Single Card Mail Day:2015 Topps Fire Forces Of Nature Eli Manning

Occasionally, a NY Giants mail day isn't a loaded mail day, sometimes those mail day enter my mailbox as one-card mail days which is where we begin this new series.

You ever have those moments when you are searching for one card, but it leads you to another. Eli Manning card #826 is that case. I can't quite remember what I was looking for on eBay, but today's card popped up as a suggestion and I had to have it.

2015 Topps Fire included this well-designed insert, Forces Of Nature, two-per hobby box. I hadn't ever seen it before, but it didn't take me very long to chase it down.

There actually were only a couple listings of this card on eBay. So, when I watched it, the seller actually gave me a discount and I pounced for the measly $4.

Thoughts on this newest card is welcomed in comments or comments on if you found cards while looking for others is as well.

Single Card Mail Day:2015 Topps Fire Forces Of Nature Eli Manning

Occasionally, a NY Giants mail day isn't a loaded mail day, sometimes those mail day enter my mailbox as one-card mail days which is where we begin this new series.

You ever have those moments when you are searching for one card, but it leads you to another. Eli Manning card #826 is that case. I can't quite remember what I was looking for on eBay, but today's card popped up as a suggestion and I had to have it.

2015 Topps Fire included this well-designed insert, Forces Of Nature, two-per hobby box. I hadn't ever seen it before, but it didn't take me very long to chase it down.

There actually were only a couple listings of this card on eBay. So, when I watched it, the seller actually gave me a discount and I pounced for the measly $4.

Thoughts on this newest card is welcomed in comments or comments on if you found cards while looking for others is as well.

REVIEW:2021 Topps Fire (NIIIICE PULL)

THIS BOX WAS ON FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRRREEE!

Sorry, I think I use that Alicia Keys song every time I open up some Topps Fire. It just simply fits.

In the past I have not had great success with the product, both football (when Topps had the license) and baseball. In 2021, that has changed and it took to the last pack to change it.

Let's check it out:

Each retail exclusive 2021 Topps Fire hobby box comes with 20 packs of 6 cards each. Each box comes with 2 autographs and boxes run around $70-$100. Pretty cheap looking at today's standard.

BASE:

The base set consists of 200 cards that includes veterans, legends and

rookies of the game.

The art designs done in Tyson Beck style. The designs the last few years have felt similar and kind of a drop off from when the product first dropped. That 2014 football design is still the best out there.

PARALLELS:

The following parallels can be found in this years Topps Fire:

Gold Minted, Flame, Orange /299, Green #/199 (1:30), Purple #/99 (1:60), Magenta #/25 (1:236), Onyx SSP (1:241), Inferno 1/1 (1:6,013).

Green falls 1:20

Orange falls 1:20

INSERTS:

For me, Topps Fire is what brings the heat in fire. If only the base can bring the intensity the inserts do.

There are 15 cards to collect in Flame Throwers and they fall 1:13 packs.

Fired Up (my favorite design) falls 1:13 packs and has 15 cards to collect as well.

Smoke and Mirrors has 20 cards and falls 1:8 packs

Rookie Ignition falls 1:8 packs and has 25 cards to collect.

Falling 1:10, the We Have Liftoff set has 20 cards to collect

HITS:

My first hit was my typical find, though not a pitcher, and I was ready for another disappointing break.

Then came the last pack mojo.......

What a beaut!

OVERALL THOUGHTS:

Well, the box was heading in the wrong direction until I hit the Vlad. I have seen many big hits from this product already this year but this was my first time ever landing one. I also really dig the design on the card and the fact its an on-card auto.

The design for most of the product, especially the inserts is nice. It's a fun rip if you can find any.

Leave your thoughts below.

CARDBOARD REVIEW:2019 Topps Fire Baseball Collectors Box

In my opinion, Topps Fire seems to fly under the radar every year and all of a sudden, boom, it's out.

This year I had almost completely forgotten about it until some collectors started to post about it and watching a break of it that Topps did on their Facebook page.

Once again Topps Fire brings what it usually does, the fire. The unique artsy powerful designs throughout the product. This year I hadn't seen early previews of any of it so it was all new to me and to be honest, it was a pleasant surprise.

Let's check out this Target Exclusive product,

In every Collectors Box of 2019 Topps Fire is 20 packs of 6 cards. You will find two hits per box with one at least being an autograph among parallels and inserts per pack. The boxes currently run  $85 per. You can also find the usual blaster box options as well at $20 per.

BASE:

There are 200 bright and colorful base cards in the base set. I wasn't sure how I would feel about the base card design but it kind of grew on me as I opened the packs.

 The base set also includes legends of the game

and rookies.

PARALLELS:

Here is an overall look at the parallels in this product,

Gold Minted, Flame, Orange #d, Green #d, Purple #d to 99, Magenta #d, Onyx SSP and Inferno 1/1. 

Flame 1:4 packs

 Green 1:17 odds

 Orange 1:11 packs

Purple 1:33 packs

INSERTS:
This was probably my favorite part of the product. The base cards are okay, the parallels look even better, but the inserts, the inserts are out of this world beautiful. I tried my best to capture them in a bright light to showcase what they appear in person as.

 Maximum Velocity falls 1:14 packs and has 15 cards to collect

 Flame Throwers fall 1:14 packs and has 15 cards to collect in the set

 

 Fire Up 1:14 packs and has 15 cards to collect

 En Fuego falls 1:8 packs with 25 cards in the set to collect

 Smoke and Mirrors has 15 cards to collect in the set

Lasting Legacies. By far my favorite of the group. Great looking card and layout.  There are 15 cards to collect in the set.

I assume you all by now agree with me about the inserts. Cool huh?

HITS:

 Fire Relic green /99 that falls 1:147

 And my one autograph. Bleh.

Other hits you may find that I didn't include are,

• Fire Autograph Patch
• Fire Autograph Laundry Tag
• Fired Up Artist Autographs
• FlameThrowers Artist Autographs
• Triple Autograph
• Dual Autograph

Something new I am adding to my reviews are the pack wrapper odds and NPN address:

Also I am starting to add checklists. See the entire Topps Fire checklist here
https://www.topps.com/media/pdf/2019ToppsFireBB.pdf

OVERALL THOUGHTS: Well, my hits weren't great, they looked good but weren't great. However, the inserts alone made this break worthwhile for me. If you think they look good here, they are twice that in person. There are a lot of insert sets to collect if I was to chase them. I mean, this blogger doesn't have enough projects already does he?

There are also a lot of big hits to find as well, since I didn't get them, you may.

If you want in on a box break for any product, I suggest Midwest Box Breaks 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

REVIEW:2018 Topps Fire Baseball

Topps Fire returns yet again as a Target exclusive. Another one of those products I don't expect to see locally since Target's don't exist here. Well, the first one in the state is being built as I type this, but it will be over two hours away so I don't expect to go very often or at all.

Also like last year, there are multiple levels of Fire to burn your money on A Collector box, today's review, Value Box Blasters and Fat Packs. Each level has their own exclusive content. So there is much to chase for team or player collectors.

So let's check out what a Collectors Box has inside...

 

In every box of 2018 Topps Fire Collectors Box has 20 packs of 6 cards each. Boxes now come with one autograph (I think last year had 2) and one relic. Boxes run $70-$75 each.

The Topps Fire base card design sticks to the artistic touch of Tyson Beck who this year has players jumping out of the smoldering flames. It's very eye appealing, but still doesn't beat my favorite design from 2014 football. That was as cool as it comes.

The base card set is 200 cards with veterans, legends and rookies included.

 

Once again we find ourselves with parallels and they once again look amazing because of the design. These are Flame parallels that fall 1:4 packs.

 Here is a closer look at those. Bam! I wished this was the base card design!

Orange parallel. You can see that with the background color. These are numbered to 299 and fall 1:13 packs.

 Green Parallel. These fall 1:19 packs and are numbered to 199.

 

Other parallels to find are,

• Blue Chip (Fat Pack only)
• Gold Minted (Blaster only)
• Purple /99 
• Magenta /25
• Onyx SSP
• Inferno 1/1 

Inserts in Topps Fire look great. I like the inserts more than anything else in the product. Check out these Fired Up inserts. There are 15 cards in this set that falls 1:14 packs. I got me some Trout!

Flamethrowers also have 15 cards in the set and falls 1:14 packs as well.

Power Producers is pure gold. Well, not really but looks beautiful. These fall 1:14 packs and are a 15 card set.

Speed Demons also falls 1:14 packs, looks cool and is a 15 card set.

Cannons falls 1:14 packs and is a 15 card set.

And finally, Hot Starts that falls 1:14 packs.

 Now onto the hits. Sneak Peek, I did poorly.

First this Nicky Delmonico relic. Looks awesome, just not a top notch player.

And an autograph of Anthony Banda. Sigh. I think this Fire design is the one design that sticker autographs bothers me on. They just stick out on here.

Other hits I didn't find in my box include,

• Dual Autograph
• Triple Autograph
• Fire Autograph Patch

OVERALL: I like the designs, especially the inserts, but the price point vs what I pulled was painful to see. Once again, I will say this over and over again, every product is a risk and you know going into buying anything that you are taking a risk. It just depends on what level of risk you are willing to take. Luckily with Topps Fire, there are three levels of products to buy.

I do strongly suggest trying some out. I have seen nice hits out of retail as well as hobby. And don't base it upon my poor box showing, just base it upon whether you like the product or not.

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 Fantasy Baseball Promo.  Follow Topps on all social media sites and visit their SITE, as well.