So I am giving away a box of Topps Five Star Baseball

This is a redemption (which I hate), but it could be so awesome and any Oakland Athletics fan (myself included) would love it. Quad Auto --- Reggie Jackson, Rickey Henderson, Vida Blue, and Dennis Eckersley.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-TOPPS-...Autographed_Trading_Cards&hash=item1e74b2681b

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Cespedes is the only RC logo guy in 2012 that I see with considerable room for growth. This is a sweet card with a nice design at a very reasonable price. I picked it because this is a prospect oriented site and Cespedes is somebody showing a skill set that can excite fans for years to come with a very reasonable price tag.

This product is not my cup of tea but the main criticism I would have is to simply dump the gold flake style borders. They're hideous.

Edit: I would like to add one more constructive criticism.

Topps needs to be more selective when pairing up players for dual and more booklets. Combining Hanley Ramirez and Miguel Cabrera makes no sense when they are not teammates and one is ON FIRE and the other plays for a team in a fire sale with nothing to show for it. That is only one example but I'm sure the point is clear.

I think these were two great deals for this high end product. Especially considering that there are so many Will Clark and HOF collectors.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...1028761485?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item2a2627af8d
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...0508418461?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item484bbe759d

Can't go wrong with this card:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...1027809092?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item2a26192744

Why is the chipping so bad on these?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ken-Griffey...0754971195?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item2c69e1de3b

I think 5 Star would have been better if the set included more chase cards. People use to pay near $80 per hit when Triple Threads was only 2 hits because of the chance at getting one of the chase cards.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...0818041266?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item43b61b25b2

Kudos to Topps for finally getting Clark to sign this year. These cards look great because he added his jersey number to every autograph.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...0889966633?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item20cdb24829

Nice looking patch card booklet of some of today's best young players

On the "CONSTRUCTIVE criticism" part this set seems to have a lot of chipping edge issues for such a high priced card

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...1025028717?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item416e65a26d

My favorite of all time, followed by Morgan, Ripken and currently Frazier

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-TOPPS-...1107891630?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item3f1f4a21ae
Rangers fan should be all over this book card. I love the on card quad autos. No stickers or redemption is a plus.
For such a high end product you would hope for less redemption card however that is the price you pay for on auto cards. This product is not for everyone due to price point but the value should also be there in at least one box to help recover some cost from a case break. Thank you for the opportunity and good to all.

Here's the card that I would love to have..Probably will never happen,but been a Yankees fan since I was a little kid and this is a card I would NEVER part with
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...1130583118?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item3ccc987c4e

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-TOPPS-...Autographed_Trading_Cards&hash=item1e74b2681b

Henderson/Jackson/Blue/Eckersley Quad auto #/10. Crazy price, but would be an awesome card for an A's fan!

This Koufax sort of shows the strengths and weaknesses of the product:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...0883410308?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item35c1b94184

On the plus side, it shows that Topps is still willing to engage in some innovation and boundary pushing. While the auto-on-jersey has been done before by other companies, generally most of them are susceptible to significant ink bleeding that blurs the signature [think 2004 Leaf Limited Cuts, 2009 UD Ultimate Collection Jersey Autographs]. The Koufax is actually quite clean. I attribute that to Topps quality control, as they have consistently shown the willingness to engage in foresight as test this sort of stuff ahead of time.

One the down side, there are two clear weaknesses. Firstly, there is no reason why this card should be signed twice. I frankly think it looks rather silly. I would have preferred to see the signed jersey swatch on the panel with the picture and something else on the other panel. As it is, the right panel is mostly empty. There could have been other game used material or something over there. Secondly, I hate booklets. They're impossible to store and display simultaneously, unless you do not care about the condition. I would much rather the card simply be double-sided, and really really wish all the companies would stop with this nonsense. I intentionally do not buy products which contain booklets, and thus would never buy Five Star.

This card should have simply been Koufax with the signed jersey swatch, and nothing more. That would have made for a "must-chase" for many collectors. As this is . . . can live without it.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/99-John-Kru...0926717700?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item2577fad704

So I am going to be a total fan-boy and pick this nice John Kruk silver ink auto. The Kruker was on the first Phillies team I ever really followed (the 93 phils) and was one of my favorites. Great card, not too expensive...will probably pick one up eventually.

I would love this for my Mantle collection:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...1130583118?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item3ccc987c4e

I like the possible hits from Five Star, just not the price.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Free-S-H-15...0885994852?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item20cd75ad64

Not necessarily a bargain, but a great looking Mike Trout auto!

Henry Aaron Donald said:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-Five-Star-Hank-Aaron-Auto-208-Autograph-On-Card-Milwaukee-Braves-/281025028717?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item416e65a26d

My favorite of all time, followed by Morgan, Ripken and currently Frazier

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With 200+ Hanks, hoping for a price drop to pick one up at a great price, as this is a beautiful card.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...0517252365?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item53f080b50d

I just happen to think that this is a pretty reasonable price for a sweet card!!

Thanks,
Adam

How about a nice on-card auto of Pettitte. He doesn't sign much and this seems like a reasonable BIN.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-TOPPS-FIVE-STAR-ANDY-PETTITTE-SILVER-ON-CARD-AUTO-2-99-YANKEES-STAR-/181030531199?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item2a2642b07f

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...0695699044?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item564f2f7a64

Hank Aaron autograph and bat - Awesome card.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-Topps-...0517252365?pt=US_Baseball&hash=item53f080b50d
Hank Aaron for $150
I love the Braves, I have met Mr Aaron and he was very nice. I really like the authentic "old school" feel to the card without it being over done.