SCF Official Review: 2009/10 SP Signature Edition

[Enigma]

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



1 pack per box
4 cards per pack
Current Retail Price: 34.99 - 44.99

CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS: (All content listed is an average based on the entire production run)
- Two (2) Autographs In Every Box! Look For 2, 3, And 4 Star Signature Cards!
- Every Autograph Card Is Foil Numbered!

PRODUCT BREAKDOWN

Autographed Cards: (2 per pack, on average)
- SP Signature Rookies (# to 199)
- SIGnificance (Varied #)
- INKcredible (Varied #)
- 2 Star Signatures (Varied #)
- 3 Star Signatures (Varied #)
- 4 Star Signatures (Varied #)

Regular Cards
- 100 Regular Cards

WHAT WE PULLED



Base (2) - Rudy Fernandez, Sebastian Telfair



Michael Jordan Legacy (1) - #17



SIGNificance Josh Boone Autograph /399
2 Star Signatures Nicolas Batum/Alexis Ajinca Dual Autograph /199



FINAL RATINGS

Base Set - 3
Overall Design - 4.5
Fun - 4
Value - 3
Rebuy - 3
Total - 17.5/25 (70%)

SP Signature strikes with a stunning base card design. Encapsulating the full body player photos is a background in which the player seems to be exploding out of the middle. The sides looks like stainless steel with a ribbon detail running throughout the card.

The only insert is the Michael Jordan Legacy program highlighting all the games in Jordan's illustrious career.

As the name implies, it's all about signatures. Each pack/box yields two autograph cards, either individual or multiple. There are the SIGnificance Autographs as well as the 2 Star, 3 Star and 4 Star Autographs.

All in all, SP Signature really feels like a way to put another product out before the NBA exclusive licensing deal is initiated. While the base cards are stellar, any release that has 1 pack per box should have serial numbered base cards. Especially when the base cards are the mirror image of another product, SP Game Used. Even the SIGnificance Autograph set is a mirror image. This just seems like an attempt to split one product into two.

Once again, I'd like to thank our wonderful sponsors at Upper Deck for giving us the opportunity to open and review this releases. For more information on all their products, be sure to check them out at www.upperdeck.com.

[Captngeetch]

I love bxes loaded with auto's...a little disappointing that they are stickers, but I personaly love to pull more than one auto when busting a box....Thanx Upper Deck

[JKC]

Apart from sticker autos, nice break and review! Thanks for providing this, Upper Deck!

Darin

[The Madbacker]

This stuff is a sticker-dump wasteland. What you've come to expect from our friends at Upper Deck, GARBAGE!

[ponyboy]

WOW. Thanks to UD for the box. Hope this doesn't reflect on what to expect from the rest of the product.

Evan~~

[molly1984]

it is interesting how they kind of split the product into two... it's cool i guess if you prefer signatures or GU you can buy whichever you prefer and get the same base and inserts.

[mikesilvia]

It looks like a good value at $40 a pack with a chance to get some nice hits. I agree that the sticker autos are tiresome.

[JesRey]

Ehh, i think it's still too much for sticker autos.

[quiet-things]

For a product based on autos, I think they should be hard signed... still not too bad for the price though

[TysonX504]

love the looks of the autos. Thanks UD