*Contest Box* 2011 Topps Finest Football Box Break & Review

sickmantz · 10-21-2011, 08:51 PM

Yesterday, I received the box of 2011 Topps Finest Football that I won from the recent contest hosted by these forums, so I wanted to post the results of the box break and give a quick review of the product.

First, some background.

Each Box comes with 2 mini boxes.
Each mini box comes with 6 packs at 5 cards per pack.
Each mini box is guaranteed to contain a sequentially numbered Autographed Jumbo Relic or an Autographed Rookie Patch Card.
Each pack has one parallel or insert card.

And now for the results of the box break:

Highlights of Base Non-rookie Cards (31 of 60 total cards) -

Jason Witten, Larry Fitzgerald, Antonio Gates, Peyton Manning, Arian Foster, Jermichael Finley, Darren McFadden

Non-rookie Refractors (3 of 60) -

Jonathan Stewart, Mike Tolbert, Terrell Owens

Non-rookie X-fractors (4 of 60) -

Sidney Rice, Wes Welker, Mike Wallace, Cedric Benson

Non-rookie Inserts (Finest Moments) (2 of 60) -

Thomas Jones, Adrian Peterson

Rookie Base Cards (15 of 60) -

Ryan Mallett, Christian Ponder, Jon Baldwin (x2), Kendall Hunter, Blaine Gabbert, Cam Newton, Ryan Williams, Colin Kaepernick, Marcell Dareus, Randall Cobb, Jake Locker, Delone Carter, Jordan Todman, Andy Dalton

Rookie Refractors (1 of 60) -

Von Miller

Atomic Rookies (2 of 60) -

Christian Ponder, Prince Amakamara

AND NOW FOR THE HITS!!

Jordan Todman Autographed Jumbo Relic Base Redemption Card

Jacquizz Rodgers Autographed Rookie Patch Base #/599

Box Break & Product Review:

Overall, I like the look of the cards. The colors, designs, shine, and pictures are pretty solid. The collation of the cards was pretty good, as I only got one duplicate.

However, I was pretty disappointed with the actual cards I got. I like that I covered most of the rookie Quarterbacks, and the fact that the Jacquizz Auto/Patch card has a 3-color patch, but aside from that, there wasn't a whole lot to get excited about.

Other than the two auto cards, the rookie refractors and inserts are not serial numbered, and only the veteran x-fractor cards are, which is disappointing. Also disappointing was getting a redemption card for a player I've never heard of.

As a free box, of course I give this set 5 out of 5 stars, but if I had paid for the box, I'd give this set 3 out of 5 stars. It has potential, and it definitely has a nice checklist (I recognized every veteran and most of the rookies), but if most boxes are like the one I got, I would probably not buy any.

All that said, I'd like to give a big THANK YOU to Cardboard Connection for having the contest and providing me with the free box. I enjoyed cracking it open.