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 Thursday, May 29, 2008
2008 Topps Rookie Progression Football
Posted by Tuff Stuff

Welcome to another segment of Bustin' Wax. This week we have Tuff Stuff's Sports Collectors Monthly Editor Scott Fragale as a guest opener, providing some good insight into the NFL rookie class we had hoped to uncover in this product. Let's get started.

Today's Feature: 2008 Topps Rookie Progression Football
  • 5 cards/pack
  • 20 packs/box ($75)

The cards themselves are of nice stock with decent action shots. There is a lot of text on the back with just the last year's stats. The product itself is intriguing because of the rookies, and we did get some good pulls. We got about what was expected in terms of auto and memorabilia cards, too.

Here is the breakdown:
  • 1 Auto redemption: Glenn Dorsey single sig. bronze parallel
  • 1 Rookie auto: Kevin Smith (numbered to 20)
  • 1 Rookie Patch: Andre Woodson (numbered to 99)
  • 1 Veteran Patch: Steven Jackson (numbered to 299)
  • 5 "Veteran" cards: Braylon Edwards, Tony Romo, Terrell Owens, Willie Parker and Brandon Jacobs
  • 3 "Legends" cards: Troy Aikman, Drew Brees and Terrell Owens
  • 4 "Rookie" cards: Tom Zbikowski, Yvenson Bernard, Adarius Bowman (numbered to 399) and Eddie Royal (numbered to 299)
  • 6 parallels: Derrick Ward (numbered to 389), Jerricho Cotchery (numbered to 99), Daunte Culpepper (numbered to 299), Greg Jennings (numbered to 199), DeSean Jackson (numbered to 389) and Ali Highsmith (numbered to 299)

Click on "play" below to check out the video of the break:




5/29/2008 4:15:22 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]
 Wednesday, May 21, 2008
2008 Upper Deck Draft Edition Football
Posted by Tuff Stuff

Welcome to another round of Bustin' Wax. Joining me on this break was Steve Bloedow, long-time staff member of Tuff Stuff and head of the pricing group. Having just come back from the NFL Rookie Premier, it was fun opening this this box because I had just seen a lot of these players.

Today's Feature: 2008 UD Draft Edition Football
  • 10 cards/pack
  • 16 pack/box ($90)

The product, hence the name, is loaded with rookies in nice action shots and collegiate stats on the backs. Oh, there are established pros, too, but that not why people are buying these packs.

The video below gives an overview of what we found, but here's a breakdown of the goodies:

  • 5 - Rookie autographs, just as advertised on the box: Adarius Bowman (red parallel, numbered to 125), Joe Flacco, Dorian Bryant, Dan Connor (not from the Roseanne TV show) and Erik Ainge.
  • 4 - Red parallels: Adarius Bowman, Jonathan Hefney, Donnie Avery and Tashard Coice.
  • 2- Bronze parallels (numbered to 175): Derrick Harvey and DeMario Pressley.
  • 3 - Pigskin Pairings: Jake Long/Sam Baker, DeJaun Tribble/Antoine Cason, Colt Brennan/Dennis Dixon and Brennan/Dixon red parallel.
  • 3 - Conference Clashes: Marion Manningham/J. Lehman, Dennis Dixon/Keith Rivers and Harry Douglas/Mike Jenkins
  • 4 - Alumni Association: DuJaun Tribble/Matt Ryan, Early Doucet/Glenn Dorsey, Brian Brohm/Mario Urrutia and Brohm/Urrutia red parallel
  • 5 - Campus Combos: Chad Henne/Mario Manningham, Jonathan Hefney/Erik Ainge, Peyton Hillis/Felix Jones, Vince Hall/Xavier Adibi (blue parallel) and Peyton Hillis/Felix Jones (red parallel)
  • 4 - Franchise Foundations: Fred Davis/John Carlson, Chris Long/Quentin Groves, Antoine Cason/Terrell Thomas and Cason/Thomas (red parallel)

All in all, this wasn't too bad. The Flacco card is pretty sweet and the cards themselves are very nice. There are a lot of sub-lines to keep things interesting.

Now, let's roll the tape:


 



5/21/2008 2:49:20 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]
 Monday, May 12, 2008
Donruss Classics 2007 Football
Posted by Tuff stuff

For this installment of Bustin' Wax, we went back to the archives a bit and busted open a a box of Donruss Classics 2007 Football. And we brought along the editor of Sports Collectors Digest, T.S. O'Connell. Check out the video, and we have the breakdown below.

Today's Feature: Donruss Classics 2007 Football
  • 5 cards per pack
  • 18 packs per box ($80 per box)

When you think classic cards, these fit right in, with a staid brown background and foil script. I like a few more stats on my cards, though the commentary on the back isn't bad. The subsets are all right. I liked the Classic Singles and Legend subsets, as did Mr. O'Connell, as you'll see.

Here's the breakdown:

  • 2 rookie autos (Tim Shaw and H.B. Blades (both numbered to 999)
  • 1 Sunday's Best jersey swatch, Andre Johnson (numbered to 250)
  • 1 Sunday's Best base card, LaDainian Tomlinson (numbered to 250)
  • 1 Daunte Culpepper parallel (numbered to 25)
  • 2 limited rookie cards, Dwayne Jarrett and Adam Carriker (both numbered to 1,499)
  • 1 Timeless Triples insert card, Romo, Owens and Glenn (numbered to 1,000)
  • 1 Legend insert card, Ron Mix (numbered to 999)
  • 1 Legendary Player insert card, Bill Bates (numbered to 100)
  • 1 Classic Singles insert card, Mike Singletary (numbered to 1,000)
  • 1 Monday Night Heroes insert card, Marc Bulger (numbered to 250)
  • 1 Saturday Stars insert card, Reggie Bush (numbered to 1,000).

Here's the unveiling:



 



5/12/2008 10:25:14 AM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]
 Friday, May 02, 2008
2008 Topps Co-Signers
Posted by Tuff stuff

Well, now we've done it. Attached with this Bustin' Wax edition is some video to go along with the summary below. It's sort of a trial balloon of what we'd like to do on this site, so bear with the quirks (including the abrupt ending).

Today's Feature: 2008 Topps Co-Signers Baseball
  • 6 cards per pack
  • 12 packs per box ($120 per box)

The cards themselves are all right. I think the base cards could use some more color. I was a little thrown off by the additional name and silhouette player on some of the parallel cards, but I get it with the Co-Signers theme. We achieved the expected parallel count (12) and got three autographs (if you include the redemption card).

Here's the breakdown:
  • 1 autograph redemption for Sam Fuld
  •  1 dual auto card of Jeff Francis and Ubaldo Jimenez (no edition number noted)
  •  1 auto card of boxer Shannon Briggs (no edition number noted)
  •  3 red parallels - Prince Fielder, J.R. Towles and Joe Blanton (numbered to 400)
  •  2 gold parallels - Richie Sexson and Vernon Wells (numbered to 150)
  •  2 blue parallels - Daisuke Matsuzaka and Mike Lowell (numbered to 250)
  •  2 bronze parallels - Bobby Abreu and Ken Griffey Jr. (numbered to 300)
  •  1 green parallel - Jake Peavy (numbered to 200)
  •  1 red super refractor - Vladimir Guerrero (numbered to 100)
  •  1 blue super refractor - Hideki Matsui (numbered to 50).
To see these cards being opened, see below:



5/2/2008 5:37:10 PM (Eastern Daylight Time, UTC-04:00)  #  Comments [0]