2009 Topps Platinum Box Break and Review

Last Updated on Monday, 8 February 2010 06:11 Written by BLanning Saturday, 6 February 2010 11:33 26 Comments

In this year’s offering, collectors will find a myriad of parallels scattered throughout packs. One thing that you will notice from the start is that there are several “thick” packs in each box. Most of these will be the Rainbow foilboard parallels featuring 55 rookie subjects. These cards are serial #’d to 1549 so player collectors shouldn’t have too hard of a time locating their favorite rookies. There is a parallel rainbow foilboard set known as the Platinum parallel and those cards are limited to just 99 serial numbered copies. These have a slightly darker look to the fronts of the rainbow foilboard. These cards are assumed to be “decoy” type cards to mask the thicker autographed patch cards in each box.

The patch autographed cards are going to fall at the rate of one per box. Each patch autographed card will feature either a rookie or a star player. The rookie patch cards are from the Rookie Premiere photoshoot and many of the cards I have seen feature multi-colored swatches. The nice thing about the patch cards are that there are also star players such as Rashard Mendenhall, Ray Rice, and Adrian Peterson in the checklist. The patches on these cards have the disclaimer that they are not from any particular game or event but it’s pretty obvious that they are game worn. There are parallels of the patch auto cards and they are refractor versions which are serial #’d between 300-500 copies, black refractors that are serial #’d to 25, red refractors serial #’d to 10, and superfractors which are serial #’d to 1. Each patch auto card will at least be a refractor version. I personally think the white refractors are stunning, and look much better in hand, like the Kenny Britt below. Our box contained autographs from New York Giant prospects Rhett Bomar and Andre Brown, great if you are Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force. These were nice hits in and of themself, but the real beauty in this was the Adrian Peterson autograph.

The parallels this year are nice looking with the introduction of base refractor versions serial #’d to 999, white refractors #’d to 499, blue refractors #’d to 99, red refractors #’d to 25, and superfractors #’d to 1. These parallel cards are condition sensitive as I saw many with minor flaws, mainly coming in the form of surface marks, scuffs, and indentations on the face of the cards.

FCB Weekly Hotlist – February 5th 2010

Last Updated on Monday, 8 February 2010 06:11 Written by masonphillip Friday, 5 February 2010 02:33 4 Comments

1.2009 UD Ultimate Base Jumbo Patches/Jerseys

Comments: Ultimate jumbos retain the top spot this week.  Sales of “vintage” players such as Dimaggio, Satchel Paige, Roberto Clemente and Ted Williams have been phenomenal.  This is the hottest product, as a whole that the hobby has seen in an awfully long time.

FCB Group Case Breaks

Last Updated on Thursday, 4 February 2010 09:35 Written by cgilmo Thursday, 4 February 2010 09:35 3 Comments

Recently our group case breaks have been more engaging than ever.  Nothing brings the members of a community together quite like busting wax in this manner.  Our box break forum has been filled with breaks lately due to the success of 2009 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection, and a few more breaks are to come.  Andrew (All In Cards) has a steady supply to break, so come on and join in the fun.

Who knows, you could hit something like this beauty that was pulled last night.