Each 4-pack box of Timelines boasts 4 certified autographs, 4 relics and 12 base cards.
The autographs are “encased” in a custom-designed single-screw holder, reminiscent of those that dominated the hobby back in the late 1980’s – early 1990’s. The driving factor here, however, is that on average – each box contains 2 “Recollection Collection,” or buy-back, autographs. We were lucky enough to score a Gary Carter 1989 Recollection Collection and a 1982 Dusty Baker Recollection Collection.
In addition to the buy-backs, we also pulled Boys of Summer autographs from Daryl Strawberry and Jack Morris.
As you may know, Donruss employed a “pack within a pack within a pack” concept with Timelines, thus creating 3 packs in one. Contained within the first pack was the autograph and contained within the second pack was the memorabilia insert. Our box yielded game-worn jersey cards of Mike Piazza, Randy Johnson, Jim Thome and Miguel Cabrera. Not too shabby a lineup if you ask me.
The last part of the pack contained 3 base cards.
As a whole, we were very impressed with the effort put forth by Donruss/Playoff. The concept of making the buy-back autograph more accessible to the average collector places Timelines on a whole new level for the other card manufacturers to reach.
Base Set
50 Cards
Parallels
50 Silver (#'d to 100)
50 Gold (#'d to 25)
50 Platinum (#'d to 1)
27 Materials (1:2)
21 Combo Materials (#'d to 125)
23 Prime Materials (#'d to 100)
20 Materials Autographs (#'d various to 50)
12 Gold Autographs (#'d to 25)
32 Platinum Autographs (#'d to 1)
Inserts
25 Call to the Hall (#'d to 250)
25 Call to the Hall Silver (#'d to 100)
25 Call to the Hall Gold (#'d to 25)
25 Call to the Hall Platinum (#'d to 1)
4 Call to the Hall Autographs (1:9)
4 Call to the Hall Silver Autographs (#'d to 100)
9 Call to the Hall Gold Autographs (#'d to 25)
25 Call to the Hall Platinum Autographs (#'d to 1)
11 Call to the Hall Materials (#'d to 250 or less)
6 Call to the Hall Combo Materials (#'d to 125)
8 Call to the Hall Materials Autographs (#'d various from 5 to 100)
25 Boys of Summer (#'d to 250)
25 Boys of Summer Silver (#'d to 100)
25 Boys of Summer Gold (#'d to 25)
25 Boys of Summer Platinum (#'d to 1)
14 Boys of Summer Autographs (1:3)
15 Boys of Summer Autographs Silver (#'d to 100)
19 Boys of Summer Autographs Gold (#'d to 25)
25 Boys of Summer Autographs Platinum (#'d to 1)
12 Boys of Summer Materials (randomly inserted)
9 Boys of Summer Combo Materials (#'d to 100)
12 Boys of Summer Material Autographs (#'d various from 5 to 50)
9 Boys of Summer Prime Materials (#'d to 100)
9 Boys of Summer Prime Material Autographs (#'d to 1)
400 Recollection Collection (#'d various from 1 to 150)
