple swatches on the card. The Freshman Fabric series centers around the rookies who appeared at the NFL Rookie Premiere back in May.
Though no longer under the Leaf header, Certified has stuck to its guns and we should all be thankful. The base cards are great with the way the foil is utilized. Each pack breeds excitement as you will get something other than just base. It could be a rookie, insert/parallel, relic or autograph. Regardless, always nice getting a bonus treat. And for the price point, you'd be hard pressed to find another product like this that contains 4 memorabilia or autographs on average. But I do have to ask one thing, why the cheesy "Age: 9+" on the box? Most 9 year olds are not buying this product. Seems a little unnecessary to me.
Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Panini America (http://www.paniniamerica.net) for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all their products, be sure to check them out at www.paniniamerica.net (http://www.paniniamerica.net).
http://www.blowoutcards.com/images/football/2009donrusscertifiedFB.jpg
10 packs per box
5 cards per pack
Current Retail Price: 79.99-89.99
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
FRESHMAN FABRIC LINEUP FEATURING AUTOGRAPHED DUAL SWATCH ROOKIE CARD:
Mark Sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Knowshon Moreno, Michael Crabtree, Chris Wells, Jeremy Maclin, Pat White, Shonn Greene, Donald Brown, Josh Freeman, LeSean McCoy, Percy Harvin, Hakeem Nicks, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Brian Robiskie, Javon Ringer, Brandon Pettigrew, Kenny Britt, Mohamed Massaquoi, Glen Coffee
STRENGTH OF LEGENDARY MATERIALS FEATURING:
Barry Sanders, Bart Starr, Brett Favre, Dan Marino, Earl Campbell, Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, Jim Brown, Joe Montana, Joe Namath, John Elway, Lance Alworth, Len Dawson, Lenny Moore, Paul Hornung, Roger Staubach, Steve Young, Troy Aikman
STRENGTH OF LEGENDARY MATERIALS FEATURING:
Mark Sanchez, Matthew Stafford, Knowshon Moreno, Michael Crabtree, Chris Wells, Jeremy Maclin, Pat White, Shonn Greene, Donald Brown, Josh Freeman, LeSean McCoy, Percy Harvin, Hakeem Nicks, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Brian Robiskie, Javon Ringer, Brandon Pettigrew, Kenny Britt, Mohamed Massaquoi, Glen Coffee
Look for MIRROR GOLD, EMERALD and BLACK PARALLELS, INCLUDING MATERIAL and AUTOGRAPH VERSIONS !!!
CARD SETS
Common (125)
Top NFL stars w/silver foil
New Generation (75)
New NFL stars w/silver foil #'d to 1,500
New Generation Signatures (75)
Base-set parallel auto w/gold foil #'d to 999 or less
Freshman Fabric (35)
From (1) to (4) event-used material swatches from the Rookie Premiere Highlight 2009's stellar NFL Rookie Class #'d to 499 or less
Freshman Fabric Jumbo (35) #'d to 299 or less
Immortals (20)
NFL Greats w/one jersey swatch #'d to 250 or less
Mirror Red (200) Base-set parallel #'d to 250
Mirror Blue (200) #'d to 100
Mirror Gold (200) #'d to 25
Mirror Emerald (200) #'d to 5
Mirror Black (200) #'d to 1
Mirror Blue Signatures (200)
Base-set partial parallel auto #'d to 250 or less
Mirror Gold Signatures (200) #'d to 25 or less
Mirror Emerald Signatures (200) #'d to 5 or less
Mirror Black Signatures (200) #'d to 1
Mirror Red Materials (125)
Base-set partial parallel w/standard, prime & super-prime game worn swatches #'d o 250 or less
Mirror Red Freshman Fabric (35) #'d to 100 or less
Mirror Red Freshman Fabric Jumbo (35) #'d to 100 or less
Mirror Red Immortals (20) #'d to 100 or less
Mirror Blue Materials (125) #'d to 100 or less
Mirror Blue Freshman Fabric (35) #'d to 50 or less
Mirror Blue Freshman Fabric Jumbo (35) #'d to 50 or less
Mirror Blue Immortals (20) #'d to 50 or less
WHAT WE PULLED
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=01LGnIfDOQU
Base: 44/125 (35.2%)
Dupes: 0
Rookies /749: 1 - Fui Vakapuna
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/enigmas_cards/CCF10232009_00000.jpg
Mirror Red /250 (2): Antonio Gates, Cameron Morrah
Mirror Blue /100 (1): Richard Quinn
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/enigmas_cards/CCF10232009_00001.jpg
Certified Potential /1000 (2): Stephen McGee, Mike Thomas
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/enigmas_cards/CCF10232009_00002.jpg
Freshman Fabric Rhett Bomar Redemption
Fabric Of The Game Paul Hornung Jersey /99
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/enigmas_cards/CCF10232009_00003.jpg
Fabric Of The Game Javon Ringer 6 Jerseys /25
Santana Moss Prime NFL Shield 1/1
http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd158/enigmas_cards/CCF10232009_00004.jpg
FINAL RATINGS
Base - 4
Overall Design - 4.5
Fun - 5
Value - 5
Rebuy - 5
Total - 23.5/25 (94%)
Year in and year out, Certified has been quite popular with card collectors. The base cards are on foil board card stock. The full body players photos come to life with the shiny background. The design is a little too busy, but it works within the confines of these cards as it doesn't distract your focus from the players. There are 75 base rookie cards.
Outside of the multiple parallels of the base card, there is one insert series called Certified Potential. These cards feature members of this year's rookie class. They are numbered to 1000 or less.
The Fabric Of The Game memorabilia series is back once again. This year, there are many versions of the cards which could yield one or multiple swatches on the card. The Freshman Fabric series centers around the rookies who appeared at the NFL Rookie Premiere back in May.
Though no longer under the Leaf header, Certified has stuck to its guns and we should all be thankful. The base cards are great with the way the foil is utilized. Each pack breeds excitement as you will get something other than just base. It could be a rookie, insert/parallel, relic or autograph. Regardless, always nice getting a bonus treat. And for the price point, you'd be hard pressed to find another product like this that contains 4 memorabilia or autographs on average. But I do have to ask one thing, why the cheesy "Age: 9+" on the box? Most 9 year olds are not buying this product. Seems a little unnecessary to me.
Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Panini America (http://www.paniniamerica.net) for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all their products, be sure to check them out at www.paniniamerica.net (http://www.paniniamerica.net).