ESP NRL Traders 2013 Sneak Peak UPDATED WITH NEW IMAGE

[thenamesgould]

im annoyed that you think this looks like a select design.

selects designs usually look decent.
(inb4 someone links a gem card)

nah but seriously the designs are so plain. the layout of the set looks similar but card design wise the differences are huge

Select's series one usually looked crap, look at those cartoon cards they have in afl this year!

ESP can definitely improve on their card design, but with 18 sig cards this release totally destroys anything Select has ever released for a series one.

 

[Tap Twist Snap]

There just seems to be no value in opening packets at all. From that video odds of getting anything at all other than commons seem very slim. I enjoy opening packets/boxes but I think i'll just buy the cards I want from this series.

 

[dansnrl]

Select's series one usually looked crap, look at those cartoon cards they have in afl this year!

ESP can definitely improve on their card design, but with 18 sig cards this release totally destroys anything Select has ever released for a series one.

Im with you, i think this looks like a very good set indeed.

What turns a lot of people off is the ratios.

One things for sure there will be little to no case searching as with most of the select cases which had 1 high end per case. New ball game here

 

[Leith Holding]

http://footycards.blogspot.com.au/2013/02/2013-esp-nrl-traders-box-break-rugby.html

Thanks mate for adding that link.

1st box break - the 7 inserts & 36 parallels we were expecting.
Given ratios stack up thus far. I like the look of the Retirement cards.

 

[ooneil]

Retirement card looks sweet. Gonna be a ton of the commons around......

 

[Brendan_B]

There just seems to be no value in opening packets at all. From that video odds of getting anything at all other than commons seem very slim. I enjoy opening packets/boxes but I think i'll just buy the cards I want from this series.

I see your point but I enjoy breaking packs and boxes so much I tend to not worry about getting my money back. The only set I was ever tentative in buying multiple packets of were the ESP rep series due to the price per packet and lack of mid range inserts.

On a side note I think I will put together a set of the chart toppers and maybe the retirees and anything else I get will be a huge bonus!

 

[RareAirShoes]

I agree with many of the points above. Liking the retirement cards, will be making up a set or two and putting them away. The ratios are tough, but there is no comparison to a Select product, so its time to stop comparing and move forward.

 

[Muzza]

I can't imagine how many loose packs I'll have to churn through to get a signature card, and I'm only interested in the Josh Jackson.

So should I just fork out the $$$ and let somebody else do the work. Probably not likely to fill the insert sets that way, and I'm pretty keen to bust packets.

What a dilemma!!!!!

I won't decide for sure until I get 'em in a folder and see what they look like.

 

[Matt26]

Buy the inserts you want as singles, and bust packs for fun.....if you pull something nice, its a bonus.

I do this with all releases!

I like the look of them!

 

[ch0pzta]

I really like the look of the cards in the video.

Cant wait to get my hands on some.

 

[GiRDS-]

Select's series one usually looked crap, look at those cartoon cards they have in afl this year!

ESP can definitely improve on their card design, but with 18 sig cards this release totally destroys anything Select has ever released for a series one.

i take your point although, the way i see it is, that the powerplay set in april is the shit set that we will be comparing to select champions (series 1) and not these NRL TRADER Cards.

i got a feeling we could see some left field select champions designs coming through in that set

 

[Diggaz TC]

I think Powerplay will be more similar to the set we see in the Daily telegraph / Courier each year (as far as design/look etc)

Anybody seen the paper advertising them yet? Aren't they usually out about this time?

 

[shane_sharks]

saw something in the big league today advertising traders and power play

 

[owen21]

100%

That Sux...local junior signed to a contract which was too big to start with....I think they should cap young players salaries like the NFL...I'll bet his $ are too much ....

 

[Victor The Viking]

I noticed the worst thing about this set in that video is that I now have to add a Sharks card to my Raiders PC thanks to the Colin Best card

 

[edabomb]

I noticed the worst thing about this set in that video is that I now have to add a Sharks card to my Raiders PC thanks to the Colin Best card

Haha. I'd agree if they were 1:36 or 1:72 as originally stated. For $10 very happy to have a Best in my collection though - memories of 2008!

Glad there wasn't a Phil Graham - quite hard done by to miss out though considering his 76 career tries.

 

[Victor The Viking]

Yeah, it was said in jest. I'm happy to have him in there too. 2008 was probably the best year of his career.

 

[Brendan_B]

Disappointed Josh Miller missed out

 

[thenamesgould]

I'm gutted Adam MacDougall retired a year early to get one!!!

 

[Brendan_B]

I'm gutted Adam MacDougall retired a year early to get one!!!

Allan Tongue likewise!