2011 Topps Chrome Football review

2011 Topps Chrome Football

Special thanks to Topps for this Topps Chrome Review box.

2011 Topps Chrome Football is always a highly anticipated product for (by collectors) and is a much anticipated product for release every year. The chrome technology is second to none and are some of the most sought after rookie cards on the market every year. not mention the wide variety of variant low numbered cards and the exciting inserts that are a available randomly in packs.

Topps Chrome Football is back and better than ever, showcasing 220 of todays most exciting Veterans and Rookies!

WITH 1 AUTOGRAPHED ROOKIE CARD IN EVERY HOBBY BOX, 2011 TOPPS CHROME FOOTBALL DELIVERS STRAIGHT FROM THE GRIDIRON!

Set Features Quick Breakdown;

Each sealed box contains 24 packs of 4 cards each in a 220 card set. >>> Each box contains 1 Rookie Autograph card. Parallel sets: Refractor 1:3, Black 1:30, Blue 1:47, Gold 1:188, Red 1:375, Crystal Atomic 1:341, Sephia-tone 1:33, Superfractor 1:3,256, Printing Plate 1:814, Rookie Card Variation 1:330, Rookie Autographs Group A 1:502, Group B 1:153, Group C 1:50

Box Break
One autographed Rookie Card
Thirteen parallels including one Crystal Atomic Refracter
Nine insert cards
Thirty Six Rookie Cards
Ninety six total cards

Product Highlights

220-card base set (110 veterans, 110 rookies).
Rookie cards inserted one per pack.
Base set parallels: Refractors (numbered), Black (/299), Blue (/199), Crystal Atomic (numbered), Sepia (/99), Gold (/50), Red (/25), Printing Plates, Superfractors (/1). Crystal Atomic, Sepia, Red and Superfractors are only in hobby packs.
Rookie Autographs (45 cards, 1:20) include a mix of on-card and sticker signatures. Parallels: Refractors (/99), Crystal Atomic (/50), Black (/25), Gold (/10), Red (/5), Superfractors (/1).
Rookie Autograph Patches are hobby exclusives and have multi-colored jersey patches and autographs from 36 first-year players.
Dual Rookie Autographs (/25) and Triple Rookie Autographs (/10) pair up signatures from the 2011 rookie class.
Autograph Rookie Variations are printed on Rainbow Refractor versions from the 25 featured players' regular cards. These cards are only in hobby packs.
Bowman Chrome features 30 rookies and a potential metallic preview of 2011 Bowman Football. Refractor (/99), Autograph, Autograph Refractors and Autograph Refractor Patch (/10) parallels will also be a part of the set.
Superlative Rookies highlight 36 rookies on die-cut Refractor cards. Parallels: Blue (/50), Red (/25), Superfractors (/1), Rookie Autographs (/1).
Finest Freshmen are another rookie-centric insert. A total of 36 players make up the checklist. Parallels: Refractors (/99), Gold (/75), Die-Cut Crystal (/50), Autographs (/5).
Rookie Refractor Recognition (36 cards).
Rookie Refractor Recognition Autographs (36 cards, hobby exclusive).

Heres what we pulled in our box of 2011 Topps Chrome Football.

Base, Parralel, and Insert cards

We also pulled the following Veteran Refractors
Veterans
Reggie Wayne
Josh Freeman
Arian Foster

Rookie and Parralels

The Rookie Cards are the exact same quality as the base and come with a rookie logo on the upper left corner. Here is the breakdown of the Rookie Refractors we pulled from our break.

Rookies
Brandon Harris x2
Akeem Ayers
Patrick Peterson
Titus Young

Autographed card (1) per box;

The Autographed Rookie is based upon the same design with the one exceptiion which we believe is a bonus which is the on card auto! The Autographs are available in 3 different tiers A,B,C the odd of each tier are posted above. The Autographs in 2011 Topps Chrome are really a step above what other companies are doing right now cudos to topps for continuing to be an innovator in the sportscard industry!

Final thoughts on 2011 Topps Chrome Football

I have always anticipated the release of Topps Chrome every year since its inception. I feel this is another excellent approach to appeal to us, the collectors and like years before this is a top notch product! the box break was exciting and I feel I have done very well in regard to what I pulled. Its was very cool seeing all the Rookies in each pack I ripped open I look forward to buying a box or two in the near future!

Topps deserves a high A for the quality and design as well as delivering another great product Topps continues to rise above competitors each and every year!

The prices on hobby boxes of 2011 Topps Chrome judging from what I seen range from 70-80 doillars a price I believe is reasonable for a great product!

Here's how I would rate this product;

• Value = 4
• Innovation = 5
• Fun and Experience = 5
• Rebuy Value = 5

I rate this product an "A" for Topps! There is definitely value to be had in these boxes.

NPN Information;

2011 Topps Chrome Football
P.O. Box 2008
Duryea, PA 18642

Postmarked by January 25, 2012

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