Sign Of The Times: Another Upper Deck NPN Mail Day

 

Another nice Upper Deck NPN Mail Day. I really enjoy finding autographs in my mail box for only having to do an online program. Doesn't cost anything and is easy to enter.

Whats the best haul you have ever gotten from an NPN program? What about an Upper Deck one? Would enjoy to hear your thoughts on mine and if you have gotten one.

Review: Spx Football 2012

It has been awhile since we here at Sport Card Collectors have busted a box of Upper Deck product..so here we go.

We didn't know how this product would turn out since it was done College style when it used to be an NFL product but we were pleasantly surprised and Upper Deck did a great job with it.

Now onto our full review:

 

 Packaging: Kinda of a dull design. Not eye catchy to most.

Base Cards: The design isn't bad. Reminds me of the Icons Football from '99 which I enjoyed. But the downside is some of the photography used was a little blurry. And its not just my pictures :)

Rookie Cards: I like how they made it different than the base. I like when rookie cards stand out on the product and all of the rookies are numbered. And it stays true to the Spx product and how its always been.

Inserts: Inserts in this product were not plentiful. But the ones we got really are eye catching. The acetate Slot cards are spectacular. Gotta appreciate good cards printed on plastic. The inserts below the acetate are rookie inserts that bring us back to Spx of the late 90's. They are Rookie Finites which the Weedon is the /50 parallel called Radiance.

Memorabilia: Upper Deck does a great job with their memorabilia cards. Well designed and layout.

 

Autographs: Looks like Upper Deck spent a lot of time with using Spx as a rookie laden product. We didn't hit it big with any of our rookie autos, but Quinton Coples could turn out well from what he showed us in the preseason anyways. With one autograph jersey per box that also helps make this product very attractive.

Overall: A good looking product. I don't feel we got a great value from it since all of our hits were not great. But you can hit it big with this product if you pull the right players and we have seen breaks where that has happened.

Ratings:  Bloggers Note: Our ratings are based specifically on the blaster, box or packs we opened and do not express what the overall product could bring. Ratings based on a 1-5. 1 Being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
                Packaging: 1
                Base Design: 3
                Insert Design: 5
                Memorablila/Autographs: 4
                Blaster, Hobby Box, or Pack Value: 4

Review: Score Football 2012

This is the best bang for your literal buck product out on the market. You have chances to pull rookie autos, printing plates and rookie variations and it all costs a dollar a pack. Not to mention its loaded with rookies, inserts, and a lot of team players. This is a fun product to bust.

First off, I would like to say thanks to the WONDERFUL people at Panini America for providing us with this box to review. Here are many places you can find Panini America: official site, blog, Twitter, and Facebook.

And as always...we will do some giveaways from this product!

Here is my review:

 Boxes: Nice Design. RG3. Can't go wrong with a top rookie on  the package.

Packs: I like the pack design. The colors stand out and Panini wanted to catch your attention with one rookie and one glossy per pack. For $1, they wanted to let you know right off you were guaranteed something in return.

Base: Nice Design. I like the photography that Panini used for this product. The action shots. The border is a little big, but with the action shots it doesn't look bad. Its more like framing the picture.

Another positive thing about Score, players who switched teams in the off season are feature in their new uni's!

My best rookie pull. Andrew Luck. The rookie card design I totally dig as well.

This is a rookie card and a SP parallel as well of Joe Adams

Inserts: Plenty in a box. And plenty to choose from. You get one glossy per pack (thats what the Reuben Randle is). Parallels of Scorecard, Gold Zone and the Red Zone that is numbered (we didn't pull a Red Zone) there is a lot of  inserts that should provide you immediate value and its easy to tell the parallels from the base. We dig the new design for the Hot Rookies. Stands out very well! Sort of reminds you of a wanted poster in a cowboy movie. And Panini's celebration of Score over the years is a great idea and taking designs from the past and putting new photos on the persons old rookie cards such as the Brees 2001 Score design above.

Autographs: Though not a great player, it was nice to see an autograph hit from Score. Our first ever auto hit from the product.

Overall: Nice design. You get 36 rookies (we got 39), 36 glossy and tons of other inserts and 36 packs and 7 cards per pack per box. There is a chance at an auto or a printing plate. This product is a winner. There is no way to lose money when you buy this product. Its fun, its worth every buck and it has a lot to offer. Give Score Football a try.

Ratings:  Bloggers Note: Our ratings are based specifically on the blaster, box or packs we opened and do not express what the overall product could bring. Ratings based on a 1-5. 1 Being the lowest and 5 being the highest.
                Packaging: 5
                Base Design: 5
                Insert Design: 4
                Memorablila/Autographs: 3
                Blaster, Hobby Box, or Pack Value: 4