SCF Official Review: 2011 Topps Finest

[Enigma]

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



2 miniboxes per master box
6 packs per minibox
5 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $74.99 - $89.99

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS:

NEW! AUTOGRAPHED ON-CARD ROOKIE CARDS - ONE PER MASTER BOX! 1:2 MINI BOXES
19 Rookies personally sign each of these numbered* Refractor cards.
- Super-Fractor - 1/1!
- Printing Plate - 1/1!
- Purple - Numbered* to 5
- Die-Cut Mosaic - Numbered* to 10
- Red - Numbered* to 25
- Gold - Numbered* to 59
- Orange - Numbered* to 99
- Green - Numbered* to 199
- X-Fractor - Numbered* to 299
- Refractor - Numbered*


NEW! AUTOGRAPHED ROOKIE DUAL RELIC CARDS - ONE PER MASTER BOX! 1:2 MINI BOXES
26 Rookies are highlighted with their signature and 2 relic swatches.
- Super-Fractor - 1/1!
- Printing Plate - 104 1/1 plates!
- Purple - Numbered* to 5
- Die-Cut Mosaic - Numbered* to 10
- Red - Numbered* to 25
- Gold - Numbered* to 59
- Orange - Numbered* to 99
- Green - Numbered* to 149
- Refractor - Numbered*


NEW! JUMBO PATCH CARDS
26 Rookies featured with a JUMBO multi-colored patch.
- Super-Fractor - 1/1!
- Purple - Numbered* to 5
- Orange - Numbered* to 10


NEW! INSERT CARDS - TWO PER MASTER BOX! 1 PER MINI BOX!
Finest Freshmen: 17 of the most promising 2011 Rookies.
Finest Foundations: 15 MLB® Superstars.
Finest Moments: 18 current players each highlighted by a defining moment.
All Insert Cards Available in Orange and Purple Refractor Versions.


NEW! 60TH ANNIVERSARY AUTOGRAPHED CARDS
Three players sign their names directly to these cards along with an additional inscription commemorating Topps 60th Anniversary. Each card is numbered to 60.


FINEST MOMENTS AUTOGRAPH RELIC CARDS - One per CASE!
Detailing a moment from their careers, 18 Veterans appear on numbered* cards with an autograph and relic.
- Super-Fractor - 1/1!
- Purple - Numbered* to 5
- Orange - Numbered* to 20
- Refractor - Numbered*


BASE CARDS - 5 PER PACK!
- 100 top MLB® Veterans and Rookies.


Refractor Parallel Cards - 6 per Master Box! 3 per Mini Box!
- New! Canary Diamond - 1/1!
- Super-Fractor - 1/1!
- Framed Printing Plates - 1/1!
- Purple - Numbered* to 5
- New! Die-Cut Mosaic - Numbered to 10*
- Red - Numbered* to 25
- Gold - Numbered* to 50
- New! Orange - Numbered* to 99
- Green - Numbered* to 199
- New! X-Fractor - Numbered* to 299
- Refractor - Numbered*

WHAT WE PULLED



Base: 30/60 (50%)
Rookies: 20/40 (50%)
Refractors /549 (2): Roy Oswalt, Jered Weaver
X-fractors /299 (1): Justin Verlander
Green Rookie Refractors /199 (2): Domonic Brown, Zach Britton
Orange Rookie Refractors /99 (1): Kyle Drabek



Finest Foundation (1)
Finest Moments (1)



Dillon Gee Rookie Autograph /499



Alexi Ogando Orange Refractor Dual Jersey/Autograph /99



FINAL RATINGS

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

Total - 20/25 (80%)

Pros:
On-card Rookie Autograph
All Refractors are numbered
Sleek design

Cons:
Sticker Autographs for veterans
Each minibox seeded the same per pack


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.

[coronado2010]

do you still have the ackley?

[coronado2010]

i'm interested in the moustakas, ackley, and hamilton...do you still have those before i send off a SASE?? also where do i mail it too?? thanks

[KD35Russ0]

If the Dom Brown green is somehow available it is one of my three needs for the set of green refs. I don't know what you do with these cards, but please let me know if we could work something out

[propete23]

I would be interested in the Dom Brown...


LMK where to send the sase

[cardscrush99]

Wow, nice pull on the Verlander.