Next week (1/25/12)
Topps will be releasing the 2011 Magic Football set and there will be some
changes from the 2010 release. First this will be a rookie only release and
second the product will only be sold through Topps’ online store. Each $19.99
box contains 10 rookie base cards and 1 rookie autograph. According to a Topps rep
the shipping will be $8-12 (WTF?) depending on shipping preferences and
location.
The set contains 100 base cards and 10 short
print parallels for a 110-card base checklist plus 68 autographs. There are
also 68 Black Magic Autograph parallels (Black bordered and #1/1) and 8 Black
Magic Cut Signatures (Silver inked cut-signatures).
The Topps
Magic Football set has changed over the years, 2009 was an NCAA product and 2010
was an NFL product but the most obvious change has been this year’s product. These
base cards use some awfully bright colors, bordering on fluorescent in some
case, and to counter that the autographed parallels are muted in color. I have
to admit, besides the colors I do like the design but I am disappointed that
Topps is shutting down the card shops/online retailers and requiring buyers to
go through them and their insane shipping costs.
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| Cam Newton Base |
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| Cam Newton Base SP |
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| Cam Newton Bae Auto parallel |
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| Cam Newton Black Magic Cut Signature |
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| Mark Ingram Base SP |
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| Mark Ingram Base Auto parallel |
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| Mark Ingram Black Magic Cut Signature |
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| Doug Baldwin Base |
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| Ryan Williams Base |
I probably won't buy any packs... but if someone built the set and was selling it for a reasonable price, I'd pick it up. I like the design and the bright colors don't really bug me (sort of brings me back to 1972 & 1975 Topps baseball).
ReplyDeleteI absolutely loved 2010 Topps Magic, but I'm not too sure about these changes. If I could pick up a $20 box at local retail I'd give it a whirl. To throw an additional $10 for shipping on top of the purchase price? No thank you. I'll just look for the few players I want and stick with that.
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