REVIEW:2017-2018 Donruss Optic Basketball+GIVEAWAY!!

Since the beginning of my collecting time, I have always enjoyed shiny things and cards. One of those lines is usually Topps Chrome but another I have come to appreciate the last few years is Donruss Optic.

It takes the Donruss design and chromes it. Simple concept, but looks good.

So let's take a look at this years basketball version and let's giveaway a card while we are at it.

In every hobby box of 2017-2018 Donruss Optic there are 20 packs of 4 cards per pack. Boxes have one autograph per and run around $90.

The base cards as I mentioned above are the base Donruss design chromified. The base set is 200 cards. The first 150 are veterans and the last 50

are Rated Rookies. Which to me is the highlight of the set. I just love my rookies and with the classic Rated Rookie logo it just makes it a tad more fun. Fultz was the best of my box.

Let's take a look at the parallels I found in the box.

I originally thought that the Court Kings, Rookie Kings and Hall Kings were apart of the base set but come to find out they are all separate insert sets. I prefer that they had stayed in the base set instead of being dragged out. So my pictures of the parallels include a couple of these now known insert card parallels.

Up first holo,

Next purple,

 

Checkerboard. Which is actually labeled that on the back.

And what I assume is Purple. I honestly can't tell. I wished these were a bit easier to define.

  

Other parallels to find in the base set include, 

• Flash 
• Blue Velocity
• Checkerboard
• Purple
• White Sparkle
• Orange /199
• Lime Green /175,
• Red /99
• Pink Velocity /79
• Blue /49
• Black Velocity /39
• Aqua /25, 
• Pink /25,
• Purple Stars /13
• Gold /10
• Green /5
• Gold Vinyl 1/1
• Black 1/1.

Now time to take a look at the inserts. 

Up first, the aforementioned Rookie Kings, Hall Kings and Court Kings. Like I said, I think these would have looked better in the base set. Court Kings has 40 cards to chase while Rookie and Hall have 30 each. Most of the inserts you find in this box will be made up of these.

 

As I also mentioned already, these have parallels. Other than the two I pulled above, I also found this blue /85.

 

Other parallels in the Kings series include,

• Holo
• Purple
• Lime Green /149
• Aqua /25
• Pink /25
• Gold /10
• Orange /9
• Green /5
• Black 1/1.

Other inserts not found in my box include,

• All Clear for Takeoff
• All-Stars
• Retro Series
• Swishful Thinking
• The Champ is Here
• The Rookies

Now onto my one hit. It's a sharp looking card, but not particularly the best player I could have found.

 

Most autographs have the following parallels,

• Holo
• Purple
• Blue /49
• Pink /25
• Gold /10
• Green /5
• Black 1/1
• Checkerboard 1/1
• Gold Vinyl 1/1.

Other hits not found in my box but could be in yours include,

• Dominator Signatures
• Hall Dominator Signatures
• Rookie Dominator Signatures
• Rated Rookie Signatures

OVERALL: I like the product but there is some tweaking that can be done. Like adding the Kings inserts as apart of the base set like old Donruss days. I am worried about box value vs what you pay for it. Maybe add an extra autograph or memorabilia card to help there as well or find a more reasonable box price for something like this around $60.

This years edition should be pretty popular with collectors however. It was a solid rookie class this year with many future studs among the group. Recommendation is to buy now whether it's retail, hobby or in a box break. Whatever fits your budget.

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