2008 Topps Letterman Football

2008 Topps Letterman Football

2008 Topps Letterman Football is a nice higher-end product. The 2008-09 Topps Letterman Basketball was big hit from what I can see, and this is basically the same design carryover.

Set Features;

Each sealed box contains 3 packs of 1 card each in a 100 card set including 45 Veterans (#`d to 1499), 5 Retired Greats (#`d to 1499), and 50 Rookies (#`d to 949). >>> Each box contains THREE #`d Rookie cards, ONE Jersey Patch card (#`d to 30 or less), ONE Autograph Jersey Patch card (#`d to 50 or less), and ONE Autograph Letterman card (#`d to 50 or less). Parallel sets: Refractor (#`d to 99), X-Fractor (#`d to 25), and SuperFractor (each is a 1-of-1). Inserts: Jersey Patch cards 1:3 (Number > #`d to 30, Team Logo > #`d to 30, Quad > #`d to 20; parallels: Refractor > #`d to 5, X-Fractor > #`d to 3, SuperFractor > each is a 1-of-1; Authentic Letterman > each is a 1-of-1, Jersey Tag > each is a 1-of-1, and Letterman > #`d to 30 and 15; parallels: Refractor > #`d to 12 and 10, X-Fractor > #`d to 6 and 3, SuperFractor > each is a 1-of-1), Autograph Jersey Patch cards 1:3 (Quad > #`d to 50, Jersey Number > #`d to 50, Team Logo > #`d to 50, Rookie > #`d to 99 and 29; parallels: Refractor > #`d to 10 and 5, X-Fractor > #`d to 3, SuperFractor > each is a 1-of-1; and Dual Rookie > #`d to 10 and 5; parallels: Refractor > #`d to 5 and 3, X-Fractor > #`d to 3 and 2, SuperFractor > each is a 1-of-1), Autograph Letterman cards 1:3 (#`d to 69, 29, and 10; > #`d to 99 and 29; parallels: Refractor > #`d to 25, 10, and 5, X-Fractor > #`d to 15, 5, and 3, SuperFractor > each is a 1-of-1; Patch > each is a 1-of-1, Jersey Tag > each is a 1-of-1, and Booklet > #`d to 50; > #`d to 99 and 29; parallels: Refractor > #`d to 10, X-Fractor > #`d to 3, SuperFractor > each is a 1-of-1), and 14K Gold Letterman cards (each is a 1-of-1).

*****Case and Box Breakdown*****

2008 Letterman Football is HOBBY EXCLUSIVE!

All Chrome Technology

EVERY 8-BOX HOBBY CASE CONTAINS:
• 1 AUTOGRAPHED LETTERMAN BOOKLET CARD
• 1 AUTOGRAPHED ROOKIE PATCH CARD

EVERY 4-BOX HTA CASE CONTAINS:
• 1 AUTOGRAPHED LETTERMAN BOOKLET CARD OR 1 ROOKIE AUTOGRAPHED PATCH CARD

EVERY MASTER BOX CONTAINS:
• 1 AUTOGRAPHED LETTERMAN CARD
• 1 AUTOGRAPHED PATCH CARD
• 1 PATCH CARD
• 3 ROOKIE CARDS
• 6 VETERAN/RETIRED CARDS

Base Cards

Veterans/Retired
50 Numbered to 1499.

Rookies
50 Numbered to 949.
Available in the following parallel versions:
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 25.
Refractor - Numbered* to 99.

14K Gold Letterman Cards
Genuine 14K Gold!
10 NFL stars including Joe Namath, Peyton Manning and LaDainian Tomlinson are showcased on cards featuring a solid 14-carat gold letter. Each player will have one card for each letter of his last name. 64 CARDS! ONE OF ONE!

Autographed Letterman Booklet Cards
1 Per 8-Box Hobby Case!
TOPPS EXCLUSIVE!
1 PER 8-BOX HOBBY CASE 30 NFL stars appear on folding cards that open to reveal every letter patch from their last name, the first of which is autographed. Numbered* to 50.
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 3.
Refractor - Numbered* to 10.

Autographed Patch Cards

Autographed Authentic Quad Relics
30 subjects featuring 4 game-worn relic pieces and their signature.

Autographed Jersey Number Patches
35 players with their signatures and jersey number patch.

Autographed Team Logo Patches
35 players with an autograph and team logo patch. Available in SuperFractor One of One, X-Fractor, and Refractor parallel versions.

Rookie Autographed Patches

30 Rookies with their autograph and Rookie logo patch.

10 subjects numbered* to 29.
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 3.
Refractor - Numbered* to 5.

20 subjects numbered* to 99.
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 3.
Refractor - Numbered* to 10.

Dual Rookie Autographed Patches

40 Rookies will be featured side-by-side on 20 cards with their signatures and 2 patches.

10 subjects numbered* to 5.
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 2.
Refractor - Numbered* to 3.

10 subjects numbered* to 10.
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 3.
Refractor - Numbered* to 5.

Autographed Letterman Cards

Autographed Authentic Letterman Patches
15 stars autograph each letter of their name, creating more than 99 unique cards. ONE OF ONE!

Autographed Letterman Patches
35 players sign a card featuring a letter from their jersey. 223 unique cards.
92 subjects numbered* to 10.
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 3.
Refractor - Numbered* to 5.

61 subjects numbered* to 29.
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 5.
Refractor - Numbered* to 10.

70 subjects numbered* to 69.
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 15.
Refractor - Numbered* to 25.

Autographed Authentic Jersey Tags
20 players sign jersey tags. ONE OF ONE!

Patch Cards

Jersey Number Patches
45 subjects on cards with a jersey number patch. Numbered* to 30.

Team Logo Patches
45 NBA pros with a team logo patch. Numbered* to 30.

Authentic Quad Patches
45 subjects featuring 4 game-worn patch relics. Numbered* to 20.
Available in the following parallel versions:
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 3.
Refractor - Numbered* to 5.

Authentic Letterman Patches
15 players appear on cards featuring a letter of their last name, creating more than 99 unique cards. ONE OF ONE!

Authentic Jersey Tags
20 players appear with their jersey tag. ONE OF ONE!

Letterman Patches
45 players featured on cards showcasing a single letter from their jersey creating 277 unique cards.
61 subjects numbered* to 30.
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 6.
Refractor - Numbered* to 12.

216 subjects numbered* to 15.
SuperFractor - ONE OF ONE!
X-Fractor - Numbered* to 3.
Refractor - Numbered* to 10.

Parallel Cards

Superfractor
ONE OF ONE!

X-Fractor
Numbered* to 25.

Refractor
Numbered* to 99.

Here's what we pulled in our pack of 2008 Topps Letterman Football.

Base & Rookie Cards;

The 2008 Topps Letterman Football logo is in the lower LH quadrant of the card of the card. The only other things on the front are the players last name and their team name. Superb foilboard chrome technology at its best. The players photos are placed over larger photos of the same pose and sort of looks like maybe a highlight reel type of effect. Done in the teams colors this looks great! The only problem on these cards is the slight bow in them because of the stock and technology used. They remind me of the Topps Finest and Topps Chrome products.

All of the information from Topps states that veterans should be numbered out of /1499, but the Peterson and the Owens are numbered out of /949. The back of the cards has the normal short bio and some highlights from 2007 along with the players 2007 stats at the bottom.

The rookie we pulled from our pack is of Glenn Dorsey of the Kansas City Chiefs. It is the parallel xfractor version of this rookie and is numbered out of /25.

Letterman Pull;

The Letterman we pulled is of one of the HOTTEST rookie running backs in the NFL. Matt Forte is our pull and the Letterman is a refractor numbered out of /6. Very nicely designed and laid out card. The card looks tons better inhand than in the scan I have here.

Final Thoughts on 2008 Topps Letterman Football;

2008 Topps Letterman Football is a higher priced, high-quality sports card product. You can usually find these boxes in the $133 to $169 price range on sites I have checked. Packs can be had for around $48 to $55 as well. If you get the entire box you have a great chance to get some nice rebuy value. If you get the non-autographed pack like we had in this break there is very little chance for getting your rebuy value in my opinion. You probably could on the Forte we pulled, but on some other rookies you may not. Having said that, this is still a great box buy product for the fan who has a budget that can afford it. For the collector that doesn't want alot of base cards to store...this could be the box you've been looking for!!! Every card in the 4 card mini-box is pictured in this review.

Here's how I would rate this product;

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

I rate this product an "A" for Topps!

NPN Information;

NPN 2008 Topps Letterman Football
P.O. Box 765
Pittston, PA 18640

Must be postmarked by January 21, 2009.

I would like to thank Clay from Topps/Bowman and Trader Retreat for giving me the chance to review this new product. All cards from this break will be used for contest winners and MOTM winners on TR.

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