SCF Official Review: 2010 Press Pass Showcase

[Enigma]

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



3 packs per box
5 cards per pack
Current Retail Price: 209.99-239.99 (online)

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:

EVERY PACK CONTAINS either an AUTOGRAPH or RACE-USED MEMORABILIA CARD from one of the world's top drivers!
AUTOGRAPHS - ONE PER BOX! All new Racing's Finest Ink in addition to the popular Elite Exhibit Ink, Classic Collections Ink (all new driver combinations!) & Prized Pieces Ink. New for 2010 - Racing's Finest Ink, Elite Exhibit Ink & Classic Collections Ink will be printed on clear plastic for an eye-catching look. All levels #'d to 45 or less!

MEMORABILIA - TWO PER BOX! Elite Exhibit, Classic Collections and Prized pieces - all levels #'d to 99 or less!

51-CARD BASE SET printed on foil board with five levels of sequentially #'d parallels. Also includes short-printed Danica Patrick autographed memorabilia cards - the first ever produced!

HALF CASE (6 Boxes) HITS
One of the following guaranteed as one of the Memorabilia or Autograph hits!:
MEMORABILIA INSTANT WIN CARDS - Authentic driver memorabilia including race-used spoilers, sunglasses & more!
1/1 AUTOGRAPH or AUTOGRAPHED MEMORABILIA CARD!
DANICA PATRICK AUTOGRAPH or MEMORABILIA CARD!

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN:

BASE SET & INSERTS:
- 51-CARD BASE SET - Features Danica Patrick Short-Printed Rookie Autographed Memorabilia Base Card with four levels to collect!
- FIVE SEQUENTIALLY NUMBERED LEVELS - 1st Gear (#'d to 499 with silver foil), 2nd Gear (#'d to 125 with gold foil), 3rd Gear (#'d to 50 with green foil), 4th Gear (#'d to 15 with melting foil) and 5th Gear (#'d 1/1 with holo-platinum stamping).
- PRINTED ON FOIL BOARD!
- RACING'S FINEST - Plastic insert card featuring some of racing's finest drivers. Collect all 4 Gear levels...1:2.

AUTOGRAPHS - 1 PER BOX!
- ELITE EXHIBIT INK - Plastic autograph cards of individual top drivers. Four levels to collect - silver foil #'d to 45, gold foil #'d to 25, green foil #'d to 5 and melting foil #'d 1/1.
- CLASSIC COLLECTIONS INK - Plastic multi-signed autograph cards featuring premium driver match-ups. Four levels to collect - silver foil #'d to 15, gold foil #'d to 10, green foil #'d to 5 and melting foil #'d 1/1.
- PRIZED PIECES INK - Autographed oversized memorabilia cards of the top drivers. Four levels to collect featuring foil stamp & metallic ink changes. Level 1 #'d to 45 or less (race-used sheet metal), Level 2 #d to 25 or less (race-used firesuit) Level 3 #'d to 15 or less (race-used glove/shoe/misc.) and Level 4 #'d 1/1 (firesuit patch).
- RACING'S FINEST INK - Plastic autographed parallel of insert card. Four levels to collect - silver foil #'d to 25, gold foil #'d to 10, green foil #'d to 5 and melting foil #'d 1/1.

MEMORABILIA - 2 PER BOX!
- ELITE EXHIBIT - Race-used memorabilia cards of the top drivers featuring three swatches - race-used sheet metal, firesuit & glove/shoe/misc. Four levels to collect - bronze foil #'d to 99 or less, silver foil #d to 45 or less, gold foil #'d to 25 or less and melting foil #'d to 5 or less.
- CLASSIC COLLECTIONS - Multiple driver memorabilia swatches featuring premium driver match-ups. Four levels to collect - bronze foil #'d to 99 or less, silver foil #d to 45 or less, gold foil #'d to 25 or less and melting foil #'d to 5 or less (race-used firesuit patch).
- PRIZED PIECES - Oversized memorabilia cards of the top drivers. Four levels to collect - bronze foil #'d to 99 or less (race-used sheet metal), silver foil #'d to 45 or less (firesuit), gold foil #'d to 25 or less (glove/shoe/misc.) or melting foil #'d to 5 or less (firesuit patch).

WHAT WE PULLED



Base (First Gear) /499 - 8/50 (16%)
Second Gear /125 - 3
Third Gear /50 - 0
Fourth Gear /15 - 1
Fifth Gear /1 - 0

***Please excuse the scans. Main computer died and stuck using an uncooperative digital camera.***



Elite Exhibit Ink Kyle Busch Auto /25
Elite Exhibit Memorabilia Jimmie Johnson Sheet Metal/Glove/Firesuit /99
Prized Prices Memorabilia Dale Earnhardt Jr. Sheet Metal /99



RATINGS

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

Total - 21/25 (84%)

On the heels of a widely popular debut last year, Press Pass Showcase returns in 2010. Press Pass' foray into the high-end market has three packs per box with five cards per pack. Each pack yields four base or parallel cards numbered to 499 or less. The fifth card is either an autograph, memorabilia or autographed memorabilia piece numbered to 99 or less.

Carrying the hype throughout the 2010 season, Danica Patrick is well represented in her rookie year. While there are 50 cards in the base set, her autographed memorabilia serves as her rookie card and mkes up a short printed 51st card for the set.

Showcase has succeeded in surpassing expectations by delivering a solid product. With an excellent design that splits its time between foil board and clear acetate, the base set is highly collectible and makes for a lot of fun to put together. One of the big rubs last year was the price, as it hit higher than $300 a box at one point. The price point this year has not quite reached those numbers and has maintained around Press Pass' recommended SRP. Unfortunately, at this price, it still keeps some mainstream collectors away. At the same time, Showcase brings in other collectors who wouldn't otherwise pick up racing cards. This leaves it very debatable on who this release is intended for.

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Press Pass for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For more information on all their releases, you can check them out at www.presspassinc.com.

[Enigma]

Interested in a chance to pick up a random card from this break? To get a chance, leave your thoughts on the product in the thread as well as post on the YouTube page. Your post here can be about the product overall, but the YouTube post should be about the box broken in the video.

[zPens87z]

The product itself is really nice. Up around the range of the Cup in hockey. But that price for only 3 hits means you have to hit a home run to make it worth it (if thats what you are in the hobby for).

The race used cards could have had some more colors on them. I've seen lots of nice colored pieces of sheetmetal and shoes etc.

Overall. Thanks for showing it off Tony.

[skippy]

really like the RU'd this year and the design of the auto's on acetate is fantastic.

[nadeau01_johnson48]

Decent box....and calling those hits 'decent' proves what a great product PP put out with Showcase. Awesome product all around! And I'd love to win anything from the box, Tony. ;)

Posted on the youtube video as well.

[race crazy]

not bad-not my favorite drivers pulled but it'll do haha

[Tivo32]

It seems like you pulled a tough box. Most of the boxes I've seen broken had incredible value in them. I know mine did. But Showcase may be one of the nicest products in any sport I've ever seen. I really like it.

[NyFanCam01]

these are always VERY Nice cards!!!