I read a few reviews on this set, and they've been mixed. Since I was in Target recently and their were only 2 packs left, I decided to grab one.
My personal opinion - They're OK. I find the designs a little too "busy" and most of the cards just look off, but there are some gems in here. As usual, I'll highlight my 3 favorites:
3rd place
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| 2017 Topps Fire #121 Cody Bellinger (RC) |
If you're only going to buy one pack of a product, getting a rookie card of one of the premiere rookies from this season is definitely a good pull. This is one of the examples of the color scheme really meshing well all around on a card. The use of grey for the player is excellently used here.
2nd Place
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| 2017 Topps Fire - Golden Grabs Blue Chip #GG1 Anthony Rizzo |
This is digitally created artwork. Amazing card.
1st Place
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| 2017 Topps Fire - Orange #49 Bo Jackson |
The base set "lightning cards" are not really that impressive. Throw some foil on there, however, and these cards transform! The lightning shimmers and practically crackles in your hand. I bet this is what the graphic designers had in mind when making these cards.
Also new to my collection:
#111 Tyler Glasnow RC#162 Dansby Swanson RC
#122 Jose De Leon RC
#164 Braden Shipley RC
#WO-11 Mark Trumbo (Walk Off insert)
#99 Adrian Beltre (Blue Chip parallel)
#56 Nelson Cruz
#96 Ian Happ RC
#193 Jake Arrieta
That Rizz is a jaw dropper!
ReplyDeleteI really don’t know what to think. I’ve only bought one rack pack thus far...mainly because I can’t find any at my local Target stores.
ReplyDeleteI guess I like the idea, but I agree the overall design is a bit busy for my taste. What I’ve seen if the inserts are cool, but again with all the parallels.