SCF Official Review: 2011 Topps Triple Threads

[Enigma]

First and foremost, I'd like to thank our sponsors at Topps for providing us with this box.



2 packs per box
7 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $189.99 - $209.99

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
- NEW! Now 2 Hits per Pack! - One additional Hit per Pack with each Pack including a Numbered Auto Relic and a Numbered Relic Card!
- Hobby Exclusive!
- NEW! Unity Relic Cards! - Collectors can create their own Autograph Triple Relic and Triple Relic Combos
- NEW! Introducing 2 Revered Legends to the Triple Threads Line-Up - Hank Aaron and Sandy Koufax!
- NEW! Triple Threads Flashback Relic Cards! - Featuring both a player's rookie and current photo along with 3 relics!
- NEW Packaging!

Every 18-Box Case Contains:
- A 1 of 1 Autographed Triple Relic Card
- A Triple Autographed Triple Relic Card, Numbered* to 36 or less

Every 4-Hit Box Contains:
- NEW! A Triple Threads Unity Autograph Relic Card, numbered* to 99 or less
- NEW! A Triple Threads Unity Relic Card, numbered* to 36 or less
- An Autographed Triple Relic Card, numbered* to 99 or less
- A Triple Relic Card, numbered* to 36 or less

Every 2-Hit Pack Contains:
- 1 Triple Relic Card, numbered* to 36 or less AND
- New! 1 Triple Threads Unity Autograph Relic Card, numbered* to 99 or less
OR
- New! 1 Triple Threads Unity Relic Card, numbered* to 36 or less AND
- 1 Autograph Triple Relic Card, numbered* to 99 or less
PLUS
- 2 Base Parallel Cards, numbered*
- 3 Base Cards, numbered*


CARD SETS

BASE SET - 3 per pack!

Veterans and Legends - 100 MLB® greats numbered*

Parallel Cards - 2 per pack!
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Printing Plates - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 25
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 99
Emerald Parallel - Numbered* to 240
Sepia Parallel - Numbered*


NEW! UNITY CARDS - 2 per Box!

New! Triple Threads Unity Autograph Relic Cards - 1 per Box!
Each card features one of 3 players with 1 autograph and 1 relic swatch on one of 10 themed backgrounds. Collectors can combine their cards with cards of 2 other players featured on the same background and create a triple autograph relic combo! There are 9 possible variations for each theme. Numbered* to 99.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 10
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 25
Emerald Parallel - Numbered* to 50
Sepia Parallel - Numbered* to 75

New! Triple Threads Unity Relic Cards - 1 per Box!
243 players with one relic on cards highlighted with 27 different backgrounds and numbered to 36. Collectors combine cards as above to form a triple relic combo.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 10
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 25
Emerald Parallel - Numbered* to 50


AUTOGRAPHED TRIPLE RELIC CARDS - 1 PER BOX!

Rookies & Future Phenoms On-Card Autographed Relic Base Cards:
40+ players on cards featuring 1 player with 1 ON-CARD autograph and 3 relics, and numbered* to 99.
"White Whale" Printing Plates - ONE OF ONE!
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Wood Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 10
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 25
Emerald Parallel - Numbered* to 50
Sepia Parallel - Numbered* to 75

Rookies & Future Phenoms On-Card Autographed Relic Pairs:
6 book cards featuring 2 players, 2 On-Card Signatures and 6 relics on each numbered* to 50.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 10
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 25

Jumbo Plus Autograph Relics:
16 book cards with 1 player and his autograph along with 2 relics on one side and 1 jumbo relic on the other. Numbered* to 3
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!

Letter Plus Autograph Relics: 16 book cards featuring 1 player, 1 autograph, 2 relics, and 1 letter patch. numbered* to 3.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!

Presidential "Cut Above" Relics: 6 cards with 3 relics and a cut signature from a US President. ONE OF ONE!

Legends "Cut Above" Relics: 10 cards showcasing 3 relics and a cut signature from legendary player. ONE OF ONE!

Dual "Cut Above" Relics: 6 book cards, each featuring 2 players with their cut signatures along with 6 relics. ONE OF ONE!

Autographed Relics: Cards featuring over 90 of today's best players each with three relics and one autograph per card. Each player has multiple die-cut versions of his card. Numbered* to 18.
"White Whale" Printing Plates - ONE OF ONE!
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Wood Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 3
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 9

Autographed Relic Pairs: 6 book cards featuring 2 players, 2 signatures and 6 relics on each. Numbered* to 18.
"White Whale" Printing Plates - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 3
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 9

Autographed Relic Combos: 15 different cards with 3 players, 3 relics and 3 autographs on each card! Numbered* to 36.
"White Whale" Printing Plates - ONE OF ONE!
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Wood Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 3
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 9
Emerald Parallel - Numbered* to 18
Sepia Parallel - Numbered* to 27

Autographed Relic Double Combos: 6 different cards with 6 players, 6 relics and 6 autographs on each card! Numbered* to 3.
"White Whale" Printing Plates - ONE OF ONE!
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!


TRIPLE RELIC CARDS - 1 PER BOX!

New! Triple Threads Flashback Relic Cards - featuring both a player's rookie and current photo along with 3 relics visible from both sides of the card. 25 players. Numbered* to 36.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 3
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 9
Emerald Parallel - Numbered* to 18
Sepia Parallel - Numbered* to 27

Singular Swatches - The most exciting relic delivery method returns! Each ONE OF ONE book card showcases 1 player with truly unique relic piece such as sunglasses, wristband, necklace, etc.

All-Star Jumbo Sleeve Patches - These ONE OF ONE book cards highlight a 2010 All-Star player and his All-Star sleeve patch in 3 jumbo die-cuts. Sixty-six cards in all!

All-Star Jumbo Sleeve Team Patches - These ONE OF ONE book cards highlight a 2010 All-Star player and his All-Star sleeve team patch plus 2 other All-Star patch pieces.

All-Star MLB Logo Patch - 75 cards, each with 1 player and 2 relics and the MLB logo man patch from their All-Star Game jersey. ONE OF ONE!

All-Star Jumbo Laundry Tags - 74 ONE OF ONE book cards featuring a 2010 All-Star and his All-Star jersey laundry tag PLUS 2 other All-Star swatches!

All-Star Patches - 74 cards featuring 1 player and 3 2010 All-Star Game jersey patches. Numbered* to 9 or lower.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!

Bat Name Plates - 15 ONE OF ONE book cards composed of 1 player, 2 swatches and a one-of-a-kind bat name plate.

Bat Knobs - Innovative ONE OF ONE cards featuring a single player, along with an actual game-used bat knob and 2 swatches!

Jumbo Plus Relics - 16 book cards with 1 player and 2 relics on one side and 1 jumbo relic on the other. Numbered* to 3.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!

Letter Plus Relics - 16 book cards featuring 1 player and 2 relics on one side and 1 letter patch on the other. Numbered* to 3.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!

Jumbo Patch Combos - 10 ONE OF ONE book cards featuring 3 players and 1 jumbo patch from each - 3 jumbo patches in all!

Jumbo Letter/Number/Logo - ONE OF ONE book cards featuring 3 relics from a single player: 1 jersey letter, 1 jersey-front letter or number, and 1 hat logo! 10 subjects

Relics - 114 Cards highlighting 38 subjects numbered* to 36.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 3
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 9
Emerald Parallel - Numbered* to 18
Sepia Parallel - Numbered* to 27

Legends Relics - 15 of the greatest of all time including Sandy Koufax and Hank Aaron numbered* to 36.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 3
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 9
Emerald Parallel - Numbered* to 18
Sepia Parallel - Numbered* to 27

Relic Combos - 60 different cards, featuring 3 players and 3 relics on each, numbered* to 36.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 3
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 9
Emerald Parallel - Numbered* to 18
Sepia Parallel - Numbered* to 27

Double Relic Combos - 18 book cards, showcasing 1, 2, or 6 players and 6 relics! Numbered* to 36.
Platinum Parallel - ONE OF ONE!
Sapphire Parallel - Numbered* to 3
Gold Parallel - Numbered* to 9
Emerald Parallel - Numbered* to 18
Sepia Parallel - Numbered* to 27

WHAT WE PULLED



Base /1500 (6) - Josh Hamilton, Jackie Robinson, Ryan Zimmerman, Adrian Gonzalez, Ian Kinsler, Sandy Koufax
Sepia /625 (3) - Albert Pujols, Reggie Jackson, Jackie Robinson
Emerald /249 (1) - Justin Morneau



Jose Reyes "Game Changer" Jersey /36



Roy Campanella Relic /27



Tommy Hanson Autograph/Relic Redemption



Kendrys Morales Autograph/Bat /50



FINAL RATINGS

Base - 4.5/5
Design - 4/5
Fun - 4.5/5
Value - 3.5/5
Rebuy - 3/5

Total - 19.5/25 (78%)

Pros:
Two additional hits per box in comparison to previous years
Added excitement in opening each pack

Cons:
Some of the subjects are questionable for a high-end release
Sticker autographs look awful on the relic cards
Hit redemptions
Definitely not for everyone

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Topps for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all their products, visit them today at www.topps.com.

[TurdFerguson]

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