2011 Topps USA Baseball Box Set

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2011 Topps USA Baseball Box Set

Per box Items:
Complete USA Base ball set
7 autographs per box
3 relics per box

Topps Sell Sheet

The standard sized base set cards feature a full color action picture of the named player. Bordered in white, the card fronts have the USA baseball logo centered along the bottom and the Topps logo, player name, team in silver foil. The card backs are photo-less. The backs are a grey with a white text box. The backs list moderate biographical information, and extensive career highlights.

What I pulled:
The complete 61 card base set with no dupes. It is a box set.
6 autograph cards
2 autographed relic cards
3 relic cards

Base card front and back:


The Hits:
Triple relics #/240 Erich Wiess, Riley Unroe, Corey Knebel
Autographed triple relics #/214 Cole Irvin, Josh Elander
Autographs Dominic Ficociello, Nolan Fontana, Austin Meadows, Walker Weickel
Gold Ink Auto #/25 Brian Johnson
Green Ink Auto #1/1 Alex Bregman




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2011 Topps USA Baseball is a great product for both prospectors and set collectors. The box set is nothing but prospects. Being above the stated odds was a nice surprise. The #/25 and 1/1 are super sweet! Unless you are really good at prospecting, you probably have not heard of many of these players before. The on-card autos look real sharp, but the sticker autos on the relic cards do not take away from the card. Being a box set you do know for the most part what you are going to get lose out on the pack busting thrill. The only other drawback I see with 2011 Topps USA Baseball is the lack of variety in the shots. I am assuming that do to the few numbers of games played and limited availability of the players, many of the shots on the white background can look the same, especially the posed shots.

The Bottom Line:
I give 2011 Topps USA Baseball a buy rating. Box sets are nice in that you know you are going to get the base set of cards. The hits are just gravy!

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

Overall: 36/40 (90% = A)

Topps sent me this box to review for Baseball Digest. I am also making the base set cards available to members here for a SASE

Thanks to Topps for making this review possible!

Tal

[SingleDaddyof2]

Congrats on getting a bit more hits than the stated odds! Very nice cards too! Thanks for sharing a great review with us!

[spuds1961]

Nice review and pretty sweet break,Congrats.