REVIEW:2018 Select Football Box 1

Select football comes out again with another hot release and it's on my want lists because for the first time in 5 years Rodney Hampton has autographs back in products. I knew about the Panini Illusions ones but the Select caught me by surprise with 11 more to chase. 11. 11.

Anyways, got my hands on a couple of boxes to review and give some stuff away so let's see how the break went! Part 1.

 

In every box of 2018 Select football there are 12 packs of 5 cards each. Each box comes with three hits including autographs and memorabilia cards. There is also plenty of shiny color to chase as well. Boxes currently run just under $200.

 

Concourse

 

Field Level

  

Premier

The base set is an odd one but a deep one for set collectors. There are 300 cards to collect and three levels of three different designs to do so in with rookies, stars and legends. You will find this breakdown per box, Concourse with 30 per box, Premier Level with 10 per box, and Field Level with only 2 per box.

With anything with a chromed surface, there will be parallels and there are plenty of them to find in Select.They are called Prizm parallels which is Panini's word for refractors. As you can tell, there are different levels of refractors with each level of base.

Here is an overall look at the parallels

Concourse Prizms
 Silver, Zebra SSP, Tri-Color /199, Blue /175, Maroon /99, White /75, Orange /49, Tie-Dye /25, Gold /10, Neon Orange Pulsar FOTL /9, Green /5, and Black 1/1.

Premier Level Prizms
Silver, Tri-Color /199.
DIE-CUT PRIZM PARALLELS: Zebra SSP, Light Blue /99, Purple /75, Neon Green /49, Tie-Dye #/25, Gold /10, Neon Orange Pulsar FOTL /9, Green /5, and Black 1/1.
Field Level Prizms
Silver, Zebra SSP, Tri-Color /99, Copper /75, Red /49, Tie-Dye /25, Gold /10, Neon Orange Pulsar FOTL /9, Green /5, and Black 1/1.

Here were the ones I found,

Silver

 

Copper

 

Tri Color

 

Tie Die /25

  

Maroon /99

 

Blue /175

 

Orange /49

Select is also has some inserts and most or all of those have the Prizm parallels too.

Those parallels include, Prizm, Tie-Dye /25, Gold /10, Green /5, and Black 1/1.

 

Rookie Selections

 

Sensations

 

Phenomenon. Gronk is a silver prizm

 

Snapshots both base and prizm

Now onto the hits. All look amazing with this chromed technology but when you pull the prizm parallels of them even more so. I didn't find a Rodney Hampton in my box, but still hit a pretty cool one.

All hits have parallels to. No surprises here.

 

Select Swatches. These have White /149. Copper /99, Tie-Dye /25, Gold /10, Green /5, and Black 1/1.

 

Rookie Signatures. Not a bad one here. Nick came on strong last season filling in for Garrop. This is a Maroon parallel /75. These also have the following parallels, 

PRIZM PARALLELS: Maroon /75, Light Blue /49, Tie-Dye /25, Gold /10, Green /5, and Black 1/1.

DIE-CUT PRIZM PARALLELS: Tie-Dye /25, Gold /10, Green /5, and Black 1/1.

And the pretty card of the box, a Sammy Watkins /5 autograph patch card. Great layout and design.

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

• 2019 XRC Prizm Redemption
• 2019 XRC Mystery Autograph Prizm Redemption
• Signatures Prizm
• Signatures Maroon Prizm
• Rookie Signature Memorabilia Prizm
• Signature Memorabilia Prizm
• Signature Memorabilia Blue Prizm
• Jumbo Rookie Signature Swatches Prizm
• Prime Selections Prizm Signatures
• Jumbo Rookie Swatch Prizm
• Sparks Relic Prizm

OVERALL: Box cost is high, but there is a lot of potentially big time hits to find. I think if you want to gamble, gamble on this product. Great looking from base to parallels to hits. And I have seen some amazing patches being pulled. Not to mention, land a Rodney auto and trade it my way.

If you can't afford a full box, try buying a few packs to try or get into a box break. That will probably be the most affordable way to enjoy it.

I strongly recommend using Midwest Box Breaks for your breaking needs. They are always hitting the big pulls so if they are breaking this, you could put yourself in a good spot. They also SHIP ALL CARDS! Get what you pay for!

Please thank Panini America and Tracy Hackler for providing this box for me to review to giveaway some of the hits ON TWITTER!! Please follow them on all social media sites and visit their website for all your card needs, HERE.

Breakin Wax: 2014 Topps Chrome Football Hobby Box

I have said it once, I have said it twice, and I will say it again...I LOVE TOPPS CHROME! Chromie for life! Been one since the inaugural back in 1996. It was only a matter of time before I got my hands onto some 2014 Topps Chrome football. However, despite the loaded rookie class, I must say I was a bit disappointed with this years product. Read on why...

Each box of 2014 Topps Chrome football comes with 24 packs per box with 4 cards per pack. Prices for boxes have dropped but I bought mine when they were going for $70. Wished I had waited. Most now go for $50 or under.

I didn't bother posting a veteran base card since the rookies match it. I figure they would give you enough of an idea. Pulled some great rookie cards of Watkins, Adams, Sankey, Carr, Clowney and Bridgewater among others. I wished Odell was found but this box lacked him and so does my collection still.

I did however managed to pull an Sp photo variation of Kelvin Benjamin. Looks like these are not at all easy pulls especially the rookie ones.

Refractors!! Other than rookie cards, these are the main reason I love this product!

Some colored ones. Only two numbered ones in the pink and camo. I was a bit disappointed by the lack of color in this box. Only four colored parallel refractors!

Fantasy Focus that falls 1:12 packs. These look so much better chromed than they did in the flagship.

1985 Topps, once again, look better chromed fall 1:6 packs.

1963 Topps mini's 1:12, 1965 Topps football 1:24 and Chrome Rookie die cuts that fall 1:24. So this box was pretty spot on with the odds.

Pulsar!! Johnny! One per hobby box. Pulled this when he still mattered lol.

And my autograph was.... A REDEMPTION! SWEET! LOL! It was a 1963 Topps Refractor autograph #d to 15 of Austin Seferian-Jenkins. Once again I get the nice low numbered auto pull, but not the player. At least he is a rookie and maybe could be a future Jimmy Graham..least I can hope! I will post a picture of this card when it arrives :)

Overall, I don't think my box was horrible. I was a bit disappointed with the lack of colored refractors, not getting an Odell rookie (something that isn't Topps fault), and my autograph pull only because it was a redemption. I wished they could add an extra autograph and have two per box like baseball then my break may have been a bit more exciting.

I also wished I had waited for the price to drop like it has. At the $70 I question return value on this break, but not at the $50. I think right now is the time to eat this stuff up with this class before this product explodes and is untouchable.