SCF Official Review: 2009 Playoff Absolute Memorabilia

[Enigma]

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



4 packs per box
4 cards per pack
Current Retail Price: 129.99 - 144.99

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

ROOKIE PREMIERE ROOKIE CARDS FEATURING:
Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman, Pat White, Knowshon Moreno, Donald Brown, Chris Wells, LeSean McCoy, Shonn Greene, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Michael Crabtree, Jeremy Maclin, Percey Harvin, Hakeem Nicks, Kenny Britt

JUMBO PRIME MATERIAL CARDS FEATURING:
Adrian Peterson, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Bart Starr, Dan Marino, Deion Sanders, Emmitt Smith, John Elway, LaDainian Tomlinson, Tony Romo

STAR GAZING AND WAR ROOM SIGNATURE MATERIAL CARDS FEATURING:
Matthew Stafford, Mark Sanchez, Josh Freeman, Pat White, Knowshon Moreno, Donald Brown, Chris Wells, LeSean McCoy, Shonn Greene, Darrius Heyward-Bey, Michael Crabtree, Jeremy Maclin, Percey Harvin, Hakeem Nicks, Kenny Britt

AUTOGRAPHS FEATURING:
Andre Johnson, Drew Brees, Michael Turner, Peyton Manning, Bart Starr, Dan Marino, Deion Sanders, Emmitt Smith, Joe Flacco, Frank Gifford, Reggie Wayne, John Elway, LaDainian Tomlinson, Lance Alworth, Adrian Peterson, Ben Roethlisberger, Braylon Edwards, Matt Ryan, Calvin Johnson, Tony Romo, Brian Westbrook


CARD SETS

COMMONS HOBBY (100)
The established stars of the NFL are displayed on double rainbow film board with gold foil.

ROOKIE HOBBY (100)
The league's top newcomers are displayed on double rainbow film board with gold foil and numbered to 999.

AUTOGRAPHED ROOKIES (100)
The league's top newcomers are displayed on double rainbow film board with gold foil and an autographed sticker, numbered to 299 or less.

SPECTRUM SILVER (200)
Spotlighted with silver, gold or platinum foil, Absolute's base-set parallels are set on double rainbow film board. Spectrum Silver is numbered to 100.

SPECTRUM GOLD (200)
Spectrum Gold is numbered to 25.

SPECTRUM PLATINUM (200)
Spectrum Platinum is numbered to 10.

SPECTRUM GOLD AUTOGRAPHS (200)
This autographed base-set parallel shimmers on double rainbow film board with gold and numbered to 25 or less.

SPECTRUM PLATINUM AUTOGRAPHS (200)
Spectrum Platinum Autographs is numbered to 10 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS NFL SIGNATURES (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials NFL Signatures numbered to 299 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS NFL (34)
Displaying three swatches of event-worn jerseys; this inset features the top rookies from the Class of 2009 and is numbered to 99 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS NFL SPECTRUM PRIME (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials NFL Spectrum Prime numbered to 50 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS NFL SPECTRUM PRIME SIGNATURES (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials NFL Platinum Spectrum Prime Signatures numbered to 10 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS AFC/NFC (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials AFC/NFC numbered to 99 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS AFC/NFC SIGNATURES (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials AFC/NFC Signatures numbered to 25 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS AFC/NFC SPECTRUM PRIME (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials AFC/NFC Spectrum Prime numbered to 25 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS AFC/NFC SPECTRUM PRIME SIGNATURES (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials AFC/NFC Platinum Spectrum Prime Signatures numbered to 10 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS JUMBO W/FOOTBALL (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials Jumbo w/football numbered to 99 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS JUMBO SIGNATURE W/FOOTBALL (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials Jumbo Signature w/football numbered to 10 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS JUMBO SPECTRUM PRIME W/FOOTBALL (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials Jumbo Spectrum Prime w/football numbered to 25 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS JUMBO SPECTRUM SIGNATURE PRIME W/FOOTBALL (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials Jumbo Spectrum Signature Prime w/football numbered to 10 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS JUMBO JERSEY # W/FOOTBALL (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials Jumbo Jersey # w/football numbered to 99 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS JUMBO JERSEY # PRIME W/FOOTBALL (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials Jumbo Jersey # Prime w/football numbered to 10 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS BRAND LOGO (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials Brand Logo numbered to 5 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS BRAND LOGO SIGNATURES (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials Brand Logo Signatures numbered to 1.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS LAUNDRY TAG (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials Laundry Tag numbered to 5 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS LAUNDRY TAG SIGNATURES (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials Laundry Tag Signatures numbered to 1.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS NFL SHIELD (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials NFL Shield numbered to 5 or less.

ROOKIE PREMIERE MATERIALS NFL SHIELD SIGNATURES (34)
Rookie Premiere Materials NFL Shield Signatures numbered to 1.

COLLEGE MATERIALS (20)
Displaying up to three swatches of game-used jerseys; this insert features the top newcomers from the Rookie Class of 2009 on double rainbow film board and is numbered to 100 or less.

COLLEGE MATERIALS SIGNATURES (20)
College Materials Signatures numbered to 25 or less.

COLLEGE MATERIALS SPECTRUM PRIME (20)
College Materials Spectrum Prime numbered to 10 or less.

COLLEGE MATERIALS SPECTRUM PRIME SIGNATURES (20)
College Materials Platinum Spectrum Prime Signatures numbered to 10 or less.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE BLACK PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (100)
Absolute's trademark memorabilia insert with silver foil.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE BLACK PRIME MATERIALS SIGNATURE SPECTRUM (100)
Black Prime Materials Signatures Spectrum numbered to 25 or less.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE RED MATERIALS JUMBO (100)
Red Materials Jumbo numbered to 100 or less.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE BLUE MATERIALS JUMBO JERSEY # (100)
Blue Materials Jumbo Jersey # numbered to 50 or less.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE BLACK PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM JUMBO (100)
Black Prime Materials Spectrum Jumbo numbered to 50 or less.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE BLACK PRIME MATERIALS JUMBO JERSEY # (100)
Black Prime Materials Jumbo Jersey # numbered to 25 or less.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE BLACK DOUBLE PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (100)
Black Double Prime Materials Spectrum numbered to 50 or less.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE BLACK DOUBLE PRIME MATERIALS SIGNATURE SPECTRUM (100)
Black Double Prime Materials Signature Spectrum numbered to 50 or less.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE GREEN SIGNATURE TRIPLE MATERIALS (100)
Green Signature Triple Materials numbered to 50 or less.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE BLACK TRIPLE PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (100)
Black Triple Prime Materials Spectrum numbered to 50 or less.

TOOLS OF THE TRADE BLACK TRIPLE PRIME MATERIALS SIGNATURE SPECTRUM (100)
Black Triple Prime Materials Signature Spectrum numbered to 25 or less.

GROUND HOGGS SPECTRUM (25)
The league's top running backs are highlighted by platinum blue foil and numbered to 25.

GROUND HOGGS SIGNATURE MATERIALS (25)
Ground Hoggs Signature Materials numbered to 50 or less.

GROUND HOGGS PRIME MATERIALS (25)
Ground Hoggs Prime Materials numbered to 50 or less.

GROUND HOGGS SIGNATURE PRIME MATERIALS (25)
Ground Hoggs Signature Prime Materials numbered to 25 or less.

GROUND HOGGS PRIME MATERIALS JERSEY # (25)
Gridiron Force Prime Materials Jersey # numbered to 25 or less.

GROUND HOGGS SIGNATURE MATERIALS JERSEY # (25)
Ground Hoggs Signature Materials Jersey # numbered to 50 or less.

GROUND HOGGS SIGNATURE PRIME MATERIALS JERSEY # (25)
Ground Hoggs Signature Prime Materials Jersey # numbered to 25 or less.

GRIDIRON FORCE SPECTRUM (25)
The best of the NFL is found in this insert that is highlighted by platinum blue foil and numbered to 25.

GRIDIRON FORCE SIGNATURE MATERIALS (25)
Gridiron Force Signature Materials numbered to 50 or less.

GRIDIRON FORCE PRIME MATERIALS (25)
Gridiron Force Prime Materials numbered to 50 or less.

GRIDIRON FORCE SIGNATURE PRIME MATERIALS (25)
Gridiron Force Prime Signature Materials numbered to 25 or less.

GRIDIRON FORCE PRIME MATERIALS JERSEY # (25)
Gridiron Force Prime Materials Jersey # numbered to 25 or less.

GRIDIRON FORCE SIGNATURE MATERIALS JERSEY # (25)
Gridiron Force Signature Materials Jersey # numbered to 50 or less.

GRIDIRON FORCE SIGNATURE PRIME MATERIALS JERSEY # (25)
Gridiron Force Signatures Prime Materials Jersey # numbered to 25 or less.

TEAM TANDEMS MATERIALS (10)
Two standout teammates are each paired with a swatch of game-worn jersey on metalized film board with silver foil and numbered to 100 or less.

TEAM TANDEMS PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (10)
Team Tandems Prime Materials Spectrum numbered to 25 or less.

TEAM TRIOS NFL MATERIALS (20)
Team Trios NFL Materials numbered to 100 or less.

TEAM TRIOS NFL PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (20)
Team Trios NFL Prime Materials Spectrum numbered to 25 or less.

TEAM QUADS TEAM DIE CUT MATERIALS (20)
Team Quads TEAM Die Cut Materials numbered to 100 or less.

TEAM QUADS TEAM DIE CUT PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (20)
Team Quads TEAM Die Cut Prime Materials numbered to 25 or less.

MARKS OF FAME SPECTRUM (25)
Marks of Fame Spectrum numbered to 25.

MARKS OF FAME PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (25)
Legendary performers who have made their mark in the NFL are featured with one prime swatch of game-worn jersey set on double rainbow film board and numbered to 50 or less.

MARKS OF FAME SIGNATURE MATERIALS (25)
Marks of Fame Signature Materials numbered to 100 or less.

MARKS OF FAME SIGNATURE PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (25)
Marks of Fame Signature Prime Materials Spectrum numbered to 25 or less.

ABSOLUTE HEROES SPECTRUM (25)
Absolute Heroes Spectrum numbered to 25.

ABSOLUTE HEROES PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (25)
Sublime stars are featured with a prime swatch of game-worn jersey on a double rainbow film board with platinum blue foil and numbered to 50 or less.

ABSOLUTE HEROES SIGNATURE MATERIALS (25)
Absolute Heroes Signature Materials numbered to 25 or less.

ABSOLUTE HEROES SIGNATURE PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (25)
Absolute Heroes Signature Prime Materials Spectrum numbered to 10 or less.

CANTON ABSOLUTES SPECTRUM (25)
Canton Absolutes Spectrum numbered to 25.

CANTON ABSOLUTES SIGNATURE MATERIALS (25)
Canton Absolute Signature Materials numbered to 25 or less.

CANTON ABSOLUTES PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (25)
Canton Absolute Prime Materials Spectrum numbered to 50 or less.

CANTON ABSOLUTES SIGNATURE PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (25)
Canton Absolute Signature Prime Materials Spectrum numbered to 10 or less.

ABSOLUTE PATCHES JUMBO PRIME SPECTRUM (25)
Absolute Patches Jumbo Prime Spectrum numbered to 25 or less.

STAR GAZING SPECTRUM (34)
Star Gazing Spectrum numbered to 25.

STAR GAZING SIGNATURE MATERIALS (34)
Star Gazing Signature Materials numbered to 25 or less.

STAR GAZING PRIME MATERIALS (34)
Star Gazing Prime Materials numbered to 50 or less.

STAR GAZING SIGNATURE PRIME MATERIALS (34)
Star Gazing Signature Prime Materials numbered to 10 or less.

STAR GAZING JUMBO JERSEY # (34)
Star Gazing Jumbo Jersey # numbered to 10 or less.

STAR GAZING JUMBO JERSEY # PRIME (34)
Star Gazing Jumbo Jersey # Prime numbered to 25 or less.

STAR GAZING JUMBO PRIME SPECTRUM (34)
Star Gazing Jumbo Prime Spectrum numbered to 25 or less.

NFL ICONS SPECTRUM (30)
NFL Icons Spectrum numbered to 25.

NFL ICONS MATERIALS (30)
NFL Icons Materials numbered to 50 or less.

NFL ICONS PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (30)
NFL Icons Prime Materials Spectrum numbered to 25 or less.

NFL ICONS SIGNATURE MATERIALS (30)
NFL Icons Signature Materials numbered to 25 or less.

NFL ICONS SIGNATURE PRIME MATERIALS SPECTRUM (30)
NFL Icons Signature Prime Materials Spectrum numbered to 10 or less.

WAR ROOM SPECTRUM (34)
War Room Spectrum numbered to 25.

WAR ROOM SIGNATURE MATERIALS (34)
War Room Signature Materials numbered to 25 or less.

WAR ROOM PRIME MATERIALS (34)
War Room Prime Materials numbered to 50 or less.

WAR ROOM SIGNATURE PRIME MATERIALS (34)
War Room Signature Prime Materials numbered to 10 or less.

WAR ROOM JUMBO JERSEY # (34)
War Room Jumbo Jersey # numbered to 10 or less.

WAR ROOM JUMBO JERSEY # PRIME (34)
War Room Jumbo Jersey # Prime numbered to 25 or less.

WAR ROOM JUMBO PRIME SPECTRUM (34)
War Room Jumbo Prime Spectrum numbered to 25 or less.


WHAT WE PULLED



Base (8/100) - 8%
Dupes - 0
Rookies /499 (2) - Darius Butler, Jeremy Childs
Dupes - 0



Spectrum Silver /25 (1) - Brandon Tate
NFL Icons Blue /25 (1) - Frank Gifford



Rookie Premiere Materials Nate Davis Jersey/Football/Jersey Auto /199
Rookie Premiere Materials Javon Ringer Football/3-color Patch /10



Team Trios Gold Hines Ward 1-color Patch/ Santonio Holmes 3-color Jersey/ Willie Parker 2-color Patch /25
Tools Of The Trade Black Julius Peppers 1-color Jersey/2-color Jersey /50



FINAL RATINGS

Base Set - 5
Overall Design - 5
Fun - 4
Value - 4
Rebuy - 3.5
Total - 21.5/25 (86%)

Absolute Memorabilia continues to be one of the first-high end football sets of the year. The base cards on showcased on foil board. Upon close inspection, underneath the multi-color background is the underlying of an outline of a piece of a football. The players seem to jump off the cards.

As the name implies, the big appeal are the memorabilia and autograph cards. There are a multitude of these, led be the ever-popular Rookie Premiere Materials sets. Some of the true rookie cards from Absolute Memorabilia are RPM cards. The regular RPM cards contain three pieces of memorabilia (usually 2 jersey swatches and 1 football piece) worn or held during the NFL Rookie Photo Shoot earlier this year. Other relic sets feature between 1 to 4 players and usually multiple relic pieces on the cards.

Absolute Memorabilia scores big once again this year. Though you don't get many cards (16 total), a quarter of the cards are memorabilia or autograph. And those are usually some really nice pieces. This is definitely not a set for set collectors or casual card collectors. While you will find them available by the pack (though I would hesitate to purchase them if out of the blister container or the seal is broken), this is a release that is a lot more enjoyable by the box.

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Panini America for giving us the opportunity to open and review this release. For information on all their products, be sure to check them out at www.paniniamerica.net.

[WilyWestbrook0]

Good grief, that's a lot of inserts and parallels. I'd prefer if they had fewer, but it looks like the product as a whole offers a lot of high end potential, and hardcore set collectors who like a challenge will definitely have one going after this set.

[hagansp]

Thats a sweet steelers triple. However, I think I'd be kicking myself if I dropped $130-140 and only pulled those hits. Thanks Panini for the preview product!

[mikesilvia]

I have to agree with Sean that the value isn't there. At this price you should get at least on veteran autograph!

[trevorp121]

Thanks for the product, but nothing that blew me away. I wish the patches were bigger.

[garnett_21]

Nice break and review! However, I would not drop $130+ on a box with only 2 RCs and 4 GU/patches - while nice, it is not worth it to me to spend $25+ per GU/patch. Thanks Panini!

[yankeesfan24]

nice break, i love this product

[CHillyDoggy]

Thats a nice Julius Peppers GU though. :)

[JKC]

Very nice break and review! Thank you, Panini, for providing this!

Darin

[lzuperku]

Thanks Panini for the box . I dont like the box within a box for 1 pack . It just seems to me like thats an unnecessary expense that adds to the price of the box. Boxes
for years didnt have all the fillers like they do now ( styrofoam, extra cardboard, etc...)
Nice design & i like the multi color patches, Autos should be on card, not stickers
just my thoughts . Thanks agian for the Box Panini