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Review:
2006 Topps Baseball (Review
by Bill Kovacs A.K.A. chiliwilly)
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2006 Topps Baseball
Each sealed box contains 36 packs of 10 cards each in a 330 card base set. Parallel sets: Gold Border (#`d to 2006), Black Border (#`d to 55) and Platinum (#`d to 1). Inserts: Hobby Masters, Own the Game, Team Logo Window Cling, Barry Bonds HR History #661-#708 1:4, Declaration of Independence Signers 1:8 (also look for 1-of-1 Cut Signatures of signers and King of England), The Mantle Collection 1:36, World Series Champions Relics Memorabilia cards, and Autograph cards 1:198. *** Insert ratio for Memorabilia/Autograph cards 1:144.
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Base Card Scan |
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2006 Topps Baseball is back with "Mickey Mantle". The photography on these cards is fantastic. Also, there is a nice clean design this year. The front of the cards has a posed or action shot of the players. Across the top of the card is the team name and across the bottom is the players' name and position. The back of the cards has a complete statistical listing of the players' complete history in the major leagues.
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Rookie Card Scan |
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The rookie cards have something new this year with the inclusion of the Rookie Card Logo near the bottom of the card. Most of the rookie cards have posed shots as opposed to action shots. The back of the cards have the players' stats from their minor league experience. We pulled (28) rookies from our 36 packs of cards in this box.
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Insert Card Scans |
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The inserts are very plentiful in this box. They include;
- Declaration Of Independance
- Team Photos
- Gold Glove Award Winners
- Team Stars
- Hobby Masters
- Barry Bonds Home Run History
- Own The Game
- Topps 2K All-Stars
- Mickey Mantle Inserts
The team photos, team leaders and gold glove awards are part of the base set.
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The
Final Verdict! |
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rate this box a 4 of 5 HI Fives. A very nice high-quality set for a reasonable price. You can usually find these boxes in the $45 to $57 price range on the web sites I have checked. Good value for the money in my opinion. |
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