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Each sealed box contains 5 packs of 8 cards each in a 210 card base set including 30 Rookies, 30 Veteran Jersey cards, 20 Rookie Jersey cards, 10 Veteran Autograph cards, 14 Rookie Autograph cards, 2 Veteran Autograph cards, and 3 Rookie Autograph Jersey cards.). >>> Each box contains FIVE Memorabilia cards, ONE Autograph card, and ONE #'d Die-Cut Gold Refractor parallel card. Each pack consists of three packs inside: Pack #1 > ONE #'d Uncirculated Refractor parallel card encased in a plastic holder (Veterans > #'d to TBD, Rookies > #'d to TBD; Jersey cards > #'d to 100, Autograph cards > #'d to 20, Autograph Jersey cards > #'d to 10, Personal Pieces Relics > #'d to 3, and Personal Endorsements Autograph cards > #'d to 3), Pack #2 > ONE Relics Memorabilia card (#'d to 200, 200, 75, 50, 10, or 1), Pack #3 > 6 cards featuring 4 Veterans and 2 Rookies (also look for: Personal Endorsements Autographs: Common > #'d to TBD, Uncommon > #'d to 125, Rare > #'d to 25, and Scarce > #'d to 10; Rare Autographs > #'d to 100, and Double Act Dual Autographs > #'d to 5).

The base cards have an innovative and clean looking design this year. They kept the same design as used for Football this year and there was good reason. A very nice high-gloss finish and streamlined look to the cards. There is nothing complicated on the front of the card to make it look messy. The front of the cards have action / posed shots of the player and the back has a short Bio of the player and stats from the 2004-05 season only.

The rookie cards are the same as the base and also look fantastic. We pulled rookie cards of; Martell Webster, Marvin Williams, Charlie Villanueva, Joey Graham and Monta Ellis.

Each mini box/pack has an uncirculated card of either a veteran or rookie player. We pulled uncirculated cards of Hakim Warrick, Rasheed Wallace, Baron Davis, Ben Wallace and Antawn Jamison. All of these uncirculated cards were numbered to /325. We also pulled a serrated edge die-cut card of Dirk Nowitzke numbered 25/50.

Each mini box/pack also includes a game-used card. We pulled uncommon game-used pieces of Amare Stoudemire, Ben Wallace and Raymond Felton numbered to /500. The other two GU were common player worn jerseys of Shaquille O'Neal and Marcus Camby numbered to /350.

We pulled a common personal endorsements autograph of Carmelo Anthony numbered to /215. We missed his jersey number by one number (darn)! The Carmelo autograph is crisp, clean and continuous with no bubbling or breaks. Great looking autograph pull out of this box.