SCF Official Review: 2010 Topps Magic

**Enigma** · 01-06-2011, 03:35 PM

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

24 packs per box
8 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $64.99 - $74.99

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
ALL-NEW!
- Stamp Cards
- Relic Cards
- Insert Cards
- Parallel Cards
- Base Cards Feature NFL Uniforms

AND WITH 3 AUTOGRAPH CARDS PER BOX!

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

AUTOGRAPH CARDS - 3 PER BOX
- Magic Autographs: 190 rookies, veterans and legends from the base set appear with their signatures. Available in a Chrome Refractor version numbered to 10.
- Magic Dual Autographs: Two players showcased with 2 autographs and numbered to 25 on each of these 15 cards. Available in a Chrome Refractor version numbered to 5.
- Magic Triple Autographs: Ten different cards highlighting 3 players, 3 autographs and numbered to 25. Available in a Chrome Refractor version numbered to 5.

NEW! STAMP CARDS
- Gridiron Stamp of Approval: Each of these 50 stars are displayed along with an actual football themed U.S. Postage stamp, embedded into a mini card, and numbered to 10.
- Historical Stamp of Approval: Fifty American greats paired with a corresponding, authentic U.S. Postage stamp, also embedded into a mini card, and numbered to 25.

NEW! RELIC CARDS - HOBBY EXCLUSIVE!
- Magic Relics: Highlighting 6 0 players from the base set with a relic swatch and numbered to 25.

NEW! INSERT CARDS - 12 PER BOX
- Rookie Stars: Twenty outstanding 2010 Rookies.
- Magical Moments: The top twenty NFL personalities and events from the 2010 season.
- History's Best: The game's foremost stars both present and past.

NEW! BASE CARDS - 7 PER PACK
- 200 Rookies, Veterans, and Legends and 50 short printed subjects POSE IN THEIR NFL UNIFORMS on 2-1/2 x 3-1/2" 24 pt. card stock.

MINI PARALLEL CARDS - 1 PER PACK
- The entire base set paralleled in the Magic original-sized 2.075 x 2.905" format:
- NEW! Pigskin Black Bordered Base Card: Numbered to 50

WHAT WE PULLED

Base: 158/250 (63.2%)
Dupes: 0

Mini Parallel (20)
Mini Black (4)
Mini /50 (1): Hakeem Nicks
History's Best (2)
Magical Moments (6)
Rookie Stars (4)

Joey Galloway Auto
Keith Rivers Auto
Jonathan Dwyer Auto
Randy Moss Jersey /25

FINAL RATINGS

Base - 4/5
Design - 4.5/5
Fun - 4/5
Value - 4/5
Rebuy - 4/5

Total - 20.5/25 (82%)

Topps Magic is back with one huge change, players are showcased in their professional uniforms. Huge plus! The 250-card base set intermingles rookies with veterans and retired players to amass a nice collection of players. Instead of a photo, each player is represented as a painting on the cards. The paintings are not from standard poses but from actual games (minus the rookies for the most part) and that adds life to the cards. There are mini variations for each card, which harkens back to the actually Magic cards of yesteryear.

Three insert sets are featured in Magic. History's Best looks back at some of the best at their position from today's stars. Magical Moments centers around statistical achievements during the 2009 season. Finally, Rookie Stars features the rookies in the 2010 class that look to be prime to make an impact for years to come.

All in all, Topps Magic is better in it's second year than its inaugural year. With the players displayed in pro uniforms, it makes them more collectible and sought after than when they were seen in basic colors of their respective college. These cards are also great for those seeking in-person our through the mail autographs. Each pack has a bonus card of some kind and that is always a plus. Card collectors will get a lot of entertainment in opening box after box and won't mind shelling out the money to do so. A couple of minor issues deal with the autographs. First, the big black border box on the card is detracting. There's got to be a better way to disguise a sticker was used for the auto. Seems a lot like an auto dump considering the amount of players with an auto. And that's the other issues, the lineup of signers. While each player is integral to their team, there's a good assortment of signees that collectors could and would probably do without.

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 their products, you can check them out at www.topps.com.

**WVcoltsfan** · 01-13-2011, 04:48 PM

I really like the look of these cards this year. Much better then the college theme last year IMO.

**cheezehead6** · 01-15-2011, 06:20 PM

nice break, i love the look of these cards

**JDK16** · 01-20-2011, 08:37 PM

Very fun product and some good boxes i got a sp auto a chrome /10 auto in my last box then in a few packs from lcs pulled another auto and a stamp card..seems that the boxes with stamps and jerseys contain 4 hits which is a nice bonus.. As when i got the stamp i had seen 3 autos pulled from that box and on your break seems the same as you got a jersey and 3 autos.. The jerseys and stamps are very low printed which is going make them quite valuable imo