Today, I will be doing a review of 2010 Topps Supreme Football. Now as a disclaimer, I don’t bust much football wax. Sometimes the gambler in me likes to rip the hot new product and I did get into football a little bit with Topps Finest this summer…bottom line is that im a wax ripper and like whatever brings me the best combination of value, design and high quality content.
As far as Supreme is concerned, its no Topps Finest but it does pack a little punch at its price point. It is currently available at DA Card World for $129.99 a box. This product is another in a long line of premium one shot one hit releases, and it stays true to the format. Every box guarantees 2 base cards #/209, 1 Parallel numbered card and one Autograph, Relic, or Autographed Relic card per box. At this price point, the biggest complaint is that for over $100 theres no guaranteed auto. That coupled with the price point will definitely drive or scare away the casual ripper. Now, the plain jersey cards are low numbered and SP’ed and sell well, but I would imagine feeling slighted not pulling an autograph out of such an expensive and premium box. Our box was very nice, as we hit a Peyton Manning booklet numbered to 3.
The flip side of the coin is that some of the low numbered parallels and RC parallels get decent coin. A Typical base card will net you $2-3. If you pull the right RC or parallel like this Sam Bradford #d to 25 you might make half of your box price back before even getting the hit. Now, speaking of the hit….this is where the casual fan shields their eyes. Yes, there are some boxes where the only hit is a triple jersey relic of a rookie or vet. Not really what you want to see or expect out of a $100+ box of cards as your main piece of value.
The real saving grace of this product are the “Supreme” hits. The patches out of this set are some of the best I’ve ever seen on a Topps football card; well, ever. Examples like this Tim Tebow patch are what keeps the gambler inside wax rippers coming back. Another hit I am a huge fan of are the quad rookie signatures like this Bryant/Tate/McCluster/Thomas that is truly eye popping.
To wrap it up, I think this product gets a solid B- in my opinion. The only thing id change is having plain jerseys as box hits. No doubt there have been many single box rippers turned off to the product by the potential or actual hit of a single color jersey pieces in a $100 box. It must be reiterated that this product is not for the wax ripper looking for a safe bet. This is all about the big hit potential, which it delivers on as well. If I were buying, the true value in this product lies in case form and buying all 8 boxes in the case assures you a decent spread of eye popping hits.
Thanks again for reading and feel free to let me know how YOU feel about 2010 Topps Supreme Football. Each commenter on this article will be entered in a random drawing to win a box of this stuff.
Very informative. Yet, I feel like the grade should be a little higher. This is way better than Ultimate and when the price was in the 80-90 range, it was a great value.
I haven’t opened any Supreme yet. I’ve only seen cards on eBay. They look pretty decent if you’re lucky enough to get a good hit. But as w most top end stuff I think it’s hit or miss. Thanks for the chance to at a box. Appreciate it!
great review,this product looks great! no cash right now i hope i can win the box!!!!!!!!!!!!
Great lottery ticket, but there’s a downside. It seems like absolutely everything is numbered low.
That is a great point, Topps can’t control the fact that the market goes nuts when a product is good. It’s about $30 more expensive than it should be.
Looks like a decent product. Good to see some high end stuff, but I miss exquisite a bit.
I hope to win some patches.
Thanks for the contest
I like thick base cards.
the product looks great tho! is their only 1 hit?
1 hit, 3 base cards
Is it me or does the name “Supreme” suck? Neat looking Manning card though!
good write up, im slowly starting to get into football and this looks like an interesting product to break.
is this just 1 pack?
GRreat product!
it makes me think of taco bell
Looks like an “Ultimate” kind of product. Should have gotten rid of the GU jerseys and just went with Auto and Auto GU. Does anyone collect non-auto GU anymore? Nice looking though!
I llike the product but the price point scares me when you can get stuck with one jersey card.
I FULLY agree about the “scared to death of a single color jersey” hit for the box as I am typically a sampler and like to bust 1 of numerous products. Very truthful, informative review, reviews like this help me determine exactly what to gamble on, thanks!
To me its one of those products that i will leave alone for the people who can afford to take those chances on getting a big hit, i prefer to buy singles off Ebay like the Jahvid Best dual jersey auto numbered to 50 i picked up very cheap, and i think there are good deals out there on Bradford and Tebow auto’s too. The vertical cards just remind me too much of the Topps Unrivaled cards.
The resell value is the only thing I really like about this product. You have a good chance at a decent hit and people are buying them like crazy. I hated on Supreme on release, but I’ve warmed up to it when I saw some of the things you can pull. Just a little too high priced for a one hit wonder box.
Great review, thanks!
Its a hot or miss product.
Thanks for the great review.
Although I feel like this product is basically Triple Threads Lite, and I HATE triple threads, I would love a free box!
Super hit or miss product. That Manning is nice though!
Seems a little too hit-and-missy for me to drop much cash on it, particularly with the basic jersey “hits” but it might be fun to rip a box or two (especially if it was free)!
Great review. It is a scary proposition but no different than getting a box with a guaranteed auto to find it goes for $5.
looks nice if it were $60-$80 per box, but geesh! $100+ Id be glad to rip a free box but I sure aint buying!
This is much better than Plates and Patches(the prices have gone in opposite directions too).
Topps redux. Sick of it, but I do bust wax for free
You did a nice, informative review. Box wise, it is a high price for only 1 hit in the box. It would be tough to drop money on this, as previously mentioned, it seems like a lottery ticket, scratch off at that. Thanks for the chance to win a box, because the wife would put me and the box on the porch with only getting a single colored game used. Even she knows that.
I saw some of these cards in person for the first time today (just some of the non-auto rookies) and they looked stunning. They’re definitely nice in hand.
Great write up your review is spot on. If you are a gambler its a really good product
maybe i will have to pick some of this up. nice review.
Ouch… $100+ for a $5 jersey scares me. The big hits look fantastic, but I don’t think I would ever take that kind of gamble.
I need that Manning!!
The only thing I’d change about this review is to change ‘some boxes..” to the actual odds of pulling a triple jersey of a vet or rook. Your odds of pulling a jersey as your hit are painful to say, so I won’t.
the non patch jerseys are what make these boxes tough to open. SOme of the big hits are sick though.
Product looks pretty good, would love to break a box!
Price seems a little high, but that card looks great. (Other than the sticker auto used!!)
Good review. I agree that seems like alot of $$$ for a small chance at getting something really great, but it seems like that is most products nowadays, unfortunately.
From what I’ve seen on Ebay, the cards look very nice. These boxes were going for $60-80 in pre-sell. I think that’s about the right price for what is essentially a “mini box” of just a few cards and 1 hit. $100+ is just too much!