2009 Topps Platinum Football
2009 Topps Platinum Football is a high-quality, mid-range product!
Set Features;
Configuration: 24 packs per box. 5 cards per pack.
Celebrating the Top Performing Rookies of the 2009 NFL Season!
4 Topps Platinum Veteran Base Cards plus 1 Chrome Rookie Card per pack!
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS:
Three Autographs Per Hobby Box!
- 2 Autograph Refractor Rookie Cards Per Box!
- 1 Autograph Refractor Patch Card Per Box!
- Every Autograph Card Is Refracted!
- Every Autograph Refractor Card Is Sequentially Numbered!
AUTOGRAPH REFRACTOR ROOKIE CARDS - 50 subjects - 2 per HOBBY BOX!
Base Card Variations
- Superfractor (50) - 1/1 Hobby Exclusive!
- Printing Plates (50 subjects/200 cards) - 1/1 Hobby Exclusive!
- Red Refractor (50) #'d to 10
- Black Refractor (50) #'d to 99
- Refractor (50) #'d
AUTOGRAPH REFRACTOR PATCH CARDS - 50 subjects - 1 per HOBBY BOX!
- Superfractor (50) - 1/1 Hobby Exclusive!
- Red Refractor (50) #'d to 10
- Black Refractor (50) #'d
- Refractor (50) #'d
BASE CARDS - 165 subjects - 5 per Hobby Pack!
Veterans (110) - Foil Board Technology - 4 per Pack!
Rookies (55) - Chrome Technology - 1 per Pack!
Rookie Parallel Cards
- Superfractor (55) - 1/1 Hobby Exclusive!
- Printing Plates (55) - 1/1 Hobby Exclusive!
- Red Refractor (55) #'d to 25
- Blue Refractor (55) #'d to 99
- White Refractor (55) #'d to 499
- Refractor (55) #'d to 999
INSERT CARDS - 55 subjects - 6 per HOBBY BOX!
Rookie Base Card Variations (55) - Rainbow Foil Board Technology & Numbered!
Rookie Base Card Variations Parallel
- Platinum (55) - #'d
Here's what we pulled in our box of 2009 Topps Platinum Football.
Base Cards;
Nice simple design and foil board technology, make this a high-quality set. The cards appear darker because of the foil board used. They are of a high
sheen, and have that chrome look to them. The front simply has the product name at the top and players name and team at the bottom. The back has a
short bio along with interesting information about the player.
Here's what the Donald Driver card says;
"After languishing on the bench in his first several seasons, Driver's determination and intelligence led to his development as an elite receiver who is playing on a high level well into his 30s. Quick in his breaks and smart with his reads, he became the Packers career receptions leader in 2009".
Rookie and Rookie Parallel Cards;
The rookies are of the same design, but are a chrome version compared to the base veteran foil board. They state 1 chrome rookie per pack, but we pulled more throughout the break. We pulled (54) rookies of one fashion or another. The white refractors seem to be the nicest of the bunch of the non-autographed rookies. Although, the thicker foil board rainbow version is sweet also. We pulled most of the best rookies from 2009 in this box.
- (41) Regular Chrome Rookies
- (5) Rainbow Foil Board Rookies /1549
- (3) Refractor Rookies /999
- (2) White Refractor Rookies /499
- (3) Autographed Rookies
Autographed Cards;
2009 Topps Platinum offer three autographed cards per box. The same basic design as the base, but in a horizontal format, that allows better for the autograph placement. Jarett Dillard and Rashard Jennings of the Jacksonville Jaguars were are rookie auto pulls. Both autos are completely on sticker and have no bubbling or breaks in them. They are numbered out of /1050. The autograph patch is of Mark Sanchez of the New York Jets and is numbered out of /110. Nice clean autograph again.
Final Thoughts on 2009 Topps Platinum Football;
Needless to say, our box of 2009 Topps Platinum was a great break with the Mark Sanchez auto / patch pull. But, I thought Bowman was the home of the rookie cards (Topps Bowman saying). We pulled tons of rookies from our box at a rate greater than the one per pack as stated in the odds. 54 rookie cards of one fashion or another in this box is amazing. Granted every box probably won't be as plentiful, but I can only assess this product based on this break alone. The white refractors are great, only draw back here is that we didn't get any red or blue refractors in this box.
These boxes can usually be had for between $81 and $120 on most sites that I have checked. The $81 was on ebay and was a great buy at that price point, as they usually go around $100.
Here's how I would rate this product, based on what we experienced during the break;
- Value = 5
- Innovation = 5
- Fun and Experience = 5
- Rebuy Value = 5
I rate this product an "A+" for Topps!
NPN Information;
Mail to;
NPN 2009 Topps Platinum Football
P.O. Box 763
Pittston, PA 18640
Postmarked by, April 14, 2010
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