SCF Official Review: 2012 Bowman Sterling

**Enigma** · 12-26-2012, 10:56 PM

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

6 packs per box
4 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $274.99 - $299.99

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS

EVERY PACK WILL INCLUDE:
- 3 Autograph Cards
- 1 Rookie or Prospect Card

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS

STERLING AUTOGRAPH SHOWCASE!
Autograph cards of the top prospect & rookie performers from the 2012 season. Each card is embedded in a sterling silver frame. #'d to 25. NEW!
- Sterling Cards Cards are made from Sterling Silver. 1/1. NEW!

NEXT IN LINE
For the first time, Bowman asked its collectors to submit ideas to be used as an insert in this year's Bowman Sterling product. We selected the theme submitted by Guillaume Robert-Demolaize. The insert is called "Next in Line," and each card will feature a rookie and an up and coming prospect from the same team. Congrats Guillaume! NEW!
- Autographs (up to 5 different cards) #'d to 5

NICKNAME AUTOGRAPHED CARDS
Players will sign their nickname on a card numbered to 15. New!

DUAL AUTOGRAPHS
Up to 10 different cards. #'d to 99 or less.
- Gold (#'d to 50)
- Black (#'d to 25)
- Purple (#'d to 10)
- Red (1 of 1)
- Canary Diamond (1 of 1)
- Printing Plate (1 of 1)

Yu Darvish signed baseball redemption
- 25 Redemption cards for signed Yu Darvish baseballs. New!

Bowman Black (25 subjects)
- The program continues from Bowman. #'d to 25.

PRINTING PLATES
- 4 Printing Plates of each of the 50 Rookie Card subjects and each of the 50 prospect insert card subjects.

BASE CARDS
Rookie Cards
50 Top 2012 Rookie players.
- Refractors #'d to 199
- Gold refractors #'d to 50
- Black refractors #'d to 25
- Purple Refractors #'d to 10
- Red Refractors #'d 1/1
- Canary Diamond Refractors #'d 1/1

Autographed Rookie Cards
Autographs of up to 15 RC subjects.
- Refractors #'d to 199
- Gold refractors #'d to 50
- Black refractors #'d to 25
- Purple Refractors #'d to 10
- Red Refractors #'d 1/1
- Canary Diamond Refractors #'d 1/1

PROSPECT CARDS
Prospect Cards - 50 up & coming Baseball talents
- Refractors #'d to 199
- Gold refractors #'d to 50
- Black refractors #'d to 25
- Purple Refractors #'d to 10
- Red Refractors #'d 1/1

Autographed Prospect Cards
Autographs of up to 65 Major League prospects.
- Refractors #'d to 199
- Gold refractors #'d to 50
- Black refractors #'d to 25
- Purple Refractors #'d to 10
- Red Refractors #'d 1/1.
- Canary Diamond Refractors #'d 1/1.
- Printing Plates numbered 1/1

WHAT WE PULLED

***My apology in advance for the scans. The blue background got faded out by my scanner which also affected showing off the autographs.***

Travis D'Arnaud Prospects

Matt Harvey Black Refractor /199

Jonathan Galvez Black Refractor /199

Mason Williams Gold Refractor /50

Next In Line Rymer Liriano/Yasmani Grandal

Prospect Challenge Code Card

Travis Shaw Cyan Printing Plate 1/1

Andrew Heaney Autograph

Brian Johnson Autograph

Bruce Maxwell Autograph

Courtney Hawkins Autograph

Chris Heston Autograph

D.J. Davis Autograph

Jamie Jarmon Autograph

Keon Barnum Autograph

Lewis Brinson Autograph

Matthew Olson Autograph

Nolan Fontana Autograph

Paul Blackburn Autograph

Peter O'Brien Autograph

Rymer Liriano Autograph

Steve Bean Autograph

Steve Clevenger Autograph

Ty Hensley Autograph

Xander Bogaerts / Jackie Bradley Jr. Dual Autograph Redemption

FINAL THOUGHTS

Base - n/a
Design - 5/5
Fun - 4.5/5
Value - 4/5
Rebuy - 2.5/5

Overall - 16/20 (80%)

Pros:
On Card Autographs Galore
All hits are autographs
Design is sharp
Quick and emjoyable break

Cons:
One less card per pack
Price is still steep
Limited target audience

NPN Information:

NPN 2012 Bowman Sterling Baseball
PO Box 785
Pittston PA 18640

Limit 1 request per household

Postmarked By: 3/6/12
Received By: 3/13/12

Canada Skills: 50 x 2 + 25 - 14 = ?

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 of their products, visit them today at www.topps.com.