Official SCF Box Break & Review: 2008 Topps Co-Signers Baseball

[TurdFerguson]

I’d like to begin by recognizing the people at Topps for providing us this 2008 Topps Co-Signers Baseball box to break for a review. Thank you very much Topps !







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**The Vladimir Guerrero card that jumped out of my hands in the video was not damaged**



Here’s the product description:

Product highlights:
Every Pack:
• 5 BASE CARDS
• 1 AUTOGRAPHED OR PARALLEL CARD

Every Box:
• 3 AUTOGRAPHED CARDS
1 Dual Autograph
2 Single Autographs • 9 PARALLEL CARDS

Every 24-Count Case:
• 1 TRI-SIGNER, QUAD-SIGNER, CO-SIGNER CUT SIG, OR COWHIDE CUT SIG

3 AUTOGRAPHS PER BOX INCLUDING 1 CO-SIGNERS AUTOGRAPHED CARD!

Co-Signer Cards - 1 Per Box!
Quad Cut Signatures
NEW! “Book cards” showcasing 4 outstanding personalities with 4 cut signatures.

Cowhide Autographs
NEW! 1 current player and 1 legend are paired together with their autographs on baseball cowhide. ALL ONE OF ONE!

Cut Signatures
2 players highlighted together on cards featuring two signature cuts.

Co-Signers
Veteran players appear side by side on cards featuring 2 autographs.

Boxing Autographed Cards
Quad-Signers
Hard-hitting pugilists square-off on QUADRUPLE autographed cards!

Tri-Signers
These champs don’t pull any punches as they appear in various combinations on triple autographed cards.

Co-Signers
These cards pack a one-two combo as boxers appear side by side on 20 cards featuring 2 autographs each.

Solo Sigs
No palookas here as over 30 ring generals sign their cards.

Autographed Cards - 2 Per Box!
Autograph insertion rate includes autographed boxing and rookie cards.
Quad-Signers
NEW! 4 veterans with 4 autographs on each card!

Tri-Signers
-MLB® subjects appear in various combinations on triple autographed cards.

Solo Sigs
10 Current stars and Rookies with their autographs.

Base Cards
115 Subjects
VETERANS - 75 of today’s best players. ROOKIES - 25 MLB newcomers.
AUTOGRAPHED ROOKIE VARIATIONS - These base cards feature 5 of the rookies above with their signatures.
AUTOGRAPHED ROOKIES - 15 additional base rookie subjects with their signatures.

Parallel Cards - 9 Per Box!
All 115 base subjects including the 15 autographed rookie subjects are paralleled twice and sequentially numbered. All are available in the following parallels:

Hyper Plaid Silver ALL ONE OF ONE!

Hyper Plaid Gold Sequentially numbered to 10.

Hyper Plaid Green Sequentially numbered to 25.

Hyper Plaid Blue Sequentially numbered to 50.

Hyper Plaid Bronze Sequentially numbered to 75.

Hyper Plaid Red Sequentially numbered to 100.

Silver Gold Sequentially numbered to 150.

Silver Green Sequentially numbered to 200.

Silver Blue Sequentially numbered to 250.

Silver Bronze Sequentially numbered to 300.

Silver Red Sequentially numbered to 400.

Framed Printing Plates ALL ONE OF ONE!

Autographed Rookies
The 105 printing plates with autographs from the 15 autographed rookie base card subjects.

Autographed Rookie Variations
5 subjects and their signatures on 35 printing plates.

Base
7 printing plates of each of the 100 non-autographed base cards. 700 IN ALL!



Here’s what I pulled in the box break

Base - 57/100 57%
Missing/Needed - 43
Dupes - 0





Parallels - 12 (see descriptions below)

Silver Red Sequentially numbered to 400 1:4 (3) - Jorge Posada(Derek Jeter) 75/400, Johan Santana 235/400, David DeJesus 389/400

Silver Bronze Sequentially numbered to 300 1:6 (3) - Grady Sizemore 279/300, Scott Kazmir 201/300, Eric Chavez(Bobby Crosby) 118/300

Silver Blue Sequentially numbered to 250 1:7 (2) - Adam Dunn(Bronson Arroyo) 122/250, Vladimir Guerrero(Torii Hunter) 124/250

Silver Green Sequentially numbered to 200 1:8 (1) - Carlos Beltran(Carlos Delgado) 33/200 (top left corner dented and left edge damaged)

Silver Gold Sequentially numbered to 150 1:11 (1) - Ken Griffey Jr. 98/150

Hyper Plaid Red Sequentially numbered to 100 1:16 (1) - Raul Ibanez 59/100

Hyper Plaid Bronze Sequentially numbered to 75 1:21 (0)


Hyper Plaid Blue Sequentially numbered to 50 1:32 (0)

Hyper Plaid Green Sequentially numbered to 25 1:63 (1) - Erik Bedard 19/25 (has a couple dents near right shoulder)

Hyper Plaid Gold Sequentially numbered to 10 1:155 (0)

Hyper Plaid Silver 1/1 1:1,556 (0)

Framed Printing Plates 1/1 1:445 (0)








Boxing Solo Sigs Autograph 1:21 (1) - Israel Vasquez


Co-Signers Autograph 1:12 (1) - Tom Gorzelanny/Freddy Sanchez


Rookie Silver Gold Sequentially numbered to 150 Autograph 1:175 (1) - Clint Sammons 56/150





Final Ratings (Out of 5):

Base Set - 3.0
Fun - 3.5
Overall Design - 3.5
Value - 3.5
Rebuy - 2.5

Final Grade - 16/25 (64 %)


The boring gray and white background with the team logo is the primary reason I rated the base set so low. The fun factor got a 3.5 because there was a parallel in every pack, which is always cool getting something other than base in every pack. The thing that held that rating down is the boxing autograph. I was very disappointed finding out that boxing autographs were in this product. If I’m buying a baseball box, I want to pull baseball autographs. This is just my personal opinion but, if a card company wants to have autographs from other sports, then they should make an entire product for that sport and not insert them into a totally separate sport’s product. For the following reasons, I rated the value and rebuy the way I did. I would not be interested in pulling any more boxing autographs if I was buying a baseball product for anywhere between $85-$115. I want baseball from my baseball box.

If you are looking for 3 autographs out of 12 packs and you don’t care about getting a boxing autograph, then you should be happy with a box of 2008 Topps Co-Signers.


All of the base and rookies are available to all members. You are limited to 3 base or 1 rookie card. All you have to do is provide a SASE and if you wish, a top loader. The #'d and autographed cards are not available. These cards will be used as prizes, go into the CC Store or perhaps go to our hard working staff. If you want to request a card that was pulled, just post in the separate thread that I will be posting a little later with the list of cards available.

Once again, I'd like to thank Topps for their sponsorship of SCF on behalf of the entire staff.

[mattdile3]

Very nice man. That is awesome what Topps is doing for us. It's a shame with those boxer autographs though. What are you going to do with the cards? Donate them to the CC store I am guessing?

So again, very nice, and thanks for letting us see!

-Matt

[andrewcstein]

Nice break Rick. Can't wait til that Vlad hits the store :)

[RenegadeLonghorn]

Nice job with the review! Thanks Topps!

[etmill01]

Nice break and great review..Thanks Ed

[TurdFerguson]

I just had to add the video again. For some reason, it disappeared twice since I posted the break. If for some reason this happens again, someone please contact me and let me know. Thanks

[hoeser]

Nice break. Those dual autos look great!

[TurdFerguson]

The base/rookie request thread can be found here :

https://www.sportscardforum.com/showt...02#post3352302

[TheTGB]

Nice break Rick. That dual auto looks pretty nice!

[Bondsaway]

Thanks Topps for the box and Rick excellent break and review.