SCF Official Review: 2012 Topps Tribute

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



6 packs per box
5 cards per pack
Current Retail Price (online): $299.99 - $349.99

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
- 6 Autograph/Relic Hits per Box!
- At Least One FOIL Card in EVERY Pack!

Each pack contains:
- 3 Base Cards
- 1 Base Bronze Parallel
- 1 Autograph Card or 1 Relic Card.

BOX BREAK
- 3 ON-CARD autographed cards #'d to 99 or less per box!
- 3 Relic cards #'d to 99 or less per box!
- 6 Parallel cards per box!


PRODUCT DESCRIPTION

ON-CARD AUTOGRAPHED CARDS - 3 PER BOX

NOW ON-CARD! Get autographs of today's stars and yesteryear's legends. Autographs will besigned directly on each card! Cards will be numbered to 99*.
- Onyx Parallel (signed with a silver pen) will be numbered 1/1. New!
- Printing Plates #'d 1/1.
- Purple Parallel will be numbered 1/1. New!
- Red Parallel will be numbered to 5.
- Gold Parallel will be numbered to 15.
- Orange Parallel will be numbered to 25*. New!
- Blue Parallel will be numbered to 50*.
*Sequential numbering may change at time of product launch.

Tribute to the Stars Autographed Cards:
Autographed cards of top retired and active superstars appear on Topps Certified autograph stickers. Cards will be sequentially numbered to 24 and available in a new one-of-one Purple Parallel version! These appear as an additional box hit!


RELIC CARDS - 3 PER BOX

World Series Swatches
Relic cards of retired World Series winners. Sequentially numbered to 99. New!

Championship Material
Dual relic cards of active World Series champions. Sequentially numbered to 99. New!

Retired Remnants
Honoring the game's greats, the cards feature a swatch from legendary superstars. Sequentially numbered to 99. New!

Positions of Power
Two relic swatches take shape in the form of each infield, outfield and DH position. Sequentially numbered to 99. New!

Superstar Swatches
Dual relics of top active players with two unique die-cuts. Sequentially numbered to 99. New!

Debut Digits
Relic cards of active and retired stars. Relic swatches will be featured in a die-cut of their first uniform number. Cards will be sequentially numbered to 99*. New!

Relic Card Parallels
All of the above relic card themes will have the following parallels:
- Purple Parallel will be numbered to 1.
- Red Parallel will be numbered to 10.
- Gold Parallel will be numbered to 15.
- Orange Parallel will be numbered to 25*.
- Blue Parallel will be numbered to 50*.
*Sequential numbering may change at time of product launch.

Prime Patches Relic Cards (25 subjects): Relic cards of current Superstars and Retired Legends, featuring a game-used patch. Cards will be sequentially numbered to 24 and will have a Purple Parallel version numbered to 1. New!


BASE CARDS
100 of the best retired and active players of Major League Baseball


PARALLEL CARDS - 1 per pack!
All 100 base cards are paralleled and available 1 per pack!
- Framed Printing Plates (100 subjects): Numbered 1/1.
- Purple Parallel (100 subjects): Sequentially numbered 1/1. New!
- Red Parallel (100 subjects): Sequentially numbered to 5.
- Gold Parallel (100 subjects): Sequentially numbered to 25.
- Orange Parallel (100 subjects): Sequentially numbered to 50. New!
- Green Parallel (100 subjects): Sequentially numbered to 75.
- Blue Parallel (100 subjects): Sequentially numbered to 199*.
- Bronze Parallel (100 subjects): Sequentially numbered to 299*. New!
*Sequential numbering may change at time of product launch.

WHAT WE PULLED



Base: 18/100 (18%)



Black /60 (2) - Sandy Koufax, Andy Pettitte
Blue /199 (1) - Justin Verlander
Gold /25 (1) - Ryne Sandberg
Green /75 (2) - Joe DiMaggio, Josh Hamilton



Superstar Swatches Tim Lincecum Jersey /50



Jason Heyward Autograph /99 (on card)



Clayton Kershaw Autograph /15 (on card)



Dustin Ackley Autograph /15 (on card)



Joe Mauer Jersey /99



World Series Eddie Mathews Bat /99



FINAL RATINGS

Base - 3.5/5
Design - 4.5/5
Fun - 5/5
Value - 4/5
Rebuy - 3.5/5

Overall - 20.5/25 (82%)

Pros:
1 hit and 1 numbered parallel per pack
Each hit is slabbed and stickered
On-card Autographs
Cards looks solid, especially the parallels with the color backgrounds
All hits numbered to 99 or less

Cons:
High end boxes should equate to numbered base
Box price out of range for most collectors

NPN Info:

NPN 2012 Topps Tribute BB
PO Box 764
Pittston, PA 18640

Limit 1 per household

Canada Skills Question: 11 x 3 + 5 - 33 = ?

Postmarked 6/6/12
Received 6/13/12

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 visit them today at www.topps.com.