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08-20-2012, 04:40 PM #1
2012 Topps Allen & Ginter
2012 Topps Allen & Ginter
Per box items:
24 packs per box
8 cards per pack
a combination of 3 hits of autographs and/or relics
Topps sell sheet
The standard sized base set cards have a color 'art-style' picture of the player on the card fronts. Bordered with a simple graphic there is a splash of a complementary color behind the player. The player's last name and set name are centered along the card bottom. The occasional horizontal card does have a color background picture behind the player. The card backs are photo-less. The plain back cards lists moderate biographical information and career statistics. All the the usually numerical information is written out. For example a Batting Average of .296 is displayed as "Two Hundred Ninety Six."
What I pulled:
192 unique cards no duplicates
135 + (6 sp) base set cards = 141/340 = 41% of the base set (1-300, 301-340 = SP)
24 inserts
24 mini cards
3 relic cards
Base card front and back:
Inserts: (not all scanned)
Highlight Sketches Smith, Braun, Sandberg
World's Tallest Buildings 1, 3, 10
Historical Turning Points 4, 9, 13
What's in a Name 3, 4, 17, 40, 45, 47, 47, 48, 49, 53, 74, 91, 93
3 code cards
10 mini cards
6 "A&G" back mini cards
2 black border mini cards
People of the Bible 11
World's Greatest Military Leaders 20
Giants of the Deep 1
Musical Masters 15
Culinary Curiosities 1
The hits:
Bob Hurley Sr. relic
Michael Phelps relic
Ryan Theriot relic
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2012 Allen and Ginter returns with an expanded autograph list. The mix of retired stars and current players is nice. The occasional horizontal layout card breaks the set up just enough so that it does not feel all the same. Personally I am a baseball card purist and think that a baseball card set should have baseball players in it. I admit that the Phelps relic is cool, but a chef, pool player, poker player and video game player? In my opinion this is watered down even for A&G. A&G also brings back their many inserts and SP minis to chase. Once again there is a code to break actually a murder to solve this year. I would have preferred a few less inserts and to that many more base set cards. A decent box to be sure, but I am just not a big fan of 'art-style' cards.
The Bottom Line:
I give 2012 Topps Allen & Ginter a shop around rating. It really depends on what type of a collector you are if you should buy A&G. If you are a player or team collector, buy your singles. If you like the product or are a set collector, 2011 A&G will appeal to you. Buy a box and trade your Tigers and Rickey Henderson to me!
The Final Score:
Final Ratings (Out of 5):
Base set collect-ability: 2/5
Big-hit Hunter: 2/5
Prospector Hunter: 3/5
Overall Design: 5/5
Fun: 5/5
Value: 4/5
Re-buy: 5/5
Overall Quality: 5/5
Overall: 31/40 (78% = c)
Topps sent me this box to review for Full Spectrum Baseball. As always I am offering base and insert cards to members here for a SASE.
Thanks to Topps for making this review possible!
Tal
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08-20-2012, 04:50 PM #2Baseball Advisor
Nice review,this one was spot on,awesome Phelps relic,Congrats.
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08-20-2012, 05:04 PM #3
Thanks for your input.
Tal
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08-21-2012, 07:41 AM #4
Heya buddy, if nobody else has claimed them, I could really use the 2 black-bordered minis, 6 A&G back minis, and 10 regular minis. I don't want to be a mini hog if other people want specific ones for suresies! Not a bad review, though the base-set is a great set to put together. I like the base design a lot this year! I'm a Ginter fanboy, so I am a little biased. I don't like seeing my beloved Ginter get anything less than a "B" rating! Heh!
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08-21-2012, 01:22 PM #5
Are any of the Mini's Cubs or Stanton, Ramirez, Wilson?
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08-21-2012, 08:28 PM #6
Mini's are yours for a SASE, please post and make sure you have enough postage.
Mini's already claimed.
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Originally Posted by spuds1961 
