Official Review: 2008 Topps Finest Product Review

[lil5up3rman]

First I would like to thank the Great Folks at Topps for making this break possible.



2008 Topps Finest Football Hobby Box

Hobby mini-box:

mini-boxes 6 packs per mini-box. 5 cards per pack.
MSRP per Mini-Box $43.00
MSRP per Full Hobby Box $117.00

Product Description:

1 Auto per mini-box
2 Finest Moments per mini-box!
4 parallel cards per mini-box!



Program Highlights:

Key Rookies:

Veterans (100)
Rookies (50)
Autographed Rookie Variations (50)

Matt Ryan, Brian Brohm, Joe Flacco, Chad Henne, Darren McFadden, DeSean Jackson, Malcolm Kelly, Limas Sweed, Early Doucet III, Devin Thomas, Steve Slaton, Kevin Smith, Colt Brennan, and more!

Autographed Rookie Variations(50) - 1 per mini-box
Autographed Rookie Gold X-Fractor(50) - Each is a 1 of 1
Autographed Rookie Black X-Fractor(50) - Seq. #'d to 10
Autographed Rookie Green X-Fractor(50) - Seq. #'d to 25
Autographed Rookie Blue X-Fractor(50) - Seq. #'d to 50

Refractor Parallel Cards - 2 per mini-box

Die-Cut SuperFractor(150) - Each is a 1 of 1
White-Framed X-Fractor(150) - Each is a 1 of 1
X-Fractor(150) - Seq. #'d to 25
Gold(150) - Seq. #'d to 50
Black(150) - Seq. #'d to 99
Green(150) - Seq. #'d to 199
Blue(150) - Seq. #'d to 299
Refractor(150)

Framed Printing Plates - Four plates per card…All One of One!
Base Cards(150)
Autographed Rookie Cards(50)
Rookie Finest Moments Insert Cards(50)
Autographed Rookie Finest Moments Cards(25)

Rookie Finest Moments - Inserted 2 per mini-box.

Insert Cards:

2006 Rookies(15)
2007 Rookies(20)
Veterans(15)

Parallel Cards(50)

Die-Cut SuperFractor - Each is a 1 of 1
White-Framed X-Fractor - Each is a 1 of 1
X-Fractor - Seq. #'d to 25
Gold - Seq. #'d to 50
Black - Seq. #'d to 99
Green - Seq. #'d to 199
Blue - Seq. #'d to 299
Refractor

Finest Moments Autographed Cards

Parallel Cards(25)

Super-Fractor - Each is a 1 of 1
Refractor - Seq. #'d to 25

Dual Autographed Rookies(20 subjects, 10 cards)
- Seq. #'d to 25
* Gold Refractor - Each is a 1 of 1
* Refractor - Seq. #'d to 10

What We Pulled:






Base Set (23/150) 15.3%
Dupes : None
Autos: (1) Keenan Burton
Rookie Refractors: (1) Felix Jones 583/699 Refractor
Blue Refractors: (3) Donald Driver, Thomas Jones, Ronnie Brown
Black Refractor: (1) Kellen Winslow Jr. 83/99
Finest Moments: (1) Derek Anderson
Finest Moments Orange Refractor: (1) Darren McFadden
Finest Moments Green Refractor: (1) Brian Brohm 197/199

Final Ratings (out of 5):

Base Set – 5/5
Fun – 4/5
Overall Design – 5/5
Value – 3/5
Rebuy – 3/5

Total = 20/25

Final Remarks:

I would like to take this time to thank Topps for providing the Sportscardforum with this great box break.

Once again Topps has shown why they are a front runner in the hobby world, with another great release. Topps Finest is a great product at a very reasonable price. This break was just a mini-box however you get one auto per mini-box and several inserts. We managed to get 15 percent of the base set put together off of just one mini-box at that rate it would be 45 percent per full hobby box which is pretty good.

Topps Finest has a very colorful array of cards that offers several parallel versions of each card. The unique style of Topps Finest makes it one of my favorite products every year, the colors really bring the cards to life.

Topps Finest is a great set to try and build for those set collecters as the set features 100 veterans and 50 rookies plus 50 autographs. On the other hand they also offer the parallel versions to these cards in several different Refractor versions for those that like the challenge of putting those harder sets together.

All in all this break of Topps Finest was a solid break the only thing that I would have liked was a better auto, but those are the breaks, lol. We had some pretty good Refractor pulls as well, which made this box break quite fun. Thanks for taking time to read my review and be on the look out for other great products from Topps.

[Penguin101]

5/5 for design?

I guess it's a personal preference, but I'd give those cards 1/5 in design.

[htwheelz01]

Nice review man.

[molly1984]

5/5 for design?

I guess it's a personal preference, but I'd give those cards 1/5 in design.

yeah i guess it is a preference, i think the cards look cool, colorful and shiny. nice change from regular sets that are just action photos by themselves.

nice review!

[Trucker]

I don't know if this has been posted before anywhere but here it is.

Topps announces that because of a production error in 2008 Topps Finest Football, the Base Autographed Rookie Cards are not sequentially numbered as originally solicited. In an effort to correct this error, consumers can send these particular cards to Topps to have them sequentially numbered. Each card will be numbered and have a 3M Authentication Sticker placed on the card’s back. Sequential numbering for each subject will start at the number 1 and continue numerically as cards are received.



In addition to getting your card numbered, Topps will also include a free pack of hobby football cards. All cards will be accepted until March 31st 2009. Cards should be sent to:



The Topps Company

ATTN: Consumer Relations

401 York Ave.

Duryea, PA 18642



Following is the subject list and its corresponding sequential numbering.







Base Autographed Rookie Cards


Card #
Player
Team
Pos.
#D TO

118
Darren McFadden
Oakland Raiders
RB
40

109
Matt Ryan
Atlanta Falcons
QB
40

125
Jonathan Stewart
Carolina Panthers
RB
40

103
Colt Brennan
Washington Redskins
QB
40

104
Brian Brohm
Green Bay Packers
QB
40

105
Joe Flacco
Baltimore Ravens
QB
40

119
Rashard Mendenhall
Pittsburgh Steelers
RB
40

110
André Woodson
New York Giants
QB
40

117
Felix Jones
Dallas Cowboys
RB
40

102
John David Booty
Minnesota Vikings
QB
40

106
Chad Henne
Miami Dolphins
QB
150

141
Limas Sweed
Pittsburgh Steelers
WR
150

121
Ray Rice
Baltimore Ravens
RB
150

123
Steve Slaton
Houston Texans
RB
150

126
Kevin O'Connell
New England Patriots
QB
150

130
Dexter Jackson
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
WR
150

131
Jerome Simpson
Cincinnati Bengals
WR
150

136
James Hardy
Buffalo Bills
WR
150

137
Jordy Nelson
Green Bay Packers
WR
150

143
Devin Thomas
Washington Redskins
WR
150

145
Chris Long
St. Louis Rams
DE
150

146
Vernon Gholston
New York Jets
DE
150

150
Glenn Dorsey
Kansas City Chiefs
DT
150

148
Keith Rivers
Cincinnati Bengals
LB
400

101
Erik Ainge
New York Jets
QB
400

112
Jamaal Charles
Kansas City Chiefs
RB
400

113
Tashard Choice
Dallas Cowboys
RB
400

122
Dustin Keller
New York Jets
TE
400

134
Early Doucet III
Arizona Cardinals
WR
400

138
DeSean Jackson
Philadelphia Eagles
WR
400

139
Malcolm Kelly
Washington Redskins
WR
400

149
Jake Long
Miami Dolphins
OT
400

140
Mario Manningham
New York Giants
WR
750

147
Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie
Arizona Cardinals
CB
750

129
Earl Bennett
Chicago Bears
WR
750

144
John Carlson
Seattle Seahawks
TE
750

116
Chris Johnson
Tennessee Titans
RB
1200

111
Kyle Wright
Minnesota Vikings
QB
1200

108
Anthony Morelli
Arizona Cardinals
QB
1499

115
Mike Hart
Indianapolis Colts
RB
1499

128
Donnie Avery
St. Louis Rams
WR
1499

124
Kevin Smith
Detroit Lions
RB
1999

142
Eddie Royal
Denver Broncos
WR
1999

107
Joshua Johnson
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
QB
1999

135
Harry Douglas
Atlanta Falcons
WR
1999

133
Andre Caldwell
Cincinnati Bengals
WR
1999

114
Matt Forté
Chicago Bears
RB
1999

132
Keenan Burton
St. Louis Rams
WR
1999

120
Allen Patrick
Baltimore Ravens
RB
1999

127
Adrian Arrington
New Orleans Saints
WR
1999

[lil5up3rman]

Thanks for the info, I noticed that it said all were #'d and the one we got wasn't. However when I tried to go the Topps site about it, it didn't let me don't know if it was down at the time or my computer was acting up. so I thought maybe that part was just a misprint, thanks for the good info. Daniel.

[Trucker]

Not a problem, glad I could help.

[theRedemptionMan]

Following is the subject list and its corresponding sequential numbering.



118
Darren McFadden
Oakland Raiders
RB
40

109
Matt Ryan
Atlanta Falcons
QB
40

125
Jonathan Stewart
Carolina Panthers
RB
40

103
Colt Brennan
Washington Redskins
QB
40

104
Brian Brohm
Green Bay Packers
QB
40

105
Joe Flacco
Baltimore Ravens
QB
40

119
Rashard Mendenhall
Pittsburgh Steelers
RB
40

110
André Woodson
New York Giants
QB
40

117
Felix Jones
Dallas Cowboys
RB
40

102
John David Booty
Minnesota Vikings
QB
40

So this means that only 40 sets can be completed of Finest since the base rookies are autographed and numbered....?

Thats not cool for the set collector!

[RenegadeLonghorn]

Nice job with the review.

[hagansp]

good job!

and thanks to trucker for that info!