SCH_Reviewer
11-17-2009, 01:04 PM
WHO: Topps Company, Inc. (http://www.topps.com/)
WHAT: 2009 Topps Mayo Football
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah2JCjWLH8c
SCANS:
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WHAT WE THINK:
Topps took a good thing and made it better this year with Mayo Football. They took input from their release of 2008 Mayo and created a classic with this set. With the guaranteed one auto and one relic per box, you arent necessarily going to buy the box for the hits as this set is really geared for the set builder. They went from their black and white design from a year ago to the bronze colored cards which are very reminiscent of Allen and Ginter products.
As you can see the front design is a painted picture of the player and their last name and team name at the bottom. This can prove a little difficult if you are not familiar with all of the players and must flip to the backside to see who it is. The Rookies are donated by the "rookie" in the bottom right instead of the team name. The set also offers a bunch of the retired stars and hall of famers like Aikman, Montana and Marino. You will also find a healthy dose of inventors, politicians and other historical figures peppered in the base set which are a lot of fun to read the backs of. The base set is your thin card stock but the silver base parallels are the thicker base which would need a 75pt top loader. These are particularly frustrating and often are off-centered.
What could a Throwback set be without the minis? They are again included one per pack and offer all kinds of variations. For instance, there are Mayo Blue Backs this year as well as HARVARD red backs which are numbered to 25. We received one in our box and are the parallel to the hand numbered bazooka backs in the Allen and Ginter products. You can also find Cloth minis, printing plates and Mayo Gold fronts.
The hits are very very sweet looking with using the framed mini approach. The jersey relics have the thumbprint size hole so you can actually feel the jersey piece where as the autos are completely encased. The auto design is much better this year however, the autos are sticker autos which is a change from the Allen and Ginters. The A&G have on card autos which make them so much more appealing. That would be probably the only thing that could be improved on. Even for sticker autos, the layout is fantastic and will be something highly sought after by football collectors.
Dont forget the top loader! It is a very cool design and yes some of them are autographed as well. Just more bang for your buck. Although, it is hard to find a way to store the oversized toploaders.
All in all Topps made a very quality product with 2009 Mayo Football. It is PERFECT for set builders with the task of 55 short printed cards as well, plus the hits are very classy design and a nice compliment for any player collector or relic seeker. There are big chase cards in it, but you are mainly going to purchase these if you like the design and want to collect something fun.
PULL OF THE BOX
2009 Topps Mayo Autographs #MASGR Shonn Greene
http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/716800096_HpLug-O-3.jpg
The rookie running back for the Jets with a bright future...Shonn Green Autograph!
RATING:http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/717215419_Qfknw-O-2.jpg http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/717215419_Qfknw-O-2.jpg http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/717215419_Qfknw-O-2.jpg http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/717215419_Qfknw-O-2.jpg
A very solid 4 out of 5 Logos for this years Mayo design! Way to listen to your customers and improve a product!
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You can purchase this great Topps product from our friends at Atlanta Sports Cards by clicking here (http://www.atlsportscards.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=31_148&products_id=1363&zenid=a1a4ed50b71b9d4afc91ee58c4edf48c)!
************************************BUY IT***********************************
Our thanks to Topps Company, Inc. (http://www.topps.com/) for providing us with this product to open and review. Please support Topps Company, Inc. (http://www.topps.com/) and SCH by purchasing their products.
WHAT: 2009 Topps Mayo Football
VIDEO:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ah2JCjWLH8c
SCANS:
http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/716800038_zSpBi-O-3.jpg http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/716799970_WH5WS-O-3.jpg http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/716799854_c4EtQ-O-4.jpg
http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/716800154_cLquN-O-3.jpg http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/716799795_cRbqB-O-3.jpg http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/716799742_7ghwJ-O-3.jpg http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/716799549_uxQeo-O-3.jpg
WHAT WE THINK:
Topps took a good thing and made it better this year with Mayo Football. They took input from their release of 2008 Mayo and created a classic with this set. With the guaranteed one auto and one relic per box, you arent necessarily going to buy the box for the hits as this set is really geared for the set builder. They went from their black and white design from a year ago to the bronze colored cards which are very reminiscent of Allen and Ginter products.
As you can see the front design is a painted picture of the player and their last name and team name at the bottom. This can prove a little difficult if you are not familiar with all of the players and must flip to the backside to see who it is. The Rookies are donated by the "rookie" in the bottom right instead of the team name. The set also offers a bunch of the retired stars and hall of famers like Aikman, Montana and Marino. You will also find a healthy dose of inventors, politicians and other historical figures peppered in the base set which are a lot of fun to read the backs of. The base set is your thin card stock but the silver base parallels are the thicker base which would need a 75pt top loader. These are particularly frustrating and often are off-centered.
What could a Throwback set be without the minis? They are again included one per pack and offer all kinds of variations. For instance, there are Mayo Blue Backs this year as well as HARVARD red backs which are numbered to 25. We received one in our box and are the parallel to the hand numbered bazooka backs in the Allen and Ginter products. You can also find Cloth minis, printing plates and Mayo Gold fronts.
The hits are very very sweet looking with using the framed mini approach. The jersey relics have the thumbprint size hole so you can actually feel the jersey piece where as the autos are completely encased. The auto design is much better this year however, the autos are sticker autos which is a change from the Allen and Ginters. The A&G have on card autos which make them so much more appealing. That would be probably the only thing that could be improved on. Even for sticker autos, the layout is fantastic and will be something highly sought after by football collectors.
Dont forget the top loader! It is a very cool design and yes some of them are autographed as well. Just more bang for your buck. Although, it is hard to find a way to store the oversized toploaders.
All in all Topps made a very quality product with 2009 Mayo Football. It is PERFECT for set builders with the task of 55 short printed cards as well, plus the hits are very classy design and a nice compliment for any player collector or relic seeker. There are big chase cards in it, but you are mainly going to purchase these if you like the design and want to collect something fun.
PULL OF THE BOX
2009 Topps Mayo Autographs #MASGR Shonn Greene
http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/716800096_HpLug-O-3.jpg
The rookie running back for the Jets with a bright future...Shonn Green Autograph!
RATING:http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/717215419_Qfknw-O-2.jpg http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/717215419_Qfknw-O-2.jpg http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/717215419_Qfknw-O-2.jpg http://mattfever.smugmug.com/photos/717215419_Qfknw-O-2.jpg
A very solid 4 out of 5 Logos for this years Mayo design! Way to listen to your customers and improve a product!
************************************BUY IT***********************************
You can purchase this great Topps product from our friends at Atlanta Sports Cards by clicking here (http://www.atlsportscards.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=31_148&products_id=1363&zenid=a1a4ed50b71b9d4afc91ee58c4edf48c)!
************************************BUY IT***********************************
Our thanks to Topps Company, Inc. (http://www.topps.com/) for providing us with this product to open and review. Please support Topps Company, Inc. (http://www.topps.com/) and SCH by purchasing their products.