With each hobby-box containing three "mini" boxes, each containing at least one certified autograph and a bunch of refractor parallels, Topps has built on a continuing positive trend in its "Finest" brand. And that is:
The collector, as well as the hobby as a whole, enjoys pulling autographed rookie cards from their boxes.
The equation is that simple and Topps recognizes that no better than it its 2005 Topps Finest football product.
With an approximate $100 price point, Finest delivers an average of three autographs and a six refractor parallels per full hobby-box. In addition, there is a plethora of rookie cards that are part of the base set which are quite easy to pull.
In our box we a couple of nice hits: Alex Smith base autograph (QB-49ers); and, a Mark Clayton black autograph refractor serial-numbered to just 99 copies!
We also pulled a blue-refractor rookie card of Maurice Clarett, which proved to be more novelty than anything else.
Every Finest box also contains a sealed box-topper chronicling Peyton Manning’s storied career. The base Manning refractor card is serial-numbered to 599, with autographed versions extremely rare and serial-numbered to just one copy per autograph.
Topps Finest football is the signature high-end Topps football product. It’s got a little bit of everything for the football hobbyist – lots of rookie autographs, refractors, rookie cards and a Peyton Manning box-topper.
What a way to start the 2005 football card season!
Here’s what you might find in a box of 2005 Topps Finest football:
Base Set
150 Total Cards
120 Veterans
30 Rookies
Inserts/Parallels
Refractors
X-Fractors
Die-Cut X-Fractors
Die-Cut Superfractor
Framed Refractor
Framed X-Fractor
Red, Blue, Gold, Green, Black X-Fractors
Red, Blue, Gold, Green, Black Refractors
Finest Rookie Base Autographs
Finest Autographs
Peyton Manning Finest Moments Box Loaders
