SCF Official Review: 2014 Topps Triple Threads

[Enigma]

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

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2 mini boxes per master box
1 pack per mini box
7 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $174.99 - $199.99

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

BASE CARDS
100 Base Cards - Featuring the biggest active and retired stars of all time, this is a set that collectors will want to complete!

PARALLEL CARDS
Printing Plates - All 4 printing plates from all 100 subjects, all 1 of 1s! 400 total!
- Amethyst - Sequentially numbered.
- Emerald - Sequentially numbered to 250.
- Amber - Sequentially numbered to 125.
- Gold - Sequentially numbered to 99.
- Onyx - Sequentially numbered to 50.
- Sapphire - Sequentially numbered to 25.
- Ruby - Numbered 1/1.

AUTOGRAPHED TRIPLE RELICS (1 PER BOX)
Rookies & Future Phenoms Autographed Relic Base Cards - Over 50 up-and-coming MLB stars. Sequentially numbered to 99.
- Sepia Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 75.
- Emerald Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 50.
- Black Background Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 35.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
- Wood Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
- "White Whale" Printing Plates - All 1 of 1's! Four per subject!

Triple Threads Autographed Relics - Over 250 different cards featuring over 75 players with any where from 1 to 5 different die cuts per player! Sequentially numbered to 18.
- Gold Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 9.
- Sapphire Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
- Wood Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
- "White Whale" Printing Plates - All 1 of 1's! Four per subject!

AUTOGRAPHED TRIPLE RELICS (1 PER BOX)
Triple Threads Autographed Relic Combos - Over 12 cards each featuring 3 players with 3 relics and 3 autos per card! Sequentially numbered to 36.
- Sepia Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 27.
- Emerald Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 18.
- Gold Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 9.
- Sapphire Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
- Wood Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.
- "White Whale" Printing Plates - All 1 of 1's! Four per card!

Triple Threads Autographed Relic Double Combos
- 6 different BOOK cards each featuring 6 players with 6 relics and 6 autos per card! Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Jumbo Plus Autographed Relics - 16 BOOK cards featuring a player with an autograph and 3 relics, 1 of which is a Jumbo relic. Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Letter Plus Autographed Relics - 16 BOOK cards featuring a player with an autograph and 3 relics, 1 of which is a Letter Patch relic. Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Cut Above Autographs - 10 different cards featuring an all-time legend with his signature and 3 relics. Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Dual Cut Above Autographs - 6 BOOK cards featuring two all-time legends with their signatures and 6 relics. Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

TRIPLE RELICS (1 PER BOX)
Triple Threads Relics - Over 150 different cards featuring over 50 players with 3 relics, each with 3 different die cuts. Sequentially numbered to 36.
- Sepia Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 27.
- Emerald Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 18.
- Gold Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 9.
- Sapphire Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Legends Relics - 20 cards featuring all-time Legends with 3 relics. Sequentially numbered to 36.
- Sepia Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 27.
- Emerald Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 18.
- Gold Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 9.
- Sapphire Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Relic Combos - Over 50 cards featuring 3 players and 3 relics. Sequentially numbered to 36.
- Sepia Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 27.
- Emerald Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 18.
- Gold Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 9.
- Sapphire Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1

Triple Threads Relic Double Combos - 6 BOOK cards featuring 6 players and 6 relics. Sequentially numbered to 18.
- Gold Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 9.
- Sapphire Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads All-Star Patches - Over 50 cards featuring patch pieces from the 2013 MLB All-Star Game Work-Out Jerseys. Sequentially numbered to 9.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads All-Star Jumbo Sleeve Patches - Over 50 BOOK cards featuring Jumbo Patches from the 2013 MLB All-Star Game Work-Out Jerseys. Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads All-Star Jumbo Sleeve Team Patches - Over 50 BOOK cards featuring Jumbo Patches from the 2013 MLB All-Star Game Work-Out Jerseys. Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads All-Star MLB Silhouetted Batter Logo Patch - Over 50 cards featuring the MLB Silhouetted Batter Logo Patch from the 2013 MLB All-Star Game
- Work-Out Jerseys. Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads All-Star Laundry Tag - Over 50 BOOK cards featuring the laundry tag from the 2013 MLB All-Star Game Work-Out Jerseys. Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Letter Plus Relics - 16 BOOK cards featuring a player with 3 relics, 1 of which is a Letter Patch relic. Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Bat Knobs - 10 BOOK cards featuring a player's bat knob. Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Jumbo Letter/Number/Logos - 10 three-panel BOOK cards featuring 3 Patches from a player, including a jersey letter and a hat logo. Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Bat Name Plates - 15 BOOK cards featuring a player's bat name plate. Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Jumbo Plus Relics - 16 BOOK cards featuring a player with 3 relics, 1 of which is a Jumbo relic. Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

Triple Threads Jumbo Patch Combos - 10 three-panel BOOK cards featuring 3 players and a Jumbo Patch from each player. Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

SINGLE RELICS
Triple Threads Unity Single Jumbo Relics - Over 275 cards featuring MLB stars, this time with an over-sized relic piece. Sequentially numbered to 36.
- Sepia Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 27.
- Emerald Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 18.
- Gold Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 9.
- Sapphire Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 3.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.


AUTOGRAPHED SINGLE RELICS
Triple Threads Unity Autograph Jumbo Relics - Over 100 cards featuring MLB stars with an autograph and an over-sized relic piece. Sequentially numbered to 99.
- Sepia Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 75.
- Emerald Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 50.
- Gold Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 25.
- Sapphire Parallel - Sequentially numbered to 10.
- Ruby Parallel - Sequentially numbered 1 of 1.

NEW! Triple Threads Transparencies - These cards will be available for 20 different players, featuring a jumbo relic and an autograph signed on an embedded piece of clear plastic with the signature visible from both sides of the card! Sequentially numbered to 25.
- Onyx Parallel - Numbered 1/1.

NEW! Triple Threads Triple Hits - Inserted as a redemption, this card will be good to claim an over-sized card featuring everything a collector could want! Highlighting 10 of the greatest players of all-time, each card will feature an autograph, a jumbo relic, and the player's handprint! Sequentially numbered to 10.

WHAT WE PULLED

Base (6)

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Amethyst /325 (2) - Mike Trout, Willie Mays

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Emerald /250 (1) - Chris Davis
Amber /125 (1) - Jacoby Ellsbury

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Pedro Martinez Jersey/Autograph /75

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Derek Jeter Jumbo Jersey /27

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Hank Aaron "1957 NL MVP" Triple Bat /27

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Starling Marte "April 35" Triple Jersey/Auto 1/1

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Triple Threads is one of the high-end products for Topps. Before delving too deep, I would like to remark how thankful and appreciative I am that the box design has changed from the triangle packaging to a rectangle. Much more presentable that way. The base set contains 100 cards with a varying mix of rookies, veterans and legends. These cards are not numbered, unlike all the parallel versions.

Amethyst 1:1
Emerald 1:2
Amber 1:4
Gold 1:5
Onyx 1:9
Sapphire 1:18
Ruby 1:436
Printing Plates 1:109


This product does not contain any inserts. It is strictly base, parallels and hits. Each mini box will contain two hits, one autographed/relic and one relic. One of the two will be a triple relic. This means a plethora of possibilities. All will be numbered to 99 or less.

Rookie/Future Phenom Auto Relic 1:12, Sepia 1:15, Emerald 1:22,Black 1:31,Ruby 1:1,047,Wood 1:1,047, White Whale Printing Plates 1:266
Triple Threads Autograph Relic 1:10, Gold 1:19, Sapphire 1:57, Ruby 1:168, Wood 1:168, White Whale Printing Plates 1:43
Combos Auto Relic 1:76, Sepia 1:101, Emerald 1:151, Gold 1:302, Sapphire 1:891, Ruby 1:2,619, Wood 1:2,619, White Whale Printing Plates 1:686
Auto Relic Double Combos 1:2,328, Ruby 1:6,984
Cut Above Cut Signature Relic 1:5,238
Dual Cut Above Auto Relic 1:6,984
Jumbo Plus Auto Relic 1:891, Ruby 1:2,619
Letter Plus Auto Relic 1:891, Ruby 1:2,619
Unity Auto Single Relic 1:6, Sepia 1:8, Emerald 1:11, Gold 1:22, Sapphire 1:54, Ruby 1:530
Triple Threads Relic 1:9, Sepia 1:11, Emerald 1:17, Gold 1:33, Sapphire 1:97, Ruby 1:293
Legends Relic 1:61, Sepia 1:81, Emerald 1:121, Gold 1:242, Sapphire 1:722, Ruby 1:2,095
Relic Combos 1:24, Sepia 1:32, Emerald 1:48, Gold 1:95, Sapphire 1:287, Ruby 1:855
Relic Double Combos 1:406, Gold 1:806, Sapphire 1:2,328, Ruby 1:6,984
All-Star Patches 1:81, Ruby 1:722
All-Star Jumbo Sleeve Patch Relic 1:722
All-Star Jumbo Team Patch Relic 1:722
All-Star MLB Silhouetted Batter Logo Patch Relic 1:722
All-Star Laundry Tag 1:722
Bat Nameplate Relic 1:2,793
Jumbo Plus Relic 1:891, Ruby 1:2,619
Letter Plus Relic 1:891, Ruby 1:2,619
Bat Knob Relic 1:4,190
Jumbo Patch Combos 1:4,190
Jumbo Letter/Number/Logo Patch Relic 1:4,190
Transparencies Auto Relic 1:88o Relic Onyx 1:2,095
Triple Hits Redemption 1:436
Unity Single Relic 1:6, Sepia 1:7, Emerald 1:11, Gold 1:21, Sapphire 1:63, Ruby 1:186
FINAL THOUGHTS

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

Overall - 19.5/25 (78%)

NPN INFORMATION

NPN 2014 Topps Triple Threads Baseball
PO Box 2098
Duryea, PA 18642

Limit 1 Request Per Household

Postmarked By: 12/10/14
Received By: 12/17/14

Canada Skills: 14 x 2 + 12 - 7 = ?

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[spuds1961]

Smoking hot box, nice break Tony.

[SFGiants]

Nice break! Are the Trout and Mays available? I would like to pick them up if so, along with the Robinson base and any Giants available. Thanks!

Jerad

[pwaldo]

Scrolling down the cards just kept getting better. First a #D Mike Trout parallel, then a Pedro Martinez autograph, then a Derek Jeter jumbo jersey, Hank Aaron game used bat, and finally a 1/1 game used autograph of Starling Marte.

[TurdFerguson]

Awesome break you had there. Thank you Topps for sending SCF a good one !