First off I like the set, the cards feel nice and they look pretty good IMHO. So for comments here goes:
1. Packaging is a ***** to open (card packets), a lot different to previous years so be VERY careful or you will damage your cards.
2. Cards are coming out of the packets damaged, prolly 70 percent of my parallel cards have slightly bent corners and the foil lifting off on the edges where the blade that cuts the sheet retracts.
3. Rookie sensations are VERY easy to mark, once you get the inserts out put them straight into penny sleeves, I had one Rookie Sensation (Broncos) that has a punch mark in it, like it has been hit with a nail punch.
4. Stardom GEMS are nice to the touch, reminds me of the 2007 GEMS, only thing I don't like are the bobble heads.
5. It is quite likely you won't get a complete base set out of a box, I just sorted my base set for my PC and was 3 cards short, I had to raid another box to get those cards and they were the only card in that box, Brett Seymour was one of those, not sure if they have been short printed or what.
Now I am not wingin and *****in I am just glad to have cards to collect again, all I can say is ber VERY VERY careful when opening and look after them.
Dave
1. Packaging is a ***** to open (card packets), a lot different to previous years so be VERY careful or you will damage your cards.
2. Cards are coming out of the packets damaged, prolly 70 percent of my parallel cards have slightly bent corners and the foil lifting off on the edges where the blade that cuts the sheet retracts.
3. Rookie sensations are VERY easy to mark, once you get the inserts out put them straight into penny sleeves, I had one Rookie Sensation (Broncos) that has a punch mark in it, like it has been hit with a nail punch.
4. Stardom GEMS are nice to the touch, reminds me of the 2007 GEMS, only thing I don't like are the bobble heads.
5. It is quite likely you won't get a complete base set out of a box, I just sorted my base set for my PC and was 3 cards short, I had to raid another box to get those cards and they were the only card in that box, Brett Seymour was one of those, not sure if they have been short printed or what.
Now I am not wingin and *****in I am just glad to have cards to collect again, all I can say is ber VERY VERY careful when opening and look after them.
Dave