2011 Topps Seroes 2

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2011 Topps Series 2

Per Box Items:
36 packs per box
10 cards per pack
1 Autograph or 1 Relic Card per Box


Topps Sell Sheet

The Series Two set is identical in design to Series One. The standard sized cards have a full color action shot of the player on the card fronts. Bordered in white, the card fronts also show the player name, position and team name and logo. A simple colored strip matching the team color and silver foil trim the fronts. The card backs are all horizontal in layout. A small, cropped head sot of the player is the only photo on the back. Moderate biographical information, modest career highlights and complete career statistics highlight the backs. The card backs are also trimmed with a the team's primary color.

What I pulled:
362 unique cards, no duplicates
286 base set cards, 286/330 = 86.7% of the base set
67 total inserts
6 Diamond give away cards
6 Topps Town
9 Topps 60
9 minis
4 gold #/2011
6 Diamond Stars
9 Diamond Duos
13 60 Years of Topps (one original back)
9 diamond parallels
2 Before there was Topps
2 Prime 9 Redemption
1 relic

Base card front and back:


The Inserts: (not all scanned)
Diamond Stars: Posey, Howard, Votto, Halladay. Heyward
Gold #/2011: Drew, Heisey
Diamond Anniversary: 417, 456, 459, 514, 538, 590, 601, 625, 627
60 Years of Topps Original Back Killebrew
minis 58, 63, 67, 73, 74, 77, 81, 90, 93


The Hit:
Topps 60 Carlos Marmol relic


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Identical in design to Series 1, I absolutely love this year's base card design. It is simple and clean. I also really like the horizontal backs and the occasional horizontal fronts. The shot selection is great with some good actions shots and some candid moments. Another plus for me is the tri-picture league leader cards and the team cards. This is a perfect example of what collectors have come to expect from a Topps base set. In my opinion I feel that there are way too may inserts. A couple of insert sets to chase is fine, but there are over 60 cards that could be regular base set cards. The gold parallel cards look good, and I really like the Diamond Stars cards.

The Bottom Line:
I give 2011 Topps a buy rating. It will be very easy to complete a base set with a box, a few extra packs and some light trading. There are lots of inserts and parallels to chase. Buy a box and trade your Tigers cards to me!

The Final Score:
Final Ratings (Out of 5):
Base set collect-ability: 4/5
Big-hit Hunter: 2/5
Prospector Hunter:3/5
Overall Design: 5/5
Fun: 5/5
Value: 5/5
Re-buy: 5/5
Overall Quality: 5/5

Overall: 34/40 (85% = B)

Topps sent me this box to review for Baseball Digest. As always I am offering base and insert cards to members here for a SASE

Thanks to Topps for making this review possible!

Tal

[wrigleyfield]

Like that Marmol.