CARDBOARD REVIEW:2019 Topps Allen And Ginter

It's here folks! It's here! The wait is over and the anticipation of the latest Allen And Ginter release has arrived.

Allen and Ginter has been a fan favorite of not only mine, but many, many other collectors who like to rip on in to a box or some retail packs.

My success with Allen and Ginter hasn't been great in terms of hits, but it's still one of my favorite rips of the year so let's check it out.

In each box of 2019 Topps Allen and Ginter baseball, you will find yourself having fun with 24 packs of 8 cards. Each box comes with three hits that can be autograph cards, relic cards, rip cards, printing plates and booklets. Boxes currently run roughly $95-$100. Not really a bad price.

 Each box also comes with a box topper that can be just a regular one, a rip card, autograph, etc.

Mine was a base one. Looks great in terms of design. Toughest part was the nick on the side of it.

The base set design sticks to the basics as always. Nice clean surface with a focus on the player or non sport add ins. The 300 card base set is made up of rookies, players from the past such as this great photo of my boy Griffey Jr, and some non sport additions which for some reason or another collectors have been complaining about this year.

 I don't get it. Allen and Ginter has always been this way, same format, same ole same ole. If you liked it in the past , you will again. Just go into a box with an open mind knowing not everything you find will be baseball related. That's what makes this product more fun.

Here is a gallery of some of the base cards,

Before continuing on with my review, I should also mention that there are no base card numbers 301-350, however there are Sp's in the base set from cards 351-400. Not sure why there is a gap, but there is.

Now onto the minis that you will find one of in every pack.

 

Base Mini's

 Black border that falls 1:10 packs

Allen and Ginter back that falls 1:5 packs

 

An un-announced SSP of Thomas Fish of Blowout cards doing his best Honus. The fun of Ginter!This card isn't in the main base set. He does have autographs in the set as well.

Overall look at the mini cards:

Base Mini

• Base Mini fall 1 per pack
• Allen & Ginter fall 1:5 packs
• Black Bordered fall 1:10 packs
• No Number are limited to 50
• Brooklyn Back numbered to/25
• Wood are 1/1
• Glossy are 1/1

Mini SP

• Base Mini falls 1:13 packs
• Allen & Ginter falls 1:65 packs
• Black Bordered falls 1:30 packs
• No Number is numbered to 50
• Brooklyn Back numbered to/25
• Wood numbered  1/1
• Glossy numbered 1/1

Now time to take a look at the full sized inserts.

 Baseball Star Signs with 50 to collect in the set

 

Ginter Greats with 50 cards in the set to collect

 Incredible Equipment with 20 cards to collect

 The History Of Flight with full blown color, really like these, with 15 cards to collect

 Mares and Stallions with 15 cards to seek out

Now some mini inserts as well

 Lost Languages with 10 cards to find

 Look Out Below with 15 cards to collect

Collectible Canines with 25 cards to collect

Other mini inserts include,
New To The Zoo
In Bloom
In Bloom Plant Me Variation where you actually plant the card, How cool?!!
Dreams Of Blue Ribbons
Chugging Along

Now onto the hits. I kinda wished there was a guaranteed auto in every box, that would be nice. Hitting three relics, ugh. And for the second straight year thats exactly what happened to me.

Mike Oz. This is a neat pull for me. I have followed Mike a long time on Twitter and enjoy his series of ripping Old Baseball Cards with players. You can check them out HERE. You're living the dream MIke to be in a pack of cards. Top bucket list item is for me to make it in this product. Enjoy!

 Trea Turner bat relic

Mini Framed jersey of Jose Altuve.

Other hits you can find include,

• Non-Baseball Full-Size Autographs (wanted the Harrison Ford bad)
• Non-Baseball Dual Autographs
• Baseball Framed Mini Autographs
• Full-Size Autographs
• Topps Employee Mini Framed Autographs
• Autograph Relic Book Set
• Dual Autograph Relic Book Set
• Cut Signatures (so, so many of these I want!!!)
• Arrowhead Full-Size Relics
• DNA Framed Mini Relics (something else I have always wanted to pull)
• Have Ball, Will Travel Token Framed Mini Relic
• Incredible Equipment Mythical Memorabilia Relics
• Presidential Pieces Framed Mini Relics
• A&G Framed Originals Buybacks
• Rip Card (another card I wished to ever pull)
• Double Rip Card
• Artist Originals

Many great hits to find out there folks!

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Pulling three relics in this box for $100 was a bummer, other than that, I was happy once again with Allen and Ginter. Being both a sports and non sports collector this product has a lot to offer. You just have to be lucky and pull them.

There are many great names on the checklist to pull for autographs for both baseball and non sport.

And one more toss in, PLEASE TOPPS, PLEASE PUT MY NAME ON THE CHECKLIST NEXT YEAR!!!!

Don't want to pay full price for a box, I suggest Midwest Box Breaks for box breaking needs as they pull fire!

Please make sure to take a minute out to thank Topps for providing this box for me to review and to be able to add cards to the giveaway on Twitter I am hosting. Please follow me there to enter @SportCardCollec. Also follow Topps on all social media sites and visit their SITE, as well.